Cut Sandstone

Cut Sandstone

Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool
Blast resistance	0.8
Hardness	0.8
Luminous	No
Transparent	No
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No
Map color (Java)	2 SAND

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Cut sandstone is a variant of sandstone, obtained through crafting.

Obtaining

Breaking

Cut sandstone can be mined with any pickaxe. If mined without a pickaxe, the block drops nothing.

Block	Cut Sandstone
Hardness	0.8
Tool
Breaking time (sec)
Default	4
Wooden	0.6
Stone	0.3
Iron	0.2
Diamond	0.15
Netherite	0.15
Golden	0.1
Options
Efficiency	000
Haste	001 1JEBE

Legend

• incorrect tool, drops nothing
• correct tool, drops nothing or something other than the block itself
• correct tool, drops the block itself
• italicized can be instant mined

Natural generation

Cut sandstone generates in desert villages, desert pyramids, and warm ocean ruins.

Crafting

Ingredients	[hide]Crafting recipe
Sandstone	4

Stonecutting

Ingredients	[hide]Cutting recipe
Sandstone

Usage

Unlike sand, cut sandstone is never affected by gravity.

Crafting ingredient

Name	Ingredients	[hide]Crafting recipe
Cut Sandstone Slab	Cut Sandstone	6

Stonecutting ingredient

Ingredients	Cutting recipe	[hide]Description
Cut Sandstone	2	‌

Note blocks

Cut sandstone can be placed under note blocks to produce "bass drum" sounds.

Sounds

Java Edition:

[hide] v t e stone sound type
Sound	Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	​Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	block.stone.break	subtitles.block.generic.break​	1.0	0.8	16
	​Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.stone.place	subtitles.block.generic.place​	1.0	0.8	16
	​Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	block.stone.hit	subtitles.block.generic.hit​	0.25	0.5	16
	​Something falls on a block	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.stone.fall	subtitles.block.generic.fall​	0.5	0.75	16
	​Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	block.stone.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.15	1.0	16

Bedrock Edition:

[hide] v t e stone sound type
Sound	Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
	Blocks	Once the block has broken	dig.stone	1.0	0.8-1.0
	Blocks	When the block is placed	dig.stone	1.0	0.8-1.0
	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	hit.stone	0.37	0.5
	Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	fall.stone	0.4	1.0
	Players	Walking on the block	step.stone	0.3	1.0
	Blocks	Jumping from the block	jump.stone	0.12	1.0
	Blocks	Falling on the block without fall damage	land.stone	0.22	1.0

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	[hide]Translation key
Cut Sandstone	cut_sandstone	Block & Item	block.minecraft.cut_sandstone

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Alias ID	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID	[hide]Translation key
Cut Sandstone	cut_sandstone	sandstone / 2	-945	Block & Giveable Item	Identical	tile.sandstone.cut.name

History

[hide]Java Edition
1.2.1			release				A texture has been added to the terrain.png file and might have been used as decorative sandstone variants. However, these textures do not appear in the game, at the moment.
1.2.4			release				The textures added in 1.2.1 have been changed, and Mojang have actually added sandstone with these textures, using the same in-game name as regular sandstone.
1.3.1			12w19a				Distinct names (smooth sandstone) have been given to the sandstone variant.
							Prior to this snapshot the sandstone variants used the same tooltip as normal sandstone "Sandstone".
			12w21a				Added desert temples, which use smooth sandstone as building materials.
1.8			14w29a				Smooth sandstone can no longer be crafted into itself.
1.13			17w47a				"Smooth Sandstone" has been renamed to "Cut Sandstone".
							The different type block states for the sandstone ID have been split up into their own IDs.
							Prior to The Flattening, the block's numeral ID was 24.
			18w09a				Cut sandstone now generates in ocean ruins.
1.14			18w43a				The textures of cut sandstone blocks have been changed.
			18w44a				The textures of cut sandstone blockshave been changed, once again.
			18w47a				The top textures of cut sandstone blocks have been changed.
			18w50a				The top textures of cut sandstone blocks have been changed, once again.
[hide]Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.6.0							Added smooth sandstone.
v0.9.0			build 2				Smooth sandstone now generates in desert villages.
v0.13.0			build 1				Smooth sandstone now generate in desert temples.
[hide]Bedrock Edition
1.4.0			beta 1.2.20.1				Smooth sandstone now generate in warm ocean ruins.
1.9.0			beta 1.9.0.0				"Smooth Sandstone" has been renamed to "Cut Sandstone".
							Cut sandstone can now be used to craft cut sandstone slabs.
1.10.0			beta 1.10.0.3				The textures of cut sandstone blocks have been changed.
1.21.20			Preview 1.21.20.21				The different block states for the sandstone ID have now been split up into their own IDs.
[hide]Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360	Xbox One	PS3	PS4	PS Vita	Wii U	Switch
TU9	CU1	1.00	1.00	1.00	Patch 1	1.0.1	Added smooth sandstone. They drop the original sandstone upon breaking.
							Smooth sandstone is currently unobtainable.
TU14		1.04					Added crafting recipes for smooth sandstone.
							Smooth sandstone now drop themselves.
							Smooth sandstone can now be obtained in the Creative inventory.
TU69		1.76	1.76	1.76	Patch 38		Smooth sandstone now generate in warm ocean ruins.
			1.88				"Smooth Sandstone" has been renamed to "Cut Sandstone".​
			1.90				The textures of cut sandstone blocks have been changed.
[hide]New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0							Added smooth sandstone.

Data history

[hide]Java Edition
1.13			17w47a				The different type block states for the sandstone ID have been split up into their own IDs.
							Prior to The Flattening, the block's numeral ID was 24.
[hide]Bedrock Edition
1.21.20			Preview 1.21.20.21				The different block states for the sandstone ID have been split up into their own IDs.

Issues

Issues relating to "Cut Sandstone" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.