Crude Scissors is a household weapon item in Project Zomboid. As a weapon it hits for 0.1 damage with 0.9 reach and a maximum condition of 10. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
Household Weapon Melee weapons
As a weapon it hits for 0.1 damage with 0.9 reach and a maximum condition of 10. It weighs 0.5.
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.ScissorsForged | Household Weapon |
Crude Scissors 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 table | Where that table is used | Share | Rolls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medieval Tools | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 9.1% | 4 |
| Wild West Barber Counter | Wild West town aesthetician (cupboard) | 6.4% | 4 |
Town by town: loot locations.
| Recipe | Ingredients (used up) | Tools (kept) | Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forge Scissors Forge | 4 × any charcoal; quarter bar stock | any smithing hammer; any tongs or any metalworking pliers | Blacksmithing 4. Read: Small-Scale Smithing or reach Blacksmithing 6 |
Used up as an ingredient in 3 recipes: Smelt Iron From Small Item, Smelt Small Iron Item, Smelt Steel From Small Iron Item.
Needed as a tool in 131 recipes (it is not used up): Assemble Framepack, Assemble Large Framepack, Assemble Simple Framepack, Assemble Simple Tarp Framepack, Craft Twine, Cut Head Sack, Cut Leather in Half, Cut Tarp, Cut Up Belt, Cut Up Denim/Leather Clothing, Cut Up Large Leather, Cut Up Medium Leather, Cut Up Small Leather, Divide Shoulder Pads and 117 more.
It weighs 0.5 in Build 42.
Base.ScissorsForged.
0.1 per hit, with 0.9 reach.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.