In Project Zomboid Build 42, 3 items carry the base:saw tag. Recipes and actions that ask for "any saw" accept any of them, so you can use whichever one you have.
| Item | Category | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Hacksaw | Tool | 1 |
| Simple Wood Saw | Tool | 1 |
| Wood Saw | Tool | 1 |
Recipes that accept any item with this tag:
3 items: Hacksaw, Simple Wood Saw, Wood Saw.
It is used by 51 crafting recipes, including Carve Bone War Hatchet Head, Sharpen Bone, Sharpen Long Bone, Sharpen Jawbone, Bone Spike Weapon.
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.