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Short Sticks

Split a long stick into short sticks — the base of most crafts.

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Result

3x Short Stick

Required items

  • 1xLong Wooden Stick
  • Knife or sharp toolnot consumed

Steps

  1. 1Gather a Long Wooden Stick from bushes, or cut one from a small tree
  2. 2Split it with a knife to produce short sticks

Useful notes

  • Long wooden sticks come from bushes and small trees
  • There are several ways to obtain sticks — this is just the most reliable
  • Almost every improvised craft starts here

Why it matters

Sticks gate splints, torches, fishing rods, shelters and fences.

Used in

4
  • Burlap BackpackUpgrade an empty courier bag into a proper backpack.
  • ShelterA hidden stash and a roof, built from what the forest gives you.
  • FenceWalls and gates, built in stages from a kit.
  • WatchtowerHeight, storage and a defensible position — built level by level.