Blacksmithing and blade recipes

Everything made at a forge: tools, tool heads, blades and the forges themselves. Charcoal is the fuel in almost every one. This page lists all 96 of them with what they use, what they need and what they make. Read from the Build 42 game files, November 2026.

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How to read this page

Each row is one recipe. Ingredients are used up. Tools stay in your inventory, though some wear a little. Where a cell says "or", any one of the options works. Requirements lists the skill level you need, the XP the craft gives, and how the recipe is learned if you do not know it from the start. Under each name is where you craft it: in hand, on any surface, at a named workstation, or built in the world from the building menu.

Back to the recipe database. For how the crafting system works, see crafting.

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Blacksmithing (79)

Recipe	Ingredients (used up)	Tools (kept)	Requirements	Makes
Cast Blacksmith Anvil Furnace	Ceramic Blacksmith Anvil Mold; 10 × any charcoal; 32 × Large Ceramic Crucible with Iron or Small Ceramic Crucible with Iron	any tongs	No skill needed	Blacksmith Anvil
Cast Iron Bar Furnace	4 × Large Ceramic Crucible with Iron or Small Ceramic Crucible with Iron; 4 × any charcoal	any crude tongs or any tongs; Ceramic Bar Mold or Iron Bar Mold or Steel Bar Mold	No skill needed	Iron Bar
Cast Iron Ingot Furnace	12 × Large Ceramic Crucible with Iron or Small Ceramic Crucible with Iron; 12 × any charcoal	any crude tongs or any tongs; Ceramic Ingot Mold or Iron Ingot Mold or Steel Ingot Mold	No skill needed	Iron Ingot
Cast Steel Bar Advanced furnace	4 × Large Ceramic Crucible with Steel or Small Ceramic Crucible with Steel; 4 × any charcoal	any crude tongs or any tongs; Ceramic Bar Mold or Iron Bar Mold or Steel Bar Mold	No skill needed	Steel Bar
Cast Steel Bar from Iron Advanced furnace	4 × Large Ceramic Crucible with Iron or Small Ceramic Crucible with Iron; 6 × Coke; 6 × Limestone	any crude tongs or any tongs; Ceramic Bar Mold or Steel Bar Mold	No skill needed	Steel Bar
Cast Steel Ingot from Iron Advanced furnace	12 × Large Ceramic Crucible with Iron or Small Ceramic Crucible with Iron; 18 × Coke; 18 × Limestone	any crude tongs or any tongs; Ceramic Ingot Mold or Steel Ingot Mold	No skill needed	Steel Ingot
Cast Steel Ingots Advanced furnace	12 × Large Ceramic Crucible with Steel or Small Ceramic Crucible with Steel; 12 × any charcoal	any crude tongs or any tongs; Ceramic Ingot Mold or Iron Ingot Mold or Steel Ingot Mold	No skill needed	Steel Ingot
Charcoal Burner Built in the world	Dark Green Barrel; 4 × Stone	None	No skill needed	Charcoal Burner Dark Green Barrel
Charcoal Burner Built in the world	Light Green Barrel; 4 × Stone	None	No skill needed	Charcoal Burner Light Green Barrel
Charcoal Burner Built in the world	Metal Drum; 4 × Stone	None	No skill needed	Charcoal Burner Metal Drum
Charcoal Burner Built in the world	Orange Barrel; 4 × Stone	None	No skill needed	Charcoal Burner Orange Barrel
Charcoal Burning Pile Built in the world	Nothing is used up	any diggrave	No skill needed	Charcoal Pit
Construct Advanced Forge Built in the world	30 × Stone Block; any concrete; Blacksmith Anvil; Wooden Bucket; Log; Large Bellows	a mason's trowel	No skill needed	Advanced Forge
Construct Blast Furnace Built in the world	40 × Stone Block; any concrete; Large Bellows	a mason's trowel	No skill needed	Blast Furnace
Construct Primitive Forge Built in the world	any concrete; 10 × Stone; Stone Anvil	None	No skill needed	Forge Primitive Forge
Construct Primitive Furnace Built in the world	6 × Clay; 4 × Stone; any concrete	None	No skill needed	Primitive Furnace
Construct Smelting Furnace Built in the world	40 × Stone Block; any concrete	a mason's trowel	No skill needed	Smelting Furnace
Cut Bar Primitive forge	Iron Bar or Iron Bar Half or Steel Bar Half or 1 more; any charcoal	any hammer or any club hammer; any metalworking chisel; any tongs	No skill needed. Gives 10 Blacksmithing XP	Depends on what you put in
Extract Iron Bloom Primitive furnace	8 × any charcoal; Iron Ore	None	No skill needed	Iron Bloom
Extract Iron from Bloom Primitive forge	4 × any charcoal; Iron Bloom	any club hammer or any hammer; any crude tongs or any tongs	No skill needed. Gives 10 Blacksmithing XP	12 × Iron Chunk
Extract Iron from Iron Bloom Primitive forge	18 × any charcoal; Iron Bloom	any crude tongs or any tongs; any hammer	No skill needed	12 × Iron Chunk
Extract Iron from Iron Ore Furnace	Large Ceramic Crucible or Large Ceramic Crucible with Steel; 18 × any charcoal; Iron Ore or Iron Bloom	any crude tongs or any tongs	No skill needed	Depends on what you put in
Extract Iron from Smaller Items Primitive furnace	any charcoal; 10 × Forged Fishing Hook or Forged Fork or Iron Piece or 3 more	Large Ceramic Crucible; any crude tongs or any tongs	No skill needed	Iron Chunk
Extract Steel from Smaller Iron Items Advanced furnace	2 × Coke; 2 × Limestone; 10 × Forged Fishing Hook or Forged Fork or Iron Piece or 3 more	Large Ceramic Crucible; any crude tongs or any tongs	No skill needed	Steel Chunk
Forge Bar Primitive forge	4 × any charcoal; 4 × Iron Chunk or Steel Chunk or Iron Bar Quarter or 3 more	any hammer or any club hammer; any tongs	No skill needed. Gives 10 Blacksmithing XP	Depends on what you put in
Forge Bar From Chunks Primitive forge	4 × any charcoal; 4 × Iron Chunk or Steel Chunk	any hammer or any club hammer; any tongs	Blacksmithing 0. Gives 10 Blacksmithing XP	Depends on what you put in
Forge Bar Half Primitive forge	2 × any charcoal; 2 × Iron Chunk or Steel Chunk or Iron Bar Quarter or 1 more	any hammer or any club hammer; any crude tongs or any tongs	Blacksmithing 0. Gives 10 Blacksmithing XP	Depends on what you put in
Forge Bar Into Rod Advanced forge	Steel Bar Half or Steel Bar; 4 × any charcoal	a ball-peen hammer; any metalworking chisel; any tongs	No skill needed. Gives 10 Blacksmithing XP	Depends on what you put in, Depends on what you put in
Forge Bar Quarter from Chunk Primitive forge	any charcoal; Iron Chunk or Steel Chunk	any hammer or any club hammer; any crude tongs or any tongs	Blacksmithing 0. Gives 10 Blacksmithing XP	Depends on what you put in
Forge Block From Chunks Primitive forge	2 × any charcoal; 4 × Iron Chunk or Steel Chunk	any hammer or any club hammer; any tongs	Blacksmithing 0. Gives 10 Blacksmithing XP	Depends on what you put in
Forge Circular Sawblade Into Halves Primitive forge	Circular Sawblade; any charcoal	any hammer or any club hammer; any metalworking chisel; any tongs	No skill needed	2 × Circular Sawblade Half
Forge Coins Primitive forge	any charcoal; Gold Sheet or Silver Sheet	any smithing hammer; any metalworking pliers or any tongs	Blacksmithing 1. Gives 25 Blacksmithing XP	Depends on what you put in
Forge Copper Sheet Primitive forge	any charcoal; 4 × Copper Scrap or Copper Sheet - Small	any hammer or any club hammer; any tongs or any metalworking pliers	Blacksmithing 0	Copper Sheet
Forge Gold Sheet Primitive forge	any charcoal; 10 × Gold Coin or Gold Fragments	any hammer or any club hammer; any tongs	Blacksmithing 1	Gold Sheet
Forge Gold Sheets Primitive forge	any charcoal; Small Gold Ingot	any hammer or any club hammer; any metalworking chisel; any tongs	Blacksmithing 1	4 × Gold Sheet
Forge Iron Band Primitive forge	4 × any charcoal; Iron Bar or Steel Bar	any hammer; any crude tongs or any tongs	Blacksmithing 0. Gives 10 Blacksmithing XP	Iron Band
Forge Iron Band Into Quarters Primitive forge	Iron Band; 2 × any charcoal	any hammer or any club hammer; any metalworking chisel; any tongs	No skill needed	4 × Iron Band - Small
Forge Key Ring Primitive forge	any charcoal; Iron Piece or Steel Piece or Gold Fragments or 1 more	any smithing hammer; any metalworking pliers or any tongs	No skill needed. Gives 5 Blacksmithing XP	Depends on what you put in
Forge Rod Into Bar Primitive forge	Steel Rod or Steel Rod Half; 3 × any charcoal	any hammer or any club hammer; any tongs	No skill needed. Gives 10 Blacksmithing XP	Depends on what you put in, Depends on what you put in
Forge Scrap Into Bar Quarter Primitive forge	2 × any charcoal; Iron Scrap or Steel Scrap	any hammer or any club hammer; any tongs	Blacksmithing 0	Depends on what you put in
Forge Scrap Into Chunk Primitive forge	2 × any charcoal; Iron Scrap or Steel Scrap	any hammer or any club hammer; any tongs	Blacksmithing 0	Depends on what you put in
Forge Silver Sheet Primitive forge	any charcoal; 10 × Silver Coin or Silver Fragments	any hammer or any club hammer; any tongs	Blacksmithing 1	Silver Sheet
Forge Silver Sheets Primitive forge	any charcoal; Small Silver Ingot	any hammer or any club hammer; any metalworking chisel; any tongs	Blacksmithing 1	2 × Silver Sheet
Forge Small Copper Sheet Primitive forge	any charcoal; Copper Scrap or Electrical Wire	any hammer or any club hammer; any tongs or any metalworking pliers	Blacksmithing 0	Copper Sheet - Small
Forge Small Iron Band Primitive forge	any charcoal; Iron Bar Quarter or Steel Bar Quarter	any hammer; any crude tongs or any tongs	Blacksmithing 0. Gives 10 Blacksmithing XP	Iron Band - Small
Forge Small Steel Sheet Forge	any charcoal; Steel Chunk	a ball-peen hammer; any tongs; any metalworking chisel	Blacksmithing 4. Gives 45 Blacksmithing XP. Read: Everyday Smithing - April 1993 or reach Blacksmithing 6	Steel Sheet - Small
Forge Steel Sheet Forge	any charcoal; Steel Block	a ball-peen hammer; any tongs; any metalworking chisel	Blacksmithing 4. Gives 45 Blacksmithing XP. Read: Everyday Smithing - April 1993 or reach Blacksmithing 6	Steel Sheet
Grindstone Built in the world	4 × Plank; 4 × Nails; Stone Wheel	any hammer	No skill needed	Grindstone
Kiln - Dome Built in the world	40 × Stone Block; any concrete	a mason's trowel	No skill needed	Dome Kiln
Pierce Block Primitive forge	2 × any charcoal; Iron Block or Steel Block	any hammer or any club hammer; any tongs; any metalworking punch	Blacksmithing 0. Gives 10 Blacksmithing XP	Depends on what you put in
Pierce Chunk Primitive forge	any charcoal; Iron Chunk or Steel Chunk	any hammer or any club hammer; any crude tongs or any tongs; any metalworking punch	Blacksmithing 0. Gives 10 Blacksmithing XP	Depends on what you put in
Pierce Ingot Primitive forge	4 × any charcoal; Iron Ingot or Steel Ingot	any club hammer; any tongs; any metalworking punch	Blacksmithing 3	Depends on what you put in
Simple Forge Built in the world	30 × Stone Block; any concrete; Blacksmith Anvil; Wooden Bucket; Log	a mason's trowel	No skill needed	Forge
Smelt Copper Ore Primitive furnace	4 × any charcoal; Copper Ore	None	No skill needed	10 × Copper Scrap
Smelt Iron From Large Item Primitive furnace	6 × any charcoal; any large piece of smeltable iron	Large Ceramic Crucible; any crude tongs or any tongs	No skill needed	4 × Iron Chunk
Smelt Iron From Medium Item Primitive furnace	3 × any charcoal; any medium piece of smeltable iron	Large Ceramic Crucible; any crude tongs or any tongs	No skill needed	2 × Iron Chunk
Smelt Iron From Medium Plus Item Primitive furnace	4 × any charcoal; any medium or larger piece of smeltable iron	Large Ceramic Crucible; any crude tongs or any tongs	No skill needed	3 × Iron Chunk
Smelt Iron From Small Item Primitive furnace	any charcoal; any small piece of smeltable iron	Large Ceramic Crucible; any crude tongs or any tongs	No skill needed	Iron Chunk
Smelt Large Iron Item Furnace	Large Ceramic Crucible or Small Ceramic Crucible or Large Ceramic Crucible with Iron or 1 more; 4 × any charcoal; any large piece of smeltable iron	any crude tongs or any tongs	No skill needed	Depends on what you put in
Smelt Large Steel Item Furnace	Large Ceramic Crucible or Small Ceramic Crucible or Large Ceramic Crucible with Steel or 1 more; 4 × any charcoal; any large piece of smeltable steel	any crude tongs or any tongs	No skill needed	Depends on what you put in
Smelt Medium Iron Item Furnace	Large Ceramic Crucible or Small Ceramic Crucible or Large Ceramic Crucible with Iron or 1 more; 2 × any charcoal; any medium piece of smeltable iron	any crude tongs or any tongs	No skill needed	Depends on what you put in
Smelt Medium Plus Iron Item Furnace	Large Ceramic Crucible or Small Ceramic Crucible or Large Ceramic Crucible with Iron or 1 more; 2 × any charcoal; any medium or larger piece of smeltable iron	any crude tongs or any tongs	No skill needed	Depends on what you put in
Smelt Medium Plus Steel Item Advanced furnace	Large Ceramic Crucible or Small Ceramic Crucible or Large Ceramic Crucible with Steel or 1 more; 2 × any charcoal; any medium or larger piece of smeltable steel	any crude tongs or any tongs	No skill needed	Depends on what you put in
Smelt Medium Steel Item Advanced furnace	Large Ceramic Crucible or Small Ceramic Crucible or Large Ceramic Crucible with Steel or 1 more; 2 × any charcoal; any medium piece of smeltable steel	any crude tongs or any tongs	No skill needed	Depends on what you put in
Smelt Small Iron Item Furnace	Large Ceramic Crucible or Small Ceramic Crucible or Large Ceramic Crucible with Iron or 1 more; any charcoal; any small piece of smeltable iron	any crude tongs or any tongs	No skill needed	Depends on what you put in
Smelt Small Steel Item Advanced furnace	Large Ceramic Crucible or Small Ceramic Crucible or Large Ceramic Crucible with Steel or 1 more; any charcoal; any small piece of smeltable steel	any crude tongs or any tongs	No skill needed	Depends on what you put in
Smelt Smaller Iron Item Furnace	Large Ceramic Crucible or Small Ceramic Crucible or Large Ceramic Crucible with Iron or 1 more; any charcoal; 10 × Forged Fishing Hook or Forged Fork or Iron Piece or 3 more	any crude tongs or any tongs	No skill needed	Depends on what you put in
Smelt Smaller Steel Item Advanced furnace	Large Ceramic Crucible or Small Ceramic Crucible or Large Ceramic Crucible with Steel or 1 more; any charcoal; 10 × Fishing Hook or Fork or Steel Piece or 5 more	any crude tongs or any tongs	No skill needed	Depends on what you put in
Smelt Steel From Large Iron Item Advanced furnace	9 × Coke; 9 × Limestone; any large piece of smeltable iron	Large Ceramic Crucible; any crude tongs or any tongs	No skill needed	4 × Steel Chunk
Smelt Steel From Large Steel Item Advanced furnace	9 × any charcoal; any large piece of smeltable steel	Large Ceramic Crucible; any crude tongs or any tongs	No skill needed	4 × Steel Chunk
Smelt Steel From Medium Iron Item Advanced furnace	5 × Coke; 5 × Limestone; any medium piece of smeltable iron	Large Ceramic Crucible; any crude tongs or any tongs	No skill needed	2 × Steel Chunk
Smelt Steel From Medium Plus Iron Item Advanced furnace	6 × Coke; 6 × Limestone; any medium or larger piece of smeltable iron	Large Ceramic Crucible; any crude tongs or any tongs	No skill needed	3 × Steel Chunk
Smelt Steel From Medium Plus Steel Item Advanced furnace	6 × any charcoal; any medium or larger piece of smeltable steel	Large Ceramic Crucible; any crude tongs or any tongs	No skill needed	3 × Steel Chunk
Smelt Steel From Medium Steel Item Advanced furnace	5 × any charcoal; any medium piece of smeltable steel	Large Ceramic Crucible; any crude tongs or any tongs	No skill needed	2 × Steel Chunk
Smelt Steel From Small Iron Item Advanced furnace	2 × Coke; 2 × Limestone; any small piece of smeltable iron	Large Ceramic Crucible; any crude tongs or any tongs	No skill needed	Steel Chunk
Smelt Steel From Small Steel Item Advanced furnace	2 × any charcoal; any small piece of smeltable steel	Large Ceramic Crucible; any crude tongs or any tongs	No skill needed	Steel Chunk
Split Gold Bar Primitive forge	any charcoal; Gold Ingot	any hammer or any club hammer; any metalworking chisel; any tongs	Blacksmithing 0	8 × Small Gold Ingot
Split Metal Sheet Forge	Steel Sheet	a ball-peen hammer; any tongs; any metalworking chisel	Blacksmithing 3	4 × Steel Sheet - Small
Split Silver Bar Primitive forge	any charcoal; Silver Ingot	any hammer or any club hammer; any metalworking chisel; any tongs	Blacksmithing 0	8 × Small Silver Ingot

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Blade (17)

Recipe	Ingredients (used up)	Tools (kept)	Requirements	Makes
Forge Crude Sword Blade Forge	6 × any charcoal; Iron Bar or Steel Bar or Katana or 7 more	any hammer; any tongs	Blacksmithing 8. Gives 90 Blacksmithing XP. Read: Medieval Armory - June 1993 or reach Blacksmithing 9 and Long Blade 2	Simple Sword Blade
Forge Handguard Dagger Advanced forge	4 × any charcoal; Steel Bar Half; Small Handle; Steel Sheet - Small	a ball-peen hammer; any metalworking pliers or any tongs	Blacksmithing 6. Gives 60 Blacksmithing XP. Read: Medieval Armory - June 1993 or reach Blacksmithing 7 and Short Blade 5	Handguard Dagger
Forge Hunting Knife Blade Advanced forge	4 × any charcoal; Steel Bar Half or Meat Cleaver Blade or Hunting Knife Blade	a ball-peen hammer; any metalworking pliers or any tongs	Blacksmithing 5. Gives 50 Blacksmithing XP. Read: American Bladecraft or reach Blacksmithing 6 and Short Blade 5	Hunting Knife Blade
Forge Kitchen Knife Blade Advanced forge	3 × any charcoal; Steel Bar Quarter or Katana Blade Shard or Sword Blade Shard or 1 more	a ball-peen hammer; any metalworking pliers or any tongs	Blacksmithing 4. Gives 45 Blacksmithing XP. Unlocks at Blacksmithing 6 and Short Blade 2	Kitchen Knife Blade
Forge Large Knife Blade Forge	3 × any charcoal; Iron Bar Half or Steel Bar Half or Large Knife Blade or 2 more	any hammer; any metalworking pliers or any tongs	Blacksmithing 4. Gives 45 Blacksmithing XP. Read: American Bladecraft or reach Blacksmithing 5 and Short Blade 2	Large Knife Blade
Forge Long Simple Blade Primitive forge	2 × any charcoal; Iron Bar Half or Steel Bar Half or Large Knife Blade or 2 more	any hammer; any metalworking pliers or any tongs or any crude tongs	Blacksmithing 3. Gives 45 Blacksmithing XP. Unlocks at Blacksmithing 4 and Short Blade 1	Long Simple Metal Blade
Forge Long Spear Head Advanced forge	4 × any charcoal; Steel Bar Half	a ball-peen hammer; any metalworking pliers or any tongs	Blacksmithing 5. Gives 50 Blacksmithing XP. Read: Strange Histories - Siberian Bear Hunting, Medieval Armory - June 1993 or reach Blacksmithing 6 and Spear 5	Long Metal Spearhead
Forge Machete Blade Advanced forge	8 × any charcoal; Steel Bar or Katana or Katana Blade or 4 more	any smithing hammer; any metalworking pliers or any tongs	Blacksmithing 9. Gives 100 Blacksmithing XP. Read: American Bladecraft or reach Blacksmithing 10 and Long Blade 4	Machete Blade
Forge Meat Cleaver Blade Forge	4 × any charcoal; Steel Bar Half or Meat Cleaver Blade or Hunting Knife Blade	any smithing hammer; any metalworking pliers or any tongs	Blacksmithing 4. Gives 45 Blacksmithing XP. Read: American Bladecraft or reach Blacksmithing 5 and Short Blade 1	Meat Cleaver Blade
Forge Scrap Metal Shortsword Primitive forge	4 × any charcoal; Iron Bar or Steel Bar or Katana or 5 more; Rag or Denim Strips or Leather Strips	any hammer; any tongs	Blacksmithing 5. Gives 50 Blacksmithing XP. Unlocks at Blacksmithing 6 and Long Blade 2	Scrap Metal Shortsword
Forge Scrap Metal Sword Primitive forge	6 × any charcoal; any bar stock; half bar stock; Rag or Denim Strips or Leather Strips	any hammer; any tongs; any whetstone or any file	Blacksmithing 7. Gives 70 Blacksmithing XP. Unlocks at Blacksmithing 8 and Long Blade 4	Scrap Metal Sword
Forge Shortsword Blade Advanced forge	8 × any charcoal; Steel Bar or Katana or Katana Blade or 2 more	any smithing hammer; any metalworking pliers or any tongs	Blacksmithing 7. Gives 75 Blacksmithing XP. Read: Medieval Armory - June 1993 or reach Blacksmithing 8 and Long Blade 4	Shortsword Blade, Depends on what you put in
Forge Simple Blade Primitive forge	any charcoal; Iron Bar Quarter or Steel Bar Quarter or Katana Blade Shard or 3 more	any hammer; any metalworking pliers or any tongs or any crude tongs	No skill needed. Gives 25 Blacksmithing XP	Simple Metal Blade
Forge Simple Shortsword Blade Forge	5 × any charcoal; Iron Bar or Steel Bar or Katana or 5 more	any hammer; any tongs	Blacksmithing 6. Gives 60 Blacksmithing XP. Read: Medieval Armory - June 1993 or reach Blacksmithing 7 and Long Blade 2	Simple Shortsword Blade, Depends on what you put in
Forge Small Knife Primitive forge	2 × any charcoal; Iron Bar Quarter or Steel Bar Quarter or Katana Blade Shard or 3 more	any hammer; any metalworking pliers or any tongs or any crude tongs	Blacksmithing 1. Gives 35 Blacksmithing XP. Read: American Bladecraft or reach Blacksmithing 2 and Short Blade 1	Small Knife
Forge Spear Head Advanced forge	3 × any charcoal; Steel Bar Quarter or Katana Blade Shard or Sword Blade Shard or 2 more	a ball-peen hammer; any metalworking pliers or any tongs	Blacksmithing 4. Gives 45 Blacksmithing XP. Read: Strange Histories - Siberian Bear Hunting, Medieval Armory - June 1993 or reach Blacksmithing 6 and Spear 2	Metal Spearhead
Forge Sword Blade Advanced forge	8 × any charcoal; Steel Bar or Katana or Katana Blade or 4 more	a ball-peen hammer; any tongs	Blacksmithing 9. Gives 100 Blacksmithing XP. Read: Medieval Armory - June 1993 or reach Blacksmithing 10 and Long Blade 5	Sword Blade

Recipe facts (ingredients, tools, skill levels and results) come from the game's own Build 42 script files, as catalogued by the PZFans craft table. The wording, grouping and layout are ours. Tool groups such as "any hammer" mean any item the game counts as that tool. Your game is the final word: if it disagrees with us, tell us and we will fix the page.