Forge Scrap Metal Shortsword is a blade crafting recipe in Project Zomboid Build 42. It makes Scrap Metal Shortsword x1. It needs Blacksmithing level 5.
| Qty | Item | How it is used |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | any charcoal | Used up |
| 1 | Iron Bar or Steel Bar or Katana or Katana Blade or Sword Blade or Sword Blade (No Tang) or Simple Sword Blade or Simple Sword Blade (No Tang) | Used up |
| 1 | any hammer | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | any tongs | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | Rag or Denim Strips or Leather Strips | Used up |
| Qty | Makes |
|---|---|
| 1 | Scrap Metal Shortsword |
Recipes that make the ingredients:
Use the Forge Scrap Metal Shortsword recipe (Blade category). You need any charcoal, Iron Bar or Steel Bar or Katana or Katana Blade or Sword Blade or Sword Blade (No Tang) or Simple Sword Blade or Simple Sword Blade (No Tang), Rag or Denim Strips or Leather Strips and these tools: any hammer, any tongs.
It needs Blacksmithing level 5.
You must learn this recipe before it shows in the crafting menu. It is learned automatically at Blacksmithing 6 and Long Blade 2. You can also research it from Simple Shortsword Blade, Simple Shortsword Blade (No Tang), Machete Blade, Machete Blade (No Tang), Simple Sword Blade, Simple Sword Blade (No Tang), Broken Simple Sword Blade, Broken Simple Sword Blade (No Tang).
It gives 50 XP in Blacksmithing per craft.
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