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

Use this simple recipe to create a furnace for smelting in Terraria

Written by Rain Kengly

Last Updated: December 19, 2023 Fact Checked

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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Craft a work bench and place it down. You'll need 10 wood blocks to craft it. Use an axe on nearby trees to get wood blocks.
- You can also find work benches by looting Dungeons and Underground Cabins.
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Gather 20 stone blocks, 4 wood blocks, and 3 torches. 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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Craft a furnace. 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.