Forge Small Knife is a blade crafting recipe in Project Zomboid Build 42. It makes Small Knife x1. It needs Blacksmithing level 1.
| Qty | Item | How it is used |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 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 | Small Knife |
Recipes that make the ingredients:
What you can make next with the result:
Use the Forge Small Knife 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.
It needs Blacksmithing level 1.
You must learn this recipe before it shows in the crafting menu. It is learned automatically at Blacksmithing 2 and Small Blade 1. Reading Magazine: American Bladecraft teaches it. You can also research it from Large Knife Blade, Kitchen Knife Blade, Hunting Knife Blade, Shears, Shears, Simple Metal Blade, Long Metal Spearhead, Metal Spearhead.
It gives 35 XP in Blacksmithing per craft.
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