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Buckle
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Buckle

Crafting Yield: 1 • Requires Advanced Forge

Quick answer

Craft at Advanced Forge. For one Buckle in Project Zomboid, collect 1× Large Ceramic Crucible with Steel, 16× Log, and 48× Rope.

Recipe totals expand every ingredient into gatherable raw materials. Required tools are not consumed. Figures are verified against game data on the date shown on each page. Last verified .

Ingredients

Requires tools
Ball-peen Hammer
1Ball-peen Hammer
Metalworking Pliers
1Metalworking Pliers

Requires skills: Blacksmithing 4+

Unlocks: Requires item: magazine_small_scale_smithing; Requires item: magazine_european_armor_in_the_late_medieval_era; Requires item: magazine_armor_in_the_iron_age; Skills: blacksmithing 6; Research: bullets_bandolier; Research: shells_bandolier; Research: belt; Research: buckle; Research: coat_of_plates_body_armor; Research: metal_body_armor; Research: scrap_metal_body_armor; Research: scrap_metal_shin_armor; Research: spiked_scrap_metal_shin_armor; Research: spiked_metal_shin_armor; Research: metal_shin_armor; Research: holster_double; Research: hide_holster; Research: spiked_articulated_metal_shin_armor; Research: articulated_metal_shin_armor; Research: spiked_articulated_metal_shoulder_armor_left; Research: spiked_articulated_metal_shoulder_armor_right; Research: articulated_metal_shoulder_armor_left; Research: articulated_metal_shoulder_armor_right; Research: scrap_metal_shoulder_armor; Research: spiked_scrap_metal_shoulder_armor; Research: spiked_metal_shoulder_armor; Research: metal_shoulder_armor; Research: spiked_metal_thigh_armor; Research: metal_thigh_armor; Research: spiked_scrap_metal_thigh_armor; Research: scrap_metal_thigh_armor; Research: articulated_metal_thigh_armor; Research: scrap_metal_forearm_armor; Research: spiked_scrap_metal_forearm_armor; Research: spiked_metal_forearm_armor; Research: full_metal_forearm_armor; Research: metal_forearm_armor

Dependency Crafting Chain

Project Zomboid database synchronized. Last verified 2026-09-12.

Used to craft

Other recipes that use Buckle as an ingredient.

Frequently asked questions

How do you craft Buckle in Project Zomboid?
Craft at Advanced Forge. For one Buckle in Project Zomboid, collect 1× Large Ceramic Crucible with Steel, 16× Log, and 48× Rope.
What raw materials do you need for Buckle in Project Zomboid?
You need 1× Large Ceramic Crucible with Steel, 16× Log, and 48× Rope for one Buckle (default recipe, quality 1).
Where do you craft Buckle in Project Zomboid?
Use Advanced Forge.
What is Buckle used for in Project Zomboid?
Buckle is used to craft items including Articulated Metal Shin Armor, Articulated Metal Shoulder Armor - Left, Articulated Metal Shoulder Armor - Right, Articulated Metal Thigh Armor, and Belt and 7 more.