You are going to need a lot of blocks for this build so you should better get to farming. As for the blocks themselves, you can pretty much use anything. Cobblestone and Wood are the most common ...

Spiders are hostile mobs that spawn in Minecraft. Though these creatures frequently appear in dark areas, some structures have spawner blocks that summon them as well. Spiders drop their eyes, strings ...

The best Minecraft farms are always a matter of discussion among community members, and it's understandable to see why. A good farm can allow players to rack up a ton of experience points and items, ...

Minecraft Tutorial - How to Create a Mob Trap and Item Collection Machine by drunkoncustard. Note that to speed up the process, this machine was created in Minecraft's Infdev mode.