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 crafts into ordinary Red Sandstone Stairs at the crafting table — six blocks in the staircase pattern make four stairs — but Red Sandstone Wall only accepts the base block, so cut copies cannot become walls, and it cannot be smelted into Smooth Red Sandstone either, which likewise comes only from the base block. What the stonecutter does turn it into is its own Cut Red Sandstone Slab, one block for two slabs. 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.
Block properties
| Item ID |
minecraft:cut_red_sandstone
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|---|---|
| /give command |
/give @p minecraft:cut_red_sandstone
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| Stackable | Yes (64) |
| Best tool | Pickaxe |
| Renewable | Yes |
| Hardness | 0.8 |
| Blast resistance | 0.8 |
Guide
How to craft Cut Red Sandstone in Minecraft
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Collect Red Sand
Collect Red Sand from a Badlands (Mesa) biome — Red Sand generates on the surface and along the red-tinted terrain of mesa plateaus.
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Craft Red Sandstone
Craft Red Sandstone: place 4 Red Sand in a 2×2 square on any crafting grid to get 1 Red Sandstone block (no crafting table needed).
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Craft on a crafting table
Open a Crafting Table and place 4 Red Sandstone blocks in a 2×2 pattern to receive 4 Cut Red Sandstone blocks.
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Or use a stonecutter
Alternatively, use a Stonecutter: place 1 Red Sandstone in the input slot to receive 1 Cut Red Sandstone — efficient when only a few blocks are needed.
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Mine with any pickaxe
Mine Cut Red Sandstone with any pickaxe; stone pickaxe or better speeds up harvesting.
Use the Stonecutter to convert Cut Red Sandstone further into its own Cut Red Sandstone Slabs without extra materials — Red Sandstone Wall only accepts the base block, but the crafting table still turns Cut Red Sandstone into ordinary Red Sandstone Stairs.
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?
Yes. Six Cut Red Sandstone blocks in the crafting-table staircase pattern produce four Red Sandstone Stairs — the same stairs block the base Red Sandstone yields. The stonecutter only turns Cut Red Sandstone into its own Cut Red Sandstone Slab; Red Sandstone Wall accepts just the base block.
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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