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Straight Razor at a glance
Household Tools
It weighs 0.5.
Weight0.5
Max condition1
Straight Razor
Straight Razor is a household 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
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.StraightRazor | Household |
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Where it spawns: the loot tables
Straight Razor is on 8 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 Barber Counter | Wild West town aesthetician (cupboard) | 13% | 4 |
| Salon Counter | Aesthetician (cupboard); Hairdresser (cupboard) | 6.6% | 4 |
| Gift Store Fancy | Gift storage (box, crate, shelves); Gift Store (box, crate, shelves); Toy Store (box, cupboard, shelves); and 1 more place | 1.8% | 4 |
| Antiques | Survivor safehouse (early) (box, crate); Survivor safehouse (late game) (box, crate); Survivor safehouse (mid game) (box, crate); and 6 more places | 0.90% | 4 |
| Bathroom Cabinet | Bathroom (cabinet) | under 0.1% | 4 |
| Bathroom Shelf | Bathroom (shelves) | under 0.1% | 4 |
| Bathroom Counter | Bathroom (cupboard) | under 0.1% | 4 |
| Bin Bathroom | Bathroom (garbage) | under 0.1% | 4 |
On zombies: zombies in these outfits can carry it: Bandit Late, Bandit Mid, Bandit Early, Bandit, Private Militia.
Inside bags and cases: Parcel - Extra Small, Gift - Extra Small, Garbage Bag.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forge Straight Razor Advanced forge | 2 × any charcoal; Steel Chunk; Small Handle | a ball-peen hammer; any metalworking pliers | Blacksmithing 9. Read: Small-Scale Smithing or reach Blacksmithing 10 |
What it is used for
Needed as a tool in 202 recipes (it is not used up): Assemble Framepack, Assemble Long Implement, Assemble Mace, Assemble Medium Implement, Assemble Simple Framepack, Assemble Simple Tarp Framepack, Assemble Spear, Assemble Stone Mace, Assemble Very Long Implement, Bone Spike Weapon, Butcher Small Animal, Carve 12 Small Handles, Carve 2 Small Handles, Carve 4 Large Bone Beads and 188 more.
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Quick answers
How much does the Straight Razor weigh in Project Zomboid?
It weighs 0.5 in Build 42.
What is the item ID for Straight Razor?
Base.StraightRazor.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.