How do you get Stone Slab in Minecraft?

Stone Slab is crafted from Stone at a Crafting Table, and each craft returns 6. It also comes from Stonecutter, not just the recipe above.

How long does Stone Slab take to break?

For Stone Slab the game keeps hardness at 2, and it holds blast resistance 6. Explosions and tools work against separate figures on Stone Slab, which is why it breaks at two speeds. It is tagged for a pickaxe, and nothing is said about which one. Java 26.2 keeps Stone Slab on file as printed, which is what it shows here.

What is Stone Slab used for?

Stone Slab is a crafting ingredient, and it goes into Grindstone.

How many Stone Slab can you stack?

33 Stone is what 64 Stone Slab costs, since each one returns 6, so filling a single slot is 11 crafts. A double chest of Stone Slab comes to 3,456, spread over 54 slots.

When was Stone Slab added to Minecraft?

Stone Slab was added in the early Alpha development period.

Utility BlocksCraftable

Stone Slab

A half-height block made from smooth stone for floors, steps and mob-proofing. Mobs cannot spawn on top-half slabs.

Stack Size

Durability

N/A

Stone Slab at a glance

Utility Blocks holds Stone Slab: a block out of crafting and Stonecutter. Carrying Stone Slab is cheap: 64 to a slot, 576 across the hotbar, 1728 in a chest.

Stone Slab additionally serves as a crafting ingredient for Grindstone. It has a hardness of 2. Its blast resistance is 6. Stone Slab is tagged for a pickaxe, and nothing is said about which one. It sits between Stone Bricks and Stonecutter in Utility Blocks, number 312 of 340 there.

Crafting recipe

Crafting
Stone
Stone
Stone
Stone Slab6
Recipe data from Astroworld Crafting, where Stone Slab has the grid for Stone Slab

Used to craft

Stone Slab goes into one recipe, Grindstone, and the link below shows the grid for it. Each link below opens that recipe with Stone Slab in the grid.

Grindstone

How to obtain

Crafting
Stonecutter

Notes

A stonecutter produces 2 slabs per Stone block. This is the stone (not smooth stone) slab variant.

Frequently asked questions about Stone Slab

How do you get Stone Slab in Minecraft?
Stone Slab is crafted from Stone at a Crafting Table, and each craft returns 6. It also comes from Stonecutter, not just the recipe above.
How long does Stone Slab take to break?
For Stone Slab the game keeps hardness at 2, and it holds blast resistance 6. Explosions and tools work against separate figures on Stone Slab, which is why it breaks at two speeds. It is tagged for a pickaxe, and nothing is said about which one. Java 26.2 keeps Stone Slab on file as printed, which is what it shows here.
What is Stone Slab used for?
Stone Slab is a crafting ingredient, and it goes into Grindstone.
How many Stone Slab can you stack?
33 Stone is what 64 Stone Slab costs, since each one returns 6, so filling a single slot is 11 crafts. A double chest of Stone Slab comes to 3,456, spread over 54 slots.
When was Stone Slab added to Minecraft?
Stone Slab was added in the early Alpha development period.

Building with it

A Stone Slab comes from smelted stone rather than cobblestone, so it costs fuel as well as pickaxe time. The smooth face is the point: it reads as a finished floor rather than a rough one, and three blocks still give six slabs.

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