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Tongs

Metal tongs for holding hot metal at the forge and furnace. Where to find it and how to use it below. Updated for Build 42.21, November 2026.

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Tongs at a glance

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Smithing Tools

Metal tongs for holding hot metal at the forge and furnace.

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Where to find it

Forged at a forge (Blacksmithing).

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Quick answers

Where do you find the Tongs in Project Zomboid?

Forged at a forge (Blacksmithing).

What is the Tongs used for?

Metal tongs for holding hot metal at the forge and furnace. Forge these early to replace wooden tongs, which wear out fast.

Item data from the ProjectZom item database, with stats from the Build 42 game data as published by pzfans.com and pindrop.gg. Item art is from Project Zomboid.