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Items that count as crude

In Project Zomboid Build 42, 7 items carry the base:crude tag. Recipes and actions that ask for "any crude" accept any of them, so you can use whichever one you have.

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Items with this tag

Item	Category	Weight
Awl - Bone	Tool	0.2
Awl - Stone	Tool	0.2
Improvised Whetstone	Tool	0.5
Simple Wooden Tongs	Tool	1
Stone Chisel	Tool	1
Stone Drill	Tool	1
Stone Hammer	Tool Weapon	2

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Quick answers

Which items count as crude in Project Zomboid?

7 items: Awl - Bone, Awl - Stone, Improvised Whetstone, Simple Wooden Tongs, Stone Chisel, Stone Drill, Stone Hammer.

Figures on this page are read from the Build 42 game files (42.22, November 2026). Chances are relative weights inside each loot table, not exact drop rates. Your game is the final word: if it disagrees with us, tell us and we will fix the page.