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First Steps to Steel

You’ve mastered resource gathering, water and lava production, and cobblestone generation.
Now it’s time to take your first steps into metallurgy — creating Steel.
This marks the beginning of your transition into the Machinery Era.

Crafting the SmeltFlare​

To start producing Steel, you’ll need Raw Iron, Coal, and a new item called the SmeltFlare.
The SmeltFlare lets you combine raw materials directly in your inventory to craft metal alloys.

SmeltFlare Recipe

But wait — Paper?
To obtain it, sieve Dirt to get Sugar Cane, then craft it into Paper.
You’ll need this to complete your SmeltFlare recipe.

Creating Brute Steel​

Once you have a SmeltFlare, place it in your inventory along with Raw Iron and Coal.
The SmeltFlare will merge them into Brute Steel, a raw alloy that can later be refined.

Brute Steel Recipe

Once you’ve made Brute Steel, smelt it in a Furnace or use another SmeltFlare to produce Steel Ingots.
Tip: Combine 9 Brute Steel into a Brute Block to smelt 9 ores at once — this speeds up the process dramatically.

Crafting the Workbench​

Before diving into advanced machinery, you’ll need to craft a Workbench.
This specialized crafting table is used to create machines, generators, and upgrades.

Workbench Recipe

You’re officially entering the Machinery Era.

Additional Resources​

Before proceeding, make sure you’ve collected:

  • Enough Steel and Iron for machine crafting
  • Copper and Redstone (obtained by sieving Sand)
  • Optional: Coal and Brute Blocks for efficient smelting

Sieving Sand for Copper and Redstone

You now have everything you need to begin crafting machines and stepping into UtilityCraft’s automation systems.
Next: learn how to build your first powered machines in the next section — Machinery Basics.