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Nails
Nails
General
Category	Item
Encumbrance	Single: 0.01 Box: 0.3
Function	Carpentry recipes
Technical details
Base ID	Base.Nails Base.NailsBox

Nails are components used in crafting and carpentry.

Usage

Carpentry

Nails are a required component for most carpentry recipes, most of which also require a hammer.

They are required for barricading doors and windows, and to hang sheet ropes.

Weapons

Both the baseball bat and plank can be improved by combining with nails, making them deal slightly more damage.

Boxes

100 nails can be consolidated into a box of nails, which is helpful for organizational purposes, and reduces the stack weight by 70% (0.3 for x100 nails vs 1.0 unboxed)

Crafting

Nails can be used in the following recipes:

Product	XP gained	Skill(s)	Recipe	Ingredient 1
Nails x100	0 XP	none		Box of Nails (consumed) |-	Box of Nails	0 XP	none		Nails x100 (consumed)

Carpentry

Product	XP gained	Skill(s)	Recipe	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3	Ingredient 4
Drawer	0.25 Carpentry	none		Hammer (tag) (keep)	Plank (consumed)	Doorknob (consumed)	Nails (consumed)

Barrier

Product	XP gained	Skill(s)	Recipe	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3	Ingredient 4
Barricade	0.75 Carpentry	none		Hammer (tag) (keep)	One of: Door Window	Plank x1 (consumed)	Nails x2 (consumed) |-	Wooden Stake	1.25 Carpentry	Carpentry 5		Hammer (tag) (keep)	Plank x1 (consumed)	Nails x2 (consumed)	-	Wooden Fence	1.25 Carpentry	Carpentry 2		Hammer (tag) (keep)	Plank x2 (consumed)	Nails x3 (consumed)

Furniture

Product	XP gained	Skill(s)	Recipe	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3	Ingredient 4
Wooden Crate	0.75 Carpentry	Carpentry 3		Hammer (tag) (keep)	Plank x3 (consumed)	Nails x3 (consumed) |-	Bar Element	1.25 Carpentry	Carpentry 7		Hammer (tag) (keep)	Plank x4 (consumed)	Nails x4 (consumed)	-	Bar Corner	1.25 Carpentry	Carpentry 7		Hammer (tag) (keep)	Plank x4 (consumed)	Nails x4 (consumed) |-	Small Table	0.75 Carpentry	Carpentry 3		Hammer (tag) (keep)	Plank x5 (consumed)	Nails x4 (consumed) |-	Large Table	1.25 Carpentry	Carpentry 4		Hammer (tag) (keep)	Plank x6 (consumed)	Nails x4 (consumed) |-	Table with Drawer	1.25 Carpentry	Carpentry 5		Hammer (tag) (keep)	Plank x5 (consumed)	Nails x4 (consumed)	Drawer x1 (consumed) |-	Wooden Chair	0.75 Carpentry	Carpentry 2		Hammer (tag) (keep)	Plank x5 (consumed)	Nails x4 (consumed) |-	Rain Collector Barrel	1.25 Carpentry	Carpentry 4		Hammer (tag) (keep)	Plank x4 (consumed)	Nails x4 (consumed)	Garbage Bag x4 (consumed) |-	Rain Collector Barrel	1.25 Carpentry	Carpentry 7		Hammer (tag) (keep)	Plank x4 (consumed)	Nails x4 (consumed)	Garbage Bag x4 (consumed) |-	Composter	1.25 Carpentry	Carpentry 2		Hammer (tag) (keep)	Plank x5 (consumed)	Nails x4 (consumed) |-	Bookcase	1.25 Carpentry	Carpentry 5		Hammer (tag) (keep)	Plank x5 (consumed)	Nails x4 (consumed) |-	Small Bookcase	0.75 Carpentry	Carpentry 3		Hammer (tag) (keep)	Plank x3 (consumed)	Nails x3 (consumed) |-	Shelves	0.75 Carpentry	Carpentry 2		Hammer (tag) (keep)	Plank x1 (consumed)	Nails x2 (consumed) |-	Double Shelves	1.25 Carpentry	Carpentry 2		Hammer (tag) (keep)	Plank x2 (consumed)	Nails x4 (consumed) |-	Bed	1.25 Carpentry	Carpentry 4		Hammer (tag) (keep)	Plank x6 (consumed)	Nails x4 (consumed)	Mattress x1 (consumed)

Miscellaneous

Product	XP gained	Skill(s)	Recipe	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3	Ingredient 4	Ingredient 5
Lamp on Pillar	1.25 Carpentry	Carpentry 4		Hammer (tag) (keep)	Plank x2 (consumed)	Nails x4 (consumed)	Rope x1 (consumed)	Flashlight x1 (consumed) |-	Sheet Rope	0 XP	none		Hammer (tag) (keep)	One of: Sheet Rope (x1 per story) Rope (x1 per story) (consumed)	Nails x1 (consumed) |-	Wooden Cross	1.25 Carpentry	none		Hammer (tag) (keep)	Plank x2 (consumed)	Nails x2 (consumed) |-	Wooden Sign	0.75 Carpentry	Carpentry 1		Hammer (tag) (keep)	Plank x3 (consumed)	Nails x3 (consumed)

Structure

Product	XP gained	Skill(s)	Recipe	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3	Ingredient 4	Ingredient 5
Wooden Wall Frame	1.25 Carpentry	Carpentry 2		Hammer (tag) (keep)	Plank x2 (consumed)	Nails x2 (consumed) |-	Wooden Wall Lvl 1	2.5 Carpentry	Carpentry 2		Hammer (tag) (keep)	One of: Wooden Wall Frame Metal Wall Frame	Plank x2 (consumed)	Nails x4 (consumed) |-	Wooden Wall Lvl 2	5 Carpentry	Carpentry 4		Hammer (tag) (keep)	One of: Wooden Wall Frame Metal Wall Frame	Plank x2 (consumed)	Nails x4 (consumed) |-	Wooden Wall Lvl 3	7.5 Carpentry	Carpentry 7		Hammer (tag) (keep)	One of: Wooden Wall Frame Metal Wall Frame	Plank x2 (consumed)	Nails x4 (consumed) |-	Upgrade Wooden Wall From Lvl 1 to Lvl 2	2.5 Carpentry	Carpentry 4		Hammer (tag) (keep)	Wooden Wall Lvl 1	Plank x1 (consumed)	Nails x4 (consumed) |-	Upgrade Wooden Wall From Lvl 1 to Lvl 3	5 Carpentry	Carpentry 7		Hammer (tag) (keep)	Wooden Wall Lvl 1	Plank x2 (consumed)	Nails x8 (consumed) |-	Upgrade Wooden Wall From Lvl 2 to Lvl 3	2.5 Carpentry	Carpentry 7		Hammer (tag) (keep)	Wooden Wall Lvl 2	Plank x1 (consumed)	Nails x4 (consumed) |-	Wooden Window Lvl 1	2.5 Carpentry	Carpentry 2		Hammer (tag) (keep)	One of: Wooden Wall Frame Metal Wall Frame	Plank x2 (consumed)	Nails x4 (consumed) |-	Wooden Window Lvl 2	5 Carpentry	Carpentry 4		Hammer (tag) (keep)	One of: Wooden Wall Frame Metal Wall Frame	Plank x2 (consumed)	Nails x4 (consumed) |-	Wooden Window Lvl 3	7.5 Carpentry	Carpentry 7		Hammer (tag) (keep)	One of: Wooden Wall Frame Metal Wall Frame	Plank x2 (consumed)	Nails x4 (consumed) |-	Upgrade Wooden Window From Lvl 1 to Lvl 2	2.5 Carpentry	Carpentry 4		Hammer (tag) (keep)	Wooden Window Lvl 1	Plank x1 (consumed)	Nails x4 (consumed) |-	Upgrade Wooden Window From Lvl 1 to Lvl 3	5 Carpentry	Carpentry 7		Hammer (tag) (keep)	Wooden Window Lvl 1	Plank x2 (consumed)	Nails x8 (consumed) |-	Upgrade Wooden Window From Lvl 2 to Lvl 3	2.5 Carpentry	Carpentry 7		Hammer (tag) (keep)	Wooden Window Lvl 2	Plank x1 (consumed)	Nails x4 (consumed) |-	Wooden Doorframe	5 Carpentry	Carpentry 2		Hammer (tag) (keep)	Plank x4 (consumed)	Nails x4 (consumed) |-	Wooden Pillar	0.75 Carpentry	Carpentry 2		Hammer (tag) (keep)	Plank x4 (consumed)	Nails x4 (consumed) |-	Door	0.75 Carpentry	Carpentry 3		Hammer (tag) (keep)	Plank x4 (consumed)	Nails x4 (consumed)	Door Hinge x2 (consumed)	Doorknob x1 (consumed) |-	Double Wooden Door	6 Carpentry	Carpentry 6		Hammer (tag) (keep)	Plank x12 (consumed)	Nails x12 (consumed)	Door Hinge x4 (consumed)	Doorknob x2 (consumed) |-	Wood Stairs	1.25 Carpentry	Carpentry 6		Hammer (tag) (keep)	Plank x15 (consumed)	Nails x15 (consumed) |-	Wooden Floor	0.75 Carpentry	Carpentry 1		Hammer (tag) (keep)	Plank x1 (consumed)	Nails x1 (consumed)

Weapons

Product	XP gained	Skill(s)	Recipe	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3
Spiked Baseball Bat	0 XP	none		Hammer (tag) (keep)	Baseball Bat (consumed)	Nails x5 (consumed) |-	Spiked Plank	0.25 Carpentry	none		Hammer (tag) (keep)	Plank (consumed)	Nails x5 (consumed)

Trapping and Fishing

Product	XP gained	Skill(s)	Recipe	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3	Ingredient 4
Trap Box	1 Carpentry	Carpentry 1 Trapping 2		One of: Saw Garden Saw (keep)	Plank x4 (consumed)	Nails x7 (consumed) |-	Trap Crate	0.75 Carpentry	none		One of: Saw Garden Saw (keep)	Plank x3 (consumed)	Nails x5 (consumed) |-	Fishing Rod	0 XP	none		Fishing Rod without Line (consumed)	One of: Fishing Line Twine (2 units) (consumed)	One of: Nails Paperclip (consumed) |-	Fishing Rod	0 XP	none		One of: Hunting Knife Kitchen Knife Machete Meat Cleaver Stone Knife (keep)	Sturdy Stick (consumed)	One of: Fishing Line Twine (2 units) (consumed)	One of: Nails Paperclip (consumed)

Distribution

Nails can be found in hardware stores, factories (specifically logging factories), tool sheds, garages, and various other storage locations.

Nails can be obtained by dismantling various wooden furniture. The amount of nails obtained is dependent on your carpentry level and which item of furniture is being dismantled. Different pieces of furniture require different tools to dismantle.

Coding

From items.txt (Project Zomboid directory/media/scripts/)

Nails Retrieved: Build 41.65

	        item Nails
	{
	        DisplayCategory         = Material,
		Count	                = 5,
		Weight	                = 0.01,
		AlwaysWelcomeGift	= TRUE,
		Type	                = Normal,
		DisplayName	        = Nails,
		Icon	                = Nails,
		MetalValue              = 1,
		SurvivalGear            = TRUE,
		WorldStaticModel        = Nails,
	}

From newitems.txt (Project Zomboid directory/media/scripts/)

Box of Nails Retrieved: Build 41.65

        item NailsBox
    {
        DisplayCategory  = Material,
        Weight	         = 0.3,
        Type	         = Normal,
        DisplayName	 = Box of Nails,
        Icon	         = NailsBox,
        MetalValue       = 100,
        SurvivalGear     = TRUE,
        WorldStaticModel = NailsBox,
    }

See also

• Hammer
• Plank