Make Scrap Metal Shortsword is a weaponry crafting recipe in Project Zomboid Build 42. It makes Scrap Metal Shortsword x1, Iron Bar Quarter x1. It needs Welding level 6.
| Qty | Item | How it is used |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | any barstock or any fullblade | Used up |
| 1 | any file | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | Rag or Denim Strips or Leather Strips | Used up |
| 8 | Welding Torch | Used up |
| 1 | any weldingmask | Tool, kept |
| Qty | Makes |
|---|---|
| 1 | Scrap Metal Shortsword |
| 1 | Iron Bar Quarter |
Recipes that make the ingredients:
What you can make next with the result:
Use the Make Scrap Metal Shortsword recipe (Weaponry category). You need any barstock or any fullblade, Rag or Denim Strips or Leather Strips, Welding Torch and these tools: any file, any weldingmask.
It needs Welding level 6.
It is known from the start; no book or skill level is needed to see it.
It gives 60 XP in Welding per craft.
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