Make Tire Thigh Armor is a tailoring crafting recipe in Project Zomboid Build 42. It makes Tire Thigh Armor x1. It needs Tailoring level 3 and Maintenance level 3.
| Qty | Item | How it is used |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tire Piece | Used up |
| 2 | Leather Strips | Used up |
| 2 | Buckle | Used up |
| 2 | Nuts and Bolts | Used up |
| 1 | any sharpknife | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | any drillwood or any drillmetal or any drillwoodpoor | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | any wrench | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | any sewingneedle | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | any awl | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | any heavythread | Used up |
| 1 | any metalsaw or any boltcutters | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| Qty | Makes |
|---|---|
| 1 | Tire Thigh Armor |
Recipes that make the ingredients:
Use the Make Tire Thigh Armor recipe (Tailoring category). You need Tire Piece, Leather Strips, Buckle, Nuts and Bolts, any heavythread and these tools: any sharpknife, any drillwood or any drillmetal or any drillwoodpoor, any wrench, any sewingneedle, any awl, any metalsaw or any boltcutters.
It needs Tailoring level 3 and Maintenance level 3.
You must learn this recipe before it shows in the crafting menu. It is learned automatically at Tailoring 5 and Maintenance 3. You can also research it from Tire Shin Armor, Tire Shin Armor, Tire Thigh Armor, Tire Thigh Armor, Tire Forearm Armor, Tire Forearm Armor, Tire Shoulder Armor - Left, Tire Shoulder Armor - Right.
It gives 20 XP in Tailoring, 30 XP in Maintenance per craft.
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