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For the unobtainable block in Bedrock Edition with the same name, see Stonecutter (old).

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. They can also spawn in trail ruins.

Breaking[]

A stonecutter can be mined using 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
  1. 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

Stonecutter
Can use stone only, no variants.‌[Java Edition only]
Iron Ingot +
Any Stone

Stonecutter
Can use stone and its three other variants interchangeably.‌[Bedrock Edition only]

Usage[]

Cutting[]

Stonecutter GUI Stone

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 produce 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 requires multiple steps with crafting.

Stonecutting is also more efficient than crafting for certain recipes. Crafting stairs is more efficient with a stonecutter than a crafting table, as 6 full blocks are crafted into 4 stairs, while stonecutter yields 1 stair per full block. The recipe for cut copper is even more efficient: with stonecutting, 1 block of copper turns into 4 blocks of cut copper, allowing the amount of copper blocks to be quadrupled.

The GUI contains a block selection menu that is empty. The menu is populated with blocks that can be crafted from that particular material, only if a block is inserted into its input.

Name Ingredients Cutting recipe Description
Stone Stairs or
Stone Slab or
Stone Bricks or
Stone Brick Stairs or
Stone Brick Slab or
Stone Brick Wall or
Chiseled Stone Bricks
Stone
Cobblestone Stairs or
Cobblestone Slab or
Cobblestone Wall
Cobblestone
Mossy Cobblestone Stairs or
Mossy Cobblestone Slab or
Mossy Cobblestone Wall
Mossy Cobblestone
Smooth Stone Slab Smooth Stone
Stone Brick Stairs or
Stone Brick Slab or
Stone Brick Wall
Stone Bricks
Chiseled Stone Bricks Stone Bricks
[Java Edition only][2]
Mossy Stone Brick Stairs or
Mossy Stone Brick Slab or
Mossy Stone Brick Wall
Mossy Stone Bricks
Granite Stairs or
Granite Slab or
Granite Wall or
Polished Granite or
Polished Granite Stairs or
Polished Granite Slab
Granite
Polished Granite Stairs or
Polished Granite Slab
Polished Granite
Diorite Stairs or
Diorite Slab or
Diorite Wall or
Polished Diorite or
Polished Diorite Stairs or
Polished Diorite Slab
Diorite
Polished Diorite Stairs or
Polished Diorite Slab
Polished Diorite
Andesite Stairs or
Andesite Slab or
Andesite Wall or
Polished Andesite or
Polished Andesite Stairs or
Polished Andesite Slab
Andesite
Polished Andesite Stairs or
Polished Andesite Slab
Polished Andesite
Cobbled Deepslate Stairs or
Cobbled Deepslate Slab or
Cobbled Deepslate Wall or
Chiseled Deepslate or
Polished Deepslate or
Polished Deepslate Stairs or
Polished Deepslate Slab or
Polished Deepslate Wall or
Deepslate Bricks or
Deepslate Brick Stairs or
Deepslate Brick Slab or
Deepslate Brick Wall or
Deepslate Tiles or
Deepslate Tile Stairs or
Deepslate Tile Slab or
Deepslate Tile Wall
Cobbled Deepslate
Polished Deepslate Stairs or
Polished Deepslate Slab or
Polished Deepslate Wall or
Deepslate Bricks or
Deepslate Brick Stairs or
Deepslate Brick Slab or
Deepslate Brick Wall or
Deepslate Tiles or
Deepslate Tile Stairs or
Deepslate Tile Slab or
Deepslate Tile Wall
Polished Deepslate
Deepslate Brick Stairs or
Deepslate Brick Slab or
Deepslate Brick Wall or
Deepslate Tiles or
Deepslate Tile Stairs or
Deepslate Tile Slab or
Deepslate Tile Wall
Deepslate Bricks
Deepslate Tile Stairs or
Deepslate Tile Slab or
Deepslate Tile Wall
Deepslate Tiles
Brick Stairs or
Brick Slab or
Brick Wall
Bricks
Mud Brick Stairs or
Mud Brick Slab or
Mud Brick Wall
Mud Bricks
Sandstone Stairs or
Sandstone Slab or
Sandstone Wall or
Chiseled Sandstone or
Cut Sandstone
Sandstone
Smooth Sandstone Stairs or
Smooth Sandstone Slab
Smooth Sandstone
Cut Sandstone Slab Sandstone or
Cut Sandstone
[Java Edition only][3]
Red Sandstone Stairs or
Red Sandstone Slab or
Red Sandstone Wall or
Chiseled Red Sandstone or
Cut Red Sandstone
Red Sandstone
Smooth Red Sandstone Stairs or
Smooth Red Sandstone Slab
Smooth Red Sandstone
Cut Red Sandstone Slab Red Sandstone or
Cut Red Sandstone
[Java Edition only][3]
Prismarine Stairs or
Prismarine Slab or
Prismarine Wall
Prismarine
Prismarine Brick Stairs or
Prismarine Brick Slab
Prismarine Bricks
Dark Prismarine Stairs or
Dark Prismarine Slab
Dark Prismarine
Nether Brick Stairs or
Nether Brick Slab or
Nether Brick Wall or
Chiseled Nether Bricks
Nether Bricks
Red Nether Brick Stairs or
Red Nether Brick Slab or
Red Nether Brick Wall
Red Nether Bricks
Polished Basalt Basalt
Blackstone Stairs or
Blackstone Slab or
Blackstone Wall or
Chiseled Polished Blackstone or
Polished Blackstone or
Polished Blackstone Stairs or
Polished Blackstone Slab or
Polished Blackstone Wall or
Polished Blackstone Bricks or
Polished Blackstone Brick Stairs or
Polished Blackstone Brick Slab or
Polished Blackstone Brick Wall
Blackstone
Chiseled Polished Blackstone or
Polished Blackstone Stairs or
Polished Blackstone Slab or
Polished Blackstone Wall or
Polished Blackstone Bricks or
Polished Blackstone Brick Stairs or
Polished Blackstone Brick Slab or
Polished Blackstone Brick Wall
Polished Blackstone
Polished Blackstone Brick Stairs or
Polished Blackstone Brick Slab or
Polished Blackstone Brick Wall
Polished Blackstone Bricks
End Stone Bricks or
End Stone Brick Stairs or
End Stone Brick Slab or
End Stone Brick Wall
End Stone
End Stone Brick Stairs or
End Stone Brick Slab or
End Stone Brick Wall
End Stone Bricks
Purpur Pillar or
Purpur Stairs or
Purpur Slab
Purpur Block
Quartz Stairs or
Quartz Slab or
Chiseled Quartz Block or
Quartz Bricks or
Quartz Pillar
Block of Quartz
Smooth Quartz Stairs or
Smooth Quartz Slab
Smooth Quartz
Cut Copper or
Exposed Cut Copper or
Weathered Cut Copper or
Oxidized Cut Copper
Block of Copper or
Exposed Copper or
Weathered Copper or
Oxidized Copper
Waxed Cut Copper or
Waxed Exposed Cut Copper or
Waxed Weathered Cut Copper or
Waxed Oxidized Cut Copper
Waxed Copper or
Waxed Exposed Copper or
Waxed Weathered Copper or
Waxed Oxidized Copper
Cut Copper Slab or
Exposed Cut Copper Slab or
Weathered Cut Copper Slab or
Oxidized Cut Copper Slab or
Cut Copper Stairs or
Exposed Cut Copper Stairs or
Weathered Cut Copper Stairs or
Oxidized Cut Copper Stairs
Block of Copper or
Exposed Copper or
Weathered Copper or
Oxidized Copper
Cut Copper Slab or
Exposed Cut Copper Slab or
Weathered Cut Copper Slab or
Oxidized Cut Copper Slab or
Cut Copper Stairs or
Exposed Cut Copper Stairs or
Weathered Cut Copper Stairs or
Oxidized Cut Copper Stairs
Cut Copper or
Exposed Cut Copper or
Weathered Cut Copper or
Oxidized Cut Copper
Waxed Cut Copper Slab or
Waxed Exposed Cut Copper Slab or
Waxed Weathered Cut Copper Slab or
Waxed Oxidized Cut Copper Slab or
Waxed Cut Copper Stairs or
Waxed Exposed Cut Copper Stairs or
Waxed Weathered Cut Copper Stairs or
Waxed Oxidized Cut Copper Stairs
Waxed Copper or
Waxed Exposed Copper or
Waxed Weathered Copper or
Waxed Oxidized Copper
Waxed Cut Copper Slab or
Waxed Exposed Cut Copper Slab or
Waxed Weathered Cut Copper Slab or
Waxed Oxidized Cut Copper Slab or
Waxed Cut Copper Stairs or
Waxed Exposed Cut Copper Stairs or
Waxed Weathered Cut Copper Stairs or
Waxed Oxidized Cut Copper Stairs
Waxed Cut Copper or
Waxed Exposed Cut Copper or
Waxed Weathered Cut Copper or
Waxed Oxidized Cut Copper

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[]

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

Sounds[]

Generic[]

Java Edition:

SoundSubtitlesSourceDescriptionResource locationTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokenblock.stone.breaksubtitles.block.generic.break1.00.816
Block placedBlocksWhen the block is placedblock.stone.placesubtitles.block.generic.place1.00.816
Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenblock.stone.hitsubtitles.block.generic.hit0.250.516
None[sound 1]Entity-DependentFalling on the block with fall damageblock.stone.fallNone[sound 1]0.50.7516
FootstepsEntity-DependentWalking on the blockblock.stone.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps0.151.016
  1. a b MC-177082

Bedrock Edition:

SoundSourceDescriptionResource locationVolumePitch
BlocksOnce the block has brokendig.stone1.00.8-1.0
BlocksWhen the block is placeddig.stone1.00.8-1.0
BlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenhit.stone0.370.5
PlayersFalling on the block with fall damagefall.stone0.41.0
PlayersWalking on the blockstep.stone0.31.0
PlayersJumping from the blockjump.stone0.121.0
PlayersFalling on the block without fall damageland.stone0.221.0

Unique[]

Java Edition:

SoundSubtitlesSourceDescriptionResource locationTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
Stonecutter usedBlocksWhen a block is taken from the resultui.stonecutter.take_resultsubtitles.ui.stonecutter.take_result1.01.0 [sound 1]16
Mason worksFriendly CreaturesRandomly while a mason is workingentity.villager.work_masonsubtitles.entity.villager.work_mason1.00.8-1.2 [sound 1]16
  1. a b Can be multiplied by 1.0 or 0.92 for each sound

Bedrock Edition:

SoundSourceDescriptionResource locationVolumePitch
BlocksWhen a block is taken from the resultui.stonecutter.take_result1.0varies [sound 1]
BlocksRandomly while a stone mason is workingblock.stonecutter.use0.7varies [sound 1]
  1. a b Can be 1.0 or 0.92 for each sound

Data values[]

ID[]

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierFormTranslation key
StonecutterstonecutterBlock & Itemblock.minecraft.stonecutter

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID FormItem ID[i 1]Translation key
Stonecutterstonecutter_block452Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.stonecutter_block.name
  1. ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.
  2. Available with /give command.
  3. The block's direct item form has the same id as the block.

Block states[]

Java Edition:

Name Default value Allowed values Description
facingnortheast
north
south
west
The direction the stonecutter is facing.
The opposite from the direction the player faces when placing a stonecutter.

Bedrock Edition:

NameMetadata Bits Default value Allowed valuesValues for
Metadata Bits
Description
facing_direction
(Hidden‌[upcoming: BE 1.20.40])
0x1
0x2
0x4
02
3
4
5
2
3
4
5
The direction the stonecutter is facing.
Opposite from the direction the player faces when placing a stonecutter.
  • 2: North facing stonecutter
  • 3: South facing stonecutter
  • 4: West facing stonecutter
  • 5: East facing stonecutter
0
1
0
1
Unused
minecraft:cardinal_direction‌[upcoming: BE 1.20.40]Not Supportednortheast
north
south
west
UnsupportedThe direction the stonecutter is facing.
The opposite from the direction the player faces when placing a stonecutter.

History[]

Java Edition
1.1418w44aStonecutter JE1 Added stonecutters.
Stonecutters are currently obtainable only from the creative inventory and do not have any functionality.
18w46aStonecutter JE2 BE1 The stonecutter's texture has been changed. The stonecutter's blade now has an animated texture.
18w48aStonecutters now generate in the updated plains villages.
18w49aStonecutters now generate in the updated savanna villages and the new snowy tundra villages.
18w50aStonecutters now generate in the updated desert and taiga villages.
19w04aStonecutters can now be crafted.
Stonecutters are now used as a simpler way to craft various stone variants.
19w04bAdded additional recipes: andesite, diorite and granite to polished variant slabs and stairs, and smooth stone into smooth stone slabs.
19w11aStonecutters now serve as mason villagers' job site block.
19w12aCut sandstone and cut red sandstone, as well as their slabs, can now be crafted with the stonecutter.
19w13bChiseled stone bricks can now be crafted from stone bricks.
1.1721w05aCopper block and cut copper variants can now be crafted with the stonecutter.
21w07aDeepslate can now be used in the stonecutter to produce its variants.
21w13aThe model of the stonecutter has been tweaked so that the backside of the saw texture is mirrored.
1.1821w40aA block of copper can now be converted to 4 blocks of cut copper when using the stonecutter.
1.1922w11aMud bricks can now be used in the stonecutter to produce its variants.
1.2023w12aStonecutters now generate in trail ruins.
Bedrock Edition
1.10.0beta 1.10.0.3Stonecutter JE2 BE1 Added the new stonecutter, a separate block from the old stonecutter, but with the same name.
Stonecutters currently do not have any functionality and can be obtained only with experimental gameplay on.
1.11.0beta 1.11.0.1Added stonecutter functionality.
?Stonecutters are now available outside experimental gameplay and are available in the Creative inventory.[more information needed]
1.16.210beta 1.16.210.57Copper block and cut copper variants can now be crafted with the stonecutter.
1.17.0beta 1.16.230.52Deepslate can now be used in the stonecutter to produce its variants.
1.19.0beta 1.19.0.20Mud Bricks can now be used in the stonecutter to produce its variants.
Upcoming Bedrock Edition
1.20.40beta 1.20.40.20Stonecutters now use the minecraft:cardinal_direction block state instead of facing_direction.
PlayStation 4 Edition
1.91Stonecutter JE2 BE1 Added stonecutters.
Stonecutters show all possible blocks that can be crafted, instead of just craftable blocks, when manual crafting is off; unlike Java and Bedrock showing only craftable blocks.[more information needed]

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.
  • The stonecutter was most likely based on the old Bedrock Edition stonecutter, as it has similar functionality.

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References[]

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