Stonecutter

Stonecutter

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Stonecutter

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 can be used to craft stone-related blocks in smaller and more precise quantities than crafting. 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]}

Block	Stonecutter
Hardness	3.5
Tool
Breaking time
Default	17.5
Wooden	2.65
Stone	1.35
Iron	0.9
Diamond	0.7
Netherite	0.6
Golden	0.45

Crafting

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Iron Ingot + Stone	Stonecutter

Usage

Cutting

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, this would require multiple steps with crafting. Stairs recipes are also more efficient than their crafting counterparts (yielding 6 stairs from 6 blocks instead of 4.)

Note Blocks

Stonecutter can be placed under note blocks to produce "bass drum" sound.

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.

Sounds

Generic

Java Edition:

Sound	Subtitle	Source	Description	Namespaced ID	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
File:Stone dig1.oggFile:Stone dig2.oggFile:Stone dig3.oggFile:Stone dig4.ogg	Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	block.stone.break	subtitles.block.generic.break	1.0	0.8	16
File:Stone hit1.oggFile:Stone hit2.oggFile:Stone hit3.oggFile:Stone hit4.oggFile:Stone hit5.oggFile:Stone hit6.ogg	None	Blocks	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.stone.fall	None	0.5	0.75	16
File:Stone hit1.oggFile:Stone hit2.oggFile:Stone hit3.oggFile:Stone hit4.oggFile:Stone hit5.oggFile:Stone hit6.ogg	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
File:Stone dig1.oggFile:Stone dig2.oggFile:Stone dig3.oggFile:Stone dig4.ogg	Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.stone.place	subtitles.block.generic.place	1.0	0.8	16
File:Stone hit1.oggFile:Stone hit2.oggFile:Stone hit3.oggFile:Stone hit4.oggFile:Stone hit5.oggFile:Stone hit6.ogg	Footsteps	Blocks	Walking on the block	block.stone.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps	0.15	1.0	16

Bedrock Edition:

Sound	Source	Description	Namespaced ID	Volume	Pitch
File:Stone dig1.oggFile:Stone dig2.oggFile:Stone dig3.oggFile:Stone dig4.ogg	Blocks	Once the block has broken	dig.stone	1.0	0.8
File:Stone hit1.oggFile:Stone hit2.oggFile:Stone hit3.oggFile:Stone hit4.oggFile:Stone hit5.oggFile:Stone hit6.ogg	Blocks	Falling on the block with fall damage	fall.stone	0.4	1.0
File:Stone hit1.oggFile:Stone hit2.oggFile:Stone hit3.oggFile:Stone hit4.oggFile:Stone hit5.oggFile:Stone hit6.ogg	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
File:Stone hit1.oggFile:Stone hit2.oggFile:Stone hit3.oggFile:Stone hit4.oggFile:Stone hit5.oggFile:Stone hit6.ogg	Blocks	Walking on the block	step.stone	0.3	1.0
File:Stone dig1.oggFile:Stone dig2.oggFile:Stone dig3.oggFile:Stone dig4.ogg	Blocks	When the block is placed	use.stone	1.0	0.8

Unique

Java Edition:

Sound	Subtitle	Source	Description	Namespaced ID	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
File:Stonecutter use1.oggFile:Stonecutter use2.ogg	Stonecutter used	Blocks	Plays when taking output	ui.stonecutter.take_result	?	1	0.92, ?	16

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Namespaced ID	Form	Translation key
Stonecutter	stonecutter	Block & Item	block.minecraft.stonecutter

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Namespaced ID	Numeric ID	Form	Translation key
Stonecutter	stonecutter_block	452	Block & Item	tile.stonecutter_block.name

Metadata

See also: Data values

In Bedrock Edition, stonecutters use the following data values:

History

See also: Stonecutter (old) § History

Java Edition
1.14		18w44a			32px Added stonecutters.
					Stonecutters are currently obtainable only from the creative inventory and do not have any functionality.
		18w46a			32px The stonecutter's texture has now been changed. The stonecutter's blade now has an animated texture.
		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.
		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.
Upcoming Java Edition
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.
Bedrock Edition
1.10.0		beta 1.10.0.3			32px 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.
1.11.0		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.
Upcoming Bedrock Edition
1.16.230		beta 1.16.230.52			Deepslate can now be used in the stonecutter to produce its variants.
PlayStation 4 Edition
1.91					32px Added stonecutters.

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 funtionality.