Item:Book of master blacksmithing instructions/Chapter 6/Metal rod

A page of the Book of master blacksmithing instructions, chapter 6: instructions for crafting a metal rod.

Book	Book of master blacksmithing instructions
Chapter	6
Lowest book	Apprentice
Product	?
Difficulty	extremely easy
Technique	Utility Forging
Ingredient type	finished small metal item

The book page below is quoted as read in game on 11 November 2026. Page numbers shift when recipes are added or the books are re-sorted; the chapter page has the current list.

Tools

• Created using a forging hammer, some tongs, some metalworking oil and a metal anvil with forge.
• Also helpful: a shovel and a bellows.

Ingredients

Qty	Ingredient	Detail
1	refined metal ingot	1 volume

Book page

        -=   Chapter 6, Page 3: Instructions for crafting a metal rod    =-
  A metal rod is a craftable item in the Forging society under the Blacksmithing crafting discipline.  This is considered to be an extremely easy piece to make, though knowledge of the Utility Forging technique will be beneficial to the crafter.
  This item is listed as a "finished small metal item" ingredient type and is created using a forging hammer, some tongs, some metalworking oil and a metal anvil with forge.  A crafter may also find it helpful to have a shovel and a bellows on hand.
 A list of ingredients is provided:
   (1) refined metal ingot (1 volume)