Log

Wood (Previously known as Log) is a type of block first seen in Minecraft Creative mode 0.0.14a. They have a skin resembling bark on the four side faces, and a crosscut face on top and bottom. Wood is greatly abundant in naturally generated maps, as they are used as the foundation for Trees and currently the branches of trees in Alpha mode. Wood can be mined relatively quickly by hand, but using an Axe is faster. Wood is flammable, but sometimes don't burn away when lit. Trees that burn down will generally leave one to three wood blocks still flaming.

Wood blocks are available for use in Creative mode. They are often used to make plants, trees and wooden cabins.

In Survival mode, wood blocks drop 3 - 5 wooden planks when mined. In Indev, Infdev, Alpha, and Beta, mining a wood block will cause just one to drop instead. This allows the use of wood as a building material. Wood's only crafting use is to be made into four Wooden Planks.

Trivia

 * The number of rings on the inside of a tree counts the age of the tree. If one counts the rings of a wood block, the sum is two years.
 * For wood to be destroyed by fire it must have several sides simultaneously burning. If only one side is burning, the fire and wood block will last forever. This is probably a bug but makes for nice fireplaces.

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