Minecraftisnt a game that makes it clear how you do everything.

One of these things is how to make smooth stone.

Nether Portals are an important feature in Minecraft, so this guide tells you exactly how to craft one.

Minecraft player stood in a smooth stone room.

Smooth stone is one of the most aesthetically pleasing blocks in the game.

It certainly looks better than most of the other stone-pop in blocks.

you might also craft a blast furnace with smooth stone, so the block is practical, too.

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Yet, its no use if you dont know how to make it.

That information is here.

You will see it everywhere underground, as caves are mostly made up of it.

Minecraft screenshot of playing ready to mine stone

However, once you mine it with an ordinary pickaxe, itturns to cobblestone.

You canmake stone using cobblestone, though.

Simplyput the cobblestone into a furnacewith some coal or other form of fuel.

Minecraft screenshot of cobblestone smelting in an furnace, creating stone

This burns the cobblestone up andturns it into stone.

After that, you dont need to go very far, as youalso get smooth stone using the furnace.

Simplyput the stone in the furnace with some fuel to make smooth stone.

Minecraft screenshot of stone smelting in an furnace, creating smooth stone

Unlike stone, when you mine smooth stone with a pickaxe, you actually get the smooth stone back.

This means you dont need to worry about misplacing a block when youre building with smooth stone.

Emeralds are essential for trading in Minecraft.

minecraft player standing on emerald blocks with an emerald in hand

Here, you’re able to learn just where to find them.

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