Iron Band

Iron Band is a material item in Project Zomboid. It weighs 2. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.

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Iron Band at a glance

Material Building & survival

It weighs 2.

Weight2

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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.IronBand`	Material

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Where it spawns: the loot tables

Iron Band is on 1 loot table 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
Crate Blacksmithing	Garage storage (box, crate); Storage Unit (box, crate, shelves)	0.41%	4

Town by town: loot locations.

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Recipes: how to make it and what it makes

How to make it

Recipe	Ingredients (used up)	Tools (kept)	Requirements
Forge Iron Band Primitive forge	4 × any charcoal; Iron Bar or Steel Bar	any hammer; any crude tongs or any tongs	Blacksmithing 0

What it is used for

Used up as an ingredient in 8 recipes: Cut Iron Band, Cut Up Iron Band With Bandsaw, Forge Iron Band Into Quarters, Make Sawblade Metal Bat, Saw Iron Band, Smelt Iron From Large Item, Smelt Large Iron Item, Smelt Steel From Large Iron Item.

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Quick answers

How much does the Iron Band weigh in Project Zomboid?

It weighs 2 in Build 42.

What is the item ID for Iron Band?

Base.IronBand.