Basic Tools
To work on your farm you're going to need the basic set of tools. Most Harvest Moon games give these to you at the beginning, but in Rune Factory you're just borrowing a farm so you'll have to get the tools on your own.
Wateringpot - Your basic can will be given to you by Mist at the
beginning of the game.
Axe - Visit Bianca when she's inside
her mansion and she'll give you a free axe.
Hammer - Once you've unlocked Carmite Cave
from Godwin, you'll have to till at least 50 squares of ground with your Hoe
inside the cave. You don't have to grow
anything if you don't want to. Once you've marked up the soil, visit Leo the blacksmith and talk to
him to receive your basic hammer.
Hoe - Given to you by Mist at the very beginning of the game.
Sickle - Acquiring a sickle is similar to earning your hammer. This time
you'll need to till 50 squares of soil on your own farm, then talk to Rosetta when she's inside
of Jean's seed shop.
Fishing Rod - Walk to the end of the dock
on the beach and Sabrina will appear to give you an old fishing pole. You must reach the end of the wooden
boat dock before she'll walk up behind you, and you don't even have to introduce yourself to
her beforehand.
Pet Glove - Talk to Tabatha at the mansion to receive the item
you'll need to convince monsters to live on your farm. To use the glove just stand next
to a beast and repeatedly press the B button until it stops attacking you.
Once you have your set of 6 basic tools (excluding the Pet Glove) you can upgrade them by going to Leo and giving him the required items for smelting, or upgrade your house to open your own blacksmith shop. The ores needed to upgrade are found inside of the caves, while the other treasures needed are dropped by the monsters you fight.
Your other set of tools will be given to you once you have befriended at least one monster to live on your farm.
Brush - Talk to Felicity when she's inside of Neuman's shop
to get the brushing tool. Use it every day on your creatures to increase their
Friend Points. The more FP, the more HP a monster will have. In the case of
Livestock monsters, more FP nets
you larger produce.
Shears - After you have at least 1 monster on your farm, talk
to Camus when he's inside his shop to receive the Sheers. The tool can only be used
on the Mokomoko monsters to collect their wool.
Milker - To receive the tool needed to collect milk from
Buffamoo, talk to Jasper at his mansion. He'll give you the Milker for free.
Basket - Neuman will supply you with a little Basket you
can use for collecting eggs from Kokehoho monsters. It is also used for retrieving
Honey from Hornets and Queen Bee creatures.