The Work Bench is a Crafting station required to craft many essential early-game, non-metallic items. It is also one possible way to fulfill a House's Flat surface item requirement. Like a table, it can also be modified to make an Alchemy Station by putting a bottle on top of it. It can also serve as a place for candles/torches, books, etc. The Work Bench is one of the first things a player usually crafts when he or she enters a new world.