Minecraft can be overwhelming when you boot in and run around exploring the blocky world. But thankfully, the game has several easy-to-use tools that can give beginners an edge; one of them is the crafting table. While you can use your inventory to craft basic items, a crafting table makes a 3 x 3 grid to build advanced items in Minecraft. So, let’s check out the steps to make a crafting table and get started with crafting most items.
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What is a crafting table?
Crafting Table is the most basic creation tool in the game. You can use this to make everything from armor and weapons to machines and blocks to decorate your Minecraft house builds. It is one of the most used items, and crafting it is easy.
What You Need to Make a Crafting Table
The only requirement to make a crafting table in Minecraft is four wooden planks.
To get a log, you need to punch a tree trunk in the game. Usually, it’s assigned to the left click or action button, but you can change it. Later, once you get an axe, you can chop wood much faster than usual. Initially, it will take about 8 seconds to break the wooden block without any tools.
Then, move close to the fallen logs to collect them. You can press “E” to check if the block is in your inventory or not.
In the inventory, you need to place the log in the crafting area. You can do this by clicking on the block and then clicking on an empty slot of the crafting grid area. Doing so will move the wooden block into the crafting area and give you 4 wooden planks. You can then click to select the wooden planks and move them to an empty spot in your inventory.
Whenever you move something in your inventory, clicking on a block will make it disappear. And clicking on any empty slot means that the selected item will get moved to that slot. Moreover, you might have noticed that the crafting area in your inventory is just a 2 x 2 square grid.
The game will require a 3 x 3 grid for more advanced game creations, like a sword or torches, and that’s exactly what a crafting table offers.
Steps to Make a Crafting Table in Minecraft
Now, four wooden planks are all you need to build a Crafting Table in this game. Some people even call the crafting table a workbench in Minecraft. With that said, here is the step-by-step process to make this block:
- First, press “E” to open your inventory in the game. Make sure you have 4 wooden planks present in your inventory.
- Then, click on the wooden planks to select them and place one wooden plank in each block of the crafting area. Distributing the wooden planks this way will preview a crafting table as the output in the box to the right.
- Now, click on the newly created crafting table. You can now place it in the bottom-most row of your inventory. It is the one that’s readily usable while playing the game.
Where Can You Find a Crafting Table
The crafting table block also generates naturally in the Minecraft world as a part of certain in-game structures. If you’re unsure of where to find them, you can use a Minecraft seed map to locate them. The locations are as under:
- Witch Huts
- Igloos
- Tents outside Pillager Outposts
- Village Houses
How to Use a Crafting Table in Minecraft
Now that you have made a crafting table, we will teach you how to place it anywhere in your world and get started with using it to craft more advanced items. Follow the steps below:
- First, you need to select the crafting table from your inventory to place it anywhere. You can either scroll to select the crafting table from your items list or press 1-9 keys to complete the selection. When selected, a thick white outline appears around the selected item.
- With the crafting table selected, right-click on any nearby block to place it in your world. And that’s it! You have successfully made and placed an essential tool in your Minecraft world.
- Then, you can right-click on the crafting table to start using it. You will see a 3 x 3 square grid where you can place specific items to create in-game recipes for Minecraft.
Now that you know how to craft a crafting table in Minecraft, it’s time to start making the best stuff in the overworld. We suggest making a boat in Minecraft to simplify traveling. Advanced users can go for the Elytra to fly around and explore new regions.
