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Quick answer
- Craft a Stonecutter from 1 iron ingot and 3 stone.
- 1 block makes 1 stair or 2 slabs. No leftovers.
- It works on stone, deepslate, copper and brick blocks.
Building with stone? The stonecutter gets you more stairs per block and lets you craft one at a time.
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Why it's cheaper
| Making | Crafting table | Stonecutter |
|---|---|---|
| Stairs | 6 blocks → 4 | 1 block → 1 |
| Slabs | 3 blocks → 6 | 1 block → 2 |
 Cut copper | 4 blocks → 4 | 1 block → 4 |
No leftoversNeed 5 stairs? Cut exactly 5 blocks. The crafting table only works in batches of 4.
What it can cut
- Stone, granite, diorite, andesite and deepslate.
- Cobblestone, stone bricks and other brick blocks.
- Copper blocks.
It also makes walls, chiseled blocks and polished blocks straight from the base block.
Mason villagers
The stonecutter is the mason's job block. Place one next to a villager with no job to get a mason, who trades bricks, terracotta and quartz.
Cheat sheet
- 1 iron + 3 stone
- 1 block = 1 stair or 2 slabs
- 1 copper block = 4 cut copper
- Mason job block
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