How to Make a Pickaxe in Minecraft

Are you trying to figure out how to make a pickaxe in Minecraft? Well, if you are, then you have come to the right place. A wooden pickaxe is one of the most incredible tools that you will find in Minecraft.

You can use this tool to mine some cool stuff. You can even use a pickaxe as a weapon since it has 2+ attack damage.

Because of how useful a pickaxe is, you need to know how to make one. Do not worry. Making a wooden pickaxe is not difficult.

All you need to do is to gather some required materials and you are all set. Here is what you need to do to make a wooden pickaxe in Minecraft.

Supported Platforms

Platform	Supported
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	Yes
Pocket Edition (PE)	Yes
Xbox 360	Yes
Xbox One	Yes
PS3	Yes
PS4	Yes
Wii U	Yes
Nintendo Switch	Yes
Windows 10 Edition	Yes
Education Edition	Yes

The Materials You Need

First of all, you need to gather some materials. There are many different types of materials that you can use to make a pickaxe.

Of course, you are going to need 2 sticks to be able to make your pickaxe. After that, you can use many different types of wood planks to create a wooden pickaxe.

You can use oak planks, spruce planks, birch planks, jungle planks, acacia planks, dark oak planks, crimson planks, or warped planks to make a pickaxe.

However, you need to make sure that you have 3 wooden planks of any kind if you want to make a wooden pickaxe.

Crafting a Wooden Pickaxe

Once you have collected all of the materials, you can start crafting your wooden pickaxe. Luckily for you, we are going to tell you exactly how to make a pickaxe in Minecraft.

So, here are the simple steps that you need to take to make a wooden pickaxe.

Open Your Crafting Menu

The crafting menu is one of the most useful things that you can find when you are playing Minecraft. You can easily open the crafting menu by opening the crafting table.

That way, you will have a crafting grid. This crafting grid looks like a 3×3 grid that you can use to craft a lot of things in Minecraft.

Add the Required Items

Once you have opened the crafting menu, you need to add the items that you can use to make a wooden pickaxe. The crafting area in the crafting menu is a 3×3 grid.

You need to place 3 wood planks on the top of the crafting grid. After that, add 2 sticks to the crafting grid. Of course, you can use any type of wood planks to be able to make your wooden pickaxe.

What you need to remember is to make sure that the pattern of the materials in the crafting grid is correct. The 3 wood planks should be placed in the top row of the grid.

In the middle row, you should place 1 stick in the middlebox. Lastly, in the bottom row, you should place 1 more stick in the middlebox. The pickaxe will then appear on the right inside a box.

Move the Pickaxe into Your Inventory

Lastly, you need to move your wooden pickaxe into your inventory. And just like that, you will have a wooden pickaxe in your inventory.

Attack and Durability of a Pickaxe

Like any other tool in Minecraft, a pickaxe also has certain attack damage and durability. The attack damage of a wooden pickaxe is +2. The durability of this kind of pickaxe is 59.

However, keep in mind that you can make other types of pickaxes in Minecraft. And these pickaxes will have different attack damage and durability. And that is what you need to do on how to make a pickaxe in Minecraft.