Complete Crafting Guide
Master Winter Burrow's crafting system with our comprehensive recipe guide, crafting station information, and expert tips.
Crafting Basics
Crafting in Winter Burrow transforms raw materials into useful tools, cozy furniture, and decorative items. The system is intuitive yet deep, rewarding both practical needs and creative expression.
💡 How Crafting Works
- Gather required materials from the world
- Access the crafting menu (Tab on PC, RB on console)
- Select a recipe from available options
- Confirm crafting if you have all materials
- Advanced recipes require specific crafting stations
Essential Recipes
🔧 Basic Tools
Stone Axe
Essential for gathering wood from trees
Materials: 2 Stone + 3 Stick + 2 Fiber
Station: Hand crafting (no station required)
Gathering Bag
Increases carrying capacity by 50%
Materials: 5 Grass Fiber + 2 Stick
Station: Hand crafting
Pickaxe
Required for mining stone and ore
Materials: 3 Stone + 4 Stick + 3 Fiber
Station: Workbench
🏠 Furniture & Storage
Simple Bed
Allows resting and saving progress
Materials: 10 Grass + 6 Stick + 5 Fiber
Storage Chest
Stores 20 item stacks
Materials: 8 Wood Plank + 4 Fiber + 2 Iron
Workbench
Unlocks advanced crafting recipes
Materials: 12 Wood Plank + 6 Stone + 8 Fiber
🔥 Comfort Items
Fireplace
Provides warmth and light, +2 comfort
Materials: 15 Stone + 8 Clay + 10 Wood
Lantern
Portable light source
Materials: 4 Iron + 2 Glass + 1 Candle
Cozy Rug
Decorative, +1 comfort
Materials: 20 Fiber + 5 Dye
Crafting Stations
🔨 Workbench
The foundation of advanced crafting. Unlocks tools, furniture, and mechanical items.
Unlocks: 50+ recipes including advanced tools and furniture
🔥 Forge
Required for metalworking and smelting ores into usable materials.
Unlocks: Metal tools, armor pieces, decorative metalwork
🍳 Kitchen
Cooking station for preparing advanced food items with better energy restoration.
Unlocks: Cooked meals, preserves, special recipes
🎨 Crafting Table
Specialized station for decorative items and artistic creations.
Unlocks: Decorations, paintings, intricate furniture
Advanced Crafting Tips
📋 Recipe Discovery
- Most recipes unlock automatically when you gather new materials
- Some rare recipes require finding recipe notes in the world
- Talk to occasional visitor animals for special recipe hints
- Experiment with combining unusual materials at crafting stations
⚡ Efficiency Strategies
- Batch craft common items to save time
- Keep crafting materials organized in labeled chests
- Place crafting stations near relevant storage
- Craft basic items early to unlock more complex recipes faster
- Upgrade tools first—better tools gather materials more efficiently
🌟 Quality Levels
Some items can be crafted at different quality levels based on your skill and materials used:
- Basic: Standard materials, normal effectiveness
- Fine: Higher quality materials, +25% effectiveness
- Masterwork: Rare materials, +50% effectiveness, unique appearance