Birch Wood
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minecraft:birch_woodBirch Wood is the all-bark variant of a birch log, showing bark texture on all six faces instead of rings on the ends. It is purely decorative, functioning identically to a birch log for crafting and fuel.
2Hardness
2Blast Res.
axeBest Tool
noTransparent
yesRenewable
Uses
- Furnace Fuel — Burns as furnace fuel, smelting 1.5 items per block, same as a regular birch log.
- Stripped Birch Wood — Right-clicking with an axe strips the bark rings to produce Stripped Birch Wood, a lighter all-bark finish.
Found In
- Crafted from Birch Logs — 4 birch logs arranged in a 2x2 grid craft 3 birch wood blocks.
- Birch Forest Trees (as logs) — The plain "wood" block itself isn't found naturally; birch logs generate in birch forest biomes and can be crafted into wood.
Drops
- birch wood× 1
FAQ
What tool do I need to mine birch wood?
None — any tool works, though an axe is fastest at chopping it down.
Is birch wood flammable?
Yes, it catches fire from lava and nearby flames like all overworld wood blocks.
How is it different from a birch log?
Purely cosmetic — birch wood shows bark texture on every face, while a birch log shows the ring pattern on its two ends.
Can I strip it?
Yes, using an axe on birch wood converts it to Stripped Birch Wood, matching the look of stripped logs on all sides.
Tags
- axe_mineable
- overworld
- flammable
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