You need a Stonecutter, and the current Minecraft recipe is easy to miss if you are using old advice. The working Survival recipe uses 3 Stone blocks and 1 Iron Ingot, with a few other ways to get the block when crafting is not the route you want.
1. Craft the Stonecutter in Survival
This fixes the standard Survival route with the current recipe.
- 1.Get 3 Stone blocks and 1 Iron Ingot.
- 2.Open a placed Crafting Table.
- 3.Put the Iron Ingot in the top-middle slot.
- 4.Place the 3 Stone blocks across the row directly below it.
- 5.Move the Stonecutter into your inventory.
2. Open the Crafting Screen on Your Device
On keyboard and mouse, press E to open your inventory, then use a placed Crafting Table. On controller, press X on Xbox or Nintendo, or Square on PlayStation, to open the crafting screen. On touch controls, tap ... to open inventory and crafting.
3. Pick the Recipe Screen Instead
This fixes manual placement mistakes when the Stonecutter recipe appears in your crafting UI. Open the crafting screen, select the Stonecutter recipe when it is shown, and confirm the craft. After that, move the Stonecutter into your inventory.
4. Take One From a Village
Find a village with a stonemason house, then locate the Stonecutter block inside. Break or mine the Stonecutter, and walk over the dropped Stonecutter item to pick it up. Use the default break control for your device: hold the left mouse button, hold the right trigger, or tap and hold the block.
5. Grab a Stonecutter in Creative Mode
Switch to or create a Creative Mode world, then open the inventory screen. Search or browse for Stonecutter, and move the Stonecutter to your hotbar or inventory.
6. Give Yourself One With Commands
Commands are the fastest option in a world where cheats or commands are enabled. In Bedrock single-player, use Settings > Game > Allow Cheats. In Java single-player, use Allow Commands when creating the world or World Options > Allow Commands later.
Open chat with T on keyboard, the speech-bubble button on touch, or right on the D-pad on controller. Enter /give @s minecraft:stonecutter 1 for Java-style commands or /give @s stonecutter 1 for Bedrock.
7. Run It Through Server or Admin Tools
Enable commands or cheats for the world or server, then use an allowed command surface, such as chat, server console, command block, data pack, or behavior pack. Run a give command for Stonecutter, and use /give @s stonecutter 1 as the Bedrock example when you type it in chat. @s only matches a player executor.
From the server console or a command block, name the player instead: /give PlayerName stonecutter 1, or /give @p stonecutter 1 for the nearest player. On multiplayer servers, the command works only with the required permission level or operator access.
8. Ignore Older Removed Stonecutter Advice
This fixes outdated instructions from older Pocket Edition, older Bedrock, and Nintendo 3DS tutorials. Do not follow instructions built around the removed legacy Stonecutter block. Use the current 3 Stone blocks and 1 Iron Ingot recipe instead. Use Creative inventory or commands only when those modes fit your world.
Frequently Asked Questions
What materials do I need to make a Stonecutter in Minecraft?
You need 3 Stone blocks and 1 Iron Ingot.
Where do I place the Iron Ingot for the Stonecutter recipe?
Place the Iron Ingot in the top-middle slot, with the 3 Stone blocks across the row below it.
Can I get a Stonecutter without crafting one?
Yes. You can take one from a stonemason house in a village, get one from the Creative inventory, or use a give command when cheats or commands are enabled.
What is the Bedrock command for a Stonecutter?
Use /give @s stonecutter 1 when commands are enabled.