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How to Make a Brush for Archaeology in Minecraft

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The Trails and Tales update’s archaeological feature exhibits a brand new side of Minecraft through its ancient materials. You’ll take on the role of a true excavator, using a handy tool to uncover items from the Suspicious blocks. In this guide, we’ll show you how to craft a brush in Minecraft to help you on your archaeology-themed journey.

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How to Craft a Brush in Minecraft

Minecraft’s brush crafting recipe requires the following materials:

  • Feather
  • Copper Ingot
  • Stick

To obtain Copper Ingots, you can smelt Raw Copper in a furnace, which can be found in numerous caves. Players can also acquire the material through the Silk Touch enchantment without melting it.

If you are an animal lover, you may be saddened to hear that feathers will primarily drop after you kill a chicken or parrot; we all have to make sacrifices sometimes. Alternatively, you may be lucky enough to get it from a chest in a shipwreck.

Lastly, players can make sticks with various wooden planks or pick them up from the ground when chopping trees. With all three materials, you can place them on the Crafting Table and collect your new tool.

How to Make a Brush in Minecraft
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How to Use Brush in Minecraft

You can use the brush on the new Suspicious Sand and Gravel blocks to uncover Pottery Shards or other materials. For instance, PC users can right-click near these blocks, while PlayStation players must hold down the ‘L2’ button.

Where to Find Suspicious Sand in Minecraft
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While brushing the materials, you’ll notice a valuable item at the center of it, rewarding you for your efforts.

How to Use Brush in Minecraft
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Keep in mind that the Suspicious items are completely randomized, so it may take some time to uncover rare materials, like Pottery Shards.

That does it for our guide on how to craft a brush in Minecraft. For more content, be sure to explore the relevant links below, including where to find camels.

About the author

Kristina Ebanez

Kristina is a Staff Writer and has been with Twinfinite for more than a year. She typically covers Minecraft, The Sims 4, Disney Dreamlight Valley, anime, Call of Duty, and newly released games. She loves the Metal Gear Solid series (Snake Eater especially), Rockstar's Bully, the Horizon franchise, What Remains of Edith Finch, and many more. Her dog is also an avid video game watcher, primarily when there's a horse or a cat. She has a Bachelor's degree in English from the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo and grew up gaming on the islands.

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