What you need
| Qty | Item | How it is used |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | any charcoal | Used up |
| 1 | any barstockquarter | Used up |
| 1 | any hammer | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | any crudetongs or any metalworkingpliers or any tongs | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | Small Handle | Used up |
Forge Masonry Trowel is a tools crafting recipe in Project Zomboid Build 42. It makes Mason's Trowel x1. It needs Blacksmithing level 2.
| Qty | Item | How it is used |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | any charcoal | Used up |
| 1 | any barstockquarter | Used up |
| 1 | any hammer | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | any crudetongs or any metalworkingpliers or any tongs | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | Small Handle | Used up |
| Qty | Makes |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mason's Trowel |
Recipes that make the ingredients:
Use the Forge Masonry Trowel recipe (Tools category). You need any charcoal, any barstockquarter, Small Handle and these tools: any hammer, any crudetongs or any metalworkingpliers or any tongs.
It needs Blacksmithing level 2.
You must learn this recipe before it shows in the crafting menu. It is learned automatically at Blacksmithing 4. Reading Magazine: Everyday Smithing - June 1993 teaches it. You can also research it from Plastering Trowel, Wooden Trowel.
It gives 10 XP in Blacksmithing per craft.
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