How to craft the essentials in Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition Beta

What are the essential crafting recipes in Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition Beta?

Being dropped into a Minecraft world for the first time can be an overwhelming experience, especially when you don't know how to craft the essential tools to survive. We compiled some of the recipes you need to know to get off to a good start in Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition Beta.

How to craft in Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition Beta

The first thing you craft will probably be some wood planks, which can be accomplished without using a crafting table:

Click the raw wood in your inventory.
Click within the crafting field to place the raw wood.
Click the wood planks to craft them. You can click to create more wood planks until the raw wood runs out.
Click an inventory spot to place the wood planks in your inventory.

The next thing you'll probably craft is a crafting table, which allows you to craft more intricate recipes:

Click the wood planks in your inventory.
Right-click all four squares in your crafting field.
Click the crafting table to craft it.
Click an inventory spot to place the crafting table in your inventory.

Now that you have a crafting table, you can craft more intricate recipes. In this example, we'll craft a pickaxe using the crafting table that you've place on the ground:

Click the sticks in your inventory.
Right-click the appropriate spots in your crafting field.
Click an inventory spot to place the sticks back in your inventory.
Click the wood planks in your inventory.
Right-click the appropriate spots in your crafting field.
Click an inventory spot to place the wood planks back in your inventory.
Click the wooden pickaxe to craft it.
Click an inventory spot to place the wooden pickaxe in your inventory.

By now you have an idea of how to craft items in Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition Beta. You can apply the crafting methods above to all of the recipes listed below.

How to craft utility tools in Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition Beta

Name	Resource(s) used:	Used primarily for:	Stackable?
Wood planks	Raw wood	Crafting table, Chest, Sticks	Up to 64
Crafting table	Wood planks	Crafting	No
Sticks	Wood planks	Torches, Tools	Up to 64
Torches	Coal, Sticks	Light	Up to 64
Furnace	Cobblestone	Cooking, Smelting	No
Chest	Wood planks	Storage	No
Bed	Wood planks, Wool	Sleeping	No
Bucket	Iron ingot	Collecting water and lava	No
Shears	Iron ingot	Collecting wool	No
Fishing rod	Sticks, String	Fishing	No
Flint	Iron ingot, Flint	Fire	No
Boat	Wood planks, Shovel	Sailing	No
Door	Wood planks or Iron ingots	Protection	Up to 64

How to craft mining tools in Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition Beta

All of the following tools can be crafted with either wood planks, cobblestone, iron, gold, or diamond.

Name	Resource(s) used:	Used primarily for:	Stackable?
Shovel	Sticks, Wood planks (etc.)	Digging dirt	No
Axe	Sticks, Wood planks (etc.)	Chopping trees	No
Pickaxe	Sticks, Wood planks (etc.)	Mining stone	No
Hoe	Sticks, Wood planks (etc.)	Farming	No