7 Days to Die Crafting Guide — Essential Recipes and Workstations

Workstations

Campfire

Your first crafting station. Cooks food and boils water.

• Materials: 5 Stone
• Place anywhere, light with burning material

Forge

Smelts metal into usable components.

• Materials: 40 Stone + 15 Clay Soil + 10 Small Stone
• Required for: Iron, Steel, Brass crafting

Workbench

Advanced crafting station.

• Materials: 10 Wood + 5 Iron + 5 Scrap Metal
• Required for: Tools, weapons, vehicle parts

Chemistry Station

Crafts advanced medical items, fuel, and chemicals.

• Materials: Various (usually found mid-game)
• Required for: Molotovs, antibiotics, drugs

Essential Early Recipes

Item	Materials	Workstation
Stone Axe	1 Small Stone + 2 Plant Fiber + 1 Short Stick	Hand
Bone Knife	2 Bone + 2 Plant Fiber + 1 Short Stick	Hand
Campfire	5 Small Stone	Hand
Wooden Bow	5 Wood + 3 Plant Fiber + 2 Short Stick	Hand
Bandage	2 Plant Fiber + 1 Old Cloth	Hand

Mid-Game Crafting

Item	Materials	Workstation
Iron Pick	4 Iron + 4 Forged Iron + 1 Wood	Workbench
Iron Armor	10 Iron per piece	Workbench
Hunting Knife	5 Iron + 3 Bone + 2 Wood	Workbench
AK-47	Various iron + electronics	Workbench

Skill Books Needed

Most recipes are hidden behind Skill Books or Perks in the skill tree. To unlock a recipe:

• Read the relevant magazine series (e.g., "The Anarchist Cookbook" for explosives)
• Spend skill points in the matching perk

Food Recipes

Recipe	Ingredients	Effect
Boiled Water	Murky Water + Campfire	Safe drinking water
Grilled Meat	Raw Meat + Campfire	+12 food, +6 water
Stew	Meat + Vegetables + Water	+25 food, +15 water
Bacon & Eggs	Eggs + Meat	High food value

Related Guides

• Survival Guide
• Skill Guide
• Weapon Guide