Forge Shortsword Blade is a blade crafting recipe in Project Zomboid Build 42. It makes Shortsword Blade x1, Steel Bar Quarter or Katana Blade Shard or Sword Blade Shard x1. It needs Blacksmithing level 7.
| Qty | Item | How it is used |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | any charcoal | Used up |
| 1 | Steel Bar or Katana or Katana Blade or Sword Blade or Sword Blade (No Tang) | Used up |
| 1 | any smithinghammer | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | any metalworkingpliers or any tongs | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| Qty | Makes |
|---|---|
| 1 | Shortsword Blade |
| 1 | Steel Bar Quarter or Katana Blade Shard or Sword Blade Shard |
Recipes that make the ingredients:
What you can make next with the result:
Use the Forge Shortsword Blade recipe (Blade category). You need any charcoal, Steel Bar or Katana or Katana Blade or Sword Blade or Sword Blade (No Tang) and these tools: any smithinghammer, any metalworkingpliers or any tongs.
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. Reading Magazine: Medieval Armory - June 1993 teaches it. You can also research it from Simple Sword Blade, Simple Sword Blade (No Tang), Broken Simple Sword Blade, Broken Simple Sword Blade (No Tang), Sword Blade, Sword Blade (No Tang), Broken Sword Blade, Broken Sword Blade (No Tang).
It gives 75 XP in Blacksmithing per craft.
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