Forge Simple Blade is a blade crafting recipe in Project Zomboid Build 42. It makes Simple Metal Blade x1. It needs no skill level.
| Qty | Item | How it is used |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | any charcoal | Used up |
| 1 | Iron Bar Quarter or Steel Bar Quarter or Katana Blade Shard or Sword Blade Shard or Simple Sword Blade Shard or Kitchen Knife Blade | Used up |
| 1 | any hammer | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | any metalworkingpliers or any tongs or any crudetongs | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| Qty | Makes |
|---|---|
| 1 | Simple Metal Blade |
Recipes that make the ingredients:
What you can make next with the result:
Use the Forge Simple Blade recipe (Blade category). You need any charcoal, Iron Bar Quarter or Steel Bar Quarter or Katana Blade Shard or Sword Blade Shard or Simple Sword Blade Shard or Kitchen Knife Blade and these tools: any hammer, any metalworkingpliers or any tongs or any crudetongs.
No skill level is required.
You can also research it from Large Knife Blade, Kitchen Knife Blade, Meat Cleaver Blade, Simple Shortsword Blade, Simple Shortsword Blade (No Tang), Hunting Knife Blade, Machete Blade, Machete Blade (No Tang).
It gives 25 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.