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Dumb Ways to Build Guide

⚔️ Tools Guide

The tools of Dumb Ways to Build based on official sources: how the Nail Gun builds, how the Sledgehammer demolishes, and what else the arsenal holds.

Published September 10, 2026 · Last updated October 4, 2026

Quick Answer: What Tools Are Confirmed?

Six tools are named in PlaySide's official materials. The launch duo: the Nail Gun, which you fire "to staple together sketchy bridges, ramps, and structures", and the Sledgehammer, for when you would rather "take a sledgehammer to that steel beam". The free Power Tools & Packed Lunches update (Update 2.0) then shipped four more from the fictional supplier "Stumble and Sons": the Blow-Vac, Caulk Launcher, Pocket Spring Loaded Platform and Drumsticks.

  • Nail Gun — official: staples bridges, ramps and structures together
  • Sledgehammer — official: for steel beams (and "accidentally" your friends)
  • Blow-Vac — Update 2.0: blows back items and players, sucks objects in to launch them later
  • Caulk Launcher — Update 2.0: foam blobs that expand and harden to support a Bean, pin materials or break falls
  • Pocket Spring Loaded Platform — Update 2.0: a spring platform that fits in your pocket ("unsafety" guaranteed)
  • Drumsticks — Update 2.0: swing at objects for dynamic melodies, or tap teammates to test how hollow they are
💡 Trophy counters still revolve around the classics — Nailed It (100 nailed), Screw Loose (100 unnailed) and Pin Cushion (shot 25 times) are all Nail Gun trophies.

Build vs Demolish vs Chaos

The launch tools covered both directions of construction work: building up with the Nail Gun and taking apart with the Sledgehammer. Update 2.0 added a third dimension — crew chaos physics. The Blow-Vac launches your friends, the Caulk Launcher creates bouncy foam platforms, the Pocket Spring Loaded Platform flings whoever steps on it, and the Drumsticks turn the job site into an instrument. All of it is officially sanctioned mayhem.

💡 Update 2.0 also revamped the lunchbox consumables system — shrink drinks, concrete cups and telekinesis tonics now sit alongside the tools in your arsenal.