It does not matter whether you get oak wood, spruce wood, or any other type of wood.

Remember not to confuse planks and wood. Only planks will work for this recipe.

A plank on top A plank in the middle (directly below the first one) A stick at the base (directly below the planks)

In Pocket Edition, tap the icon with three dots at the bottom and select Craft. On Xbox, press X. On Playstation, press Square. On Xperia Play, press Select.

With Wood in your inventory, craft Planks. With four Planks in your inventory, craft a Crafting Table. Select the Crafting Table in your quick bar and tap the ground to put it down. (Left trigger in console editions. )

With Wood in your inventory, make Planks. With two Planks in your inventory, make Sticks. With one Stick and two Planks in your inventory, make a Wooden Sword from the Tools crafting section. [3] X Research source

Try jumping as you swing your sword. If you hit the target while you’re falling (but not on the way up), you’ll do a critical hit for 50% more damage. [4] X Research source Keep reading if you want to upgrade to a more damaging and durable sword.

Stone is widely available in mountainsides and just beneath the surface. Mine it with a wooden pickaxe. Iron (stone with beige flecks) is fairly common just beneath the surface, and requires a stone pickaxe to mine. Gold and diamond ore are very rare and only found deep under the earth.

As with all swords, the computer recipe fills only one column, with the stick at the bottom.

After mining the ore, you’ll need to smelt the iron ore into ingots using a furnace.

There is one advantage to golden swords: they have the best chance at a high level enchantment. Many players still don’t like to enchant them since they’re such temporary tools.

Diamonds occupy an important place in Minecraft because they help to create an enchanting table. [9] X Research source The table allows a player to add upgrades to their tools and armor. [10] X Research source

A “damaged” sword is any sword that has been used at least once. You should see a small bar next to the item icon showing you how much durability is left.