Dark Oak Log
Dark Oak Log is the trunk block of dark oak trees. It can be stripped, crafted into dark oak wood, or made into dark oak planks.
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Utility Blocks
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Overview
Dark Oak Log is a block in the Utility Blocks category of Minecraft, obtained through chopping (Axe) and natural world generation. A single inventory slot holds a full stack of 64 Dark Oak Log. It doubles as furnace fuel, good for 1.5 smelts before it is used up.
The game rates Dark Oak Log at 2 hardness. Any axe will do on Dark Oak Log, from wood upward. Explosives face the same figure, which is why Dark Oak Log is not a wall you rely on. Every pillager outpost chest contains one, and 1 other kind of generated chest can hold it as well.
How to Obtain
- Chopping (Axe)
- Natural generation
Fuel Value
Burns for 15 seconds (300 ticks), enough to smelt 1.5 items
Notes
Six bark sides face outward; the rings show on the cut ends.
Frequently Asked Questions

How do you get Dark Oak Log in Minecraft?
Dark Oak Log is obtained through chopping (Axe), and Dark Oak Log from natural world generation. Nothing you can build: Dark Oak Log is found, and pillager outpost chests come out at always.

What is Dark Oak Log used for?
Dark Oak Log is the trunk block of dark oak trees. It can be stripped, crafted into dark oak wood, or made into dark oak planks.

How many Dark Oak Log can you stack?
A slot of 64 Dark Oak Log burns for 96 smelted items, which is what Dark Oak Log is worth as fuel. A shulker box of Dark Oak Log is 1,728 Dark Oak Log, over 27 slots of Dark Oak Log.

How long does Dark Oak Log take to break?
Hardness 2 is what the game stores for Dark Oak Log, next to blast resistance 2 on Dark Oak Log. That is the default pairing for Dark Oak Log, and it means Dark Oak Log has no special toughness either way. Any axe will do on Dark Oak Log, from wood upward. Java 26.2 records Dark Oak Log with the numbers above, and Dark Oak Log keeps them here.

Where do you find Dark Oak Log in chests?
Dark Oak Log is chest loot in pillager outpost chests (always, 2 to 3 at a time) and the bonus chest (about 26%, 1 to 3 at a time). Those odds on Dark Oak Log are per chest, and Luck moves Dark Oak Log no higher.

Can Dark Oak Log be used as fuel?
Yes, Dark Oak Log carries a usable number: 15 seconds per Dark Oak Log, or 1.5 items from one. For comparison, one coal is worth 8 items, or 5.333 Dark Oak Log.