Crafting your first item can come very early in the game. You may start out with enough materials to craft something, but if not, just hack away with your sword at a few trees and you will collect some wood logs.
Press the
button to access your menu screen. Use
to move over to the Crafting screen (represented by a hand holding a hammer). You can cycle through your available recipes with the
and
until you find one that can be built with your current materials. The Workbench (tab 4: Crafting Stations & Furniture) can be crafted with 4 Wood Logs. Press the
button once you have the recipe selected and your Achievement will soon pop.