You can steal the guy from Garage and get tons of tools, it works on early game and he have all tools available. The penalty of stealing is much lower than killing civilians.
I started playing recently. Instead of trading for the axe I just upgraded my station for it. I spent like the first 5 nights looting only components and wood. I’m not sure if I should’ve traded for it instead because I see a lot of people trading for it early rather than upgrading early
It is up to you how to play, you may not get the garage to trade depending on the scenario so getting resources from scavenging to make it yourself is also a good option. Thanks for the comment.
@Know it all... oh I'm not knocking that kind of thing at all. Great info, and sometimes it's good to take an objective look as you look back on your play.