What is Smooth Stone in Minecraft?
Smooth Stone is a refined version of regular stone with a clean, polished texture, making it ideal for modern builds and crafting advanced items such as the blast furnace. Unlike many blocks, it cannot be crafted directly and must be produced through smelting.
Materials You Need
Before starting, make sure you have the following:
Step-by-Step Guide to Making Smooth Stone
Step 1: Mine Cobblestone
Use a pickaxe to mine stone blocks. When mined, stone drops cobblestone, which is the base material required for this process.
Step 2: Smelt Cobblestone into Stone
Place cobblestone in the top slot of a furnace and fuel in the bottom slot. After the smelting process is complete, cobblestone will turn into regular stone.
Step 3: Smelt Stone into Smooth Stone
Take the stone you just created and place it back into the furnace. Add fuel again and smelt it a second time. This will produce smooth stone.
Image Credit: Minecraft/Mojang (screenshot by Bipradeep Biswas/Beebom)
Quick Recipe Summary
- Cobblestone + Fuel → Stone
- Stone + Fuel → Smooth Stone
This is a two-step smelting process and does not involve a crafting table.
Tips for Faster Production
- Use multiple furnaces to increase output speed
- Lava buckets are efficient as they can smelt up to 100 items
- Create an automatic smelting system using hoppers and chests for bulk production
Uses of Smooth Stone
Smooth stone is useful for:
- Crafting a blast furnace
- Creating smooth stone slabs
- Building clean, modern structures