Stick

A stick is an item used for crafting many tools and items.

Fishing
Sticks can be obtained as a “junk” item while fishing.

Witches
Witches have a chance of dropping 0–6 sticks upon death. This is increased by 3 per level of Looting, for a maximum of 0-15 sticks.

Dead bushes
Dead bushes have a chance to drop between 0–2 sticks when destroyed.

Leaves
Leaves have a chance to drop between 0-2 sticks when decayed.

Fuel
When used as a furnace fuel, a stick lasts for half an operation. That may seem small, but sticks are an efficient fuel: Crafting a log into 4 planks and then into 16 sticks provides enough fuel for 8 smelting operations, more than the 1.5 operations the original log would provide, and more than the 6 operations one would get from 4 planks.

Trading
Novice-level fletcher villagers have a $2/3$ chance to buy 32 sticks for an emerald in Java Edition, and they always offer the trade in Bedrock Edition.

Issues
Tyčka Stock Palo Bâton Bot Bastone 棒 막대기 Stok Patyk Graveto Палка Çubuk 木棍