Cut Bar is a blacksmithing crafting recipe in Project Zomboid Build 42. It makes Iron Bar Half or Steel Bar Half or Iron Bar Quarter or Steel Bar Quarter x2. It needs no skill level.
| Qty | Item | How it is used |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iron Bar or Iron Bar Half or Steel Bar Half or Steel Bar | Used up |
| 1 | any hammer or any clubhammer | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | any metalworkingchisel | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | any charcoal | Used up |
| 1 | any tongs | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| Qty | Makes |
|---|---|
| 2 | Iron Bar Half or Steel Bar Half or Iron Bar Quarter or Steel Bar Quarter |
Recipes that make the ingredients:
What you can make next with the result:
Use the Cut Bar recipe (Blacksmithing category). You need Iron Bar or Iron Bar Half or Steel Bar Half or Steel Bar, any charcoal and these tools: any hammer or any clubhammer, any metalworkingchisel, any tongs.
No skill level is required.
It is known from the start; no book or skill level is needed to see it.
It gives 10 XP in Blacksmithing 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.