Make Bone Body Armor is a tailoring crafting recipe in Project Zomboid Build 42. It makes Bone Body Armor x1. It needs Tailoring level 7 and Carving level 7.
| Qty | Item | How it is used |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Large Bone Bead | Used up |
| 4 | Leather Strips | Used up |
| 1 | any sharpknife | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 5 | Twine | Used up |
| 1 | any awl | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| Qty | Makes |
|---|---|
| 1 | Bone Body Armor |
Recipes that make the ingredients:
Use the Make Bone Body Armor recipe (Tailoring category). You need Large Bone Bead, Leather Strips, Twine and these tools: any sharpknife, any awl.
It needs Tailoring level 7 and Carving level 7.
You must learn this recipe before it shows in the crafting menu. It is learned automatically at Tailoring 9 and Carving 8. Reading Magazine: Early Indigenous Armor - An In-Depth Study teaches it. You can also research it from Bone Body Armor, Bone Choker, Bone Pectoral, Wooden Body Armor.
It gives 80 XP in Tailoring, 60 XP in Carving per craft.
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