How to make Birch Planks in Minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft birch planks with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, wood planks including birch planks are another important item in your inventory that are used to make many other items in the game. The crafting process will create 4 birch planks at a time. Birch planks can also be used as a fuel in a furnace to smelt/cook 1.5 items (1 birch planks will burn in a furnace for 15 seconds).

birch planks

Let's explore how to make birch planks.

Supported Platforms

Birch planks is available in the following versions of Minecraft:

PlatformSupported (Version*)
Java Edition (PC/Mac) Java Edition (PC/Mac)Yes
Pocket Edition (PE) Pocket Edition (PE)Yes (0.8.0)
Xbox 360 Xbox 360Yes
Xbox One Xbox OneYes
PS3 PS3Yes
PS4 PS4Yes
Wii U Wii UYes
Nintendo Switch Nintendo SwitchYes
Windows 10 Edition Windows 10 EditionYes
Education Edition Education EditionYes

* The version that it was added or removed, if applicable.
NOTE: Pocket Edition (PE), Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Windows 10 Edition are now called Bedrock Edition. We will continue to show them individually for version history.

Where to find Birch Planks in Creative Mode

Required Materials to make Birch Planks

In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to craft birch planks:

How to craft Birch Planks in Survival Mode

1. Open the Crafting Menu

First, open your crafting table so that you have the 3x3 crafting grid that looks like this:

3x3 crafting area

2. Add Items to make Birch Planks

In the crafting menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3x3 crafting grid. To make birch planks, place 1 birch log in the 3x3 crafting grid.

When making birch planks, it is important that the birch log is placed in the exact pattern as the image below. In the first row, there should be 1 birch log in the first box. This is the Minecraft crafting recipe for birch planks.

Crafting recipe for birch planks

Now that you have filled the crafting area with the correct pattern, the 4 birch planks will appear in the box to the right.

birch planks

3. Move the Birch Planks to Inventory

Once you have crafted birch planks, you need to move the new items to your inventory.

Completed birch planks

Congratulations, you have made birch planks in Minecraft!

Item ID and Name

Block States for Birch Planks

Give Command for Birch Planks

Things to Make with Birch Planks

You can use birch planks to make items in Minecraft such as:

Things to Do with Birch Planks

Here are some activities that you can do with birch planks in Minecraft: