# Unable to use blacksmith and other crafting stations

**URL:** <https://forums.funcom.com/t/unable-to-use-blacksmith-and-other-crafting-stations/70760>\
**Category:** Xbox Discussion\
**Created:** [May 17, 2019, 8:51pm UTC](https://forums.funcom.com/t/unable-to-use-blacksmith-and-other-crafting-stations/70760 "2019-05-17T20:51:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![wasterdoc74](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/90db22/32.png) [@wasterdoc74](https://forums.funcom.com/u/wasterdoc74)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2019, 8:51pm UTC](https://forums.funcom.com/t/unable-to-use-blacksmith-and-other-crafting-stations/70760/1 "2019-05-17T20:51:03Z")

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Game mode: [Online | Singleplayer]  
Problem: [Crash | Bug | Performance | Misc]  
Region: [Here]

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Unable to craft anything at most of the crafting stations, its making it useless to play this game.

Steps on how to reproduce issue:

1. Go to a crafting station and try to make something  
2.blacksmith station not working  
3.carpentry station not working
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**Author:** ![Narelle](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/funcom/user_avatar/forums.funcom.com/narelle/32/45919_2.png) [@Narelle](https://forums.funcom.com/u/Narelle)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2019, 9:12pm UTC](https://forums.funcom.com/t/unable-to-use-blacksmith-and-other-crafting-stations/70760/2 "2019-05-17T21:12:37Z")

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did you press the “play” button?

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**Author:** ![JTtheDestroyer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/funcom/user_avatar/forums.funcom.com/jtthedestroyer/32/22925_2.png) [@JTtheDestroyer](https://forums.funcom.com/u/JTtheDestroyer)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2019, 9:18pm UTC](https://forums.funcom.com/t/unable-to-use-blacksmith-and-other-crafting-stations/70760/3 "2019-05-17T21:18:33Z")

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1. Make sure there is fuel if needed. Camp fire, tannery, furnace all need fuel.

2. As mentioned above, turn on the station. Left trigger works if you’re in the station.

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**Author:** ![Ranson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f19dbf/32.png) [@Ranson](https://forums.funcom.com/u/Ranson)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2019, 3:53pm UTC](https://forums.funcom.com/t/unable-to-use-blacksmith-and-other-crafting-stations/70760/4 "2019-05-18T15:53:41Z")

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it can be a little buggy rn. There is no uniformity in the behavior of crafting stations. Some auto-start, some manually

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/funcom/original/1X/8d85ca8a66fb78fa7574e255b50aa722d634177b.png) [@system](https://forums.funcom.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2019, 5:53pm UTC](https://forums.funcom.com/t/unable-to-use-blacksmith-and-other-crafting-stations/70760/5 "2019-05-25T17:53:42Z")

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Closed on May 25, 2019, 5:53pm UTC

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