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Steel Bar

Material / Weapon

Item IDs Base.SteelBar

Encumbrance2
Weapon typeLong blunt
Damage0.6 - 1.15
Range0.61 - 1.25

Stats

Encumbrance: 2
Weapon type: Long blunt
Damage: 0.6 - 1.15
Range: 0.61 - 1.25
Attack speed: 1
Critical chance: 20%
Critical damage: x2
Knockdown: 0
Max targets per swing: 3
Door damage: 1
Tree damage: 0
Condition: 8
Condition loss chance: 1 in 15
Two-handed: Yes

How to craft

Cast Steel Bar

Requires Advanced furnace Blacksmithing

Needs

One of
- Large Ceramic Crucible with Steel x4
- Small Ceramic Crucible with Steel x4
One of
- Simple Wooden Tongs
- Kitchen Tongs
crudetongsOne of
- Tongs
tongsKeep
One of
charcoal
One of
Keep

Makes

Steel Bar

Cast Steel Bar from Iron

Requires Advanced furnace Blacksmithing

Needs

One of
- Large Ceramic Crucible with Iron x4
- Small Ceramic Crucible with Iron x4
One of
- Simple Wooden Tongs
- Kitchen Tongs
crudetongsOne of
- Tongs
tongsKeep
Coke x6
Limestone x6
One of
- Ceramic Bar Mold
- Steel Bar Mold
Keep

Makes

Steel Bar

Forge Bar

Requires Primitive forge Blacksmithing

Needs

One of
charcoal
One of
2 more
- Iron Bar Half x2
- Steel Bar Half x2
One of
1 more
- Smithing Hammer
hammerOne of
- Block Mace
- Club Hammer
clubhammerKeep
One of
- Tongs
tongsKeep

Makes

One of
- Iron Bar
- Steel Bar

XP Blacksmithing 10

Forge Bar From Chunks

Requires Primitive forge Blacksmithing

Needs

One of
charcoal
One of
- Iron Chunk x4
- Steel Chunk x4
One of
1 more
- Smithing Hammer
hammerOne of
- Block Mace
- Club Hammer
clubhammerKeep
One of
- Tongs
tongsKeep

Makes

One of
- Iron Bar
- Steel Bar

Skill Blacksmithing 0
XP Blacksmithing 10

Used to craft

Cut Bar By hand, on any surface
- One of
Smelt Steel From Large Steel Item as smeltablesteellarge Requires Advanced furnace
- Steel Chunk x4
Cut Bar Requires Primitive forge
- One of
Forge Bar Into Rod Requires Advanced forge
- One of
  - Steel Rod
  - Steel Rod Half
- One of
Forge Iron Band Requires Primitive forge
- Iron Band
Forge Crowbar Requires Advanced forge
- Crowbar
Forge Simple Shortsword Blade Requires Forge
- Simple Shortsword Blade
- One of
  1 more
  - Iron Bar Quarter
Forge Crude Sword Blade Requires Forge
- Simple Sword Blade
Forge Fireplace Poker as barstock Requires Primitive forge
- Fireplace Poker
Forge Large Hook as barstock Requires Primitive forge
- Large Hook
Forge Machete Blade Requires Advanced forge
- Machete Blade
Forge Scrap Metal Shortsword Requires Primitive forge
- Scrap Metal Shortsword
Forge Scrap Metal Sword as barstock Requires Primitive forge
- Scrap Metal Sword
Forge Shortsword Blade Requires Advanced forge
- Shortsword Blade
- One of
Forge Sword Blade Requires Advanced forge
- Sword Blade
Make Scrap Metal Shortsword as barstock By hand, on any surface
- Scrap Metal Shortsword
- Iron Bar Quarter
Make Scrap Metal Sword as barstock By hand, on any surface
- Scrap Metal Sword
Saw Bar By hand, on any surface
- One of
  - Steel Bar Half x2
  - Steel Rod Half x2
Smelt Large Steel Item as smeltablesteellarge Requires Furnace
- One of
  - Small Ceramic Crucible with Steel
  - Large Ceramic Crucible with Steel

Where to find

Most likely places, from the game loot tables.

Factory77%
Workshop21%
Homes2%

Vehicles

Tradesman vans96%
Company vehicles4%

Zombies

Any zombie (attached weapon)
Bandit
Survivalist