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What can I craft?
Tick what is in your inventory or within reach. The tool shows every recipe you can make now, follows chains like rags to rope to bag, and tells you what you are one item away from.
The tool
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Basics
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You can craft
One item away
The tool follows chains: clothing gives rags, rags give rope, rope and a burlap sack give a bag. Quantities are on the crafting page.
Every recipe
Every recipe in the tool
| Make | Type | Needs | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rags | Survival | Any clothing | Knife, or tear by hand in the context menu |
| Rope | Survival | Rags or Guts | 6 rags, or 2 guts, combined in hands |
| Stone knife | Survival | Small stones | Combine 2 small stones |
| Fireplace kit | Survival | Short sticks + Rags or Paper or Bark or Bandage | Combine; place, add fuel, light it |
| Hand drill kit | Survival | Short sticks + Bark | Starts a fire without matches, single use |
| Torch | Survival | Short sticks + Rags | Ignite on a fire |
| Improvised spear | Survival | Long wooden stick + Knife (any blade) | |
| Sharpened stick | Survival | Short sticks or Long wooden stick + Knife (any blade) | Cook meat on it |
| Splint | Medical | Short sticks + Rags or Bandage or Duct tape | 2 sticks; fixes a broken leg over time |
| Bandage from rags | Medical | Rags | Disinfect first with alcohol, iodine or vodka |
| Improvised bolt | Survival | Short sticks + Knife (any blade) | Add feathers for flight |
| Simple fishing rod | Survival | Long wooden stick + Rope | Add a hook and bait |
| Bone hook | Survival | Bone + Knife (any blade) | |
| Bone knife | Weapons | Bone + Small stones | Fragile |
| Plastic bottle suppressor | Weapons | Plastic bottle + Knife (any blade) | Fits pistols, a few shots |
| Burlap strips | Clothing | Burlap sack + Knife (any blade) | |
| Tanned leather | Clothing | Animal pelt + Garden lime + Barrel + Water | Wait in the barrel |
| Burlap courier bag | Bags | Burlap sack + Rope | 30 slots |
| Burlap backpack | Bags | Burlap courier bag + Short sticks | 35 slots, add 3 sticks |
| Fur courier bag | Bags | Animal pelt + Rope | 30 slots |
| Fur backpack | Bags | Fur courier bag + Short sticks | 35 slots |
| Leather backpack, vest, jacket, pants, boots | Bags | Tanned leather + Leather sewing kit | Each piece needs a set number of leather |
| Ghillie hood, shrug, cloak or suit | Clothing | Burlap strips + Netting | Dye with berries |
| Rifle wrap | Clothing | Burlap strips + Netting | |
| Improvised wrappings | Clothing | Rags | Emergency clothing |
| Rope belt | Clothing | Rope | |
| Sawed-off shotgun or rifle | Weapons | A firearm + Hacksaw or hand saw | BK-12, BK-43, BK-18, Blaze, Mosin, LE-MAS, revolver |
| Nailed bat | Weapons | Baseball bat + Nails | Causes bleeding |
| Barbed bat | Weapons | Baseball bat + Barbed wire | Causes bleeding |
| Tripwire trap | Weapons | Tripwire + Grenade or flare | |
| Snare trap | Survival | Metal wire | |
| Fish net trap | Survival | Netting + Rope or Metal wire | |
| Bottle fish trap | Survival | Plastic bottle + Knife (any blade) | |
| Spray-painted gun | Weapons | A firearm + Spraypaint | Some weapons only |
| Logs | Base | A tree nearby + Axe or hatchet | Chop a tree |
| Firewood | Base | Wooden log + Axe or hatchet | |
| Planks | Base | Wooden log + Hacksaw or hand saw | |
| Fence kit | Base | Short sticks + Rope | 2 sticks + rope; see the base calculator |
| Watchtower kit | Base | Short sticks + Rope | 4 sticks + rope |
| Flag pole kit | Base | Short sticks + Rope | |
| Shelter kit | Base | Short sticks + Rope | 4 sticks; cover with sticks, tarp or leather |
| Tarp shelter | Base | Short sticks + Rope + Tarp | |
| Wooden crate | Base | Planks + Nails + Hammer | Bury it with a shovel |
| Underground stash | Base | Shovel, pickaxe or hoe + Barrel or Planks | Bury a crate or drybag |
| Stone ring / oven | Base | A fireplace + Small stones | 8 small stones, more for an oven |
| Fire barrel | Base | Barrel + A fireplace | Weatherproof fire |
| Garden plot | Base | Shovel, pickaxe or hoe | Dig soft ground |
| Seeds | Base | Tomato, pepper, pumpkin or zucchini + Knife (any blade) | |
| Dyed burlap or ghillie | Clothing | Burlap strips + Rose hips or elderberries | |
| Camo net on tent or car | Base | Camo net + Tent or vehicle | |
| Repaired clothing | Repair | Sewing kit | Fabric items |
| Repaired leather | Repair | Leather sewing kit | |
| Repaired blade or axe | Repair | Sharpening stone | |
| Repaired gun | Repair | Gun cleaning kit + A firearm | |
| Repaired helmet or electronics | Repair | Epoxy putty | |
| Patched anything (to Worn) | Repair | Duct tape | |
| Repaired tyre | Repair | Vehicle wheel + Tire repair kit | |
| Charged battery | Repair | Battery + Battery charger + Generator or car battery | |
| Fishing bait | Survival | Worms | Put on a hook |
Quick answers
Questions people ask
How do you craft in DayZ?
Hold one item in your hands and drag the other onto it in the inventory, or combine them from the context menu. Some recipes need a tool in hand.
How do you make rope in DayZ?
Combine six rags, or two guts.
What can you craft with a burlap sack?
A burlap courier bag (with rope), then a burlap backpack (with 3 sticks), and burlap strips for ghillie suits (with a knife).
How do you make tanned leather?
Put a pelt and garden lime in a barrel with water and wait.
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Last checked 28 October 2026, against DayZ 1.30 (PC 1.30.164200, console 1.87).