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How to Craft Sandstone in Minecraft

Sandstone in Minecraft, drawn from the game's own block model. Building material for desert-themed structures. Minecraft has used the name Sandstone since Beta 1.2.

With a Crafting Table placed, 4 Sand is what Sandstone needs. Copy this shape: four Sand in a 2x2 square. One go makes 1 Sandstone.

Sandstone Item ID and Give Command

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

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

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

Overview

Sandstone is crafted from four sand blocks. It generates naturally under sand in deserts and beaches. Sandstone uses a shaped recipe: the ingredients only work in the pattern shown.

Minecraft has used the name Sandstone since Beta 1.2, the oldest release whose language file lists it.

The materials come together from a few sources: you will be working with sand (dig from beaches and deserts).

The Stack Arithmetic

Bring 64 sand, leave with 16 sandstones, after 16 rounds of 4 for 1. Down to the last sand, nothing spare.

Materials Needed

ItemAmountWhere to Find
Sand4xDig from beaches and deserts

A Crafting Table and 4x Sand (dig from beaches and deserts): that is everything Sandstone asks for.

Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. 1

    4x Sand

  2. 2

    Sandstone

Minecraft crafting recipe for Sandstone: 4 x Sand in a crafting table, making 1 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 Sand. Plan the Sand first: dig from beaches and deserts.

Uses for Sandstone

  • Building material for desert-themed structures

What Sandstone Goes Into

One other recipe on this site lists Sandstone as an ingredient.

Sandstone StairsCrafting Table

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What do I need to craft Sandstone in Minecraft?
The list for Sandstone is short: 4 Sand, worked at a Crafting Table. The pattern above is exact, so match it square by square, and one craft produces one Sandstone.
What can you make with Sandstone?
Sandstone is an ingredient in 1 other recipe on this site, including Sandstone Stairs. The section above links to each of them.
Where do you find the materials for Sandstone?
Here is where each part of Sandstone comes from. Sand: dig from beaches and deserts.
How much Sandstone do you get from one craft?
The Sandstone recipe makes one Sandstone per craft.
What is the item ID for Sandstone in Minecraft?
In Java 26.2 the Sandstone goes by minecraft:sandstone; sandstone without the namespace does the same job in a command.
What is the give command for Sandstone?
/give @p sandstone gives you Sandstone. Swap @p for a player name to hand it to someone else, and put 64 on the end for a whole stack.
Is the Sandstone recipe the same in Java and Bedrock Edition?
No difference to worry about: Sandstone takes 4 Sand at a Crafting Table on Java and on Bedrock alike, one at a time.
What version of Minecraft added Sandstone?
Minecraft Beta 1.2 is the oldest release that calls the sandstone by that name. The recipe file cannot narrow that down, because recipes only became separate files in 1.12. Nothing about it has changed since: the pattern above is today's.

Sources

Grid, ingredients and yield
4 Sand in, 1 Sandstone out, Crafting Table. Java 26.2, .
That Bedrock agrees
Bedrock 1.26.40.05, same ingredient.
How far back it goes
Minecraft Java Beta 1.2 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 Sandstone per craft against the stack size.

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