How to Craft the Researching Table

Gather the Materials

The Researching Table is the block you need before any blade work can begin. It is produced with a crafting_shaped recipe, so the arrangement of ingredients in the grid matters. Place the required materials into the crafting grid in the correct pattern to receive one Researching Table.

Once crafted, place the Researching Table down in your base. This block is the anchor for the rest of the mod's progression, so keep it somewhere you can reach easily.

What to Do Next

With the Researching Table placed, you can begin working toward the Iron Blade and the Spirit Sakura line. The table itself does not consume fuel or require power; it is a workstation you interact with directly.

If you are short on ingredients, check the crafting_shapeless recipes tied to the mod, since some intermediate items are made by simply combining components without a fixed grid layout. Keep your Researching Table near your other crafting stations so you can move between shaped, shapeless, and smithing steps without walking back and forth.

Do not break the Researching Table once placed unless you need to relocate it. It drops as itself and can be picked up and replaced without losing progress.