This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft an acacia slab (formerly called an acacia wood slab) with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.
In Minecraft, acacia slabs are one of the many building blocks that you can make. The crafting process will create 6 acacia slabs at a time.
Let’s explore how to make an acacia slab.
Where to find an Acacia Slab in Creative Mode
Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)
Here is where you can find an acacia slab in the Creative Inventory menu:
Platform
Version(s)
Creative Menu Location
Java Edition (PC/Mac)
1.8 – 1.20
Building Blocks
Platform is the platform that applies.
Version(s) is the Minecraft version numbers where the item can be found in the menu location listed (we have tested and confirmed this version number).
Creative Menu Location is the location of the item in the Creative Inventory menu.
Required Materials to make an Acacia Slab
In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to craft an acacia slab:
3 Acacia Planks
How to craft an Acacia Slab in Survival Mode
1. Open the Crafting Menu
First, open your crafting table so that you have the 3×3 crafting grid that looks like this:
2. Add Items to make Acacia Slab
In the crafting menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3×3 crafting grid. To make an acacia slab, place 3 acacia planks in the 3×3 crafting grid.
When making acacia slab, it is important that the acacia planks are placed in the exact pattern as the image below. In the second row, there should be 3 acacia planks. This is the Minecraft crafting recipe for an acacia slab.
Now that you have filled the crafting area with the correct pattern, the 6 acacia slabs will appear in the box to the right.
3. Move the Acacia Slab to Inventory
Once you have crafted an acacia slab, you need to move the new items to your inventory.
Congratulations, you have made an acacia slab in Minecraft!
Item ID and Name
Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)
In Minecraft, an acacia slab has the following Name, ID and DataValue:
Item
Description
(Minecraft ID Name)
Data Value
Stack Size
Platform
Version(s)
Acacia Slab
(minecraft:wooden_slab)
4
64
Java
1.8 – 1.12
Acacia Slab
(minecraft:acacia_slab)
64
Java
1.13 – 1.20
Description is what the item is called and (Minecraft ID Name) is the string value that is used in game commands.
Data Value (or damage value) identifies the variation of the block if more than one type exists for the Minecraft ID.
Stack Size is the maximum stack size for this item. While some items in Minecraft are stackable up to 64, other items can only be stacked up to 16 or 1. (NOTE: These stack sizes are for vanilla Minecraft only. If you are running a mod, some mods may change the stack size for an item.)
Platform is the platform that applies.
Version(s) is the Minecraft version numbers that the Minecraft ID and Name are valid for.
Block States for Acacia Slab
Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)
In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac), the block states for Acacia Slab are:
Block State
Value
Default
Required
Example
Description
type
bottom
Yes
No
[type:bottom]
Item is bottom slab
type
top
No
No
[type:top]
Item is top slab
type
double
No
No
[type:double]
Item is double slab
waterlogged
false
Yes
No
[waterlogged:false]
Item is not located inside of water
waterlogged
true
No
No
[waterlogged:true]
Item is located inside of water
Block State is the internal name for the block state.
Value is the value for the block state.
Default indicates that it is the default, if omitted.
Required indicates that it must be included in command to properly identify this item/block.
Example shows how to format the block state to be used in the /fill, /setblock, /clone, or /testforblock command.
Give Command for Acacia Slab
Give Command in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)
In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.13, 1.14, 1.15, 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19 and 1.20, the /give command for Acacia Slab is:
/give @p acacia_slab 1
In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.8, 1.9, 1.10, 1.11 and 1.12, the /give command for Acacia Slab is:
/give @p wooden_slab 1 4
Things to Make with Acacia Slabs
You can use acacia slabs to make items in Minecraft such as:
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