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Steel Bar Quarter at a glance
Material Building & survival
It weighs 0.5.
Weight0.5
Steel Bar Quarter
Steel 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.SteelBarQuarter | Material |
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Where it spawns: the loot tables
Steel Bar Quarter is on 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knife Factory Tools | Knife Factory (tool cabinet) | 3.5% | 4 |
| Crate Blacksmithing | Garage storage (box, crate); Storage Unit (box, crate, shelves) | 3.2% | 4 |
| Tool Factory Tools | Factory (cupboard) | 3.2% | 4 |
| Wire Factory Tools | Wire Factory (shelves, tool cabinet) | 2.8% | 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
What it is used for
Used up as an ingredient in 36 recipes: Drill Draw Plate, Drill Heading Tool, Forge 2 Spoons, Forge Bar, Forge Bar Half, Forge Doorknob, Forge Draw Plate, Forge Drill, Forge Fine Butter Knives, Forge Fine Forks, Forge Fine Scissors, Forge Fine Spoons, Forge Forceps, Forge Forks and 22 more.
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Crafting and loot tables
Made with:
- Forge Bar Quarter from Chunk
- Saw Into Halves
- Cut Bar
- Cut Bar
- Forge Rod Into Bar
- Forge Scrap Into Bar Quarter
- Forge Simple Shortsword Blade
- Forge Shortsword Blade
Used in 36 recipes (as an ingredient or tool):
- Forge Bar Half
- Forge Bar
- Saw into Pieces
- Forge Small Iron Band
- Forge Simple Blade
- Forge Small Knife
- Forge Kitchen Knife Blade
- Forge Spear Head
- Forge Fine Spoons
- Forge Fine Butter Knives
- Forge Fine Forks
- Drill Draw Plate
- Forge Small Metalworking Punches and Chisels
- Forge Small Files
- Forge Fine Scissors
- Make Shiv
- Make Improvised Screwdriver
- Forge 2 Spoons
- Forge Forks
- Forge Hand Scythe Head
- Drill Heading Tool
- Forge Heading Tool
- Forge Draw Plate
- Forge Tongs
- Forge Masonry Trowel
- Forge Gardening Trowel
- Forge Sheep Shears
- Forge Scissors
- Forge Drill
- Forge Metalworking Pliers
And 6 more.
Where to find it (loot tables with the highest weight first):
- Crate Mechanics (weight 8)
- Tool Factory Tools (weight 8)
- Wire Factory Tools (weight 8)
- Crate Metalwork (weight 8)
- Mechanic Shelf Tools (weight 8)
- Knife Factory Tools (weight 8)
- Crate Blacksmithing (weight 8)
Counts as: any hasmetal, any steelmaterial, any barstockquarter, any smeltablesteelsmall.
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Similar items
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Quick answers
How much does the Steel Bar Quarter weigh in Project Zomboid?
It weighs 0.5 in Build 42.
What is the item ID for Steel Bar Quarter?
Base.SteelBarQuarter.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.