To craft a fence in Minecraft, gather at least 6 planks of the same type of wood, and use two of the planks to craft four sticks. Then, craft the fence pieces.
In a Nutshell: To make a lever, place a cobblestone at the bottom and a stick above it. Now simply click the Lever and drag it into your own inventory.
Fences now have a new crafting recipe using 4 planks of the same type to produce 3 fences. Previously, it required six sticks in a 2×3 grid to produce 2. Old.