Overview
Pale Oak Wood is one of the 18 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 Wood is the same shape in a different material.
Minecraft classifies Pale Oak Wood as a wooden block. Pale Oak Wood is made at a crafting table. Hardness 2 puts it in the middle of the pack for mining speed.
It drops as the same block you mined. With a blast resistance of only 2 it will not survive an explosion. Sixty-four fit in one inventory slot.
The recipe calls for Pale Oak Log. It is an ingredient in 5 recipes, among them Campfire, Pale Oak Planks, Smoker and 2 more.
About the pale oak set
How long it takes to break
Hardness 2 puts Pale Oak Wood at 3 seconds a block bare-handed, or 0.35 seconds with the right tool at netherite tier.
Iron takes 0.5 seconds against diamond's 0.4, so the upgrade worth making for this block is the one to iron.
There is no tier requirement to worry about. Any tool, or none, returns the drop; the numbers below just say how fast.
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
Pale Oak Wood has a blast resistance of 2, so any explosion nearby destroys it. It blocks light completely and emits no light of its own. Stack size is 64 — the standard full stack. It renews, so a single world will never run out. It catches easily (encouragement 5, burn 5), so keep lava and open flame well away from it and from anything next to it. The fastest tool for it is an axe; any other kind of tool mines it no faster than a bare hand does, because the speed bonus only applies to the tool 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 (5/5)
- Renewable
- Yes
- Fuel value
- 15 s
Crafting recipe
Crafting Table
Pale Oak Wood ×3
Drops
Mined with any, Pale Oak Wood drops itself.
Used to craft
Pale Oak Wood is an ingredient in 5 recipes, producing Campfire, Pale Oak Planks, Smoker, Soul Campfire, and Charcoal.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you get Pale Oak Wood in Minecraft?
Pale Oak Wood is crafted from Pale Oak Log.
What tool do you need to break Pale Oak Wood?
No specific tool is required — Pale Oak Wood can be broken by hand.
Is Pale Oak Wood blast resistant?
Pale Oak Wood has a blast resistance of 2, so an explosion nearby will destroy it.
How many Pale Oak Wood fit in one stack?
Pale Oak Wood stacks to 64, so a single double chest holds 3,456 of them.
Is Pale Oak Wood renewable?
Yes. Pale Oak Wood can be obtained again and again in one world, so building with it does not exhaust the supply.
How long does Pale Oak Wood take to break?
About 0.35 seconds if you bring the correct netherite tool; 3 seconds with your fists.
The rest of the set
Pale Oak Wood is one of 18 variants of the same shape. The others are made from different materials, so their numbers differ:
