Assemble Articulated Metal Thigh Armor is a armor crafting recipe in Project Zomboid Build 42. It makes Articulated Metal Thigh Armor x1. It needs Blacksmithing level 8 and Tailoring level 4.
| Qty | Item | How it is used |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | any charcoal | Used up |
| 2 | Steel Sheet - Small | Used up |
| 2 | Leather Strips | Used up |
| 2 | Buckle | Used up |
| 1 | any ballpeenhammer | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | any metalworkingpliers or any tongs | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | any sewingneedle | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | any awl | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | any heavythread | Used up |
| Qty | Makes |
|---|---|
| 1 | Articulated Metal Thigh Armor |
Recipes that make the ingredients:
Use the Assemble Articulated Metal Thigh Armor recipe (Armor category). You need any charcoal, Steel Sheet - Small, Leather Strips, Buckle, any heavythread and these tools: any ballpeenhammer, any metalworkingpliers or any tongs, any sewingneedle, any awl.
It needs Blacksmithing level 8 and Tailoring level 4.
You must learn this recipe before it shows in the crafting menu. It is learned automatically at Blacksmithing 9. Reading Magazine: European Armor in the Late Medieval Era teaches it. You can also research it from Metal Thigh Armor, Metal Thigh Armor, Spiked Metal Thigh Armor, Spiked Metal Thigh Armor, Articulated Metal Thigh Armor, Articulated Metal Thigh Armor.
It gives 25 XP in Blacksmithing, 10 XP in Tailoring per craft.
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