Forge Tongs is a tools crafting recipe in Project Zomboid Build 42. It makes Tongs x1. It needs Blacksmithing level 1.
| Qty | Item | How it is used |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | any charcoal | Used up |
| 2 | any barstockquarter | Used up |
| 1 | any hammer | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | any crudetongs or any metalworkingpliers or any tongs | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | any metalworkingpunch or any smallpunch | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | any headingtool | Tool, kept |
| Qty | Makes |
|---|---|
| 1 | Tongs |
Use the Forge Tongs recipe (Tools category). You need any charcoal, any barstockquarter and these tools: any hammer, any crudetongs or any metalworkingpliers or any tongs, any metalworkingpunch or any smallpunch, any headingtool.
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 Simple Wooden Tongs, Metalworking Pliers, Pliers, Vise Grips.
It gives 25 XP in Blacksmithing per craft.
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