Talk:Pickaxe

Gold Pixaxe - Useless?
Is there any reason to ever make a gold pickaxe? Its durability is nearly half that of a wood one, and there are a good many blocks that it can't mine at all. All of the blocks that can't be mined with a gold pickaxe (with one exception, obsidian, which is diamond only) can be mined with an iron pickaxe. I just found this odd and was wondering if there's an explanation. Superfield 19:07, 9 February 2011 (UTC)


 * All gold tools are remarkably less useful. As of a recent update, though, they do perform their respective actions faster than even their diamond counterparts. Overall, gold is better just used as a decoration. Also, gold pickaxes can't mine on equal level with a iron, or even stone for that matter. It can only mine smooth stone, cobblestone, and coal. -Lucien 19:20, 9 February 2011 (UTC)