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Steel Wool at a glance
Tool Tools
It weighs 0.3.
Weight0.3
Steel Wool
Steel Wool is a tool item in Project Zomboid. It weighs 0.3. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
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What it is and how to use it
Tools unlock jobs: carpentry, mechanics, farming, fishing, cooking and more. Many recipes only need the tool to be in your inventory, not equipped.
More: Every tool · Crafting in Build 42.
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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.SteelWool | Tool |
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Where it spawns: the loot tables
Steel Wool is on 21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gigamart Cleaning | Fossoil gas station (shelves); Gas-2-Go (shelves); Gas Station (shelves); and 6 more places | 13% | 4 |
| Chemistry | Attic (box, crate); Closet (box); Garage storage (box); and 3 more places | 8.6% | 4 |
| Derelict House Drugs | Derelict (other); Derelict steel factory (other) | 5.2% | 1 |
| Mechanic Tools | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 4.6% | 4 |
| Garage Metalwork | Garage storage (cupboard, shelves); Shed (cupboard, shelves) | 4.5% | 4 |
| Tool Store Metalwork | Tool storage (box, shelves); Tool Store (box, crate, shelves); Tool store storage (box, shelves) | 3.7% | 4 |
| Garage Tools | Garage storage (cupboard, locker, shelves); Shed (shelves) | 3.4% | 4 |
| Tool Store Misc | Tool storage (box, shelves); Tool Store (box, cupboard, shelves); Tool store storage (box, shelves) | 3.4% | 4 |
It is on 13 more tables with smaller shares.
Inside bags and cases: Toolbox, Garbage Bag.
Town by town: loot locations.
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Crafting and loot tables
Where to find it (loot tables with the highest weight first):
- Gigamart Cleaning (weight 20)
- Drug Lab Supplies (weight 10)
- University Storage Science (weight 10)
- Gigamart Tools (weight 10)
- Chemistry (weight 10)
- Engineer Tools (weight 10)
- Garage Tools (weight 10)
- Drug Shack Drugs (weight 10)
- Tool Store Misc (weight 10)
- Tool Store Metalwork (weight 10)
- Mechanic Shelf Tools (weight 10)
- Science Misc (weight 10)
- Metal Shop Tools (weight 10)
- Mechanic Tools (weight 10)
- Garage Metalwork (weight 10)
Counts as: any hasmetal, any isfiretinder.
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Similar items
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Quick answers
How much does the Steel Wool weigh in Project Zomboid?
It weighs 0.3 in Build 42.
What is the item ID for Steel Wool?
Base.SteelWool.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.