This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft dark oak planks with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.
In Minecraft, wood planks including dark oak planks are another important item in your inventory that are used to make many other items in the game. The crafting process will create 4 dark oak planks at a time. Dark oak planks can also be used as a fuel in a furnace to smelt/cook 1.5 items (1 dark oak planks will burn in a furnace for 15 seconds).
Let’s explore how to make dark oak planks.
Where to find Dark Oak Planks in Creative Mode
Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)
Here is where you can find dark oak planks in the Creative Inventory menu:
Platform
Version(s)
Creative Menu Location
Java Edition (PC/Mac)
1.8 – 1.19.4
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 Dark Oak Planks
In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to craft dark oak planks:
1 Dark Oak Log
How to craft Dark Oak Planks 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 Dark Oak Planks
In the crafting menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3×3 crafting grid. To make dark oak planks, place 1 dark oak log in the 3×3 crafting grid.
When making dark oak planks, it is important that the dark oak log is placed in the exact pattern as the image below. In the first row, there should be 1 dark oak log in the first box. This is the Minecraft crafting recipe for dark oak planks.
Now that you have filled the crafting area with the correct pattern, the 4 dark oak planks will appear in the box to the right.
3. Move the Dark Oak Planks to Inventory
Once you have crafted dark oak planks, you need to move the new items to your inventory.
Congratulations, you have made dark oak planks in Minecraft!
Item ID and Name
Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)
In Minecraft, dark oak planks has the following Name, ID and DataValue:
Item
Description
(Minecraft ID Name)
Data Value
Stack Size
Platform
Version(s)
Dark Oak Planks
(minecraft:planks)
5
64
Java
1.8 – 1.12
Dark Oak Planks
(minecraft:dark_oak_planks)
64
Java
1.13 – 1.19.4
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 Dark Oak Planks
Minecraft Pocket Edition (PE)
In Minecraft Pocket Edition (PE), the block states for Dark Oak Planks are:
Block State
Value
Default
Required
Example
Description
wood_type
dark_oak
No
Yes
[“wood_type”:“dark_oak”]
Item is dark oak
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 Dark Oak Planks
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 1.19.4, the /give command for Dark Oak Planks is:
/give @p dark_oak_planks 1
In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.8, 1.9, 1.10, 1.11 and 1.12, the /give command for Dark Oak Planks is:
/give @p planks 1 5
Things to Make with Dark Oak Planks
You can use dark oak planks to make items in Minecraft such as:
How to make a Chest How to make a Barrel How to make a Crafting Table How to make a Stick How to make a Loom How to make a Cartography Table How to make a Fletching Table How to make a Grindstone How to make a Smithing Table
How to make a White Bed How to make an Orange Bed
How to make a Magenta Bed
How to make a Light Blue Bed
How to make a Yellow Bed
How to make a Lime Bed
How to make a Gray Bed
How to make a Light Gray Bed
How to make a Cyan Bed
How to make a Purple Bed
How to make a Blue Bed
How to make a Brown Bed
How to make a Green Bed
How to make a Red Bed
How to make a Black Bed How to make a Dark Oak Fence How to make a Dark Fence Gate How to make a Dark Sign How to make Dark Stairs How to make a Dark Slab How to make a Bookshelf How to make a Chiseled Bookshelf How to make a Wooden Axe How to make a Wooden Hoe How to make a Wooden Pickaxe How to make a Wooden Shovel How to make a Bowl How to make a Shield How to make a Wooden Sword How to make a Dark Door How to make a Dark Trapdoor How to make a Dark Pressure Plate How to make a Piston How to make a Tripwire Hook How to make a Dark Button How to make a Jukebox How to make a Note Block How to make a Beehive
Things to Do with Dark Oak Planks
Here are some activities that you can do with dark oak planks in Minecraft:
How to Add Fuel to a Furnace
Other Wood Planks
You can make other wood planks in Minecraft such as:
How to make Oak Planks
How to make Spruce Planks
How to make Birch Planks
How to make Jungle Planks
How to make Acacia Planks
How to make Mangrove Planks
How to make Bamboo Planks
How to make Crimson Planks
How to make Warped Planks