How to Make Waxed Exposed Copper Bars in Minecraft
Waxed Exposed Copper Bars
Waxed Exposed Copper Bars keep copper bars at the exposed stage — copper orange with green spots — because the honeycomb wax stops oxidation from progressing.
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Description
Waxed Exposed Copper Bars are the honeycomb-waxed form of Exposed Copper Bars, holding copper bars at the exposed oxidation stage — copper orange discolored with green spots — so the look never changes. The copper bars family joined Minecraft in Java 1.21.9 and Bedrock 1.21.111. A honeycomb used on placed Exposed Copper Bars produces Waxed Exposed Copper Bars, and the same pair in a crafting grid gives the same result. Any pickaxe from wooden upward breaks Waxed Exposed Copper Bars in 3.75 seconds, while mining without a pickaxe drops nothing.
Waxed Exposed Copper Bars have hardness 5, blast resistance 6 (resistance to creeper and TNT explosions), a stack size of 64, and a renewable status on minecraft.wiki. Copper bars are transparent, accept water inside the same block space, never burn, and never catch fire from lava. Lightning bolts and axes remove oxidation from non-waxed copper bars, while the honeycomb wax keeps Waxed Exposed Copper Bars unchanged; an axe can also scrape the wax off and return plain Exposed Copper Bars, which then oxidize further. No recipe uses Waxed Exposed Copper Bars as an ingredient, so builders treat Waxed Exposed Copper Bars as a finish, not a material.
Waxed Exposed Copper Bars have hardness 5, blast resistance 6 (resistance to creeper and TNT explosions), a stack size of 64, and a renewable status on minecraft.wiki. Copper bars are transparent, accept water inside the same block space, never burn, and never catch fire from lava. Lightning bolts and axes remove oxidation from non-waxed copper bars, while the honeycomb wax keeps Waxed Exposed Copper Bars unchanged; an axe can also scrape the wax off and return plain Exposed Copper Bars, which then oxidize further. No recipe uses Waxed Exposed Copper Bars as an ingredient, so builders treat Waxed Exposed Copper Bars as a finish, not a material.
Block properties
| Item ID |
minecraft:waxed_exposed_copper_bars
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|---|---|
| /give command |
/give @p minecraft:waxed_exposed_copper_bars
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| Stackable | Yes (64) |
| Best tool | Pickaxe |
| Renewable | Yes |
| Hardness | 5 |
| Blast resistance | 6 |
| Java Edition | 1.21.9 |
| Bedrock Edition | 1.21.111 |
Guide
How to get Waxed Exposed Copper Bars in Minecraft
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Craft plain Copper Bars
Place six Copper Ingots in two rows of three on a crafting grid. The recipe yields 16 Copper Bars, the unwaxed base of the whole family.
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Wait for the exposed stage
Place Copper Bars and wait. Oxidation moves copper bars through four stages, and the exposed stage shows the copper-orange surface discolored with green spots.
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Apply a Honeycomb
Use a Honeycomb on the placed Exposed Copper Bars. The bars turn into Waxed Exposed Copper Bars, and the honeycomb wax prevents oxidation from progressing.
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Or craft the block directly
Combine one Exposed Copper Bars with one Honeycomb in a crafting grid. The shapeless recipe gives one Waxed Exposed Copper Bars.
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Mine with any pickaxe
Break Waxed Exposed Copper Bars with a pickaxe of wooden tier or better. Without a pickaxe, nothing drops.
An axe undoes the wax
Using an axe on Waxed Exposed Copper Bars scrapes the wax off and returns plain Exposed Copper Bars, which then keep oxidizing. Scraping with an axe also triggers the Wax Off advancement.
How to craft this block
Crafting
Waxed Exposed Copper Bars
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Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between Exposed Copper Bars and Waxed Exposed Copper Bars?
Exposed Copper Bars keep oxidizing: the weathered stage turns the bars green with brown spots, and the oxidized stage turns the bars teal. Waxed Exposed Copper Bars stay at the exposed stage forever because the honeycomb wax prevents oxidation from progressing.
How fast do pickaxes break Waxed Exposed Copper Bars?
A wooden pickaxe needs 3.75 seconds, a stone pickaxe 1.9, an iron pickaxe 1.25, and a diamond pickaxe 0.95 seconds. Bare hands take 25 seconds and drop nothing.
Do Waxed Exposed Copper Bars burn in fire or lava?
No. Copper bars are not flammable and never catch fire from lava, so Waxed Exposed Copper Bars stay intact next to fire.
Can Waxed Exposed Copper Bars hold water?
Yes. Copper bars are waterloggable: water occupies the same block space as the bars.
What removes oxidation from copper bars?
Lightning bolts and axes remove oxidation from copper bars. Waxed variants stop oxidizing altogether thanks to the wax.