Where to Find Stonecutter in Minecraft
A utility block that efficiently cuts stone-related blocks into stairs, slabs, walls, and other stone variants.
Stonecutter at a glance
Stonecutter is a utility item in the Utility Blocks category of Minecraft, and this guide names the 2 places it turns up, the 2 routes that end with one in your hand, and the fastest of them. If you want Stonecutter today, head for All Overworld biomes (crafting) and Villages (Mason houses). Craft using 3 Stone and 1 Iron Ingot. Finding Stonecutter is rated very easy (1/5): it is one of the first things a new survival world can supply, needing no special gear or travel. Practically speaking, no distant biome is involved in getting Stonecutter: a Crafting Table makes it, so the rest of this guide is about lining up the ingredients and picking the moment to make one.
Primary Location
All Overworld biomes (crafting)
Difficulty
Very Easy (1/5)
Version Added
1.14
Stack Size
64
Where to Find Stonecutter
Spread over All Overworld biomes (crafting) and Villages (Mason houses), Stonecutter has no single address, and each of those 2 comes with its own way of getting Stonecutter. More efficient than crafting for stone variants: 1 stone block = 1 slab (vs. 3 blocks = 6 slabs at crafting table). Perfect 1:1 conversion for stairs, slabs, walls, and chiseled variants. The main non-crafting route to Stonecutter is trading with the right villager.
Biomes & Dimensions
- All Overworld biomes (crafting)
- Villages (Mason houses)
Best Way to Get Stonecutter
The most reliable way to get Stonecutter is to craft it at a Crafting Table from Iron Ingot and Stone: 2 ingredients, a fixed grid, and no luck involved anywhere. Crafting Stonecutter needs Iron Ingot (smelt iron ore or raw iron, which peaks around Y 16) and Stone (smelt cobblestone, or mine stone with Silk Touch), and each of those has its own place in the world to come from. Serves as the job site block for Mason villagers. Storage is no problem here: 64 Stonecutter per slot, 576 across a hotbar row and 1728 in a single chest, so gather as much as the trip allows. Worth noting on the version of Stonecutter: Added in 1.14 (Village & Pillage). As a utility block, Stonecutter is the sort of thing you place once and use constantly, so most players craft an early one and add more as their base grows.
All Methods
- 1Craft using 3 Stone and 1 Iron Ingot
- 2Found in Mason villager houses
Crafting recipe for Stonecutter
StonecutterCrafting TableStation: Crafting Table
Tips for Finding Stonecutter
- More efficient than crafting for stone variants: 1 stone block = 1 slab (vs. 3 blocks = 6 slabs at crafting table)
- Perfect 1:1 conversion for stairs, slabs, walls, and chiseled variants
- Serves as the job site block for Mason villagers
Version history of Stonecutter
- Added in 1.14 (Village & Pillage)
More notes on Stonecutter
More efficient than crafting table for stone variants (1 block = 2 slabs or 1 stair). Serves as the Mason villager job site block.
Stonecutter elsewhere on Astroworld
Items and guides next to Stonecutter
Next to Stonecutter you will run into Crafting Table, Furnace, and Loom, and the reason is usually shared: one biome, one structure or one crafting chain. Everything measured about Stonecutter is on the Stonecutter item page.
View the Stonecutter item pageGetting Stonecutter in practice
A stonecutter is one iron ingot and three stone, and it saves material on every stair, slab and brick you cut: one block in, one stair out, with no six-block recipe. Villages keep them in mason houses, and for a build that eats stone by the thousand it pays for itself immediately.
What to watch out for with Stonecutter
A stonecutter turns one block into stairs, slabs or walls without the waste a crafting grid causes, and it gives more slabs per block than the table does. For any large stone build it saves a real amount of material, which is why it belongs next to the furnace rather than in a corner.
Frequently asked questions about Stonecutter
Where do you find Stonecutter in Minecraft?
Stonecutter is found in All Overworld biomes (crafting) and Villages (Mason houses). Craft using 3 Stone and 1 Iron Ingot.
What is the best way to get Stonecutter?
Crafting it at a Crafting Table from Iron Ingot and Stone beats searching, because that grid gives Stonecutter every time.
Can you craft Stonecutter?
Yes. Stonecutter is crafted at a Crafting Table using Iron Ingot and Stone.
How hard is it to find Stonecutter?
Finding Stonecutter is rated very easy (1 out of 5): it is one of the first things a new survival world can supply, needing no special gear or travel.
Is there an alternative way to get Stonecutter?
Yes. Besides the main method, you can also obtain it by trading with the right villager profession.
When was Stonecutter added to Minecraft?
Stonecutter was added in the 1.14 update.