BeginnerBuilding
5 starter house plans in Minecraft, from 153 to 2,342 blocks
To reach the high rows, place Scaffolding:
Tested 26.3
Scaffolding is a temporary climbing structure: you walk up inside it by jumping and climb down by sneaking. It is made from Bamboo and String and is the quickest way to build high.
It is made with the Crafting Table from 6 × Bamboo and String. As fuel it burns for 2.5 seconds in a Furnace, enough to smelt 0.3 items.
What it does
Place it on itself to stack it upwards very quickly. It can also stretch sideways, but only up to six blocks from a supported column; one block more and it falls.
Standing on top of it, you stay put; sneak to go down through it. Breaking the bottom block brings down the whole column, so cleaning up after a build takes seconds.
One craft gives six blocks. It also burns as fuel.
How to craft
Crafting table 
6 6 × Bamboo + String → 6 × Scaffolding
// Slots with several items cycle through every accepted option.
How Scaffolding connects
10 links · from the 26.3 game dataWhere to get it
Loot in structureschance per item drawn
Works in
Furnacefuel · smelts 0.3 items2.5 sSame family · tag #climbable
Tutorials with Scaffolding (2)
IntermediateBuilding
How to build perfect circles and domes in Minecraft
build them from Scaffolding.
Tested 26.3
Block states
| bottom | true · false |
|---|---|
| distance | 0 · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 |
| waterlogged | true · false |
Tags
#minecraft:climbable#minecraft:fall_damage_resetting#minecraft:washed_away_by_fluids
Scaffolding · FAQ
How do you get Scaffolding in Minecraft?
At the Crafting Table: 6 × Bamboo and 1 × String give 6 × Scaffolding. Mining the block drops it. It can be found as loot in Trial Chambers.
What is Scaffolding used for in Minecraft?
It is a climbable structure for building high, removed in seconds by breaking its base.
Can Scaffolding be used as fuel?
Yes. In a Furnace it burns for 2.5 seconds, enough to smelt 0.3 items.
Can a piston move Scaffolding?
No: when a piston pushes it, it breaks and drops as an item.
Does Scaffolding burn?
Yes: fire can spread to it and destroy it.