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Carve Simple Wooden Tongs recipe

Carve Simple Wooden Tongs is a carving crafting recipe in Project Zomboid Build 42. It makes Simple Wooden Tongs x1. It needs no skill level.

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Skill, learning and time

  • It is known from the start; no book or skill level is needed to see it.
  • Skill needed: none.
  • Experience: 5 XP in Carving.
  • Base crafting time: 150 (game time units in the recipe file).
  • Can be crafted in your hands.
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Quick answers

How do you make Simple Wooden Tongs in Project Zomboid?

Use the Carve Simple Wooden Tongs recipe (Carving category). You need Plank or Tree Branch or Wooden Rod or Large Handle, Twine or Rag or Denim Strips or Leather Strips or Rope and these tools: any sharpknife or any meatcleaver.

What skill does Carve Simple Wooden Tongs need?

No skill level is required.

How do I learn the Carve Simple Wooden Tongs recipe?

It is known from the start; no book or skill level is needed to see it.

How much XP does Carve Simple Wooden Tongs give?

It gives 5 XP in Carving per craft.

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