The crafting recipe for a shield in Minecraft The planks and Iron Ingots are among the easiest items to acquire in Minecraft. Planks are gathered by placing regular wood logs in a crafting table ...

While torches are among the easier items to make in Minecraft, you still need a recipe ... placing wood and coal in a furnace together. Once you have all of your resources, head to a crafting ...

Lodestone can now be crafted with iron ingots (Image via Mojang Studios) With the latest Minecraft snapshot and beta/preview, Mojang decided to make the block's crafting recipe a lot simpler.

Here’s more on how to ensure your survival in the first, hostile night of Minecraft in its Survival game mode.