This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft dark oak wood with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.
In Minecraft, dark oak wood looks like a dark oak 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 dark oak wood at a time.
Let’s explore how to make dark oak wood.
Where to find Dark Oak Wood in Creative Mode
Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)
Here is where you can find dark oak wood in the Creative Inventory menu:
Platform
Version(s)
Creative Menu Location
Java Edition (PC/Mac)
1.13 – 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 Dark Oak Wood
In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to craft dark oak wood:
4 Dark Oak Logs
How to craft Dark Oak 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 Dark Oak Wood
In the crafting menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3×3 crafting grid. To make dark oak wood, place 4 dark oak logs in the 3×3 crafting grid.
When making dark oak wood, it is important that the dark oak logs are placed in the exact pattern as the image below. In the first row, there should be 1 dark oak log in the first box and 1 dark oak log in the second box. In the second row, there should be 1 dark oak log in the first box and 1 dark oak log in the second box. This is the Minecraft crafting recipe for dark oak wood.
Now that you have filled the crafting area with the correct pattern, the dark oak wood will appear in the box to the right.
3. Move the Dark Oak Wood to Inventory
Once you have crafted dark oak wood, you need to move the new items to your inventory.
Congratulations, you have made dark oak wood in Minecraft!
Item ID and Name
Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)
In Minecraft, dark oak wood has the following Name, ID and DataValue:
Item
Description
(Minecraft ID Name)
Data Value
Stack Size
Platform
Version(s)
Dark Oak Wood with Bark
(minecraft:dark_oak_wood)
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 Dark Oak Wood
Minecraft Pocket Edition (PE)
In Minecraft Pocket Edition (PE), the block states for Dark Oak Wood with Bark are:
Block State
Value
Default
Required
Example
Description
wood_type
dark_oak
No
Yes
[“wood_type”:“dark_oak”]
Item is dark oak
pillar_axis
y
Yes
No
[“pillar_axis”:“y”]
Item is oriented vertically
pillar_axis
x
No
No
[“pillar_axis”:“x”]
Item is oriented East-West
pillar_axis
z
No
No
[“pillar_axis”:“z”]
Item is oriented North-South
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 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 Dark Oak Wood with Bark is:
/give @p dark_oak_wood 1
Things to Make with Dark Oak Wood
You can use dark oak wood to make items in Minecraft such as:
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