
Not sure what each computer does? We’re going to talk about every desk a villager can use in Minecraft and explain how it works.
In Minecraft, workstations are very important. Villagers choose their jobs based on these blocks, and each will need their own workspace. When a villager uses their workstation, they will also get more trade things to put in their inventory.
For players, certain tools are also very important because they let you do things like craft, brew, and smelt. Here is how both players and locals can use each workstation block.
Barrel – Used By Fishermen

Fisherman Trades | Player Use |
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Bucket of Cod | Stackable Storage |
Cooked Cod and Salmon | |
Campfire | |
Enchanted Fishing Rod |
The barrel is a useful way to store things because it can be opened without an empty space above it. It can’t be used for anything else. It’s just an extra place to store things. It’s the same size and room as a single chest, but it can be stacked on top of each other.
Due to how small it is, the barrel has quickly become a favorite among many players as a way to store their things in a space-efficient way. It also doesn’t cost much to make, as it only takes six planks and two slabs.
Blast Furnace – Used By Armorer

Armorer Trades | Player Use |
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Iron Armor | Smelts Ore Quickly |
Bell | |
Chainmail Armor | |
Shield | |
Diamon Armor |
The blast furnace is used to melt ore fast. This is simply a different version of the classic furnace, but you can only put in ores that can be smelted. This includes iron, gold, and things from long ago.
This furnace melts ores much faster than a regular burner, so it should be in every home. The blast furnace speeds up a process that takes a long time for people who really enjoy digging.
Brewing Stand – Used By Clerics

Villager Trades | Player Use |
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Redstone Dust | Brews Potions |
Lapis | |
Glowstone | |
Ender Pearls | |
Bottle O’ Enchanting |
Brewing stands can be found in the basements of igloos or in towns with cobblestone towers. End Ships will also have a brewing stand, which you can get back by breaking it with any tools. Everyone who wants to make potions needs them.
You’ll need Blaze Powder and Nether Wart to make medicines. You can find both of these in Nether Fortresses.
Cartography Table – Used By Cartographers

Villager Trades | Player Use |
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Empty Maps | Copy a Map |
Ocean and Woodland Explorer Maps | Expand a Map |
Item Frames | Lock a Map |
Blank Banners | Change a Map View |
Limited Banner Patterns |
Once you’ve made a map, a mapping table is an easy way to help you map out your Minecraft world. This table lets you change maps in a number of ways, such as by zooming out, making them bigger, copying them, or binding them.
You need a drawn map and a piece of paper to make a map bigger. To copy a map, you need to put together a drawn map and an empty map. Add a glass pane to a drawn map to lock it and make sure it can’t be made any bigger.
Cauldron – Used By Leatherworker

Villager Trades | Player Uses |
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Leather Armor | Holds Water |
Enchanted Leather Tunic and Cap | Collects and Holds Lava |
Saddle | Collects and Holds Powdered Snow |
Leather Horse Armor |
Cauldrons are another block that has been in the game for a long time. In swamp biomes, you can also find them in towns, igloo basements, and witch’s huts. The only thing they do is hold water, fire, or snow powder.
Cauldrons are great for holding water for making potions, but when bottles are full, the water source goes down. This makes cauldrons less useful than you might think. But they are great for collecting powdered snow or dripping lava because they fill up over time and you can use a bucket to get the stuff out.
Composter – Used By Farmers

Villager Trades | Player Uses |
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Bread and Apples | Creates Bone Meal |
Suspicious Stew | |
Pumpkin Pie | |
Cookies and Cake | |
Golden Carrots | |
Glistening Melon Slices |
Farmers will know that bone meal is important for crops to grow quickly. But you can’t always get bones by killing skeletons or finding bone blocks in the Nether. Thankfully, the composter makes a big difference. By putting plants, seeds, or food in the composter, it will slowly get full.
When the composter is full, white bits will rise to the top. These can be taken out and used as bone meal. It’s a great way to get rid of things like lily pads, extra seeds, flowers, or plants that you don’t need. If you add a few chests and hoppers, you can put useless plants in one chest and take bonemeal from the other.
Fletching Table – Used By Fletchers

Villager Trades | Player Use |
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Flint | None |
Arrows and Tipped Arrows | |
Bows and Crossbows | |
Enchanted Bows and Crossbows |
The fletching table is the only workplace block that players have no use for at all. It’s too bad there’s nothing you can do with it, because you could use it to make special bullets or change bows and crossbows.
At the moment, though, it’s more of a decoration block and a block that helps villagers choose their job.
Grindstone – Used By Weaponsmith

Villager Trades | Player Uses |
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Iron Axe | Removes Enchantments |
Enchanted Iron Sword | Repairs Armor (at the same time) |
Bell | |
Enchanted Diamond Axe and Sword |
No longer do you have to roll the dice to get a charm and then deal with it if you hate what you got. With the grindstone, it is now possible to remove enchantments, and some of the experience points will even be refunded.
The grindstone also fixes gear for free, but any enchantments will be lost and some experience points will be returned. It’s a nice, cheaper alternative to the anvil, and it makes fixing gear early on a bit easier.
Lectern – Used By Librarian

Villager Trades | Player Uses |
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Bookshelf | Holds a Book |
Enchanted Books Levels 1-4 | |
Compass | |
Clock | |
Glass | |
Name Tag |
Another block that doesn’t really do anything interesting is the lectern. They are more for decoration and setting the scene. The only thing they are used for is to hold a book and quill, which other people can read and change.
The book can also be taken off the stand or put back on it. In adventure mode maps, lecterns might be more useful because they can hold books that tell some of the story.
Loom – Used By Shepherd

Villager Trades | Player Uses |
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Shears | Creating Patterned Banners |
Coloured Wool and Carpet | |
Bed | |
Banner | |
Painting |
Banners are a great way to mark places or buildings on maps and decorate them. The loom block, which has a brand-new layout, was made to make the process much easier. You can choose specific designs and see a preview of the banner before you make it.
Put in any color banner and any dye, and the interface will show you all of your choices. It is also great for making flags.
Smithing Table – Used By Toolsmith

Villager Trades | Player Uses |
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Stone Tools | Creating Netherite Armor and Tools |
Bell | Trimming Armor Using Templates |
Iron Tools | |
Diamond Tools |
For anyone who wants to make Netherite armor, smithing tools are pretty much a must-have. Since Netherite armor isn’t made like diamond gear, but is instead used as a coating, you’ll need a piece of diamond gear that you already own to change it to Netherite.
With an item called a “Smithing Template,” you can add trims to your armor. This lets you mix and match the colors of different materials on your favorite weapons and gear. This is also how you get Netherite from Diamond Armor. It is one of the more popular tables because it has a better sense of style and is useful late in Basket Random.
Smoker – Used By Butchers

Villager Trades | Player Uses |
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Rabbit Stew | Cooks Raw Meat Quickly |
Cooked Meats |
The standard furnace is a great item because it can be used to both melt down ores and cook food. But it does take a long time for the boiler to be done. Because of this, every good home should also have a grill so that food can be cooked faster.
The smoker is only a stove for cooking food, but it cooks quickly enough to be useful. A smoker can be used to cook any food that can be eaten after cooking.
Stonecutter – Used By Mason

Villager Trades | Player Uses |
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Bricks | Creates Block Variants |
Chiseled Stone Bricks | |
Polished Stone | |
Plain and Coloured Terracotta | |
Quartz Blocks and Pillars |
For a long time, builders were annoyed that each type of a block had to be made separately at the crafting table. However, the stonecutter changed building and gardening.
This is a great tool for any builder who wants to make a specific number of different block types. It works for every kind of stone block, from cobble to sandstone, and it’s easy to make cracked stone bricks and other rare types.