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Cut Bar recipe

Cut Bar is a metalworking 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 Welding level 1.

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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: Welding 1.
  • Experience: 10 XP in Welding.
  • Base crafting time: 50 (game time units in the recipe file).
  • Can be crafted at any table or counter.
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Quick answers

How do you make Iron Bar Half or Steel Bar Half or Iron Bar Quarter or Steel Bar Quarter in Project Zomboid?

Use the Cut Bar recipe (Metalworking category). You need Iron Bar or Iron Bar Half or Steel Bar Half or Steel Bar, Welding Torch and these tools: any weldingmask.

What skill does Cut Bar need?

It needs Welding level 1.

How do I learn the Cut Bar recipe?

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

How much XP does Cut Bar give?

It gives 10 XP in Welding per craft.

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