Harbor Crane on a Timber Pier

A compact crane gives a waterfront a clear purpose without filling the shoreline. This static decorative build uses a 7 × 5 pier, a tall oak mast, and a barrel suspended beneath a straight boom. The crane has no moving or lifting mechanism.

The hero and gallery are AI-generated appearance references, not in-game screenshots. Use the coordinate diagrams and instructions for exact placement; decorative details in the illustrations may differ. All coordinate ranges below include both endpoints. Material counts describe placed blocks, not crafting ingredients; temporary placement blocks and terrain work are extra.

Materials

• 35 spruce planks
• 24 oak logs (including 12 for reference-depth pilings)
• 2 stone bricks
• 3 chains
• 1 barrel

How to build

1. Set out the foundation

Set x across the pier and z away from shore. The deck occupies x = 0–6, z = 0–4 at y = 0. Its walking surface is at height 1.

1. Choose shallow water with its surface at height −1 (water blocks at y = −2) and a solid bed at y = −4. Adapt piling lengths to your actual site.
2. Place vertical oak logs at the four corners: x = 0 or 6, z = 0 or 4, with each piling occupying y = −3 to −1. That uses 12 logs.
3. Fill the entire 7 × 5 deck with 35 spruce planks at y = 0. Connect the z = 0 edge to shore.
4. Build the mast at x = 2, z = 2, from y = 1 through 6: six vertical oak logs. The plan marks its position above the deck.

2. Complete the structure and details

1. At y = 6, z = 2, extend the boom across x = 0–6. The mast already supplies the block at x = 2; add six logs with their grain running along x.
2. Beneath the left end, place stone bricks at x = 0, z = 2, y = 4 and 5. These are a visual counterweight.
3. Beneath the right end, place vertical chains at x = 6, z = 2, y = 3–5.
4. Place one barrel at x = 6, z = 2, y = 2. Use temporary blocks to position it, then remove them. Leave y = 1 empty beneath it for a one-block gap above the deck.

The second diagram looks along z at the crane's centerline. No extra posts or crates are included in the counted design.

Gallery

Opposite view of the mast and suspended cargo. Generated appearance reference.

Close view of the boom, chain, and barrel. Generated appearance reference.