How to Make Smooth Sandstone in Minecraft
Smooth Sandstone
Smooth Sandstone is a sandstone variant with a uniform smooth finish on every face, made by smelting regular Sandstone for clean desert-style walls.
Description
Smooth Sandstone converts into two matching shapes for detailing. A crafting row of three blocks produces six Smooth Sandstone Slabs. A staircase pattern of six blocks produces four Smooth Sandstone Stairs. A Stonecutter turns one block into two slab pieces or one Smooth Sandstone Stairs, so a batch of four stairs costs four blocks instead of six. For desert temples, sun-bright facades and minimalist builds, Smooth Sandstone supplies smooth, even surfaces on every face of the wall.
Block properties
| Item ID |
minecraft:smooth_sandstone
|
|---|---|
| /give command |
/give @p minecraft:smooth_sandstone
|
| Stackable | Yes (64) |
| Best tool | Pickaxe |
| Renewable | Yes |
| Hardness | 2 |
| Blast resistance | 6 |
| Java Edition | 1.5 |
| Bedrock Edition | 1.9.0 |
Guide
How to get Smooth Sandstone in Minecraft
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Collect regular Sandstone
Gather Sandstone blocks first — every Smooth Sandstone block is smelted from exactly one Sandstone block.
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Smelt the Sandstone in a furnace
Place each Sandstone block in a furnace with fuel; the furnace turns one Sandstone block into one Smooth Sandstone block.
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Craft Smooth Sandstone Slabs
Fill a single crafting row with three Smooth Sandstone blocks to receive six Smooth Sandstone Slabs.
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4
Craft Smooth Sandstone Stairs
Arrange six Smooth Sandstone blocks in a staircase pattern — three on the bottom row, two in the middle row, one on top — to receive four Smooth Sandstone Stairs.
A Stonecutter turns one Smooth Sandstone block into one Smooth Sandstone Stairs or two Smooth Sandstone Slabs, so four stairs cost four blocks instead of six.
How to craft this block
Sandstone
x1
Used in crafts
Frequently asked questions
Does Smooth Sandstone fall like Sand?
No. Unlike Sand, Smooth Sandstone is never affected by gravity, so Smooth Sandstone walls and overhangs stay exactly where the player places them.
Why is Smooth Sandstone harder than regular Sandstone?
Smooth Sandstone has hardness 2 and blast resistance 6, while regular Sandstone holds 0.8 in both values. The difference likely comes from values historically inherited from slab blocks.
Is Smooth Sandstone renewable?
Yes. Smooth Sandstone counts as a renewable resource (obtainable in unlimited amounts), so large desert builds never depend on a single world's supply.
Where does Smooth Sandstone generate naturally?
Smooth Sandstone generates in desert villages. Outside villages, smelting regular Sandstone remains the way to produce Smooth Sandstone.
Which versions include Smooth Sandstone?
Smooth Sandstone was added in Java Edition 1.5 and Bedrock Edition 1.9.0, and smelting Sandstone into Smooth Sandstone arrived with Java Edition 1.14.