Forge Buckle is a tools crafting recipe in Project Zomboid Build 42. It makes Buckle x1. It needs Blacksmithing level 4.
| Qty | Item | How it is used |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | any charcoal | Used up |
| 1 | any metalpiece | Used up |
| 1 | any ballpeenhammer | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | any metalworkingpliers | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| Qty | Makes |
|---|---|
| 1 | Buckle |
Use the Forge Buckle recipe (Tools category). You need any charcoal, any metalpiece and these tools: any ballpeenhammer, any metalworkingpliers.
It needs Blacksmithing level 4.
You must learn this recipe before it shows in the crafting menu. It is learned automatically at Blacksmithing 6. Reading Magazine: Small-Scale Smithing, Magazine: European Armor in the Late Medieval Era, Magazine: Armor in the Iron Age teaches it. You can also research it from Holster - Double, Hide Holster, Belt, Metal Thigh Armor, Metal Thigh Armor, Spiked Metal Thigh Armor, Spiked Metal Thigh Armor, Metal Shin Armor.
It gives 40 XP in Blacksmithing per craft.
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