How to Make Shears in Minecraft

The endless world of Minecraft is full of surprises. The more you explore, the more you will find out. Different tools help you build different kinds of objects. Shears are extremely helpful when you are trying to collect sheep’s wool. Furthermore, they are the most effective way to get wool from a sheep, generating 1-3 blocks of wool. Shears can also be used on other items like Mushrooms, Pumpkins, Beehives, and more. They are a part of the extensive array of tools Minecraft features and just like other tools bringing something unique to the table, crafting shears is worth it. Here is a step-by-step guide on how to craft shears in-game:

Required Materials for Shears

– 2 Iron Ingots

Iron ingots

Iron ingots are needed to craft a shear. To craft an iron ingot, you have to put a piece of iron ore into a furnace and then put the iron ore into the top slot of your furnace and fuel into your bottom.

Iron ingot in Minecraft

Since we need two Iron ingots, we will need two Iron ores. Iron can be mined with a stone pickaxe. Using a wooden or gold pickaxe will not produce any ore. After mining iron, you will gain an ore block that can be placed. However, you will not be able to make any items using just the ore. To craft any object of iron, you have to convert it into an ingot by smelting it in a furnace.

How to Make Shears in Minecraft?

Step 1: Open the Crafting table

Begin crafting the shears by opening your crafting table. You will find the obtained ingredients in your inventory. After opening your crafting table, you will have 3×3 crafting grid.

Step 2: Add the iron ingots

Place 2 iron ingots in the 3×3 crafting grid. Most importantly, the iron ingots should be placed in the exact pattern. In the first row, there should 1 iron ingot in the second cell. In the second row, there should be 1 iron ingot in the first cell.

Step 3: Drag the item to your inventory

After the aforementioned steps, simply drag the crafted shear to your inventory and start using it.

Summary

Making Shears in Minecraft is easy. Open the crafting table that is made up of the 3×3 grid. Place one iron ingot in the center of the first row, and one in the first cell of the second row. Your shears are made. Click it and drag it to your inventory.

Frequently Asked Questions – Minecraft

Can you shear a cow in Minecraft?

No, you cannot shear cows in Minecraft. However, you can shear mushrooms and turn them into a normal cow.

Can you put looting on shears?

Enchantment Tables cannot be used to enchant shears. Enchanting can be done through Anvils and Enchanted Books. However, they can only be Enchanted using the Unbreaking, Mending, and Efficiency enchantments.

Shears cannot be Enchanted through Enchantment Tables but can be through Anvils and Enchanted Books. In a nutshell, you cannot apply the looting enchantment to shears.

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