Bamboo Planks Wiki Guide

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft bamboo planks with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, bamboo planks is a new item that will be introduced in Minecraft 1.20. Bamboo planks can be used to make many other items in the game. The crafting process will create 2 bamboo planks at a time. Bamboo planks can also be used as a fuel in a furnace to smelt/cook 1.5 items (1 bamboo planks will burn in a furnace for 15 seconds).

Let’s explore how to make bamboo planks.

Where to find Bamboo Planks in Creative Mode

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

Here is where you can find bamboo planks in the Creative Inventory menu:

Platform	Version(s)	Creative Menu Location
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	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 Bamboo Planks

In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to craft bamboo planks:

1 Block of Bamboo

How to craft Bamboo 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 Bamboo Planks

In the crafting menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3×3 crafting grid. To make a spruce fence, place 4 spruce planks and 2 sticks in the 3×3 crafting grid.

When making bamboo planks, it is important that the block of bamboo is placed in the exact pattern as the image below. In the first row, there should be 1 bamboo block in the first box. This is the Minecraft crafting recipe for bamboo planks.

Now that you have filled the crafting area with the pattern, the 2 bamboo planks will appear in the box to the right.

3. Move the Bamboo Planks to Inventory

Once you have crafted bamboo planks, you need to move the new item to your inventory.

Congratulations, you have made bamboo planks in Minecraft!

Item ID and Name

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

In Minecraft, bamboo planks has the following Name, ID and DataValue:

Item	Description (Minecraft ID Name)	Data Value	Stack Size	Platform	Version(s)
	Bamboo Planks (minecraft:bamboo_planks)		64	Java	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 Bamboo Planks

Give Command in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.20, the /give command for Bamboo Planks is:

/give @p bamboo_planks 1

Things to Make with Bamboo Planks

You can use bamboo 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 a Bamboo Fence
How to make a Bamboo Fence Gate
 How to make a Bamboo Sign
How to make Bamboo Stairs
 How to make a Bamboo 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 Bamboo Door
How to make a Bamboo Trapdoor
How to make a Bamboo Pressure Plate
How to make a Piston
How to make a Tripwire Hook
How to make a Bamboo Button
How to make a Jukebox
How to make a Note Block
How to make a Beehive