Forge Gardening Trowel is a tools crafting recipe in Project Zomboid Build 42. It makes Gardening Trowel x1. It needs Blacksmithing level 4.
| Qty | Item | How it is used |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | any charcoal | Used up |
| 1 | any barstockquarter | Used up |
| 1 | any smithinghammer | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | any metalworkingpliers or any tongs | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | Small Handle | Used up |
| Qty | Makes |
|---|---|
| 1 | Gardening Trowel |
Recipes that make the ingredients:
Use the Forge Gardening Trowel recipe (Tools category). You need any charcoal, any barstockquarter, Small Handle and these tools: any smithinghammer, any metalworkingpliers or any tongs.
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: Everyday Smithing - April 1993 teaches it. You can also research it from Spade Head, Spade Head, Gardening Trowel, Spade, Spade, Wooden Spade, Shovel, Snow Shovel.
It gives 45 XP in Blacksmithing per craft.
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