Forge Large Knife Blade is a blade crafting recipe in Project Zomboid Build 42. It makes Large Knife Blade x1. It needs Blacksmithing level 4.
| Qty | Item | How it is used |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | any charcoal | Used up |
| 1 | Iron Bar Half or Steel Bar Half or Large Knife Blade or Meat Cleaver Blade or Hunting Knife Blade | Used up |
| 1 | any hammer | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | any metalworkingpliers or any tongs | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| Qty | Makes |
|---|---|
| 1 | Large Knife Blade |
Recipes that make the ingredients:
What you can make next with the result:
Use the Forge Large Knife Blade recipe (Blade category). You need any charcoal, Iron Bar Half or Steel Bar Half or Large Knife Blade or Meat Cleaver Blade or Hunting Knife Blade and these tools: any hammer, 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 5 and Small Blade 2. Reading Magazine: American Bladecraft teaches it. You can also research it from Large Knife Blade, Hunting Knife Blade, Machete Blade, Machete Blade (No Tang), Machete, Machete, Spear with Hunting Knife, Spear with Large Knife.
It gives 45 XP in Blacksmithing per craft.
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