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How to build the Windmill in Minecraft

the palette · 51 steps · 6 techniques

The palette

Grey stone below, white calcite and dark oak above, white wool for the sails. The light walls between dark posts make the timber frame stand out, and the white sails read from far across the fields.

Techniques

  • Octagonal plan
  • Tapering tower
  • Timber framing
  • Drip ledges
  • Sails
  • Textured stone

The steps

  1. Plinth and floor
  2. Stone walls
  3. Stone walls
  4. Stone walls
  5. Stone walls
  6. Door and arch
  7. Awning
  8. Windows and shutters
  9. Corbels
  10. Stage floor
  11. Stage edge
  12. Railing
  13. Stage lanterns
  14. Timber posts
  15. Walls
  16. Walls and windows
  17. Beams
  18. Drip ledge
  19. Timber posts
  20. Walls
  21. Walls and windows
  22. Beams
  23. Drip ledge
  24. Timber posts
  25. Walls
  26. Walls and windows
  27. Beams
  28. Lanterns inside
  29. Cap eave
  30. Cap
  31. Cap
  32. Cap
  33. Finial
  34. Windshaft and hub
  35. Sail whip
  36. Sail cloth
  37. Sail whip
  38. Sail cloth
  39. Sail whip
  40. Sail cloth
  41. Sail whip
  42. Sail cloth
  43. Path
  44. Path
  45. Field and water
  46. Wheat
  47. Field fence
  48. Hay bales
  49. Cart
  50. Cart load
  51. Barrels and lantern post

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