Similar to its predecessor, it’s crucial to craft and build different structures for your survival in Sons of the Forest. As you will keep on traversing the map, you will have to make various kinds of buildings and structures. In most cases, these structures can keep you secure from large hordes of mutants and other monstrosities. Since not many gameplay mechanics are much explained, several players are looking for different building recipes. Not to worry, check out the complete Sons of the Forest Building recipe list.
All Building Recipes in Sons of the Forest
Fortunately, you can find the building recipes for every structure within the Guide Book. You can access and use the Guide Book early in the game by pressing B key button. As there are several categories of buildings and structures, you can press the X key button to switch between them. Nevertheless, we have compiled each building or structure with its recipes and crafting materials from the Guide Book.
So, here is the list of all Building Recipes in Sons of the Forest:
| Building / Structure Name | Recipe (Crafting ingredients & resources) |
| Tent | 1 Tarp, 2 Sticks |
| Basic Fire | Break 1 Stick & Light on Fire |
| Reinforced Fire | Basic Fire with Rocks around |
| Standing Fire | Multiple Sticks wrapped with Cloth |
| Skull Lamp | Stick, Cloth, & Skull |
| Fire Wood | Collect Wooden logs & chop them with Axe |
| Stick Structures | Place the Stick into the Ground and add a Skull |
| Reinforced Stick Structures | Stick structures with rocks around |
| Fence | Place two vertical and horizontal sticks next to each other |
| Floor | Place logs on the ground in a square shape and add more logs inside them |
| Wall | Place logs horizontally on the border of the floor |
| Door | Make a Wall and leave some space in the middle for placing logs vertically |
| Window | Remove logs in the Wall anywhere to make a Window |
| Single Step | Build a Floor & place half a wooden log beside it |
| Stairs & Ramp | Make an Arch with two diagonal beams. And use half-logs as Steps |
| Small Animal Trap | 14 Sticks |
| Hunting Shelter | 5 logs, 6 sticks, & 7 rocks |
| Small Log Cabin | 75 Wooden logs |
| Tree Shelter 1 | 70 logs, 1 rope |
| Tree Shelter 2 | 96 logs |
| Tree Platform 1 | 7 logs, 1 rope |
| Tree Platform 2 | 35 logs, 1 rope |
| Lean To | 53 Logs |
| Look out Tower | 60 Logs, 1 rope |
| Bone Maker Traps | 2 Sticks, 3 rocks, 3 leaves, 1 rope, & 1 vodka bottle |
| Fly Swatter Trap | 10 Sticks, 3 rocks, & 1 rope |
| Standing Planter | 18 Sticks |
| Wall Planter | 16 Sticks |
| Bird House | 18 Sticks |
| Scarecrow | 14 Sticks, 4 Duct Tapes |
| Rock Path | Gather Rocks & place them on the ground |
| Stick Path | Gather Sticks & place them on the ground |
| Shelf | 2 Logs |
| Wall Shelf | 2 Sticks, 1 Log |
| Drying Rack | 13 Sticks |
| Mannequin | 20 Sticks, 5 Duct Tapes |
| Log Storage | 8 Sticks |
| Bone Storage | 7 Sticks |
| Stick Storage | 6 Sticks |
| Rock Storage | 7 Sticks |
| Bench | 2 Logs |
| Table | 3 Logs |
| Wall Torch | 1 Cloth, 1 Stick |
| Ceiling Skull Lamp | 1 Skull, 1 Rope |
| Bone Chair | 15 Bones, 1 Skull |
| Bone Chandelier | 19 Bones, 9 Skulls |
| Stick Bed | 16 Sticks, 1 Duct Tape |
| Stick Chairs | 14 Sticks |
While all the building recipes are mentioned above, there can be some recipes that can be a bit complex to understand. You can check out our guide on how to build a roof without a center beam for more insight. Also, check out our guide on how to build a defensive wall.
How to Make Struts
Follow the below steps:
- Firstly, chop the logs into smaller bits and place them on the ground vertically.
- Then, chop more logs and place three smaller logs horizontally on them.
- Now, place two smaller logs at each end of the vertical beams.
- Remove the two vertical beams from the middle to build a Strut.
That’s everything covered about the Sons of the Forest Building Recipe list. If you liked this guide, check out our guides on how to check stats, how to craft and combine items, how to use Zipline with the Rope Gun, and more Sons of the Forest Guides on our dedicated section right here on Gamer Tweak.