Minecraft Elegance: Cheap Sheep Wool Farm (Java 1.16.4+)

[@EmdyMC]

Innovation in fields like sheep farms are rather rare but Ian somehow manages to do it.

[@ToppyTree]

Just like his sheep, Ian is out standing in his field

[@btdchantity]

tbh at the point where you need to farm wool this way, you probably got more than enough materials to build the common design

[@EndingCredits]

@@btdchantity What I like is that it shows the potential for a lot of very simple designs (torch burnout clocks are hardly new but always good to get some inspiration). Good way to do BUD without observers!

[@AgentEm34]

@@ToppyTree lmfaooooo

[@EmdyMC]

@@EndingCredits Observers are SUDs not BUDs :P

[@SirPembertonS.Crevalius]

God, your videos/tutorials of fresh air. Simple, useful, and helpful and doesn't waste any of our time.

[@jonshaw2780]

Came here to say the exact same thing.

[@Whatismusic123]

Are a breath of fresh air*

[@LeenaHou]

Ian's design always the best. No wonder lot of hermits also using ian's design. It's simple and beginner friendly in terms of 'if you just start your survival world' friendly. Thank you for the superb design! I still use ian's iron farm even in my 2 years old survival world :D

[@laitz7934]

true but like it feels more satisfying building farms as this one as they use minecraft mechanics brillaintly, even though I can build anything I want in my 1+ year old world I still choose Ian’s farms over other ones. Only exception I suppose is when I need farms he hasn’t made yet.

[@YounesLayachi]

i wish he would also make endgame optimised designs

[@gerardmatthieu907]

​@@YounesLayachi Isn't make gardian exp farm , quite end game ? The only 4 farm that can give more exp are , ravager farm ( wich can be maxed out by sorting them in powerfull stacking raid farms ) wither farms ( which isn't efficient except if you build it next to a wither skeleton farm ( killed by your wolfs ) and automatic gold& bartering farm ( for renewable soul sand ) running at the same time as you kill bench of withers automaticaly created by complex redstone contraption . Also old dragon farm or massive furnace xp farms could give you more xp , but the change of version , or the lagg for furnace xp farm is simply not worth it ... So gardian xp farm is the best farm one one could reasonnably build for late game , in order to avoid the crappy less efficient endermen farm .

[@YounesLayachi]

@@gerardmatthieu907 guardian farm is early game. It is easy to setup, and does not require any resources or significant building. Enderman farm is an obsolete remnant of old Minecraft that people are obsessed with because they watched their favourite KZbinrs build an ender ender 10 years ago. There's 0 reason to build one today, neither in early game nor in late game. Yes, the guardian farm is better than the enderman farm, but you'll agree that the enderman farm is trash and closer to endgame that the guardian farm. Just because the guardian farm gives better results does not make it more endgame. Endgame means : what is the best farm you can build with near unlimited resources and skill ? Something that cannot be improved. The last farm of its kind you build in your world.

[@orpheus3342]

@@YounesLayachi prolly a stacking raid farm tbh like there isnt much way to get a faster raid farm than that.

[@Turtyo]

0:13 : "this farm is really absurdly sheep" I see what you did there

[@Flugmorph]

ina sends her regards or smth

[@naaat]

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[@Flugmorph]

@@naaat you caught me

[@greybeardmc]

I have to say, I really like your style. None of this HEY HEY HEY WHAT'S UP GUYS stuff, just "here's how to build this". Very refreshing.

[@ericdurbin980]

Who would have thought there was any room left to improve sheep farm design. You've done it again! Keep em coming.

[@bosfbanksy7673]

With how long burnout clocks have been known for, kind of amazing that it took this long for a sugarcane farm to use them

[@endystarboy647]

What a great tutorial!

[@zacherybutter7349]

See, I would have never known sheep can eat grass through redstone. These little interactions are what keep the game interesting for me.

[@nothingblank4216]

I really appreciate that you explain the mechanics before building the farm. Like if the farm breaks, the information provided can assist in troubleshooting or build a new subtype of farm. I hope this kind of explanation help new players instead of them complain the farm not working while curse and swear.

[@jgoemat]

Definitely. These designs are elegant and in a way simple, but I always seem to mess up something when building them. The thing is though that I learn advanced stuff by figuring out what I did wrong. I messed up undid some trap doors to redye sheep (I don't think there's a way to redo the middle 2 on each side without it) so I thought I'd make my own design where I could redye all the sheep since I was richer and could afford more dispensers and use a few observers. It works pretty well with all the sheep in a row and a dispenser for each, but my water collection isn't perfect, and I had to make it 3 wide to because the wool likes to go a little sideways sometimes. Just rewatching this video I think maybe making my top walls two blocks tall would fix it.

[@colinmjensen]

When your designs are so good that a new kind of bamboo farm is just tacked on the end...

[@olegil2]

Not needing comparators for simple farms is a real game changer, honestly on par with the "first night iron farm"

[@zombymadness]

I wish all KZbin videos were like this, no click bait, no messing around just straight to the point. Great farm.

[@NickRamos]

I'm at 1:25 and I'm already asking myself "really?" This is just insanely simple and useful

[@HenryKogakumichi]

yeah, my reaction was quite similar when Ian mentioned the material list for this farm on his discord server prior to when this farm was up in the air to whether or not he should make a video about it.

[@Ole_Rasmussen]

This is such a good guide, I'm watching a vtuber named Fauna building it inside a giant tree that's several hundred blocks tall and wide. She needs a lot of wool for the canopy

[@That_One_Guy457]

yo same Konfauna!

[@Turtyo]

Ole the only guy taking the time to explain the sudden rush of comments 😆

[@naaat]

Konfauna!

[@ScraftMike]

Spent some hours looking for over-complicated wool farm designs yesterday for our server and this is just the perfect video at the perfect moment. What an amazing use of the game's mechanics.

[@shilasarkar6003]

And I was trying to design one Edit: because of lack of creativity I couldn't came up with anything unique

[@2kbk817]

Every mine craft player should know about your channel. Awesome stuff man.

[@Axxon2000]

Great farm as usual! We added 4 to our Day One Iron Farm server, and get decent rates for all colors. Because this is very much a “set it and forget it” farm, next one of the top dispensers I added a solid block, then a comparator, into a redstone dust on a glass block (to not block the daylight sensor) into a torch tower that powers a redstone lamp when it runs out of shears. We did have the occasional missing sheep and disappearing leaves at first, until we realizes we were not in the savanna biome and need to take lightening into account, so it needs a roof or a lightning rod nearby.

[@ianxofour]

thx. i added that to the description.

[@teux01]

I never thought I would be so excited just to watch a sheep farm tutorial but wow. The burnout update trick is something I am sure I will use in my future builds.

[@JBgames007]

I've been binge watching your farms recently and created your wither skull farm like a week ago, and here is another excellent farm. You are amazing as always! ❤️

[@sanyang8614]

What can I say, so elegant! Once again I learn new things about minecraft, that clock system is so simple.

[@axialeaa]

I was lucky enough to overlook the development of this video in your discord which I joined recently, and your involvement with your community is simply unmatched. Creators, take notes. Keep up the great work

[@mrmaxmondays]

I love the juxtaposition of this fantastic nano farm and one I designed a few months back, it's like a dream

[@YounesLayachi]

oh hey there

[@SergiReyner]

I found your channel back when you were at a thousand and change subscribers. I'm very glad that number went up, your contraptions are always a combination of masterful technical knowledge and the cheapest, most simple things one can possibly get away with. You'd probably make a decent Forthwright if you're not one already :-D

[@No_one448]

That redstone clock is an amazing way to utilize the utmost minimum of your resources. I love it, I was always thinking of how to do it and you sir have done it. It's brilliant

[@tamerkesenkas1645]

Amazing. Not only the design is elegant in how cheap and efficient it is. Also the chosen subject is not an expected one. Love how you integrate seemingly unrelated game mechanics into your farms to improve simple quirks

[@nZifnab]

I have always hated sheep farm designs that use hopper minecarts to collect the wool. I've used clocks that will push water through sheep cells to move the wool to collection before, to moderate success, but this system is just so clean. You've done it again, ianxofour. Good god.

[@The14Some1]

I love the simplicity and modesty of your ideas. Keep on going it, man!

[@krystalclouds]

Your voice is so relaxing, when I'm not playing Minecraft I love to watch these just to hear it and see the smart builds

[@mdrlolcat]

ianxofour delivering banger designs as usual. Amazing work.

[@esaedromicroflora1247]

Tested extensively - another awesome design. The shears will last for about 9 stacks of every color. Yes is crucial to don't flip the trapdoors after putting the sheeps in place - they will move just a bit and will not be sheared anymore. Great, great design. Chapeau

[@daugh8587]

ianxofour videos are the IV bag that keeps me alive

[@shami9773]

I swear every time he makes a farm it’s the best most simplistic farm out there

[@oStarvy]

And here he cames with another banger to give us simplest farms thank you so much ianxofour and ur community 💗

[@zakshei]

Another banger another banger another banger another banger

[@Arnoldismouldy]

I came in expecting the saaaame old basic design… but this is cool. I should never underestimate Ianxofour

[@TwentySeventhLetter]

This is insane, always outstanding and pushing the limits of the game's mechanical intricacies and nuances. Absolutely floored by this after just deciding to start a sheep farm on my realm

[@V3KY_]

Great farm, Ian always brings the new and never seen designs, keep up

[@Stingrr]

Another blessing from this channel while I’ve been looking for a design!

[@in1]

I love how people keep designing farms until Ian arrives destroying the whole category

[@ronaldjrlarracas4243]

Ian's one of the few youtubers who I give an instalike without even watching the video yet. I'm always sure it'll be good.

[@BEBAMBOP]

He's back! Love every one of your vids. Every one is elegant and a pleasure to listen to/watch. Top tier every time.

[@qpn6ph9q]

Brilliant simplicity as always! Thanks again Ian.

[@lukenerdy]

This folks is why we love ianxofour and his innovation for minecraft!

[@purple2568]

Elegant as always! thanks for making these videos!

[@jakewaitart9507]

I feel like I know most there is to know about this game after the last decade of playing and watching technical youtubers play, I just found this series and I have learned so much more already its insane

[@uihuih8741]

you can use glass instead of leaves, and instead of breaking blocks to access the top dispenser you can use honey or slime because grass can still spread under it and you get the blocks back

[@Timmzy27]

Elegant indeed, highly customizable and expand very easily.

[@Kamorzy]

Absolutely brilliant. And I like the concept of using "nuisance" mechanics like torch burnout in creative new ways. I really don't use it in anything I make, but I should probably consider it more.

[@PlasticSpork_]

Never fails to amaze me how simple yet effective each and every one of your designs are.

[@sliverrhk]

Your tutorials are the best!! Built this in a late game hardcore world and it still produces more than any other quick farm

[@monkeyzap8241]

You know what, I watched some other videos, started collecting a ton of resources, remember how amazing your farms are, watched this, and regretted all the time and iron I wasted on other farms... your channel and farms really are the cheapest and most ingenuitive farms I've ever seen

[@ashie.official]

what an awesome design- you never cease to impress :) thanks!

[@johanputter5061]

Hi Ian thanks so much for sharing, and will definitely be using this farm/build in my up coming 1.20 survival world... no need for observers, what a treat!

[@josuelservin]

Beautiful design, I love that you included extra uses for the burnout clock.

[@ENDESGA]

can't wait to watch Fauna make this

[@MeinCouch123]

I honestly didn't even know you could use shears automatically like that, awesome stuff as always man, glad to see you at well over 100k

[@muhammadameer4327]

Legend back with another epic farm after 4 months

[@eggytheapple]

Everything about your tutorials is amazing! Please keep making them!

Awesome farm. The redstone torch clock blew my mind

[@joda7697]

It's insane both that burnout clocks have a genuinely good use, and that sheep farms could still go simpler with this design, despite them already being really easy to build before.

[@maxca]

Incredible as always, thanks for the extra farms at the end

[@wiggletonthewise2141]

this is insanely minimalistic and still so functional, HOW. youre a minecraft genius

[@theunnamedaccount4009]

the goat is at it again And they really just gave me probably the best compact design I've seen for a sugar cane/bamboo farm in the outro

[@choonyongtan5671]

A great video as always!

[@flambambam]

I learn something new with each and every one of these tutorials. Keep up the amazing work!

[@Realicestorm]

Super amazing work . Really nice to see a video after so long as well.

[@stuckify9821]

Great video as always Ian! Thanks for the incredible farms!

[@amosboersma6869]

i dont even play mc rn but i just love ur vids and ur voice is so relaxing

[@quinboi3461]

Sweet I was just looking for a sheep farm to make mapart. Can't wait to build it

[@TurnedThooms]

The farms this man designs are just amazing really

[@brutexx2]

You’re an inspiration to the farm tutorials world. Thank you for the designs.

[@ElijasBalls]

ian is definitely one of the minecraft GOATS

[@TeBanHammer]

damn bro. y'all never stop with the best builds

[@konstick66-pepeland60]

A really nice farm, that uses the mechanic, that 95% of redstoners know about, but only 2% think about utilising it. As always, super good video. Could be built near your iron farm for getting iron too

[@grumpus5248]

Nice, simple, compact. Adequate for personal needs and can be built into a house or hillside to maintain an aesthetic, but expandable in preparation for larger projects. This is just what I've been looking for.

[@olivers.7821]

I really love the way you make videos. They are so easy to follow and understand and are so fun to watch and learn new stuff.

[@Wortigon2000]

To think I came up with a nice modular toggleable design, just to find a year old video from Ian that fits in less than half the space, for 3/4 as many sheeps, at a fraction of the build cost... That said, this one has no automatic refilling, or on/off toggle, so I think mine is still a bit ahead, at least in terms of features (single point shear refilling for the 16 cells (there are 16 wool colors, so I tought 4 layers of 4-4 cells would work nicely; but layers can be added/skipped as needed, the single point input system can be considered as an extra "module" at the top), on/off toggle for the farm, and they're located at the same spot at the top, with the on/off toggle being a simple lever placed on a barrel, while the barrel itself is the shear input. Total size is a 7*7 footprint, with quite the big, 19 blocks vertical size, houses 16 individual sheep cells, with 1-1 sheep each, so coloring them as needed is easy. 1-1 layer are 4-4 blocks tall, the extra 3 blocks are added for the shear distribution, and the toggle system's controls.) I guess vertically speaking, mine is 1 block more compact / layer, but as Ian's house 12 sheeps on each, while mine only does 4, I'll give that point to his design as well.

[@ilRosewood]

I was looking for exactly what you described - something that is a little more automated.

[@joshuatuinder8373]

You sir are insane! I thoroughly appreciate the simplicity and efficiency that you’re able to find. Thank you for another absolute gem.

[@CeNaSATeD]

Has usual pretty cool stuff, thank u for the farm and for explaining all the mechanics that evolves it, keep the good work

[@physicobeates]

Thanks for this lovely farm This thing is insanely op

[@ryanlichiwai]

I like the voice of this guy always so clam, like a doctor to the patient every they need to know

[@SageKillah]

Another wonderful and cheap farm. Absolutely elegant work. 😌

[@donaldtrumpscat2443]

This guy can turn a stack of dirt, 100 leaves and some random stuff into the most efficient wool farm ever built. That's what I call talent.

[@duckffn6495]

Yet another farm that makes me want to start a new world centered around it.

[@da_leen]

I made a design very similar a couple years back, but never though to encase the sheep in glass to elevate the items. Nice design!

[@thewildhuli4947]

You are now officially the farm goat

[@rowanrooks]

I really appreciate that you explain the game mechanics behind your design. I love to know why the farm works so I can adjust the farm's design or apply the same principles to other designs (like you showed with that bamboo farm!) Before this video, I knew that a redstone clock with a single torch would burn out, but I didn't know that a block update would restore it temporarily. I also like how the farm is set up to allow the items to move upwards through the glass blocks. I think I've seen that used before, but it's uncommon. Most designs require the standard hopper minecart collection system, but they are so loud and annoying.

[@superiko]

I have no words to say about this! It's so smart

[@lazypaw2904]

Your explanation is so good that even I didn't use your design I can still use the knowledge to improve mine, thank you

[@atNguyen-lk3bz]

Elegant and very effective. Nice to see you again

[@black_koolaid]

He's back with another banger

[@Monkeylordz88]

Your focus on making easy to build farms in second to none! Keep up the good work. A note on the burnout-based sugarcane & bamboo farms you showed at the end: I think you can place the pistons all in a row, because the side pistons get powered by QC. However, they might be prone to breaking after a while, because if the cane or bamboo grows during the cooldown period, there will be no more block updates.

[@ianxofour]

That configuration has the broken item fall on the extended piston, which complicates collection.

[@CoockieJarr]

If anyone was wondering. It is entirely possible to make this for 16 sheep to get all the available colors in one build. Make each holding chamber 4x2 blocks istead of 3x2 and use 2 dispenser stations next to each othee in the middle instead of 1. The rest of the build would be identical to the tutorial. I would however recommend activating 8 pistons simultaneously from a place where you can see the sheep, and activate when they are all in the right position, as they tend to nudge each other more than the 12 sheep variant. I am aware that the side by side dispensers makes this twice as expensive redstone wise with not much better over all yield. This is simply a suggestion for those wanting all 16 colors continuously without having to build two of theese contraptions. I can also confirm that this works just fine in my 1.21.1 world

[@lexar9876]

appreciate it dude

[@cassidyulysses2648]

This is an exceptional design. Burnout clocks are quite versatile.

[@Keram_urt]

Thank you so much for this amazing farm! It produces so much wool I started using wool as fuel! It is light years ahead the "normal" wool farm! Keep innovating!

[@generalhux1818]

these farms are truly a joy to see, even if I'm not planning to build them Thank you Ian!

[@DanyTPG]

Another brilliant farm. Thank you Ian

[@jonathanmiranda6088]

Return of the king 👑

[@thedenominator_]

That torch update detector is genius!

[@NOSCOPE03]

Hello, I am one of your biggest fans. I love your videos, and they are very useful. I hope you will not stop

[@zufarmuhammadrazan5089]

I'm searching the best and simple way to farm wool for breeding many of my villager for trading hall. And this video came out. Exactly what I wanted nice farm ianxofour.

[@reasonatehcr2446]

Make a villager breeder so u don't need a lot of beds for villagers

[@zufarmuhammadrazan5089]

@@reasonatehcr2446 take way too long

[@zufarmuhammadrazan5089]

@@reasonatehcr2446 I didn't have time to afk