Extract Iron from Smaller Items is a blacksmithing crafting recipe in Project Zomboid Build 42. It makes Iron Chunk x1. It needs no skill level.
| Qty | Item | How it is used |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Large Ceramic Crucible | Tool, kept |
| 1 | any crudetongs or any tongs | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | any charcoal | Used up |
| 10 | Forged Fishing Hook or Forged Fork or Iron Piece or Nails or Forged Needle or Forged Spoon | Used up |
| Qty | Makes |
|---|---|
| 1 | Iron Chunk |
Recipes that make the ingredients:
What you can make next with the result:
Use the Extract Iron from Smaller Items recipe (Blacksmithing category). You need any charcoal, Forged Fishing Hook or Forged Fork or Iron Piece or Nails or Forged Needle or Forged Spoon and these tools: Large Ceramic Crucible, any crudetongs or any tongs.
No skill level is required.
It is known from the start; no book or skill level is needed to see it.
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.