The Pickaxe Handle quest in Grand Blue takes you to the Blacksmith in Anchor Town, where you can meet Craftsman Henry. Unlike some quests that require you to travel to dangerous areas, this one is fairly simple because the materials can be found around the town.
Henry needs a few basic items before he can give you the Pickaxe Handle Recipe. Once you collect everything he asks for, you can return to him and receive EXP, Gold, and the recipe needed for crafting. Here is how to complete the quest and make a Pickaxe Handle in Grand Blue.
How to Start the Pickaxe Handle Quest
First, go to the Blacksmith in Anchor Town. You will find several NPCs in this area, including Blacksmith Shinozaki and Craftsman Henry. Talk to Craftsman Henry to start his quest. Once the quest is active, you can check the details through your Quest Log.
Open the Anchor Town section and go to Side Quests. Look for the quest called Handle Recipe to see what materials Henry needs. You will need to collect two different materials before you can complete the quest.
Materials Needed for the Handle Recipe
Craftsman Henry asks you to bring him the following items:
- 2x Stick
- 1x Cloth
Both materials can be found around Anchor Town, so you do not need to travel to another island or difficult area.
How to Find Stick and Cloth
To get the required materials, explore Anchor Town and look for barrels and crates. Attack these objects to break them and collect the items they drop. You may not get Stick or Cloth from every barrel and crate, so keep searching around the town until you have everything you need.
Once you have collected:
- 2 Stick
- 1 Cloth
Return to the Blacksmith and speak with Craftsman Henry again. Give him the requested materials to finish the quest.
After completing it, you will receive:
- 136 EXP
- 300 Gold
- Pickaxe Handle Recipe
Stick and Cloth can also be traded with other players. If you collect more than you need, you can keep the extra materials for later crafting or trade them with other players.
How to Make a Pickaxe Handle
After completing Henry’s quest, you will unlock the Pickaxe Handle Recipe. You can use this recipe at the Crafting Table located near Craftsman Henry. Interact with the Crafting Table and select the Handle recipe to craft the item.
The Handle is useful for more than just completing this quest. It can become one of the materials required to forge new weapons as you unlock additional crafting recipes throughout the game. Since Grand Blue is still in Early Access, more crafting recipes may become available as the game receives new updates.
What Is the Pickaxe Handle Used For?
The Pickaxe Handle is a crafting material that can be used when creating weapons and other equipment. As you progress through Grand Blue, you will unlock more recipes that require different materials.
For this reason, it is a good idea to keep some crafting materials instead of selling everything you find. Items that seem unimportant early in the game may become useful when you unlock a new recipe.
The crafting system is also connected to the Blacksmith, making this area an important location to visit when upgrading your equipment.
How to Upgrade Your Weapons
Grand Blue also has a weapon progression system that allows you to improve your equipment as you continue playing.
Using a weapon will gradually increase your mastery and allow you to unlock new skills and upgrades. When a skill becomes available, you can select Learn to unlock it.
After unlocking skills, you can choose which ones to place on your hotbar. This allows you to change your setup depending on the weapon you are using and the type of enemies you are fighting.
Weapon upgrades also require Gold and ore materials. If you want to improve your equipment, you will need to spend some time collecting these resources.
How to Get Ore for Weapon Upgrades
The mines connected to the Blacksmith are one of the main places where you can collect ore. Take your Pickaxe into the mining area and break the available rocks to gather materials.
The ore rocks respawn after some time. If you clear an area and still need more materials, you can stay nearby and wait for the rocks to return.
Mining is also connected to its own progression system. Using your Pickaxe gives you skill points that can be spent in the Mining Tree.
Investing in this tree can make mining easier and improve the overall process, especially if you plan to collect large amounts of ore for crafting and weapon upgrades.
The Pickaxe Handle quest is one of the easier tasks to complete in Grand Blue. You only need to find 2 Stick and 1 Cloth by breaking barrels and crates around Anchor Town before returning to Craftsman Henry.
Completing the quest gives you 136 EXP, 300 Gold, and the Pickaxe Handle Recipe. After unlocking the recipe, you can use the nearby Crafting Table to create Handles for future crafting.
Since Grand Blue is still in Early Access, the crafting system may receive more recipes and changes in future updates. For now, completing Henry’s quest is a good way to start learning how crafting, mining, and weapon upgrades work together.