Oak Boat – Wiki Guide

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft an oak boat with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, an oak boat is one of the many transportation items that you can make. An oak boat allows you to quickly travel across water. There are different variations of a boat – oak, spruce, birch, jungle, acacia, dark oak, mangrove, bamboo, and cherry.

Let’s explore how to make an oak boat in Minecraft.

Where to find an Oak Boat in Creative Mode

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

Here is where you can find an oak boat in the Creative Inventory menu:

Platform	Version(s)	Creative Menu Location
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	1.8 – 1.19	Transportation
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	1.19.3 – 1.20	Tools & Utilities

• 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 Oak Boat in Java Edition (PC/Mac)

These are the materials you can use to craft an oak boat in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac):

5 Oak Planks

Required Materials to make an Oak Boat in PE, Windows 10, Xbox, PS, Wii U, Nintendo Switch and Education Edition

These are the materials you can use to craft an oak boat in Minecraft Pocket Edition, Windows 10, Xbox, PS, Wii U, Nintendo Switch and Education Edition:

5 Oak Planks
1 Wooden Shovel

TIP: When crafting an oak boat in Minecraft PE, Windows 10, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3, PS4, Wii U, Nintendo Switch and Education Edition, you also need a wooden shovel.

How to craft an Oak Boat 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 an Oak Boat

In the crafting menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3×3 crafting grid. To make an oak boat, place 5 oak planks in the 3×3 crafting grid.

When making an oak boat, it is important that the oak planks are placed in the exact pattern as the image below. There should be 2 oak planks placed in the first row at either sides (the middle box should be left empty) and 3 oak planks placed in the second row. If you are making an oak boat for Minecraft PE, Windows 10, Xbox, PS, Wii U, Nintendo Switch and Education Edition, you need to add one additional item which is a wooden shovel that goes in the middle box in the first row. This is the Minecraft crafting recipe for an oak boat that moves in the water.

Recipe in Java Edition (PC/Mac)

Recipe in PE, Windows 10, Xbox, PS, Wii U, Nintendo Switch, Education Edition

Now that you have filled the crafting area with the correct pattern, the oak boat will appear.

3. Move the Oak Boat to Inventory

Once you have crafted an oak boat, you need to move the new item to your inventory.

Congratulations, you have made an oak boat in Minecraft!

Item ID and Name

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

In Minecraft, an oak boat has the following Name, ID and DataValue:

Item	Description (Minecraft ID Name)	Data Value	Stack Size	Platform	Version(s)
	Oak Boat (minecraft:boat)	0	1	Java	1.8 – 1.12
	Oak Boat (minecraft:oak_boat)		1	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.

Give Command for Oak Boat

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 Oak Boat is:

/give @p oak_boat 1

In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.8, 1.9, 1.10, 1.11 and 1.12, the /give command for Oak Boat is:

/give @p boat 1 0

Things to Make with Oak Boats

You can use oak boats to make items in Minecraft such as:

How to make an Oak Boat with Chest

Things to Do with Oak Boats

Here are some activities that you can do with oak boats in Minecraft:

 How to Use a Boat
How to Defend with Boats

NBT Tags for Oak Boat

Here are the NBT tags that you can use in game commands for an oak boat:

NBT Tags for Boat