Forge Sword Blade is a blade crafting recipe in Project Zomboid Build 42. It makes Sword Blade x1. It needs Blacksmithing level 9.
| 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) or Machete Blade or Machete Blade (No Tang) | Used up |
| 1 | any ballpeenhammer | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | any tongs | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| Qty | Makes |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sword Blade |
Recipes that make the ingredients:
What you can make next with the result:
Use the Forge Sword Blade recipe (Blade category). You need any charcoal, Steel Bar or Katana or Katana Blade or Sword Blade or Sword Blade (No Tang) or Machete Blade or Machete Blade (No Tang) and these tools: any ballpeenhammer, any tongs.
It needs Blacksmithing level 9.
You must learn this recipe before it shows in the crafting menu. It is learned automatically at Blacksmithing 10 and Long Blade 5. Reading Magazine: Medieval Armory - June 1993 teaches it. You can also research it from Sword Blade, Sword Blade (No Tang), Broken Sword Blade, Broken Sword Blade (No Tang), Shortsword Blade, Shortsword Blade (No Tang), Katana Blade Shard, Katana Blade.
It gives 100 XP in Blacksmithing per craft.
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