Make Spade Head Cudgel is a weaponry crafting recipe in Project Zomboid Build 42. It makes Cudgel with Spade Head x1. It needs Carpentry level 6.
| Qty | Item | How it is used |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | any wrench | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | any saw | 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 | Large Branch | Used up |
| 1 | Nuts and Bolts | Used up |
| 1 | Spade Head or Spade Head | Used up |
| 2 | Iron Band - Small | Used up |
| Qty | Makes |
|---|---|
| 1 | Cudgel with Spade Head |
Recipes that make the ingredients:
Use the Make Spade Head Cudgel recipe (Weaponry category). You need Large Branch, Nuts and Bolts, Spade Head or Spade Head, Iron Band - Small and these tools: any wrench, any saw, any carpentrychisel, any drillmetal, any mallet.
It needs Carpentry level 6.
You must learn this recipe before it shows in the crafting menu. It is learned automatically at Carpentry 9 and Axe 9 (any one of these). Reading Magazine: Revolting Peasants teaches it. You can also research it from Spade Head, Spade Head, Spade, Spade, Cudgel with Garden Fork Head.
It gives 60 XP in Carpentry per craft.
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