How do I craft a shield in Minecraft?

I've been messing around with the new Minecraft 1.9 snapshots but there's one thing I can't seem to figure out: how to craft a shield.

I've looked around but I still can't find out how.

Can anyone please help me out?

Solution 1:

You can craft shields from version 1.9. To craft a shield, you need to use 6 planks of any wood type, and an iron ingot:

Iron ingot top center, wood across middle row, bottom center, top left, and top right

To give the shield a pattern, you should put the shield and a banner anywhere in the crafting grid together.