
Minecraft crafting recipe
Shears
1 crafting recipe found
Item stats
1Max stack size
238Durability, in uses
Enchant categories
MiningDurabilityVanishing
Shears is a craftable item in Minecraft. To craft Shears, you need 2× Iron Ingot. This recipe fits the 2×2 grid, so you can make it in your inventory without a crafting table. Each craft yields 1 Shears.
Ingredients to craft Shears
- 2×Iron IngotSmelted from Deepslate Iron Ore, Iron Ore or Raw Iron

Shears, from scratch
Breaking every ingredient down to materials with no recipe of their own, one Shears traces back to:
Traded by Villagers
Shears appears in 1 villager trade across 1 profession.
- ShepherdNoviceSells this item
Enchantments
Shears can carry 4 enchantments.
How to craft Shears in Minecraft
- Open your inventory to use the 2×2 crafting grid (or a crafting table).
- Place 2× Iron Ingot in the grid exactly as shown in the layout above.
- Drag the Shears from the result box into your inventory.