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How to Craft Cut Copper in Minecraft

Cut Copper in Minecraft, drawn from the game's own block model. Decorative copper building block with grid pattern. The recipe first appears in the game's files in Minecraft 1.17.

At a Crafting Table, Cut Copper asks for 4 Blocks of Copper. In the grid that is four Blocks of Copper in a 2x2 square. The grid returns 4 Cut Copper.

Cut Copper Item ID and Give Command

The item ID for Cut Copper is minecraft:cut_copper. In commands the namespace may be left off, so cut_copper works too. Checked against Minecraft Java 26.2.

Give yourself one
/give @p cut_copper
Give a full stack of 64
/give @p cut_copper 64
Give it to a named player
/give Steve cut_copper 1

Cheats have to be on for Cut Copper to appear this way, and the same command works on Bedrock Edition, where the name is written the same.

Overview

Cut Copper has a cross-hatch pattern and oxidizes over time like other copper blocks. Cut Copper uses a shaped recipe: the ingredients only work in the pattern shown.

This recipe first appears in the game's own data files in Minecraft 1.17, and not in the release before it.

The materials come together from a few sources: you will be working with block of copper (craft from copper ingots).

The Full Stack Sum

Per craft 4 block of coppers buy 4 cut coppers; per stack 64 buys 64. It divides evenly, no block of coppers left over.

Materials Needed

ItemAmountWhere to Find
Block of Copper4xCraft from copper ingots

Cut Copper needs 4x Block of Copper (craft from copper ingots), worked together at a Crafting Table.

The Full Chain

Copper Ingot, then Block of Copper, then the Cut Copper. All in: 36 Copper Ore.

  1. 1
    36Copper IngotCopper Ingot36Copper IngotFurnace, repeat 36x
  2. 2
    Copper IngotCopper Ingot364Block of Copperrepeat 4x
  3. 3
    Cut Copperthis page

Gather this first

36Copper Ore

Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. 1

    4x Block of Copper

  2. 2

    4x Cut Copper

Minecraft crafting recipe for Cut Copper: 4 x Block of Copper in a crafting table, making 4 Cut Copper.

Tips & Notes

  • No Crafting Table needed for this one: the layout never leaves a 2x2 area, which is exactly what the inventory grid gives you.
  • One craft costs 4x Block of Copper. Start with the Block of Copper: craft from copper ingots.
  • You get 4 Cut Copper per craft, so divide whatever you need by 4 to know how many times to repeat it.

Uses for Cut Copper

  • Decorative copper building block with grid pattern

View detailed item stats, durability and properties for Cut Copper on the Astroworld Items Database.

Frequently Asked Questions

What do I need to craft Cut Copper in Minecraft?
Bring 4 Blocks of Copper to a Crafting Table and you can make Cut Copper. Copy the grid above cell for cell, and one craft produces 4 Cut Copper.
What do you need to make Cut Copper from scratch?
Counting all the way down, Cut Copper comes to 36 Copper Ore, spread over 3 crafts.
Can you craft Cut Copper without a crafting table?
You can, and without a table: the 2x2 grid in your inventory is enough for Cut Copper. It is laid out as four Blocks of Copper in a 2x2 square, which never leaves a 2x2 area.
Where do you find the materials for Cut Copper?
The materials for Cut Copper each come from somewhere different. Block of Copper: craft from copper ingots.
How much Cut Copper do you get from one craft?
The Cut Copper recipe makes 4 Cut Copper in a single craft.
What is the item ID for Cut Copper in Minecraft?
Cut Copper is registered as minecraft:cut_copper. Commands accept the short form cut_copper as well, and Bedrock spells it the same. Checked against Java 26.2.
What is the give command for Cut Copper?
/give @p cut_copper gives you Cut Copper. Swap @p for a player name to hand it to someone else, and put 64 on the end for a whole stack.
Is the Cut Copper recipe the same in Java and Bedrock Edition?
No difference to worry about: Cut Copper takes 4 Blocks of Copper at a Crafting Table on Java and on Bedrock alike, 4 at a time.
What version of Minecraft added Cut Copper?
The recipe for cut copper ships in Minecraft 1.17 and in none of the releases before it. The Cut Copper recipe above matches the current release.

Sources

Grid, ingredients and yield
4 Blocks of Copper in, 4 Cut Copper out, Crafting Table. Java 26.2, .
That Bedrock agrees
Bedrock 1.26.40.05, same ingredient.
How far back it goes
Minecraft Java 1.17 describes this recipe and the release before it does not. From all 163 released Java clients, rd-132211 to 26.2.
That the ingredients come back
What drops, what villagers trade and what farms regrow in Minecraft Java, followed through the recipes to see what those ingredients can be turned into.
Stack size
The Astroworld Items Database, built from the same jar.
The recipe book unlock
What unlocks it in the recipe book. Java 26.2.
The stack sum
Counted, not played: 4 Cut Copper per craft against the stack size.

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