Resource Processing

Shaping base resources into materials

Resource processing is the act of converting base resources into refined materials used in further crafting.

Most refined materials are crafted at a dedicated Crafting Station on the world map, and no Tool is required to make them. Staking the matching Tool at that station is an optional booster — it speeds the craft up and reduces the base resources it consumes. A couple of materials are still made in the general Crafting menu and do require their Tool.

Where each material is crafted

Material	Where to craft it	Tool
Wooden Plank	Woodwright	Optional boost — Handsaw
Wooden Bowl	Woodwright	Optional boost — Carving Kit
Stone Block	Mason	Optional boost — Hammer & Chisel
Gravel	Mason	Optional boost — Sledgehammer
Sand	Mason	Optional boost — Sledgehammer
Iron Bar	Blacksmith	Optional boost — Kiln
Glass	Blacksmith	Optional boost — Kiln
Glass Vial	Alchemist	None needed
Gold Bar	General Crafting menu (Materials)	Requires Kiln
Paper	General Crafting menu (Materials)	Requires Mould & Deckle

Tool boost & efficiency

Using the matching Tool at a station is optional, but worthwhile: it speeds up the craft and, the higher the Tool's rarity, the more it reduces the base resources each craft consumes — from full cost at Common down to roughly half at Mythic. Quality nudges the exact amount within a tier.

Boosting a Crafting-Station material no longer costs the Tool any Durability. The two general-menu materials that still require a Tool — Gold Bar (Kiln) and Paper (Mould & Deckle) — cost their Tool 1 Durability per craft.