Locks and anvils

[churlton]

I'm trying to build up to setting up an enclosure. I read elsewhere that if I don't lock the gate then I'm pretty much asking to get raided. I've managed to get my hands on iron but when I try and craft a lock it says I need to be working on an anvil.. There's no mention of that within the Wiki so I've worked toward other skills.. now that's a heck of a lot of iron just to guarantee the safety of anything I start producing AND an anvil is likely to be nicked by someone else if i haven't made the lock/key/attuned etc.... Is there a public anvil anywhere around Providence or a way of getting locks/keys ?

[Dallane]

I'm trying to build up to setting up an enclosure. I read elsewhere that if I don't lock the gate then I'm pretty much asking to get raided. I've managed to get my hands on iron but when I try and craft a lock it says I need to be working on an anvil.. There's no mention of that within the Wiki so I've worked toward other skills.. now that's a heck of a lot of iron just to guarantee the safety of anything I start producing AND an anvil is likely to be nicked by someone else if i haven't made the lock/key/attuned etc.... Is there a public anvil anywhere around Providence or a way of getting locks/keys ?

You will have to buy the iron or purchase the services of a locksmith.

[Rifmaster]

Locks on Prov cost about 20s and iron costs about 80 on popham, so it's really easy to lock doors atm.

[churlton]

Ok, thanks.. I guess I need to know how to trade properly and bargain hunt... just want to make sure my tradeables are safe - chicken and egg situ I suppose.. and no, I know there aren't any chickens !!

[ShadowTani]

You might be lucky and find an anvil at an abandoned half-decayed base if you explore the neighborhood (which you should do at some point anyway). I found two anvils quite early that way. And yeah, pig iron isn't too expensive to trade for. :3