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How to Repair Your Tools in Minecraft & Get Max Repair Bonus | Minecraft Item Repair

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Want to repair your tools in Minecraft? Let me show you 3 easy ways to repair items in Minecraft. I’ll explain it all in the Minecraft Item Repair video so you can see it in action and try it for yourself.

Hi, this is Jax from Jackson’s Toy Box on YouTube. I’ve been playing Minecraft for years and love to share tips. If you’d like my tips please give this vid a Thumbs Up and drop us a comment below.

How to Repair Your Tools in Minecraft

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Here’s how to repair your items in Minecraft:

  1. Use a crafting table to repair 2 items of the same type
  2. Use an anvil to repair 2 items of the same types
  3. Use an anvil to repair 1 item with some of it’s original source material.

We’ll also discuss all of this in the video below. I’ll also explain about item repair bonuses, how to maximize your repair bonus, and more.

Minecraft Item Repair – The Video

How to Repair Items in Minecraft

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Jax Minecraft Tip #299: How to make torches WITHOUT any coal

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Here’s another post from Jax’s series of  Minecraft tips.  Be sure to read till the end so you can see how these gamer tips also apply to real life. Just a reminder – these tips come from Jax’s vids on his YouTube channel (Jackson’s Toy Box) as well as the book he and I wrote called Diary of a Minecraft Dad.

jaxfaceThis tip is especially useful if you are just starting a new game. I’m sure you already know how to make a torch with coal, right? But do you know how to make one WITHOUT any coal? The secret is to make CHARCOAL!

Here’s all you need to do: collect some stone and make a furnace. This will allow you to smelt your wood into charcoal (using other wood as your fuel source). Here’s what it looks like in your furnace.

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Once you have charcoal then you can then you can use that charcoal for your torches in place of your coal. This could save you a lot of time on Day 1 if you don’t see coal right away. That time saved could allow you to build a better shelter, find food, or just gather more resources – all of which could save your life.

So how does this Minecraft tip relate to real life wisdom?

This is another tip that talks about the power of “Know thy Craft.” Regardless of what you choose to do in life, do it with passion and because you WANT to do it. If you do, you will find happiness. For more on this wisdom, check out this article from The Helpful Dad: Choose Happiness Over Money

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Jax Minecraft Tip #27: How to Tell Time UNDERGROUND

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Here’s another post from Jax’s series of  Minecraft tips.  Be sure to read till the end so you can see how these gamer tips also apply to real life. Just a reminder – these tips come from Jax’s vids on his YouTube channel (Jackson’s Toy Box) as well as the book he and I wrote called Diary of a Minecraft Dad.

jaxfaceTo make the most of this lesson you’ll first need to know how to make a clock. Here’s the crafting recipe:

(4 Gold bars + 1 redstone = clock)

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Now that you know that, you’re on your way to being able to tell time underground. Here’s the secret: The way a clock works is simple – if you look closely at the clock you will see that the face of it actually moves and on the face is a blue side (which has the sun, and a black side (which has the moon). Look at this pic…

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The clock’s face will spin as the day goes through its cycle and the sun/moon on the clock are the same as they are outside in the sky – so if you’re clock is showing the moon underground then it’s night outside (which means MOBS!) but if the sun is showing you’re free to roam around as you please. 

BONUS TIPS!!

  1. You can use the clock by looking at it in your hand, in your inventory, or even if you put in in a frame and stick it on a wall in your house.
  2. If you don’t want to craft a clock you can trade for it. You can get it from a LIBRARIAN librarian for about 10 emeralds.
  3. Here’s a YouTube video we made for you: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cPop_KWIb8

So how does this Minecraft tip relate to real life wisdom?

This is another tip that talks about the power of “Know thy Craft.” Regardless of what you choose to do in life, do it with passion and because you WANT to do it. If you do, you will find happiness. For more on this wisdom, check out this article from The Helpful Dad: Choose Happiness Over Money

 

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Jax Minecraft Tip #301: Secrets of the Gold Ingot

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Here’s another post from Jax’s series of  Minecraft tips.  Be sure to read till the end so you can see how these gamer tips also apply to real life. Just a reminder – these tips come from Jax’s vids on his YouTube channel (Jackson’s Toy Box) as well as the book he and I wrote called Diary of a Minecraft Dad.

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First off, let me give you a little quiz – can you tell me the crafting recipe for a gold ingot?

Sorry, that was a bit of a trick question, huh? Did you notice I asked you how to CRAFT the ingot, not how to smelt it in a furnace (which is really much easier). But the point is that you can craft a gold ingot too — you just need 9 gold nuggets and the following recipe.

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Jax’s Tip #301: Secrets of the Gold Ingot

I won’t bore you with the basics because I’m sure you already know that you can make golden weapons, tools, and armor with gold, but did you also know that you can use gold for many other things too? For example, you can use gold ingots to make a CLOCK to tell time, a golden APPLE (to restore health), powered RAILS for your mine carts to move on their own, and so much more. Here are the recipes…

The Clock

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The Golden Apple

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The Powered Rail

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What else can YOU think of?

So how does this Minecraft tip relate to real life wisdom?

This is another tip that talks about the power of “Know thy Craft.” Regardless of what you choose to do in life, do it with passion and because you WANT to do it. If you do, you will find happiness. For more on this wisdom, check out this article from The Helpful Dad: Choose Happiness Over Money

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Jax Minecraft Tip #47: A Fishing Rod is for MORE than just catching fish!

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Here’s another post from Jax’s series of  Minecraft tips.  Be sure to read till the end so you can see how these gamer tips also apply to real life. Just a reminder – these tips come from Jax’s vids on his YouTube channel (Jackson’s Toy Box) as well as the book he and I wrote called Diary of a Minecraft Dad.

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fishrodrecipeHey, friends, let’s start off with something easy…

Do you know what this is a crafting recipe for>>>>

Haha – just tricking you. Obviously hat’s a FISHING ROD, right? We all know you can catch fish with it. But that’s not all you can do with a fishing rod!

 

Jax’s Tip #47: There are other uses for a fishing rod besides just fishing for food, including…

  1. You can use a fishing rod to ride a pig – just attach a carrot to the fishing rod, saddle up a pig and get ready for one hog-wild ride like this…rodpig
  2. You can use a fishing rod to hook mobs (this includes those elusive Endermen!) and other enemies to corral them and pull them towards you.
  3. Not only can you fish in the ocean but you can actually catch a fish in pretty much ANY body of water – heck you can even fish UP a waterfall! For a video on how to catch fish more consistently, check this out:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUu6eItzqJ4

  1. You can even use a fishing rod to hook a Ghast’s fireballs in the Nether – now that’s cool!

I hope this helps you all to enjoy the game more. Please let me know if you have any tips for me too.

So how does this Minecraft tip relate to real life wisdom?

Check out this post from the Helpful Dad to learn more: Choose Happiness Over Money

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Jax Minecraft Tip 22: So long as you have a TORCH you will never DROWN

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As we’ve discussed in the past, the game of Minecraft is filed with numerous life lessons. As a result, Jax has a series on this website that is designed to share some of his Minecraft tips. These tips come from Jax’s vids on his YouTube channel (Jackson’s Toy Box) as well as the book he and I wrote called Diary of a Minecraft Dad.

jaxfaceHere’s Tip #22: “So long as you have a torch you will never drown.” 

Reason: We all know that once you go underwater, you’ll see some bubbles appear over your hunger meter and that’s how much air you have left so the longer you stay under water, the more your air level will drop – and if your air runs out completely then you’ll see your healthminecraft-torch-underwater meter drop too (that pretty much means you’re drowning and if you don’t get back to the surface soon, you’ll die!).

BUT, did you know that a TORCH can actually save you from drowning?

It’s true and here’s how it works: if you are under water and light a torch, the torch will go out, BUT a pocket of air will be created to keep you alive! Sure that little pocket of air won’t last forever, but if you simply pick up the torch again you can keep lighting it and creating pockets of air indefinitely – and that will give you time to not only SEE your surroundings better but also to make a plan of escape.

 

BONUS: Here’s a YouTube video we made for you on this topic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHBXH8qNWV8

 

So how does this Minecraft tip relate to real life wisdom?

Check out this post from the Helpful Dad to learn more: Got Problems? Don’t Panic

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Jax Minecraft Tip #18: Zombie Flesh – It’s What’s For Dinner

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Here’s another post from Jax’s series of  Minecraft tips.  Be sure to read till the end so you can see how these gamer tips also apply to real life. Just a reminder – these tips come from Jax’s vids on his YouTube channel (Jackson’s Toy Box) as well as the book he and I wrote called Diary of a Minecraft Dad.

jaxfaceWhen my dad and I were playing Minecraft yesterday, as usual he wasn’t paying attention and let his hunger meter run down. He didn’t have any food, it was night outside, and he didn’t have much armor to protect himself for a foraging mission so he panicked, begging me to save him from dying. Here’s what happened next…

“Just wait at the opening of your shelter and kill a zombie, dad,” I said, “there’s a good chance he’ll drop some Rotten Flesh.”

“What do I with Rotten Flesh, son?” My dad asked.

“Ah, you EAT it.” I laughed. “Gee whiz, Dad, everybody knows that.”

Zombie Flesh – It’s What’s for Dinner

Did you know that you can eat Rotten Flesh and it will restore some of your hunger bar? It’s true. However did you also know that, according to Minecraft Gamepedia, there’s about an 80% chance you could be poisoned? Ah, that’s not good either. But then again you don’t have many options here, right?

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Jax’s Bonus Tips:

There’s a lot more you can do with Rotten Flesh. Did you know?

  1. You can get Rotten Flesh from zombies, zombie pigmen, and mob chests.
  2. Rotten flesh is great for your dogs – they will never get poisoned by it and love the taste!
  3. You can trade it to the Cleric Villagers
  4. Some mods allow you to craft it into other items too.

So how does this Minecraft tip relate to real life wisdom?

Now that you know Jax’s tips for Minecraft, see how this wisdom relates to real life. Check out the Helpful Dad’s post about The Power of Planning.