Scrap Metal Cleaver at a glance

Weapon Crafted Melee weapons
As a weapon it hits for 0.3–0.7 damage with 1.0 reach and a maximum condition of 10. It weighs 2.
Scrap Metal Cleaver is a weapon crafted item in Project Zomboid. As a weapon it hits for 0.3–0.7 damage with 1.0 reach and a maximum condition of 10. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.

Weapon Crafted Melee weapons
As a weapon it hits for 0.3–0.7 damage with 1.0 reach and a maximum condition of 10. It weighs 2.
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.MeatCleaver_Scrap | Weapon Crafted |
Used up as an ingredient in 3 recipes: Smelt Iron From Large Item, Smelt Large Iron Item, Smelt Steel From Large Iron Item.
Needed as a tool in 55 recipes (it is not used up): Butcher Small Animal, Carve 12 Small Handles, Carve 2 Small Handles, Carve 4 Large Bone Beads, Carve 4 Small Handles, Carve 6 Medium Handles, Carve 8 Small Handles, Carve Bat, Carve Bone War Hatchet Head, Carve Fleshing Tool, Carve Knitting Needles, Carve Large Bone Bead, Carve Large Handle, Carve Long Stick and 41 more.
It weighs 2 in Build 42.
Base.MeatCleaver_Scrap.
0.3–0.7 per hit, with 1.0 reach.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.