Sandstone Slab Wiki Guide

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft a sandstone slab with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, sandstone slabs are one of the many building blocks that you can make. The crafting process will create 6 sandstone slabs at a time.

Let’s explore how to make a sandstone slab.

Where to find a Sandstone Slab in Creative Mode

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

Here is where you can find a sandstone slab in the Creative Inventory menu:

Platform	Version(s)	Creative Menu Location
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	1.8 – 1.20	Building Blocks

• Platform is the platform that applies.
• Version(s) is the Minecraft version numbers where the item can be found in the menu location listed (we have tested and confirmed this version number).
• Creative Menu Location is the location of the item in the Creative Inventory menu.

Required Materials to make a Sandstone Slab

In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to craft a sandstone slab:

3 Sandstone

How to craft a Sandstone Slab in Survival Mode

1. Open the Crafting Menu

First, open your crafting table so that you have the 3×3 crafting grid that looks like this:

2. Add Items to make Sandstone Slab

In the crafting menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3×3 crafting grid. To make a sandstone slab, place 3 sandstones in the 3×3 crafting grid.

When making a sandstone slab, it is important that the sandstone blocks are placed in the exact pattern as the image below. In the second row, there should be 3 sandstones. This is the Minecraft crafting recipe for a sandstone slab.

Now that you have filled the crafting area with the correct pattern, the 6 sandstone slabs will appear in the box to the right.

3. Move the Sandstone Slab to Inventory

Once you have crafted a sandstone slab, you need to move the new items to your inventory.

Congratulations, you have made a sandstone slab in Minecraft!

Item ID and Name

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

In Minecraft, a sandstone slab has the following Name, ID and DataValue:

Item	Description (Minecraft ID Name)	Data Value	Stack Size	Platform	Version(s)
	Sandstone Slab (minecraft:stone_slab)	1	64	Java	1.8 – 1.12
	Sandstone Slab (minecraft:sandstone_slab)		64	Java	1.13 – 1.20

• Description is what the item is called and (Minecraft ID Name) is the string value that is used in game commands.
• Data Value (or damage value) identifies the variation of the block if more than one type exists for the Minecraft ID.
• Stack Size is the maximum stack size for this item. While some items in Minecraft are stackable up to 64, other items can only be stacked up to 16 or 1. (NOTE: These stack sizes are for vanilla Minecraft only. If you are running a mod, some mods may change the stack size for an item.)
• Platform is the platform that applies.
• Version(s) is the Minecraft version numbers that the Minecraft ID and Name are valid for.

Block States for Sandstone Slab

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac), the block states for Sandstone Slab are:

• Block State is the internal name for the block state.
• Value is the value for the block state.
• Default indicates that it is the default, if omitted.
• Required indicates that it must be included in command to properly identify this item/block.
• Example shows how to format the block state to be used in the /fill, /setblock, /clone, or /testforblock command.

Give Command for Sandstone Slab

Give Command in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.13, 1.14, 1.15, 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19 and 1.20, the /give command for Sandstone Slab is:

/give @p sandstone_slab 1

In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.8, 1.9, 1.10, 1.11 and 1.12, the /give command for Sandstone Slab is:

/give @p stone_slab 1 1

Things to Make with Sandstone Slabs

You can use sandstone slabs to make items in Minecraft such as:

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