Carve Wooden Spade is a carving crafting recipe in Project Zomboid Build 42. It makes Wooden Spade x1. It needs Carving level 4.
| Qty | Item | How it is used |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | any sharpknife or any meatcleaver | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | Large Branch or Plank | Used up |
| Qty | Makes |
|---|---|
| 1 | Wooden Spade |
Recipes that make the ingredients:
Use the Carve Wooden Spade recipe (Carving category). You need Large Branch or Plank and these tools: any sharpknife or any meatcleaver.
It needs Carving level 4.
You must learn this recipe before it shows in the crafting menu. It is learned automatically at Carving 6. Reading Magazine: Pioneering Carvers teaches it. You can also research it from Wooden Spoon, Wooden Trowel, Gardening Trowel, Plank, Spade, Spade, Snow Shovel, Large Branch.
It gives 40 XP in Carving per craft.
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