Make Scrap Metal Cleaver is a weaponry crafting recipe in Project Zomboid Build 42. It makes Scrap Metal Cleaver-Axe or Scrap Metal Cleaver x1. It needs Welding level 4.
| Qty | Item | How it is used |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steel Rod or Iron Pipe or Broken Iron Pipe or Steel Rod Half | Used up |
| 6 | Welding Torch | Used up |
| 1 | any weldingmask | Tool, kept |
| 1 | any file | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | Steel Sheet - Small | Used up |
| 1 | Rag or Denim Strips or Leather Strips | Used up |
| 1 | Nuts and Bolts | Used up |
| 1 | any wrench | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | any drillmetal | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | any sheetmetalsnips or any metalsaw | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| Qty | Makes |
|---|---|
| 1 | Scrap Metal Cleaver-Axe or Scrap Metal Cleaver |
Use the Make Scrap Metal Cleaver recipe (Weaponry category). You need Steel Rod or Iron Pipe or Broken Iron Pipe or Steel Rod Half, Welding Torch, Steel Sheet - Small, Rag or Denim Strips or Leather Strips, Nuts and Bolts and these tools: any weldingmask, any file, any wrench, any drillmetal, any sheetmetalsnips or any metalsaw.
It needs Welding level 4.
It is known from the start; no book or skill level is needed to see it.
It gives 40 XP in Welding per craft.
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