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Author: kelly1547

Minecraft sugar cane farm
Description

This farm will give you an unlimited supply of sugar cane. This build works in the that the sugar cane will grow naturally and automatically. This works by having observers on top of a row of pistons. When the observer views the sugar cane growing to a certain height it then triggers the pistons that break the sugar cane. The sugar cane drops to the floor and waits to be collected. The collection is done by a simple minecart loader that will travel underneath where the sugar cane will fall. Using powered rails underneath the build will enable the the sugar cane to be pulled through the grass block and into a minecart. The minecart then delivers the sugar cane to a chest for the player to collect. There is no interaction needed from the player except for emptying the chest.

What can sugar cane be used for
- Making sugar – one sugar cane can be crafted into sugar, which is used in brewing potions and making cakes.
- Trading – wandering traders sometimes sell sugar cane, and librarians buy paper, which can be made from sugar cane, for emeralds.
- Farming – sugar cane can be farmed efficiently near water sources, making it a renewable resource.
- Composting – sugar cane can be placed in a composter to produce bone meal.
- Firework rockets – paper made from sugar cane is used to craft firework rockets, which are essential for flying with an elytra.
Sugar cane can be found near bodies of water.

Ingredients

These are the ingredients and recipes that you will need to make this build. Please ensure that you have all of the ingredients before you start your build.

Item Picture Amount
Observer 10
Piston 10
Lever 1
Dirt block 10
Sugar cane 10
Redstone dust 10
Glass 56
Powered rail 16
Minecart hopper 1
Water bucket 10
Stone block 79
Comparator 1
Repeater 1
Chest 2
Redstone torch 1
Hopper 1
Rail 1
- Comparator and repeater – both of these builds will need redstone torches crafting first.
- Hopper – you will need to craft a chest in order to make the hopper.
- Minecart with hopper – this build will require a chest and a hopper crafting first.
Build Plans

Here we will explain in detail how to build this build in Minecraft. Please follow the instructions carefully.
The first step is to place down 24 blocks in a 12 x 2 block rectangle.
First in this section is to place stone blocks on top of one long side and both ends .

Place down dirt blocks in front of the stone blocks. This should leave a channel like in the screenshot.

This will leave a one block gap underneath the dirt blocks.
Next we need to place down water buckets in the channel that we created earlier.
Build the stone blocks up two more levels.

Next place stone blocks above the water.
Next place pistons facing outwards from the build.
Now lets place the observers with the arrow pointing backwards on top of the pistons.

Place one redstone dust behind each of the observers.
This is what it should look like from the front at the moment.
In this next step we will place the sugar cane on the dirt blocks.
Now lets place glass blocks down starting 1 block above the dirt blocks for 3 blocks in height.

Ensure that this is built up to the same height as the observers.
Next place a stone block at one end of the build.

Place powered rails all the way under the dirt blocks.

Place a redstone torch near the rails.
This is the collection system. Please click to go to this build.
Hints and tips

What can go wrong – sugar cane not being collected.
- This can be caused by the transport system being to far away from the grass blocks. Ensure that the minecart is directly underneath the grass blocks.
- Minecarts can only collect sugar cane if they are going on powered rails. Ensure that all the rails under the grass blocks are powered.
Where next

Additional builds –
- Crafter – you can send the sugar cane off to a crafter. A crafter can automatically craft items. This can then craft sugar automatically.
August 25, 2025
Minecraft fish farm
Description

In this build we will look at how to build a fish farm. This is a very simple build that can either be run manually or automatic depending on if you play in Java.

This build simply works by throwing your fishing rod at the trapdoor. This will then open the trapdoor and allow your rod to start fishing. When a fish is caught the trapdoor will close placing the fish in the chest. To make this farm automatic you need to be using Java, hold the right mouse button in and press f3 and T at the same time.

Fish can be used for a number of reasons these include –
1. Food source – fish are a good source of food.
2. Brewing ingredient – pufferfish are used as a brewing ingredient.
3. Trading – fisherman villagers may trade emeralds for fish.
4. Taming and breeding – raw cod or salmon can be used to tame cats.
5. Decoration – use tropic al fish in aquariums for decorations.
When fishing you can also catch –
1. Fish.
2. Treasure – Enchanted books, name tags, nautilus shell, saddles, enchanted bows and enchanted fishing rods.
3. Junk.
Ingredients

These are the ingredients and recipes that you will need to make this build. Please ensure that you have all of the ingredients before you start your build.

Item Picture Amount
Pressure plate 1
Iron trapdoor 1
Note block 1
Fence 1
Water bucket 1
Chest 1
Stone block 1
Hopper 1

Build Plans

Here we will explain in detail how to build this build in Minecraft. Please follow the instructions carefully.
The first step here is to dig a trench three blocks wide.

In the end block place down a chest.

Next place a hopper leading into the chest.
Place a fence post on top of the hopper.

Next place the bucket of water on the same block. The water will flow into the hole that we left before.

Place a note block at the end of the build, like shown in the diagram.
Lets now place a pressure plate on top of the fence post.

Next place a stone block onto the top of the note block.

To finish the build place the iron trapdoor to the bottom of the stone block.
August 25, 2025
Minecraft honey farm
Description

This farm makes gathering honey or honeycomb easier and works when the observer watches the changing state of the bee hive. The bee hive goes through 5 states and the observer triggers when it reaches state 5. This will push the dispenser to trigger which will either collect honeycomb if the dispenser hold shears or a honey bottle if bottles are held in the dispenser.

From this farm you can obtain honey bottles or honeycomb which can be used in many ways:
- Honey blocks – crafted from 4 honey bottles. These slow down movement, reduce fall damage, allow for creative contraptions in redstone builds.
- Honey bottles – food source, restoring 6 hunger points.
- Honey bottles – a cure for poison.
- Honeycomb – craft beehive, create waxed copper blocks, decorative honeycomb blocks.
Honey can be got in a number of ways.
- A glass bottle on a bee hive to get bottle of honey.
- Shears on the bee hive will get you honeycomb.
- Campfire placed under a beehive will keep the bees calm.
- Honey farm is the best way to have a steady supply of honey and honeycomb.
Ingredients

These are the ingredients and recipes that you will need to make this build. Please ensure that you have all of the ingredients before you start your build.

Item Picture Amount
Stone blocks 30
Dispenser 5
Bee hive 5
Hopper 5
Stone slab 10
Comparator 5
Redstone dust 25
Chest 2
Flower 5
Dirt block 24
Bee 5
Door 1
Glass bottles Depends on size
Shears 1 minimum
- Hopper – you will need to craft a chest first.
- Comparator – you will need to make redstone torches to craft this.
- Beehive – you will need to collect honeycomb and make planks for this build.
- Glass bottles – you will need to craft glass blocks in a furnace to make your bottles.
- Dispenser – you will need to craft a bow to make the dispenser.
Build Plans

Here we will explain in detail how to build this build in Minecraft. Please follow the instructions carefully.
Lets first build a 5 x 3 block structure on the floor.
Next lets place down a row of 5 comparators across the middle of the blocks. Ensure that the comparators are facing the front of your build.
Lets place a 2 block wall on top of the front of your build. The two prongs of the comparator should be facing the wall.
We need now to place dispensers facing down.
Lets place stone blocks above the comparators.

Now place stone slabs to the back of the stone blocks on the top half.
The next step is to place the floating slabs. The easiest way to do this is to place 2 blocks down by the side of the build and then place the slab to the top of this block.

You then need to build across the 5 slabs.

Destroy the 2 blocks that you built.
Next lets place redstone dust on all of the blocks and slabs on the top of the build.
Lets now place redstone dust on the stone blocks behind the comparator.

Place redstone dust on the slabs at the back of the build.
In the next stage of the build, lets place a double chest down that is level with right hand side of the build.

Place 5 hoppers down that lead straight into the chest.

Finally place 5 bee hives directly under the dispensers and on top of the hoppers.
Lets now place glass around the front of the build, this will enclose the bees in.

From inside the build place a door on the opposite end to the chest. This should make it so that behind the glass is completely enclosed.
Place flowers on each of the spare blocks behind the glass.

Finally put bees behind the glass enclosure.
Please ensure that you fill the dispensers. If you place shears this will get you honeycomb. If you put bottles in the dispensers you will get honey bottles.
Hints and tips

What can go wrong – not collecting honey.
- Ensure that there are glass bottles in all 9 slots of the dispenser.
What can go wrong – not collecting honeycomb.
- Ensure that your shears have not run out.
August 25, 2025
Minecraft wool farm
Description

This simple wool gathering build that works by placing a single sheep into an enclosed area, when the sheep eat the grass the status of that block changes and the observer registers this. The dispenser then shears the sheep, the wool drops to the floor and the minecart on powered rails pulls the wool through the grass block and deposits into the hopper and then into the chest. The player then needs to empty the chest and check if the shears need replacing.

Wool is a versatile item in Minecraft that can be used for many things including:
- Building and decoration – wool comes in many different colours making it ideal for buildings and decorations
- Beds – one of the most important items in Minecraft is a bed. You need wool to make a bed.
- Soundproofing – wool blocks vibrations. This is useful for preventing sculk sensors or shriekers activating.
- Note blocks – placing wool underneath a note block changes its sound to mimic a guitar.
- Crafting – besides beds , wool is used to craft carpets, banners and paintings in survival mode.
- Fuel – very inefficient but can be used in a furnace.
Although a wool farm is the best way to get wool. There are other options for obtaining wool. These include
- From sheep – can be got from sheep by shearing or killing the sheep.
- Woodland mansion – different wool can be obtained from a woodland mansion.
- Villages – white and yellow wool can be obtained from certain structures in villages.
- Pillager outposts – tents made of white wool appear here.
- Ancient cities – grey, blue, cyan and light blue wool often generate here.
- Crafting – wool can be made using four pieces of string.
- Trading – shepherd villagers may sell different colours of wool.
Ingredients

These are the ingredients and recipes that you will need to make this build. Please ensure that you have all of the ingredients before you start your build.

Item Picture Amount
Chest 2
Hopper 1
Dirt block 9
Plank 1
Powered rail 7
Dispenser 1
Glass 6
Redstone dust 1
Sheep 1
Shears 1
Minecart hopper 1
- Hopper – you will need to craft a chest before you make the hopper.
- Dispenser – you will need to make a bow first.
- Minecart with hopper – you will need to craft a minecart and then a hopper before combining them.
Build Plans

Here we will explain in detail how to build this build in Minecraft. Please follow the instructions carefully.
The first step is dig a 2 x 2 block hole 1 block deep.

Place a double chest down.

Dig 1 block on the left behind the chest.

Place a hopper that leads into the chest.

Place the powered rails across the top of the hopper.
Lets first place two dirt blocks at either end of the powered rails.

Place a lever on one dirt block. This will power the rail when needed.

Next build a 3 x 2 block with the 3 facing the chest that you placed earlier.
First lets place a plank at the back of the platform like so.

Next lets place an observer down next, make sure the arrow points towards the plank block.

Finally place a dirt block that attaches to the observer.

Place redstone dust on top of the plank.
Next up, lets place a dispenser on top of the observer.

Place shears into the dispenser.

Now place glass blocks around the grass block that we placed over the powered rails.
Build glass blocks 1 block higher.

Place a dirt block on top of the dispenser.
Finally place a sheep into the middle of the glass blocks.

Place a minecart with hopper on the powered rails.
Hints and tips

What can go wrong – shears running out.
- Ensure that the shears are still working or you will not get any wool.
August 25, 2025
Minecraft iron farm
Description

This simple build works by placing villagers into close proximity with a mob, which in turn produces an iron golem in a set place.

Iron is a versatile item in Minecraft that can be used for many things,
- Iron Golems – can be used to craft or heal an iron golem.
- Buckets or cauldrons – can be used to transport lava, water, milk etc.
- Tools and armour – can be used to craft tools such as anvils, hoppers and blast furnaces as well as crafting and repairing iron armour.
- Trading – with villagers, usually ‘smith’ villagers.
- Crafting Rails – can also craft powered rails an minecarts.
- Beacons – iron can be used to power beacons.
This build also produces poppies which can be used for:
- Crafting red dye – can then be used to colour items such as beds, carpet, leather armour and banners ect.
- Breeding bees – Bees will breed if fed poppies.
- Night vision effect – if consumed.
- Suspicious stew – can be combined with a brown and a red mushroom in a bowl.
- Decoration – can be used in a vase or just planted.
- Trading – can be traded with ‘shepherd’ villagers for emeralds.
Although an Iron farm is the best way to get iron. There are other options for obtaining iron. These include:
- Mining – pretty much anywhere.
- Trading – with apprentice armourers, tool smiths, or weapon smith villagers.
- Chests – pretty much any anywhere.
- Mobs – will drop an ingot occasionally.
Poppies can also be found:
- In Plains biomes.
- In a village chest.
Ingredients

These are the ingredients and recipes that you will need to make this build. Please ensure that you have all of the ingredients before you start your build.

Item Recipe/Image Amount
Chest 2
Hopper 1
Stone block 50
Stair 3
Stone slab 8
Trapdoor 4
Glass block 13
Sign 5
Bucket of water 3
Bucket of lava 1
Stone fence 38
Path 676

Hopper – to craft a hopper you will first need to craft a chest.

Build Plans

Here we will explain in detail how to build an iron farm in Minecraft. Please follow the instructions carefully.
Start this build by creating a 26 × 26 block path square (a path is created by placing a spade on a block instead of breaking it).

Next build a 3 × 3 stone square with a 1 block gap in the middle of the path square as shown.
Place 2 glass blocks either side of the hole.

Place 1 block 2 high in the middle behind the hole, as shown in the picture.
Place blocks on top of and behind the glass blocks to form a 2 × 3 block platform.
Next place blocks 1 high to form a 4 x 5 block square leaving off the corners and leaving a 3 x 3 block square empty in the middle.
Place glass blocks on top of the stone blocks in a 4 x 3 block formation leaving out the top corners and leaving a gap of 1 block as shown.
Place stone blocks on top of the glass blocks in a 4 x 3 block leaving out the corners as shown.
Place 3 beds inside the 3×3 block space.
Persuade a zombie into the 1 block hole (you will need to take out the block above the hole and then replace it once the zombie is in) and keep him there by placing a nametag on him – I called mine Bob!

Place a torch in front of the beds.
Place a trapdoor on top of the stone block that doesn’t have a glass block and then another one directly above it.

Place slabs on top of the stone blocks (this stops iron golems spawning outside of the build).
Place stone blocks to cover the top of the build as shown 7×3 blocks.

Place 3 stairs across the end of the build above the zombie.
Place stone fences around the top of the build and down the front at the zombie end.

Place 3 buckets of water against the fences so that the water runs towards the stairs.
Dig a trench 3×3 block and 1 deep out from the zombie end of the build.

Dig a further 2 blocks out from the middle of your 3×3 block trench.
Place 2 chests as shown.

Place 9 hoppers connecting to the chest in the 3×3 trench.
Continue the fences so that they surround the hoppers 1 block above.

Place signposts on the fences as shown as well as one on the stone block behind the zombie.

Place a signpost on top of the middle hopper (remember to crouch or you’ll be chasing the signpost through the hoppers to the chest).
Place a bucket of lava on top of the middle signpost (the surrounding signposts should keep it in place providing they are in the correct place).
The last step of the build is to get 3 villagers into the beds (this may take a little time).
As you can see if it is working correctly the Iron Golem will spawn on top of the build in the water and slide to the edge.
Once the iron golem slides through the water it will land in the lava.
If you check in your chest after, you will find iron ingots and poppies.
Hints and tips

What can go wrong – lava flowing everywhere.
- Ensure that you place the signs correctly.
What can go wrong – golems spawning in wrong place.
- Ensure that slabs are placed correctly.
August 25, 2025
Minecraft gold farm
Description

This is a farm that will collect gold nuggets for you. This is a simple build that works by building a trap and placing turtle eggs close to a nether portal, which encourages piglins to come out of the nether in to your trap.

Gold is a versatile item in Minecraft that can be used for many things, in both the overworld and the nether,
- Food – to craft Golden Apples and Carrots.
- Brewing – make a glistening melon slice which in turn can be used for brewing.
- Crafting – tools, weapons and armour.
- Trade – with villagers.
- Craft – bells and clocks that display current time in game.
- Craft – powered rails, lightweight pressure plates, netherite items.
- Decorating – items such as armour.
- Enchant – items.
- Create – elytra.
- Barter – with piglins.
- Can also be used to power beacons.
This build also produces rotten flesh, which can be used for:
- Tame, breed and heal – wolves.
- Trade – with a novice level ‘cleric’ villager.
- Food – can be eaten although there is an 80% chance of getting hunger status effect so perhaps only if desperate.
Although a gold farm is the best way to get gold. There are other options for obtaining gold, these include:
1. Mining – pretty much anywhere in the overworld or the nether.
2. Trading – with villagers.
3. Chests – can be found in pretty much any chest anywhere.
4. Mob drops – mobs will sometimes drop gold when they are killed.
5. Ruined Portals and ocean monuments – Gold blocks can sometimes be found here.
6. Bastian remnant – can be found here.
Rotten flesh can also be gotten from:
1. Mobs.
2. Most chests
3. Tamed cats – will also bring you rotten flesh as a gift.
Ingredients

These are the ingredients and recipes that you will need to make this build. Please ensure that you have all of the ingredients before you start your build.

Item Recipe/Image Amount
Chest 10
Hopper 5
Stone block 674
Obsidian 2289
Bucket of water 5
Flint and steel 1
Glass block 15
Turtle egg 4
Trapdoor 25

Hopper – To make a hopper you will first need to make a chest.

Build Plans

Here we will explain in detail how to build a gold farm in Minecraft. Please follow the instructions carefully.
The first step of this build is to dig a 7 block x 5 block trench 1 block deep.

This is a tall build so make sure you have plenty of room.
Place 7 stone blocks along one edge of your trench and 2 at either end as shown.
Place double chests 1 block out from your stone blocks.

Place hoppers in the gap between the stone block and the chests so that they face the chest (you will need to crouch and place them on the end of the chest).

The chests should stick out 1 block from the stone blocks on the sides.
Place glass blocks above the first half of the chests 5 blocks across by 3 blocks high.

Extend the stone blocks to match the height of the glass blocks leaving a gap above the hoppers.
Continue to build the column just out of stone blocks until it is 25 blocks high.

Make sure you continue to leave the gap above the hoppers.
Now we need to build out from the top of the column, at the opposite side to the chests, by 8 blocks.

Build a wall 4 blocks high on both sides leaving the end open.

The wall needs to cover the side of the hole above the hoppers so will be 10 blocks long.
Build your stone blocks 7 blocks out again (I have added 2 pictures for this one to show both angles as its not straight).

Continue the wall keeping it level at the top (so this section is 3 blocks high).
This is the same section as above from a different angle.
Build out again by another 6 blocks.

Continue the wall at the same level at the top (so 2 blocks high).

Enclose the end with a 2 block high wall.
This is the view from the front so that you can see the tiers.

Your build should be now be 23 blocks long.
At the far end place a bucket of water on each 1st block of the wall so that the water runs to the end but stops before the hole above the hoppers.
Next we need to build our nether portal (this literally is an extra wide portal).

This is built on the left side of the build if you are looking at the build from the chests.

It needs to be 23 blocks wide by 21 blocks deep and 23 blocks high. Make sure to put a wall on the back so that it only opens into your trap.
Fill in all the sides and back so that you have a solid square that opens on to your trap.

Here is a side on view so that you get an idea of the size.
Place 21 open trapdoors along the front of the obsidian (this stops the piglins escaping back into the nether).

Place a block in the middle of the trap above the water and place trapdoors around the 4 sides and close them.
Using the flint & steel start lighting the nether portals from the back of the obsidian box (careful not to get lost!)

Place the turtle eggs on the top of the block above the water to entice the piglins in to your trap.
As the piglins come out of the portal they are swept through the water to the gap above the hoppers.
The piglins will die on landing on the hoppers.
If you check your chests you will find gold nuggets and rotten flesh have been deposited.
Hints and tips

What can go wrong – the water doesn’t reach the edge of the trap.
- Check the build length as the water has to reach the edge for the piglins to drop.
What can go wrong – Piglins not dying on impact.
- Check the build is the right height otherwise the piglins won’t die on impact and you’ll have a box full of angry piglins and no gold.
What can go wrong – no piglins appearing.
- Ensure that you do not have it set up for peaceful.
August 25, 2025
Minecraft up elevator
Description

These are the instructions for a Minecraft up elevator. It is essentially an elevator for transporting items upwards to where you need them. It works in the way that the soul sand sends bubbles up the column of water and makes whatever items are in the water rise rapidly to the top. The water must all be source blocks this can be achieved by placing buckets of water down on each block or by planting kelp all the way up the water column and then breaking it.

Ingredients

These are the ingredients and recipes that you will need to make this Minecraft up elevator. Please ensure that you have all of the ingredients before you start your build.

Item Picture Amount
Soul sand 1
Stone block 4
Redstone dust 3
Repeater 1
Comparator 1
Hopper 3
Dropper 1
Bucket of water Depends on height
Chest 1
Dirt Depends on height
- Hopper – you will need to craft a chest first before making a hopper.
- Repeater and comparator – you will need to make redstone torches first.
Build Plans

Here we will explain in detail how to build this Minecraft up elevator. Please follow the instructions carefully.
In the first section of this build we will dig a hole of 1 block and place the soul sand in it.

Place the dropper down facing the soul sand and place a comparator facing the back of the dropper.

Then place a stone block behind the comparator and place redstone dust on top of the stone block.

Place some redstone dust behind this stone block.

Place another stone block to the left of the redstone dust in step 4.

Place a repeater in front and then redstone dust in front of this.

Finally place 2 hoppers that flow into the dropper.
In this section we will place 2 stone blocks, 1 is placed above the comparator and 1 is placed above the redstone dust as shown in diagram.
Now we will start to build up the wall of glass blocks.

Place glass blocks around the soul sand so that it can hold the water.

Place a bucket of water in the centre and you should see bubbles rising up in the water.
Here we will continue to build the water column up.

We will build this as high as is needed to transport the items that we place into the hopper.
In this section we continue to build up the water column.

Place a bucket of water at each level.
To build the transport section of this build we need to build 1 square of glass blocks above where the water column ends.

Then build out to allow water to flow into a hopper at the end and eventually into a chest.

Remember to build a glass block column underneath to hold the water in.

Place a water block so that the water flows towards the hopper.
To build the transport section of this build we need to build 1 square of glass blocks above where the water column ends.

Then build out to allow water to flow into a hopper at the end and eventually into a chest.

Remember to build a glass block column underneath to hold the water in.

Place a water block so that the water flows towards the hopper.
Next place glass blocks over where the items will pop up to stop them falling out at the top.

Then the build is finished.
Hints and tips

What can go wrong – water not reaching the hopper.
- Ensure that there are only six blocks from the water source block.
Where next

Additional builds
- Transport – use a transport system to go to this elevator to send the items up to where you want them to go.
Other additions –
- You can use kelp instead of buckets to turn the water into source blocks. To do this plant the kelp and then break it. This will then turn the water into source blocks.
August 12, 2025
Minecraft down elevator
Description

These are the instructions to build a Minecraft down elevator. This build will enable you to send items down. This can be useful if you are mining and wish to send items down into the mine to save having to go yourself.

This works by placing a magma block at the bottom of a water column the magma block will pull the items down and then they can be placed into a chest.

Ingredients

These are the ingredients and recipes that you will need to make this Minecraft down elevator. Please ensure that you have all of the ingredients before you start your build.

Item Picture Amount
Magma 1
Stone block 4
Redstone dust 3
Repeater 1
Comparator 1
Hopper 3
Dropper 1
Bucket of water Depends on height
Chest 1
Glass block Depends on height
- Hopper – to make a hopper you will first have to create a chest.
- Repeater and comparator – you will need to make redstone torches first.
Build Plans

Here we will explain in detail how to build a Minecraft down elevator. Please follow the instructions carefully.
Lets begin by placing a chest with a hopper on top, you will need to crouch to place the hopper.

Build the glass compound around the hopper so that the glass is 1 block higher.

Next bring the glass out from the hopper so that water can flow down the middle and not overflow (normally 7 blocks).
Lets now place a magma block at the end of the glass runway. This will pull the items down.
Now you need to place glass blocks around and on the same level as the magma block.
You now place a second level of glass blocks so that they are a block higher than the magma.

Place a water bucket on the back wall over the magma block.
Place glass blocks in a 3 x 3 block square with the water block that we placed before in the middle.

Place a water bucket at the back of the square.

Continue with this until you get to the required height.
Build a platform out from the water block 5 blocks long and 3 blocks wide.

Place 6 blocks on top of it in the formation shown in the screenshot.
Next, lets first place a dropper that points towards the the water.

Attach a hopper that leads into the dropper, crouching to do this.

Place a comparator facing towards the dropper.

Place a block behind this with redstone dust on top.

Place redstone dust behind this.

Next to the last redstone dust we placed, place a block.

In front of this place redstone repeater.

Finally place redstone dust in front of this so that it looks like the screenshot..
Place a chest on top of the hopper.

Place a block behind the dropper on top of the comparator.

Place a block behind this leaving a one block gap.

This then completes the build.
Hints and tips

What can go wrong – items shooting out of the structure.
- The dropper can shoot items out of the structure. If this happens place another glass block opposite the dropper.
What can go wrong – water not reaching the hopper.
- Move the hopper closer to the water source block.
Where next

Additional builds –
- Transport – you can add minecart system to this build so that the items can be transported further to where they are needed.
- Sorter – a sorter can be added so that items can be sorted for you.
Other suggestions –
- You can pair this with an up elevator so that you can send items both up and down to where they are needed.
August 12, 2025
Minecraft water transport
Description

These are the instructions to build a Minecraft water transport. Water is plentiful in Minecraft making this a fantastic easy early build for transporting items. It works by making a trench with running water to transport items. It uses a pressure plate to separate the water enabling it to only flow one way.

Ingredients

These are the ingredients and recipes that you will need to make this Minecraft water transport. Please ensure that you have all of the ingredients before you start your build.

Item Picture Amount
Chest 2
Hopper 2
Pressure plate 1

Hopper – you will also need a chest to make a hopper.

Build Plans

Here we will explain in detail how to build this build a Minecraft water transport. Please follow the instructions carefully.
Lets first dig an 8 block long trench.
Next step we need to fill the trench with water.

Ensure you place the water at one end of the trench and not in the middle so that it flows towards the other end.
When making a longer water channel we need to use a pressure plate in the middle to separate the water.

When doing it this way ensure that when the water flows down only seven blocks are left.
This is a simple collection system that can be placed at the end of the water.

The items will flow down the water channel and into the hopper , then eventually into the chest where you can collect them.
Hints and tips

What can go wrong – the items not reaching the hopper and chest.
- When making a water transport that is longer than 1 water bucket, you need cut the water with a pressure plate on the the 7th block. This will mean that the items sent down will continue on their way.
- You also need to place the source block of water at 1 end of the trench so that it flows the right way.
Where next

Other suggestions for the build –

For this build you can place a minecart loader underneath the chest and have the items transported off. These could go to a sorter to be sorted in to additional storage chests.
August 12, 2025
Minecraft ice transport
Description

These are the instructions for a Minecraft ice transport. This is one of the fastest ways to travel in Minecraft. A boat can travel at immense speeds over ice, depending on the type of ice you can vary the speed at which the boat will travel.
- Normal ice – is the slowest.
- Packed ice – being in the middle.
- Blue ice – being the fastest option.
For boats to get up to full speed they can require thousands of blocks of ice, so can become a very expensive and time consuming way to transport items and yourself around the world.

Ingredients

These are the ingredients and recipes that you will need to make this Minecraft ice transport. Please ensure that you have all of the ingredients before you start your build.

Item Picture Amount
Ice block Depends on length
Dirt block Depends on length
Boat with chest 1

Boat with chest – to complete this build you will need to first create a boat and a chest separately before combining them.

Build Plans

Here we will explain in detail how to build this build in Minecraft. Please follow the instructions carefully.
The first step for this build is to place down a 2 block wide strip of ice the length you wish to travel.

Place dirt blocks along both sides of the ice blocks.
The next step is to place ice blocks on top of the dirt blocks, to create a channel of ice.
This is a view from the side of the build.
Next place down your boat with chest and you’re good to go.
August 12, 2025