Scaffolding

Obtaining

Craft scaffolding from bamboo and string, or break an existing scaffold and collect it for reuse. Trial-chamber corridor barrels are another validated source. Six blocks per recipe make a compact temporary route without filling a build with permanent ladders.

Loot tableScaffoldingDetailed drops are not published yet.

• LadderBlock

Crafting

crafting grid

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Result

Scaffolding× 6

Ingredients match the published snapshot.

Usage

Scaffolding helps with rapid building and climbing as a temporary construction structure. Place it beside a wall, climb through its open frame, and remove the tower from the bottom when the permanent work is finished. It is waterloggable, burns as a small fuel source, and is destroyed by fire.

• LadderBlock
• PistonBlock

Sounds

Scaffolding uses its dedicated scaffolding sound family for placement, breaking, falling, and movement. Java has no separate climbing event in the local sound table.

Behavior

Scaffolding forms a connected vertical structure and has a six-block horizontal reach from a solid base. When its support distance reaches seven, the block becomes a falling block or breaks after its stability update. Players climb upward by jumping and descend while sneaking; falling onto scaffolding while sneaking resets fall distance.

• ScaffoldingBlock
• LadderBlock
• PistonBlock

Data values

The block identifier is `minecraft:scaffolding`. It is a climbable temporary block made from bamboo and string, with a connected support state rather than a solid full-block shape.

Data: Data values

Identifier	minecraft:scaffolding
Version	Minecraft 26.2
Blockstate	assets/minecraft/blockstates/scaffolding.json
Loot table	ScaffoldingLoot table
Material	Bamboo and string
Role	Temporary climbing platform
Block tag	minecraft:climbable
State fields	bottom, distance, waterlogged

• ScaffoldingBlock

History

Scaffolding was added as a construction aid in the 1.14 cycle. Its support reach was increased to six blocks during development, and later releases added trial-chamber loot and the climbable block tag while keeping instant breaking.

1. 26.2Block facts were published from the verified snapshot.Provenance: 918feb41c87c05a6f3e94e327fb01a82543180a2376b65610c6f0521456532a5

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See also

• Block catalogue
• Recipe
• LadderBlock

References

The block class owns support distance, collapse behavior, waterlogging, and the climbable platform state. Its recipe, loot table, and trial-chamber source remain separate data records.

Data: References

Source	Validated DeepMine snapshot
Snapshot ID	918feb41c87c05a6f3e94e327fb01a82543180a2376b65610c6f0521456532a5
Digest	1d12d600192dce1d53246481573aaf71379ac8391a9b7b9edfcbee8c265fba4d
Block implementation	net/minecraft/world/level/block/ScaffoldingBlock.java
Block registration	net/minecraft/world/level/block/Blocks.java
Shaped recipe	data/minecraft/recipe/scaffolding.json
Block loot table	Scaffoldingscaffolding
Trial-chamber source	data/minecraft/loot_table/chests/trial_chambers/corridor.json

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