Wooden Shovel Recipe
How to Craft Wooden Shovel
The wooden shovel is the most basic digging tool, used for collecting dirt, sand, and gravel.
Crafting
Step-by-step Instructions
- Open a Crafting Table to access the 3×3 grid.
- Place ingredients exactly as shown in the grid (shape matters unless marked shapeless) then move the resulting Wooden Shovel to your inventory.
- Use, place, or craft further with your new item.
Ingredients Needed
- 1x Oak Planks
- 2x Stick
Ingredient Tips
Oak Planks: Crafted from any logs in a 2×2; great starter material found in all forest biomes.
Stick: Craft from two planks stacked; also drops from leaf decay.
Uses for Wooden Shovel
- Digging dirt, sand, and gravel quickly
- Creating paths when right-clicking on grass
- Early game excavation
- Can be used as fuel in a furnace
Fun Fact
The wooden shovel is the most efficient tool for breaking dirt blocks, even though it's made of wood. It's 4 times faster than using your hand!
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