Where to Find Shears in Minecraft

Shears is associated with All Overworld biomes. Use on sheep to collect 1-3 wool without killing them. Harvest cobwebs as string, leaves as leaf blocks, and vines as vine blocks. In total, Shears can reach your inventory through mining or smelting it from its raw form and looting it from generated structure chests, so you can pick whichever path your current world makes easiest.

The most reliable way to get Shears is to craft it at a Crafting Table from Iron Ingot, because crafting is repeatable and does not depend on luck. Before you can craft it, gather the ingredients: Iron Ingot (smelt iron ore or raw iron, which peaks around Y 16). Collect beehives with bees inside when used on a full beehive (requires campfire below to avoid angering bees). Remember that Shears does not stack, so each one you gather takes a full inventory slot — bring a chest or shulker box if you plan to collect several. Shears has been in the game since the original 1.0 release, so it behaves the same on every up-to-date world and server.

Players hunting for Shears often look for Iron Pickaxe, Lead, and Fishing Rod as well, since they share locations, recipes, or a progression path. For full stats and the crafting grid, the dedicated Shears item page has the complete breakdown.