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Grindstone in Minecraft | MinecraftBible

Grindstone is a block in Minecraft 1.21.4 that requires Wooden Pickaxe or better to mine, dropping Grindstone.

What is Grindstone?

Grindstone is a Minecraft block classified under the mineable/pickaxe material group. It has a hardness of 2 and a blast resistance of 6. It stacks up to 64 per inventory slot. It is a solid, opaque block. Grindstone does not emit light. Grindstone filters 0 levels of light passing through it, which is why it blocks skylight below it.

Namespaced identifier: minecraft:grindstone. Command: /give @p minecraft:grindstone 1.

How to mine Grindstone

Grindstone requires one of the following tools to drop its item — mining with a lower tier or by hand destroys it:

Break times (unenchanted, no Haste or Mining Fatigue):

  • With the correct tool: approximately 3 seconds
  • By hand (no tool): approximately 10 seconds

Using an Efficiency-enchanted tool, Haste beacons, or a Diamond/Netherite tier drastically reduces these times. Water and being airborne slow mining by 5×.

Grindstone drops

When broken, Grindstone drops:

Silk Touch preserves the block itself; Fortune increases quantity of ore-style drops but has no effect on ordinary blocks.

Block tags & properties

  • Opaque
  • Requires Tool
  • Craftable

Grindstone technical properties

  • Flammable: No
  • Burns from lava: No
  • Renewable: Yes
  • Emits light: No (luminance 0)

Values sourced from Minecraft Wiki: Grindstone (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). Verified for Java Edition 1.21.4.

Technical properties

  • Namespaced ID: minecraft:grindstone
  • Material family: mineable/pickaxe
  • Hardness: 2
  • Blast resistance: 6
  • Stack size: 64
  • Transparent: No
  • Blocks light: 0
  • Emits light: 0
  • Diggable: Yes
  • Craftable: Yes
  • /give command: /give @p minecraft:grindstone 1

Overview

Grindstone is a block in Minecraft 1.21.4. This page covers mining requirements, real drop data, and crafting relevance.

Prerequisites and materials

  • Bring the correct tool tier before mining - breaking Grindstone with the wrong tool will destroy it without dropping anything.
  • Expect to collect Grindstone once it breaks.

Step-by-step walkthrough

  1. Bring the correct tool tier before mining - breaking Grindstone with the wrong tool will destroy it without dropping anything.
  2. Expect to collect Grindstone once it breaks.
  3. With the correct tool this takes about 3s to break (unenchanted); by hand it's roughly 10s.

Pro tips

  • Use /give @p minecraft:grindstone 1 in creative mode to prototype builds before committing resources.
  • Carry a spare tool of the correct tier - breaking with the wrong one wastes the drop.

Difficulty and time commitment

  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Estimated time per run: 1-5 min

Frequently Asked Questions

What tool do I need to mine Grindstone?

You need one of: Wooden Pickaxe, Stone Pickaxe, Golden Pickaxe, Iron Pickaxe, Diamond Pickaxe, Netherite Pickaxe. Mining with a lower tier tool (or by hand) will break the block without dropping its item.

What does Grindstone drop when mined?

Breaking Grindstone drops Grindstone.

How hard is Grindstone to mine?

Grindstone has a hardness value of 2. That works out to roughly 3s with the correct tool or 10s by hand (unenchanted, no Haste/Mining Fatigue).

Can I craft Grindstone?

Yes - this page lists 6 known crafting recipes for Grindstone.

What is the internal Minecraft ID for Grindstone?

The namespaced ID is minecraft:grindstone, usable with /setblock, /fill, and /give.

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