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How to Craft Red Sandstone in Minecraft

Red Sandstone in Minecraft, drawn from the game's own block model. Building material for mesa-themed structures. Minecraft has used the name Red Sandstone since 1.8.

The recipe wants 4 Red Sand, and a Crafting Table to run it on. The grid takes four Red Sand in a 2x2 square. That comes out as 1 Red Sandstone.

Red Sandstone Item ID and Give Command

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

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

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

Overview

Red Sandstone is crafted from red sand found in badlands (mesa) biomes. Red Sandstone uses a shaped recipe: the ingredients only work in the pattern shown.

Minecraft has used the name Red Sandstone since 1.8, the oldest release whose language file lists it.

The materials come together from a few sources: you will be working with red sand (dig from badlands biome).

Per Stack

Work a stack down, 64 red sand, and you land on 16 red sandstones. Craft 16 takes the last red sand, with nothing spare.

Materials Needed

ItemAmountWhere to Find
Red Sand4xDig from badlands biome

A Crafting Table and 4x Red Sand (dig from badlands biome): that is everything Red Sandstone asks for.

Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. 1

    4x Red Sand

  2. 2

    Red Sandstone

Minecraft crafting recipe for Red Sandstone: 4 x Red Sand in a crafting table, making 1 Red Sandstone.

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.
  • Shopping list: 4x Red Sand. Plan the Red Sand first: dig from badlands biome.

Uses for Red Sandstone

  • Building material for mesa-themed structures

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What do I need to craft Red Sandstone in Minecraft?
To craft Red Sandstone you need 4 Red Sand at a Crafting Table. Arrange them in the exact grid pattern shown above, and one craft produces one Red Sandstone.
Can you craft Red Sandstone without a crafting table?
Yes, you can make Red Sandstone in the 2x2 grid built into your inventory screen, no crafting table needed. It is laid out as four Red Sand in a 2x2 square, which never leaves a 2x2 area.
Where do you find the materials for Red Sandstone?
Each ingredient in Red Sandstone has its own source. Red Sand: dig from badlands biome.
How much Red Sandstone do you get from one craft?
The Red Sandstone recipe makes one Red Sandstone per craft.
What is the item ID for Red Sandstone in Minecraft?
The Red Sandstone item ID is minecraft:red_sandstone, and in a command you can drop the namespace and write red_sandstone on its own. Checked against Java 26.2.
What is the give command for Red Sandstone?
The command for Red Sandstone is /give @p red_sandstone. Add a number for more than one, so /give @p red_sandstone 64 hands you a full stack, and it only runs with cheats enabled.
Is the Red Sandstone recipe the same in Java and Bedrock Edition?
It is the same recipe on both: 4 Red Sand at a Crafting Table gives you Red Sandstone, in the layout shown above, one at a time.
What version of Minecraft added Red Sandstone?
Minecraft 1.8 is the earliest release that spells out red sandstone. The recipe file cannot narrow that down, because recipes only became separate files in 1.12. The current release still makes Red Sandstone exactly that way.

Sources

Grid, ingredients and yield
4 Red Sand in, 1 Red Sandstone out, Crafting Table. Java 26.2, .
That Bedrock agrees
Bedrock 1.26.40.05, same ingredient.
How far back it goes
Minecraft Java 1.8 uses this name and the release before it does not. 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 Red Sandstone per craft against the stack size.

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