How do you craft a Piston in Minecraft?

Open a Crafting Table and place the ingredients in the correct pattern. This recipe requires 3 Planks, 4 Cobblestone, 1 Iron Ingot, 1 Redstone Dust and produces 1 Piston per craft.

How many Piston does this recipe make?

Each successful craft yields 1 Piston in Minecraft 26.3.

What can you make with Piston?

Piston is used as an ingredient in 1 other recipe, including Sticky Piston.

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How to Craft Piston

Minecraft 26.3 Redstone 1 per craft

The Piston is a redstone item in Minecraft 26.3. You craft it at a Crafting Table from 3 Planks, 4 Cobblestone, Iron Ingot, Redstone Dust, and each craft produces a single Piston. It is an ingredient in 1 other recipe.

Piston crafting recipe — the exact Crafting Table grid layout in Minecraft 26.3

Crafted at a Crafting Table. Click any ingredient to see its recipe.

Recipe data generated from Minecraft 26.3, last verified 2026-05-07.

Ingredients to Craft Piston

3 Planks (any planks) × 3
4 Cobblestone × 4
Iron Ingot × 1
Redstone Dust × 1

Items You Can Craft with Piston

Piston is an ingredient in 1 other Minecraft recipe.

Sticky Piston

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you craft a Piston in Minecraft?: Open a Crafting Table and place the ingredients in the correct pattern shown above. This recipe requires 3 Planks, 4 Cobblestone, 1 Iron Ingot, 1 Redstone Dust and produces 1 Piston per craft.
How many Piston does this recipe make?: Each successful craft yields 1 Piston in Minecraft 26.3.
What station do you need to craft Piston?: You need a Crafting Table.
What can you make with Piston?: Piston is used as an ingredient in 1 other recipe, including Sticky Piston.