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The Paddle takes 45 scrap to reach on the Workbench Level 1 tech tree.
What one batch takes.
Metal Fragments
Metal Blade
Wood
The same recipe expanded until every line is something you gather, smelt or loot.
Wood
Metal Fragments
Scrap
Metal Fragments
Metal Blade
Wood
Copy it, then hold Shift and click Paste (JSON) in the conveyor, in game.
[
{
"TargetCategory": null,
"MaxAmountInOutput": 15,
"BufferAmount": 0,
"MinAmountInInput": 0,
"IsBlueprint": false,
"TargetItemName": "metal.fragments"
},
{
"TargetCategory": null,
"MaxAmountInOutput": 1,
"BufferAmount": 0,
"MinAmountInInput": 0,
"IsBlueprint": false,
"TargetItemName": "metalblade"
},
{
"TargetCategory": null,
"MaxAmountInOutput": 200,
"BufferAmount": 0,
"MinAmountInInput": 0,
"IsBlueprint": false,
"TargetItemName": "wood"
}
]
No workbench, 15s, yields 1
Faster at a higher workbench: 7.5s at Workbench Level 1, 3.75s at Workbench Level 2 or 3.
Researching the blueprint costs 15 scrap at a Research Table.
Crates, barrels and NPCs that drop the Paddle, most likely first
| From | Chance | Amount |
|---|---|---|
 Primitive Crate | 4.8% | 1 to 2 |
Tunnel Dweller and Underwater Dweller | 2.2% | 1 to 2 |
 Barrel | 1.1% | 1 |
Chance is for one container opened or one NPC killed. Amount is how many it holds when it holds any.
Metal Fragments,
WoodA repair bench charges 20% of the recipe to fix a broken item, less when it is only worn. A component in the recipe is charged as the first ingredient of its own recipe instead, or not at all when it has no recipe.
What the Paddle gives back in each recycler
| Recycler | Efficiency | You get |
|---|---|---|
| Red recycler | 75% | 75% Metal Blade, 11 + 25% Metal Fragments, 150 Wood |
| Green recycler (powered) | 60% | 60% Metal Blade, 9 Metal Fragments, 120 Wood |
| Green recycler | 50% | 50% Metal Blade, 7 + 50% Metal Fragments, 100 Wood |
| Yellow recycler | 40% | 40% Metal Blade, 6 Metal Fragments, 80 Wood |
The Paddle breaks down into Metal Blade, Metal Fragments and Wood.
A recycler takes one at a time.
Figures are for one item in perfect condition. Each recycler’s name opens its full table at this item. “11 + 25%” means 11 every time and a 25% chance of one more, and a percentage alone is the chance of getting one.
In Rust, Paddle is a melee weapon in the Weapons category (item ID #1491189398, console shortname paddle). In active play, it follows standard server rules for melee weapon gear across procedural maps. Inventory storage holds a single unit per slot, and uncollected ground drops despawn after 5 minutes.
A versatile melee weapon that can also be used to paddle a kayak.
Crafting Paddle in Rust takes 15 seconds by hand without a workbench once the 15 scrap blueprint node is unlocked, with all ballistics, crafting, and durability values read from the Rust game files. Shredding a spare copy at a green recycler recovers base materials at fifty percent yield (vs forty percent at safe-zone yellow units). Damaged copies repair at a Repair Bench for a fraction of recipe cost.
When choosing between Paddle and related weapons in Rust, prioritize researching a looted or traded copy at a Research Table (15 scrap) whenever you want to skip the 45-scrap tech tree path and save 30 scrap, or unlock the tech tree branch when your group also needs the prerequisite blueprints.
| Item | Category | Stack Limit | Craft / Source | Tech Tree / Research | Green Recycler Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paddle | Weapons | 1 per slot | Crafted by hand | 15 node / 45 path | Not recyclable |
| Longsword | Weapons | 1 per slot | Workbench Level 2 | 30 node / 30 path | Not recyclable |
| Salvaged Sword | Weapons | 1 per slot | Workbench Level 1 | 15 node / 135 path | Not recyclable |
| Skinning Knife | Weapons | 1 per slot | Workbench Level 1 | No blueprint | Not recyclable |
Compare Paddle with closely related melee weapon sheets in the Rust item catalog:
To compare Paddle against every item in its inventory category, browse All 85 items in Weapons, or plan prerequisite scrap paths on the The Workbench Level 1 tech tree, tile by tile.
The Paddle is crafted by hand from 15 Metal Fragments, 1 Metal Blade and 200 Wood, once the blueprint is learned in Rust. Players smelt raw ores in a furnace and gather required components from monument crates before queuing the craft at their workbench.
The Paddle drops from 3 container and NPC loot tables in Rust, led by Primitive Crate (4.8% chance), Tunnel Dweller and Underwater Dweller (2.2% chance), and Barrel (1.1% chance). Each listed probability reflects a single container opened or NPC killed, and found copies can be repaired or researched at base.
The Paddle recycles in Rust at an unpowered green recycler into a 50% chance of a Metal Blade, 7 Metal Fragments plus a 50% chance of one more and 100 Wood. Undamaged copies return the full listed yield, whereas worn items scale their recycler output down in proportion to remaining durability.
The Paddle takes 15 seconds to craft, down to 3.75 seconds at Workbench Level 2 or 3 in Rust. It belongs to the Weapons category under numeric ID 1491189398 across 85 weapons, with F1 console command inventory.giveid 1491189398 1 across 85 published Weapons entries.
A repair bench fixes the Paddle from broken for 9 Metal Fragments and 40 Wood in Rust. Repairing at a Repair Bench requires no learned blueprint or rare component body, scaling material cost to missing durability while permanently capping maximum condition by 20% across a full repair.
Blueprint progression for Paddle at Workbench Level 1 in Rust charges 15 scrap on the target node and 45 cumulative scrap along the prerequisite branch, while direct blueprint study at a Research Table charges 15 scrap. It belongs to the Weapons category under numeric ID 1491189398 across 85 weapons.
Dropped on the ground in Rust, the Paddle despawns after 5 minutes by default. Moving it into a storage box, locker, or player inventory immediately cancels the ground despawn countdown, which the server assigns by item rarity tier to prevent dropped loot from lagging active worlds.
The Paddle has 32-bit signed item ID 1491189398 and shortname paddle in Rust. Server plugins, custom loot tables, Vending Machine listings, and automated Industrial Conveyor filter strings reference these two identifiers under the Weapons category (stack limit 1 unit per slot).
Server administrators in Rust spawn the Paddle in the F1 developer console by typing inventory.give paddle 1 or inventory.giveid 1491189398 1 for a single unit. Both console spawn commands require administrator or moderator privileges on the server, while regular players can bind a quick-craft shortcut key instead.