Sharpening Station

Type	Furniture
Placeable	✔️ (3 wide × 2 high)
Use time	15 (Very fast)
Tooltip	Usable when placed; Melee weapons have armor penetration
Rarity
Buy	10 GC
Sell	2 GC
Research	1 required
Buff	Sharpened(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
Buff tooltip	Melee weapons have armor penetration
Duration	Infinite
Use

Desktop/Console/Mobile-Only Content: This information applies only to the Desktop, Console, and Mobile versions of Terraria.

The Sharpening Station is a furniture item found naturally generated in Underground Cabins in the Underground Jungle. In Hardmode, it is also sold by the Merchant for 10 GC.

Placing and pressing ⚷ Open / Activate on the Sharpening Station grants the Sharpened buff, which increases armor penetration while holding a melee weapon by 12. This lasts until the player dies or leaves the world, but can be canceled at any time by right-clicking the icon (), by selecting the icon using Cycle Next/Previous Buff and then pressing Remove Buff (), or by double-tapping the buff icon ().

Unlike equipment buff items, the Sharpening Station must be placed in order to activate the buff. It can be mined with a pickaxe or drill and picked up again, even while the buff is active, which will not cancel the buff. Placement is only dependent on an adequate space of 3×2 tiles being available.

Notes

The Sharpening Station can be activated limitlessly with no cooldown period. It is never consumed, and all players may use it to give themselves the buff.

Trivia

In real life, sharpening stations, also known as grindstones, are used to sharpen blades.

History

Desktop version

Desktop 1.4.5.0: Buff now only applies to melee items and projectiles as intended.

Desktop 1.4.4:
- Stack limit increased from 999 to 9999.
- Buff duration of 10 minutes removed. The buff now lasts until the player dies or leaves the world.