Crafting

For cooking recipes crafted at cooking stations, see Cooking#Frontier Cooking Recipes.

Overview

Crafting is a menu in The Long Dark found within the Survival Menu. It can be accessed by the default hotkey "K" or from the hammer and anvil icon at the top of the game menu.

On the left of the screen are tabs that allow you to view blueprints by category. By default it will show All blueprints, but they can be filtered to only show:

• Fire Starting
• First Aid
• Clothing
• Tools
• Decorations

Below the blueprints are 6 submenus allowing you to filter for specific creation methods for items. By default it will show All blueprint creation methods but can be changed to only show items that can be crafted at:

• Anywhere (shows only items that can be crafted anywhere)
• Work Bench
• Forge
• Ammunition Work Bench
• Active Fire
• Furniture Workbench

Blueprint Availability

Some items in Wintermute Episodes require finding their blueprints in order to craft, and are usually unlocked when progressing through the story and completing side missions. Other Blueprints are not available in Wintermute at all.

Survival Mode has all blueprints unlocked from the start except for the Noisemaker blueprint, which is unlocked when one is found in game.

List of Blueprints

Crafting duration times varies widely depending some factors:

• Some items can be crafted faster at a Work Bench by using Simple Tools or Quality Tools.
• Using a more refined version of a tool i.e. Hunting Knife/Sewing Kit vs Improvised Knife/Fishing Tackle will get crafting done much faster - providing up to a 50% time discount.

Anywhere

Recipe	Materials	Time	Tools Needed
Acorn Grounds	4x Acorns (Cooked)	15 Min	Heavy Hammer
Acorn Grounds	1x Acorns (Cooked - Large Portion)	15 Min	Heavy Hammer
Prepared Acorns	1x Acorns	10 Min	None
Prepared Acorns (Large Portion)	4x Prepared Acorns	1 Min	None
2x Bandage	1x Cloth	10 Min	None
Carved Bear Figurine	1x  Cedar Firewood	4 Hours	Woodworking Tools
Carved Cougar Figurine	1x  Cedar Firewood	4 Hours	Woodworking Tools
Carved Wolf Figurine	1x  Cedar Firewood	4 Hours	Woodworking Tools
Decorative Art	2x  Fir Firewood 1x  Cedar Firewood 1x  Reclaimed Wood	5 Hours	Woodworking Tools
Decorative Art	2x  Fir Firewood 1x  Cedar Firewood 1x  Reclaimed Wood	5 Hours	Woodworking Tools
Decorative End Table	6x  Cedar Firewood	5 Hours	Woodworking Tools
Fishing Tackle	1x Hook 1x Line	10 Min	None
Furniture Workbench	10x  Cedar Firewood	4 Hours	Woodworking Tools
Improvised Down Bedroll	1x Bedroll 3x Cloth 10x Ptarmigan Down	3 to 6 Hours	Sewing Kit  Fishing Tackle
Improvised Hand Wraps	4x Cloth	37 - 1 Hour	Sewing Kit  Fishing Tackle
Improvised Head Wrap	2x Cloth	30 to 48 Min	Sewing Kit  Fishing Tackle
Improvised Insulation	4x Cloth 5x Ptarmigan Down	1.16-1 Hour	Sewing Kit  Fishing Tackle
Old Man's Beard Wound Dressing	3x Old Man's Beard Lichen	15 Min	None
Prepared Birch Bark	2x Birch Bark	5 Min	None
Prepared Burdock	1x Burdock Root	15 Min	None
Prepared Reishi Mushrooms	2x Reishi Mushroom	15 Min	None
Prepared Rose Hips	24x Rose Hip	15 Min	None
2x Tinder Plug	1x Newsprint	10 Min	None
4x Tinder Plug	1x Newsprint Roll	10 Min	None
2x Tinder Plug	1x Stack of Papers	10 Min	None
2x Tinder Plug	1x Stick	5 Min	None
Torch	3x Stick 1x Cloth 0.10Lx Lantern Fuel	15 Min	None

Active Fire

Recipe	Ingredients	Time	Tools Needed
3x Fire Hardened Arrow	5x Stick 5x Crow Feather	22 to 45 Min	Hunting Knife  Improvised Knife  Cougar Claw Knife  Hatchet  Improvised Hatchet

Work Bench

Recipe	Materials	Time	Tools Needed
3x Arrow Shaft	1x Cured Birch Sapling	30 to 60 Min	Hunting Knife  Improvised Knife  Cougar Claw Knife  Survival Knife  Hatchet  Improvised Hatchet
Bear Hide Rug	1x Cured Deer Hide 1x Cured Black Bear Hide 2x Cured Gut	8 Hours	Quality Tools
Bear Skin Bedroll	2x Cured Black Bear Hide 5x Cloth 6x Cured Gut	17 Hours 30 Min to 35 Hours	Hunting Knife  Improvised Knife  Cougar Claw Knife  Survival Knife  Hatchet  Improvised Hatchet
Bearskin Coat	2x Cured Black Bear Hide 4x Cured Gut	30 to 60 Hours	Hunting Knife  Improvised Knife  Cougar Claw Knife  Survival Knife  Hatchet  Improvised Hatchet
Bushcraft Bow (requires Bushcraft Bow Blueprint Card)	2x Green Birch Sapling 2x Cured Gut	5 hours	Hunting Knife  Improvised Knife  Cougar Claw Knife  Survival Knife  Hatchet  Improvised Hatchet
Cougar Hide Wrap (Blueprint doesn't appear on Pilgrim)	1x Cured Cougar Hide 2x Cured Gut	11 Hours 40 Min to 23 Hours 20 Min	Sewing Kit  Fishing Tackle
Deerskin Boots	2x Cured Deer Hide 4x Cured Gut	12 Hours 30 Min to 25 Hours	Sewing Kit  Fishing Tackle
Deerskin Pants	3x Cured Deer Hide 4x Cured Gut	12 Hours 30 Min to 25 Hours	Sewing Kit  Fishing Tackle
Fishing Lure (Acorns)	1x Scrap Metal 1x Crow Feather 1x Acorns	25-50 Minutes	Simple Tools  Quality Tools
Fishing Lure (Revolver Shell Casing)	1x Scrap Metal 1x Crow Feather 1x Revolver Shell Casing	25-50 Minutes	Simple Tools  Quality Tools
Fishing Lure (Wire Bundle)	1x Scrap Metal 1x Crow Feather 1x Wires	25-50 Minutes	Simple Tools  Quality Tools
Fishing Tip-Up	2x Stick 1x Cloth 1x Scrap Metal 1x Fishing Tackle	20-40 Min	Simple Tools  Quality Tools
3x Hook	1x Scrap Metal	10-20 Min	Simple Tools  Quality Tools
Improvised Crampons	4x Scrap Metal 2x Cured Leather	2-4 Hours	Simple Tools  Quality Tools
2x Line	1x Cured Gut	15 Min	None
Moose-Hide Cloak	1x Cured Moose Hide 4x Cured Gut	16 Hours 40 Min to 33 Hours 20 Min	Hunting Knife  Improvised Knife  Cougar Claw Knife  Survival Knife  Hatchet  Improvised Hatchet
Moose-Hide Satchel	1x Cured Moose Hide 2x Cured Gut	10 to 20 Hours	Sewing Kit  Fishing Tackle
Rabbitskin Hat	3x Cured Rabbit Pelt 1x Cured Gut	3 Hours 30 Min to 7 Hours	Sewing Kit  Fishing Tackle
Rabbitskin Mitts	4x Cured Rabbit Pelt 2x Cured Gut	5 to 10 Hours	Sewing Kit  Fishing Tackle
Simple Arrow	1x Arrowhead 1x Arrow Shaft 3x Crow Feather	45 to 90 Min	Simple Tools  Quality Tools
Simple Fishing Lure	1x Scrap Metal	15-30 Min	Simple Tools  Quality Tools
Snare	1x Cured Gut 1x Reclaimed Wood	15-30 Min	Simple Tools  Quality Tools
Survival Bow	1x Cured Maple Sapling 2x Cured Gut	5 to 10 Hours	Hunting Knife  Improvised Knife  Cougar Claw Knife  Survival Knife  Hatchet  Improvised Hatchet
Travois	1x Cured Deer Hide 2x Cured Gut 4x Cured Maple Sapling	3 to 6 Hours	Hunting Knife  Improvised Knife  Cougar Claw Knife  Survival Knife  Hatchet  Improvised Hatchet
Wolfskin Coat	4x Cured Wolf Pelt 4x Cured Gut	25 to 50 Hours	Hunting Knife  Improvised Knife  Cougar Claw Knife  Survival Knife  Hatchet  Improvised Hatchet
Wolfskin Hat (requires Wolfskin Hat Blueprint Card)	1x Cured Wolf Pelt 2x Cured Gut	17 hours	Hunting Knife  Improvised Knife  Cougar Claw Knife  Survival Knife  Hatchet  Improvised Hatchet
Wolfskin Pants (requires Wolfskin Pants Blueprint Card)	4x Cured Wolf Pelt 3x Cured Gut	29 hours	Hunting Knife  Improvised Knife  Cougar Claw Knife  Survival Knife  Hatchet  Improvised Hatchet
Noisemaker (Wintermute EP4 only)	1x Recycled Can 1x Cloth 0.10kg x Can of Gunpowder	30 Min	None

Forge

Recipe	Materials	Time	Tools Needed
2x  Arrowhead	1x  Scrap Metal	1 Hour	Heavy Hammer
Cougar Claw Knife	1x  Cougar Claw 3x  Scrap Metal 1x  Cured Leather	3 Hours 40 Min	Heavy Hammer
Improvised Hatchet	5x  Scrap Metal 1x  Cloth	4 Hours	Heavy Hammer
Improvised Knife	3x  Scrap Metal 1x  Cloth	3 Hours	Heavy Hammer
Spear Head (Wintermute EP2 Only)	2x  Scrap Metal	1 Hour 30 Min	Heavy Hammer

Ammunition Work Bench

Recipe	Materials	Time
Can of Gunpowder	1x Stump Remover 1x Dusting Sulfur 2x Charcoal	30 Min
Revolver Ammunition	1x Bullet 1x Revolver Shell Casing 0.01kg x Can of Gunpowder	5 Min
Rifle Ammunition	1x Bullet 1x Rifle Shell Casing 0.01kg x Can of Gunpowder	5 Min
Noisemaker (Survival Mode only)	1x Recycled Can 1x Cloth 0.10kg x Can of Gunpowder	30 Min

Ammunition Forge

Recipe	Materials	Time
6x Bullet	1x  Scrap Lead	1 Hour

Furniture Workbench

Recipe	Ingredients	Time	Tools Needed
Square Table	8x  Fir Firewood	7 Hours	Furniture Workbench
Round Table	12x  Fir Firewood	9 Hours	Furniture Workbench
Rustic Table	10x  Fir Firewood	8 Hours	Furniture Workbench
Coffee Table	6x  Fir Firewood	4 Hours	Furniture Workbench
Rustic End Table	6x  Cedar Firewood 2x  Reclaimed Wood	6 Hours	Furniture Workbench
Rustic Chair	4x  Cedar Firewood 2x  Reclaimed Wood	4 Hours	Furniture Workbench
Rustic Stool	4x  Fir Firewood	2 Hours	Furniture Workbench
Rustic Bench	10x  Cedar Firewood 2x  Reclaimed Wood	8 Hours	Furniture Workbench
Dresser	10x  Cedar Firewood 4x  Reclaimed Wood	8 Hours	Furniture Workbench
Wide Dresser	16x  Fir Firewood 6x  Reclaimed Wood	11 Hours	Furniture Workbench
Rustic Shelf	8x  Cedar Firewood	6 Hours	Furniture Workbench
Tall Rustic Shelf	10x  Cedar Firewood	8 Hours	Furniture Workbench
Display Shelf	12x  Fir Firewood 4x  Reclaimed Wood	10 Hours	Furniture Workbench
Rustic Closet	18x  Fir Firewood 3x  Reclaimed Wood 2x  Scrap Metal	9 Hours	Furniture Workbench
Tall Rustic Closet	24x  Fir Firewood 4x  Reclaimed Wood 2x  Scrap Metal	10 Hours	Furniture Workbench
Rustic Cupboard	10x  Fir Firewood 2x  Reclaimed Wood 1x  Scrap Metal	8 Hours	Furniture Workbench
Rustic Storage Box	8x  Cedar Firewood	6 Hours	Furniture Workbench
Rustic Storage Trunk	9x  Fir Firewood	4 Hours	Furniture Workbench
Mounted Coho Salmon	1x  Fir Firewood 1x  Coho Salmon (Raw)	4 Hours	Furniture Workbench
Mounted Burbot	1x  Fir Firewood 1x  Burbot (Raw)	4 Hours	Furniture Workbench
Mounted Rockfish	1x  Fir Firewood 1x  Rockfish (Raw)	4 Hours	Furniture Workbench
Mounted Goldeye	1x  Fir Firewood 1x  Goldeye (Raw)	4 Hours	Furniture Workbench
Mounted Rainbow Trout	1x  Fir Firewood 1x  Rainbow Trout (Raw)	4 Hours	Furniture Workbench
Mounted Red Irish Lord	1x  Fir Firewood 1x  Red Irish Lord (Raw)	4 Hours	Furniture Workbench
Mounted Smallmouth Bass	1x  Fir Firewood 1x  Smallmouth Bass (Raw)	4 Hours	Furniture Workbench
Mounted Lake Whitefish	1x  Fir Firewood 1x  Lake Whitefish (Raw)	4 Hours	Furniture Workbench
Wide Display Shelf	18x  Fir Firewood 4x  Reclaimed Wood	11 Hours	Furniture Workbench
Rustic Display Shelf	10x  Fir Firewood 2x  Reclaimed Wood	9 Hours	Furniture Workbench
Rustic Bed	10x  Cedar Firewood 12x  Cloth 2x Cured Gut	12 Hours	Furniture Workbench
Workbench	15x  Cedar Firewood 1x  Workbench Vice	18 Hours	Furniture Workbench
Framed Photo	1x  Fir Firewood 1x  Camera Photo	2 Hours	Furniture Workbench
Meat Curing Box	10x  Fir Firewood 8.00kg x  Salt	6 Hours	Furniture Workbench
Framed Hockey Jersey	2x  Fir Firewood 1x  Scrap Metal 1x  Hockey Jersey	4 Hours	Furniture Workbench
Quilted Bed	12x  Fir Firewood 10x  Cloth 6x Cured Gut 16x  Ptarmigan Down	20 Hours	Furniture Workbench
Hide Couch	15x  Fir Firewood 4x  Cured Deer Hide 16x  Ptarmigan Down 5x Cured Gut	16 Hours	Furniture Workbench
Hide Chair	8x  Fir Firewood 2x  Cured Deer Hide 8x  Ptarmigan Down 3x Cured Gut	13 Hours	Furniture Workbench
Bear Hide Bed	18x  Fir Firewood 4x Cured Gut 1x  Cured Black Bear Hide 16x  Ptarmigan Down	24 Hours	Furniture Workbench