Minecraft Crafting Guide Crafting in Minecraft is the method by which the majority of items, blocks and tools are created. To craft an item move the ingredients from your inventory into the crafting grid and place them in the order representing the item you wish to craft. The 2x2 crafting grid is contained within the inventory screen and the 3x3 grid can be accessed from a crafting table. Select a category from the menu above or scroll down to view the recipes! Basic Recipes Name Ingredients Image Description Wooden Planks Log Basic building material. Sticks Wooden Planks Used in many other crafting recipies. Torches Coal & Stick Torches provide light and also melt ice and snow. Crafting Table Wooden Planks Opens a 3x3 crafting grid when right clicked. Furnace Cobblestone or Blackstone Allows the player to smelt. Chest Wooden Planks Used to store blocks and items. Ladders Sticks Allows the player to climb vertically. Fence Sticks & Wooden Planks Barrier that cannot be jumped over. Boat Wooden Planks Used to travel in water. Wooden Slabs Wooden Planks Used to create gradual slopes. Stone Slabs Stone or Brick or Stone Brick or Sandstone or Cobblestone or Nether Brick or Quartz or Red Sandstone Used to create gradual slopes. Sign Wooden Planks & Stick Can be used to display text. Doors Wooden Planks or Iron Ingots Wooden doors can be opened by clicking or redstone power. Iron doors can only be opened by redstone power. Wood Logs Block with log texture on all sides. [Back to top] Block Recipes Name Ingredients Image Description Glowstone Glowstone Dust Bright light source that can also be used underwater. Snow Block Snowballs Store of snow and building material. TNT Gunpowder & Sand Explodes when lit with a Flint & Steel, or powered by a redstone current. Clay Block Clay Store of clay and building material. Brick Block Clay Bricks Strong building material. Bookshelf Wooden Planks & Books Decoration. Sandstone Block Sand Building material. Smooth Sandstone Sandstone Block Building material. Decorative Sandstone Sandstone Slabs Building material. Note Block Wooden Planks & Redstone Plays a note when clicked or powered by redstone. Jack-O Lantern Pumpkin & Torch Light source. Lapis Lazuli Block Lapis Lazuli Dye Store of Lapis Lazuli Dye. Diamond Block Diamonds Store of Diamonds. Gold Block Gold Ingots Store of Gold Ingots. Iron Block Iron Ingots Store of Iron Ingots. Emerald Block Emeralds Store of Emeralds. Coal Block Coal Store of Coal. Stone Brick Stone Building material. Wooden Stairs Wooden Planks Used to build staircases. Stone Stairs Cobblestone or Sandstone or Brick or Stone Brick or Nether Brick or Quartz or Red Sandstone Used to build staircases. Cobblestone Wall Cobblestone or Moss Stone Decorative block that similar to fences cannot be jumped over. Block of Redstone Redstone Redstone power source. Block of Quartz Nether Quartz Building material. Chiseled Quartz Block Quartz Slabs Building material. Pillar Quartz Block Blocks of Quartz Building material. Quartz Bricks Blocks of Quartz Building material. Stained Clay Hardened Clay & Dye Building material. Hay Bale Wheat Decorative block and food for horses. Granite Diorite & Nether Quartz Type of rock. Andesite Diorite & Cobblestone Type of rock. Diorite Cobblestone & Nether Quartz Type of rock. Polished Granite Granite Building material. Polished Andesite Andesite Building material. Polished Diorite Diorite Building material. Prismarine Prismarine Shard Type of rock. Prismarine Bricks Prismarine Shard Building material. Dark Prismarine Prismarine Shards & Black Dye Building material. Sea Lantern Prismarine Crystals & Prismarine Shard Light source. Coarse Dirt Dirt & Gravel Similar to normal dirt however grass cannot spread to it. Slime Block Slimeball Can be used to push other blocks using pistons. Moss Stone Cobblestone & Vines Building material. Mossy Stone Brick Stone Brick & Vines Building material. Chiseled Stone Brick Stock Brick Slab Building material. Red Sandstone Red Sand Building material. Smooth Red Sandstone Red Sandstone Building material. Chiseled Red Sandstone Red Sandstone Slab Building material. Purpur Block Popped Chorus Fruit Building material. Purpur Pillar Purpur Slab Building material. Magma Block Magma Cream Causes damage when stepped on. Nether Wart Block Nether Wart Decoration. Nether Brick Nether Brick (Item) Building material. Red Nether Brick Nether Wart & Nether Brick Building material. Chiseled Nether Bricks Nether Brick Slabs Building material. Bone Block Bone Meal Decoration and store of Bone Meal. Dried Kelp Block Dried Kelp Can be used as fuel in furnaces. Packed Ice Ice Ice building material. Blue Ice Packed Ice Ice building material. Honey Block Honey Bottles Sticky block that slows down players and entities. Honeycomb Block Honeycomb Decoration. Stripped Wood Stripped Log Building material. Polished Basalt Basalt Building material. Polished Blackstone Blackstone Building material. Chiseled Polished Blackstone Polished Blackstone Slabs Building material. Polished Blackstone Bricks Polished Blackstone Building material. Block of Netherite Netherite Ingots Store of Netherite. [Back to top] Tool Recipes Name Ingredients Image Description Pickaxes Sticks & Wooden Planks or Cobblestone or Blackstone or Iron Ingots or Gold Ingots or Diamonds Used to mine stone blocks and ores. Axes Sticks & Wooden Planks or Cobblestone or Blackstone or Iron Ingots or Gold Ingots or Diamonds Used to chop wood blocks faster than by hand. Shovels Sticks & Wooden Planks or Cobblestone or Blackstone or Iron Ingots or Gold Ingots or Diamonds Used to dig sand, gravel, dirt, grass and snow faster than by hand. Hoes Sticks & Wooden Planks or Cobblestone or Blackstone or Iron Ingots or Gold Ingots or Diamonds Used to till dirt blocks in preparation for growing crops. Fishing Rod Sticks & String Can be cast into water to catch fish. Flint & Steel Iron Ingot & Flint Used to light fires, ignite TNT and open nether portals. Compass Iron Ingots & Redstone Points to the spawn point. Clock Gold Ingots & Redstone Display the in-game time. Bucket Iron Ingots Used to transport water, lava and milk. Shears Iron Ingots Used to collect wool from sheep and leaves from trees. Shulker Box Shulker Shell & Chest Portable chests. [Back to top] Defence Recipes Name Ingredients Image Description Helmets Leather or Iron Ingots or Gold Ingots or Diamonds Head armor. Chestplates Leather or Iron Ingots or Gold Ingots or Diamonds Chest armor. Leggings Leather or Iron Ingots or Gold Ingots or Diamonds Leg armor. Boots Leather or Iron Ingots or Gold Ingots or Diamonds Foot armor. Swords Sticks & Wooden Planks or Cobblestone or Blackstone or Iron Ingots or Gold Ingots or Diamonds Deal more damage to mobs and other players than by hand. Bow String & Sticks Used to shoot arrows. Arrow Flint & Stick & Feather Ammunition for bows. Horse Armor Leather Special type of armor worn by horses. Shield Planks & Iron Ingot Protects player against attack. Spectral Arrow Glowstone Dust & Arrow Gives player or mob glowing effect when hit. Tipped Arrow Lingering potion & Arrows Inflict targets with status effects. Conduit Nautilus Shell & Heart of the Sea Provides conduit power to nearby players underwater. Turtle Shell Scute Helmet that gives the player water breating effect. Crossbow Sticks & Iron Ingot & String & Tripwire Hook Weapon used to fire arrows further and more accurately than a bow. [Back to top] Mechanism Recipes Name Ingredients Image Description Pressure Plates Wooden Planks or Stone or Polished Blackstone Send a redstone signal when stepped on by a player or mob. Weighted Pressure Plates Iron Ingots or Gold Ingots Similar to regular pressure plates, but the signal strength increases as more items are added. Trapdoor Wooden Planks Horizontal door activated by clicking or redstone. Fence Gate Wooden Planks & Sticks Gate that can be opened like a door. Buttons Wooden Planks or Stone or Polished Blackstone Sends a short redstone signal when pressed. Lever Stick & Cobblestone Sends a redstone signal that can be turned on and off. Redstone Repeater Stone & Redstone Torch & Redstone Used as a repeater, diode or delayer in redstone circuits. Redstone Torch Stick & Redstone Constantly sends a redstone signal. Jukebox Wooden Planks & Diamond Used to play music discs. Dispenser Cobblestone & Bow & Redstone Holds and shoots out items when powered. Piston Wooden Planks & Cobblestone & Iron Ingot & Redstone Pushes other blocks when powered. Sticky Piston Piston & Slime Ball Pushes blocks and also pulls them back. Minecart Iron Ingots Used to travel along rail. Powered Minecart Minecart & Furnace Pushes other minecarts along track using fuel. Storage Minecart Minecart & Chest Used to transport blocks and items along track. Rail Iron Ingots & Stick Guide for minecarts. Powered Rail Gold Ingots & Stick & Redstone Speeds up minecarts when powered. Detector Rail Iron Ingots & Stone Pressure Plate & Redstone Sends a redstone signal when crossed by a minecart. Redstone Lamp Redstone & Glowstone Block Light source when powered by redstone. Tripwire Hook Iron Ingot & Stick & Wooden Plank Used to create a tripwire that activates a redstone signal. Activator Rail Iron Ingots & Sticks & Redstone Torch Used to activate TNT minecarts and minecarts with hoppers. Daylight Sensor Glass & Nether Quartz & Wooden Slabs Emits a redstone signal during daylight. Dropper Cobblestone & Redstone Drops items (similar to a dispenser) when powered. Hopper Iron Ingots & Chest Moves items into and out of chests, dispensers and other blocks that can hold items. Minecart with Hopper Hopper & Minecart Minecart that functions in the same way as a hopper. Minecart with TNT TNT & Minecart Minecart that explodes when triggered by activator rail. Redstone Comparator Redstone Torches & Stone & Nether Quartz Used in redstone circuitry. Trapped Chest Chest & Tripwire Hook Chest that emits a redstone signal when opened. Iron Trapdoor Iron Ingots Trapdoor activated by redstone. Observer Cobblestone & Redstone Dust & Nether Quartz Emits a redstone signal when the block it is facing is updated. Target Redstone Dust & Hay Bale Emits a redstone signal when hit by projectiles, such as arrows, eggs or snowballs. [Back to top] Food Recipes Name Ingredients Image Description Bowl Wooden Planks Used to craft different types of stew. Mushroom Stew Bowl & Red Mushroom & Brown Mushroom Restores 6 hunger points. Bread Wheat Restores 5 hunger points. Golden Apple Apple & Gold Nuggets Restores 4 hunger points. Sugar Sugar Cane Used to create cake. Cake Milk Buckets & Sugar & Wheat & Egg Heals 2 hunger points per use for a total of 7 uses. Cookies Wheat & Cocoa Beans Restores 2 hunger points. Melon Block Melon Slice Used to store melon slices. Melon Seeds Melon Slice Can be planted on farmland. Pumpkin Seeds Pumpkin Can be planted on farmland. Golden Carrot Carrot & Gold Nuggets Used as a brewing ingredient and restores 6 hunger points. Pumpkin Pie Pumpkin & Egg & Sugar Restores 8 hunger points. Rabbit Stew Mushroom & Bowl & Cooked Rabbit & Carrot & Baked Potato Restores 10 hunger points. Suspicious Stew Red Mushroom & Brown Mushroom & Bowl & Any Flower Restores 6 hunger points. Honey Bottle Glass Bottles & Honey Block Restores 6 hunger points. [Back to top] Other Recipes Name Ingredients Image Description Bed Wooden Planks & Wool Used to forward time to day during nights. Painting Sticks & Wool Decoration. Paper Sugar Cane Used to create maps and books. Book Paper & Leather Used to create bookshelfs and book & quills. Book and Quill Book & Feather & Ink Sac Can be written in and edited. Map Paper & Compass Creates an image of explored parts of the world. Glass Panes Glass Blocks or Stained Glass Blocks Panes of glass similar to fences. Iron Bars Iron Ingots Similar properties to fences however only 1 block high. Gold Ingot Gold Nugget Used to craft a number of other items. Nether Brick Fence Nether Brick (item) & Nether Bricks Similar to normal fences but made out of nether brick. Eye of Ender Ender Pearl & Blaze Powder Can be used to locate strongholds. Enchantment Table Book, Diamond & Obsidian. Used to enchant tools, weapons, armor and other items. Fire Charge Blaze Powder & Coal & Gunpowder Creates fire and can be shot out of dispensers. Ender Chest Obsidian & Eye of Ender Used for storage. All Ender Chests in a world access the same storage slots. Beacon Glass & Obsidian & Nether Star Emits light beam and provides temporary player buffs when placed on a pyramid made of emerald, diamond, netherite, gold or iron blocks. Anvil Iron Block & Iron Ingot Used to repair items and combine enchantments. Flower Pot Bricks Decoration. Item Frame Sticks & Leather Used to display items and blocks on walls. Carrot on a Stick Fishing Rod & Carrot Can be used to control saddled pigs. Warped Fungus on a Stick Fishing Rod & Warped Fungus Can be used to control saddled striders. Firework Rocket Gunpowder & Paper & Firework Star Items that can be launched into the sky. The more gunpowder added the higher the rocket will fly. Firework Star Gunpowder & Dye & an extra ingredient (optional) The dye determines the color of the firework and the extra ingredient determines the special effect. Lead String & Slimeball Used to leash mobs. Carpets Wool Thin block that can be used as a decoration. Stained Glass Glass Blocks & Dye Building material and decoration. Leather Rabbit hide Used as a crafting ingredient including for armor. Banner Wool & Stick Decoration. Armor Stand Stone Slab & Stick Used to display armor, mob heads & pumpkins. End Rod Blaze Rod & Popped Chorus Fruit Decorative light source. End Crystal Glass & Eye of Ender & Ghast Tear Item found in The End. Iron Nugget Iron Ingot Small piece of iron. Concrete Powder Dye & Sand & Gravel Turns into concrete when in contact with water or lava. Campfire Sticks & Logs & Coal Light source and used to cook food. Soul Campfire Sticks & Logs & Soul Sand or Soul Soil Light source and used to cook food. Scaffolding Bamboo & String Used to help the player climb when building. Barrel Wood Slabs & Wooden Planks Used to store items. Blast Furnace Iron Ingots & Furnace & Smooth Stone Used to smelt items. Smoker Logs & Furnace Used to cook food items. Cartography Table Paper & Wooden Planks Used for cloning, zooming out and locking maps. Composter Wooden Slabs Converts crops and plants into bone meal. Fletching Table Flint & Wooden Planks Fletcher's job site block in villages. Smithing Table Iron Ingots & Wooden Planks Toolsmith's job site block in villages. Stonecutter Iron Ingot & Stone Used to craft stone-related blocks. Grindstone Sticks & Stone Slab & Wooden Planks Used to repair items and tools, and also remove enchantments. Lanterns Iron Nuggets & Torch or Soul Torch Blocks that emit light. Lectern Wood Slabs & Bookshelf Used to hold books. Loom String & Wooden Planks Used to apply patterns to banners. Beehive Wooden Planks & Honeycomb Craftable version of a bees nest. Netherite Ingot Netherite Scraps & Gold Ingots Used as a smithing ingredient to make Netherite tools, weapons and armor. Chain Iron Nuggets & Iron Ingot Decoration that can also be used to suspend bells and lanterns. Respawn Anchor Crying Obsidian & Glowstone Allows the player to set a respawn point in the Nether. Lodestone Chiseled Stone Bricks & Netherite Ingot Using a compass on a Lodestone block will make the compass always point towards that specific block. Soul Torch Coal & Stick & Soul Sand or Soul Soil Light source. [Back to top] Dye Recipes Name Ingredients Image Description Bone Meal Bone Can be used to make crops, trees and tall grass grow instantly. Light Gray Dye Azure Bluet or Oxeye Daisy or White Tulip or Black Dye & White Dye or Gray Dye & White Dye Used to dye various other items. Gray Dye Black Dye & White Dye Used to dye various other items. Rose Red Red Tulip or Rose Bush Used to dye various other items. Orange Dye Rose Red & Dandelion Yellow or Orange Tulip Used to dye various other items. Dandelion Yellow Dandelion or Sunflower Used to dye various other items. Lime Dye Green Dye & White Dye Used to dye various other items. Light Blue Dye Blue Orchid or Blue Dye & White Dye Used to dye various other items. Cyan Dye Blue Dye & Green Dye Used to dye various other items. Purple Dye Blue Dye & Red Dye Used to dye various other items. Magenta Dye Purple Dye & Pink Dye or Allium or Lilac Used to dye various other items. Pink Dye Pink Tulip or Peony or Red Dye & White Dye Used to dye various other items. White Dye Bone Meal or Lily of the Valley Used to dye various other items. Blue Dye Lapis Lazuli or Cornflower Used to dye various other items. Brown Dye Cocoa Beans Used to dye various other items. Black Dye Ink Sac or Wither Rose Used to dye various other items. [Back to top] Wool Recipes Name Ingredients Image Description Wool String Building material that can also be colored with dyes. Light Gray Wool Wool & Light Gray Dye Building material and decoration. Gray Wool Wool & Gray Dye Building material and decoration. Black Wool Wool & Black Dye Building material and decoration. Red Wool Wool & Rose Red Building material and decoration. Orange Wool Wool & Orange Dye Building material and decoration. Yellow Wool Wool & Dandelion Yellow Building material and decoration. Lime Wool Wool & Lime Dye Building material and decoration. Green Wool Wool & Cactus Green Building material and decoration. Light Blue Wool Wool & Light Blue Dye Building material and decoration. Cyan Wool Wool & Cyan Dye Building material and decoration. Blue Wool Wool & Blue Dye Building material and decoration. Purple Wool Wool & Purple Dye Building material and decoration. Magenta Wool Wool & Magenta Dye Building material and decoration. Pink Wool Wool & Pink Dye Building material and decoration. Brown Wool Wool & Brown Dye Building material and decoration. [Back to top] Brewing Recipes Name Ingredients Image Description Glass Bottle Glass Used in brewing. Cauldron Iron Ingot Block that holds water. Brewing Stand Blaze Rod & Cobblestone Used in brewing. Blaze Powder Blaze Rod Used to craft an Eye of Ender and Magma Cream. Magma Cream Slimeball & Blaze Powder Used in potions. Fermented Spider Eye Spider Eye, Brown Mushroom & Sugar Used in potions. Glistering Melon Melon Slice & Gold Nugget Used in potions. [Back to top]