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Saw Long Stick or Sapling recipe

Saw Long Stick or Sapling is a carpentry crafting recipe in Project Zomboid Build 42. It makes Wooden Rod or Tree Branch x2. It needs no skill level.

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Skill, learning and time

  • It is known from the start; no book or skill level is needed to see it.
  • Skill needed: none.
  • Experience: 5 XP in Carpentry.
  • Base crafting time: 230 (game time units in the recipe file).
  • Can be crafted in your hands, with materials on the floor.
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Quick answers

How do you make Wooden Rod or Tree Branch in Project Zomboid?

Use the Saw Long Stick or Sapling recipe (Carpentry category). You need Long Stick or Sapling and these tools: any crudesaw or any saw.

What skill does Saw Long Stick or Sapling need?

No skill level is required.

How do I learn the Saw Long Stick or Sapling recipe?

It is known from the start; no book or skill level is needed to see it.

How much XP does Saw Long Stick or Sapling give?

It gives 5 XP in Carpentry per craft.

Figures on this page are read from the Build 42 game files (42.22, November 2026). Chances are relative weights inside each loot table, not exact drop rates. Your game is the final word: if it disagrees with us, tell us and we will fix the page.