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How to Make Cut Sandstone in Minecraft

Cut Sandstone — Minecraft block

Cut Sandstone

Cut Sandstone is a craftable sandstone variant that never falls like sand, giving desert-style builds a stable building block.

Block ID minecraft:cut_sandstone
Mod Vanilla
Game versions
1.21

Description

Cut Sandstone is a variant of sandstone obtained through crafting and stonecutting. Placing 4 sandstone blocks in a 2×2 crafting grid yields 4 Cut Sandstone blocks. A stonecutter converts 1 sandstone into 1 Cut Sandstone at a 1:1 ratio. Cut Sandstone also generates naturally in desert villages, desert pyramids, and warm ocean ruins. Mining Cut Sandstone requires a pickaxe — a wooden pickaxe is enough — and mining without a pickaxe drops nothing. Cut Sandstone stacks to 64 and appeared in Java Edition 1.2.4.

Unlike sand, Cut Sandstone is never affected by gravity, so ceilings and overhangs need no support blocks underneath. Desert villages and desert pyramids generate Cut Sandstone as a building material, and warm ocean ruins do the same underwater. Cut Sandstone therefore fits desert-themed walls, floors, and temple-style roofs naturally. A wooden pickaxe is the weakest tool that still mines Cut Sandstone. The 2×2 crafting recipe turns a stack of sandstone into the same amount of Cut Sandstone without waste.

Block properties

Item ID minecraft:cut_sandstone
/give command /give @p minecraft:cut_sandstone
Stackable Yes (64)
Best tool Pickaxe
Renewable Yes
Java Edition 1.2.4

Guide

How to get Cut Sandstone in Minecraft

  1. 1

    Gather 4 sandstone blocks

    Cut Sandstone crafts from regular sandstone only, at 4 sandstone blocks per crafting attempt.

  2. 2

    Open a crafting grid

    Place the 4 sandstone blocks in a 2×2 square inside a crafting grid. The output slot shows 4 Cut Sandstone blocks.

  3. 3

    Use a stonecutter instead

    Put 1 sandstone block into a stonecutter to receive 1 Cut Sandstone block. The stonecutter converts sandstone one block at a time.

  4. 4

    Mine natural Cut Sandstone

    Desert villages, desert pyramids, and warm ocean ruins generate Cut Sandstone as a building material. Bring a pickaxe, because mining without a pickaxe drops nothing.

  5. 5

    Build without support blocks

    Unlike sand, Cut Sandstone never falls, so ceilings and floating platforms made of Cut Sandstone hold without supports.

A wooden pickaxe is enough

A wooden pickaxe is the weakest tool that still drops Cut Sandstone, and Cut Sandstone stacks to 64 for compact transport.

How to craft this block

Ingredients: Sandstone Sandstone x4
Crafting
Sandstone Sandstone
Sandstone Sandstone
Cut Sandstone
4
Cut Sandstone

Used in crafts

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Frequently asked questions

How do you craft Cut Sandstone in Minecraft?

Place 4 sandstone blocks in a 2×2 crafting grid to get 4 Cut Sandstone blocks. A stonecutter also converts 1 sandstone into 1 Cut Sandstone.

What tool mines Cut Sandstone?

Any pickaxe mines Cut Sandstone, and a wooden pickaxe is the weakest working choice. Mining without a pickaxe drops nothing.

Where does Cut Sandstone generate naturally?

Cut Sandstone generates in desert villages, desert pyramids, and warm ocean ruins. Mining those structures supplies Cut Sandstone without any crafting.

Does Cut Sandstone fall like sand?

Unlike sand, Cut Sandstone is never affected by gravity. Cut Sandstone blocks hang in the air with no support underneath.

How long has Cut Sandstone existed?

Cut Sandstone appeared in Java Edition 1.2.4 and carried the name Smooth Sandstone until Java Edition 1.13.