This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft a chiseled bookshelf with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.
In Minecraft, a chiseled bookshelf is a new item that will be introduced in Minecraft 1.20. It is more classic, decorative-looking bookcase that is filled with brown books, rather than the more colorful red, blue, and yellow books found in the regular bookshelf. You can stack chiseled bookshelves next to each other or on top of one another to create your own library.
Let’s explore how to make a chiseled bookshelf.
UPCOMING FEATURE: A Chiseled Bookshelf is not yet available in the official release of Minecraft, but is coming soon in 2023! It will be available in Java Edition 1.20 and Bedrock Edition 1.20.0 (for Pocket Edition, Windows 10, Xbox One, PS4, and Nintendo Switch).
Where to find a Chiseled Bookshelf in Creative Mode
Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)
Here is where you can find a chiseled bookshelf in the Creative Inventory menu:
Platform
Version(s)
Creative Menu Location
Java Edition (PC/Mac)
1.19.4
Functional Blocks
Java Edition (PC/Mac)
1.19.4
Redstone Blocks
Platform is the platform that applies.
Version(s) is the Minecraft version numbers where the item can be found in the menu location listed (we have tested and confirmed this version number).
Creative Menu Location is the location of the item in the Creative Inventory menu.
Required Materials to make a Chiseled Bookshelf
In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to craft a chiseled bookshelf:
TIP: You can use any type of wood planks or wooden slabs! You don’t have to gather them all.
How to craft a Chiseled Bookshelf in Survival Mode
1. Open the Crafting Menu
First, open your crafting table so that you have the 3×3 crafting grid that looks like this:
2. Add Items to make a Chiseled Bookshelf
In the crafting menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3×3 crafting grid. To make a chiseled bookshelf, place 6 wood planks and 3 wooden slab in the 3×3 crafting grid.
When crafting with wood planks, you can use any kind of wood planks, such as oak, spruce, birch, jungle, acacia, dark oak, mangrove, bamboo, crimson, or warped planks. You can also use any kind of wooden slabs, such as oak, spruce, birch, jungle, acacia, dark oak, mangrove, bamboo, crimson, or warped slabs. In our example, we are using oak planks and oak slabs.
When making a chiseled bookshelf, it is important that the wood planks and wooden slabs are placed in the exact pattern as the image below. In the first row, there should be 3 wood planks. In the second row, there should be 3 wooden slabs. In the third row, there should be 3 wood planks. This is the Minecraft crafting recipe for a chiseled bookshelf.
Now that you have filled the crafting area with the correct pattern, the chiseled bookshelf will appear in the box to the right.
3. Move the Chiseled Bookshelf to Inventory
Once you have crafted a chiseled bookshelf, you need to move the new item to your inventory.
Congratulations, you have made a chiseled bookshelf in Minecraft!
Other Bookshelves
You can make other bookshelves in Minecraft such as: