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Crushed Bones
Requires a Grinder.
Quick Answer
Crushed Bones
The normal way to get Crushed Bones is to process Bones in a Grinder. One batch takes 1 Bones and returns 1 Crushed Bones. If you already have the ore but cannot make a Crushed Bones, the missing piece is usually the Grinder itself or its setup, not another mining unlock.
Make Crushed Bones using the Grinder.
Recipe
The recorded conversion, with the input and output the data actually states.
| Made in | Grinder |
|---|---|
| Input | Bones×1 |
| Output | Crushed Bones×1 |
| Fuel | None recorded |
| Time | None recorded |
| Earliest access | Requires a Grinder. |
| Recorded price | 6 — one stored value |
| Can also be bought? | No recorded seller |
| Can also be found? | Yes, as later loot |
One batch turns 1 Bones into 1 Crushed Bones — enough for Crushed Bones to be worth smelting in bulk rather than one at a time. Neither a fuel cost nor a processing timer is recorded for this recipe.
Can I get Crushed Boneses yet?
The answer depends on where you are, not on the item itself.
If you have a Grinder
Yes. Get Bones and process it — the recipe runs with the ore alone.
If you have Bones but no Grinder
Not through processing yet. Unlock your first Grinder — the chain is below.
If the Workshop route is not open
The Grinder is tied to the Workshop progression, so that chain comes before the recipe.
If you are already in later areas
You may also find Crushed Boneses elsewhere — see the alternatives below.
What you need first
Each of these is stated once. Finish them in this order and the recipe will run.
- 1Requires Grinder .
How to make Crushed Bones
Step 1 — Get 1 Bones
Best early source: Pick up · Closet.
Step 2 — Use the Grinder
Place the Grinder, then load 1 Bones. No fuel is recorded for this conversion, so the ore is the only thing consumed.
Step 3 — Collect the output
Each batch yields 1 Crushed Bones. The game data records no processing timer, so it does not state how long a batch takes.
Where to get Bones
Ranked so the earliest reliable route is first. Later areas are listed but not recommended for this stage.
Pick up · Closet
10 per find
Pick up · Lakefront
3 per find
Craft · Player Witching Mortar
Up to 1
Requires Witching Mortar.
Requires Workbench.
Needs Mystery Meat, Crushed Bones, Witching Mortar
Battle reward · Catacombs 1FNot guaranteed
Up to random 5-7
Battle reward · Catacombs F2Not guaranteed
Up to random 5-7
Unlock and enter the Catacombs.
Buy · Garbage ShopNot guaranteed
Possible rotating shop source: the shop only lists this item on stock roll 2. The data does not record how often that roll comes up, so treat it as a bonus rather than a plan.
How to get a Grinder
The short version — the full station page has the rest.
Farmer Hans — Farmhouse
No additional hard unlock is required for the recommended source.
Craft one at the Player Workbench
Needs Copper Bar, Wood, Stone. Recipe ingredient counts are not recorded.
Bones vs Crushed Bones
These two are the most common mix-up in the early game, in whichever direction you are coming from.
| Bones | Crushed Bones |
|---|---|
| Raw material, mined or bought | Processed material, made in a Grinder |
| Accepted by quests that ask for ore | Accepted by crafting recipes that ask for bars |
| Cannot substitute for a Crushed Bones in a recipe | Cannot substitute for Bones in an ore hand-in |
Why can’t I make Crushed Bones?
Not having the ore and not being able to process it are different problems. Pick the one that matches you.
What’s stopping you?
The earliest recorded source is Pick up · Closet. Mine the nodes on the earliest floor you can reach and smelt in bulk, since one batch returns 1 Crushed Bones.
Other ways to get Crushed Bones
Later alternative: Crushed Boneses can also appear as loot in later mining areas. These routes are chance-based, so the recipe above stays the reliable one.
| Alternative | Availability | Reliability | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Processa placed Furnace · Windmill | Alternative route | Fixed | Requires Windmill station (station item not closed). |
| CraftCrafting: Witching Mortar · Bones | Alternative route | Fixed | Up to 1 · Recipe discovery/station not statically resolved. |
| Find / lootFarm Mine — Floor 1 | Alternative route | Random | 1 per find |
| Find / lootExamine life preserver | Later | Fixed | 5 per find |
| Pick upTown 1 | Later | Fixed | 1 per find |
What is Crushed Bones used for?
16 recorded recipes consume Crushed Bones. This is what makes it worth keeping rather than selling.
Quest-critical
The recorded recipe also takes Common Mushroom, Compost Bin. It takes smelted materials, never the raw ore, so Bones will not substitute here.
How many the quest needs is recorded in the quest guide rather than in the recipe data. Open the Dense Fertilizer (Lv2) guide →
Crafted stations and equipment
15 recorded recipes take Crushed Bones. Ingredient counts per recipe are not in the game data, so only the recipes are listed.
- Bones · Player Witching Mortar
- Cured Mana Steak (Raw) · Player Prep Table
- Dense Fertilizer (Lv1) · Player Compost Bin
- Energy Drink · Home cooking station
- Flask of the Gods (Agility) · Potion Lab
- Flask of the Gods (Attack) · Potion Lab
- Flask of the Gods (Defense) · Potion Lab
- Flask of the Gods (HP) · Potion Lab
What else the Grinder makes
The Grinder handles more than one ore, so the same setup covers the other bars you will need.
| Input | Output |
|---|---|
| Bones ×1 | Crushed Bones ×1 |
| Wheat ×1 | Dough ×1 |
| Eyeball ×1 | Secret Sauce ×1 |
How many Crushed Boneses do you need?
Uses the recorded ratio, so the count is exact rather than a rule of thumb.
That is 8 batches, so bring 8 Boneses. Each batch returns 1 Crushed Bones, so 8 batches cover the 8 you need.
Keep them or sell them?
16 recipes take Crushed Bones, so it is an input for the next stage of crafting rather than something to sell off. The item database records a single price of 6 and does not store a separate sell value, so a resale figure would be a guess. Hold the bars until the recipes that need them are built.
FAQ
How much Bones does one Crushed Bones take?
One batch is recorded as 1 Bones in and 1 Crushed Bones out. There is no way to run a smaller batch, so the ratio is fixed.
Does Grinder need fuel?
No fuel cost is recorded for this recipe. The data records the input, the output and nothing else, so nothing is charged beyond the Bones.
Can I buy Crushed Boneses instead of making them?
No seller is recorded. The only reliable route is processing Bones.
Can Bones be used instead of Crushed Bones?
No. Recipes that ask for Crushed Boneses will not accept Bones, and quests that ask for Bones will not accept Crushed Bones. They are separate items.
Does one Bones give one Crushed Bones?
No — the recorded batch is 1 Bones to 1 Crushed Bones, so every Bones you smelt returns more than one bar. Mine a small stack and process it together.
Related
The pages this one connects to, in the order the chain runs.