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26 Oct 2026 · 2 weeks ago

Small Fishing Dock with Storage

Build a compact lake dock with a simple bench, storage barrels, and lanterns.

easy · sketch · minecraft · blueprint

Small Fishing Dock with Storage
Small Fishing Dock with Storage

This 7 × 9 dock makes a useful destination on a lake path. A short stair-block bench divides the platform while leaving routes around both ends, and the open lake edge keeps the water in view.

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

  • 63 spruce planks
  • 20 oak logs (18 piling logs and 2 bollards)
  • 12 oak fences
  • 3 spruce stairs
  • 2 barrels
  • 2 lanterns

How to build

1. Set out the foundation

Foundation blueprint
Foundation blueprint

Use x = 0–6 across the dock and z = 0–8 from shore toward the lake. Put the deck at y = 0; its top is height 1.

  1. For the reference foundation, use water blocks at y = −2 and solid ground at y = −4. Extend or shorten the supports for your shoreline.
  2. At x = 0 and 6, place three-log vertical pilings at z = 0, 4, and 8. Each occupies y = −3 to −1, giving six pilings and 18 logs.
  3. Fill x = 0–6, z = 0–8 at y = 0 with 63 spruce planks. Bring the shore path to the z = 0 edge.

The cells marked O in the foundation plan show supports below the plank deck; do not replace those deck planks with logs.

2. Complete the structure and details

Construction blueprint
Construction blueprint
  1. Place oak fences along x = 0 and 6, z = 2–7 at y = 1. This uses 12 fence blocks.
  2. At the two outer corners (x = 0 and 6, z = 8), place oak-log bollards at y = 1. Put a standing lantern on each at y = 2.
  3. Place barrels at (x, z) = (1, 2) and (5, 2), both at y = 1.
  4. Make the bench from three normal bottom-half spruce stairs at x = 2–4, z = 4, y = 1. Their higher halves face shore (negative z), so their lower seat edges face the lake (positive z). Place them in a straight line to avoid corner stair shapes.
  5. Keep the remaining floor clear. The spaces at x = 1 and 5 allow passage around the bench; the far edge at z = 8 stays open between the bollards.

The stair bench is decorative seating. The blueprint does not require a sitting mod.

Lake-side view of the dock and pilings. Generated appearance reference.

Bench, storage barrels, and lantern details
Bench, storage barrels, and lantern details

Bench, storage barrels, and lantern details. Generated appearance reference.

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