Crafting

Crafting is the process of constructing tools, items, and blocks in Minecraft that can be performed via the inventory, a crafting table, or automatically using a crafter.

Players in Survival and Adventure mode, as well as Creative in Bedrock Edition and Spectator in Java Edition (although unable to interact with the GUI), have access to a 2×2 crafting grid from their inventory screen. Players craft by arranging items in the crafting grid to match a given recipe. Small crafting recipes that are at most 2×2 can be made there, including wooden planks, sticks, crafting tables, and torches.

To craft more complex items, a crafting table must be created, placed, and used. This brings up an interface with a larger 3×3 crafting grid in which the player can use to craft any crafting recipe in the game. Recipes fitting the 2×2 grid can also be crafted in the crafting table's 3×3 grid. There is a recipe book button in the inventory where the player can access all of their unlocked crafting recipes.