Minecraft crafting guide
How to craft Iron Axe in Minecraft
To craft an iron axe in Minecraft, place 3× #Iron Tool Materials, 2× Stick in the exact pattern on a crafting table to craft 1 iron axe
Iron Axe crafting recipe
Produces 1× Iron Axe.






- This is a shaped recipe, meaning the items must be placed in this specific arrangement on the grid.
- Iron Axe requires a crafting table to craft.
About Iron Axe
The Iron Axe is a sturdy woodcutting tool that also works well as a melee weapon. It chops logs, planks, and other wooden blocks much faster than punching, and it lasts for 250 uses before breaking.
Key facts:
- Deals more damage per hit than a sword, but swings more slowly.
- Use it on a log to strip it.
- Can scrape wax and oxidation off copper blocks.
It is a solid everyday tool once you have some iron to spare.
How to get Iron Axe
You craft an Iron Axe on a crafting table using three iron ingots and two sticks. Place the ingots in the top-left corner of the grid, with the sticks running downward from the middle ingot. Iron axes can also be bought from toolsmith villagers, and vindicators sometimes drop one when defeated.
Materials needed
Ingredient amounts for one craft, producing 1× Iron Axe.
| Material | Per craft | Accepted items |
|---|---|---|
Any Iron Tool Materials | 3 | 1 valid optionIron Ingot |
| 2 | Exact item |
Quantity table
Crafts are rounded up when a recipe produces more than one item.
| Wanted | Crafts | Produced | Any Iron Tool Materials | Stick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 | 32 |
| 32 | 32 | 32 | 96 | 64 |
| 64 | 64 | 64 | 192 | 128 |
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