Sandstone is a solid block, crafted by placing four blocks of sand in a crafting square, in a square shape. This means sandstone can be created without the use of a workbench. Placed sandstone can be harvested with a pickaxe. Sandstone was added in the Beta 1.2 update on January 13th, 2011. Its unique style allows for Egyptian style buildings, and a building material for desert dwellers.