To make smooth stone in Minecraft, you must smelt cobblestone into stone in a regular furnace, then smelt that stone again in the same furnace. This two-step smelting process is the only way to produce smooth stone in Survival Mode, and it is essential for crafting blast furnaces and smooth stone slabs.
What you need to make smooth stone
You need three items: a furnace, any fuel, and the intermediate stone block. Stone is obtained by first smelting cobblestone in the furnace. Stone can also be obtained by mining it directly with a pickaxe enchanted with Silk Touch; a regular pickaxe drops cobblestone instead. Stone can also be obtained by looting Masons' chests in villages. In Minecraft PE, you can only use one type of block to fill up all eight slots when crafting a furnace. The furnace is the only block used for both smelting steps, and any type of fuel works, such as Lava Bucket, Block of Coal, Blaze Rod, or Bamboo.
Step-by-step smooth stone recipe
- Mine cobblestone.
- Place the cobblestone in the top slot of a furnace and fuel in the bottom slot. Smelt it to produce stone.
- Remove the stone and place it back in the top slot of the furnace with more fuel in the bottom slot.
- Collect the output: smooth stone. If there's still some fuel left after smelting, drag it back to your inventory so that you can use it again.
This is a two-step smelting chain. A blast furnace is not used to make smooth stone; instead, smooth stone is used to craft a blast furnace.
Crafting with smooth stone
Smooth stone has two primary crafting uses. To craft a blast furnace, place 3 smooth stone across the bottom row of a 3x3 crafting grid, a furnace in the center slot, and 5 iron ingots in the top row and the left and right slots of the middle row. To craft smooth stone slabs, place 3 smooth stone in a row in the crafting grid, which yields 6 slabs. If you use the Procreate Digital Art App for designing Minecraft builds, you can plan your smooth stone structures before gathering materials in-game.
Getting smooth stone in creative mode
In Creative Mode, smooth stone is obtained directly from the creative inventory. No smelting or crafting is required.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can you mine smooth stone with any pickaxe?
Yes, smooth stone can be mined with any pickaxe. If mined without a pickaxe, it drops nothing.
Where can you find smooth stone naturally?
Smooth stone appears in plains, snowy plains, and savanna village houses, particularly in butcher houses. It can also be found in mason chests with a 20.8% chance.
Is smooth stone stronger than other stone blocks?
Smooth stone has a blast resistance of 6, which is higher than basalt (4.2), dripstone block (1), sandstone (0.8), and red sandstone (0.8).
Can you use a stonecutter with smooth stone?
Yes, you can use a stonecutter to craft smooth stone slabs from smooth stone blocks, though the furnace method is the primary way to obtain the material.
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