4 Quick Steps to Craft a Chest Storage in Terraria

A step-by-step guide to unlocking the chest recipe in Terraria

Written by Rain Kengly

Last Updated: December 11, 2023 Fact Checked

Chests provide valuable storage space in Terraria. If you have a workbench, you can easily unlock and craft a chest with Wood and Iron. Here's how to make a chest in Terraria.

Things You Should Know

To make a chest in Terraria, use 8 Wood blocks and 2 Iron Bars at a work bench.
If you need to craft a work bench, gather 10 wood blocks and use your inventory's crafting menu.
To craft a non-standard chest, you'll need to gather different ingredients.

Steps

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Craft a work bench and place it down. You'll need 10 Wood blocks. Use an axe on nearby trees to get wood blocks, and then open your inventory's crafting menu to craft it.^{[1]
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- You can also find work benches by looting Dungeons and Underground Cabins.
- Be sure to place down the crafting stations in a protected house to avoid enemies.
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Gather 8 Wood blocks and 2 Iron Bars. These materials are needed for one standard chest.
- To craft other types of chests, you'll need different resources. For example:
  - Slime Chest: 8 Slime blocks and 2 Iron Bars
  - Ash Wood Chest: 8 Ash Wood blocks and 2 Iron Bars
  - Cactus Chest: 8 Cactus and 2 Iron Bars
  - Sandstone Chest: 8 Smooth Sandstone and 2 Iron Bars
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Open the Crafting menu. This can be found in your Inventory. Make sure to stand near the work bench.
- The work bench unlocks other crafting recipes, such as beds, looms, sawmills, and more.
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Select the Chest icon. You may need to scroll up or down the crafting menu. This will craft the chest and add it to your inventory.
- If you're playing on a computer, you may have to drag the chest icon to your inventory.