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Forge Jar Lids recipe

Forge Jar Lids is a tools crafting recipe in Project Zomboid Build 42. It makes Jar Lid x5. It needs Blacksmithing level 5.

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What you get

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5Jar Lid
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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 7.
  • Skill needed: Blacksmithing 5.
  • Experience: 50 XP in Blacksmithing.
  • Base crafting time: 300 (game time units in the recipe file).
  • Recipe tags: Primitive Forge.
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Quick answers

How do you make Jar Lid in Project Zomboid?

Use the Forge Jar Lids recipe (Tools category). You need any charcoal, Steel Sheet - Small and these tools: any ballpeenhammer, any tongs, any metalworkingchisel.

What skill does Forge Jar Lids need?

It needs Blacksmithing level 5.

How do I learn the Forge Jar Lids recipe?

You must learn this recipe before it shows in the crafting menu. It is learned automatically at Blacksmithing 7.

How much XP does Forge Jar Lids give?

It gives 50 XP in Blacksmithing per craft.

Figures on this page are read from the Build 42 game files (42.22, November 2026). Chances are relative weights inside each loot table, not exact drop rates. Your game is the final word: if it disagrees with us, tell us and we will fix the page.