Renewable |
Yes |
---|---|
Stackable |
Yes (64) |
Tool | |
Blast resistance |
3.5 |
Hardness |
3.5 |
Luminant |
No |
Transparent |
No |
Flammable |
No |
Catches fire from lava |
No |
The stonecutter is used to craft stone and copper related blocks in smaller and more precise quantities than crafting, and is more efficient than crafting for certain recipes. It also serves as a stone mason's job site block.
Obtaining[]
Natural generation[]
Stonecutters can generate inside stone mason houses in villages.
Breaking[]
A stonecutter can be mined with any pickaxe. If mined without a pickaxe it drops nothing.[Java Edition only][1]
Block | Stonecutter | |
---|---|---|
Hardness | 3.5 | |
Tool | ||
Breaking time[A] | ||
Default | 17.5 | |
Wooden | 2.65 | |
Stone | 1.35 | |
Iron | 0.9 | |
Diamond | 0.7 | |
Netherite | 0.6 | |
Golden | 0.45 |
- ↑ Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.
Crafting[]
Ingredients | Crafting recipe | Description |
---|---|---|
Iron Ingot + Stone |
Can use stone only, no variants.[Java Edition only] | |
Iron Ingot + Any Stone |
Can use stone and its three other variants interchangeably.[Bedrock Edition only] |
Usage[]
Cutting[]

Interface for the Stonecutter in Java Edition, cutting a stone into two stone slabs.
The stonecutter can be used as an alternative to the crafting table to craft most stone related blocks. All of its recipes require just one ingredient and produces one product (in varying quantities). It allows skipping steps to craft certain blocks: for example, a stone block can be directly turned into chiseled stone bricks, but requiring multiple steps with crafting. Recipes for stairs are also more efficient than their crafting counterparts: on a crafting table, 6 stone blocks are crafted into 4 stairs, while stonecutter yields 1 stair per stone block.
Changing profession[]
If a village has a stonecutter that has not been claimed by a villager, any nearby villager who has not yet chosen a job site block has a chance to change their profession to a stone mason.
Note Blocks[]
Stonecutter can be placed under note blocks to produce "bass drum" sound.
Sounds[]
Generic[]
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 | |
None[sound 1] | Blocks | Falling on the block with fall damage | block.stone.fall | None[sound 1] | 0.5 | 0.75 | 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 | |
Block placed | Blocks | When the block is placed | block.stone.place | subtitles.block.generic.place | 1.0 | 0.8 | 16 | |
Footsteps | Blocks | Walking on the block | block.stone.step | subtitles.block.generic.footsteps | 0.15 | 1.0 | 16 |
Sound | Source | Description | Resource location | Volume | Pitch |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Blocks | Once the block has broken | dig.stone | 1.0 | 0.8 | |
Blocks | Falling on the block with fall damage | fall.stone | 0.4 | 1.0 | |
Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | hit.stone | 0.37 | 0.5 | |
? | 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 |
Blocks | Walking on the block | step.stone | 0.3 | 1.0 | |
Blocks | When the block is placed | use.stone | 1.0 | 0.8 |
Unique[]
Sound | Subtitles | Source | Description | Resource location | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stonecutter used | Blocks | Plays when taking output | ui.stonecutter.take_result | ? | 1 | 0.92, ? | 16 |
Data values[]
ID[]
Name | Identifier | Form | Translation key |
---|---|---|---|
Stonecutter | stonecutter | Block & Item | block.minecraft.stonecutter |
Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Form | Item ID[i 1] | Translation key |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stonecutter | stonecutter_block | 452 | Block & Giveable Item[i 2] | Identical[i 3] | tile.stonecutter_block.name |
Block states[]
Name | Default value | Allowed values | Description |
---|---|---|---|
facing | north | east north south west | The direction the stonecutter is facing. Opposite from the direction the player faces when placing a stonecutter. |
Name | Metadata Bits | Default value | Allowed values | Values for Metadata Bits |
Description |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
facing_direction | 0x1 0x2 0x4 | 0 | 2 3 4 5 | 2 3 4 5 | The direction the stonecutter is facing. Opposite from the direction the player faces when placing a stonecutter.
|
0 1 | 0 1 | Unused |
History[]
Java Edition | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.14 | 18w44a | ![]() | |||
Stonecutters are currently obtainable only from the creative inventory and do not have any functionality. | |||||
18w46a | ![]() | ||||
18w48a | Stonecutters now generate in the updated plains villages. | ||||
18w49a | Stonecutters now generate in the updated savanna villages and the new snowy tundra villages. | ||||
18w50a | Stonecutters now generate in the updated desert and taiga villages. | ||||
19w04a | Stonecutters can now be crafted. | ||||
Stonecutters are now used as a simpler way to craft various stone variants. | |||||
19w04b | Added additional recipes: andesite, diorite and granite to polished variant slabs and stairs, and smooth stone into smooth stone slabs. | ||||
19w11a | Stonecutters now serve as mason villagers' job site block. | ||||
19w12a | Cut sandstone and cut red sandstone, as well as their slabs, can now be crafted with the stonecutter. | ||||
19w13b | Chiseled stone bricks can now be crafted from stone bricks. | ||||
1.17 | 21w05a | Copper block and cut copper variants can now be crafted with the stonecutter. | |||
21w07a | Deepslate can now be used in the stonecutter to produce its variants. | ||||
21w13a | The model of the stonecutter has been tweaked so that the backside of the saw texture is mirrored. | ||||
1.18 | 21w40a | A block of copper can now be converted to 4 blocks of cut copper when using the stonecutter. | |||
1.19 | 22w11a | Mud Bricks can now be used in the stonecutter to produce its variants. | |||
Bedrock Edition | |||||
1.10.0 | beta 1.10.0.3 | ![]() | |||
Stonecutters currently do not have any functionality and can be obtained only with experimental gameplay on. | |||||
1.11.0 | beta 1.11.0.1 | Added stonecutter functionality. | |||
1.16.210 | beta 1.16.210.57 | Copper block and cut copper variants can now be crafted with the stonecutter. | |||
1.17.0 | beta 1.16.230.52 | Deepslate can now be used in the stonecutter to produce its variants. | |||
1.19.0 | |||||
PlayStation 4 Edition | |||||
1.91 | ![]() |
Issues[]
Issues relating to "Stonecutter" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
Trivia[]
- Even though the iron blade appears to be spinning rapidly, it deals no damage and has no hitbox.
- A stonecutter is more efficient than a crafting table for making stairs, because the crafting table requires 1.5 blocks per stair (six blocks of stone to make four stairs) while the stonecutter requires just one block per stair.
- The stonecutter was most likely based on the old Bedrock Edition stonecutter, as it has similar functionality.