Make Kettle Maul is a weaponry crafting recipe in Project Zomboid Build 42. It makes Kettle Maul - Wood Handle or Kettle Maul - Metal Handle x1. It needs Maintenance level 4.
| Qty | Item | How it is used |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | any wrench | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | any drillmetal | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | Kettle | Used up |
| 1 | Large Handle or Steel Rod or Iron Pipe | Used up |
| 2 | Rag or Denim Strips or Leather Strips | Used up |
| 1 | Nuts and Bolts | Used up |
| 2 | any concrete | Used up |
| 1 | any rope | Used up |
| Qty | Makes |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kettle Maul - Wood Handle or Kettle Maul - Metal Handle |
Recipes that make the ingredients:
Use the Make Kettle Maul recipe (Weaponry category). You need Kettle, Large Handle or Steel Rod or Iron Pipe, Rag or Denim Strips or Leather Strips, Nuts and Bolts, any concrete, any rope and these tools: any wrench, any drillmetal.
It needs Maintenance level 4.
You must learn this recipe before it shows in the crafting menu. It is learned automatically at Maintenance 7 and Blunt 7 (any one of these). Reading Magazine: The Cheapskate's John Spiral - Street Violence teaches it. You can also research it from Bucket of Clay Cement, Bucket of Concrete, Carved Bucket of Clay Cement, Carved Bucket of Concrete, Kettle, Steel Rod, Iron Pipe.
It gives 40 XP in Maintenance per craft.
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