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Iron Bar Quarter at a glance
Material Building & survival
It weighs 0.5.
Weight0.5
Iron Bar Quarter
Iron Bar Quarter is a material item in Project Zomboid. It weighs 0.5. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
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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.IronBarQuarter | Material |
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Where it spawns: the loot tables
Iron Bar Quarter is on 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wild West Blacksmith | Wild West town blacksmith (cupboard); Wild West town tool store (cupboard) | 4.1% | 4 |
| Crate Blacksmithing | Garage storage (box, crate); Storage Unit (box, crate, shelves) | 3.2% | 4 |
| Crate Metalwork | Garage storage (box, crate); Shed (crate); Storage (box, crate); and 3 more places | 2.6% | 4 |
| Crate Mechanics | Closet (box, crate); Garage (crate); Garage storage (box, crate); and 3 more places | 2.6% | 4 |
| Mechanic Shelf Tools | Garage (cupboard, shelves); Mechanic (cupboard, shelves) | 2.4% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Make Scrap Metal Shortsword On any surface | any bar stock or any full blade; Rag or Denim Strips or Leather Strips; 8 × Welding Torch | any file; any welding mask | Welding 6 |
What it is used for
Used up as an ingredient in 28 recipes: Drill Heading Tool, Forge 2 Spoons, Forge Bar, Forge Bar Half, Forge Doorknob, Forge Draw Plate, Forge Drill, Forge Forceps, Forge Forks, Forge Gardening Trowel, Forge Hand Scythe Head, Forge Heading Tool, Forge Hinge, Forge Masonry Trowel and 14 more.
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Quick answers
How much does the Iron Bar Quarter weigh in Project Zomboid?
It weighs 0.5 in Build 42.
What is the item ID for Iron Bar Quarter?
Base.IronBarQuarter.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.