diff --git a/common/src/comp/controller.rs b/common/src/comp/controller.rs
index 59425332d7..1ab4cde9a7 100644
--- a/common/src/comp/controller.rs
+++ b/common/src/comp/controller.rs
@@ -98,6 +98,11 @@ pub enum CraftEvent {
         slots: Vec<(u32, InvSlotId)>,
     },
     Salvage(InvSlotId),
+    // TODO: Maybe look at making this more general when there are more modular recipes?
+    ModularWeapon {
+        damage_component: InvSlotId,
+        held_component: InvSlotId,
+    },
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
diff --git a/common/src/comp/inventory/item/modular.rs b/common/src/comp/inventory/item/modular.rs
index 3299d7b14c..8168946118 100644
--- a/common/src/comp/inventory/item/modular.rs
+++ b/common/src/comp/inventory/item/modular.rs
@@ -355,6 +355,11 @@ fn make_mod_comp_dir_def(tool: ToolKind, mod_kind: ModularComponentKind) -> Stri
     )
 }
 
+/// Creates initial item for a modular weapon
+pub fn initialize_modular_weapon(toolkind: ToolKind) -> Item {
+    Item::new_from_asset_expect(&make_weapon_def(toolkind).0)
+}
+
 /// Creates a random modular weapon when provided with a toolkind, material, and
 /// optionally the handedness
 pub fn random_weapon(tool: ToolKind, material: super::Material, hands: Option<Hands>) -> Item {
@@ -372,7 +377,7 @@ pub fn random_weapon(tool: ToolKind, material: super::Material, hands: Option<Ha
     let msm = Default::default();
 
     // Initialize modular weapon
-    let mut modular_weapon = Item::new_from_asset_expect(&make_weapon_def(tool).0);
+    let mut modular_weapon = initialize_modular_weapon(tool);
 
     // Load recipe book (done to check that material is valid for a particular
     // component)
diff --git a/common/src/recipe.rs b/common/src/recipe.rs
index 9167972ae8..db986c3bd4 100644
--- a/common/src/recipe.rs
+++ b/common/src/recipe.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use crate::{
     assets::{self, AssetExt, AssetHandle},
     comp::{
         inventory::slot::InvSlotId,
-        item::{modular, tool::AbilityMap, ItemDef, ItemTag, MaterialStatManifest},
+        item::{modular, tool::AbilityMap, ItemDef, ItemKind, ItemTag, MaterialStatManifest},
         Inventory, Item,
     },
     terrain::SpriteKind,
@@ -193,6 +193,87 @@ pub fn try_salvage(
     }
 }
 
+pub enum ModularWeaponError {
+    InvalidSlot,
+    ComponentMismatch,
+    DifferentTools,
+    DifferentHands,
+}
+
+pub fn modular_weapon(
+    inv: &mut Inventory,
+    damage_component: InvSlotId,
+    held_component: InvSlotId,
+    ability_map: &AbilityMap,
+    msm: &MaterialStatManifest,
+) -> Result<Item, ModularWeaponError> {
+    use modular::{ModularComponent, ModularComponentKind};
+    // Closure to get inner modular component info from item in a given slot
+    let unwrap_modular = |slot| -> Option<&ModularComponent> {
+        if let Some(ItemKind::ModularComponent(mod_comp)) = inv.get(slot).map(|item| &item.kind) {
+            Some(mod_comp)
+        } else {
+            None
+        }
+    };
+
+    // Checks if both components are comptabile, and if so returns the toolkind to
+    // make weapon of
+    let compatiblity = if let (Some(damage_component), Some(held_component)) = (
+        unwrap_modular(damage_component),
+        unwrap_modular(held_component),
+    ) {
+        // Checks that damage and held component slots each contain a damage and held
+        // modular component respectively
+        if matches!(damage_component.modkind, ModularComponentKind::Damage)
+            && matches!(held_component.modkind, ModularComponentKind::Held)
+        {
+            // Checks that both components are of the same tool kind
+            if damage_component.toolkind == held_component.toolkind {
+                // Checks that if both components have a hand restriction, they are the same
+                let hands_check = damage_component.hand_restriction.map_or(true, |hands| {
+                    held_component
+                        .hand_restriction
+                        .map_or(true, |hands2| hands == hands2)
+                });
+                if hands_check {
+                    Ok(damage_component.toolkind)
+                } else {
+                    Err(ModularWeaponError::DifferentHands)
+                }
+            } else {
+                Err(ModularWeaponError::DifferentTools)
+            }
+        } else {
+            Err(ModularWeaponError::ComponentMismatch)
+        }
+    } else {
+        Err(ModularWeaponError::InvalidSlot)
+    };
+
+    match compatiblity {
+        Ok(tool_kind) => {
+            // Remove components from inventory
+            let damage_component = inv
+                .take(damage_component, ability_map, msm)
+                .expect("Expected component to exist");
+            let held_component = inv
+                .take(held_component, ability_map, msm)
+                .expect("Expected component to exist");
+
+            // Initialize modular weapon
+            let mut modular_weapon = modular::initialize_modular_weapon(tool_kind);
+
+            // Insert components into modular weapon item
+            modular_weapon.add_component(damage_component, ability_map, msm);
+            modular_weapon.add_component(held_component, ability_map, msm);
+
+            Ok(modular_weapon)
+        },
+        Err(err) => Err(err),
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct RecipeBook {
     recipes: HashMap<String, Recipe>,
diff --git a/server/src/events/inventory_manip.rs b/server/src/events/inventory_manip.rs
index 4d38a33d16..99f8f641d6 100644
--- a/server/src/events/inventory_manip.rs
+++ b/server/src/events/inventory_manip.rs
@@ -660,6 +660,46 @@ pub fn handle_inventory(server: &mut Server, entity: EcsEntity, manip: comp::Inv
                         None
                     }
                 },
+                CraftEvent::ModularWeapon {
+                    damage_component,
+                    held_component,
+                } => {
+                    let sprite = craft_sprite
+                        .filter(|pos| {
+                            let entity_cylinder = get_cylinder(state, entity);
+                            if !within_pickup_range(entity_cylinder, || {
+                                Some(find_dist::Cube {
+                                    min: pos.as_(),
+                                    side_length: 1.0,
+                                })
+                            }) {
+                                debug!(
+                                    ?entity_cylinder,
+                                    "Failed to craft recipe as not within range of required \
+                                     sprite, sprite pos: {}",
+                                    pos
+                                );
+                                false
+                            } else {
+                                true
+                            }
+                        })
+                        .and_then(|pos| state.terrain().get(pos).ok().copied())
+                        .and_then(|block| block.get_sprite());
+                    if matches!(sprite, Some(SpriteKind::CraftingBench)) {
+                        recipe::modular_weapon(
+                            &mut inventory,
+                            damage_component,
+                            held_component,
+                            ability_map,
+                            &msm,
+                        )
+                        .ok()
+                        .map(|item| vec![item])
+                    } else {
+                        None
+                    }
+                },
             };
 
             // Attempt to insert items into inventory, dropping them if there is not enough