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2x2 Grid

2×2 crafting grid

3x3 Grid

3×3 crafting grid

Crafting is the method by which most blocks, tools, and other resources are made in Minecraft. It is a function only available in Alpha mode, as well as the removed Indev and Infdev modes. In order to craft something, the player must move items from their inventory into the crafting grid, then arrange them into the pattern representing the item(s) they wish to create. As long as the proper pattern of resources is placed, it will not matter where within the grid the ingredients are placed. Crafting recipes can also be flipped horizontally from their depictions in the graphs below: for instance, you can make a bow with the strings on the right instead of the left.

The player has access to a 2×2 crafting grid in their Inventory screen which can be used at any time. Crafting recipes that are at most 2×2 materials wide and tall can be crafted there, like wood planks, sticks and workbenches. To craft with a 3×3 grid, create a Workbench, place it on the ground, and right-click on it. This brings up a pop-up screen which allows the player to assemble any crafting recipe in the game, as the maximum size for a recipe is 3×3.

Item Durability

Certain crafted items, such as tools and armor, as well as certain other usable items are subject to item durability, a process whereby repeated use of the tool will deplete its number of available uses.

Complete Recipe List

Currently, there are 99 recipes; this includes each recipe in the animations below and the two methods of making Mushroom Soup. Chainmail armor is also included in this count.

Basic Recipes

Name Ingredients Input » Output Description
Wood Log Template:Crafting grid Used as a building material and can be crafted into many things.
Sticks Wood Template:Crafting grid Used to craft torches, arrows, signs, ladders, fences and as handles for tools.
Torches Stick + Coal Template:Crafting grid Used to create light. Torches also melt snow and ice.
Workbench Wood File:CraftingWorkbenchIO.png Allows access of the 3×3 crafting grid.
Furnace Cobblestone File:CraftingFurnaceIO.png Allows the player to smelt.
Chest Wood File:CraftingChestIO.png Stores blocks and items inside.

Block Recipes

Name Ingredients Input » Output Description
Ore Blocks Gold Ingots or
Iron Ingots or
Diamond Gems
File:CraftingBlocksIOanim.gif Allows ingots or gems to be crafted into placeable blocks (useful for compact storage).
Lightstone Lightstone Dust File:CraftingBrittleGoldBlock.png Has same light properties as natural blocks. Breaking it only gives a single unit of powder back. Note: This block acts as a torch, and will melt snow/ice within 3 blocks of it.
Cloth Block String File:CraftingClothIO.png Used as a building material. Cloth can also be obtained from Sheep.
TNT Block Gunpowder + Sand File:CraftingTNTIO.png Used to cause explosions.
Steps Cobblestone File:CraftingStepsIO.png Used for making lengthy stairs. Two Steps placed on top of each other will create a full-sized block.
Stairs Wood or Cobblestone File:CraftingStairsIOanim.gif Used for compact stairs.
Snow Block Snowballs File:CraftingSnowBlockIO.png Used to store snowballs, or as a building material.
Clay Block Clay File:CraftingClayBlockIO.png Used to store clay, or as a building material
Brick Clay Bricks File:CraftingBrickBlockIO.png Used as a building material.
Bookshelf Wood + Books File:CraftingBookcaseIO.png Used as decoration.
Jukebox Wood + Diamond Gem File:CraftingJukebox.png Plays records.
Jack-O-Lantern Pumpkin + Torch File:CraftingJackOLantern.png Functions like a torch, except brighter and stays lit underwater.

Tool Recipes

Name Ingredients Crafting recipe Description
Compass Iron Ingot +
Redstone Dust

Compass
Recovery Compass Echo Shard +
Compass
Compass
Recovery Compass
Fishing Rod Stick +
String

Fishing Rod Damaged Fishing Rod


The durability of the two fishing rods is added together, plus an extra 5% durability.
Pickaxe Any Planks or
Iron Ingot or
Gold Ingot or
Diamond +
Stick

Stone Pickaxe Any stone-tier block +
Stick

Can use cobblestone and its other variants interchangeably.
Pickaxe Matching Damaged Pickaxes


The durability of the two pickaxes is added together, plus an extra 5% of the tool type's total durability.
Shears Iron Ingot

Shears Damaged Shears


The durability of the two shears is added together, plus an extra 5% durability.
Lead String +
Slimeball
Brush Feather +
Copper Ingot +
Stick

Brush Damaged Brush


The durability of the two brushes is added together, plus an extra 5% durability.
Flint and Steel Iron Ingot +
Flint


Flint and Steel Damaged Flint and Steel


The durability of the two tools is added together, plus an extra 5% durability.
Axe Any Planks or
Iron Ingot or
Gold Ingot or
Diamond +
Stick

Stone Axe Any stone-tier block +
Stick

Can use cobblestone and its other variants interchangeably.
Axe Damaged Matching Axe


The durability of the two axes is added together, plus an extra 5% durability.
Clock Gold Ingot +
Redstone Dust

Clock
Spyglass Amethyst Shard +
Copper Ingot

Bundle String +
Rabbit Hide

[only experimental "bundle"]
Hoe Any Planks or
Iron Ingot or
Gold Ingot or
Diamond +
Stick

Stone Hoe Any stone-tier block +
Stick

Can use cobblestone and its other variants interchangeably.
Hoe Damaged Matching Hoe


The durability of the two hoes is added together, plus an extra 5% durability.
Shovels Any Planks or
Iron Ingot or
Gold Ingot or
Diamond +
Stick

Stone Shovel Any stone-tier block +
Stick

Can use any variant of cobblestone
Shovel Damaged Matching Shovel


The durability of the two shovels is added together, plus an extra 5% durability.

Weapon Recipes

Template:Weapon Crafting

Armor Recipes

Template:Armor Crafting

Transportation Recipes

Name Ingredients Input » Output Description
Minecart Iron Ingots File:CraftingMinecartIO.png Used to transport the player or a Mob along Minecart tracks.
Powered Minecart Furnace + Minecart File:PoweredMinecartCraft.png Used to push other Minecarts along Minecart tracks using fuel.
Storage Minecart Chest + Minecart File:StorageMinecartCraft.png Used to transport goods along Minecart tracks.
Minecart Tracks Sticks + Iron Ingots File:CraftingMinecartTracksIO.png Used to direct Minecarts.
Boat Wood File:CraftingBoatIO.png Used to travel in water more quickly than swimming.

Mechanism Recipes

Name Ingredients Input » Output Description
Doors Wood or Iron Ingots File:CraftingDoorsIOanim.gif Wooden doors are activated by clicking or with electricity. Iron doors are similar but can only be opened by electricity.
Pressure Plates Stone or Wood File:CraftingPressurePlatesIOanim.gif Used to send an electrical charge when stepped on by a player or a Mob. Wooden Pressure Plates can also be activated by dropping something on them.
Stone Button Stone File:CraftingStoneButtonIO.png Used to send an electrical charge by being pressed. Stays activated for approximately 1 second before shutting off again.
Redstone Torch Redstone Dust + Stick File:CraftingRedTorchIO.png Constantly sends an electrical charge. Can also be used for low-level lighting.
Lever Cobblestone + Stick File:CraftingLeverIO.png Used to send an electrical charge by being turned on or off. Stays in on or off state until clicked.

Food Recipes

Name Ingredients Input » Output Description
Bowls Wood File:CraftingBowlsIO.png Used to hold Mushroom Stew. The player keeps the bowl when they eat the stew.
Mushroom Stew Red Mushroom +
Brown Mushroom +
Bowl
File:CraftingMushroomStewIO.png Heals 5 hearts. The ordering of the red and brown mushrooms does not matter.
Bread Wheat File:CraftingBreadIO.png Heals 2.5 hearts.
Golden Apple Gold Blocks + Apple File:CraftingGoldenAppleIO.png Heals all 10 hearts.

Miscellaneous Recipes

Name Ingredients Input » Output Description
Minerals Iron or Gold or Diamond File:CraftingOreIOanim.gif Used to reclaim Ingots/Gems from blocks.
Painting Sticks + Cloth File:CraftingPaintingIO.png Used as decoration.
Sign Wood + Stick File:CraftingSignIO.png Shows text entered by the player.
Ladder Sticks File:CraftingLadderIO.png Used to climb vertically.
Paper Reeds File:CraftingPaperIO.png Used to create books.
Book Paper File:CraftingBookIO.png Used to create a bookshelf.
Fences Sticks File:CraftingFence.png Used as a barrier that cannot be jumped over. It counts as 1½ block high for mobs/players, but only 1 for other blocks.
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