How to make a Birch Boat in Minecraft

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

In Minecraft, a birch boat is one of the many transportation items that you can make. A birch boat allows you to quickly travel across water. There are different variations of a boat - oak, spruce, birch, jungle, acacia, dark oak, mangrove, bamboo, and cherry.

birch boat

Let's explore how to make a birch boat in Minecraft.

Supported Platforms

A birch boat is available in the following versions of Minecraft:

PlatformSupported (Version*)
Java Edition (PC/Mac) Java Edition (PC/Mac)Yes (1.9)
Pocket Edition (PE) Pocket Edition (PE)Yes (0.11.0)
Xbox 360 Xbox 360Yes (TU46)
Xbox One Xbox OneYes (CU35)
PS3 PS3Yes (1.38)
PS4 PS4Yes (1.38)
Wii U Wii UYes (Patch 15)
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 a Birch Boat in Creative Mode

Required Materials to make a Birch Boat in Java Edition (PC/Mac)

These are the materials you can use to craft a birch boat in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac):

Required Materials to make a Birch Boat in PE, Windows 10, Xbox, PS, Wii U, Nintendo Switch and Education Edition

These are the materials you can use to craft a birch boat in Minecraft Pocket Edition, Windows 10, Xbox, PS, Wii U, Nintendo Switch and Education Edition:

TIP: When crafting a birch boat in Minecraft PE, Windows 10, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3, PS4, Wii U, Nintendo Switch and Education Edition, you also need a wooden shovel.

How to craft a Birch Boat 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 a Birch Boat

In the crafting menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3x3 crafting grid. To make a birch boat, place 5 birch planks in the 3x3 crafting grid.

When making a birch boat, it is important that the birch planks are placed in the exact pattern as the image below. There should be 2 birch planks placed in the first row at either sides (the middle box should be left empty) and 3 birch planks placed in the second row. If you are making a birch boat for Minecraft PE, Windows 10, Xbox, PS, Wii U, Nintendo Switch and Education Edition, you need to add one additional item which is a wooden shovel that goes in the middle box in the first row. This is the Minecraft crafting recipe for a birch boat that moves in the water.

Recipe in Java Edition (PC/Mac)

Crafting recipe for birch boat

Recipe in PE, Windows 10, Xbox, PS, Wii U, Nintendo Switch, Education Edition

Crafting recipe for birch boat in minecraft pe

Now that you have filled the crafting area with the correct pattern, the birch boat will appear.

birch boat

3. Move the Birch Boat to Inventory

Once you have crafted a birch boat, you need to move the new item to your inventory.

Completed birch boat

Congratulations, you have made a birch boat in Minecraft!

Item ID and Name

Give Command for Birch Boat

Things to Make with Birch Boats

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

Things to Do with Birch Boats

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

NBT Tags for Birch Boat

Here are the NBT tags that you can use in game commands for a birch boat: