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Forge Fireplace Poker recipe

Forge Fireplace Poker is a tools crafting recipe in Project Zomboid Build 42. It makes Fireplace Poker x1. It needs Blacksmithing level 4.

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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 6.
  • Reading Magazine: Everyday Smithing - June 1993 teaches it.
  • Skill needed: Blacksmithing 4.
  • Experience: 45 XP in Blacksmithing.
  • Base crafting time: 600 (game time units in the recipe file).
  • Recipe tags: Primitive Forge.
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Quick answers

How do you make Fireplace Poker in Project Zomboid?

Use the Forge Fireplace Poker recipe (Tools category). You need any charcoal, any barstock and these tools: any smithinghammer, any tongs.

What skill does Forge Fireplace Poker need?

It needs Blacksmithing level 4.

How do I learn the Forge Fireplace Poker recipe?

You must learn this recipe before it shows in the crafting menu. It is learned automatically at Blacksmithing 6. Reading Magazine: Everyday Smithing - June 1993 teaches it.

How much XP does Forge Fireplace Poker give?

It gives 45 XP in Blacksmithing per craft.

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