Cut Red Sandstone
Decorative red sandstone variant with a clean square inlay, perfect for tiled badlands floors.
Description
The texture is a single visible square panel framed by a thin border, in contrast to the diagonal grain of the base block. Because the pattern is symmetric on every face, walls, ceilings and floors made from this block read as deliberate tile work, which fits desert palaces, mesa villages and badlands wells well.
A cut variant cannot be turned into stairs or smooth red sandstone, but it does support its own slab and wall through the stonecutter, so a full architectural set can be assembled. Hardness and blast resistance match the rest of the red sandstone family, so it is harvested by any pickaxe and reasonably durable around creeper traffic.
How to craft this block
Red Sandstone
x4
Used in crafts
- Cut Red Sandstone Slab
Frequently asked questions
How do you craft Cut Red Sandstone?
Place 4 Red Sandstone blocks in a 2×2 pattern on a crafting table to receive 4 Cut Red Sandstone blocks. Alternatively, feed 1 Red Sandstone into a stonecutter to get 1 Cut Red Sandstone — useful when only a small quantity is needed.
What is the difference between Cut Red Sandstone and regular Red Sandstone?
Cut Red Sandstone has a flat square panel texture with a thin border frame, identical on all six faces. Regular Red Sandstone shows a diagonal grain pattern. The cut variant is strictly decorative and does not occur naturally — it must be crafted.
Can Cut Red Sandstone be used to make stairs?
No. Cut Red Sandstone cannot be converted into stairs. It can only be cut further into Cut Red Sandstone Slabs or Red Sandstone Walls using a stonecutter.
Can Cut Red Sandstone be turned into Smooth Red Sandstone?
No. Smooth Red Sandstone is made by smelting Red Sandstone in a furnace, not from the cut variant. Cut Red Sandstone cannot be smelted into Smooth Red Sandstone.
Where does the Red Sand needed for Cut Red Sandstone come from?
Red Sand generates naturally in Badlands (Mesa) biomes. It can also appear at the edges of windswept savanna transitions near mesa terrain. Red Sand is the base ingredient: 4 Red Sand → 1 Red Sandstone → then crafted or stonecutter into Cut Red Sandstone.
What tool is best for mining Cut Red Sandstone?
Any pickaxe will break Cut Red Sandstone and drop it as an item. A stone pickaxe or better speeds up the process. Cut Red Sandstone has a hardness and blast resistance of 0.8, matching the rest of the red sandstone family.
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