To make a wooden pickaxe, place 3 wood planks and 2 sticks in the 3x3 crafting grid. In the crafting menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3x3 crafting grid. Open the Crafting Menuįirst, open your crafting table so that you have the 3x3 crafting grid that looks like this: How to craft a Wooden Pickaxe in Survival Mode 1. TIP: You can use any type of wood planks! You don't have to gather them all.