How to Make Smooth Red Sandstone in Minecraft
Smooth Red Sandstone
Smooth Red Sandstone is a smelted variant of Red Sandstone that never falls like Red Sand and withstands explosions better than Red Sandstone.
Description
Builders value Smooth Red Sandstone as a smooth, finished face for red desert-style architecture. Three blocks in a row on the crafting table produce six Smooth Red Sandstone Slabs; six blocks in a stair-shaped pattern produce four Smooth Red Sandstone Stairs. A Stonecutter gives the same shapes one block at a time, cutting each block into two slabs or into stairs. Red Sand falls when support disappears, but Smooth Red Sandstone is never affected by gravity, so overhangs and floating edges hold their position.
Block properties
| Item ID |
minecraft:smooth_red_sandstone
|
|---|---|
| /give command |
/give @p minecraft:smooth_red_sandstone
|
| Stackable | Yes (64) |
| Best tool | Pickaxe |
| Renewable | Yes |
| Hardness | 2 |
| Blast resistance | 6 |
| Java Edition | 1.8 |
| Bedrock Edition | 1.9.0 |
Guide
How to Get Smooth Red Sandstone in Minecraft
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Gather Red Sandstone
Collect Red Sandstone blocks — each block smelts into exactly one Smooth Red Sandstone.
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Smelt Red Sandstone in a Furnace
Place Red Sandstone in a Furnace with fuel. Every Red Sandstone block comes out as one Smooth Red Sandstone.
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Break the block with a pickaxe
Use any pickaxe to break Smooth Red Sandstone. Mining by hand drops nothing, so keep a pickaxe on hand.
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4
Craft Smooth Red Sandstone Slabs and Stairs
Arrange three blocks in a row for six Smooth Red Sandstone Slabs, or six blocks in a stair-shaped pattern for four Smooth Red Sandstone Stairs. A Stonecutter cuts one block into two slabs or into stairs.
Smooth Red Sandstone carries blast resistance 6 — plain Red Sandstone manages only 0.8. Red Sand falls without support, but Smooth Red Sandstone never reacts to gravity, so overhangs stay in place.
How to craft this block
Red Sandstone
x1
Used in crafts
Frequently asked questions
Does Smooth Red Sandstone burn or sink in lava?
No — Smooth Red Sandstone is neither flammable nor susceptible to lava.
Is Smooth Red Sandstone renewable?
Yes, Smooth Red Sandstone is a renewable resource (a resource players can obtain endlessly). Every Red Sandstone block smelted adds one Smooth Red Sandstone to the supply.
How many Smooth Red Sandstone blocks fit in one stack?
Smooth Red Sandstone stacks to 64 per slot.
Did Smooth Red Sandstone always drop itself in Java Edition?
No — before Java Edition 1.13, breaking Smooth Red Sandstone dropped two red sandstone slabs. Since version 1.13, Smooth Red Sandstone exists as a proper item and drops itself.
Does Smooth Red Sandstone emit light?
No, Smooth Red Sandstone emits no light.