Carpentry Chisel is a tool weapon item in Project Zomboid. As a weapon it hits for 0.4–0.8 damage with 1.2 reach and a maximum condition of 8. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
Tool Weapon Melee weapons
As a weapon it hits for 0.4–0.8 damage with 1.2 reach and a maximum condition of 8. It weighs 1.
Melee weapons use one of the weapon skills. Condition drops as you fight, a broken weapon is useless until repaired, and heavy two-handed weapons drain endurance faster.
More: Melee weapon stats · Weapons and ammo.
Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.
| Item ID | Game category |
|---|---|
Base.CarpentryChisel | Tool Weapon |
Carpentry Chisel is on 26 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) | 6.1% | 4 |
| Mannequin Factory Tools | Mannequin factory (cupboard, crate, shelves) | 4.7% | 4 |
| Cabinet Factory Tools | Cabinet Factory (crate, shelves, tool cabinet); Cabinet shipping (shelves) | 4.6% | 4 |
| Carpenter Tools | Carpenter (box, cupboard, crate, …) | 4.3% | 3 |
| Tool Store Carpentry | Tool storage (box, shelves); Tool Store (box, crate, shelves); Tool store storage (box, shelves) | 3.9% | 4 |
| Garage Carpentry | Garage storage (cupboard, shelves); Shed (cupboard, shelves) | 3.4% | 4 |
| Logging Factory Tools | Logging factory (crate, shelves); Logging warehouse (crate, box) | 3.3% | 4 |
| Crate Carpentry | Bat Factory (shelves); Closet (box, crate); Logging warehouse (box); and 6 more places | 2.8% | 4 |
It is on 18 more tables with smaller shares.
Inside bags and cases: Duffel Bag, Toolbox, Protective Case - Military, Protective Case, Tool Roll - Leather and more.
Town by town: loot locations.
| Recipe | Ingredients (used up) | Tools (kept) | Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forge Carpentry Chisel Forge | 4 × any charcoal; half bar stock; Small Handle | any smithing hammer; any crude tongs or any tongs; any whetstone or any file | Blacksmithing 4. Unlocks at Blacksmithing 6 |
Used up as an ingredient in 3 recipes: Smelt Iron From Medium Item, Smelt Medium Iron Item, Smelt Steel From Medium Iron Item.
Needed as a tool in 4 recipes (it is not used up): Make Garden Fork Head Weapon, Make Rake-Head-Spiked Weapon, Make Sawblade Wooden Bat, Make Spade Head Cudgel.
It weighs 1 in Build 42.
Base.CarpentryChisel.
0.4–0.8 per hit, with 1.2 reach.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.