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Split Metal Sheet recipe

Split Metal Sheet is a blacksmithing crafting recipe in Project Zomboid Build 42. It makes Steel Sheet - Small x4. It needs Blacksmithing level 3.

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What you need

QtyItemHow it is used
1Steel SheetUsed up
1any ballpeenhammerTool, kept (may wear)
1any tongsTool, kept (may wear)
1any metalworkingchiselTool, kept (may wear)
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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: Blacksmithing 3.
  • Base crafting time: 200 (game time units in the recipe file).
  • Recipe tags: Forge.
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Quick answers

How do you make Steel Sheet - Small in Project Zomboid?

Use the Split Metal Sheet recipe (Blacksmithing category). You need Steel Sheet and these tools: any ballpeenhammer, any tongs, any metalworkingchisel.

What skill does Split Metal Sheet need?

It needs Blacksmithing level 3.

How do I learn the Split Metal Sheet recipe?

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

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