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Birch Button

Birch Button

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The Birch Button is a wooden redstone component crafted from Birch Planks that outputs a short redstone pulse when pressed by a player, mob, or projectile.

0.5Hardness
0.5Blast Res.
axeBest Tool
yesTransparent
yesRenewable

Uses

  • Redstone Circuits — Pressing the button sends a 15-tick redstone pulse (30 game ticks), longer than a stone button, useful for doors, dispensers, and other short-timer contraptions.
  • Furnace Fuel — Overworld wood buttons can be smelted as fuel, burning for a short time in a furnace.

Found In

  • Crafted from Birch Planks — One Birch Plank crafts into one Birch Button.
  • Trial Chambers and villages — Wooden buttons of various types generate in some structure loot and village builds.

Drops

FAQ

What tool do I need to mine a Birch Button?

None — it breaks quickly by hand, though an axe is fastest.

How long does a Birch Button stay powered?

Pressing it manually produces a 1.5-second redstone pulse (15 redstone ticks), longer than stone buttons but shorter than tripwire.

Can arrows activate a Birch Button?

Yes, arrows and tridents can trigger wooden buttons just like stone ones, unlike some other redstone components.

Can a Birch Button be used as furnace fuel?

Yes, wooden buttons from Overworld tree types can be burned as a minor fuel source, smelting a fraction of an item.

Tags

  • axe_mineable
  • flammable
  • overworld
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