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How to Make Dark Oak Wood in Minecraft

Dark Oak Wood — Minecraft block

Dark Oak Wood

Dark Oak Wood is a building block with bark on all six sides, crafted from four Dark Oak Logs for three blocks per recipe.

Block ID minecraft:dark_oak_wood
Mod Vanilla
Game versions
1.21

Description

Dark Oak Wood is the six-sided bark version of the Dark Oak Log, and four Dark Oak Logs placed in a 2×2 square yield three blocks. Dark Oak Wood has a hardness of 2 and a blast resistance of 2 (how well the block withstands Creeper and TNT explosions). Mining Dark Oak Wood by hand takes 3 seconds, while an Iron Axe finishes the job in 0.5 seconds.

Dark Oak Wood is flammable and catches fire from lava. Dark Oak Wood was added to Java Edition in version 1.7.2. Dark Oak Wood also counts as the wood ingredient in the Campfire and Smoker recipes, where any type of wood works.

Block properties

Item ID minecraft:dark_oak_wood
/give command /give @p minecraft:dark_oak_wood
Stackable Yes (64)
Best tool Axe
Renewable Yes
Hardness 2
Blast resistance 2
Java Edition 1.7.2

Guide

How to get and use Dark Oak Wood in Minecraft

  1. 1

    Collect four Dark Oak Logs

    Four Dark Oak Logs are the whole recipe, and all four must be Dark Oak Logs rather than another species.

  2. 2

    Craft the blocks

    Four Dark Oak Logs arranged in a 2×2 square produce three Dark Oak Wood.

  3. 3

    Mine it with an axe

    An axe is the fastest tool for Dark Oak Wood, although bare hands also break the block.

  4. 4

    Pick an orientation

    Dark Oak Wood can be placed vertically, east-west or north-south, the same three orientations a Dark Oak Log offers.

  5. 5

    Strip the bark when needed

    An axe used on Dark Oak Wood turns the block into Stripped Dark Oak Wood.

Turn spare blocks into Charcoal

A Furnace smelts Dark Oak Wood into Charcoal, so surplus blocks still have a use.

How to craft this block

Ingredients: Dark Oak Log Dark Oak Log x4
Crafting
Dark Oak Log Dark Oak Log
Dark Oak Log Dark Oak Log
Dark Oak Wood
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Dark Oak Wood

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Frequently asked questions

Can Dark Oak Wood be used as furnace fuel?

Yes, Dark Oak Wood burns in a Furnace as fuel and smelts 1.5 items per block.

How is Dark Oak Wood different from a Dark Oak Log?

Dark Oak Wood shows the bark texture on all six sides, whereas a Dark Oak Log shows it only on its sides.

Does Dark Oak Wood stack with other types of wood?

Dark Oak Wood stacks to 64, but only with other Dark Oak Wood blocks.

Does Stripped Dark Oak Wood behave differently?

Stripped Dark Oak Wood acts the same as regular Dark Oak Wood.