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Where to Find Shears in Minecraft

Used to harvest wool from sheep, collect leaves, vines, tall grass, and cobwebs without destroying them.

Primary Location

All Overworld biomes

Difficulty

Very Easy (1/5)

Version Added

1.0

Stack Size

1

Durability

238

Where to Look

Biomes & Dimensions

  • All Overworld biomes

How to Get Shears

  1. 1Craft using 2 Iron Ingots
  2. 2Iron Ingots from smelting Iron Ore or looting chests

Crafting Recipe

ShearsCrafting Table

Station: Crafting Table

Tips for Finding Shears

  • Use on sheep to collect 1-3 wool without killing them
  • Harvest cobwebs as string, leaves as leaf blocks, and vines as vine blocks
  • Collect beehives with bees inside when used on a full beehive (requires campfire below to avoid angering bees)

Additional Notes

Shearing a sheep yields 1-3 wool without killing it. Can harvest cobwebs as string.

Applicable Enchantments

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