Tools help you do things in the world. You can upgrade your tools at the Blacksmith for money and metal bars, with upgrades taking two days to complete. During the upgrade, you can't buy anything or ask Clint to break open geodes.

Hoes

Used to dig and till soil. After you have upgraded to the copper hoe, hold down left click to cycle between the different areas of effect. Hoes can also be used to dig up the worms seen around the world, to reveal hidden items.

It is noteworthy that the hoe cannot till areas with floor/path tiles place over them. This also prevent objects placed on these floor/path tiles from being uprooted. Hence placing sprinklers over a floor/path tiles will aid in efficiently tilling soil when the season changes.

You can use the hoe to dig up dirt around town to get clay. In the Winter you can also get Winter Root and Snow Yams.

Image Name Cost Ingredients Improvements
  Hoe Starter Tool
  Copper Hoe data-sort-value="2000"> 2,000g

  Copper Bar (5)

Increases maximum area of effect to 3 tiles, in a line in front of you.
  Steel Hoe data-sort-value="5000"> 5,000g

  Iron Bar (5)

Increases maximum area of effect to 5 tiles, in a line in front of you.
  Gold Hoe data-sort-value="10000"> 10,000g

  Gold Bar (5)

Increases maximum area of effect to 3x3 tiles.
  Iridium Hoe data-sort-value="25000"> 25,000g

  Iridium Bar (5)

Increases maximum area of effect to 6x3 tiles.

Pickaxes

Mainly for breaking stones and furniture items (including floors and sprinklers). With the upper level of pickaxe, number of hits are reduced and bigger stones maybe breakable. Using the pickaxe on enemy will deal small portion of damage to monster, similarly to swing action tools.

Image Name Cost Ingredients Improvements
  Pickaxe Starter Tool
  Copper Pickaxe data-sort-value="2000"> 2,000g

  Copper Bar (5)

Can mine big stones of the mines (2x2 size stone).
  Steel Pickaxe data-sort-value="5000"> 5,000g

  Iron Bar (5)

Can mine the boulders of the farm(2x2 size stone.)Can mine barriers inside the mine that block the player from talking with Dwarf.
  Gold Pickaxe data-sort-value="10000"> 10,000g

  Gold Bar (5)

Can break meteorite. Most of the stones will break in a couple of hits, including small stones that now only require 1 hit.
  Iridium Pickaxe data-sort-value="25000"> 25,000g

  Iridium Bar (5)

Pickaxe will use fewer hits to break stones, including in Skull Cavern.

Axes

Used to chop down Trees for wood and sap and to gather Hardwood from a Large Stump or a Large Log. Similarly to swing action tools, it can damage the enemy by small damage. Every level upgrades, tree will take 2 less hits and 1 hit less for stump.

Can also be used to harvest Giant Crops.

Image Name Cost Ingredients Improvements
  Axe Starter Tool 10 hits to chop down trees, 5 hits to chop down small stumps.
  Copper Axe data-sort-value="2000"> 2,000g

  Copper Bar (5)

Able to chop large stumps. 8 hits to chop down trees, 4 hits to chop down small stumps.
  Steel Axe data-sort-value="5000"> 5,000g

  Iron Bar (5)

Able to chop large logs. 6 hits to chop down trees, 3 hits to chop down small stumps.
  Gold Axe data-sort-value="10000"> 10,000g

  Gold Bar (5)

4 hits to chop down trees, 2 hits to chop down small stumps.
  Iridium Axe data-sort-value="25000"> 25,000g

  Iridium Bar (5)

2 hits to chop down trees, 1 hit to chop down small stumps.

Watering

Used to water crops. It can be refilled at any body of water, or at a well. Upgrading watering can changes what left click do. For example, hold down left click to increase areas of effect. Watering larger areas cost same water and stamina as if you would water them manually, so this is recommended for large amount watering. Spending a day without watering your plants will delay or wither your crops. If it is raining, you have no need for watering those plant.

Tip: Using Retaining Soil may keep your crops watered for another day. Tip: Upgrading the watering can is a pain for farming-based revenue. Blacksmith will takes 2 days to upgrade and there will be no cancel options. For the best, upgrade the watering can during time that you WILL NOT using it. For instance, raining days and two tail of each farmable seasons, also during the whole Winter.


Image Name Cost Ingredients Improvements
  Watering Can Starter Tool Has a total water capacity of 40 charges before it has to be refilled.
  Copper Watering Can data-sort-value="2000"> 2,000g

  Copper Bar (5)

Bigger water capacity. Unlocks area of effect for 3 tiles in a straight line.
  Steel Watering Can data-sort-value="5000"> 5,000g

  Iron Bar (5)

Bigger water capacity. Unlocks area of effect for 5 tiles in a straight line.
  Gold Watering Can data-sort-value="10000"> 10,000g

  Gold Bar (5)

Bigger water capacity. Unlocks area of effect for a 3x3 area (9 corresponding tiles).
  Iridium Watering Can data-sort-value="25000"> 25,000g

  Iridium Bar (5)

Bigger water capacity. Unlocks area of effect for a 6x3 area (18 corresponding tiles).

Fishing Poles

Used to catch fish. Hold down left click to charge the cast, use WASD or the arrow keys to slightly adjust the placement of the hook.

Fishing/Tool

Other Tools

Image Name Cost Description Location
  Scythe Starter Tool Cut grass and convert into hay (after getting the silo or silo is not full). You start with one.
  Milk Pail data-sort-value="1000"> 1,000g Gather milk from your animals. Purchased from Marnie's Ranch.
  Shears data-sort-value="1000"> 1,000g Use this to collect wool from sheep. Purchased from Marnie's Ranch.
  Copper Pan Use to gather ore from streams. Unlocked via completing Community Center fishing Bundles or Joja upgrades.
  24 Size Backpack data-sort-value="2000"> 2,000g Unlocks 2nd row of inventory (12 more slots) Purchased from Pierre's General Store after receiving advertising mail.
  36 Size Backpack data-sort-value="10000"> 10,000g Unlocks 3rd row of inventory (12 more slots) Purchased from Pierre's General Store after buying 24 Size Backpack.