This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft a spruce boat with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.
In Minecraft, a spruce boat is one of the many transportation items that you can make. A spruce 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 a spruce boat in Minecraft.
Where to find a Spruce Boat in Creative Mode
Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)
Here is where you can find a spruce boat in the Creative Inventory menu:
Platform
Version(s)
Creative Menu Location
Java Edition (PC/Mac)
1.9 – 1.19
Transportation
Java Edition (PC/Mac)
1.19.3 – 1.20
Tools & Utilities
Platform is the platform that applies.
Version(s)Â 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 a Spruce Boat in Java Edition (PC/Mac)
These are the materials you can use to craft a spruce boat in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac):
5 Spruce Planks
Required Materials to make a Spruce Boat in PE, Windows 10, Xbox, PS, Wii U, Nintendo Switch and Education Edition
These are the materials you can use to craft a spruce boat in Minecraft Pocket Edition, Windows 10, Xbox, PS, Wii U, Nintendo Switch and Education Edition:
5 Spruce Planks 1 Wooden Shovel
TIP: When crafting a spruce 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 a Spruce 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 a Spruce Boat
In the crafting menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3×3 crafting grid. To make a spruce boat, place 5 spruce planks in the 3×3 crafting grid.
When making a spruce boat, it is important that the spruce planks are placed in the exact pattern as the image below. There should be 2 spruce planks placed in the first row at either sides (the middle box should be left empty) and 3 spruce planks placed in the second row. If you are making a spruce 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 a spruce 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 spruce boat will appear.
3. Move the Spruce Boat to Inventory
Once you have crafted a spruce boat, you need to move the new item to your inventory.
Congratulations, you have made a spruce boat in Minecraft!
Item ID and Name
Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)
In Minecraft, a spruce boat has the following Name, ID and DataValue:
Item
Description
(Minecraft ID Name)
Data Value
Stack Size
Platform
Version(s)
Spruce Boat
(minecraft:spruce_boat)
0
1
Java
1.9 – 1.12
Spruce Boat
(minecraft:spruce_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)Â is the Minecraft version numbers that the Minecraft ID and Name are valid for.
Give Command for Spruce 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 Spruce Boat is:
/give @p spruce_boat 1
In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.9, 1.10, 1.11 and 1.12, the /give command for Spruce Boat is:
/give @p spruce_boat 1 0
Things to Make with Spruce Boats
You can use spruce boats to make items in Minecraft such as:
How to make a Spruce Boat with Chest
Things to Do with Spruce Boats
Here are some activities that you can do with spruce boats in Minecraft:
How to Use a Boat How to Defend with Boats
NBT Tags for Spruce Boat
Here are the NBT tags that you can use in game commands for a spruce boat: