How to Get Stone in Minecraft

Last Updated: December 16, 2019

In Minecraft, mining stone with any pickaxe (without silk touch) will drop cobblestone. Cobblestone is a versatile material and used in several crafting recipes, especially for tools to mine and fight mobs. However, you might not like the look of it or you may need to craft something else with stone, such as an armor stand or stone stairs for a build. There are multiple ways to get stone that are listed in this how-to article!

Method 1

Method 1 of 3:

Smelting Cobblestone

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Using a Silk Touch Pickaxe

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Using Cheats

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How do you get smooth stone?

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In order to get smooth stone, you will need to smelt a stone block in a furnace.

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How do you get a smooth stone slab?

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Smelt 3 stone blocks in a furnace to get smooth stone. Then, open a crafting table and place the smooth stone in a row.

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Whenever you break a block of stone without a silk touch pickaxe, it will come out as cobblestone. Therefore, use your stone wisely.

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