One of the best ways to save your base or stop gangs from going anywhere is with a fence. The fence in Minecraft is quite strong, as you can’t hop over it while standing on the ground, unlike many other blocks. To see how to craft a fence and the best way to use it, read the guide below.
Making a Fence in Minecraft
A fence is a simple item to make once you know the recipe, as it only needs two basic resources to craft. You can see the crafting recipe for a basic fence below:
- At a crafting table, place two Sticks in the middle and bottom middleboxes
- Then, place four of the same wood Planks in the four boxes that border the Sticks
There aren’t any other items that are more easily obtained than Sticks and Planks. You can gather Planks by chopping down logs and placing them in a single box at a crafting table. Then, you’re able to use those Planks to make Sticks by placing two of them on top of one another at a crafting table. You now have all the resources needed for a fence.
However, it’s important to remember that you need Planks of the same wood type for the fence recipe to work. If you try to use three Oak Planks and one Spruce Plank in the recipe, nothing will occur. This is because all fences are specified with the wood type they’re made from. The wood type changes the colors of each fence, but other than that there are no significant differences.
When you have your fences ready to go, simply place one down on a block and then start joining more off of that one. The fences will link automatically as long as they’re set on a bordering block. While you’re building your fence, you might want to leave room on one block for a fence gate. This is a different item that can be prepared using four Sticks and two of the same wood Planks. The recipe is the same as a fence, but the positions of the Sticks and Planks are inverted. A fence gate lets you go through the fence the same way a door allows you to go through a wall in your base.
