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Scutching Board

Scutching Board is something you build in the world in Project Zomboid, not an item you carry. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.

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Scutching Board at a glance

Scutching Board icon

Buildable Farming

You build it from the building menu. Carpentry 2.

TypeBuildable
CategoryFarming
Skill neededCarpentry 2
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What it is and how to use it

Scutching Board is built in place, so it never sits in your inventory like a normal item. Gather the materials and tools in the recipe below, stand where you want it, and place it from the building menu.

More: Base building · Animals · Recipe database.

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Moving it, placing it and taking it apart

It weighs 10.0 when you carry it. You can pick it up with no tool.

Weight when carried10.0
Size1 tile
To pick it upNo tool needed

See base building for how furniture mode works.

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Item ID

Use the item ID in admin tools and mods.

Item IDType
Base.ScutchingBoardBuildable
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Quick answers

How do you build Scutching Board in Project Zomboid?

From the building menu. It uses: 2 × Plank; 4 × Nails. Carpentry 2.

What is the item ID for Scutching Board?

Base.ScutchingBoard.

Names, IDs and recipes from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid. Furniture and tile details from PZwiki (CC BY-SA).