Minecraft crafting guide

How to craft Waxed Copper Chest in Minecraft

To craft a waxed copper chest in Minecraft, place 1× Copper Chest, 1× Honeycomb in any arrangement using either your inventory grid or a crafting table to craft 1 waxed copper chest

Waxed Copper Chest crafting recipe

Produces 1× Waxed Copper Chest.

Copper Chest
Honeycomb
minecraft:waxed_copper_chest
  • This is a shapeless recipe, meaning the items can be placed in any way on the grid.
  • Waxed Copper Chest can be crafted directly in your inventory or in a crafting table.

About Waxed Copper Chest

The Waxed Copper Chest is a storage block that works like a standard chest. Right-click it to open the inventory and store or retrieve your items. Because it is waxed, the copper surface will not oxidise or change appearance over time, so it keeps the exact look it had when you waxed it.

Key facts:

  • Opens with a right-click and works as a normal chest.
  • Waxing prevents oxidation, so the block stays at its current stage permanently.
  • Useful for copper builds where you want the colour to remain consistent.

How to get Waxed Copper Chest

You make a Waxed Copper Chest by combining a Copper Chest with honeycomb in a crafting grid. The honeycomb locks the copper and stops it from weathering further. You will need a Copper Chest first, so craft or obtain one before you wax it. The waxed version cannot be found as loot or bought from villagers, so crafting is the main route.

Materials needed

Ingredient amounts for one craft, producing 1× Waxed Copper Chest.

Materials required for one craft
MaterialPer craftAccepted items
1Exact item
HoneycombHoneycomb
1Exact item

Quantity table

Crafts are rounded up when a recipe produces more than one item.

Ingredient quantities for common target amounts
WantedCraftsProducedCopper ChestHoneycomb
11111
1616161616
3232323232
6464646464

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