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Circular Sawblade Half

Circular Sawblade Half is a material item in Project Zomboid. It weighs 1. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.

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Circular Sawblade Half at a glance

Circular Sawblade Half icon

Material Building & survival

It weighs 1.

Weight1
Max condition5
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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 IDGame category
Base.CircularSawblade_HalfMaterial
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Where it spawns: the loot tables

Circular Sawblade Half is on 2 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
Melee Weapons LateSurvivor safehouse (late game) (box, cupboard, crate, …)1.1%4
Melee Weapons MidSurvivor safehouse (mid game) (box, cupboard, crate, …)0.35%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
Cut Circular Sawblade
In hand
Circular Sawblade; 2 × Welding Torchany welding maskWelding 4. Unlocks at Welding 6
Cut Up Circular Sawblade With Bandsaw
Metal bandsaw
Circular SawbladeNoneNo skill needed
Forge Circular Sawblade Into Halves
Primitive forge
Circular Sawblade; any charcoalany hammer or any club hammer; any metalworking chisel; any tongsNo skill needed
Saw Circular Sawblade
On any surface
Circular Sawbladeany metal sawNo skill needed

What it is used for

Used up as an ingredient in 5 recipes: Make Sawblade Hatchet, Make Sawblade Metal Bat, Make Scrap Metal Weapon, Smelt Medium Steel Item, Smelt Steel From Medium Steel Item.

Search all 1,234 recipes »

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Quick answers

How much does the Circular Sawblade Half weigh in Project Zomboid?

It weighs 1 in Build 42.

What is the item ID for Circular Sawblade Half?

Base.CircularSawblade_Half.

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