How to make a windmill in Minecraft

You have filled your Minecraft world with numerous decorations, be it whole constructions or small details, but you feel it is still incomplete. Speaking of which, you were thinking of adding a windmill to make the surroundings more interesting and pleasing to the eye. How do you say? Things are exactly as I described them but you don’t have the faintest idea how to make this project? Then know that you are in the right place!

In fact, in this guide, I’ll show you how to make a windmill in Minecraft to place next to your crops to make them more realistic. You can also take advantage of the internal space of the structure to transform it into a small warehouse or a second home. Interesting, right?

Then I’d say take action since mills don’t build themselves! If everything is ready, then make yourself comfortable and prepare the materials to finally be able to build this structure: you will find everything explained below. There is nothing left for me to do but wish you a good read and, above all, a good time!

Index

• How to make a Minecraft windmill
• Mod to make a windmill on Minecraft

How to make a Minecraft windmill

Before going into the steps on how to build a Minecraft windmill, make sure you choose a suitable place to be able to create the structure in question: the windmill will be about 15 blocks high, while its width will be around 10 blocks, so keep in mind the measures and decide where to place it.

Once you have chosen where to build the mill, you can take real action. The directions to follow are the same, regardless of the version of Minecraft used: whether it is Java, available only on PC, or Bedrock, available instead for Windows 10 and later, mobile devices and consoles.

Prepare, therefore, a space of 7 × 7 blocks: the measurements do not necessarily have to be the same, but I still advise you to keep the size of the front part in an odd number, otherwise building the propeller will be much more complicated than expected.

In the space, you just created, build the 4-block- high foundation using the materials of your choice. Personally, I advise you to use materials with not too bright colors, for example, wood, polished granite or polished Andesite.

Next, you need to build the top of the mill. Start from a corner of the roof and move one block inwards and upwards, then erect a 7-block column made of blocks of your choice, such as Logs. Then repeat the same process for the remaining 3 corners of the mill, in order to create the foundation.

At this point, fill the space of the upper area of ​​the mill with blocks of your choice, for example, the wooden planks. By doing so, you will have almost completed the top.

For the roof, use Steps and Slabs of the materials you have previously chosen, so as to give it dynamism. Make the blocks rejoin towards the center of the mill as they rise. If you don’t know how to do stairs in Minecraft, read my guide dedicated to the topic.

To build the propeller, use a darker material, such as Jungle Logs. Place a 3-block horizontal pillar starting with the third block going down from the top of the mill, in the center.

On top of the small pillar you just made, stretch each side of the second block by 2 blocks. You should then find yourself with a cross in a 5 × 5 block space.

At this point, for each end of the cross, move one block clockwise and outward and lengthen them by 2 blocks. If you’ve done everything correctly, the helix should be in a 9 × 9 block space.

The last element to add to the propeller are the oak hatches, which will help make the structure more realistic. To create a trap door, you need to open the workbench and place 6 units of Oak Planks inside it.

For each blade you must distribute 7 hatches, for a total of 28 hatches for the whole propeller. To position the hatches correctly, make sure that they face the entrance so that when you stand in front of the structure you can see the 4 hatch holes. To do this, just place them facing the mill structure and then open them by right-clicking on them.

After finishing the structure, it’s time to add some decoration to make the mill more complete. For example, if you have built your mill away from your crop, or if you don’t own one, you might consider planting some seeds around it, such as Wheat or Carrots. In case you don’t know how to plant seeds, I refer you to my guide where I explain how to grow in Minecraft.

Later, you can add windows to both the bottom and top of the mill. To make them, you just need to cook some Sand inside a Furnace: in this way you will get 1 unit of Glass. Furthermore, by inserting 6 units of Glass inside the workbench, you will be able to obtain the Glass Panels, in case you prefer to use those.

The other decorations you could add are Hatches, Buttons, and Lanterns. As for the hatches, you can place them at the entrance to form a small table, above which you can place, for example, a vase with a flower of your choice inside.

The buttons, on the other hand, you can place them in the corners of the mill to add dynamism. The lanterns, however, are an excellent choice for lighting, as they can be positioned in various ways and are aesthetically pleasing. I told you how to make lanterns in another tutorial.

As for the internal space of the mill, however, you can exploit it in various ways. For example, you can create a small warehouse to store your items. If you don’t know how to build it, I suggest you consult my guide where I explain how to make a warehouse in Minecraft.

If the warehouse is not your thing, then you may want to consider making the interior of the mill habitable. You could, for example, add some decorations, such as chairs, which you can see how to create in my special guide where I explain how to make a chair in Minecraft.

Also, you might consider accompanying them by building some tables. Again, I refer you to my guide where I show you how to make a table in Minecraft.

With this I would say that’s all. As you may have noticed, the mill built in this way is not really functional: this is due to the limitations of the base game. However, using community-made mods you can manage to get a working mill as well. How? Read the next chapter of the guide to find out.

Mod to make a windmill on Minecraft

In case you want to create a working mill on Minecraft, you will necessarily need to resort to the use of a mod, which is an unofficial modification to the Mojang game made by the community. Thanks to the mod in question, you will be able to add new content to the game, including a fully functional mill.

If you want to use a mod, you should know that these are only available for the Java Edition of Minecraft, which is the version available exclusively for PC. If you are playing Minecraft with the Bedrock Edition, then the version available on consoles, mobile devices and Windows 10 and later, you will not be able to take advantage of the mods.

It is also important that you pay attention to the types of sites you visit when you want to download unofficial content, as these may contain malware or other harmful elements for your PC. If you want to make sure you browse the web safely, then I invite you to check the trustworthiness of the sites you visit.

Lastly, you need to know that to use a mod you need an additional client to Minecraft, namely Forge. In case you don’t know how to get it, then I invite you to consult my special guide where I show you how to install Minecraft Forge.

After installing Forge, it’s time to download the mod. The one I recommend to create a mill is the Create, which adds a huge amount of circuits, including, in fact, one useful for the creation of a working mill.

You can download the Create mod via its official page, by clicking on the Download button. Also from the same site, also make sure that the version of the mod coincides with the version of Forge you own, otherwise, it may not work properly.

After downloading the mod, you need to put it inside the Minecraft game files folder in order to use it. To do this, type the key combination Win + R to bring up the Run menu, then type % appdata% in it and press Enter on your keyboard.

Starting from the folder that has opened, you have to get to the folder and insert the mod file inside it. If you are using Minecraft on a Mac instead, the path to get to the mod folder is as follows: ~/Library/Application Support/minecraft/mods(you may need to enable the display of hidden folders ).

Now that the mod has been loaded into Minecraft, you need to choose the suitable game version to be able to launch it. Then open the game and click on the Installations tab.

Then, click on the New installation button and in the box under the VERSION item select the version of Forge compatible with the mod. Finally, click on the Save and Play buttons to start the game.

With the Create mod, creating a working mill is quite simple. First, you need a Windmill Stand, which you need to place behind the propeller frame. This is the material that will give the mill energy to allow the propeller to function.

After doing this, you need to place a Radial Frame in front of the Windmill Stand. On this block you have to build the propellers of the mill, but before doing this you need a Slime Ball for each side (4 in total): these are applied by simply right-clicking on each side. By doing so, everything that will be built on the Radial Frame will remain attached to it.

Now, proceed with the construction of the propellers of the mill: you can make them as you prefer, or follow the steps I listed in the previous chapter.

The mill is practically ready! The last step left is to right-click on the Windmill Stand with your empty hand. By doing so, the block will hook onto all the blocks that have been placed in front of it and will begin to energize it, thus spinning the blades of the mill.

The Create mod adds to Minecraft a great variety of circuits of this kind, used to supply energy through similar mechanisms. It is therefore a great way to upgrade the gaming experience. You really have no more excuses not to try this mod right away!