Better Building Recipes
by Exraa
Better Building Recipes, by Exraa, adds stonecutter recipes for common building blocks so players can craft slabs, panes and smooth stone without long smelting waits.
What it does
Players who build large projects often need many stone slabs, glass panes and brick blocks, and smelting them takes time. This utility adds a small set of stonecutter recipes for cobblestone, smooth stone, sand, glass, clay and brick blocks, so these materials can be cut directly and the waiting furnace steps are skipped. The recipes are kept deliberately minimal, so no extra steps are added on top of the vanilla ones.
The mod is server required and client optional: the server must run it, while players may add it on their side. It is published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, and as a data pack for server platforms. Files cover 1.14 – 26.2, with 3.0.0 for 26.2 as the latest build, released under the MIT License. The project is not open source.
Key features
Stonecutter building recipes
A stonecutter turns cobblestone, smooth stone, sand, glass, clay and brick blocks into slabs, panes and related pieces.
No smelting waits for common blocks
Blocks that normally need a furnace are available as direct stonecutter recipes, which removes the waiting time for these materials.
Recipes kept minimal
The set adds a small number of recipes rather than a broad overhaul, so progression of survival stays close to vanilla.
Data pack version
The same recipes are available as a data pack, which suits servers that prefer not to install a mod.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x4 of 4 versions with builds
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.20.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.16.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.15.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.14.x1 of 1 version with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Large building projects
Castles, walls and paved areas need many slabs and blocks, and the stonecutter recipes cut down the time spent waiting at furnaces.
Who it’s for: Builders who work on large structures in survival, and server owners who want shorter smelting waits without changing the rest of the crafting progression.
How it compares
Stone Masher! is a Fabric server-side only mod released under All rights reserved and not open source, with files for 26.1.2. Fast Smelt is open source under the MIT License and covers 1.21 – 26.3 on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge; the server must run it, while players may add it on their side. Ulti's Simple Recipes is client and server, open source under the MIT License, and covers 1.21 – 1.21.7 on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Better Building Recipes | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.14 – 26.2 | Server required, client optional | 2026-07-17 |
| Stone Masher! | Fabric | 26.1.2 | Server-side only | 2026-08-18 |
| Fast Smelt | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.21 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-09-23 |
| Ulti's Simple Recipes | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.21 – 1.21.7 | Client and server | 2025-06-22 |
Questions
Does Better Building Recipes need to be installed on the client?
Can the recipes be used without installing a mod?
Which game versions does Better Building Recipes support?
In the catalog
Better Building Recipes is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
Better Building Recipes adds a small set of practical stonecutter recipes for players who like building without unnecessary extra steps. Current recipes include cobblestone into smooth stone, cobblestone into smooth stone slabs, sand into glass panes, clay blocks into brick blocks, smooth stone back into regular…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/better-building-recipes
- Owner
- Exraa
- Published
- 2024-07-29
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-17
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15