How to make a Barrel in Minecraft

TOI Sports Desk / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Apr 13, 2025, 00:29 IST

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Barrels in Minecraft offer a decorative and functional alternative to chests, providing 27 inventory slots. Unlike chests, barrels can be opened even with a block above, making them ideal for compact storage. They also serve as job site blocks for fisherman villagers and emit a redstone signal when interacted with, useful for redstone contraptions.

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Efficiently storing your items in Minecraft will be crucial to managing all the things you have inside the game. The same can generally be achieved by using chests, which are the main source of storage. Besides them, another option that you have available inside the game is Barrels.
Barrels can be a decorative alternative to chests, and they have their own advantages in Minecraft. You can craft them using wooden planks and wooden slabs, and it wouldn’t take a lot of effort. The following section provides all the details that you need to know about Barrel in Minecraft.

What Is a Barrel in Minecraft

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A Barrel is essentially a utility block that you can use as a container for storing items in Minecraft. It is similar to a chest and has 27 inventory slots for you to place the different things. However, unlike chests, you can open it even if a block is placed above.
They also serve another role inside the game, and you can use Barrels as a job site block for fishermen villagers.

Materials Required to make a Barrel in Minecraft

As already specified above, you will need to use wooden planks and wooden slabs to craft a Barrel. Here are the exact specifics:

6 wooden planks (any wood works)
2 wooden slabs (these must be of the same wood type as the planks you placed)

You will basically have to place wooden planks in the left and the right columns. In the meantime, the slabs have to be placed in the center column of the top and the bottom rows. The middle row’s center must be empty.

Advantages of Barrels over Chests

The following are some of the places where Barrels potentially take the edge over chests:

You can open them even when there's a block directly above
You can use them for compact or vertical storage in tight builds
You can place barrels upright or sideways, allowing you to create creative designs in your base’s interior.

Additionally, Barrels emit a redstone signal when being interacted. As a result, they can turn out to be useful for a few redstone contraptions that you can make in Minecraft. Also, as specified earlier, when you place a barrel near an unemployed villager, you can convert them into a fisherman. This will be pretty useful if you want to create a trading hall or get villagers with a specific profession.
You will now likely be aware of everything to know about Barrels in Minecraft. Accordingly, you can craft them and use them appropriately inside the game.

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