Before you can start mining and crafting, you need to know how to make a pickaxe in Minecraft. Pickaxes can be crafted from wood, stone, iron, gold, diamonds, or even Netherite.

To craft a pickaxe, you will need 2 sticks and 3 of another item. The steps are basically the same regardless of the type you are crafting. The only exception is the Nethrite pickaxe, which requires a smithing table.

The easiest tool to craft is a wooden pickaxe, since you only need wood. Wooden pickaxes mine basic stone blocks:

Make sticks. Use 2 wooden planks of the same type.