Bone Spike Weapon is a weaponry crafting recipe in Project Zomboid Build 42. It makes Cudgel with Bone Spikes or Tree Branch with Bone Spikes x1. It needs Carving level 3.
| Qty | Item | How it is used |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | any choptree or any saw or any smallsaw or any crudesaw | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | Large Branch or Tree Branch | Used up |
| 2 | Long Sharp Bone | Used up |
| 2 | Sharp Bone Fragment | Used up |
| 2 | Leather Strips or Leather Strips (Dirty) | Used up |
| Qty | Makes |
|---|---|
| 1 | Cudgel with Bone Spikes or Tree Branch with Bone Spikes |
Use the Bone Spike Weapon recipe (Weaponry category). You need Large Branch or Tree Branch, Long Sharp Bone, Sharp Bone Fragment, Leather Strips or Leather Strips (Dirty) and these tools: any choptree or any saw or any smallsaw or any crudesaw.
It needs Carving level 3.
You must learn this recipe before it shows in the crafting menu. It is learned automatically at Maintenance 6 and Blunt 6 (any one of these). Reading Magazine: The First Weapons teaches it. You can also research it from Tree Branch, Tree Branch with Nails, Short Bat with Railspike, Tree Branch with Railspike, Baseball Bat with Railspike, Large Handle with Railspike, Cudgel with Nails, Cudgel with Railspikes.
It gives 30 XP in Carving per craft.
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