How to Craft a Furnace in Terraria: A Beginner's Guide

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Use this simple recipe to create a furnace for smelting in Terraria
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In Terraria, a furnace is used to smelt ores into bars and create other crafting items. This crafting station should be made within the first hour of playing. Here's how to make a furnace in Terraria.

Things You Should Know

  • To craft a furnace in Terraria, you'll need 20 stone blocks, 4 wood blocks, and 3 torches.
  • Torches can be crafted with 1 wood block and 1 gel.
  • Stand next to a work bench, and then select the furnace from the crafting menu.

Steps

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    You'll need 10 wood blocks to craft it. Use an axe on nearby trees to get wood blocks.
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    Stone blocks can be obtained by using the pickaxe on nearby stone.
    • To craft a torch, you'll need 1 wood block and 1 gel. [1]
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    While standing next to the work bench, open the Inventory's crafting menu and select the furnace icon. It will be placed in your inventory.
    • On some platforms, you may need to drag it into your inventory.
    • You can also craft other necessities, such as a loom , sawmill , and bed .
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      1. ↑ https://terraria.fandom.com/wiki/Torches

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