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Carpentry II: "Carpentry, Woodcraft Style"

Carpentry II: "Carpentry, Woodcraft Style" is a skill book item in Project Zomboid. It trains Carpentry for levels 3–4 and has 260 pages. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.

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Carpentry II: "Carpentry, Woodcraft Style" at a glance

Carpentry II: "Carpentry, Woodcraft Style" icon

Skill Book Books & media

It trains Carpentry for levels 3–4 and has 260 pages. It weighs 1.

Weight1
SkillCarpentry
Levels3–4
Pages260
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What it is and how to use it

Skill books multiply the experience you earn in one skill for a band of levels, so read the volume that matches your level before training. Other literature eases boredom and unhappiness, and magazines and schematics teach recipes.

More: Skill books and reading · Every skill.

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Item ID and variants

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

Item IDGame category
Base.BookCarpentry2Skill Book
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Where it spawns: the loot tables

Carpentry II: "Carpentry, Woodcraft Style" 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 tableWhere that table is usedShareRolls
Carpentry BooksFurniture workshop (shelves)27%8
Bookstore Blue CollarBookstore (shelves)3.6%4
Tool Store BooksGarage storage (shelves); Tool Store (cupboard, shelves)3.1%4
Carpenter OutfitCarpenter (drawer, cabinet)2.5%3
Carpenter ToolsCarpenter (box, cupboard, crate, …)2.2%3
Library BooksLibrary (shelves)1.9%4
Bookstore BooksBookstore (crate, box); Pawnshop (box, shelves)1.6%4
Construction Worker OutfitSpecial spawn (vehicles, events or zombies)1.4%3

It is on 18 more tables with smaller shares.

On zombies: zombies in these outfits can carry it: Survivalist, Survivalist 02, Survivalist 02 Late, Survivalist 02 Mid, Survivalist 03, Survivalist 03 Late, Survivalist 03 Mid, Survivalist 04 and 7 more.

Inside bags and cases: Military Backpack, Garbage Bag.

Town by town: loot locations.

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Similar items

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Quick answers

How much does the Carpentry II: "Carpentry, Woodcraft Style" weigh in Project Zomboid?

It weighs 1 in Build 42.

What is the item ID for Carpentry II: "Carpentry, Woodcraft Style"?

Base.BookCarpentry2.

What does Carpentry II: "Carpentry, Woodcraft Style" teach?

It trains Carpentry for levels 3–4.

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