What is Shears in Minecraft?
Shears are a simple but incredibly useful tool in Minecraft, made from iron. Their most famous use is for getting wool from sheep without harming them, which is much more efficient than getting wool by defeating them. But shears have many other hidden talents. They are the perfect tool for carefully collecting delicate plants and blocks like leaves, vines, and cobwebs, which would normally break if you used any other tool. They are also used for carving pumpkins and for getting honey from beehives. For any builder, farmer, or decorator, a pair of shears is an essential tool that you will find yourself using all the time.
How to get Shears in Minecraft
Getting shears is very straightforward. The main way is to craft them. You will need two iron ingots. In a crafting table, place one iron ingot in the center slot, and the other in the bottom left slot, or vice versa, so they are diagonal to each other. This will give you one pair of shears. You can get iron ingots by smelting iron ore, which is a very common ore found underground. If you do not have any iron yet, you can sometimes find shears in the chests of shepherd houses in villages. You can also buy a pair of shears from a novice level shepherd villager in exchange for two emeralds.
How to use Shears in Minecraft
The most common use for shears is to right click on a sheep to shear it. This will drop one to three blocks of wool, and the sheep will be able to regrow its wool later. This is the best way to start a wool farm. You can also use shears to carve a face into a pumpkin, or to harvest fully grown pumpkins without breaking the stem. Shears are also the correct tool for collecting leaves, vines, glow lichen, tall grass, and cobwebs. Using shears on a beehive or bee nest that is full of honey will give you three honeycombs. You can also use shears on a mooshroom to turn it into a regular cow, or on a snow golem to remove its pumpkin head.
How to craft Shears in Minecraft
Crafting Table
What can Shears make in Minecraft
No items can be crafted.
Available Enchantments
Efficiency
Increases mining and digging speed
Unbreaking
Increases item durability
Mending
Repairs item using experience orbs
Curse of Vanishing
Item disappears when player dies
How to Enchant: Use an Enchanting Table, Anvil with Enchanted Books, or find enchanted items in loot chests. Higher levels require more experience and lapis lazuli.