
Hacksaw
The Hacksaw is a melee weapon and utility tool in DayZ. It can cut Wooden Logs into Planks, gather Planks from Lumber Piles, open canned food with 10% to 40% food loss, cut restraints, and create sawed-off variants of certain firearms.
Quick item summary
Quick answer
The Hacksaw is a compact saw tool in DayZ used for woodworking, base building, restraint cutting, canned food opening, and weapon modification. Compared with the Hand Saw, it is especially notable because it can saw off select firearms to create shorter variants.
In-game description
“Invaluable crafting tool, intended to saw off metal pipes. It has other uses as well.”
Main Uses
- Cut Wooden Logs into Planks
- Gather Planks from Lumber Piles
- Open canned food with 10% to 40% food loss
- Cut restraints like Duct Tape, Rope, or Handcuffs
- Create sawed-off variants of select firearms
- Use as a compact melee weapon
- Support base building by producing Planks
- Repair with a Sharpening Stone
How to use this item
Cut Wooden Logs into Planks
Use the Hacksaw on Wooden Logs to create Planks for construction and base building.
- Find or place Wooden Logs on the ground.
- Equip the Hacksaw.
- Use the cut action on the Wooden Logs.
- Collect the Planks created from the log.
Gather Planks from Lumber Piles
The Hacksaw can gather Planks from Lumber Piles found around the map.
- Find a Lumber Pile.
- Equip the Hacksaw.
- Use the saw action on the Lumber Pile.
- Collect the Planks produced.
Saw off compatible firearms
Use the Hacksaw to create sawed-off variants of certain firearms.
- Place a compatible firearm in your hands or inventory.
- Combine it with the Hacksaw.
- Use the crafting prompt to create the sawed-off variant.
Cut restraints
The Hacksaw can release a restrained player from Duct Tape, Rope, or Handcuffs.
- Equip the Hacksaw.
- Approach the restrained player.
- Use the cut restraints action.
- Confirm the player is released.
Open canned food
The Hacksaw can open canned food, but some food will be spilled.
- Hold the canned food or the Hacksaw.
- Combine the Hacksaw with the can.
- Open the can and expect 10% to 40% food loss.
Repair the Hacksaw
Use a Sharpening Stone to repair a damaged Hacksaw.
- Place the Hacksaw in your hands or inventory.
- Combine it with a Sharpening Stone.
- Repair it until it reaches a better condition state.
How to get Hacksaw
- Search work areas.
- Search forester locations.
- Search farms.
- Check sheds, workshops, barns, industrial areas, and construction-related loot spots.
- Loot bases or players that store base-building and crafting tools.
Spawn info
- • The Hacksaw is listed as an uncommon tool found in work, forester, and farm locations.
- • It is valuable for both base building and weapon modification.
Crafting and item conversions
Used in recipes
Sawed-Off BK-12
Result: Sawed-Off BK-12
Use the Hacksaw to shorten the BK-12 into a sawed-off variant.
View crafting guideSawed-Off BK-18
Result: Sawed-Off BK-18
Use the Hacksaw to shorten the BK-18 into a sawed-off variant.
View crafting guideSawed-Off BK-43
Result: Sawed-Off BK-43
Use the Hacksaw to shorten the BK-43 into a sawed-off variant.
View crafting guideSawed-Off Blaze
Result: Sawed-Off Blaze
Use the Hacksaw to shorten the Blaze into a sawed-off variant.
View crafting guideSawed-Off Mosin 91/30
Result: Sawed-Off Mosin 91/30
Use the Hacksaw to shorten the Mosin 91/30 into a sawed-off variant.
View crafting guideModified LE-MAS
Result: Modified LE-MAS
Use the Hacksaw to modify the LE-MAS by removing plating around the iron sights.
View crafting guideSawed-Off Magnum
Result: Sawed-Off Magnum
Craft Sawed-Off Magnum using Revolver and Hacksaw.
View crafting guideSawed-Off IZH43
Result: Sawed-Off IZH43
Craft Sawed-Off IZH43 using IZH43 Shotgun and Hacksaw.
View crafting guideSawed-Off IZH18
Result: Sawed-Off IZH18
Craft Sawed-Off IZH18 using IZH18 and Hacksaw.
View crafting guideSawed-Off Mosin
Result: Sawed-Off Mosin
Craft Sawed-Off Mosin using Mosin 91/30 and Hacksaw.
View crafting guideImportant notes
- The Hacksaw is both a tool and a melee weapon.
- It can cut Wooden Logs into Planks.
- It can gather Planks from Lumber Piles.
- Cutting a Wooden Log produces 4 Planks.
- Cutting Lumber Piles produces Planks from existing Lumber Piles.
- It can cut restraints like Duct Tape, Rope, or Handcuffs.
- It can open canned food, but spills 10% to 40% of the food.
- It can create sawed-off variants of select firearms.
- The Hacksaw can be repaired with a Sharpening Stone.
- As of the wiki entry, the Hacksaw can no longer be used to cut through Combination Locks.
- Compared with the Hand Saw, the Hacksaw takes fewer inventory slots.