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How to Make an Acorn Shovel

By
Seren Morgan-Roberts

This page offers a guide on how to make an "Acorn Shovel" iconAcorn Shovel in Grounded. The shovel can be used to dig up clay, sunken bones, muddy scales and "Grub" iconGrubs.

How to Unlock the Acorn Shovel Recipe

The Acorn Shovel recipe can be unlocked by either analyzing "Acorn Shell" iconAcorn Shells or "Crude Rope" iconCrude Rope. You’ll also need to be Brainpower Level 3 to be able to make the Acorn Shovel. It can be crafted by hand.

The Acorn Shovel recipe can be crafted by hand.

Required Materials for Acorn Shovel

Icon Material Quantity
ICO_Acorn_Shell.png "Acorn Shell" iconAcorn Shell x1
Crude_Rope.png "Crude Rope" iconCrude Rope x1
Sprig.png "Sprig" iconSprig x2

How to Get Acorn Shells

Acorn Shells can be obtained from smashing up acorns using a Hammer. Acorns are found most often around the Oak Lab - watch out for spiders in this area though! For more information on crafting hammers, head over to our guide on How to Make a Pebblet Hammer.

Acorns can be found near the Oak Lab - smash them using a hammer!

How to Get Sprigs

"Sprig" iconSprigs are a medium-sized two leafed plant found in abundance in the yard. You can grab them from the ground without the use of any tool.

Sprigs are a very common resource.

How to Get Crude Rope

Crude Ropes can be crafted by hand using x3 "Plant Fiber" iconPlant Fiber per Crude Rope. Plant Fibers can be obtained from picking small, low-lying plants which can be found all over the ground. And before you can make Crude Rope, you’ll need to first analyze Plant Fiber at the Resource Analyzer to unlock the recipe.

(1 of 2) Crude Rope can be made using plant fiber

Crude Rope can be made using plant fiber (left), and plant fiber is obtained from small plants. (right)

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Guide Information
  • Publisher
    Microsoft Game Studios
  • Platforms,
    PC, Steam, XB One, XB X|S
  • Genre
    Survival
  • Guide Release
    26 September 2022
  • Last Updated
    21 November 2023
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Grounded is a survival game published by Oblivion Entertainment. It has been in early access since July 2020, and was fully released on September 27th, 2022.

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