Minecraft wiki entry for Your_first_10_minutes, associated text: To make a crafting table, you will first need to open your inventory by pressing E. Put one piece of log anywhere in the 2×2 crafting slot and you will see near the top of your inventory. In the output box to the right of that, you will see 4 planks. Take the planks, and put 1 in each slot of the crafting area. The output should now be a crafting table.