A decade after the game’s launch, Minecraft has finally added the tenth type of wood to the game, and it’s truly unique. We’re talking about the brand new family of bamboo wood in Minecraft. They have a special crafting method and even some exclusive features. There is just no limit to your creativity when using bamboo wood. But first, it’s time to figure out how to find and use bamboo wood in Minecraft.
Even though Minecraft just received a new wood-type block, Mojang is ready to introduce another wood block series. Minecraft 1.20 update will feature a brand new wood set called bamboo wood. Players can already obtain bamboo wood in Minecraft Bedrock Edition by downloading the latest beta/preview. Let’s find out how we can get and use bamboo wood in Minecraft.
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How to Make Bamboo Planks in Minecraft- Find, Use, Add Bamboo Wood- Step by Step Guide
The most basic element of any wood type is the plank block. That’s where bamboo begins as well. So let’s look at the crafting recipe for the new bamboo wood block in Minecraft.
When you have the bamboo, press E to open your inventory. Then place the bamboo in a 2×2 shape to craft 1 bamboo plank.
How to Use Bamboo Wood in Minecraft
- Stairs: crafted by placing six bamboo planks in a staircase pattern
- Raft: same crafting recipe as boats in Minecraft; crafted by combining 5 bamboo planks in a hollow semi-square
- Slab: crafted by placing three planks horizontally next to each other
- Door: crafted by filling two adjacent columns with bamboo planks
- Button: crafted by placing a bamboo plank in the crafting area
- Fence: created by surrounding two sticks with four bamboo planks
- Sign: created by filling two adjacent rows with bamboo planks and putting a stick below the middle cell
- Raft With a Chest: a combination of a chest with a raft
- Pressure Plate: created by placing two bamboo planks in adjacent columns
- Trapdoor: crafted by filling two adjacent rows with bamboo planks
- Fence Gate: created by reversing the arrangement of a fence’s recipe
Players need four pieces of bamboo to craft bamboo planks in Minecraft
- Once players have found enough bamboo in Minecraft, it’s time to begin crafting bamboo planks. Luckily, the process of doing so is very easy once all the materials have been obtained.
- To craft bamboo planks, players will need to place four pieces of bamboo on the crafting table. They should form a 2 x 2 square shape.
- Players can do this as many times as they want in order to create the required amount of bamboo planks for their build.
How to Find Bamboo in Minecraft
Bamboo is a tall green plant that only grows in the Jungle and the Bamboo Jungle biome. They grow fast, are easy to farm and harvest, and can be used as food for pandas.
Previously, besides crafting, fueling, and decoration purposes, bamboo doesn’t have any other primary usages. But in the newest snapshot, Mojang introduced a new type of wood made from bamboo. Exciting!
