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Bone Whistle

Bone Whistle is an instrument item in Project Zomboid. It weighs 0.3. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.

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Bone Whistle at a glance

Bone Whistle icon

Instrument Tools

It weighs 0.3.

Weight0.3
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What it is and how to use it

Tools unlock jobs: carpentry, mechanics, farming, fishing, cooking and more. Many recipes only need the tool to be in your inventory, not equipped.

More: Every tool · Crafting in Build 42.

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Item ID and variants

Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.

Item IDGame category
Base.Whistle_BoneInstrument
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Where it spawns: the loot tables

Bone Whistle 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 tableWhere that table is usedShareRolls
Anthropology Display ToolsAnthropology classroom (display case)6.9%4

Town by town: loot locations.

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Recipes: how to make it and what it makes

How to make it

RecipeIngredients (used up)Tools (kept)Requirements
Carve Whistle
On any surface
Bone Piecesa wood drill or a metal drill or a basic wood drill; any sharp knifeCarving 6. Read: Cultures of Prehistory or reach Carving 8

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Quick answers

How much does the Bone Whistle weigh in Project Zomboid?

It weighs 0.3 in Build 42.

What is the item ID for Bone Whistle?

Base.Whistle_Bone.

Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.