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Axe Head at a glance
Material Building & survival
It weighs 2.
Weight2
Max condition15
Axe Head
Axe Head is a material item in Project Zomboid. It weighs 2. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
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What it is and how to use it
Crafting materials feed the Build 42 crafting menus. Right-click the item or open the crafting window to see every recipe it goes into.
More: Crafting in Build 42 · Base building.
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Item ID and variants
Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.
| Item ID | Game category |
|---|---|
Base.OldAxeHead | Material |
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Where it spawns: the loot tables
Axe Head is on 1 loot table in the game files. Share is how much of a table's total weight this item takes, before your sandbox loot settings. Each container rolls its table several times, so a bigger share and more rolls both mean you see it more often.
| Loot table | Where that table is used | Share | Rolls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barn Tools | Barn (box, crate, shelves) | 1.3% | 4 |
Town by town: loot locations.
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Recipes: how to make it and what it makes
How to make it
| Recipe | Ingredients (used up) | Tools (kept) | Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forge Axe Head Forge | 5 × any charcoal; any pierced block | a ball-peen hammer; any tongs; any metalworking punch | Blacksmithing 6. Read: Medieval Armory - May 1993, American Bladecraft or reach Blacksmithing 7 |
What it is used for
Used up as an ingredient in 5 recipes: Assemble Long Implement, Assemble Medium Implement, Smelt Iron From Large Item, Smelt Large Iron Item, Smelt Steel From Large Iron Item.
Needed as a tool in 3 recipes (it is not used up): Sharpen Blade, Sharpen Blade Poorly with File, Sharpen Blade with Grindstone.
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Quick answers
How much does the Axe Head weigh in Project Zomboid?
It weighs 2 in Build 42.
What is the item ID for Axe Head?
Base.OldAxeHead.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.