Forge Saw is a tools crafting recipe in Project Zomboid Build 42. It makes Simple Wood Saw x1. It needs Blacksmithing level 4.
| Qty | Item | How it is used |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | any charcoal | Used up |
| 1 | any barstockhalf | Used up |
| 1 | any smithinghammer | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | any tongs or any metalworkingpliers | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | any metalworkingchisel | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | any file | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | Medium Handle | Used up |
| Qty | Makes |
|---|---|
| 1 | Simple Wood Saw |
Recipes that make the ingredients:
Use the Forge Saw recipe (Tools category). You need any charcoal, any barstockhalf, Medium Handle and these tools: any smithinghammer, any tongs or any metalworkingpliers, any metalworkingchisel, any file.
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 - April 1993 teaches it. You can also research it from Wood Saw, Hacksaw, Circular Sawblade, Circular Sawblade Half, Hacksaw Blade, Small Hacksaw, Small Hacksaw Blade, Flint Saw.
It gives 45 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.