Gray Wool
Gray Wool is a gray dyeable block obtained by shearing gray sheep or by dyeing white wool with Gray Dye. It is used to craft beds, banners and carpets.
Stack Size
Stack Size64
Durability
DurabilityN/A
Category
CategoryUtility Blocks
Version Added
Version Added1.0
Item ID
Item IDgray_wool
Overview
Gray Wool is a block in the Utility Blocks category of Minecraft, obtained through shearing gray sheep, applying Gray Dye to white wool, and killing gray sheep. A single inventory slot holds a full stack of 64 Gray Wool. It burns in a furnace, though it takes 2 of them to smelt a single item.
Gray Wool is also a hub ingredient, feeding into 3 different recipes in this catalogue, so keeping a stock on hand unlocks a wide range of crafts. Breaking Gray Wool works against a hardness of 0.8. There is no second figure for Gray Wool; explosions meet 0.8 too. Generated chests only ever hold Gray Wool in one place: village shepherd chests (about 23%, 1 to 3 at a time).
Used to Craft
Gray Wool is a crafting ingredient for 3 other items in Minecraft. Each one links to its own recipe and details page.
Gray BannerHow to Obtain
- Shearing gray sheep
- Applying Gray Dye to white wool
- Killing gray sheep
Fuel Value
Burns for 5 seconds (100 ticks), so 2 of them smelt one item
Notes
Craft by combining a White Wool block with Gray Dye (any wool color may be re-dyed). This dyeing recipe is not in the crafting data, so no recipe is listed here.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you get Gray Wool in Minecraft?
Gray Wool is obtained through shearing gray sheep, applying Gray Dye to white wool, and killing gray sheep. No crafting grid makes Gray Wool, and 3 recipes take it as an ingredient.
What is Gray Wool used for?
Gray Wool is a crafting ingredient used to make Gray Banner, Gray Bed, and Gray Carpet.
How many Gray Wool can you stack?
Gray Wool stacks up to 64 per inventory slot, so a full stack is 64 and a double chest holds 3,456 of them.
How long does Gray Wool take to break?
Two figures cover Gray Wool: 0.8 to mine, 0.8 to blow up. That is the default pairing, and it means Gray Wool has no special toughness either way. No tool is attached to Gray Wool, so bare hands lose nothing. Java 26.2 is the version Gray Wool was read from.
Where do you find Gray Wool in chests?
Gray Wool is chest loot in exactly one place: village shepherd chests (about 23%, 1 to 3 at a time). No other generated chest in the game lists it, so that structure is the only place worth searching.
Can Gray Wool be used as fuel?
Yes. Gray Wool burns for 5 seconds, and a furnace needs 10 seconds per item, so 2 of them smelt one item. The furnace carries the leftover time over rather than wasting it.