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Metal Shin Armor
Armor

Metal Shin Armor

Crafting Yield: 1 • Requires Simple Forge

Quick answer

Craft at Simple Forge. For one Metal Shin Armor in Project Zomboid, collect 1× Large Ceramic Crucible with Iron, 1× Large Ceramic Crucible with Steel, 9× Limestone, 36× Log, 1× Premium Fishing Line, and 108× 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
Needle
1Needle
Awl
1Awl

Requires skills: Blacksmithing 4+Tailoring 2+

Unlocks: Requires item: magazine_armor_in_the_iron_age; Skills: blacksmithing 6; Research: scrap_metal_shin_armor; Research: spiked_scrap_metal_shin_armor; Research: spiked_metal_shin_armor; Research: metal_shin_armor; Research: spiked_shin_guard; Research: spiked_articulated_metal_shin_armor; Research: shin_guard; Research: articulated_metal_shin_armor

Dependency Crafting Chain

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

Used to craft

Other recipes that use Metal Shin Armor as an ingredient.

Frequently asked questions

How do you craft Metal Shin Armor in Project Zomboid?
Craft at Simple Forge. For one Metal Shin Armor in Project Zomboid, collect 1× Large Ceramic Crucible with Iron, 1× Large Ceramic Crucible with Steel, 9× Limestone, 36× Log, 1× Premium Fishing Line, and 108× Rope.
What raw materials do you need for Metal Shin Armor in Project Zomboid?
You need 1× Large Ceramic Crucible with Iron, 1× Large Ceramic Crucible with Steel, 9× Limestone, 36× Log, 1× Premium Fishing Line, and 108× Rope for one Metal Shin Armor (default recipe, quality 1).
Where do you craft Metal Shin Armor in Project Zomboid?
Use Simple Forge.
What is Metal Shin Armor used for in Project Zomboid?
Metal Shin Armor is used to craft items including Spiked Metal Shin Armor.