Steel and the Royal Foundry in Graveyard Keeper 2

Iron Kit II at Smithy II: the missing Bellows check

1 Iron Ingot + 2 Clay Molds → 4 Iron Kit II at Smithy II, with Smithy II technology, Smithing mastery 5, and Bellows. That is the community station recipe; a separate Iron Kit II player discussion also points to the Smithy II/bellows route. If the recipe is visible but blocked, check the installed device, not only the materials.

The same database lists 2 Clay + 1 Coal → 1 Clay Molds at Smithy II, under Smithy II and Smithing 5. Coal is an explicit ingredient here, unlike a generic Fuel-unit field. Iron Kit II is not an Engineering Kit: the latter uses 1 Steel Ingot + 2 Clay Molds → 1 Engineering Kit, with Steel Works, Smithing 6, and Bellows.

Base community-database recipes reviewed October 17, 2026, with a separate player route report; not a current-build playtest. The Engineering Kit recipe is not a Steel Ingot recipe and does not bypass the Foundry access steps above.

Special Wood for Wooden Kit II: start with the Stilt Houses

Progress the battle/quest route to the Stilt Houses and speak to the Master Carpenter. A separate player discussion points to that location and NPC. The historical Harold record gives the more detailed route:

1. When Agatha's church-organ work sends you to the lake carvers, follow Herbert's Battle at the Lake objective. The database describes the drawbridge opening after the battle and the Flooded Quarter waystone being marked.
2. Talk to Harold, the master woodcarver, at the Stilt Houses on the western lake. In Organic Music, bring 2 Building Kit I + 1 Iron Kit II for his wood-catching machine. Use the Smithy II route above for the iron kit.
3. After that hand-in, the database says Special Wood is bought through dialogue, rather than an ordinary shop grid. Check his conversation options if you cannot find it in trade.
4. For Wooden Kit II, the Assembly Bench II record lists 1 Special Wood → 3 Wooden Kit II, requiring Wooden Kit II technology, Building mastery 7, and a Drill press.

Conflicting, lower-confidence lead: a different thread's accepted reply instead suggests western zombie logging. That is an independent but conflicting player claim, not a confirmed alternate Special Wood source; an accepted-answer badge does not settle it. Start with the better-supported carpenter route rather than rebuilding logging solely for this material.

The player report supports the broad Stilt Houses/carpenter lead; exact dialogue and quantities come from the historical community database, not an independent test of the whole sequence. Current quest order, stock, and prices remain unverified. For the limited church-organ use, see Organic Music and Special Wood; it is not the same objective as filling Agatha's choir.

Dated player evidence and conflicting reports

• Scullhead — Election Quest and right Battle Point location · Player answer · September 29, 2026 · source checked October 2, 2026
• Exia — buy Steel from the Bishop after reaching the Foundry · Player answer · September 29, 2026 · source checked October 2, 2026
• Dosbilliam, Boring but Practical — disputed three-item prerequisite · Player claim, disputed below · September 30, 2026
• kornflakes89 — separate quest from unlocking Steel · Player correction · September 30, 2026
• Austinpspds — confirms the separate-quest correction · Original poster follow-up · September 30, 2026
• Hykaro — area unlocked via battle rather than three Zombie Power · Player correction · September 30, 2026 · not an official quest specification

Tin from sand: Sluice Box and the bronze chain

The cached Sluice Box catalogue places it in the Yard, unlocked by Bronze Forge, with a construction bill of 4 Board + 4 Bronze Nails. Board is not Wooden Plank. The building record agrees on that construction bill; its later material entries are not additional construction costs. A precise footprint is not established by these sources.

The reviewed recipe webpage gives 3 Sand → 2–3 Tin; Golden nugget has a 40% chance with Gold Digger and is not guaranteed. Work fields are 5 ticks, 1 energy per tick, Smithing mastery 2, plus 1 red tech point, unlocked by Bronze Forge. The tech point is a crafting reward, not the unlock cost. The earlier flattened cache omitted the range and perk/probability condition; its fixed Tin-plus-gold reading is not complete evidence. Tin's internal item ID is lead; the player-facing name is Tin, not Lead. Field interpretation reviewed October 13, 2026, not independently reproduced in the game.

Tin then feeds Bronze Ingot production: the cached furnace recipe uses 3 Copper Nugget + 1 Tin + 20 Fuel → 4 Bronze Ingot. Check the current recipe and fuel display before queuing. Ticks are work units, not seconds, and energy per tick is not factory electrical draw; these fields do not prove a production rate. This is a bronze-material route, not a shortcut around the separate steel unlocks above. Tin also appears in the Tannin Liquid mixing route.

Bishop, Harold, or a different quest blocker?

For Bishop’s Steel Ingot stock, start with the Royal Foundry route above. The player steel discussion supports that buying lead; it is not a complete Bishop quest directory. If your objective names another item, keep its wording when searching the quest routes.

For Harold and Special Wood, use Organic Music; if the wood is already available but the organ is not, check organ research. If the sewer reward is Keys for Looters, follow the separate first keys and Davy novel lead. If Jack’s task is Back in Business, use the existing town-gate battle checks.

Player routes; exact builds unspecified. A broad Bishop query does not establish which of his tasks you are doing.