Lectern Recipe
How to Craft Lectern
Lecterns are blocks that can hold books and allow multiple players to read them simultaneously.
Crafting
Ingredients Needed:
- 4x Oak Slab
- 1x Bookshelf
Step-by-step Instructions
- Open a Crafting Table to access the 3×3 grid.
- Arrange the materials as shown in the grid above, then place the output Lectern into your inventory.
- That’s it! You can now use or place your new item.
Ingredient Tips
Oak Slab: Gather Oak Slab via its typical source (looting, mining, farming, or trading).
Bookshelf: Gather Bookshelf via its typical source (looting, mining, farming, or trading).
Uses for Lectern
- Displaying books for multiple players to read
- Creating libraries and study areas
- Village librarian job site block
- Emitting redstone signals when pages are turned
Fun Fact
Lecterns emit redstone signals corresponding to the current page being read, making them useful for creating page-turning mechanisms or book-based puzzles.
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