This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft birch wood with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, birch wood looks like a birch log that is fully covered in bark and is one of the many building blocks that you can make. The crafting process will create 3 blocks of birch wood at a time.

Let’s explore how to make birch wood.

Where to find Birch Wood in Creative Mode

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

Here is where you can find birch wood in the Creative Inventory menu:

Platform Version(s) Creative Menu Location
Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.13 – 1.20
  • 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 Birch Wood

In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to craft birch wood:

4 Birch Logs

How to craft Birch Wood 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 Birch Wood

In the crafting menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3×3 crafting grid. To make birch wood, place 4 birch logs in the 3×3 crafting grid.

When making birch wood, it is important that the birch logs are placed in the exact pattern as the image below. In the first row, there should be 1 birch log in the first box and 1 birch log in the second box. In the second row, there should be 1 birch log in the first box and 1 birch log in the second box. This is the Minecraft crafting recipe for birch wood.

Now that you have filled the crafting area with the correct pattern, the birch wood will appear in the box to the right.

3. Move the Birch Wood to Inventory

Once you have crafted birch wood, you need to move the new items to your inventory.

Congratulations, you have made birch wood in Minecraft!

Item ID and Name

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

In Minecraft, birch wood has the following Name, ID and DataValue:

Description
(Minecraft ID Name)		 Data Value Stack Size Version
Birch Wood with Bark
(minecraft:birch_wood)		 64 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 Birch Wood

Minecraft Pocket Edition (PE)

In Minecraft Pocket Edition (PE), the block states for Birch Wood with Bark are:

Block State Value Def Req
wood_type birch No Yes
pillar_axis y Yes No
pillar_axis x No No
pillar_axis z No No
  • Block State is the internal name for the block state.
  • Value is the value for the block state.
  • Def indicates that it is the default, if omitted.
  • Req 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 Birch Wood

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 Birch Wood with Bark is:

/give @p birch_wood 1

Things to Make with Birch Wood

You can use birch wood to make items in Minecraft such as:

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