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Birch Fence Gate

Birch Fence Gate is an openable barrier crafted from birch planks and sticks. It can be opened by hand or with a redstone signal and connects to fences and walls.

Stack Size

64

Durability

N/A

Category

Utility Blocks

Version Added

1.8

Item ID

birch_fence_gate

Birch Fence Gate at a glance

Minecraft files Birch Fence Gate under Utility Blocks: a block you get from crafting. 64 Birch Fence Gate fit in a slot, 576 across the hotbar, 3456 in a double chest. Feed Birch Fence Gate to a furnace and 1.5 smelts follow, 96 from a stack of 64.

Birch Fence Gate is a 2-hardness block. Its blast resistance is 3. The tool tag on Birch Fence Gate is an axe, with no tier requirement behind it. It sits between Birch Fence and Birch Hanging Sign in Utility Blocks, number 27 of 340 there.

Crafting recipe

Crafting
StickStick
Birch PlanksBirch Planks
StickStick
StickStick
Birch PlanksBirch Planks
StickStick
Birch Fence GateBirch Fence Gate

How to obtain

  • Crafting

Fuel value

Birch Fence Gate burns for 15 seconds (300 ticks), which is 1.5 items per Birch Fence Gate

Notes

Crafts 1 fence gate from 4 sticks and 2 planks.

Frequently asked questions about Birch Fence Gate

  1. Stick, Birch Planks going into Birch Fence Gate, the recipe this answer describes

    How do you get Birch Fence Gate in Minecraft?

    Birch Fence Gate is crafted from Stick and Birch Planks at a Crafting Table, in a single step.

  2. How long does Birch Fence Gate take to break?

    Birch Fence Gate answers to 2 hardness, and it answers to 3 when something explodes. Explosions and tools work against separate figures on Birch Fence Gate, which is why it breaks at two speeds. The tool tag on Birch Fence Gate is an axe, with no tier requirement behind it. Java 26.2 lists Birch Fence Gate exactly this way, which is how it is printed here.

  3. Birch Fence Gate beside a furnace, which is where its 15 seconds of burning go

    Can Birch Fence Gate be used as fuel?

    Birch Fence Gate burns for 15 seconds, so a single one in a furnace smelts 1.5 items. It is made from Stick and Birch Planks, 15 seconds a piece, so burning it spends Stick and Birch Planks. One Stick on its own gives 5 seconds, next to the 15 of Birch Fence Gate.

  4. 64 Birch Fence Gate drawn together, the full slot the answer counts

    How many Birch Fence Gate can you stack?

    256 Stick and 128 Birch Planks is what 64 Birch Fence Gate costs, so filling a single slot is 64 crafts. A full backpack of 36 inventory slots carries 2,304 at once.

  5. Birch Fence Gate on its own, since nothing in the game is crafted from it

    What is Birch Fence Gate used for?

    Birch Fence Gate is an openable barrier crafted from birch planks and sticks. It can be opened by hand or with a redstone signal and connects to fences and walls.

Building with it

A Birch Fence Gate matches a birch fence and does the job every gate does: opens by hand, opens on a redstone signal, and closes flush with the fence line. A gate placed at the top of a wall also works as a step, since it can be walked over when it is open.