How to make a furnace in Minecraft

Time needed: 1 minute.

A furnace is an item in Minecraft which can be used to make other items through the process of smelting. Follow the instructions in this tutorial to make a furnace.

A furnace is crafted with a crafting table from 8 cobblestone. The crafting process creates 1 furnace for each set of ingredients used.

1. Open the crafting menu

   With 8 cobblestone 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 furnace, arrange the cobblestone on the crafting grid. Each item must be placed in the position seen in the furnace crafting recipe below. When complete, the furnace will appear to the right of the 3×3 crafting grid.
   
   
   
   The crafting recipe for a furnace is 8 cobblestone arranged in the following pattern:
   Row 1: cobblestone,cobblestone, cobblestone
   Row 2: cobblestone, empty, cobblestone
   Row 3: cobblestone, cobblestone, cobblestone
   

3. Place the completed furnace in your player inventory

   Select the furnace and drag it into your player inventory.