What you need
| Qty | Item | How it is used |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | any charcoal | Used up |
| 1 | any piercedchunk | Used up |
| 1 | any hammer | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | any crudetongs or any tongs | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | any metalworkingpunch | Tool, kept (may wear) |
Forge Smithing Hammer Head is a tools crafting recipe in Project Zomboid Build 42. It makes Smithing Hammer Head x1. It needs Blacksmithing level 1.
| Qty | Item | How it is used |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | any charcoal | Used up |
| 1 | any piercedchunk | Used up |
| 1 | any hammer | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | any crudetongs or any tongs | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | any metalworkingpunch | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| Qty | Makes |
|---|---|
| 1 | Smithing Hammer Head |
What you can make next with the result:
Use the Forge Smithing Hammer Head recipe (Tools category). You need any charcoal, any piercedchunk and these tools: any hammer, any crudetongs or any tongs, any metalworkingpunch.
It needs Blacksmithing level 1.
You must learn this recipe before it shows in the crafting menu. It is learned automatically at Blacksmithing 3. Reading Magazine: Everyday Smithing - June 1993 teaches it. You can also research it from Ball Peen Hammer Head, Clawhammer Head, Club Hammer Head, Ball-peen Hammer, Ball-peen Hammer, Club Hammer, Club Hammer, Claw Hammer.
It gives 25 XP in Blacksmithing per craft.
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