Sheet Metal-Reinforce Weapon is a weaponry crafting recipe in Project Zomboid Build 42. It makes Baseball Bat - Sheet Metal Reinforced or Cudgel - Sheet Metal Reinforced x1. It needs Carpentry level 4.
| Qty | Item | How it is used |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | any screwdriver | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | any sheetmetalsnips or any metalsaw or any smallsaw | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | Baseball Bat or Baseball Bat - Can-Reinforced or Crafted Baseball Bat or Large Branch | Used up |
| 2 | Nuts and Bolts | Used up |
| 1 | any wrench | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | any drillmetal | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 4 | Screws | Used up |
| 2 | Steel Sheet - Small or Sheet Metal Scrap or Aluminum Scrap | Used up |
Recipes that make the ingredients:
Use the Sheet Metal-Reinforce Weapon recipe (Weaponry category). You need Baseball Bat or Baseball Bat - Can-Reinforced or Crafted Baseball Bat or Large Branch, Nuts and Bolts, Screws, Steel Sheet - Small or Sheet Metal Scrap or Aluminum Scrap and these tools: any screwdriver, any sheetmetalsnips or any metalsaw or any smallsaw, any wrench, any drillmetal.
It needs Carpentry level 4.
You must learn this recipe before it shows in the crafting menu. It is learned automatically at Carpentry 7 and Blunt 7 (any one of these). Reading Magazine: The Cheapskate's John Spiral - Street Violence teaches it. You can also research it from Sheet Metal Scrap, Steel Sheet, Steel Sheet - Small, Medium Handle - Can-Reinforced, Short Bat - Can-Reinforced, Tree Branch - Can-Reinforced, Baseball Bat - Can-Reinforced, Large Handle - Can-Reinforced.
It gives 40 XP in Carpentry per craft.
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