Crafting stations (2)
Furnace
Craft the Furnace at a Workbench with 15 Copper Ore and 5 Refined Stone. It smelts ore into bars, burns Wood into Charcoal, and melts Quartz Dust into Glass.
Refiner
Craft the Refiner at your Workbench with 20 Stone and 20 Wood after giving Ridge 50 Wood to fix your roof. It turns Stone into Refined Stone and wood into planks.
Fuel & metal bars (3)
Charcoal
Burn plain Wood at the Furnace — one Wood makes one Charcoal. Light Wood and Dark Wood do not work; only the item simply called "Wood".
Copper Bar
Smelt 4 Copper Ore and 1 Charcoal at the Furnace. Copper Ore is mined with the starting Rusty Pickaxe, making this the first bar you can produce.
Iron Bar
Smelt 4 Iron Ore and 1 Charcoal at the Furnace. Iron Ore needs a Copper Pickaxe, so upgrade your pickaxe first.
Wood & planks (4)
Light Wood
Chop Birch Trees — the ones with white bark and pink leaves. The starting Rusty Axe works, so Light Wood is available from night one.
Dark Wood
Chop the large logs around your farm with a Copper Axe. GameRant also documents Weeping Willow Trees as a Dark Wood source.
Soft Planks
Craft at the Refiner from 3 Light Wood. You need the Refiner built first, which unlocks after Ridge fixes your roof.
Hardwood Planks
Craft at the Refiner from 3 Dark Wood. Since Dark Wood needs a Copper Axe, this is a second-tier building material.
Stone, quartz & glass (4)
Refined Stone
Craft at the Refiner from 6 Stone. Break rocks and boulders with your pickaxe for the raw Stone.
Rose Quartz
Mine the large pink crystal formations in the Crystal Caves in Moonlit Pines. An Iron Pickaxe or higher is required.
Quartz Dust
Grind 1 Rose Quartz at an Enchanted Mortar. The mortar itself is built from 5 Iron Bars and 10 Refined Stone.
Glass
Melt 2 Quartz Dust and 1 Charcoal at the Furnace. Glass sits at the end of the longest crafting chain in the early game.
Last checked 2026-07-27. Each resource page lists the guides its facts were rewritten from. Materials without a verifiable recipe or location are not listed.