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How to get the Bone Pickaxe

The short answer

Craft a Bone Pickaxe at a Crafting Table with 8 Animal Bone, 6 Ash Logs and 4 Leather. It can mine copper and tin deposits.

The materials, leather chain and crafting station you need before mining copper and tin.

Reviewed 2026-09-23 · Community cross-check · not a playtest

Released · 1.0.1 announced live October 14 · 1.0.1 known issues posted October 15 · 1.0.1.2 hotfix posted October 23 · developer post lists 1.0.1.3 on Xbox and PC Game Pass; Switch 2 rollout unconfirmed · official sources checked October 28, 2026 UTC · installed builds and recovery unconfirmed. Official release status checked 2026-10-28. 4 linked sources. Exact rates, quantities and balance still need installed-build verification where noted.

Before you start

  • Crafting Table
  • A way to obtain animal materials and process leather

Gather the materials in the right order

  1. Collect Ash Logs from fallen logs or ash trees. Keep the pickaxe’s six logs separate from your station budget.
  2. Gather Animal Bone and animal hides from wildlife. A ranged option makes fleeing animals easier to approach than a long melee chase.
  3. Build the Spinning Wheel, then process Flax into Coarse Thread. The Tannery requires two thread alongside logs and bones.
  4. At the Tannery, turn Animal Hide into Leather. One hide makes one leather; alternatively, three hide scraps make one leather. Make four leather for the pickaxe.
  5. Return to the Crafting Table with all three ingredients. Craft the pickaxe, then plan an ore trip with room to carry the return haul.

Stuck? How do I get Leather for the Bone Pickaxe?

Hint 1

Hides don't turn into leather on their own. You need a station for that, and building the station takes thread.

Hint 2

Spin Flax into Coarse Thread at a Spinning Wheel. Two thread, with Ash Logs and Animal Bone, builds the Tannery, and the Tannery turns Animal Hide into Leather.

Hints checked 2026-10-17

Sources for this section

Community database · MetaForge: Bone Pickaxe recipe · Reported guide · Shacknews: How to get a Bone Pickaxe · April 18, 2025 · Community database · MetaForge: Spinning Wheel recipe and processing · Community database · MetaForge: Tannery recipe and leather processing

If the recipe is missing

Pick up each ingredient yourself and check the correct station. A material stored in a shared chest is a different question from whether your character has discovered it. MetaForge lists Animal Bone, Ash Logs and Leather as the discoveries associated with this tool.

Do not confuse the pickaxe with a logging axe. This upgrade solves the copper-and-tin mining bottleneck; it does not establish that every wood type is now harvestable.

Stuck? Why can't I see the Bone Pickaxe recipe?

Hint 1

Recipes appear from what your own character has found. Materials sitting in a shared chest may not count.

Hint 2

Pick up Animal Bone, Ash Logs and Leather yourself. Once you have held all three, the recipe unlocks and you can craft the pickaxe at the Crafting Table.

Hints checked 2026-10-17

Sources for this section

Community database · MetaForge: Bone Pickaxe recipe

Recipes for this route

Build menu

Spinning Wheel

Plan materials →
Ash Logs
12
Flax
4
Stone
2

Process 1 Flax into 1 Coarse Thread.

Sources for this section

Community database · MetaForge: Spinning Wheel recipe and processing

Build menu

Tannery

Plan materials →
Ash Logs
12
Animal Bone
4
Coarse Thread
2

Process 1 Animal Hide or 3 Animal Hide Scraps into 1 Leather.

Sources for this section

Community database · MetaForge: Tannery recipe and leather processing

Crafting Table

Bone Pickaxe

Plan materials →
Animal Bone
8
Ash Logs
6
Leather
4

The early mining upgrade for copper and tin.

Sources for this section

Community database · MetaForge: Bone Pickaxe recipe · Reported guide · Shacknews: How to get a Bone Pickaxe · April 18, 2025

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Researched 2026-09-23. This edition is source-checked, not an installed-build playtest. Exact rates, quantities and balance remain unconfirmed where a guide marks them. Sources and coverage.

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