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Wooden Bucket at a glance
Water Container Tools
It holds 20. It weighs 10.
Weight10
Capacity20
Wooden Bucket
Wooden Bucket is a water container item in Project Zomboid. It holds 20. 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.BucketLargeWood | Water Container |
Base.BucketWood | Water Container |
2 versions share the name Wooden Bucket, usually different colours, sizes or states.
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Where it spawns: the loot tables
Wooden Bucket is on 5 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 Blacksmith | Wild West town blacksmith (cupboard); Wild West town tool store (cupboard) | 8.2% | 4 |
| Wild West Kitchen | Wild West town kitchen (cupboard, shelves) | 7.5% | 4 |
| Barn Tools | Barn (box, crate, shelves) | 2.5% | 4 |
| Crate Blacksmithing | Garage storage (box, crate); Storage Unit (box, crate, shelves) | 1.6% | 4 |
| Antiques | Survivor safehouse (early) (box, crate); Survivor safehouse (late game) (box, crate); Survivor safehouse (mid game) (box, crate); and 6 more places | 0.45% | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Make Wooden Bucket On any surface | 4 × Plank; 4 × Nails; Wire; Small Handle; 2 × Iron Band - Small | any hammer; any saw or any small saw or any crude saw | Carpentry 2 |
What it is used for
Used up as an ingredient in 2 recipes: Construct Advanced Forge, Simple Forge.
Needed as a tool in 1 recipe (it is not used up): Make bucket of milk.
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Similar items
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Quick answers
How much does the Wooden Bucket weigh in Project Zomboid?
It weighs 10 in Build 42.
What is the item ID for Wooden Bucket?
Base.BucketLargeWood, Base.BucketWood (variants share the name).
How much can the Wooden Bucket hold?
Capacity 20.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.