What raw materials do you need for Pickaxe in Project Zomboid?

You need 1× Axe Head and 2× Large Branch for one Pickaxe (default recipe, quality 1).

What is Pickaxe used for in Project Zomboid?

Pickaxe is used to craft items including Broken Branch, Broken Garden Tool Handle, Broken Large Handle, Broken Long Stick, and Sharp Bone Fragment and 1 more.

Assembly

Pickaxe

Crafting Yield: 1 • Requires Any surface

Quick answer

Craft at Any surface. For one Pickaxe in Project Zomboid, collect 1× Axe Head and 2× Large Branch.

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 2026-09-12.

Ingredients

1Axe Head

1Large Handle

Requires tools

1Ball-peen Hammer

1Straight Razor

Requires skills: Maintenance 1+

Dependency Crafting Chain

1Pickaxe

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

Used to craft

Other recipes that use Pickaxe as an ingredient.

Frequently asked questions

How do you craft Pickaxe in Project Zomboid?: Craft at Any surface. For one Pickaxe in Project Zomboid, collect 1× Axe Head and 2× Large Branch.
What raw materials do you need for Pickaxe in Project Zomboid?: You need 1× Axe Head and 2× Large Branch for one Pickaxe (default recipe, quality 1).
Where do you craft Pickaxe in Project Zomboid?: Use Any surface.
What is Pickaxe used for in Project Zomboid?: Pickaxe is used to craft items including Broken Branch, Broken Garden Tool Handle, Broken Large Handle, Broken Long Stick, and Sharp Bone Fragment and 1 more.