Forge Rod Into Bar is a blacksmithing crafting recipe in Project Zomboid Build 42. It makes Steel Bar Half or Steel Bar Quarter x1, Steel Chunk or Steel Piece x1. It needs no skill level.
| Qty | Item | How it is used |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steel Rod or Steel Rod Half | Used up |
| 1 | any hammer or any clubhammer | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 3 | any charcoal | Used up |
| 1 | any tongs | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| Qty | Makes |
|---|---|
| 1 | Steel Bar Half or Steel Bar Quarter |
| 1 | Steel Chunk or Steel Piece |
Recipes that make the ingredients:
What you can make next with the result:
Use the Forge Rod Into Bar recipe (Blacksmithing category). You need Steel Rod or Steel Rod Half, any charcoal and these tools: any hammer or any clubhammer, any tongs.
No skill level is required.
It is known from the start; no book or skill level is needed to see it.
It gives 10 XP in Blacksmithing per craft.
Figures on this page are read from the Build 42 game files (42.22, November 2026). Chances are relative weights inside each loot table, not exact drop rates. Your game is the final word: if it disagrees with us, tell us and we will fix the page.