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Fire Harden Spear recipe

Fire Harden Spear is a weaponry crafting recipe in Project Zomboid Build 42. It makes Wooden Spear (Fire Hardened) x1. It needs no skill level.

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Skill, learning and time

  • You must learn this recipe before it shows in the crafting menu.
  • It is learned automatically at Spear 6.
  • Reading Magazine: Wilderness Survival teaches it.
  • Skill needed: none.
  • Experience: 5 XP in Carving.
  • Base crafting time: 100 (game time units in the recipe file).
  • Can be crafted in your hands.
  • Recipe tags: Survivalist.
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Related recipes

Recipes that make the ingredients:

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Quick answers

How do you make Wooden Spear (Fire Hardened) in Project Zomboid?

Use the Fire Harden Spear recipe (Weaponry category). You need Wooden Spear and these tools: any sharpknife or any meatcleaver.

What skill does Fire Harden Spear need?

No skill level is required.

How do I learn the Fire Harden Spear recipe?

You must learn this recipe before it shows in the crafting menu. It is learned automatically at Spear 6. Reading Magazine: Wilderness Survival teaches it.

How much XP does Fire Harden Spear give?

It gives 5 XP in Carving per craft.

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