This page lists the durability of every type of tool, along with the conditions for reducing tool durability.

Tool Durability

Tools will break after a certain number of uses. The following lists tell you how many times you can use each tool before it breaks.

Axes

Axe durability is only reduced when you hit a tree.

	Flimsy Axe	Breaks after 40 times hitting trees
	Axe/Stone Axe	Breaks after 100 times hitting trees
	Golden Axe	Breaks after 200 times hitting trees

Shovels

Shovel durability only decreases when you hit a rock or dig up an item. Empty holes do not affect shovel durability.

	Flimsy Shovel	Breaks after 40 times hitting rocks/digging up items
	Shovel/Colorful Shovel/Outdoorsy Shovel/Printed-design Shovel	Breaks after 100 times hitting rocks/digging up items
	Golden Shovel	Breaks after 200 times hitting rocks/digging up items

Slingshots

Slingshot durability is only reduced when you successfully pop a balloon.

	Slingshot/Colorful Slingshot/Outdoorsy Slingshot	Breaks after 30 popped balloons
	Golden Slingshot	Breaks after 60 popped balloons

Fishing Rods

Fishing rod durability is only reduced when you successfully catch something.

	Flimsy Fishing Rod	Breaks after 10 times catching something
	Fishing Rod/Colorful Fishing Rod/Fish Fishing Rod/Outdoorsy Fishing Rod	Breaks after 30 times catching something
	Golden Fishing Rod	Breaks after 90 times catching something

Nets

Net durability is only reduced when you successfully catch something.

	Flimsy Net	Breaks after 10 times catching something
	Net/Colorful Net/Outdoorsy Net/Star Net	Breaks after 30 times catching something
	Golden Net	Breaks after 90 times catching something

Watering Cans

Watering can durability is reduced every time you water flowers, but it is also reduced if you use it without watering any flowers—just not as much as if you had watered flowers.

	Flimsy Watering Can	Breaks after 20 times watering flowers/produce
	Watering Can/Colorful Watering Can/Elephant Watering Can/Outdoorsy Watering Can	Breaks after 60 times watering flowers/produce
	Golden Watering Can	Breaks after 180 times watering flowers/produce