DIY Minecraft Axe Tutorial

I love depleting my scrap lumber pile and my little sister enjoys Minecraft.  Merge the two and we have a wooden Minecraft axe!  Use this as a costume prop or adorn a wall with it.   Follow along for steps on how to make your own Minecraft axe.

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Tools and Supplies

The following items are some of the tools and supplies I gathered to make the axe.  The project cost me $0 in supplies, but painting each pixel is a very tedious and time consuming process.

• Jigsaw
• Orbital sander
• Scrap wood
• Graph paper
• Primer
• Pencil
• Straight edge
• Painter’s tape
• Paint brush
• Acrylic paint
  • 4 shades of gray
  • 4 shades of brown
  • white
• Mod Podge (for sealing the paint)

How to make a wooden Minecraft Axe

Step 1: Create a pattern on graph paper

Use an image of the axe as a reference and draw the outline of the axe onto graph paper.  For my axe, I used a scale of 1″ per a pixel.

Step 2: Trace the pattern to the wood

Trace the outline of the axe onto a piece of wood.

Step 3: Cut out the axe shape with a jigsaw

Cut out the pattern with a jigsaw.

 

Turning some scrap lumber into a costume prop. #minecraft #jigsaw #woodcraft #scrapwood #bosch #sawdust #costume #diy #woodworking #woodworker #makersgonnamake #axe #pixel #pine #wood

A photo posted by Ashley Grenon (@handmadewithashley) on Sep 25, 2016 at 3:59pm PDT

Step 4: Sand and prep the surface for painting

Cycle through different grits (60, 80, 100, 150, 220) of sandpaper and prime the surface of the axe.

Step 5: Draw guide lines on the axe

Draw guide lines on the axe.  Once this is complete you will have a grid.

Step 6: Paint each pixel

The bulk of the time spent on the project is on painting. Paint one color at a time.  I used painter’s tape to stay within the lines.

 

Some progress. There are few more pixels to paint. I need to go back and touch up a few spots, and then flip it over and repeat. 😮 #minecraft #costume #costumeprop #prop #wood #scrapwood #plaidcrafts #acrylicpaint #pixel #geek #geekcraft #diy #diycostume #axe #pixelaxe #iron #videogames #gamer #ironaxe #woodworker #pixelart #pixelcraft #minecraftcostume #paint #painting #thisistedious #watchingpaintdry

A photo posted by Ashley Grenon (@handmadewithashley) on Oct 6, 2016 at 6:39am PDT

Step 7: Seal and enjoy!

Seal the project with Mod Podge or your favorite sealer.

DIY Minecraft Axe

If you enjoyed this tutorial, be sure to check out my tutorials on how to make a Minecraft sword and torch.

 

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