How to Craft Grindstone in Minecraft

Grindstone in Minecraft, drawn from the game's own block model. Removing enchantments from items. The recipe first appears in the game's files in Minecraft 1.14.

You need 2 Sticks, 1 Stone Slab, and 2 Planks, plus a Crafting Table to assemble them on. Its pattern is two Sticks side by side in the top row, a single Stone Slab in the top-middle cell, and two Planks side by side in the bottom row. Each attempt hands back 1 Grindstone.

Grindstone Item ID and Give Command

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

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

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

Overview

The Grindstone removes non-curse enchantments and returns some experience. It also repairs items by combining two of the same type. Grindstone 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 1.14, and not in the release before it.

The materials come together from a few sources: you will be working with stick (craft from planks), stone slab (craft from stone), and planks (craft from logs).

What A Stack Yields

Work a stack down, 64 planks, and you land on 32 grindstones. The recipe wants 64 sticks beside it. Down to the last planks, nothing spare.

Materials Needed

Item	Amount	Where to Find
StickStick	2x	Craft from planks
Stone Slab	1x	Craft from stone
Planks	2x	Craft from logs

A Crafting Table and 2x Stick (craft from planks), Stone Slab (craft from stone), and 2x Planks (craft from logs): that is everything Grindstone asks for.

The Full Chain

4 crafts deep: Stone, Stone Slab, Stick, then the Grindstone. All in: 4 Planks and 3 Cobblestone.

1
33StoneFurnace, repeat 3x
2
36Stone Slab
3
2Stick4Stick
4
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Gather this first

4Planks3Cobblestone

Step-by-Step Instructions

1
Stick2x Stick
2
Stone Slab
3
2x Planks
4
Grindstone

Minecraft crafting recipe for Grindstone: 2 x Stick, 1 x Stone Slab, 2 x Planks in a crafting table, making 1 Grindstone.

Tips & Notes

Line up 2x Stick, 1x Stone Slab, and 2x Planks before you open the Crafting Table. Stick: craft from planks.

Uses for Grindstone

Removing enchantments from items
Repairing tools by combining two
Weaponsmith villager job site

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What do I need to craft a Grindstone in Minecraft?

The list for a Grindstone is short: 2 Sticks, 1 Stone Slab and 2 Planks, worked at a Crafting Table. Arrange them in the exact grid pattern shown above, and one craft produces one Grindstone.

What do you need to make a Grindstone from scratch?

Gather 4 Planks and 3 Cobblestones and you have everything a Grindstone needs. The in-between items are all crafted, 4 crafts from start to finish.

Can you craft a Grindstone without a crafting table?

The inventory grid is too small for a Grindstone, so you need a table. It is laid out as two Sticks side by side in the top row, a single Stone Slab in the top-middle cell, and two Planks side by side in the bottom row, and that takes 3 columns, more than the 2x2 grid in your inventory can hold.

Where do you find the materials for a Grindstone?

The parts of a Grindstone do not all come from one place. Stick: craft from planks. Stone Slab: craft from stone. Planks: craft from logs.

What should I craft first for a Grindstone?

For a Grindstone, start with Stone: 3 Cobblestones gives you 3 Stone. After that the order is Stone Slab and Stick, and then the Grindstone itself.

How many Grindstones do you get from one craft?

The Grindstone recipe makes one Grindstone per craft.

What is the item ID for Grindstone in Minecraft?

Grindstone is registered as minecraft:grindstone. Commands accept the short form grindstone as well, and Bedrock spells it the same. Checked against Java 26.2.

Does making a Grindstone leave any materials over?

Yes, a Grindstone leaves you with 5 Stone Slabs spare from the 6 Stone Slabs that step makes and 2 Sticks spare from the 4 Sticks that step makes. Minecraft crafts in fixed batches, so a step that gives four when you need two is not waste as long as you are making more than one.

What is the give command for Grindstone?

Use /give @p grindstone to put a Grindstone in your own inventory, or /give @p grindstone 64 for a full stack of 64. Cheats have to be on.

Is the Grindstone recipe the same in Java and Bedrock Edition?

A Grindstone works the same on both: 2 Sticks, 1 Stone Slab and 2 Planks at a Crafting Table, the same pattern, one at a time, whether you are on Java or Bedrock.

What version of Minecraft added the Grindstone?

The grindstone first appears in Minecraft 1.14: that release ships the recipe file and the one before it does not, out of every Java version Mojang still publishes. The current release still makes a Grindstone exactly that way.

Sources

Grid, ingredients and yield: 2 Sticks and 1 Stone Slab and 2 Planks in, 1 Grindstone out, Crafting Table. Java 26.2, 17 August 2026.
That Bedrock agrees: Bedrock 1.26.40.05, same 3 ingredients.
How far back it goes: Java 1.14 is the first release that knows this recipe at all. From all 163 released Java clients, rd-132211 to 26.2.
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: 1 Grindstone per craft against the stack size.

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