How to make a bookshelf in Minecraft

Time needed: 1 minute.

A bookshelf is crafted with a crafting table from 3 books and 6 wood planks. The crafting process creates 1 bookshelf for each set of ingredients used.

1. Open the crafting menu

   With 3 books and 6 wood planks in your inventory, open the crafting menu. You will be presented with the 3×3 crafting grid.
   
   
   

2. Arrange the items on the crafting grid

   To make a bookshelf, arrange the books and wood planks on the crafting grid. Each item must be placed in the position seen in the bookshelf crafting recipe below. When complete, the bookshelf will appear to the right of the 3×3 crafting grid.
   
   
   
   The crafting recipe for a bookshelf is 3 books and 6 wood planks arranged in the following pattern:
   Row 1: wood plank, wood plank, wood plank
   Row 2: book, book, book
   Row 3: wood plank, wood plank, wood plank
   

3. Place the completed bookshelf in your player inventory

   Select the bookshelf and move it into your player inventory.