Forge Scrap Metal Sword is a blade crafting recipe in Project Zomboid Build 42. It makes Scrap Metal Sword x1. It needs Blacksmithing level 7.
| Qty | Item | How it is used |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | any charcoal | Used up |
| 1 | any barstock | Used up |
| 1 | any barstockhalf | Used up |
| 1 | any hammer | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | any tongs | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | any whetstone or any file | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | Rag or Denim Strips or Leather Strips | Used up |
| Qty | Makes |
|---|---|
| 1 | Scrap Metal Sword |
Recipes that make the ingredients:
Use the Forge Scrap Metal Sword recipe (Blade category). You need any charcoal, any barstock, any barstockhalf, Rag or Denim Strips or Leather Strips and these tools: any hammer, any tongs, any whetstone or any file.
It needs Blacksmithing level 7.
You must learn this recipe before it shows in the crafting menu. It is learned automatically at Blacksmithing 8 and Long Blade 4.
It gives 70 XP in Blacksmithing per craft.
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