Sons of the Forest Crafting Guide: Every Recipe to Survive the Island

Surviving the island in Sons of the Forest is not a matter of reflexes alone. Between the mutant locals, hostile weather, and an ever-shrinking inventory of useful junk, crafting is what keeps you breathing past the first night. This guide collects every known recipe in the game so you can spend less time fumbling through menus and more time fortifying your shelter.

Opening the Crafting Menu

To craft anything, press I to open the inventory. Recipes unlock automatically as you pick up the right materials, and a small notification appears in the lower left corner whenever a new one becomes available.

Once the pack is open, drag an item into the center area. If the combination is valid, the gear icon at the corner of the pack lights up. Click it, wait a beat, and the finished item drops back into your inventory.

Most recipes are reusable, especially for stackable goods like arrows or food. A handful are one-shot builds tied to specific key items, so think twice before spending rare materials on them.

Utility Items

These cover the quality-of-life builds: storage, light sources, paths, and the little gadgets that make daily survival less miserable.

• Bird House: 18 x Stick
• Bone Storage: 7 x Stick
• Drying Rack: 13 x Stick
• Flashlight: 1 x Battery and 1 x Flashlight
• Log Storage: 8 x Stick
• Mannequin: 20 x Stick and 5 x Duct Tape
• Regular Fire: 2 x Stick
• Repair Tool: 1 x Stick, 1 x Stone, and 1 x Duct Tape
• Rock Path: Stones
• Rock Storage: 7 x Stick
• Scarecrow: 14 x Stick and 4 x Tape
• Shelf: 2 x Wood
• Stick Storage: 6 x Stick
• Torch: 1 x Cloth and 1 x Stick
• Wall Shelf: 2 x Stick and 1 x Wood
• Water Collector: 1 x Turtle Shell and 1 x Stick
• Wood Path: Sticks
• Zipline Rope: 1 x Grappling Hook and 1 x Rope

Traps and Gardening Gear

Passive food sources let you focus on bigger problems while traps do the dirty work. Planters keep medicinal herbs growing right next to your base.

• Bone Maker Trap: 2 x Stick, 3 x Leaf, 3 x Rock, 1 x Water Bottle, and 1 x Rope
• Fish Trap: 25 x Stick
• Fly Swatter Trap: 10 x Stick, 3 x Rock, and 1 x Rope
• Small Animal Trap: 14 x Stick
• Standing Planter: 18 x Stick
• Wall Planter: 16 x Stick

Shelters, Structures, and Furniture

This category spans everything from a quick tarp camp to a full log cabin. Smaller builds are perfect for the first night. Larger ones need a real lumber stockpile and a few hours of dedicated chopping.

• Bench: 2 x Wood
• Bone Chair: 15 x Bone and 1 x Skull
• Bone Chandelier: 19 x Bone and 9 x Skull
• Camp: 1 x Tarp and 2 x Stick
• Ceiling Skull Lamp: 1 x Rope and 1 x Skull
• Hunting Shelter: 6 x Stick, 5 x Wood, and 7 x Stone
• Leanto: 53 x Wood
• Lookout Tower: 60 x Wood and 1 x Rope
• Small Log Cabin: 75 x Wood
• Stick Bed: 16 x Stick and 1 x Duct Tape
• Stick Chair: 14 x Stick
• Table: 3 x Wood
• Tree Platform: 7 x Wood and 1 x Rope
• Tree Platform 2: 35 x Wood and 1 x Rope
• Treehouse Shelter: 70 x Wood and 1 x Rope
• Treehouse Shelter 2: 96 x Wood
• Wall Torch: 1 x Cloth and 1 x Stick (requires wall placement)

Weapons, Armor, and Ammunition

Combat gear is what keeps cannibals at a polite distance. Arrows and Molotovs are the everyday consumables, while items like Tech Armor or the Time Bomb are late-game projects that need a serious haul of scavenged tech.

• Bone Armor: 4 x Bone, 1 x Rope, and 1 x Duct Tape
• Bow: 2 x Stick, 1 x Rope, and 1 x Duct Tape
• Chainsaw: 1 x Battery and 1 x Chainsaw
• Crafted Bow: 2 x Stick, 1 x Rope, and 1 x Duct Tape
• Crafted Club: 1 x Stick, 1 x Skull, and 1 x Rope
• Crafted Spear: 2 x Stick, 1 x Knife, and 1 x Duct Tape
• Creepy Armor: Dropped by mutant enemies
• Hide Armor: 1 x Cloth and 2 x Hide
• Leaf Armor: 10 x Leaf and 1 x Cloth per piece
• Molotov: 1 x Vodka Bottle and 1 x Cloth
• Spear: 2 x Stick, 1 x Knife, and 1 x Duct Tape
• Stone Arrow: 4 x Small Stone, 2 x Feather, and 2 x Stick
• Tech Armor: 10 x Tech Mesh, 10 x Wire, 10 x Duct Tape, 10 x Batteries, 10 x Circuit Board
• Time Bomb: 1 x Watch, 1 x Wire, 1 x Duct Tape, 5 x Coin, 1 x Circuit Board, and 1 x C4 Brick

Food and Healing

Hunger and untreated wounds are the quiet killers most players underestimate. The plus versions of each mix offer stronger effects but call for rarer ingredients.

• Canned Food: 1 x Canned Food and 1 x Can Opener
• Energy Mix: 1 x Chicory and 1 x Arrowleaf
• Energy Mix +: 1 x Chicory, 1 x Devil's Club, and 1 x Fireweed
• Health Mix: 1 x Yarrow and 1 x Aloe Vera
• Health Mix +: 1 x Horsetail, 1 x Aloe Vera, and 1 x Fireweed

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