Forge Metal Helmet is a armor crafting recipe in Project Zomboid Build 42. It makes Crude Metal Helmet x1. It needs Blacksmithing level 6 and Tailoring level 3.
| Qty | Item | How it is used |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | any charcoal | Used up |
| 4 | Steel Sheet - Small | Used up |
| 1 | any smithinghammer | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | any tongs | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | Leather Strips | Used up |
| 1 | any sewingneedle | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | any awl | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | any heavythread | Used up |
| Qty | Makes |
|---|---|
| 1 | Crude Metal Helmet |
Recipes that make the ingredients:
Use the Forge Metal Helmet recipe (Armor category). You need any charcoal, Steel Sheet - Small, Leather Strips, any heavythread and these tools: any smithinghammer, 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 8. Reading Magazine: European Armor in the Late Medieval Era teaches it. You can also research it from Scrap Metal Helmet.
It gives 15 XP in Blacksmithing, 5 XP in Tailoring per craft.
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