Stripped Birch Wood
Stripped Birch Wood is the bark-free, six-sided pale log block crafted from Stripped Birch Logs for clean white builds.
Description
Stripped Birch Wood is the lightest solid block in the vanilla palette, a favorite for minimalist structures, Scandinavian cabins, and modern interiors that demand pure white walls without grain noise. Smooth quartz and bone blocks pair naturally with the pale tone for high-key palettes, while dark spruce and deepslate turn the same hue into a contrast accent. Six matching faces let the bark-free log render as a seamless pillar, removing the top-and-bottom caps that mark an ordinary birch log.
Block properties
| Item ID |
minecraft:stripped_birch_wood
|
|---|---|
| /give command |
/give @p minecraft:stripped_birch_wood
|
| Stackable | Yes (64) |
| Best tool | Axe |
| Renewable | Yes |
| Hardness | 2 |
| Blast resistance | 2 |
| Java Edition | 1.13.1 |
| Bedrock Edition | 1.13.0 |
Java Edition Guide
How to craft Stripped Birch Wood in Minecraft
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1
Obtain Stripped Birch Logs
Right-click a birch log with any axe to strip the bark, turning each birch log into one Stripped Birch Log.
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2
Open the crafting grid
Place four Stripped Birch Logs in a 2x2 square on a crafting table or the 2x2 inventory grid.
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3
Collect three Stripped Birch Wood
The recipe outputs three Stripped Birch Wood blocks per craft, the same 4-to-3 ratio used for every stripped wood variant.
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4
Use the result in builds
Place Stripped Birch Wood when a seamless pale pillar is needed, since all six faces share the same bark-free texture.
You can skip crafting entirely: right-click a regular Birch Wood block with an axe to convert it in place into Stripped Birch Wood without losing the block's position.
How to craft this block
Stripped Birch Log
x4
Frequently asked questions
Can you craft Stripped Birch Wood?
Yes. Place four Stripped Birch Logs in a 2x2 crafting grid to produce three Stripped Birch Wood blocks.
How do you make Stripped Birch Wood without crafting?
Right-click a regular Birch Wood block with an axe to strip the bark in place, converting the block directly into Stripped Birch Wood.
Does Stripped Birch Wood burn?
Yes. Stripped Birch Wood is a flammable block that can catch fire from lava and can be used as furnace fuel to smelt 1.5 items per block.
What version of Minecraft added Stripped Birch Wood?
Stripped Birch Wood was added in Java Edition 1.13.1 and Bedrock Edition 1.13.0 as part of the bark-on-wood update.
Is Stripped Birch Wood renewable?
Yes. Birch trees grow from saplings anywhere with light and space, so Stripped Birch Wood is an endlessly renewable building material.
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