How to make a Stonecutter in Minecraft

There are various utility blocks that you can craft in Minecraft, one of the most helpful ones being the Stonecutter. As the name suggests, the Stonecutter allows you to cut stone and make decorative and building blocks from it.

It was essentially made available back in the Village & Pillage update, and you make it by just using iron ingot and stone. To make it easier for you, this guide provides all the information that you need to know about making and using a Stonecutter in Minecraft.
How to Make a Stonecutter in Minecraft Materials RequiredFor the purpose of crafting a Stonecutter, you require the following two ingredients:

• 1 Iron Ingot
• 3 Stone

You can acquire Iron ingots by smelting Iron ore. On the other hand, stone can be obtained by these two methods:

If you mine a stone block with a pickaxe enchanted with Silk Touch, you will directly get stone in Minecraft.

You can also smelting cobblestone in a furnace to get stone.

Crafting the StonecutterOnce you have 3 stone blocks and 1 iron ingot, you can follow these steps to make a Stonecutter:

Open the Crafting Table – Go near a Crafting Table and right-click on it.

Next, you must place 3 stone blocks in the bottom row.

After the stone is placed, you can finally put the Iron ingot in the center square.

Once the Stonecutter is crafted, you can drag it into your inventory.

How to Use a Stonecutter in Minecraft

As already specified, you can use the Stonecutter to craft decorative and building blocks made from stone. The following is a list of materials that you can use in the Stonecutter:

• Stone
• Cobblestone
• Andesite
• Diorite
• Granite
• Sandstone
• Brick blocks
• Quartz blocks
• Blackstone

Here are the detailed steps of using it:

Start by right-clicking on the stonecutter to open its interface.

Next, place the required material into the input slot.

You must then select the item that you want to craft from the options.

Finally, drag the newly created item into your inventory.

You will find out that using a Stonecutter is more efficient than crafting using a crafting table, particularly when you are making stairs or slabs. Essentially, it avoids leftover blocks and makes the process simpler.

Besides the aforementioned use, the Stonecutter will also serve as a job site block for Mason villagers. You can basically place it near an unemployed villager, to turn them into a stone mason. This will open up a good variety of trading options, and you can obtain bricks, quartz, and stone tools, among other items.