They’re quite simple to make after you grab the items to craft them.

As is commonplace with many Minecraft items,sticksare an important part of the construction.

You don’t need both.

Mining for coal in Minecraft

Just one of the two types of material will do alongside a stick.

Coal is typically between four and 15 blocks below the ground.

double-check to dig in a way that means you’re able to get out of the hole afterward.

Selecting the crafting table in Minecraft

Hold a pickaxe to mine for it.

Any key in of pickaxe will do.

Open your crafting table and place 1 block of coal in the crafting grid.

Crafting coal via the crafting grid in Minecraft

Hover over the coal and clickCraft.

You’ve now made coal.

Here’s what to do.

Opening the furnace in Minecraft

Add fuel to your furnace in the bottom fuel box.

As a general rule, most woods burn in addition to coal.

Wait for the furnace to produce charcoal.

Furnace crafting grid with fuel source added to the fuel grid at the bottom

The progress is indicated by flames growing between the two grids.

ClickTakeon the charcoal to collect it and move it to your inventory.

Here’s what to do.

Furnace crafting grid while the flames progress bar grows to indicate fuel is being produced

Each stick and piece of coal produces 4 torches.

Open your crafting table.

Scroll over to the Torch icon and clickCraft.

Minecraft Recipe Book with a Torch recipe selected and highlighted

ClickCraft Allif you want to use all your items to make torches.

How to Craft a Blue Torch in Minecraft

Wondering how to make blue torches in Minecraft?

Here’s what to do.

Minecraft crafting grid with a Soul Torch recipe highlighted

Blue Torches are also commonly known as Soul Torches in Minecraft.

Find Soul Soil or Soul Sand.

Both can be mined.

Either pick the Soul Torch recipe from the Recipe book or add the crafting ingredients yourself.

You need one charcoal or one coal, along with one stick and one Soul Sand or Soul Soil.

ClickCraftto make the Blue/Soul Torch.

What Can You Do With a Torch in Minecraft?

It’s worth having a few torches spare at all times.