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Wooden Hoe - Every Way to Craft, Find, and Use It in Minecraft

Wooden Hoe is a common tool item in Minecraft 1.21.4 with 12 known crafting recipes, with 59 durability.

What is Wooden Hoe?

Wooden Hoe is a Minecraft Tool with rarity Common. It stacks up to 1 per inventory slot and is craftable. It belongs to the Wood material tier.

Namespaced identifier: minecraft:wooden_hoe. Command: /give @p minecraft:wooden_hoe 1.

Wooden Hoe crafting recipes

There are 12 unique ways to craft Wooden Hoe:

Durability

Wooden Hoe has 59 durability. Repair with the same tier material at an anvil, or apply Mending to auto-repair using XP.

Wooden Hoe as a fuel

Wooden Hoe can be used as a fuel source in a furnace, blast furnace, or smoker.

  • Burn time: 10 seconds (200 ticks)
  • Items smelted in a Furnace: 1 (200 ticks per item)
  • Items cooked in a Blast Furnace or Smoker: 2 (100 ticks per item)

Wooden Hoe enchantability

Wooden Hoe has an enchantability value of 15. Higher enchantability means more and higher-level enchantments are offered per XP level at an enchanting table. Gold tools sit at 22, Netherite at 15, Wood at 15, Iron at 14, Diamond at 10, Stone at 5.

Wiki-verified item facts

  • Renewable: Yes
  • Stack size: 1
  • Durability: 60 uses

Sourced from Minecraft Wiki: Wooden Hoe (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). Verified for Java Edition 1.21.4.

Tags

  • Tool
  • Common
  • Craftable
  • Unstackable
  • Wood Tier
  • Has Durability

Technical properties

  • Namespaced ID: minecraft:wooden_hoe
  • Category: Tool
  • Rarity: Common
  • Material tier: Wood
  • Stack size: 1
  • Craftable: Yes
  • Durability: 59
  • /give command: /give @p minecraft:wooden_hoe 1

Overview

Wooden Hoe is a tool item in Minecraft 1.21.4. This page covers its stack size, crafting recipe, and every recipe that uses it as an ingredient, plus real durability and repair data.

Prerequisites and materials

  • Gather the ingredients shown in the crafting recipe below and open a crafting table.
  • With 59 durability, expect roughly 59 uses before it breaks - pair it with Unbreaking or carry a spare.

Step-by-step walkthrough

  1. Match the ingredient layout exactly - shaped recipes only work when items sit in the correct grid slots.
  2. Keep spare inventory space free since Wooden Hoe cannot be stacked.
  3. Repair it on an anvil with Oak Planks or Spruce Planks or Birch Planks or Jungle Planks or Acacia Planks or Cherry Planks or Dark Oak Planks or Pale Oak Planks or Mangrove Planks or Bamboo Planks or Crimson Planks or Warped Planks, or combine two damaged copies for a partial repair.

Common mistakes to avoid

  • Use /give @p minecraft:wooden_hoe 1 in a test world to check builds without farming it first.
  • Craft in batches at once to avoid re-opening the crafting menu repeatedly.

Pro tips

  • This item belongs to the Tool category - related items in that category may share similar crafting paths.

Difficulty and time commitment

  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Estimated time per run: 5-15 min

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I craft Wooden Hoe?

Wooden Hoe can be crafted at a crafting table. This page lists 12 known recipes - match the ingredient layout shown in the crafting grid exactly.

What is the stack size of Wooden Hoe?

Wooden Hoe does not stack - each one takes up a full inventory slot, so plan storage space carefully.

How much durability does Wooden Hoe have?

Wooden Hoe has 59 durability, meaning it can be used 59 times before breaking. Repair it on an anvil using Oak Planks or Spruce Planks or Birch Planks or Jungle Planks or Acacia Planks or Cherry Planks or Dark Oak Planks or Pale Oak Planks or Mangrove Planks or Bamboo Planks or Crimson Planks or Warped Planks.

What enchantments can I put on Wooden Hoe?

Wooden Hoe can be enchanted with anything in these categories: Mining Tools, Mining Tools (Fortune-eligible), Any Durable Item, Any Equippable/Held Item. Check each enchantment's page for exact level requirements and enchanting table costs.

Is Wooden Hoe affected by material tier?

Yes. Tool items scale in durability and effectiveness by material - netherite is strongest, followed by diamond, iron, stone/chainmail, and gold or wood at the low end.

What is the internal Minecraft ID for Wooden Hoe?

The namespaced ID is minecraft:wooden_hoe, usable in commands such as /give, /clear, and loot tables.

Variants

  • Stone Hoe variant is available as a related tier.
  • Copper Hoe variant is available as a related tier.
  • Iron Hoe variant is available as a related tier.
  • Golden Hoe variant is available as a related tier.
  • Diamond Hoe variant is available as a related tier.
  • Netherite Hoe variant is available as a related tier.

Obtaining

  • Crafting: Wooden Hoe has 12 known recipe variants in this dataset.

Uses

  • Crafting input profile: 2 Pale Oak Planks + 2 Stick -> 1 Wooden Hoe.
  • Inventory use: non-stackable, so reserve dedicated hotbar or storage slots.

Combat and Stats

  • No direct combat profile is mapped for Wooden Hoe; treat it as utility, progression, or crafting support.

Repairing

  • Durability: 59 total uses before breakage.
  • Anvil repair materials: Oak Planks, Spruce Planks, Birch Planks, Jungle Planks, Acacia Planks, Cherry Planks, Dark Oak Planks, Pale Oak Planks, Mangrove Planks, Bamboo Planks, Crimson Planks, Warped Planks.

Enchantments

  • Compatibility tags: Mining Tools, Mining Tools (Fortune-eligible), Any Durable Item, Any Equippable/Held Item.
  • Search intent fit: use this section to answer queries like "what enchants can go on Wooden Hoe" with exact compatibility tags.
  • Optimization tip: choose enchantments based on the role above (combat, mining, utility, or survivability).

Data Values

  • Internal namespaced ID: minecraft:wooden_hoe.
  • Category classification: Tool.
  • Stack size: 1.

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