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'''Waxing''' is a gameplay mechanic that allows the [[Minecraft:player]] to lock the current state of [[Minecraft:copper]] blocks and [[Minecraft:sign]]s.

== Behavior ==
Copper blocks prone to [[Minecraft:oxidation]] as well as [[Minecraft:sign]]s and [[Minecraft:hanging sign]]s can be waxed by {{ctrl|using}} [[Minecraft:honeycomb]] on them. A particle is emitted when a block is waxed.

=== Copper ===
{{see also|Oxidation}}
Waxed [[Minecraft:copper]] can have the wax scraped off by {{ctrl|using}} any [[Minecraft:axe]] on it. Waxed copper will not further oxidize and will not deoxidize when struck by [[Minecraft:lightning]]. Copper can also be waxed by crafting, combining [[Minecraft:honeycomb]] with a non-waxed copper block.

Wax cannot be scraped when the player is also holding a shield.<ref>{{bug|MC-270047||Axes prioritize scraping copper over blocking with shields|Fixed}}</ref> When wax is scraped off of copper, it has a unique particle.{{only|JE}}

The following blocks and entity made out of copper can be waxed.

{{Columns-list|*{{BlockLink|Block of Copper}}
*{{BlockLink|Chiseled Copper}}
*{{BlockLink|Copper Bars}}
*{{BlockLink|Copper Bulb}}
*{{BlockLink|Copper Chain}}
*{{BlockLink|Copper Chest}}
*{{BlockLink|Copper Door}}
*{{EntityLink|Copper Golem}}
*{{BlockLink|Copper Golem Statue}}
*{{BlockLink|Copper Grate}}
*{{BlockLink|Copper Lantern}}
*{{BlockLink|Copper Trapdoor}}
*{{BlockLink|Cut Copper}}
*{{BlockLink|Cut Copper Slab}}
*{{BlockLink|Cut Copper Stairs}}
*{{BlockLink|Lightning Rod}}
}}

=== Signs ===
Unlike copper blocks, waxed [[Minecraft:sign]]s and [[Minecraft:hanging sign]]s cannot be unwaxed by {{ctrl|using}} an [[Minecraft:axe]]. Waxed signs cannot be edited or have [[Minecraft:dye]]s, [[Minecraft:ink sac]]s, or [[Minecraft:glow ink sac]]s {{ctrl|use}}d on them. The only way for a sign to be unwaxed is by [[Minecraft:breaking]] and re-placing it.

== Sounds ==
{{SoundTable
| type = java
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Wax on1.ogg
|sound2=Wax on2.ogg
|sound3=Wax on3.ogg
|subtitle=Wax on
|source=block
|description=When a block is waxed
|id=item.honeycomb.wax_on
|translationkey=subtitles.item.honeycomb.wax_on
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0/0.9/1.1
|distance=16}}
| {{SoundLine
| sound = Wax off1.ogg
|sound2=Wax off2.ogg
|sound3=Wax off3.ogg
|subtitle=Wax off
|source=block
|description=When an axe unwaxes a block made of copper
|id=item.axe.wax_off
|translationkey=subtitles.item.axe.wax_off
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0/0.9/1.1
|distance=16}}
}}

== Achievements ==
{{load achievements|Wax on, Wax off}}

== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|Wax On;Wax Off}}

== History ==
=== ''Java Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.17|dev=20w45a|[[File:Copper Block JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added copper blocks and waxing with them.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20|dev=23w12a|[[Minecraft:Sign]]s and [[Minecraft:hanging sign]]s can now be waxed.}}
}}

=== ''Bedrock Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.210|exp=Caves and Cliffs|dev=beta 1.16.210.57|[[File:Copper Block JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added copper blocks and waxing with them.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.220|exp=Caves and Cliffs|dev=beta 1.16.220.52|Wax can now be removed from copper by {{ctrl|using}} an [[Minecraft:axe]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.17.0|exp=Caves and Cliffs|dev=beta 1.16.230.52|[[File:Oxidized Copper Block JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Oxidized copper can now be waxed.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=beta 1.17.0.50|Added sounds for scraping off wax.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.19.80|exp=Next Major Update|dev=Preview 1.19.80.22|Signs can now be waxed.}}
}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}