Planks

Wood 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. Wood may be burned in furnaces, creating a 15 second fire. You can obtain wood by breaking tree blocks and placing them into a crafting box in Alpha or by simply breaking tree blocks in survival. Wood is possibly the most useful block in the game as it and its derivatives are used in most crafting recipes and is very easy to obtain. It takes 40 Wood to smelt an entire stack.

Building
The value of building with Wood is disputed both in Survival Alpha and in Survival Multi-Player. Although players cannot be directly harmed in Multi-Player as of yet, structures built of Wood 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
Wood is used in many crafting recipes: Wooden Axe, Pickaxe, Sword, Shovel, and Hoe; Workbench, Chest, Bowl, Sign, Door, Boat, Stick, Stairs, and Bookshelf.