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AThe Crafting CompendiumIn This Chapter Table A.1: Essential Recipes Table A.2: Useful Tools Table A.3: Weapons and Defense Table A.4: Food and Related Ingredients Table A.5: Mechanisms and Redstone Table A.6: Transport Table A.7: Construction Table A.8: Decorative and Miscellaneous Table A.9: Enchanting and Brewing Table A.10: Colors and Dyes Table A.11: FireworksWelcome to the complete Minecraft crafting guide. You’ll find every crafting recipe here grouped byfunction, from the essentials to the functional to the purely decorative.Reading each table is easy; the item’s name is shown on the left. The next column shows the ingredients required, including all possible alternatives. You’ll then see the crafting recipe and, finally, aquick note about the crafted item’s function.In some cases, the recipes are known as “shapeless,” meaning that the recipe ingredients can beplaced in any location on the crafting grid. I’ve indicated these with an asterisk next to the list ofingredients.You can create any recipe whose ingredients fit a 2 2 grid in the smaller crafting grid built into theinventory window. All others require the 3 3 grid provided by a crafting table.Quite a few of the recipes create variations on an object, depending on the provided ingredients. Forexample, you can create a pickaxe from two sticks, and then your choice of three blocks of wood,9780789752239 appa.indd 111/5/13 8:57 PM

2APPENDIX A: The Crafting Compendiumstone, iron, gold, or diamond. Instead of repeating that same recipe multiple times, I’vesimply provided a list of the different ingredient choices.Minecraft is a constantly evolving work in progress, and at times some recipes disappearor are simplified, and new ones pop into existence. The tables that follow contain all therecipes from v1.6.2, as well as a few, mostly relating to color crafting, that have appeared inearly versions of v1.7.Essential RecipesThe table that follows lists all the recipes you’ll need to get through the first few nightsand set up a decent home base. See Chapter 2, “First-Night Survival,” for a complete walkthrough.TABLE A.1NameIngredientsBedWood planksand woolResets your spawn pointto the bed’s location andenables you to skip thenight if no hostile mobs arenearby.ChestWood planksCreates a storage containerfor your items and blocksthat will survive any respawn.CraftingTableWood planksExpands the crafting grid toa 3 3 square, making it possible to create a much largervariety of items.DoorWood planksor iron ingotsProtects your base or housewith a door. You’ll needto create a button or sendanother type of redstone signal to open an iron door.9780789752239 appa.indd 2RecipeDescription11/5/13 8:57 PM

Essential t wood in the furnaceto make charcoal for torchesand cook food items. Thefurnace also transforms oreinto minerals and has manyother functions.Jack-o’LanternPumpkin andtorchUse as a decorative item, asource of light, or to light upthe landscape underwater.SticksWood planksProvides a multitude ofuses, including the handlesfor tools, torches, ladders,fences, and more.TorchStick andCharcoal (orCoal)Creates a permanent lightsource and prevents hostilemobs spawning nearby.TrapdoorWood planksKeeps out mobs and can beopened with a click or via aredstone signal.WoodPlanksAny woodblock*Used as the base material formany other items and tools,and as a construction block.3Description*Shapeless recipe9780789752239 appa.indd 311/5/13 8:57 PM

4APPENDIX A: The Crafting CompendiumUseful ToolsYou can’t get far in Minecraft without the right tools for the job. The following table belowlists all those that will help you get through the game.TABLE A.2NameIngredientsAnvilIron blocks andiron ingotsRepairs tools, weapons,and armor; renamesitems, including nametags; applies enchantments from books; andcombines enchantments.AxeSticks and woodplanks, cobblestone, iron ingots,gold ingots, or diamondsSpeeds up the harvesting of wood and manyother types of block.BucketIron ingotsAllows you to collectand carry water, lava,and milk.ClockGold ingots andredstoneProvides a rough indication of the time ofday by showing theposition of the sun andmoon.CompassIron ingots andredstonePoints to your original spawn point butisn’t functional in TheNether or End regions.9780789752239 appa.indd 4RecipeDescription11/5/13 8:57 PM

Useful ToolsNameIngredientsEye ofEnderEnder pearl andblaze powder*Allows you to finddungeons by throwingin the air and followingtheir trail. Allows you tocollect ender pearls bytrading with villagers orby defeating Endermen.FirechargeCoal or charcoal,blaze powder, andgun powder*Like a flint and steel,can set objects on firewithout consumingthe fire charge itself.Load into a dispenserto shoot out one firecharge per activation.Also gives fireworks theshape of a large ball.FishingrodSticks and stringCatches fish and pullsin other mobs.Flint andsteelIron ingot and flintSet fire to blocks andactivate The Netherportal.HoeSticks and woodplanks, cobblestone, iron ingots,gold ingots, or diamondsTills dirt and grass tocreate farmland suitable for planting crops.LeadString and slimeballTies up passive mobs(horses, cows, and soon) to prevent themfrom wandering awayand to lead them to anew location, such asa farm.9780789752239 appa.indd 5Recipe5Description11/5/13 8:57 PM

6APPENDIX A: The Crafting ss andpaperShows the area aroundyou that you’ve alreadyexplored. Surround amap with more paperto create a zoomedout version that coversmore ground.PickaxeSticks and woodplanks, cobblestone, iron ingots,gold ingots, or diamondsMines stone, iron, andother types of ore. Youneed an iron pickaxe tomine redstone, gold,and diamonds and adiamond pickaxe tomine obsidian.ShearsIron ingotsHarvest leaves, cobwebs, vines, grass, andwool from sheep. Canalso cut tripwire.ShovelSticks and woodplanks, cobblestone, iron ingots,gold ingots, or diamondsDigs soft blocks (dirt,grass, clay, sand, andso on) faster than byhand, and collectssnowballs.TNTSand andgunpowderLights with flint andsteel or activates witha redstone currentto cause explosions.Collect gunpowderfrom downed creepers.*Shapeless recipeWeapons and DefenseThere’s no need to channel Sun Tzu; the table that follows provides all the items essentialfor both attack and defense. For actual strategies, see Chapter 5, “Combat School.”9780789752239 appa.indd 611/5/13 8:57 PM

Weapons and Defense7TABLE A.3NameIngredientsArrowStick, feather, andflintUsed with the bow to hitmobs from a distance.BootsLeather, goldingots, iron ingots,or diamondsIncrease damage protectionfrom ½ to 1 ½ points depending on the material.BowSticks and stonesAllows you to attack othermobs from a distance(requires arrows or an infinityenchantment).ChestplateLeather, goldingots, iron ingots,or diamondsIncreases damage protectionfrom 1 ½ to 4 points depending on the material.HelmetLeather, goldingots, iron ingots,or diamondsIncreases damage protectionfrom ½ to 1 ½ points depending on the material.Leather(dyed)Leather armor andany combinationof dyes*Applies unique colors to yourleather armor.LeggingsLeather, goldingots, iron ingots,or diamondsIncrease damage protectionfrom 1 to 3 points dependingon the material.9780789752239 appa.indd 7RecipeDescription11/5/13 8:57 PM

8APPENDIX A: The Crafting CompendiumNameIngredientsRecipeSwordStick and woodplanks, cobblestone, iron ingots,gold ingots, or diamondsDescriptionAllows you to attack othermobs. Even a basic woodsword is much more effectivethan just fist-flailing.*Shapeless recipeFood and Related IngredientsThere’s plenty of food scattered around The Overworld, from passive mobs, such as chickens, cows, and pigs, to naturally occurring pumpkins. All the recipes that follow turn thenaturally occurring items into something that provides more sustenance. They’re easy tocraft and worth carrying to keep the hunger bar full so your health also stays in tip-topshape in any battle with hostile mobs. Chapter 6, “Crop Farming,” provides detailed information on crop farming so you can keep up a steady supply of raw ingredients at all times,and Chapter 7, “Taming Mobs,” helps you set up a mob farm.TABLE A.4NameIngredientsBone mealBone*Can quickly grow tall grass toprovide seeds and can speedup the growth of other crops.It’s also used to create various lighter dye colors. Collectbone from downed skeletons.BowlWood planksUsed for making mushroomstew and milking a mooshroom.BreadWheatAllows you to gain 6 hungerpoints.9780789752239 appa.indd 8RecipeDescription11/5/13 8:58 PM

Food and Related IngredientsNameIngredientsCakeWheat, sugar,egg, and milkAllows you to gain up to 12hunger points from 6 bites.CookieWheat andcocoa beansRestores 2 hunger points.EnchantedgoldenappleApple andgold blocksExpensive to craft (requires atotal of 72 gold ingots), butheals up to 15 health pointsover 30 seconds and providesfire resistance and slightlyhigher damager protection.GoldnuggetsGold ingotUsed to craft a golden carrotor a glistering melon for brewing potions. Reverse the recipeby placing 9 gold nuggets torecover a gold ingot.GoldenappleApple andgold ingotsProvides just 4 hunger points,but also directly provides 4health points and 4 additionaltemporary hearts (the absorption effect). Can also curezombie villagers and tamehorses.GoldencarrotCarrot andgold nuggetsProvides 6 hunger points anda huge 14.4 saturation pointsand is useful in potions. Alsoused to breed horses, donkeys, and mules.9780789752239 appa.indd 9Recipe9Description11/5/13 8:58 PM

10APPENDIX A: The Crafting CompendiumNameIngredientsHay baleWheatUse as a compact storage forwheat and as a food to helptame horses. Can also addsome nice decorative touchesto a farm.MelonblockMelonProvides a way to storemelon slices but is inefficientbecause breaking the blockon the crafting grid yieldsonly 3–7 melon slices, not theoriginal 9. Melon blocks canalso be used for construction,according to taste.MelonseedsMelon*Produces melon blocks whenyou plant the seeds. Eachmelon block produces 3–7slices of melon, with eachmelon slice restoring 2 hungerpoints.MushroomstewRed & brownmushroomand a bowl*Allows you to gain 6 hungerpoints.PumpkinpiePumpkin, egg& sugar*Allows you to gain up to 8hunger points.PumpkinseedsPumpkin*Produces pumpkins for jacko’-lanterns and pumpkin piewhen you plant the seeds.9780789752239 appa.indd 10RecipeDescription11/5/13 8:58 PM

Mechanisms and RedstoneNameIngredientsSugarSugar cane*Recipe11DescriptionUsed in other recipes, formaking paper, and for brewing potions.*Shapeless recipeMechanisms and RedstoneThe ability to mechanize, automate, and add electrical (redstone) systems to Minecraft canbecome something of an endless fascination. Combine the items that follow in an infinitevariety of ways to produce amazing results. You can learn more about automation and redstone in Chapters 6, “Crop Farming” and 9, “Redstone, Rails, and More.”TABLE A.5NameIngredientsButtonWood planksor stone*Sends a redstone signalwhen pressed. (Smelt thestone from cobblestone.)DaylightsensorGlass, netherquartz, andwooden slabsOutputs a signal proportionate to the currentamount of daylight.DispenserCobblestone,redstone, andbowFires out any items storedin its inventory and can dispense water and lava frombuckets.DropperCobblestoneand redstoneDrops items stored in itsinventory and can movethem vertically betweendroppers.9780789752239 appa.indd 11RecipeDescription11/5/13 8:58 PM