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Forge Crowbar recipe

Forge Crowbar is a tools crafting recipe in Project Zomboid Build 42. It makes Crowbar x1. It needs Blacksmithing level 9.

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What you need

QtyItemHow it is used
5any charcoalUsed up
1Steel BarUsed up
1any ballpeenhammerTool, kept (may wear)
1any tongsTool, kept (may wear)
1any metalworkingchiselTool, kept (may wear)
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What you get

QtyMakes
1Crowbar
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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 Blacksmithing 10.
  • Reading Magazine: Blunt Forge teaches it.
  • You can also research it from Tire Iron, Crowbar.
  • Skill needed: Blacksmithing 9.
  • Experience: 100 XP in Blacksmithing.
  • Base crafting time: 600 (game time units in the recipe file).
  • Recipe tags: Advanced Forge.
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Quick answers

How do you make Crowbar in Project Zomboid?

Use the Forge Crowbar recipe (Tools category). You need any charcoal, Steel Bar and these tools: any ballpeenhammer, any tongs, any metalworkingchisel.

What skill does Forge Crowbar need?

It needs Blacksmithing level 9.

How do I learn the Forge Crowbar recipe?

You must learn this recipe before it shows in the crafting menu. It is learned automatically at Blacksmithing 10. Reading Magazine: Blunt Forge teaches it. You can also research it from Tire Iron, Crowbar.

How much XP does Forge Crowbar give?

It gives 100 XP in Blacksmithing per craft.

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