How do you use sand in Minecraft?

Answer 1

Sand can be used to make glass, sandstone and TNT.

Glass is made by smelting the sand in a furnace.

Sandstone is a block that looks quite similar to sand. But sandstone does not fall down when you remove the block beneath it, which is often useful when creating houses and other buildings. It can be crafted by placing 4 sand blocks in a square, like this (S = Sand, E = Empty):

E E E

S S E

S S E

TNT isn't so commonly used. It's not very useful, and hard to make. But it can be fun sometimes. When you activate it, it explodes a little area around it. It can be crafted like this (S = Sand, G = Gunpowder/Sulphur):

G S G

S G S

G S G