Birch Planks Wiki Guide

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

In Minecraft, wood planks including birch 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 birch planks at a time. Birch planks can also be used as a fuel in a furnace to smelt/cook 1.5 items (1 birch planks will burn in a furnace for 15 seconds).

Let’s explore how to make birch planks.

Where to find Birch Planks in Creative Mode

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

Here is where you can find birch 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 Birch Planks

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

1 Birch Log

How to craft Birch 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 Birch Planks

In the crafting menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3×3 crafting grid. To make birch planks, place 1 birch log in the 3×3 crafting grid.

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

Now that you have filled the crafting area with the correct pattern, the 4 birch planks will appear in the box to the right.

3. Move the Birch Planks to Inventory

Once you have crafted birch planks, you need to move the new items to your inventory.

Congratulations, you have made birch planks in Minecraft!

Item ID and Name

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

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

Item	Description (Minecraft ID Name)	Data Value	Stack Size	Platform	Version(s)
	Birch Planks (minecraft:planks)	2	64	Java	1.8 – 1.12
	Birch Planks (minecraft:birch_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 Birch Planks

Minecraft Pocket Edition (PE)

In Minecraft Pocket Edition (PE), the block states for Birch Planks are:

• 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 Birch 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 Birch Planks is:

/give @p birch_planks 1

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

/give @p planks 1 2

Things to Make with Birch Planks

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

Things to Do with Birch Planks

Here are some activities that you can do with birch 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 Jungle Planks
How to make Acacia Planks
How to make Dark Oak Planks
How to make Mangrove Planks
How to make Bamboo Planks
How to make Crimson Planks
How to make Warped Planks