Smooth Sandstone Wiki Guide
This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft smooth sandstone with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.
In Minecraft, smooth sandstone is one of the many building blocks that you can make. This block is not made with a crafting table but rather with a furnace.
Let’s explore how to add smooth sandstone to your inventory.
Where to find Smooth Sandstone in Creative Mode
Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)
Here is where you can find smooth sandstone in the Creative Inventory menu:
| Platform | Version(s) | Creative Menu Location |
|---|---|---|
 Java Edition (PC/Mac) |
1.8 – 1.19.4 |  Building Blocks |
- Platform is the platform that applies.
- Version(s)Â 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 Smooth Sandstone
In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to craft smooth sandstone:
1 Sandstone
How to craft Smooth Sandstone in Survival Mode
1. Open the Furnace Menu
First, open your furnace so that you have the Furnace menu that looks like this:
2. Add Fuel to the Furnace
Next, you need to add fuel to the bottom fuel box in the furnace.
In this tutorial, we are going to use coal as our fuel.
TIP: Read our tutorial called How to Add Fuel to a Furnace if you aren’t sure what items can be used as fuel, the length of time each fuel will burn, or how many items each fuel can smelt/cook.
3. Add Items to make Smooth Sandstone
Next, place the sandstone in the top box of the furnace. You should see the flames cooking the sandstone.
Once the sandstone is cooked/smelted in the furnace, the smooth sandstone will appear in the box to the right.
4. Move the Smooth Sandstone to Inventory
Now that you have made smooth sandstone in your furnace, you need to move the new item to your inventory.
Congratulations, you have made smooth sandstone in Minecraft!
Alternative Crafting Recipe for Smooth Sandstone
TIP:Â If your version of Minecraft doesn’t let you craft smooth sandstone in a furnace, here is another crafting recipe that works in some versions of Minecraft:
Just place 4 sandstone to the 3×3 crafting grid, as shown in the picture above.
Item ID and Name
Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)
In Minecraft, smooth sandstone has the following Name, ID and DataValue:
| Description (Minecraft ID Name) |
Data Value | Stack Size | Platform | Version(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smooth Sandstone (minecraft: |
2 | 64 | Java |
1.8 – 1.12 |
| Smooth Sandstone (minecraft: |
64 | Java |
1.13 – 1.19.4 |
- 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)Â is the Minecraft version numbers that the Minecraft ID and Name are valid for.
Block States for Smooth Sandstone
Minecraft Pocket Edition (PE)
In Minecraft Pocket Edition (PE), the block states for Smooth Sandstone are:
| Block State | Value | Def | Req | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| sand_ |
smooth | No | Yes | [“sand_ |
- Block State is the internal name for the block state.
- Value is the value for the block state.
- Def indicates that it is the default, if omitted.
- Req 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 Smooth Sandstone
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 1.19.4, the /give command for Smooth Sandstone is:
/give @p smooth_sandstone 1
In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.8, 1.9, 1.10, 1.11 and 1.12, the /give command for Smooth Sandstone is:
/give @p sandstone 1 2
Things to Make with Smooth Sandstone
You can use smooth sandstone to make items in Minecraft such as:
How to make Smooth Sandstone Stairs
How to make a Smooth Sandstone Slab