A wooden pickaxe is a basic tool crafted from sticks and wooden planks, making it the weakest type of pickaxe in Minecraft. It is primarily used to mine stone-type blocks such as cobblestone and coal ore, allowing the player to gather materials for stronger tools. Due to its low durability and slow mining speed, it is often replaced quickly by a stone pickaxe. A wooden pickaxe can also be used as fuel in a furnace, burning for 10 seconds.