Forge Metalworking Pliers is a tools crafting recipe in Project Zomboid Build 42. It makes Metalworking Pliers x1. It needs Blacksmithing level 4.
| Qty | Item | How it is used |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | any charcoal | Used up |
| 2 | any barstockquarter | Used up |
| 1 | any ballpeenhammer | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | any metalworkingpliers or any tongs | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | any metalworkingpunch or any smallpunch | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | any metalworkingchisel | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | any headingtool | Tool, kept |
| Qty | Makes |
|---|---|
| 1 | Metalworking Pliers |
Use the Forge Metalworking Pliers recipe (Tools category). You need any charcoal, any barstockquarter and these tools: any ballpeenhammer, any metalworkingpliers or any tongs, any metalworkingpunch or any smallpunch, any metalworkingchisel, any headingtool.
It needs Blacksmithing level 4.
You must learn this recipe before it shows in the crafting menu. It is learned automatically at Blacksmithing 6. Reading Magazine: Everyday Smithing - June 1993 teaches it. You can also research it from Pliers, Tongs, Vise Grips.
It gives 45 XP in Blacksmithing per craft.
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