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Minecraft Crafting Recipes

A Minecraft crafting encyclopedia: how to make a crafting table, a furnace, a pickaxe, a bed, enchantments, a piston and more. Every item has its 3×3 crafting grid layout, a list of ingredients and a clear explanation. Pick an item below.

64 recipes · a 3×3 grid and ingredients for each

Basics

Crafting TableHow to make: Crafting Table4× PlanksChestHow to make: Chest8× PlanksFurnaceHow to make: Furnace8× CobblestoneSticksHow to make: Sticks2× PlanksBedHow to make: Bed3× Wool · 3× PlanksWooden DoorHow to make: Wooden Door6× PlanksStairsHow to make: Stairs6× Planks or another materialFenceHow to make: Fence4× Planks · 2× SticksBarrelHow to make: Barrel6× Planks · 2× Wooden SlabsLadderHow to make: Ladder7× SticksTrapdoorHow to make: Trapdoor6× PlanksFence GateHow to make: Fence Gate4× Sticks · 2× PlanksBoatHow to make: Boat5× PlanksStone BricksHow to make: Stone Bricks4× StoneBricksHow to make: Bricks4× Brick

Tools

PickaxeHow to make: Pickaxe3× Material · 2× SticksAxeHow to make: Axe3× Content · 2× SticksShovelHow to make: Shovel1× Content · 2× SticksHoeHow to make: Hoe2× Content · 2× SticksShearsHow to make: Shears2× Iron IngotsFishing RodHow to make: Fishing Rod3× Sticks · 2× StringBucketHow to make: Bucket3× Iron IngotsGrindstoneHow to make: Grindstone2× Sticks · 1× Stone Slab · 2× Planks

Weapons and armor

SwordHow to make: Sword2× Material · 1× StickBowHow to make: Bow3× Sticks · 3× StringArrowsHow to make: Arrows1× Flint · 1× Stick · 1× FeatherShieldHow to make: Shield6× Planks · 1× Iron IngotIron ChestplateHow to make: Iron Chestplate8× Iron IngotsIron HelmetHow to make: Iron Helmet5× Iron Ingots

Mechanisms

CompassHow to make: Compass4× Iron Ingots · 1× Redstone DustHoursHow to make: Hours4× Gold Ingots · 1× Redstone DustPistonHow to make: Piston3× Planks · 4× Cobblestone · 1× Iron Ingot · 1× Redstone DusHopperHow to make: Hopper5× Iron Ingots · 1× ChestRailsHow to make: Rails6× Iron Ingots · 1× StickTNTHow to make: TNT5× Gunpowder · 4× SandDispenserHow to make: Dispenser7× Cobblestone · 1× Bow · 1× Redstone DustDropperHow to make: Dropper7× Cobblestone · 1× Redstone DustViewerHow to make: Viewer6× Cobblestone · 2× Redstone Dust · 1× Nether QuartzStone Pressure PlateHow to make: Stone Pressure Plate2× StoneStone ButtonHow to make: Stone Button1× StoneLeverHow to make: Lever1× Stick · 1× CobblestoneRedstone RepeaterHow to make: Redstone Repeater2× Redstone Torch · 1× Redstone Dust · 3× StoneRedstone ComparatorHow to make: Redstone Comparator3× Redstone Torch · 1× Nether Quartz · 3× StoneLightning RodHow to make: Lightning Rod3× Copper IngotMinecartHow to make: Minecart5× Iron Ingots

Lighting and decor

TorchHow to make: Torch1× Coal or Charcoal · 1× StickCampfireHow to make: Campfire3× Sticks · 1× Coal or Charcoal · 3× LogsSignHow to make: Sign6× Planks · 1× StickBannerHow to make: Banner6× Wool · 1× StickGlass PaneHow to make: Glass Pane6× GlassCarpetHow to make: Carpet2× Wool

Advanced

BookshelfHow to make: Bookshelf6× Planks · 3× BooksEnchanting TableHow to make: Enchanting Table1× Book · 2× Diamonds · 4× ObsidianAnvilHow to make: Anvil3× Iron Blocks · 4× Iron IngotsBrewing StandHow to make: Brewing Stand1× Blaze Rod · 3× CobblestoneBeaconHow to make: Beacon5× Glass · 1× Nether Star · 3× ObsidianCakeHow to make: Cake3× Milk Buckets · 2× Sugar · 1× Egg · 3× WheatCauldronHow to make: Cauldron7× Iron IngotsPaperHow to make: Paper3× Sugar CaneBookHow to make: Book3× Paper · 1× LeatherBone MealHow to make: Bone Meal1× Bone

Portals and obtaining

Nether PortalHow to make: Nether Portal10× Obsidian · 1× Flint and SteelEnd PortalHow to make: End Portal12× Eyes of Ender · 1× A stronghold with a portal frameName TagHow to make: Name Tag1× Paper · 1× Nugget

Crafting FAQ

What is crafting in Minecraft?

Crafting is making items from resources in the crafting grid. Simple 2×2 recipes are available in your inventory, full 3×3 ones at a crafting table. The placement of ingredients in the slots matters: the same set in a different order gives a different item or nothing.

How do I open the 3×3 crafting grid?

Make a crafting table from 4 planks and place it in the world, then use it — the full 3×3 crafting grid opens. Without a crafting table only the 2×2 grid is available in your inventory.

Are recipes different in Java and Bedrock?

Most basic recipes are the same in Java and Bedrock (Pocket Edition). Small differences exist for some items and in new versions — we mention such cases in the recipe notes.

Why won't the item craft?

Most often it is the placement: ingredients must go in the same slots as on the diagram (the shape matters). Also check that the material fits — for example, you can't make a pickaxe from coal, you need stone, iron, gold or diamond.

How to use the crafting guide

Find the item in its category and open its page: it shows where each ingredient goes in the 3×3 crafting grid, what you need to gather and short notes. Place the ingredients on a crafting table in the same slots as the diagram and take the result.

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Four-slot recipes work right in your inventory, in the 2×2 grid. Everything else needs a crafting table, made from four planks. The shape matters: the same ingredients in a different order give another item or nothing at all.

The in‑game recipe book fills the grid with an unlocked recipe in one click when all the ingredients are already in your inventory. Potion recipes have their own section.