How to make Dark Oak Wood in Minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft dark oak wood with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, dark oak wood looks like a dark oak log that is fully covered in bark and is one of the many building blocks that you can make. The crafting process will create 3 blocks of dark oak wood at a time.

dark oak wood

Let's explore how to make dark oak wood.

Supported Platforms

Dark oak wood is available in the following versions of Minecraft:

PlatformSupported (Version*)
Java Edition (PC/Mac) Java Edition (PC/Mac)Yes (1.13)
Pocket Edition (PE) Pocket Edition (PE)Yes (1.10.0)
Xbox 360 Xbox 360No
Xbox One Xbox OneYes (1.10.0)
PS3 PS3No
PS4 PS4Yes (1.90)
Wii U Wii UNo
Nintendo Switch Nintendo SwitchYes (1.10.0)
Windows 10 Edition Windows 10 EditionYes (1.10.0)
Education Edition Education EditionYes (1.12.0)

* 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 Dark Oak Wood in Creative Mode

Required Materials to make Dark Oak Wood

In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to craft dark oak wood:

How to craft Dark Oak Wood 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 Dark Oak Wood

In the crafting menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3x3 crafting grid. To make dark oak wood, place 4 dark oak logs in the 3x3 crafting grid.

When making dark oak wood, it is important that the dark oak logs are placed in the exact pattern as the image below. In the first row, there should be 1 dark oak log in the first box and 1 dark oak log in the second box. In the second row, there should be 1 dark oak log in the first box and 1 dark oak log in the second box. This is the Minecraft crafting recipe for dark oak wood.

Crafting recipe for dark oak wood

Now that you have filled the crafting area with the correct pattern, the dark oak wood will appear in the box to the right.

dark oak wood

3. Move the Dark Oak Wood to Inventory

Once you have crafted dark oak wood, you need to move the new items to your inventory.

Completed dark oak wood

Congratulations, you have made dark oak wood in Minecraft!

Item ID and Name

Block States for Dark Oak Wood

Give Command for Dark Oak Wood

Things to Make with Dark Oak Wood

You can use dark oak wood to make items in Minecraft such as: