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The sandstone slab is a half-block version of sandstone. It can be both crafted using a crafting table or cut using a stonecutter. Sandstone slabs can be picked up by simply breaking them with a pickaxe. Placing a sandstone slab on top of another will turn it into a full sandstone block.
A sandstone slab (via screenshot)
Naturally generated sandstone slabs can be found in desert wells and desert pyramids. However, players can easily make sandstone slabs through either a crafting table or a stonecutter. To craft sandstone slabs, players must place three sandstone blocks next to each other in the crafting grid. You can also place a sandstone block into a stonecutter to make sandstone slabs.
Making sandstone slabs (via screenshot)
Sandstone slabs behave like regular slabs and are transparent to light and mobs. Sandstone slabs are seen as full blocks by mobs when they are pathfinding. Two slabs placed on top of each other make a full block of sandstone. These slabs don't have any specific use and cannot be used as a substitute for crafting recipes that require stone slabs of any kind.
Making chiseled sandstone from sandstone slabs (via screenshot)
Sandstone slabs are a variant of regular slabs that originate from sandstone blocks. Since they can be made and found quite easily, they are quite commonly used as decorative or building blocks by players.
A. You can make a sandstone slab by either placing 3 sandstone blocks in a straight horizontal line in the crafting grid or by using a stone cutter to cut the sandstone block.
A. No, mobs cannot spawn on sandstone slabs.
A. Sandstone slabs can be used for decorative and building purposes.
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