How to Make a Copper Trapdoor in Minecraft 1.21

Jun. 12, 2024

Alongside the newtrial chambers, the Minecraft 1.21 update introduces several different tuff and copper building blocks. Among them is a gorgeous new metal trapdoor — the copper trapdoor. Its design is pretty industrial-looking and can fit into most builds perfectly. So, this tutorial will show you how to make the copper trapdoor in Minecraft.

Items You Need to Make a Copper Trapdoor

The crafting recipe for the copper trapdoor requires the following resources:

After you collect the required resources, follow the steps below to make copper trapdoors.

Just like copper doors, copper trapdoorsgenerate naturally insidetrial chambers. They are underground structures filled withtrial spawnersthat spawn mobs from four categories. If you are struggling tofind trial chambers, our linked guide will help you out.

A trip to the trial chambers does require you to be geared up, otherwise you probably won’t get out of there alive. Unlike doors, however, copper trapdoors are far more common and appear in various rooms. So, trial chambers are a pretty reliable source of copper trapdoors if you can’t craft them.

Copper trapdoors behave like wooden trapdoors, so no redstone signal is required to open or close them. Also, they oxidize over time and have four different textures for four oxidation stages. If you want to preserve the appearance of the copper trapdoor, usehoneycombto wax it. Though, if you’d to revert the stage or just remove the honeycomb layer, use an axe on this block.

And that’s everything you need to know about crafting copper trapdoors in Minecraft. Not only do these blocks fit well in industrial builds but can also make quite a smooth gradient from orange to green.

Speaking of which, what copper trapdoor texture is your favorite? Tell us in the comment sections below!

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