What you need
| Qty | Item | How it is used |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | any pliers | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | Broom or Ice Hockey Stick or Plunger | Used up |
| 1 | Barbed Wire | Used up |
Barbed-Wire Wrap Weapon is a weaponry crafting recipe in Project Zomboid Build 42. It makes Broom with Barbed-Wire or Ice Hockey Stick with Barbed Wire or Plunger with Barbed Wire x1. It needs Maintenance level 1.
| Qty | Item | How it is used |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | any pliers | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | Broom or Ice Hockey Stick or Plunger | Used up |
| 1 | Barbed Wire | Used up |
Recipes that make the ingredients:
Use the Barbed-Wire Wrap Weapon recipe (Weaponry category). You need Broom or Ice Hockey Stick or Plunger, Barbed Wire and these tools: any pliers.
It needs Maintenance level 1.
You must learn this recipe before it shows in the crafting menu. It is learned automatically at Maintenance 3 and Blunt 3 (any one of these). Reading Magazine: Bloody Japanese Wrestling Deathmatch! teaches it. You can also research it from Barbed Wire, Barbed Wire Bundle, Plunger, Broom, Ice Hockey Stick.
It gives 10 XP in Maintenance per craft.
Figures on this page are read from the Build 42 game files (42.22, November 2026). Chances are relative weights inside each loot table, not exact drop rates. Your game is the final word: if it disagrees with us, tell us and we will fix the page.