Then rinse your self healing mat with cool water getting all residue off the mat. You can dry it with a cotton towel, or air dry. It does not matter how you choose to dry it. The reason for this method is the materials that make your self healing mat absorb the water and make the mat supple again. Not only does this make your mat last longer, but it keeps your blades from dulling so quickly because you are cutting into a softer surface.
Iron ingots can be primarily obtained by Smelting (with the help of a Furnace) of iron ore found while mining. However, they can also be found in Temple, dungeon, and stronghold Chests. Rarely, Zombies will drop items made of iron, due to them wearing iron armor or holding an iron tool, or just the ingot itself.
Then you put one stick in the bottom middle slot and your choice of material ( wooden planks, cobblestone, iron, gold, diamond) in the two other middle slots and then you get a sword. To make a pickaxe you have to put a stick in the two lower middle slots and your choice of material in the top three slots and then you have your pickaxe. How many seconds does it take for an Iron Pickaxe to mine smooth stone in minecraft?