Make Rake-Head-Spiked Weapon is a weaponry crafting recipe in Project Zomboid Build 42. It makes Baseball Bat with Rake Spikes or Large Handle with Rake Spikes or Short Bat with Rake Spikes x1. It needs Carpentry level 4.
| Qty | Item | How it is used |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | any wrench | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | any carpentrychisel | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | any drillmetal | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | any mallet | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | Baseball Bat or Crafted Baseball Bat or Large Handle or Short Bat | Used up |
| 1 | Nuts and Bolts | Used up |
| 1 | Rake Head | Used up |
| 2 | Leather Strips | Used up |
Recipes that make the ingredients:
Use the Make Rake-Head-Spiked Weapon recipe (Weaponry category). You need Baseball Bat or Crafted Baseball Bat or Large Handle or Short Bat, Nuts and Bolts, Rake Head, Leather Strips and these tools: any wrench, any carpentrychisel, any drillmetal, any mallet.
It needs Carpentry level 4.
You must learn this recipe before it shows in the crafting menu. It is learned automatically at Carpentry 8 and Blunt 5 (any one of these). Reading Magazine: The Cheapskate's John Spiral - Street Violence teaches it. You can also research it from Rake Head, Short Bat, Baseball Bat, Crafted Baseball Bat, Baseball Bat with Garden Fork Head, Baseball Bat with Nails, Large Handle, Rake.
It gives 40 XP in Carpentry per craft.
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