Minecraft
How to Craft a Harness in Minecraft
To craft a harness in Minecraft you need three leather, two glass, and one wool. On the Crafting Table lay leather across the top and put glass, wool, glass in the middle row, and one harness comes out. Below are the items, the recipe, and where those pieces come from.
| Item | Qty | Where to get it |
|---|---|---|
 Leather |
3 | Kill cows in plains and the rest of the Overworld, or trade with a leatherworker. Hoglins in the Nether also drop leather. |
 Glass |
2 | Put sand in the top of a furnace with fuel underneath. Red sand works the same. This ingredient is crafted too — station below. |
 Wool |
1 | Shear an adult sheep for 1–3 wool, or kill one for a single block. Four string also craft one white wool. This ingredient is crafted too — station below. |
Harness specs
- Difficulty
- Mid game
- Where it lives
- Crafted. Use it on a happy ghast. Shears take it back off.
- Where to get it
- Craft on a Crafting Table: three leather across the top, glass, wool, glass in the middle.
- Item ID
-
minecraft:white_harness - Stackable
- No
- Max stack
- 1
- Renewable
- Yes
- Material
- Item
- Diggable
- No
- Give command
-
/give @p minecraft:white_harness 1
Ingredient specs
Leather
Early game- Where to get it
- Kill cows in plains and the rest of the Overworld, or trade with a leatherworker. Hoglins in the Nether also drop leather.
- Where it lives
- Overworld herds. Nether hoglins. Some village chests.
- Item ID
minecraft:leather- Numerical ID
334- Stackable
- Yes
- Max stack
- 64
- Renewable
- Yes
- Material
- Item
- Diggable
- No
String
Early game- Where to get it
- Kill spiders or cave spiders (0–2). Break cobwebs with a sword. Cats can drop string too.
- Where it lives
- Overworld night spawns, mineshaft cobwebs, spider spawners.
- Item ID
minecraft:string- Numerical ID
287- Stackable
- Yes
- Max stack
- 64
- Renewable
- Yes
- Material
- Item
- Diggable
- No
Wool
Early game- Where to get it
- Shear an adult sheep for 1–3 wool, or kill one for a single block. Four string also craft one white wool.
- Where it lives
- Overworld pastures. White sheep are the common spawn.
- Item ID
minecraft:white_wool- Legacy item ID
minecraft:wool- Numerical ID
35- Stackable
- Yes
- Max stack
- 64
- Renewable
- Yes
- Hardness
- 0.8
- Blast resistance
- 0.8
- Material
- Wool
- Diggable
- Yes
Sand
Early game- Where to get it
- Dig sand with a shovel in deserts, beaches and river shallows. Red sand from badlands also counts.
- Where it lives
- Deserts, beaches, riverbanks and ocean floors. Gravity pulls it down if the block under it is gone.
- Item ID
minecraft:sand- Numerical ID
12- Stackable
- Yes
- Max stack
- 64
- Renewable
- Yes
- Hardness
- 0.5
- Blast resistance
- 0.5
- Material
- Sand
- Diggable
- Yes
Glass
Early game- Where to get it
- Put sand in the top of a furnace with fuel underneath. Red sand works the same.
- Where it lives
- Smelted. Also in woodland mansion secret rooms and ancient cities.
- Item ID
minecraft:glass- Numerical ID
20- Stackable
- Yes
- Max stack
- 64
- Renewable
- Yes
- Hardness
- 0.3
- Blast resistance
- 0.3
- Material
- Glass
- Diggable
- Yes
How to craft these materials
Wool
StringStringStringStringWoolShapeless: the slots can sit anywhere on the grid.
Three leather, two glass, wool
Cows drop leather; three hides fill the top row. Smelt two sand for the glass. Shear a sheep for white wool, or use any color: the wool sets the harness color. Four string also craft one white wool if the pasture is empty.
Leather across the top
Open the Crafting Table. Top row: three leather. Middle: glass, wool, glass. Leave the bottom row empty. One harness appears on the right; take it. The 2×2 inventory cannot hold this width.
On a happy ghast
Use the harness on a happy ghast to put it on. Up to four players can ride that mob at once. A dried ghast soaked in water grows into one. Shears take the harness back off. A dispenser can equip it too. Harnesses do not stack.
