Overview
Birch Planks counts as a wooden block in Minecraft 1.21.4. You craft Birch Planks rather than find it ready-made. 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 Birch Log.
Its main value is as a crafting ingredient: 49 recipes need it, Barrel, Beehive, Birch Boat and 46 more among them.
Properties
- Stack size
- 64
- Hardness
- 2
- Blast resistance
- 3
- Light level
- 0
- Transparent
- No
- Required tool
- Any
Crafting recipe
Crafting Table
Shapeless recipe
Birch Planks ×4
Any birch log or wood — Birch Log, Birch Wood, Stripped Birch Log, Stripped Birch Wood
Drops
Used to craft
Frequently asked questions
How do you get Birch Planks in Minecraft?
Birch Planks is crafted from Birch Log.
What tool do you need to break Birch Planks?
No specific tool is required — Birch Planks can be broken by hand.
Is Birch Planks blast resistant?
Birch Planks has a blast resistance of 3, so an explosion nearby will destroy it.
