Items that count as woodhandle

In Project Zomboid Build 42, 18 items carry the base:woodhandle tag. Recipes and actions that ask for "any woodhandle" accept any of them, so you can use whichever one you have.

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Items with this tag

Item	Category	Weight
Broken Branch	Junk Weapon	1.5
Broken Branch with Nails	Weapon Crafted	1.5
Broken Field Hockey Stick	Junk Weapon	2
Broken Large Handle	Junk Weapon	1
Broken Large Handle with Nails	Weapon Crafted	1
Broken Long Stick	Junk Weapon	1.5
Broken Stick with Nails	Weapon Crafted	1
Broken Table Leg	Junk Weapon	1.5
Broken Table Leg with Nails	Weapon Crafted	1.5
Large Handle	Material Weapon	2
Long Stick	Material Weapon	2
Medium Handle	Material Weapon	1
Medium Handle with Nails	Weapon Crafted	1
Sapling	Material Weapon	2
Short Bat	Weapon	1.5
Small Handle	Material	0.5
Tree Branch	Material Weapon	2
Wooden Rod	Material Weapon	2

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Quick answers

Which items count as woodhandle in Project Zomboid?

18 items: Broken Branch, Broken Branch with Nails, Broken Field Hockey Stick, Broken Large Handle, Broken Large Handle with Nails, Broken Long Stick, Broken Stick with Nails, Broken Table Leg, Broken Table Leg with Nails, Large Handle, Long Stick, Medium Handle and more.

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.