How to Make Smooth Quartz Slab in Minecraft

Guide Java Bedrock

Quick answer: Put 3 smooth quartz blocks in a crafting table (three blocks in one horizontal row) to make six slabs. A stonecutter also works: two slabs per smooth quartz block, the same yield as crafting.

What you need

3 smooth quartz blocks per craft
Crafting table or stonecutter
Pickaxe

Step by step

Collect smooth quartz blocks.
Open a crafting table and place three blocks in one horizontal row.
Take six slabs. One craft uses 3 blocks.
To use a stonecutter, put one smooth quartz block in it and choose the smooth quartz slab output.
Mine placed smooth quartz slab with a pickaxe to get them back. Without a pickaxe they drop nothing.

Java vs Bedrock

The crafting recipe and the stonecutter route both exist for this block.

Versions: javabedrock

Frequently asked questions

How many smooth quartz blocks do I need?

One craft uses 3 blocks and gives six slabs.

Do smooth quartz slab drop without a pickaxe?

No. Any pickaxe collects them; without one they drop nothing.