Iron sand

[Dovahbear]

To mine iron sand requires a steel pick.

To make steel in the tatara requires iron sand.

To get a chicken you need an egg. To get an egg you need a chicken.

Am I missing something? How do I progress to steel if I need a steel tool to get the ingredients to make steel?

[Saviliana]

I believe that you could make iron sand with filers that can be brought form merchant at the mine town.

[Dovahbear]

Originally posted by Saviliana:

I believe that you could make iron sand with filers that can be brought form merchant at the mine town.

I appreciate the tip.

I also found that there are two versions of tatara now. A small on that works as I'm accustomed to, making steel from iron and charcoal. The large one makes some Tamahagane steel and requires the iron sand.

So that makes for a clear progression path. Small tatara > steel pick > iron sand > large tatara > better steel