Skill v1.0.0
currentLLM-judged scan90/100version: "1.0.0" name: crafting_and_smelting description: Minecraft 1.21.1 crafting and smelting facts - the 2x2 and 3x3 grids, the recipes the early game runs on, armor and tool costs, furnace / blast furnace / smoker differences, fuel burn values, what a furnace's slots and progress numbers mean, and the workstation blocks.
Crafting and smelting (1.21.1)
Grids
- The inventory grid is 2x2: planks, sticks, a crafting table, torches and anything else that fits in 2x2 can be made anywhere.
- A crafting table gives a 3x3 grid; most tools, armor and machines need it.
- Shaped recipes keep their pattern but can sit anywhere in a larger grid (a 2x2 recipe works in any 2x2 corner of the 3x3); shapeless recipes only care about the ingredients.
The early-game chain
| Item | Recipe | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Planks | 1 log → 4 planks | Any wood type; stripped logs and wood work too | |
| Sticks | 2 planks (stacked) → 4 sticks | ||
| Crafting table | 4 planks (2x2) | ||
| Chest | 8 planks (ring) | ||
| Furnace | 8 cobblestone, cobbled deepslate or blackstone (ring) | ||
| Torch | 1 coal or charcoal over 1 stick → 4 torches | ||
| Wooden / stone / iron / diamond pickaxe | 3 material over 2 sticks | Material = planks, cobblestone (or cobbled deepslate, blackstone), iron ingots, diamonds | |
| Sword | 2 material over 1 stick | ||
| Axe | 3 material + 2 sticks | ||
| Shovel | 1 material + 2 sticks | ||
| Bucket | 3 iron ingots (V shape) | Carries water, lava, milk, powder snow, fish | |
| Shield | 6 planks + 1 iron ingot | ||
| Flint and steel | 1 iron ingot + 1 flint (shapeless) | Flint: 10% of gravel broken without Silk Touch | |
| Bow | 3 sticks + 3 string | ||
| Arrow | 1 flint, 1 stick, 1 feather (column) → 4 arrows | ||
| Bed | 3 wool (same colour) over 3 planks | ||
| Ladder | 7 sticks (H shape) → 3 | ||
| Boat | 5 planks (U shape) | ||
| Bread | 3 wheat (row) | ||
| Iron block / gold block / diamond block | 9 of the item; and back to 9 | Compact storage | |
| Blast furnace | 5 iron ingots + 1 furnace + 3 smooth stone | ||
| Smoker | 1 furnace + 4 logs | ||
| Smithing table | 2 iron ingots over 4 planks | ||
| Anvil | 3 iron blocks + 4 iron ingots | ||
| Enchanting table | 1 book + 2 diamonds + 4 obsidian | ||
| Brewing stand | 1 blaze rod over 3 cobblestone | ||
| Eye of ender | 1 ender pearl + 1 blaze powder | Blaze rod → 2 blaze powder |
Armor cost and protection
| Piece | Material cost | Iron | Diamond | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helmet | 5 | 2 armor | 3 armor | |
| Chestplate | 8 | 6 | 8 | |
| Leggings | 7 | 5 | 6 | |
| Boots | 4 | 2 | 3 | |
| Full set | 24 | 15 | 20 (+8 toughness) |
Leather totals 7, gold 11, chainmail 12 (chainmail cannot be crafted), netherite 20 with 12 toughness and knockback resistance. Netherite is not crafted directly: diamond gear is upgraded at a smithing table (see the_nether).
Smelting
| Block | Smelts | Time per item | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Furnace | everything smeltable | 10 s (200 ticks) | |
| Blast furnace | ores, raw metal, metal tools and armor only | 5 s | |
| Smoker | food only | 5 s | |
| Campfire | food only, 4 at a time, no fuel needed | 30 s |
Common smelts: raw iron/gold/copper → ingot; sand → glass; cobblestone → stone → (again) smooth stone; logs → charcoal; clay ball → brick; raw meat and fish → cooked; potato → baked potato; kelp → dried kelp; cactus → green dye; netherrack → nether brick; ancient debris → netherite scrap; wet sponge → sponge.
Fuel (items smelted per one fuel in a furnace)
| Fuel | Items | |
|---|---|---|
| Lava bucket | 100 (the bucket is returned) | |
| Block of coal | 80 | |
| Dried kelp block | 20 | |
| Blaze rod | 12 | |
| Coal or charcoal | 8 | |
| Log, planks, wooden blocks | 1.5 | |
| Wooden slab | 0.75 | |
| Stick, sapling, wool | 0.5 | |
| Bamboo, scaffolding | 0.25 |
Blast furnaces and smokers burn fuel twice as fast, so the same fuel smelts the same number of items. Charcoal (smelted from a log) is a full replacement for coal.
What a furnace window shows
A furnace-type block has three slots: input on top, fuel below it, output to the right. The output slot only takes items out. Its progress numbers are, in order: fuel time left (ticks), the total burn time of the current fuel, cook progress (ticks), and total cook time (200 in a furnace, 100 in a blast furnace or smoker). Smelting continues while the block stays loaded, with nobody at it. Taking the output out awards the smelting experience.
Workstations
| Block | What it does | |
|---|---|---|
| Crafting table | 3x3 crafting | |
| Furnace / blast furnace / smoker | smelting (above) | |
| Stonecutter | one stone block → stairs, slabs, walls, bricks without waste | |
| Smithing table | netherite upgrades and armor trims | |
| Anvil | renames, repairs, and combines enchanted items and books (costs levels) | |
| Grindstone | removes enchantments (returns some experience) and repairs by combining two of the same item | |
| Enchanting table / brewing stand | see enchanting_and_brewing | |
| Loom | patterns on banners | |
| Cartography table | copies and expands maps |
Most workstations are also villager job sites (see villagers_and_trading).