Overview
Birch Fence is one of the 13 variants of this shape in the game. What changes between them is the material, and with it the hardness, the drops, the durability and the recipe — so every figure on this page is this variant's own. Oak Fence is the same shape in a different material.
In Minecraft 1.21.4, Birch Fence is a building block. Birch Fence has a crafting recipe, so it is renewable as long as you can source its ingredients. At a hardness of 2 it takes a moment to break but never slows a build down.
Broken correctly, it drops itself. Sixty-four fit in one inventory slot. The recipe calls for Birch Planks and Stick.
It is not used in any crafting recipe.
About the birch set
How long it takes to break
At a hardness of 2, Birch Fence takes 3 seconds to punch out and 0.35 seconds with a netherite-tier tool of the correct class.
Iron takes 0.5 seconds against diamond's 0.4, so the upgrade worth making for this block is the one to iron.
No particular tool tier is required: any tool, or none at all, still yields the drop, so the table below is about speed rather than about whether you get anything.
The Efficiency formula is level² + 1 added to tool speed — at V that is about 3.5 times the unenchanted rate.
| Tool | No enchantment | Efficiency III | Efficiency V |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hand | 3 s | 3 s | 3 s |
| Wooden | 1.5 s | 0.25 s | 0.15 s |
| Stone | 0.75 s | 0.25 s | 0.1 s |
| Iron | 0.5 s | 0.2 s | 0.1 s |
| Diamond | 0.4 s | 0.2 s | 0.1 s |
| Netherite | 0.35 s | 0.2 s | 0.1 s |
| Golden | 0.25 s | 0.15 s | 0.1 s |
Properties
Birch Fence resists blasts at 3, which usually is not enough when something explodes nearby. Light does not pass through it, and it emits none of its own. A single slot takes 64, the usual full stack. Fire spreads to it readily (encouragement 5, burn 20), so keep it away from lava and away from anything you would rather not lose. An axe is fastest here; any other class mines it at bare-hand speed, because the bonus only applies to the class the block is tagged for. As furnace fuel it burns for 15 seconds — one and a half smelting operations.
- Transparent
- No
- Required tool
- Any
- Flammable
- Yes (5/20)
- Fuel value
- 15 s
Crafting recipe
Crafting Table
Birch Fence ×3
Drops
Mined with any, Birch Fence drops itself.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you get Birch Fence in Minecraft?
Birch Fence is crafted from Birch Planks and Stick.
What tool do you need to break Birch Fence?
No specific tool is required — Birch Fence can be broken by hand.
Is Birch Fence blast resistant?
Birch Fence has a blast resistance of 3, so an explosion nearby will destroy it.
How many Birch Fence fit in one stack?
64 per stack, so a double chest holds 3,456 Birch Fence.
How long does Birch Fence take to break?
About 0.35 seconds if you bring the correct netherite tool; 3 seconds with your fists.
The rest of the set
Birch Fence is one of 13 variants of the same shape. The others are made from different materials, so their numbers differ:
