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MaterialWeapon

Wooden Rod (Vara de madera)

Wooden Rod is a MaterialWeapon item that weighs 2 kg. Most likely found in: attic, closet, garage. Used in 43 recipes. It can be crafted.

Data taken from the game files: Project Zomboid 42.21.0 · updated on

IDBase.WoodenStick2
English nameWooden Rod
Spanish nameVara de madera
Portuguese nameHaste de Madeira
CategoryMaterialWeapon
Weight2 kg
Damage0.4 – 0.8
Weapon typebase:improvised, base:smallblunt
Range1.3
Speed1
Crit chance (%)25
Zombies per hit2
Max condition5
Wears down 1 in5 uses

Tips

  • Best place to look: attic (cardboard box).
  • Can be burned as fuel in campfires and wood stoves.
  • Can be repaired with glue.
  • Can be repaired with tape or duct tape.
  • It is a tool in 10 recipes: it is not consumed when crafting, though it can wear down.
  • Researching it (right-click → Research) teaches you: Can-Reinforce Weapon.

Where to find it

PlaceContainerChanceLoot table
atticcardboard boxcommonImprovisedCrafts
atticcratecommonImprovisedCrafts
atticothercommonImprovisedCrafts
closetlockercommonImprovisedCrafts
closetothercommonImprovisedCrafts
garageothercommonImprovisedCrafts
hallwayothercommonImprovisedCrafts
hardware storeshelvescommonToolStoreHandles
hardware storeothercommonToolStoreHandles
kitchenothercommonImprovisedCrafts
living roomlockercommonImprovisedCrafts
living roomothercommonImprovisedCrafts
storage unitothercommonImprovisedCrafts
bat factorymetal shelvesuncommonCrateCarpentry
closetcrateuncommonCrateCarpentry

And 47 more places with lower odds.

What it is for: recipes that use it

RecipeAsResult
Carve Simple Wooden Tongsingredient1× Simple Wooden Tongs
Carve Stakeingredient1× Stake
Carve Trowelingredient1× Wooden Trowel
Craft Twinetool1× Twine
Crude Wooden Cross
building
ingredient–
Fix With Adhesive Tapetool–
Fix With Duct Tapetool–
Fix With Gluetool–
Lean To Shelter
building
ingredient–
Leather Shelter
building
ingredient–
Make Fishing Rod
taught by Magazine: Angler USA - June 1993
ingredient1× Makeshift Fishing Rod
Make Splintingredient1× Splint
Make Stick Trap
taught by Magazine: The Hunter
ingredient1× Stick Trap
Make Tent Kitingredient1× Improvised Tent Kit
Saw Wooden Rod Into Small Handlesingredient4× Small Handle
Scutch Fibretool1× Flax (Scutched)
Stick Bookcase
building
ingredient–
Stick Bookcase Small Lvl1
building
ingredient–
Tarp Shelter
building
ingredient–
Twist Rope from Dogbanetool1× Rope
Assemble Simple Framepack
Tailoring 5
taught by Magazine: Fun in the Woods!
ingredient1× Simple Framepack
Assemble Simple Tarp Framepack
Tailoring 5
must be learned
ingredient1× Simple Framepack
Assemble Small Simple Framepack
Tailoring 5
taught by Magazine: Fun in the Woods!
ingredient1× Small Simple Framepack
Can-Reinforce Weapon
Carpentry 2
taught by Magazine: No Man's Land
ingredient1× Short Bat - Can-Reinforced
Carve 4 Small Handles
Carving 1
ingredient4× Small Handle
Carve Bucket
Carving 4
taught by Magazine: Pioneering Carvers
ingredient1× Carved Bucket
Carve Knitting Needles
Carving 3
taught by Magazine: Pioneering Carvers
ingredient1× Knitting Needles - Wood
Carve Medium Handle
Carving 2
ingredient1× Medium Handle
Fix With Epoxy
Maintenance 3
tool–
Fix With Epoxy And Rags
Maintenance 4
tool–
Fix With Wood Glue
Carpentry 2
tool–
Fix With Zipties
Maintenance 1
tool–
Make Nail-Spiked Small Weapon
Carpentry 1
ingredient1× Broken Baseball Bat with Nails
Make Wooden Body Armor
Tailoring 5, Carving 5
taught by Magazine: Early Indigenous Armor - An In-Depth Study
ingredient1× Wooden Body Armor
Make Wooden Forearm Armor
Tailoring 1, Carving 2
taught by Magazine: Early Indigenous Armor - An In-Depth Study
ingredient1× Wooden Forearm Armor
Make Wooden Shin Armor
Tailoring 1, Carving 2
taught by Magazine: Early Indigenous Armor - An In-Depth Study
ingredient1× Wooden Shin Armor
Make Wooden Shoulder Armor
Tailoring 4, Carving 3
taught by Magazine: Early Indigenous Armor - An In-Depth Study
ingredient1× Wooden Shoulder Armor
Make Wooden Thigh Armor
Tailoring 1, Carving 3
taught by Magazine: Early Indigenous Armor - An In-Depth Study
ingredient1× Wooden Thigh Armor
Make Wooden Toolbox
Carpentry 1
ingredient1× Wooden Toolbox
Rugged Stool
building · Carpentry 1
ingredient–

And 3 more recipes.

How to craft it

RecipeYou need
Saw Long Stick or Sapling1× Long Stick or other
1× Simple Wood Saw or other (tool)
Carve Wooden Rod
Carving 1
1× Simple Metal Knife or other (tool)
1× Broken Field Hockey Stick or other

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