Planks

Wooden Plank, is a block that is not found in a map naturally; it has to be created by players. It appears as a series of interconnected planks. It is good for creating a support style for your buildings and also making huts and shacks. Wooden Planks may be burned in furnaces, creating a 15 second fire. Wooden Planks are a renewable resource obtainable by breaking Log blocks and placing them into a crafting box in Alpha or by simply breaking log blocks in survival. It takes 43 planks to smelt an entire stack.

Building
The value of building with wooden planks is disputed both in Survival Alpha and in Survival Multi-Player. Structures built of planks can be burned down easily, either by accident or by Griefers. It is often used, regardless of the dangers, because it is often viewed as aesthetically pleasing in Role-Playing and in certain sorts of buildings, such as Inns.



Crafting
Wooden Planks are used in many crafting recipes: Wooden Axe, Pickaxe, Sword, Shovel, and Hoe; Pressure Plate, Workbench, Chest, Bowl, Sign, Door, Boat, Stick, Stairs, Jukebox, and Bookshelf.

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