The Crafting Menus

While you have a limited Crafting Capability without a Crafting Station or Furnace, with them you can do far more. But to be complete, let us first examine what you can make without a Crafting Station or a Furnace:

The Hand Crafting Menu

You access this by tapping the “...” on the right of the tool bar at the bottom of the screen. Doing so will pop-up the Hand Crafting Menu, which includes the following Items:

Clay Blocks: You can harvest Clay Balls from Clay Blocks along rivers and ponds and then combine x4 Clay Balls back into Clay Blocks to make them more compact and thus store more. They can be baked into Bricks in an Furnace.

Crafting Table: Your highway to the good life, this is naturally something you have to be able to Craft by Hand first, and once you have crafted one and deployed it, it widely expands the objects and tools you can make. This item is created from Wood Planks that you craft from Wood Blocks.

Glowstone: A block that is used like a Torch, for illumination at night. It takes x4 Glowstone Dust to make one Glowstone.

Snow Block: You can take x4 Snow Balls obtained by harvesting Snow and turn them into Snow Blocks.

Sticks: One of the more useful Resources since they appear in a number of critical recipes, Sticks are made from Wood Planks.

Stonecutter: This is a new object particular to the PE version that allows you to craft Stone Blocks.

Wooden Planks: The true building block of progress, you make these from the Wood Blocks you get from Trees.

Colored Wool: You can make this by dying White Wool Blocks you obtain from Sheep. Colored Wool can be created in Blue Light, Blue, Cyan, Green, Lime, Magenta, Orange, Pink, Purple, Red, and Yellow.

White Wool: This is the base Wool that is collected from Sheep. To collect it without killing them requires a set of Shears.

Flint & Steel: Requires an Iron Ingot and Flint (acquired from harvesting Gravel) this can be used to start fires.

Shears: Made from x2 Iron Ingots, this can be used to obtain Wool from Sheep as a renewable resource (meaning you don't kill the sheep to get it).

Torch 1: Created by combining a Stick and some Coal.

Torch 2: Created by combining a Stick and Charcoal.

Melon Seeds: Obtained by crafting a piece of Melon.

Mushroom Stew: A stew food item made from two types of Mushroom and a Wooden Bowl.

Sugar: Crafted from raw Sugar Cane Plants.

Crafting Table Crafts

As was previously mentioned, the Crafting Table is the gateway to all things advanced and good for you! Really! Seriously, one of your first goals after shelter is going to be crafting a Crafting Table and deploying it in your shelter since it really is necessary for you to obtain the tools you need to get better Resources, which then allows you to make better tools, and so on... It is not a viscous circle, but a means to an end.

Like Hand Crafting the Crafting Table is divided into four core Crafts Types, the Materials and Items Menu, the Tools Menu, the Armor and Food Menu, and the Combines Menu, that last being used to help you store more of a particular resource by crafting it into Block form generally.

Materials and Items Menu

Bed: Used to sleep until dawn, the bed also changes your spawn point when it is used, so that the next time you are killed you will re-spawn close to your bed. Requires x3 Wooden Boards and x3 Wool.

Chest: Used to store Items, this will end up being another important craft for you since any items stored in your chests cannot be lost when you are killed.

Chests require x8 Wooden Boards to craft. You can create a Large Chest by placing two Small Chests side-by-side, gaining double the storage.

Clay Blocks: You can harvest Clay Balls from Clay Blocks along rivers and ponds and then combine x4 Clay Balls back into Clay Blocks to make them more compact and thus store more. They can be baked into Bricks in an Furnace.

Crafting Table: Your highway to the good life, this is naturally something you have to be able to Craft by Hand first, and once you have crafted one and deployed it, it widely expands the objects and tools you can make. This item is created from x4 Wood Planks that you craft from Wood Blocks.

Fence: Used as a barrier that cannot be jumped over. Especially useful for trapping Animals like Sheep that you want to use as renewable resource sources. Each craft for this requires x6 Sticks.

Fence Gate: An obviously necessary item if you are going to herd your potential resource Animals into their pens. This craft requires x2 Wooden Boards and x4 Sticks.

Furnace: Allows you to smelt ores into ingots, make charcoal and glass, bake bricks, and cook Chicken Beefsteak, and Porkchops. Crafting the Furnace requires x8 Cobblestone.

Glass Pane: Created by shaping x6 Glass Blocks into panes of glass.

Glowstone: A block that is used like a Torch, for illumination at night. This is crafted by combining x4 Glowstone Dust.

Ladder: Used to climb vertically. Critical for creating shaft Mining when you are targeting specific Resources that can only be found at specific depths underground. This is crafted by combining x7 Sticks.

Nether Reactor Core: The Core of the Nether Reactor of course! This is built using x3 Diamond and x6 Iron Ingots.

Snow Block: You can take x4 Snow Balls obtained by harvesting Snow and turn them into Snow Blocks.

Sticks: One of the more useful Resources since they appear in a number of critical recipes, Sticks are made from x2 Wood Planks.

Stonecutter: This is a new object particular to the PE version that allows you to craft Stone Blocks. Crafting it requires x4 Cobblestone.

Trapdoor: Works like a normal door, but consists of a 1x1 block that lays flat on the ground. Useful to make roof access on your house when combined with a ladder. Requires x6 Wooden Boards to craft.

Wooden Door: A critical tool in protecting your shelter from unwanted visitors, your Wooden Door can be opened and closed by you at will! Requires x6 Wooden Boards to craft.

Wooden Planks/Boards: The true building block of progress, you make these from the Wood Blocks you get from Trees.

Wooden Slab: Used for making long staircases and for paving floors when you don't want the full depth of a block. Requires x3 Wooden Boards to craft.

Wooden Stairs: Pre-made Stair Segments that you can use for compact staircases. Requires x6 Wooden Boards to craft.

Colored Wool: You can make this by dying White Wool Blocks you obtain from Sheep. Colored Wool can be created in Blue Light, Blue, Cyan, Green, Lime, Magenta, Orange, Pink, Purple, Red, and Yellow.

White Wool: This is the base Wool that is collected from Sheep. To collect it without killing them requires a set of Shears.

Tools Menu

Most of the Items you will need to progressively make your life better are found here, in the Tools Menu.

Arrow: The ammunition for your Bow; very useful for killing Creepers without the risk of them blowing you up. Just saying. To craft arrows you need x1 Stick, x1 Feather, and x1 Flint.

Bow: Constructed from String obtained from Spiders and Sticks, this is your go-to weapon for dealing with Creepers. Really!

Diamond Axe: The axe is a tool that is used to chop trees faster than you can do it by hand. Axes made from this material have more durability than those made from the next weakest material. That means that they will last longer.

Diamond Hoe: Used to till the earth in order to plant and grow seeds. Hoes made from this material have more durability than those made from the next weakest material. That means that they will last longer.

Diamond Pickaxe: A Tool that is required to mine stone-related blocks and ore. Pickaxes made from this material have more durability than those made from the next weakest material. That means that they will last longer.

Diamond Shovel: A Tool that is required to dig in dirt, grass, sand, gravel, and snow faster than by hand. Shovels that are made from this material have more durability than those made from the next weakest material. That means that they will last longer.

Diamond Sword: A weapon that deals way more damage than your bare hands. Swords made from this material have more durability than those made from the next weakest material. That means that they will last longer.

Flint & Steel: Requires an Iron Ingot and Flint (acquired from harvesting Gravel) this can be used to start fires.

Gold Axe: The axe is a tool that is used to chop trees faster than you can do it by hand. Axes made from this material have more durability than those made from the next weakest material. That means that they will last longer. Note that Gold is a relatively soft metal and there are better uses for it than making this item from it. Just saying...

Gold Hoe: Used to till the earth in order to plant and grow seeds. Hoes made from this material have more durability than those made from the next weakest material. That means that they will last longer. Note that Gold is a relatively soft metal and there are better uses for it than making this item from it. Just saying...

Gold Pickaxe: A Tool that is required to mine stone-related blocks and ore. Pickaxes made from this material have more durability than those made from the next weakest material. That means that they will last longer. Note that Gold is a relatively soft metal and there are better uses for it than making this item from it. Just saying...

Gold Shovel: A Tool that is required to dig in dirt, grass, sand, gravel, and snow faster than by hand. Shovels that are made from this material have more durability than those made from the next weakest material. That means that they will last longer. Note that Gold is a relatively soft metal and there are better uses for it than making this item from it. Just saying...

Gold Sword: A weapon that deals way more damage than your bare hands. Swords made from this material have more durability than those made from the next weakest material. That means that they will last longer. Note that Gold is a relatively soft metal and there are better uses for it than making this item from it. Just saying...

Iron Axe: The axe is a tool that is used to chop trees faster than you can do it by hand. Axes made from this material have more durability than those made from the next weakest material. That means that they will last longer. Once you have obtained the basic level of security and resource access in the game Iron is likely to be your go-to metal for making tools.

Iron Hoe: Used to till the earth in order to plant and grow seeds. Hoes made from this material have more durability than those made from the next weakest material. That means that they will last longer. Once you have obtained the basic level of security and resource access in the game Iron is likely to be your go-to metal for making tools.

Iron Pickaxe: A Tool that is required to mine stone-related blocks and ore. Pickaxes made from this material have more durability than those made from the next weakest material. That means that they will last longer. Once you have obtained the basic level of security and resource access in the game Iron is likely to be your go-to metal for making tools.

Iron Shovel: A Tool that is required to dig in dirt, grass, sand, gravel, and snow faster than by hand. Shovels that are made from this material have more durability than those made from the next weakest material. That means that they will last longer. Once you have obtained the basic level of security and resource access in the game Iron is likely to be your go-to metal for making tools.

Iron Sword: A weapon that deals way more damage than your bare hands. Swords made from this material have more durability than those made from the next weakest material. That means that they will last longer. Once you have obtained the basic level of security and resource access in the game Iron is likely to be your go-to metal for making tools.

Shears: Made from x2 Iron Ingots, this can be used to obtain Wool from Sheep as a renewable resource (meaning you don't kill the sheep to get it).

Stone Axe: The axe is a tool that is used to chop trees faster than you can do it by hand. Axes made from this material have more durability than those made from the next weakest material. That means that they will last longer. Early on this is the go-to tool you will use the most as you work your way towards sustainability.

Stone Hoe: Used to till the earth in order to plant and grow seeds. Hoes made from this material have more durability than those made from the next weakest material. That means that they will last longer. Early on this is the go-to tool you will use the most as you work your way towards sustainability.

Stone Pickaxe: A Tool that is required to mine stone-related blocks and ore. Pickaxes made from this material have more durability than those made from the next weakest material. That means that they will last longer. Early on this is the go-to tool you will use the most as you work your way towards sustainability.

Stone Shovel: A Tool that is required to dig in dirt, grass, sand, gravel, and snow faster than by hand. Shovels that are made from this material have more durability than those made from the next weakest material. That means that they will last longer. Early on this is the go-to tool you will use the most as you work your way towards sustainability.

Stone Sword: A weapon that deals way more damage than your bare hands. Swords made from this material have more durability than those made from the next weakest material. That means that they will last longer. Early on this is the go-to tool you will use the most as you work your way towards sustainability.

TNT: Yeah, the good stuff! Not only can it be used to launch Cows into Space, it is excellent for blowing up large sections of Stone. Just saying... This is made by combining Sand with Gunpowder, which is obtained by killing Creepers BEFORE they blow up. Just saying.

Torch 1: Created by combining a Stick and some Coal.

Torch 2: Created by combining a Stick and Charcoal.

Wooden Axe: The axe is a tool that is used to chop trees faster than you can do it by hand. The basic starter tool material until you can get sufficient Stone to replace them.

Wooden Hoe: Used to till the earth in order to plant and grow seeds. The basic starter tool material until you can get sufficient Stone to replace them.

Wooden Pickaxe: A Tool that is required to mine stone-related blocks and ore. The basic starter tool material until you can get sufficient Stone to replace them.

Wooden Shovel: A Tool that is required to dig in dirt, grass, sand, gravel, and snow faster than by hand. The basic starter tool material until you can get sufficient Stone to replace them.

Wooden Sword: A weapon that deals way more damage than your bare hands. The basic starter tool material until you can get sufficient Stone to replace them.

Armor and Food Menu

Probably the second most-used menu for resource security, the Armor and Food Items offer you health and protection. That being the case you probably will not be crafting much of the items from this menu until you are well into having established yourself in the game...

Bowl: Made from Wooden Planks, the Bowl is a key ingredient in Mushroom Stew.

Bread: The mana from heaven that you create by growing and harvesting Wheat, which you get by harvesting grass (go figure).

Cake: This is a special food item and is crafted by combining x3 Wheat, x3 Buckets of milk, x1 Egg, and x2 Sugar.

Diamond Boots: Foot Armor that gives the user 1.5 Armor when worn. Armor made from this material is stronger than that made from the next weakest material, which means that it is more durable and will last longer, taking more damage before breaking.

Diamond Chestplate: Gives the user 4 Armor when worn, protects the upper body. Armor made from this material is stronger than that made from the next weakest material, which means that it is more durable and will last longer, taking more damage before breaking.

Diamond Helmet: Head Armor that gives the user 1.5 Armor when worn. Armor made from this material is stronger than that made from the next weakest material, which means that it is more durable and will last longer, taking more damage before breaking.

Diamond Leggings: Lower body armor that gives the user 3 Armor when worn. Armor made from this material is stronger than that made from the next weakest material, which means that it is more durable and will last longer, taking more damage before breaking.

Golden Boots: Foot Armor that gives the user 1.5 Armor when worn. Armor made from this material is stronger than that made from the next weakest material, which means that it is more durable and will last longer, taking more damage before breaking.

Golden Chestplate: Gives the user 4 Armor when worn, protects the upper body. Armor made from this material is stronger than that made from the next weakest material, which means that it is more durable and will last longer, taking more damage before breaking.

Golden Helmet: Head Armor that gives the user 1.5 Armor when worn. Armor made from this material is stronger than that made from the next weakest material, which means that it is more durable and will last longer, taking more damage before breaking.

Golden Leggings: Lower body armor that gives the user 3 Armor when worn. Armor made from this material is stronger than that made from the next weakest material, which means that it is more durable and will last longer, taking more damage before breaking.

Iron Boots: Foot Armor that gives the user 1.5 Armor when worn. Armor made from this material is stronger than that made from the next weakest material, which means that it is more durable and will last longer, taking more damage before breaking.

Iron Chestplate: Gives the user 4 Armor when worn, protects the upper body. Armor made from this material is stronger than that made from the next weakest material, which means that it is more durable and will last longer, taking more damage before breaking.

Iron Helmet: Head Armor that gives the user 1.5 Armor when worn. Armor made from this material is stronger than that made from the next weakest material, which means that it is more durable and will last longer, taking more damage before breaking.

Iron Leggings: Lower body armor that gives the user 3 Armor when worn. Armor made from this material is stronger than that made from the next weakest material, which means that it is more durable and will last longer, taking more damage before breaking.

Leather Boots: Foot Armor that gives the user 1.5 Armor when worn.

Leather Cap: Head Armor that gives the user 1.5 Armor when worn.

Leather Pants: Lower body armor that gives the user 3 Armor when worn.

Leather Tunic: Gives the user 4 Armor when worn, protects the upper body.

Melon: Using this menu option breaks a Melon into Slices.

Melon Seeds: Obtained by crafting a piece of Melon. Found as a drop from the Tower when a Nether Reactor is used.

Mushroom Stew: A stew food item made from two types of Mushroom and a Wooden Bowl.

Sugar: Crafted from raw Sugar Cane Plants. Cane Plants drop from the Tower when a Nether Reactor is used.

Decorations Menu

This menu includes the basic combines (taking smaller units and turning then into Blocks for a given item to make storing more efficient), as well as some of the special Items you can make for your home, including:

Block of Diamond: Used as an expensive building block or compact storage of the ore.

Block of Gold: Used as an expensive building block or compact storage of the ore.

Block of Iron: Used as an expensive building block or compact storage of the ore.

Book: Used to create a Bookshelf.

Bookshelf: Used as a decoration for your home.

Diamonds: Harvest from Diamond Blocks. Use to create very strong tools, weapons, or armor.

Gold Ingot: Harvested from Gold Blocks.

Iron Ingot: Harvested from Iron Blocks.

Lapis Lazuli Block: Used as an expensive building block or compact storage of the ore.

Painting: Used as a decoration in your home. Has many different types, you just knock down and replace it to cycle through them.

Paper: Used to create Books and Maps, made from Sugar Cane.

Sign: Can be used to post specific information, text, or notices by the player for visitors to read.

Bone Meal: Made from Bone, can be used to instantly grow crops.

Wool Dyes: You can craft them to create Cyan, Dandelion Yellow, Lapis Lazuli, Light Blue, Lime, Magenta, Orange, Pink, and Purple using the Crafting Table.

Furnace Crafting

You will be using the Furnace for the most part to create Items that require heat to complete, and those are basically:

Food: Porkchops and Chicken, and Beefsteak.

Ingots: Firing Ore to create Ingots of that metal.

Transformations: Examples at the moment are largely Cactus, which you turn into a dye by heating. Cobblestone and Sand can be cooked to make Stone Blocks and Glass Blocks respectively.

Placing Iron Ore in the Furnace will get you Iron Ingots, Gold Ore Gold Ingots, and so on...

Stonecutter Crafting

The Stonecutter is unique to the PE version and is used to craft the various rock and stone Items in the game, which as of now consists of:

Block of Quartz: x4 Nether Quartz.

Brick Stairs: x6 Brick Blocks.

Brick (Block): x4 Bricks.

Brick Slab: x3 Brick Blocks.

Chiseled Quartz Block: x2 Quartz Slabs.

Nether Brick (Block): x4 Nether Brick.

Nether Brick Stairs: x6 Nether Brick Blocks.

Pillar Quartz Block: x2 Quartz Blocks.

Quartz Slab: x3 Quartz Block.

Sand Stone Stairs: x6 Sandstone Blocks.

Sandstone (Block): x4 Sand.

Sandstone: x4 Sandstone Blocks.

Sandstone: x2 Sandstone Slabs.

Sandstone Slabs: x3 Sandstone Blocks.

Stone Brick Stairs: x6 Stone Brick Blocks.

Stone Brick (Block): x4 Stone Blocks.

Stone Bricks Slab: x3 Stone Brick Blocks.

Stone Slab: x3 Stone Blocks.

Stone Stairs: x6 Cobblestone Blocks.