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Box of Nails at a glance
Material Building & survival
It weighs 2.
Weight2
Box of Nails
Box of Nails 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.NailsBox | Material |
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Where it spawns: the loot tables
Box of Nails is on 14 loot tables 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Furniture Factory Tools | Furniture workshop (box, tool cabinet) | 15% | 4 |
| Tool Store Carpentry | Tool storage (box, shelves); Tool Store (box, crate, shelves); Tool store storage (box, shelves) | 15% | 4 |
| Carpenter Tools | Carpenter (box, cupboard, crate, …) | 11% | 3 |
| Crate Carpentry | Bat Factory (shelves); Closet (box, crate); Logging warehouse (box); and 6 more places | 11% | 4 |
| Tool Store Misc | Tool storage (box, shelves); Tool Store (box, cupboard, shelves); Tool store storage (box, shelves) | 10% | 4 |
| Construction Worker Tools | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 5.0% | 3 |
| Mannequin Factory Tools | Mannequin factory (cupboard, crate, shelves) | 3.7% | 4 |
| Cabinet Factory Tools | Cabinet Factory (crate, shelves, tool cabinet); Cabinet shipping (shelves) | 3.7% | 4 |
It is on 6 more tables with smaller shares.
On zombies: zombies in these outfits can carry it: Bandit Late, Bandit Mid, Bandit Early, Bandit, Private Militia.
Inside bags and cases: Duffel Bag, Protective Case - Military, Protective Case, Tool Roll - Leather, Toolbox, Wooden Toolbox.
Town by town: loot locations.
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Recipes: how to make it and what it makes
What it is used for
Used up as an ingredient in 2 recipes: Open Box (100 Items), Pack 12 Boxes in Carton.
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Similar items
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Quick answers
How much does the Box of Nails weigh in Project Zomboid?
It weighs 2 in Build 42.
What is the item ID for Box of Nails?
Base.NailsBox.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.