Forge Metal Body Armor is a armor crafting recipe in Project Zomboid Build 42. It makes Metal Body Armor x1. It needs Blacksmithing level 6 and Tailoring level 3.
| Qty | Item | How it is used |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | any charcoal | Used up |
| 8 | Steel Sheet - Small | Used up |
| 6 | Leather Strips | Used up |
| 4 | Buckle | Used up |
| 1 | any ballpeenhammer | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | any tongs | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | any sewingneedle | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | any awl | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | any heavythread | Used up |
| Qty | Makes |
|---|---|
| 1 | Metal Body Armor |
Recipes that make the ingredients:
Use the Forge Metal Body Armor recipe (Armor category). You need any charcoal, Steel Sheet - Small, Leather Strips, Buckle, any heavythread and these tools: any ballpeenhammer, any tongs, any sewingneedle, any awl.
It needs Blacksmithing level 6 and Tailoring level 3.
You must learn this recipe before it shows in the crafting menu. It is learned automatically at Blacksmithing 9. Reading Magazine: Armor in the Iron Age teaches it. You can also research it from Coat of Plates Body Armor, Scrap Metal Body Armor.
It gives 50 XP in Blacksmithing, 10 XP in Tailoring per craft.
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