Description
A Petrified Oak Slab is a half height wooden block with a darker aged look that comes from Petrified Oak wood. The slab is handy for creating worn floors low benches and compact steps that suggest an older style of build. Its darker washed out tone makes it a good companion for stonework ruins and dockside structures. This write up explains how to craft and use the slab and gives ideas for combining it with other blocks to achieve a weathered look. Slabs are flexible because they give you half height control which helps when you want to add subtle vertical detail without filling the space with full blocks. They are also economical for covering broad surfaces while still producing a textured pattern that reads as worn wood rather than fresh new planks.
What is Petrified Oak Slab?
A Petrified Oak Slab is a half height block derived from Petrified Oak planks that acts like other slab types in the game. Two slabs stacked will form a full block and slabs can be placed on the top or bottom half of a block space. The Petrified Oak texture gives a darker aged appearance that pairs well with old builds and rustic projects.
Where to find Petrified Oak Slab
Petrified Oak Slabs are normally crafted by players and may appear in custom builds and ruins created by other players. They are not commonly found as raw loot in standard world generation so you should plan to make them from Petrified Oak planks in survival play. Check player towns and ruins for examples where builders used slabs for weathered floors and walkways.
How to get Petrified Oak Slab
To obtain Petrified Oak Slabs in survival you need Petrified Oak logs which you convert into planks and then use a crafting table to make slabs using the normal slab recipe. In creative mode the slab is available in the building inventory for instant placement. On multiplayer servers trade or buy slabs from other players if you prefer quick access.
Release Information
First introduced: Assumed introduced around the Minecraft 1.20 update in 2023. Date may need verification.
Give Command
/give @p minecraft:petrified_oak_slab 1
How to use Petrified Oak Slab
Use Petrified Oak Slabs to form aged floors steps and narrow furniture where you want a muted worn tone. Place slabs to create low benches counters and pathways and stack them when you need full height. Combine slabs with stairs walls and stone to craft ruined looking architecture and use them in docks and bridges for a subtle aged effect. The slab is a versatile choice when you need a weathered wooden surface without the bulk of full blocks.
Recipes for Petrified Oak Slab
This item cannot be crafted.