Crafting

Crafting screen

"Token" redirects here. For the item used to level up the Duck Journal, see Duck Token.

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For years you have been able to create weapons with your bare hands, using raw steel, in real life. What if we were to tell you there’s now a way to SIMULATE that in-game? Because we just did! — Crafting publicity blurb

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Crafting is an in-game system that allows players to create any specific items for use in Team Fortress 2. Crafting was introduced with the WAR! Update in the December 17, 2009 Patch. Items that can be created include weapons, cosmetic items, and materials that can be used in further craftings, such as Scrap Metal or Class Tokens. Crafting is usually conducted by utilizing unwanted or duplicate items gained through the item drop system. In order to create items, the player must follow the blueprints, all of which are initially available to players with a Premium Team Fortress 2 account. After following a valid blueprint recipe, the player gains the item specified by the blueprint. Non-Premium users cannot craft Rare or Special items, and no tools except for the Strange Count Transfer Tool can be crafted. Crafting allows players to craft 156 unique weapons (including 19 reskins) and 600 unique cosmetic items.

Crafting any cosmetic item or weapon displays "Crafted by [name]" in the description of the item. This can be removed by right clicking the item in the backpack and clicking the Restore button.

Blueprints

Crafting items

Main article: Craft items

Metal

Blueprint	Requires	Produces	Example	Cost
Smelt Class Weapons	Any 2 weapons wielded by the same class	1 ×	+ →	2
Combine Scrap Metal	3 ×	1 ×	+ + →	6
Combine Reclaimed Metal	3 ×	1 ×	+ + →	18
Smelt Refined Metal	1 ×	3 ×	→ + +	18
Smelt Reclaimed Metal	1 ×	3 ×	→ + +	6

Tokens

Blueprint	Requires	Produces	Example	Cost
Fabricate Class Token	Any 3 weapons wielded by the same class	1 × Class Token	+ + →	3
Rebuild Class Token	Any 1 Class Token and any 1 weapon belonging to an alternative class	1 × New Class Token	+ →	4
Fabricate Slot Token	Any 3 weapons equipped in the same slot	1 × Slot Token	+ + →	3
Rebuild Slot Token	Any 1 Slot Token and any 1 weapon equipped to an alternative slot	1 × New Slot Token	+ →	4
Smelt Tokens	Any 3 tokens	1 × Reclaimed Metal	+ + →	9

Standard items

All-class

Blueprint	Requires	Produces	Example	Cost
Fabricate Class Weapons	1 × + 1 × Class Token and 1 × Slot Token	1 × Class and slot specific weapon	+ + → ororororor	8
Fabricate SpaceChem Pin	3 x +		-	0 + special crafting ingredients

 Scout

Blueprint	Requires	Produces	Cost
Fabricate Flying Guillotine	+ 3 x		9
Fabricate Baby Face's Blaster	+ 2 x		8
Fabricate Pretty Boy's Pocket Pistol	+ +		8
Fabricate Wrap Assassin	+		7
Fabricate Soda Popper	+ +		8
Fabricate Winger	+		7
Fabricate Atomizer	+ +		8
Fabricate Fan O'War	+		3
Fabricate Sun-on-a-Stick	2 x +		13
Fabricate Boston Basher	+		2
Fabricate Candy Cane	+		2
Fabricate Shortstop	+		7
Fabricate Mad Milk	+		7
Fabricate Holy Mackerel	+		7
Fabricate Crit-a-Cola	+		2
Fabricate Back Scatter	+ +		8

 Soldier

Blueprint	Requires	Produces	Cost
Fabricate Beggar's Bazooka	+ 3 x		9
Fabricate Escape Plan	+		3
Fabricate Original	2 x +		10
Fabricate Cow Mangler 5000	+		7
Fabricate Righteous Bison	+		7
Fabricate Liberty Launcher	2 x +		13
Fabricate Mantreads	+		19
Fabricate Reserve Shooter	2 x +		13
Fabricate Disciplinary Action	2 x +		13
Fabricate Market Gardener	+ +		8
Fabricate Half-Zatoichi	+ 2 x		8
Fabricate Concheror	+		3
Fabricate Black Box	+		7
Fabricate Battalion's Backup	+		7
Fabricate Gunboats	+		2
Fabricate Pain Train	+		3
Fabricate Rocket Jumper	+ 3 x		9
Fabricate Air Strike	+ +		8
Fabricate B.A.S.E. Jumper	+ +		8
Fabricate Panic Attack	2 x +		13

 Pyro

Blueprint	Requires	Produces	Cost
Fabricate Neon Annihilator	+ 2 x		8
Fabricate Scorch Shot	+ +		8
Fabricate Phlogistinator	+ +		8
Fabricate Manmelter	+		7
Fabricate Third Degree	+ +		8
Fabricate Reserve Shooter	2 x +		13
Fabricate Detonator	2 x +		13
Fabricate Sharpened Volcano Fragment	2 x +		13
Fabricate Back Scratcher	+		2
Fabricate Degreaser	+		7
Fabricate Powerjack	+		7
Fabricate Homewrecker	+		3
Fabricate Panic Attack	2 x +		13

 Demoman

Blueprint	Requires	Produces	Cost
Fabricate Ali Baba's Wee Booties	+		2
Fabricate Splendid Screen	2 x +		13
Fabricate Persian Persuader	+ 2 x		4
Fabricate Half-Zatoichi	+ 2 x		8
Fabricate Loch-n-Load	+		7
Fabricate Ullapool Caber	2 x +		5
Fabricate Claidheamh Mòr	+		2
Fabricate Horseless Headless Horsemann's Headtaker	2 x + +		37 + Haunted Metal Scrap
Fabricate Scotsman's Skullcutter	+		2
Fabricate Pain Train	+		3
Fabricate Loose Cannon	+ 3 x		9
Fabricate Sticky Jumper	+ 3 x		9
Fabricate B.A.S.E. Jumper	+ +		8
Fabricate Tide Turner	+ +		9
Fabricate Iron Bomber	2 x +		13
Fabricate Quickiebomb Launcher	2 x +		13

 Heavy

Blueprint	Requires	Produces	Cost
Fabricate Huo-Long Heater	+ 3 x		9
Fabricate Holiday Punch	+ +		8
Fabricate Tomislav	2 x +		13
Fabricate Family Business	+ +		8
Fabricate Eviction Notice	2 x +		13
Fabricate Fishcake	3 x +		0 + special crafting ingredients
Fabricate Brass Beast	+		7
Fabricate Buffalo Steak Sandvich	+		7
Fabricate Warrior's Spirit	+		3
Fabricate Fists of Steel	+		7
Fabricate Gloves of Running Urgently	2 x +		5
Fabricate Dalokohs Bar	+		3
Fabricate Panic Attack	2 x +		13

 Engineer

Blueprint	Requires	Produces	Cost
Fabricate Pomson 6000	+ +		8
Fabricate Eureka Effect	+ 2 x		8
Fabricate Widowmaker	2 x +		13
Fabricate Short Circuit	+ +		9
Fabricate Jag	+		3
Fabricate Southern Hospitality	+		3
Fabricate Rescue Ranger	+ 3 x		9
Fabricate Panic Attack	2 x +		13

 Medic

Blueprint	Requires	Produces	Cost
Fabricate Overdose	+ +		8
Fabricate Quick-Fix	+ +		8
Fabricate Solemn Vow	+ 8 x		14
Fabricate Crusader's Crossbow	2 x +		5
Fabricate Amputator	+		3
Fabricate Vita-Saw	2 x +		5
Fabricate Vaccinator	+ 3 x		9

 Sniper

Blueprint	Requires	Produces	Cost
Fabricate Hitman's Heatmaker	+ +		8
Fabricate Cleaner's Carbine	+ 3 x		9
Fabricate Cozy Camper	+ +		8
Fabricate Machina	+ +		8
Fabricate Bazaar Bargain	+ +		8
Fabricate Shahanshah	+ +		8
Fabricate Sydney Sleeper	+		7
Fabricate Darwin's Danger Shield	+		7
Fabricate Bushwacka	+		7
Fabricate Tribalman's Shiv	+		2
Fabricate Classic	+ +		8

 Spy

Blueprint	Requires	Produces	Cost
Fabricate Red Tape Recorder	+ 3 x		9
Fabricate Spy-cicle	+		7
Fabricate Diamondback	+ +		8
Fabricate Enforcer	+ +		9
Fabricate Big Earner	+ +		8
Fabricate Conniver's Kunai	+		3
Fabricate L'Etranger	+		7
Fabricate Your Eternal Reward	+		7

Rare items

See also: Random crafting recipes

Note: These blueprints are only available to premium players.

Blueprint	Requires	Produces	Cost
Fabricate Headgear	3 ×	1 × Random Headgear	54
Rebuild Headgear	2 × Headgear	1 × Random Headgear	108
Fabricate Class Headgear	4 × + 1 × Class Token	1 × Class specific random Headgear	75
Fabricate Bonk Helm	+ 2 ×		2 + Headgear
Fabricate Set Headgear	4 × + 1 × Item set weapon	1 × Specific piece of set Headgear	73
Fabricate Strange Count Transfer Tool	2 ×		0 + 2 other items

The following list shows what is accepted in the Fabricate Set Headgear blueprint and their results:

Special items

Note: These blueprints are only available to premium players.

Blueprint	Requires	Produces	Cost
Fabricate Saxton Hale Halloween Mask	+ + + + + + + +		0 + 9 Headgear
Fabricate Horseless Headless Horsemann's Headtaker	2 × + +		37 + Haunted Metal Scrap
Fabricate Haunted Headgear	4 × +	oror	72 + Haunted Metal
Fabricate Pile of Ash	4 ×		5
Fabricate Power Up Canteen	4 ×		8
Fabricate Pile of Curses	7 x or or or or or or		7
Fabricate Bread Box	3 x Headgear		162
Custom Blueprint	Matches items from existing blueprints	Result for matched blueprint	n/a

Crafting weapon classifications

In contrast with the weapon slots presented in-game, the crafting system classifies some weapons in different slots. For example, the Spy's Revolver is classified as a secondary weapon despite how it is equipped in the first item slot in-game. Below is a list of all the usable weapons and slots that the crafting system uses. Note that the table does not include the Stock weapons for the classes, such as the Scattergun, as these are not usable in crafting. However, if one has a stock weapon that has been renamed or described, it can be used to craft into scrap.

Craftability

Some items which are obtained by special means, such as promotions and weapons bought from the Mann Co. Store, cannot be crafted either as an ingredient or as a result.

Weapons

Weapons that cannot be used in or received from the Smelt Class Weapons, Fabricate Token, or Fabricate Class Weapons recipes.
Promotional
	Lugermorph	Big Kill	Frying Pan	Iron Curtain†	Enthusiast's Timepiece†	Black Rose
Distributed
	Golden Wrench	Saxxy	Robo-Sandvich
Quality
	Normal	Community	Self-Made	Valve	Items purchased from the Mann Co. Store.
Note	† Some instances of these items can be used in or received from the Smelt Class Weapons, Fabricate Token, or Fabricate Class Weapons recipes.

Item numbering

Brain Bucket #1
Level 1 Hat
Crafted by [name]
Zombie tested, braaaains approved.

Crafting numbers are a cosmetic value attached to a majority of crafted weapon or cosmetic item introduced during the May 5, 2011 Patch, as well as most craftable items added in any later update. This number represents the order that a given item was crafted in; for example, a "Brain Bucket #1" would be the very first Brain Bucket to have ever been crafted. Craft #100 is the maximum value displayed in-game; however, the item server continues to track and store each item's craft number which can be viewed using the WebAPI or a third-party inventory viewer. For example, a "Brain Bucket #101" would only appear in-game as "Brain Bucket".

Golden Wrench

Main article: Golden Wrench

• From July 5 to July 9, 2010, players crafting any items in-game had a chance of finding an extremely rare item, the Golden Wrench, of which only 100 were made available. Valve used a list of specified times to help smooth the frequency with which Golden Wrenches were found. When a player crafted an item after one of the times specified, a random drop could occur giving the player their crafted item and a Golden Wrench. When a Golden Wrench was found, it would be announced to all online Team Fortress 2 servers at once in the form of a dialog box in the center of the screen and an accompanying sound bite. This was only available before and leading up to the Engineer Update until all 100 wrenches were found. An announcement is also shown when one of these Golden Wrenches was destroyed.
• Smelt, Reclaimed, and Refined Metal blueprints were temporarily disabled due to this event until all of the 100 Golden Wrenches had been acquired in order to stop people from endlessly smelting and re-crafting their Metal until they got one. These blueprints were disabled up until the Mann-Conomy Update, even though the Engineer Update had completed and no more Golden Wrenches could be found.

Related achievements

Ghostchievements

Sackston Hale Craft the Saxton Hale Mask.

Update history

December 17, 2009 Patch (WAR! Update)

• Added item crafting.

December 18, 2009 Patch

• Added a chat message when players craft an item.

December 22, 2009 Patch

• Added an "equipped" tag to currently equipped items in the Backpack and Crafting screens.
• Crafting improvements:
  • Spy's Camera Beard can now be smelted into scrap metal.
  • Recipes can no longer produce items matching any of the items used in the crafting.
  • Added some recipes.

January 13, 2010 Patch

• Minor fixes to the crafting UI:
  • Changed the item layout in the crafting panel to better fit the backpack panel.
  • Each 1 of the 4 crafting pages now shows half of 1 of the 2 backpack pages.
  • Fixed the crafting panel next/prev page buttons being hard to use while dragging.
  • Fixed the "equipped" label in the item panels stealing the mouse focus from the item panel itself.

January 28, 2010 Patch

• Fixed the Towering Pillar of Hats, Noble Amassment of Hats, and Modest Pile of Hat being included in the crafting of class-specific hats using class tokens.

March 19, 2010 Patch

• Updated Troublemaker's Tossle Cap, Killer's Kabuto, Triboniophorus Tyrannus, Hustler's Hallmark, Hound Dog, Hotrod, Shooter's Sola Topi, and Magistrate's Mullet so they can be crafted.
• Updated the Camera Beard and Physician's Procedure Mask so they can be crafted as hats.

April 28, 2010 Patch

• Moved Crafting button out to the root class/backpack selection panel.

May 12, 2010 Patch

• [Undocumented] Added Smelt Reclaimed Metal, Smelt Refined Metal, Fabricate Gunboats, Fabricate Dalokohs Bar, Fabricate Homewrecker, Fabricate Pain Train, Fabricate Crit-a-Cola and Fabricate Bonk Helm recipes.
• [Undocumented] Updated the Gunboats so they could be crafted with other Soldier weapons.
• [Undocumented] Updated the Smelt Class Weapons recipe to only require 2 weapons wielded by the same class.
• [Undocumented] Updated the Fabricate Class Token and Fabricate Slot Token to only require 3 weapons of the same class or loadout slot.

June 10, 2010 Patch (Mac Update)

• Overhauled the Main menu, and added help to Loadout, Backpack, and Crafting screens.

October 6, 2010 Patch

• Achievement items and store promotion items are now usable in crafting.
• Gifted items are now craftable.
• Attempting to craft a non tradable item will result in a warning that the items produced by the craft will also be marked as non-tradable.
• Community, Self-Made, and Valve items are not tradable or usable in crafting.
• Changed "Not Craftable" description to "Not Usable in Crafting" to increase clarity.
• [Undocumented] Added crafting recipes for the Gloves of Running Urgently and the Vita-Saw.

October 8, 2010 Patch

• [Undocumented] Added crafting recipes for Polycount Pack set hats.

October 27, 2010 Patch (Scream Fortress Update)

• The Haunted Metal Scrap was added to the game.

December 21, 2010 Patch

• Added several crafting recipes.

December 22, 2010 Patch

• The "Fabricate Class Headgear" recipe no longer has a chance of creating all-class hats.

March 1, 2011 Patch

• [Undocumented] Added crafting recipes for the Sharpened Volcano Fragment and the Sun-on-a-Stick.

March 15, 2011 Patch

• All recipes are now known to all players.
• Reduced the cost of most recipes:
  • Amputator changed from 2 Reclaimed Metal and a Vita-Saw to 1 Scrap Metal and a Vita-Saw.
  • Brass Beast changed from 2 Reclaimed Metal and a Natascha to 1 Reclaimed Metal and a Natascha.
  • Buffalo Steak Sandvich changed from a Sandvich and a Crit-a-Cola to 1 Reclaimed Metal and a Sandvich.
  • Crusaders Crossbow changed from 2 Reclaimed Metal and a Huntsman to 2 Scrap Metal and a Huntsman.
  • Dalokohs Bar changed from a Bonk! Atomic Punch and a Sandvich to 1 Scrap Metal and a Sandvich.
  • Fists of Steel changed from 2 Scrap Metal and a Gloves of Running Urgently to 1 Reclaimed Metal and a Killing Gloves of Boxing.
  • Gloves of Running Urgently changed from 1 Reclaimed Metal and a Killing Gloves of Boxing to 1 Scrap Metal and a Killing Gloves of Boxing.
  • Homewrecker changed from an Eyelander and an Equalizer to 1 Scrap Metal and Equalizer.
  • Horseless Headless Horsemann's Headtaker changed from 2 Refined Metal, a haunted Scrap Metal metal, and a Scotsman's Skullcutter to 1 Refined Metal, a haunted Scrap Metal metal, and a Scotsman's Skullcutter.
  • Jag changed from 2 Scrap Metal and a Southern Hospitality to 1 Scrap Metal and a Southern Hospitality.
  • Loch-n-Load changed from 2 Reclaimed Metal and a Scottish Resistance to 1 Reclaimed Metal and a Scottish Resistance.
  • Sharpened Volcano Fragment changed from 1 refined, a Degreaser and a Powerjack to 2 Reclaimed Metal and an Axtinguisher.
  • Sun-on-a-Stick changed from 1 refined and a Boston Basher to 2 Reclaimed Metal and a Boston Basher.
  • Ullapool Caber changed from 2 Reclaimed Metal and a Sandman to 2 Scrap Metal and a Pain Train.
  • Vita-Saw changed from 1 Reclaimed Metal and an Ubersaw to 2 Scrap Metal and an Ubersaw.
  • Warrior's Spirit changed from 2 Reclaimed Metal and a Gloves of Running Urgently to 1 Scrap Metal and a Gloves of Running Urgently.
• Items previously crafted using recipes that will be reduced in this update have been upgraded to Vintage quality - These included the Australian Christmas sets, the Sharpened Volcano Fragment and the Sun-on-a-Stick, and the Shogun Pack Weapons.
• [Undocumented] Added crafting recipes for weapons in the Shogun Pack.

April 28, 2011 Patch

• [Undocumented] Added crafting recipes for the SpaceChem Pin and Fishcake.

May 5, 2011 Patch (Replay Update)

• Crafted items will now remember/display who crafted them.
• [Undocumented] The Brain Bucket, Dead Cone, Janissary Ketche, and Hetman's Headpiece are made craftable.

May 6, 2011 Patch

• Fixed a bug when crafting class tokens.

May 10, 2011 Patch

• Removed the ability to delete the craft count attribute from items.

May 12, 2011 Patch

• The Furious Fukaamigasa, the Hero's Hachimaki and the Connoisseur's Cap are now craftable.

May 19, 2011 Patch

• The Sign of the Wolf's School, Three-Rune Blade, and Hero's Tail are now craftable.

June 14, 2011 Patch

• The Conjurer's Cowl and Maul are now craftable.

June 23, 2011 Patch

• The Crafting interface has been redesigned to accommodate the fact that crafting blueprints are always known to players now.
• [Undocumented] Renamed Stock weapons can now be used in crafting.

July 18, 2011 Patch

• Added a new "Custom Blueprint" option to the Special blueprints.
• Made these items craftable: Copper's Hard Top, Security Shades, Tam O' Shanter, Stately Steel Toe, Nessie's Nine Iron, Rogue's Col Roule, Prairie Heel Biters, and The Big Steel Jaw of Summer Fun.
• Removed the redundant Smelt Primary/Secondary/Melee/Misc item blueprints.
• [Undocumented] The Postal Pummeler is now craftable.

August 2, 2011 Patch

• [Undocumented] Fixed crafts not being shown in the text chat box.

August 9, 2011 Patch

• Made The Original, The Dragonborn Helm, The Pip-Boy, The Anger, and The Wingstick craftable.

September 15, 2011 Patch

• Made the El Jefe and the Mask of the Shaman craftable.

September 20, 2011 Patch

• Made the Pilotka and the Stahlhelm craftable.

October 17, 2011 Patch

• [Undocumented] Made the A Whiff of the Old Brimstone craftable.

October 18, 2011 Patch

• Fixed the following items not being able to be used in the Rebuild Headgear recipe: Lo-Fi Longwave, Loyalty Reward, Spiral Sallet, Summer Shades, Flip-Flops, Lucky No. 42, Summer Hat, Killer Exclusive, Ball-Kicking Boots, Merc's Pride Scarf, Manniversary Paper Hat.

October 27, 2011 Patch (Very Scary Halloween Special)

• [Undocumented] The Spine-Chilling Skull and Voodoo Juju are no longer craftable.

November 16, 2011 Patch

• Fixed a bug where an item with an empty craft_class could be obtained via crafting.

November 23, 2011 Patch

• Made the Cold War Luchador, Mark of the Saint, and Apoco-Fists craftable.

January 11, 2012 Patch

• Added crafting recipes for the Wrap Assassin, Phlogistinator, Manmelter, Third Degree, Pomson 6000, Eureka Effect, Spy-cicle and Holiday Punch.
• When selecting items for use in crafting, the items selected will show their Quality in addition to the item name.
• Ellis' Cap can now be used as a crafting reagent.
• [Undocumented] The Killer Exclusive is now craftable.
• [Undocumented] Bill's Hat can now be used as a crafting ingredient.

February 14, 2012 Patch

• Updated these items so they can be crafted: Warsworn Helmet, Bolgan, Bolgan Family Crest, Merc Medal, Battle Bob, Bushman's Boonie.

June 27, 2012 Patch (Pyromania Update)

• Added crafting recipe for Pile Of Ash.
• [Undocumented] Added crafting recipes for Baby Face's Blaster, Pretty Boy's Pocket Pistol, Beggar's Bazooka, Scorch Shot, Hitman's Heatmaker, and Cleaner's Carbine.

October 26, 2012 Patch (Spectral Halloween Special)

• [Undocumented] Added crafting recipe for Pile Of Curses.

December 20, 2012 Patch (Mecha Update)

• [Undocumented] Added crafting recipes for Vaccinator, Loose Cannon, Rescue Ranger.

January 24, 2013 Patch

• Updated The Rescue Ranger so it can be used as an ingredient when crafting.
• [Undocumented] Updated these items so they can be crafted: Last Straw, Grizzled Growth, Prize Plushy, Winter Wonderland Wrap, Cut Throat Concierge, Der Wintermantel, Cool Breeze, Soldier's Slope Scopers, Cold Killer, Doc's Holiday, Digit Divulger, Tough Stuff Muffs, Heavy's Hockey Hair, Mutton Mann, Merc's Muffler, Barnstormer

March 4, 2013 Patch

• Added crafting recipes for the Sticky Jumper and the Rocket Jumper.

November 21, 2013 Patch (Two Cities Update)

• [Undocumented] Robot Parts were added to the game.

June 18, 2014 Patch

• Added crafting recipes for newly added weapons.

September 17, 2014 Patch

• [Undocumented] The cosmetic items from the Strongbox Pack were made craftable.

December 22, 2014 Patch

• Added crafting recipes for Panic Attack, the Quickiebomb Launcher and the Iron Bomber.
• Added crafting recipe for the Giftapult.
• Crafting items that are marked as temporarily untradable will now yield temporarily untradable items instead of permanent.

October 12, 2015 Patch

• Fixed an issue where some players could not use some of the crafting recipes.

January 7, 2016 Patch

• [Undocumented] Disabled the crafting recipe for the Giftapult.

January 5, 2023 Patch

• [Undocumented] All weapons added in the Jungle Inferno Update are now craftable.

March 20, 2023 Patch

• Fixed missing localization string in the recipe for the Tide Turner.

Other undocumented changes:

• When miscellaneous items were first separated from Hats, due to players wanting to equip the Camera Beard and other Spy hats simultaneously, the Camera Beard began dropping at the same rate as weapons. It was not unusual for players to find many in the course of a week. Despite the Camera Beard being considered as a 'headgear', two could not be combined to get another hat but could be crafted together to create another Miscellaneous piece of headgear. After the Camera Beard drop-rate was patched in a subsequent update, it became possible to craft two of them together to make a hat.
• Grenade, Building, Head, and PDA(1) Slot Tokens were once listed in the items_game.txt file and were valid items, but none of them were given blueprints, and as such these items were removed from the game during the Mann-Conomy Update. It was previously possible to craft a Head Slot Token by placing 4 hats in the crafting window due to an oversight, but the blueprint and all instances of the item were finally removed when the Mann-Conomy update was launched.

Bugs

• Some cases have been reported of players "finding" Scrap Metal. This is most often caused by player losing connection to Steam after clicking the craft button. This means the items are used in the craft recipe, yet the result of the craft remains uncollected until the player dies in a server and giving the "PLAYERNAME has found: METALTYPE" alert.
• Untradable metal, and items made with untradable metal, were reverted to tradable due to a glitch until a subsequent patch was released. This behavior was observed during the Scream Fortress Update event with the Voodoo Jujus and Spine-Chilling Skulls crafted using untradable Haunted Metal Scrap. Halloween cosmetics crafted prior to the November 10, 2010 Patch became tradable after the update, but cosmetics crafted after that have reportedly remained untradable, suggesting Valve has fixed the glitch.
• When viewing the entire backpack while selecting an item to craft, an empty slot is shown first followed by everything else in proper order, resulting in the rightmost column being displayed on the left side, the bottom-right item being displayed on the top-right of the next page, and the last item in the backpack being inaccessible.
• Sometimes, when using a Strange weapon as a crafting ingredient, the result shows "No matching blueprint".
• It is possible to craft the Panic Attack using the incorrect tokens. For example, an Engineer token and a Secondary slot token can result in a Panic Attack despite using it as a primary weapon. This is due to the weapon being shared as a secondary for the Soldier, Pyro, and Heavy.

Notes

• Inclusion of any untradeable item in any smelting or crafting recipe produces an untradable item.

External links

• Crafting in the WAR! Update
• First mention of Crafting