Stonecutter in Minecraft

The Ultimate Guide to Obtaining and using Stonecutter in  Minecraft

By Bhagyashri Sarda
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Minecraft is a very popular sandbox video game created by Mojang Studio. Using tools in Minecraft is a great idea for players. With every update, a new tool gets added to Minecraft. In this blog, we will detail everything about Stonecutter in Minecraft. 

A Minecraft stonecutter is an advanced tool in Minecraft that can be used as an alternative to a crafting table. 

Stonecutter allows players to make things such as stone slabs, stair bricks, stone brick slabs, stone brick stairs, stone brick walls, etc. 

The stone cutter in Minecraft allows players to skip multiple steps that can’t be skipped using a crafting table. For example, a stone block cut with a stone cutter can be directly turned into chiseled stone bricks. 

Using a crafting table, first craft the stone brick slabs, then change them into chiseled bricks. With this tool, you use only regular blocks of stone to craft your chiseled blocks, so indirectly, the stonecutter in Minecraft is a shortcut for the crafting table.

Supported platforms for Stonecutter:

A Stonecutter available in the following version of Minecraft

Platform Supported(Version)
Java Edition (PC/MAC) YES(1.14)
Pocket Edition(PE) YES
Xbox 360 NO
Xbox One YES(1.2)
PS3 NO
PS4 YES(1.91)
Wii U NO
Nintendo Switch YES(1.5.0)
Windows 10 Edition YES
Education Edition YES

Note: Bedrock Edition is the new name for Windows 10 Edition, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and Pocket Edition (PE).

How to Find a Stonecutter in Minecraft 

In Minecraft, the stonecutter can be found in a village, in Mason’s house. If you are lucky enough, you can find a stonecutter in a Minecraft village, so if a village has stonemasons, it will definitely have a stonecutter too. The stonecutter cannot be found outside of villages, so you must craft it yourself if you want to use it. The image below depicts how a lucky villager obtains a stonecutter.

Materials Required to Create a Stonecutter:

In order to craft a stonecutter in Minecraft, players need a stone, and the next ingredient is iron. Players can easily find both materials and ingredients in the  Minecraft world.

  1. Cobblestone:

These stones are typical Minecraft building pieces. They are easy to locate in settlements, caverns, ravines, and occasionally even on the ground when a player is walking. In Minecraft, cobblestones are fairly prevalent. Cobblestone can be found in constructions that were created organically. When a player mines a naturally formed cobblestone, Minecraft drops another cobblestone block.

In Minecraft, cobblestone resembles ordinary stone in appearance. It is cracked and has a gray exterior. In Minecraft, you must mine stone in order to obtain a cobblestone.

Obtaining Cobblestone:

Stonecutter in Minecraft

The cobblestone must be transformed into standard stone blocks by the players. The player must melt the cobblestone inside a furnace to do this. Players need to put the cobblestone block on top and the fuel on the bottom, as given below in the image. 

Stonecutter in Minecraft

Iron Ingots 

The second key ingredient for crafting a stonecutter is iron ingots. Players can find an iron eagle in the Minecraft world. Because iron ore is one of the primary components used to create iron ingots, players can easily find it in caves and ravines. Players can also find ingots inside chests in Minecraft villages. You can easily find iron from bedrock to sea level. Melt the iron in a furnace, just like cobblestone. After these, you will find iron ingots. The player will need to put the iron ore on top of the furnace and fuel on the bottom, as shown in the below images. 

First, place one piece of coal from your inventory into the furnace’s bottom.

Stonecutter in Minecraft

Second, place iron ore on the top side of the furnace, as shown in the image below.

Stonecutter in Minecraft

Final: got You do not have any ingots (the second critical ingredient) in your inventory.

Stonecutter in Minecraft

Stonecutter Crafting Recipe in Minecraft 

Once cobblestone and iron ingots are added to your inventory (crafting table), you can easily craft a stonecutter, which is an advanced tool used in  Minecraft. 

Following are the steps to be followed to craft a stonecutter in Minecraft:

Step 1: Place the iron ingot in the center cell of the middle row of the 3×3 crafting area, as shown in the below picture.

Stonecutter in Minecraft

Step 2: Place three stone blocks, one in each cell of the bottom row, as  shown below:

Stonecutter in Minecraft

Step 3: Finally, we have crafted a stonecutter in Minecraft using ingredients;  check out the following picture. 

The player can use it wherever they want.

Stonecutter in Minecraft

The image below depicts how your stonecutter appears in Minecraft: 

A stonecutter is an alternative way to use the crafting table in Minecraft, which is used to craft various stone items. This alternative crafting method introduces a unique twist to the usual crafting process, much like the creativity and innovation involved in crafts for kids.  

The following are steps that define how to use Stonecutter in Minecraft: 

Step1: Place the Stonecutter 

To use a stonecutter in the game, first, select the stonecutter in your hotbar as shown in the picture. 

Stonecutter in Minecraft

Later, position your point on the surface where you want your stonecutter to go. Your block is now highlighted. 

Stonecutter in Minecraft

The following table shows game control for different versions of Minecraft

Version Game Control
Java Edition (PC/ Mac) On Block Right Click 
PE (Pocket Edition) On the block tap it
Xbox 1 Click on the LT button
PS4 Click on the L2 button
Nintendo Switch Click on ZL button
Windows 10 On Block Right Click
Education Edition On Block Right Click

Step 2: Add an item to Stonecutter: 

Second step: add your item to the ingredients box of your stonecutter, like a  cobblestone. After placing the block, you will check all the items that you can create with the stonecutter, as shown in the below image.

Stonecutter in Minecraft

For example, by using one cobblestone block, you can get two cobblestone slabs, one cobblestone stair, and one cobblestone wall. Here we only use one cobblestone block, while crafting tables use six cobblestone blocks to make a cobblestone wall. 

Step3: Move the item to Inventory

The item you made via stonecutter that you need to move to your inventory 

The following table gives a brief overview of what you can make using Stonecutter in Minecraft:

Ingredients (with Stone Cutter) Name of Blocks
Stone Stone Slab, Stone Bricks, Stone  Brick Slab, Stone Brick Stair, Stone  Brick Wall or Chiseled Stone Bricks
Smooth Stone Smooth Stone Slab
Stone Bricks a stone brick slab, a stone brick staircase, and a stone brick wall   Chiseled Stone Bricks(For Java  edition only)
Granite or Polished Granite Granite Slab. Granite Stair, Granite  Wall, Polished Granite, Polished  Granite Slab, Polished Granite Stair
Diorite or Polished Diorite Diorite Slabs, Diorite Stairs, Diorite  Wall, Polished Diorite, Polished  Diorite Slabs, Polished Diorite Stairs
Andesite or Polished Andesite Andesite Slabs, Andesite Stairs,  Andesite Walls, Polished Andesite, Polished Andesite Slabs, Polished  Andesite Stairs.
Cobblestone or Mossy Cobblestone Cobblestone Slabs, Cobblestone  Stairs, Cobblestone Wall, Mossy  Cobblestone Slabs, Mossy  Cobblestone Stairs, Mossy  Cobblestone Wall
Sandstone or Cut sandstone Sandstone Slab, Sandstone Wall,  Sandstone Stairs, Sandstone Slab, Chiseled Sandstone Slab (Java Edition Only)
Smooth Sandstone Smooth Sandstone Slab, Smooth  Sandstone Stairs
Red Sandstone or Cut Red Sandstone Red Sandstone Slabs, Red Sandstone 
or Smooth Red Sandstone Stairs, Red Sandstone Wall, Chiseled Red Sandstone, Cut Red Sandstone  Slab(for java edition only) Smooth Red Sandstone Slabs,  Smooth Red Sandstone Stairs
Prismarine Bricks or Dark  PrismarinePrismarine Bricks Slabs, Prismarine  Bricks Stairs, Dark Prismarine Slabs,  Dark Prismarine Stairs
Block of Quartz or Smooth Quartz Quartz Slabs, Quartz Stairs, Chiseled  Quartz Block, Quartz Pillar, Quartz Bricks, Smooth Quartz Slabs,  Smooth Quartz Stairs
Purpur Block Purpur Salbs, Purpur Stairs, Purpur  Pillar
Bricks or Nether Bricks or Red  Nether BricksBrick Slabs, Brick Stairs, Brick  Wall, Nether Bricks Slabs, Nether  Bricks Stairs, Nether Bricks Wall,  Chiseled Nether Bricks
Basalt Polished Basalt
End Stone or End Stone Bricks End Stone Bricks, End Stone Bricks  Slabs, End Stone Bricks Stairs, End  Stone Bricks Wall
Blackstone or Polished Blackstone Blackstone Slabs, Blackstone Stairs,  Blackstone Wall, Polished  Blackstone Slabs, Polished  Blackstone Wall, Polished  Blackstone Stairs
Mud Bricks Mud Bricks Slabs, Mud Bricks  Stairs, Mud Bricks Wall 
Block of Copper, Weather Copper,  Oxidized Copper or Exposed CopperCut Copper, Exposed Cut Copper, Weathered Cut Copper, Oxidized  Cut Copper
Waxed Copper, Waxed Weather  Copper, Waxed Oxidized Copper,  Waxed Exposed Copper Waxed Cut Copper, Waxed Exposed  Cut Copper, Waxed Weathered Cut Copper, Waxed  Oxidized Cut Copper

Conclusion

In order to achieve the desired look, sometimes plain old stone isn’t good enough. The good news is that every type of stone block that you wish to turn into a wall, slab, or step in Minecraft can be carved by stonecutters. In this blog, we brought you a total guide to obtaining and using stonecutter in Minecraft.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Which is preferable, the stonecutter or the crafting table?

In Minecraft, a stonecutter tool is similar to a crafting table, with the exception that by using one component instead of a recipe, players may create a variety of blocks.
For instance, on a crafting table, four staircases may be created using just six stone blocks. You may create one step on the stonecutter for each stone block while waiting.

Does the stonecutter save time?

Yes, it saves time to craft any item as compared to using a crafting table.

Does a stonecutter save stones?

Yes, compared to using a crafting table, it saves you the number of stones required to craft a new wall, slab, or set of stairs. For example, by using one cobblestone block, you can get two cobblestone slabs, one cobblestone stair, and one cobblestone wall. Here we only use one cobblestone block, while the crafting table uses six cobblestone blocks to make a cobblestone wall.

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