Forge Codpiece is a armor crafting recipe in Project Zomboid Build 42. It makes Metal Codpiece x1. It needs Blacksmithing level 4 and Tailoring level 3.
| Qty | Item | How it is used |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | any charcoal | Used up |
| 1 | Steel Sheet - Small | Used up |
| 1 | any smithinghammer | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | any tongs | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | any metalworkingpunch or any smallpunch | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | any headingtool | Tool, kept |
| 1 | any scissors | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | any sewingneedle | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | any awl | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | any leathercrudetannedsmall | Used up |
| 1 | any heavythread | Used up |
| 1 | Leather Strips | Used up |
| Qty | Makes |
|---|---|
| 1 | Metal Codpiece |
Recipes that make the ingredients:
Use the Forge Codpiece recipe (Armor category). You need any charcoal, Steel Sheet - Small, any leathercrudetannedsmall, any heavythread, Leather Strips and these tools: any smithinghammer, any tongs, any metalworkingpunch or any smallpunch, any headingtool, any scissors, any sewingneedle, any awl.
It needs Blacksmithing level 4 and Tailoring level 3.
You must learn this recipe before it shows in the crafting menu. It is learned automatically at Blacksmithing 6. Reading Magazine: European Armor in the Late Medieval Era teaches it. You can also research it from Leather Codpiece.
It gives 10 XP in Blacksmithing, 5 XP in Tailoring per craft.
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