What is Stone Axe in Minecraft?
A stone axe is one of the first and most important tools you will craft in a new Minecraft world. It is a simple tool made from cobblestone and sticks. Its main job is to chop down trees and break any other wooden blocks much faster than you could with your bare hands. This makes gathering the wood you need to build your first house and craft more tools much quicker and easier. A stone axe can also be used as a basic weapon in a pinch. It is a reliable and essential tool that marks your first big upgrade from the most basic wooden tools.
How to get Stone Axe in Minecraft
Crafting a stone axe is very easy. You will need three pieces of cobblestone and two sticks. You can get cobblestone by mining stone blocks with a wooden pickaxe. You can get sticks by crafting them from wood planks. Once you have your materials, open a crafting table. Place the three cobblestone in an 'L' shape, for example in the top left, top middle, and middle left slots. Then, place the two sticks in the center and bottom center slots below the cobblestone. You can also sometimes find a stone axe in the bonus chest when you start a new world, or you can buy one from a novice level toolsmith or weaponsmith villager for one emerald.
How to use Stone Axe in Minecraft
The main way to use a stone axe is to hold it and break wood blocks. It will chop through logs, planks, fences, and crafting tables much faster than most other tools. This is its most important job. You can also use a stone axe to strip the bark off of a log by right clicking on it, which creates a nice decorative block. In combat, a stone axe is a decent early game weapon. In Java Edition, it deals more damage than a stone sword in a single hit, but it swings more slowly. It is a great all around tool to have when you are just starting out and need to gather resources quickly.
How to craft Stone Axe in Minecraft
Crafting Table
What can Stone Axe make in Minecraft
No items can be crafted.
Available Enchantments
Sharpness
Increases damage dealt by swords and axes
Smite
Increases damage against undead mobs
Bane of Arthropods
Increases damage against arthropod mobs (spiders, silverfish, endermites)
Efficiency
Increases mining and digging speed
Fortune
Increases block drops from mining
Silk Touch
Mined blocks drop themselves instead of their usual drops
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.