Skip to content
Infinite Craft Recipes

How to Make John Henry Thoreau in Infinite Craft

John Henry Thoreau is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 22 combinations to get there, and the final one is John Henry plus Thesaurus. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

John HenryThesaurusJohn Henry Thoreau

Marathon22 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 27

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 22 combinations in order.

  1. 1WindWindTornado
  2. 2TornadoTornadoHurricane
  3. 3TornadoWaterTsunami
  4. 4EarthTsunamiIsland
  5. 5EarthIslandContinent
  6. 6FireWaterSteam
  7. 7FireSteamEngine
  8. 8EngineSteamTrain
  9. 9ContinentTrainTranscontinental Railroad
  10. 10HurricaneTranscontinental RailroadJohn Henry
  11. 11EarthWaterPlant
  12. 12EarthFireLava
  13. 13LavaWaterStone
  14. 14PlantStoneFossil
  15. 15FireFossilDinosaur
  16. 16EarthWindDust
  17. 17DustWindSandstorm
  18. 18EarthPlantTree
  19. 19DustTreeWood
  20. 20SandstormWoodSandal
  21. 21DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  22. 22John HenryThesaurusJohn Henry Thoreau
Crafting tree
1Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado2Tornado + Tornadoโ†’ Hurricane3Tornado + Waterโ†’ Tsunami4Earth + Tsunamiโ†’ Island5Earth + Islandโ†’ Continent6Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam7Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine8Engine + Steamโ†’ Train9Continent + Trainโ†’ Transcontinental Railroad10Hurricane + Transcontinental Railroadโ†’ John Henry11Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant12Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava13Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone14Plant + Stoneโ†’ Fossil15Fire + Fossilโ†’ Dinosaur16Earth + Windโ†’ Dust17Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm18Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree19Dust + Treeโ†’ Wood20Sandstorm + Woodโ†’ Sandal21Dinosaur + Sandalโ†’ Thesaurus22John Henry + Thesaurusโ†’ John Henry Thoreau

John Henry Thoreau at a glance

Steps to craft
22
Marathon
Crafting depth
27
longer than 88% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 22 steps

Similar effort to John Henry Thoreau, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make John Henry Thoreau in Infinite Craft?

Combine John Henry with Thesaurus. The full path from the base elements takes 22 steps.

How many steps does it take to make John Henry Thoreau?

22 steps on the shortest known path from Water, Fire, Wind and Earth.

Is John Henry Thoreau hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 22 steps it is longer than 88% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make John Henry Thoreau?

Only one known combination produces John Henry Thoreau.

Path verified against the open recipe graph on . Method described in our methodology, data credited on data sources.