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How to Make Thumb Tack in Infinite Craft

Thumb Tack is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 17 combinations to get there, and the final one is Fingerprint plus Steel. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

FingerprintSteelThumb Tack

Long17 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 223 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 17 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2FireWaterSteam
  3. 3FireSteamEngine
  4. 4EarthEngineTractor
  5. 5EarthTractorFarm
  6. 6FarmWaterRice
  7. 7WindWindTornado
  8. 8RiceTornadoRice Krispies
  9. 9EarthRice KrispiesSnap
  10. 10EarthSnapPhoto
  11. 11DustPhotoFingerprint
  12. 12EarthWaterPlant
  13. 13EnginePlantCar
  14. 14CarDustRust
  15. 15FireRustIron
  16. 16IronPlantSteel
  17. 17FingerprintSteelThumb Tack
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam3Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine4Earth + Engineโ†’ Tractor5Earth + Tractorโ†’ Farm6Farm + Waterโ†’ Rice7Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado8Rice + Tornadoโ†’ Rice Krispies9Earth + Rice Krispiesโ†’ Snap10Earth + Snapโ†’ Photo11Dust + Photoโ†’ Fingerprint12Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant13Engine + Plantโ†’ Car14Car + Dustโ†’ Rust15Fire + Rustโ†’ Iron16Iron + Plantโ†’ Steel17Fingerprint + Steelโ†’ Thumb Tack

Other ways to make Thumb Tack

3 combinations are known to produce Thumb Tack. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Thumb Tack
FirstSecondResult
FingerprintSteelThumb Tack
Great Wall Of AsgardThumbThumb Tack
Thumbs UpWooden FloorThumb Tack

What you can make with Thumb Tack

Thumb Tack at a glance

Steps to craft
17
Long
Crafting depth
22
longer than 81% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
5
other combinations

Other elements that take 17 steps

Similar effort to Thumb Tack, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Thumb Tack in Infinite Craft?

Combine Fingerprint with Steel. The full path from the base elements takes 17 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Thumb Tack?

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

Is Thumb Tack hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 17 steps it is longer than 81% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Thumb Tack?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Thumb Tack, and the shortest route is shown above.

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