Overview
Birch Fence Gate is one of the 12 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 Gate is the same shape in a different material.
In Minecraft 1.21.4, Birch Fence Gate is a functional block. A crafting table turns its ingredients into Birch Fence Gate. Its hardness of 2 makes it a normal, unhurried block to mine.
Mining it returns the block itself, so it is safe to relocate. A full stack holds 64. It is crafted from Stick and Birch Planks.
Nothing on the crafting grid is made from it.
About the birch set
How long it takes to break
At a hardness of 2, Birch Fence Gate takes 3 seconds to punch out and 0.35 seconds with a netherite-tier tool of the correct class.
You are looking at 0.5 seconds on iron and 0.4 on diamond — the iron step is where the time actually falls.
There is no tier requirement to worry about. Any tool, or none, returns the drop; the numbers below just say how fast.
Efficiency adds its level squared plus one to the tool speed, so Efficiency V is about 3.5 times faster than the same tool unenchanted.
| 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 Gate 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. One inventory slot holds 64, the normal full stack. Fire takes to it quickly — encouragement 5, burn 20 — which makes it a poor neighbour for lava or a lit campfire. The block is tagged for axes, and only that class gets the speed bonus; everything else mines at bare-hand rate. 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 Gate
Drops
Mined with any, Birch Fence Gate drops itself.
Guides and tools that cover this
Frequently asked questions
How do you get Birch Fence Gate in Minecraft?
Birch Fence Gate is crafted from Stick and Birch Planks.
What tool do you need to break Birch Fence Gate?
No specific tool is required — Birch Fence Gate can be broken by hand.
Is Birch Fence Gate blast resistant?
Birch Fence Gate has a blast resistance of 3, so an explosion nearby will destroy it.
How many Birch Fence Gate fit in one stack?
A stack is 64, and a double chest of them comes to 3,456.
How long does Birch Fence Gate take to break?
0.35 seconds with a netherite-tier tool of the right class, or 3 seconds bare-handed.
The rest of the set
Birch Fence Gate is one of 12 variants of the same shape. The others are made from different materials, so their numbers differ:
