The crafting table is one of the most essential tools in Minecraft. It allows you to craft a wide variety of items, tools, and blocks necessary for survival and creativity. This guide will walk you through the steps to create and effectively use a crafting table.
🪵 How to Make a Crafting Table
Step 1: Gather Wood
Start by collecting wood from trees. You can punch the tree trunks to obtain wood logs.
Step 2: Craft Wooden Planks
Open your inventory and place the wood logs into the crafting area to convert them into wooden planks. Each log yields four planks.

Step 3: Create the Crafting Table
In the 2×2 crafting grid of your inventory, place one wooden plank in each slot:
🪵 Planks | 🪵 Planks |
🪵 Planks | 🪵 Planks |
This arrangement will produce a crafting table.

🧰 How to Use a Crafting Table
Placing the Crafting Table
Select the crafting table from your hotbar and right-click (or tap) on the ground to place it.
Accessing the Crafting Interface
Right-click (or tap) on the placed crafting table to open the 3×3 crafting grid. This expanded grid allows you to craft more complex items that aren’t possible with the 2×2 grid in your inventory.
🎮 Platform-Specific Controls
Platform | Open Crafting Menu | Place Crafting Table | Open Crafting Table |
---|---|---|---|
Java Edition (PC) | E key | Right-click | Right-click |
Pocket Edition | Tap triple dots | Tap on ground | Tap on table |
PS3/PS4 | Square button | L2 button | L2 button |
Xbox 360/One | X button | LT button | LT button |
Windows 10 Edition | E key | Right-click | Right-click |
Wii U | Y button | ZL button | ZL button |
Nintendo Switch | Y button | ZL button | ZL button |
Education Edition | E key | Right-click | Right-click |
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Happy crafting!