Wood Planks

Wooden Planks
Type	Block
Tool Used	Axe
Stackable	Yes (64)
Luminosity	None
Transparency	None
First Appearance	Update 0.1.0

Wooden Planks are Blocks added in Update 0.1.0.

Types

• In Update 0.1.0:
  • Oak Planks – Most common, obtained from Oak Wood. 
• In Update 0.8.0:
  • Birch Planks – Also common, obtained from Birch Wood. Vanilla colored.
  • Spruce Planks – Only found in Tundra and Taiga biomes. Dark color.
• In Update 0.9.0:
  • Jungle Planks – Only found in Jungle biomes. Has a tannish pink color.
  • Acacia Planks – Can be found in the Savannah Biome. Has an orange color.
  • Dark Oak Planks – Can be found in Roofed Forests. Has a dark brown color.

Obtaining

Wooden Planks can be obtained by Crafting them from Wood.

Crafting

• 1 Wood (Any Type) => 4 Wooden Planks
• 1 Wooden Plank => 1 Wooden Button
• 3 Wooden Planks => 1 Bowl
• 2 Wooden Planks => 4 Sticks
• 4 Wooden Planks => 1 Crafting Table
• 3 Wooden Planks => 6 Wooden Slabs
• 6 Wooden Planks + 3 Books => 1 Bookshelf
• 6 Wooden Planks + 1 Stick => 3 Signs
• 6 Wooden Planks => 4 Wooden Stairs
• 3 Wooden Planks + 3 Wool => 1 Bed
• 1 Wooden Plank + 2 Sticks => 1 Wooden Shovel
• 8 Wooden Planks => 1 Chest
• 5 Wooden Planks + 1 Wooden Shovel => 1 Boat
• 2 Wooden Planks + 1 Stick => 1 Wooden Sword
• 3 Wooden Planks + 2 Sticks => 1 Wooden Axe/Wooden Pickaxe
• 2 Sticks + 4 Wooden Planks => 6 Wooden Fences
• 4 Sticks + 2 Wooden Planks => 3 Fence Gates
• 2 Wooden Planks + 2 Sticks => 1 Wooden Hoe
• 2 Wooden Planks => 1 Wooden Pressure Plate
• 3 Wooden Planks + 4 Cobblestone + 1 Iron Ingot + 1 Redstone => 1 Piston
• 6 Wooden Planks => 3 Wooden Doors
• 8 Wooden Planks + 1 Redstone => 1 Note Block
• 8 Wooden Planks + 1 Diamond => 1 Jukebox
• 6 Wooden Planks => 2 Wooden Trapdoors
• 1 Wooden Plank + 1 Stick + 1 Iron Ingot => 2 Tripwire Hooks
• 6 Wooden Planks + 1 Iron Ingot => 1 Shield

Usage

Wooden planks are used as a common building material and starter material for Tools. They are very easy to obtain and are arguably the most important block in Minecraft.

Trivia

• Wooden Planks, unlike Wood, cannot be smelted to make Charcoal.
  • However, along with Wood, the Wooden Planks can be used as Fuel for Furnaces.
• It can be set ablaze with Flint and Steel, Ghast Fire Charges, Blaze fireballs, or Lava.
• Wooden Planks are renewable, as Saplings can be grown into Trees to provide Wood.
• Before 0.8.0, all types of Wood would Craft Oak Planks regardless of the log type.
• Wooden Planks naturally spawn in Abandoned Mineshafts, Libraries, and Villages.
• As of Update 0.10.0, different Fences and Fence Gates can be made using different variants of Wooden Planks.
• As of Update 0.13.0, different Wooden Doors can be made using different variants of Wooden Planks.