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How to Make Tongs in Infinite Craft

Tongs is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 20 combinations to get there, and the final one is Fork plus Stretch. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

ForkStretchTongs

Long20 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 262 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 20 combinations in order.

  1. 1WindWindTornado
  2. 2TornadoTornadoHurricane
  3. 3EarthWindDust
  4. 4DustEarthPlanet
  5. 5FireWaterSteam
  6. 6EarthSteamMud
  7. 7EarthMudClay
  8. 8ClayWaterPottery
  9. 9PlanetPotteryPlate
  10. 10HurricanePlateFork
  11. 11FireSteamEngine
  12. 12EarthWaterPlant
  13. 13EnginePlantCar
  14. 14CarEarthTire
  15. 15FireTireRubber
  16. 16RubberTornadoRubberband
  17. 17EarthPlanetMoon
  18. 18MoonWindWerewolf
  19. 19RubberbandWerewolfStretch
  20. 20ForkStretchTongs
Crafting tree
1Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado2Tornado + Tornadoโ†’ Hurricane3Earth + Windโ†’ Dust4Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet5Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam6Earth + Steamโ†’ Mud7Earth + Mudโ†’ Clay8Clay + Waterโ†’ Pottery9Planet + Potteryโ†’ Plate10Hurricane + Plateโ†’ Fork11Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine12Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant13Engine + Plantโ†’ Car14Car + Earthโ†’ Tire15Fire + Tireโ†’ Rubber16Rubber + Tornadoโ†’ Rubberband17Earth + Planetโ†’ Moon18Moon + Windโ†’ Werewolf19Rubberband + Werewolfโ†’ Stretch20Fork + Stretchโ†’ Tongs

Other ways to make Tongs

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

Alternative combinations that produce Tongs
FirstSecondResult
ForkStretchTongs
ForkPairTongs

What you can make with Tongs

Tongs at a glance

Steps to craft
20
Long
Crafting depth
26
longer than 85% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
5
other combinations

Other elements that take 20 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Tongs in Infinite Craft?

Combine Fork with Stretch. The full path from the base elements takes 20 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Tongs?

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

Is Tongs hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 20 steps it is longer than 85% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Tongs?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Tongs, 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.