Pickaxes can be crafted from wood, stone, iron, gold, diamonds, or even Netherite.

The instructions in this article apply to Minecraft on all platforms.

How Do You Craft a Pickaxe in Minecraft?

A stick in the crafting gird in Minecraft

To make a pickaxe, you need 2 Sticks and 3 of another item.

The steps are basically the same no matter what pop in you’re making.

The only exception is the Nethrite Pickaxe, which requires a Smithing Table.

A Crafting Table in the crafting gird in Minecraft

The easiest tool to make is a Wooden Pickaxe since all you need is wood.

Wooden Pickaxes will mine basic stone blocks:

Make Sticks.

Use2 Wood Planksof the same bang out.

A Wooden Pickaxe in a Crafting Table in Minecraft

Make Wood Planks using Blocks of Wood you get from punching trees.

Make a Crafting Table.

Use4 Wood Planksof the same key in.

A Stone Pickaxe in a Crafting Table in Minecraft

Put the Crafting Table on the ground and open it, then place3 Wooden Planksin the top row.

Place2 Sticksin the middle boxes of the second and third rows.

How Do You Make a Stone Pickaxe in Minecraft?

An Iron Pickaxe in a Crafting Table in Minecraft

Stone Pickaxes mine stone blocks faster than Wooden Pickaxes, and they are twice as durable.

They can also mine Iron Ore and Lapis Lazuli.

How Do You Make an Iron Pickaxe in Minecraft?

A Golden Pickaxe in a Crafting Table in Minecraft

Craft Iron Ingots by smelting Iron Ore in a Furnace.

An Iron Pickaxe is needed to mine Gold, Redstone, and Diamonds.

How Do You Make a Golden Pickaxe in Minecraft?

A Diamond Pickaxe in a Crafting Table in Minecraft

Craft Gold Ingots by smelting Raw Gold in a Furnace.

Golden Pickaxes mine stone blocks faster than other pickaxes, but they are the least durable.

They cannot mine Diamonds.

Mining Ancient Debris in Minecraft

How Do You Make a Diamond Pickaxe in Minecraft?

It’s the most durable pickaxe, but it’s not as fast as a Golden Pickaxe.

you might add enchantments to Pickaxes using an Enchantment Table or an Enchanted Book and an Anvil.

Mining Gold in Minecraft

How Do You Make a Netherite Pickaxe in Minecraft?

Use a Diamond Pickaxe.

Ancient Debris can only be found in The Nether, sobuild a Nether Portalif you don’t have one.

Netherite Scrap in a Furnace in Minecraft

Use an Iron Pickaxe or stronger on Gold Ore.

Use the Furnaceto smelt your4 Ancient Debrisinto4 Netherite Scraps.

Use the Furnace to smelt4 Raw Goldinto4 Gold Ingots.

In a Crafting Table, combine your4 Gold Ingotsand4 Netherite Scrapsto make a Netherite Ingot.

A Gold Ingot in a Furnace in Minecraft

It doesn’t matter how you arrange them.

Craft a Smithing Table.

Place your Smithing Table on the ground and open it.

A Netherite Ingot in a Crafting Table

Put aDiamond Pickaxein the left box and aNetherite Ingotin the right box, then drag theNetherite Pickaxeinto your inventory.

you might also add a Mending enchantment to use your XP to repair tools.

To mine actual blocks (instead of breaking them), add Silk Touch.

A Smithing Table in a Crafting Table

Use an Anvil to repair a pickaxe (or any other tool) in Minecraft.

Place the item you’re fixing in the left slot, and another of the same on the right.

A Netherite Pickaxe in a Smithing Table in Minecraft