How to Make Tuff Bricks in Minecraft

Guide Java Bedrock

Quick answer: Craft four tuff in a 2x2 square for four polished tuff, then four polished tuff in 2x2 for four tuff bricks. A stonecutter turns one ordinary tuff directly into one tuff bricks block. Use two tuff brick slabs stacked vertically for chiseled tuff bricks.

What you need

4 tuff for 4 polished tuff
4 polished tuff for 4 tuff bricks
2 tuff brick slabs for 1 chiseled tuff bricks block
Stonecutter (optional)
Any pickaxe

Step by step

Collect ordinary tuff and keep it separate from polished tuff and tuff bricks.
Arrange four tuff in a 2x2 square in the inventory crafting grid or a crafting table. Take four polished tuff.
Arrange four polished tuff in a 2x2 square. Take four tuff bricks.
For single blocks or a shorter route, put one ordinary tuff in a stonecutter and choose tuff bricks directly. Polished tuff is also a valid input.
Use a stonecutter with tuff bricks to make one stair, one wall or two slabs per block.
For chiseled tuff bricks, stack two tuff brick slabs vertically in the crafting grid, or choose the chiseled brick variant in the stonecutter.
Mine placed tuff bricks with any pickaxe. No Silk Touch or furnace is needed.

Java vs Bedrock

These recipes work in Java and Bedrock versions that include the decorative tuff family. Polished tuff, tuff bricks, chiseled tuff and chiseled tuff bricks are different blocks. For the chiseled brick recipe, use tuff brick slabs rather than ordinary tuff slabs.

Versions: javabedrock

Frequently asked questions

Do I need to smelt tuff for bricks?

No. Use the two 2x2 crafting steps or a stonecutter. No fuel is required.

Can I make tuff bricks without polished tuff?

Yes. A stonecutter converts one ordinary tuff directly into one tuff bricks block.

Why did I get chiseled tuff instead of chiseled tuff bricks?

You used ordinary tuff slabs. Stack two tuff brick slabs for chiseled tuff bricks, or select the matching variant in the stonecutter.