How to make an Oak Door in Minecraft

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

In Minecraft, oak doors are one of the many mechanisms that you can make. The crafting process will create 3 sets of oak doors at a time.

oak door

Let's explore how to make an oak door.

Supported Platforms

An oak door 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
Xbox 360 Xbox 360Yes (TU25)
Xbox One Xbox OneYes (CU14)
PS3 PS3Yes (1.17)
PS4 PS4Yes (1.17)
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 an Oak Door in Creative Mode

Required Materials to make an Oak Door

In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to craft an oak door:

How to craft an Oak Door 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 an Oak Door

In the crafting menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3x3 crafting grid. To make an oak door, place 6 oak planks in the 3x3 crafting grid.

When making an oak door, it is important that the oak planks are placed in the exact pattern as the image below. There should be 2 oak planks in the first row with the last box empty, 2 oak planks in the second row with the last box empty, and 2 oak planks in the third row with the last box empty. This is the Minecraft crafting recipe for an oak door.

Crafting recipe for oak door

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

oak door

3. Move the Oak Door to Inventory

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

Completed oak door

Congratulations, you have made an oak door in Minecraft!

Item ID and Name

Block States for Oak Door

Give Command for Oak Door

Things to Do with Oak Doors

Here are some activities that you can do with oak doors in Minecraft: