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Knife Factory: what spawns here

Knife Factory is one of the room types the game uses to decide what loot appears. The game fills 4 kinds of container here from 4 loot tables. This page lists what each container can hold. Read from the Build 42 game files, November 2026.

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Most likely finds

ItemBest share of a table
Small Handle100%
Kitchen Knife Blade100%
Meat Cleaver Blade100%
Marker - Black4.4%
Measuring Tape4.4%
Screwdriver4.4%
Screws4.4%
Steel Piece4.4%
Whetstone4.4%
Ball-peen Hammer3.5%
Calipers3.5%
File3.5%
Metalworking Chisel3.5%
Metalworking Punch3.5%
Pliers3.5%

Share is how much of a loot table's weight the item takes, before your sandbox loot settings. Each container rolls its table several times, so a bigger share means you see it more often. 37 different items can turn up here.

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Quick answers

What spawns in a knife factory in Project Zomboid?

The most likely finds are Small Handle, Kitchen Knife Blade, Meat Cleaver Blade, Marker - Black, Measuring Tape. 37 different items are possible.

Which containers are in a knife factory?

Box, Crate, Shelves, Tool Cabinet.

Loot tables, weights and room assignments are read from the Build 42 game data, as catalogued by the PZFans craft table. The grouping and wording are ours. Your game is the final word: if it disagrees with us, tell us and we will fix the page.