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Carve Bone Fishing Hook recipe

Carve Bone Fishing Hook is a carving crafting recipe in Project Zomboid Build 42. It makes Bone Fishing Hook x1. It needs Carving level 5.

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Skill, learning and time

  • You must learn this recipe before it shows in the crafting menu.
  • It is learned automatically at Carving 7.
  • Reading Magazine: Cultures of Prehistory teaches it.
  • You can also research it from Fishing Hook, Forged Fishing Hook.
  • Skill needed: Carving 5.
  • Experience: 50 XP in Carving.
  • Base crafting time: 400 (game time units in the recipe file).
  • Can be crafted in your hands.
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Quick answers

How do you make Bone Fishing Hook in Project Zomboid?

Use the Carve Bone Fishing Hook recipe (Carving category). You need Sharp Bone Fragment and these tools: any whetstone or any file, any sharpknife.

What skill does Carve Bone Fishing Hook need?

It needs Carving level 5.

How do I learn the Carve Bone Fishing Hook recipe?

You must learn this recipe before it shows in the crafting menu. It is learned automatically at Carving 7. Reading Magazine: Cultures of Prehistory teaches it. You can also research it from Fishing Hook, Forged Fishing Hook.

How much XP does Carve Bone Fishing Hook give?

It gives 50 XP in Carving per craft.

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