What is the fastest way to get Locks in Infinite Craft?

The fastest known route is the 16-step path ending in Canal + Jacks. Longer routes exist but require more combinations.

How to Make Locks in Infinite Craft

Locks is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 16 combinations to get there, and the final one is Canal plus Jacks. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

CanalJacksLocks

Long16 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 202 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 16 combinations in order.

1WaterWaterLake
2FireWaterSteam
3FireSteamEngine
4EarthEngineTractor
5LakeTractorPlow
6PlowWaterCanal
7WaterWindWave
8SteamWaveSurf
9SurfWaveSurfer
10WindWindTornado
11TornadoWaterTsunami
12SteamTsunamiTitanic
13SurferTitanicJack
14EarthEarthMountain
15JackMountainJacks
16CanalJacksLocks

Crafting tree

Other ways to make Locks

2 combinations are known to produce Locks. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Locks
First	Second	Result
Lock	Success	Locks
Canal	Jacks	Locks

What you can make with Locks

LocksShrugged Atlas
LocksQuarter Prison
LocksPresident Hair
LocksProtesting Riot
LocksSettle Settlement
LocksMirror Vanity
LocksMurder Mystery
LocksWitch Witchcraft
LocksPost Mailbox
LocksReal Real Estate
LocksSleep Insomnia
LocksNot Open
LocksLocks Safe
LocksOne Locksmith
LocksOffice Bureau
LocksTime Clocks
LocksWill Lock Will
LocksSubreddit R/Lockpicking
LocksMicro Microlocks
LocksPlural Lockses
LocksSons Locksons
LocksSnotwerk Locksnotwerk
LocksSuper Doom Omniverse Eclipse Locks Super Doom Omniversal Eclipse
LocksFuel Gasoline

Locks at a glance

Steps to craft: 16; Long
Crafting depth: 20; longer than 79% of solved elements
Known recipes: 2; ways to make it
Used in: 59; other combinations

Other elements that take 16 steps

Similar effort to Locks, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Locks in Infinite Craft?

Combine Canal with Jacks. The full path from the base elements takes 16 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Locks?

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

Is Locks hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 16 steps it is longer than 79% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Locks?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Locks, and the shortest route is shown above.