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Better Stonecutter

by daenvil

Better Stonecutter extends the stonecutter's recipe list so that more block variants can be cut into one another, reducing wasted material.

FabricForgeNeoForgeQuiltServer required, client optionalAll rights reserved1.21 – 26.3

What it does

The mod adds recipes to the stonecutter so that a block can be recut into related variants, such as full blocks into stairs, slabs and walls, and copper, iron and gold blocks into their matching items. Packed mud can be cut into mud bricks, and stone types can be switched between stone, cobblestone, deepslate, polished and smooth variants. Copper blocks can also be deoxidized or dewaxed at the stonecutter. The recipes are written to respect vanilla mechanics.

Stonecutter screens are kept readable: some blocks with many variants, such as deepslate, stone and blackstone, are not listed with every possible recipe. Instead, only the smaller blocks of the same variant are offered, so a player can cut down to the size needed. The author recommends pairing the mod with the Vanilla Tweaks Back Blocks datapack, and notes that the Cuttable Wood datapack follows the same approach for wooden blocks.

Better Stonecutter needs the server to run it, while players may leave it out. It is published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, and as a data pack, across 17 release versions in the 1.21 – 26.3 range. Its license is All rights reserved, so the mod is not open source.

Key features

  1. Recut stairs, slabs and walls

    Full blocks can be cut into stairs, slabs and walls at the stonecutter, giving more shapes from one material.

  2. Metal blocks to items

    Copper, iron and gold blocks are cut into the matching items, so a block can be broken down into usable material.

  3. Stone variant switching

    Stone, cobblestone, deepslate, polished and smooth variants can be swapped for one another at the stonecutter.

  4. Reduced stonecutter list

    Blocks with many variants offer only smaller blocks of the same variant, keeping the stonecutter interface manageable.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
26.32.4+mod2.4+mod2.4+mod2.4+mod
26.22.3+mod2.3+mod2.3+mod2.3+mod
26.1.22.3+mod2.3+mod2.3+mod2.3+mod
26.1.12.3+mod2.3+mod2.3+mod2.3+mod
26.12.3+mod2.3+mod2.3+mod2.3+mod
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.21.112.2.0+mod2.2.0+mod2.2.0+mod2.2.0+mod
1.21.102.2.0+mod2.2.0+mod2.2.0+mod2.2.0+mod
1.21.92.2.0+mod2.2.0+mod2.2.0+mod2.2.0+mod
1.21.82.1.1+mod2.1.1+mod2.1.1+mod2.1.1+mod
1.21.72.1.1+mod2.1.1+mod2.1.1+mod2.1.1+mod
1.21.62.1.1+mod2.1.1+mod2.1.1+mod2.1.1+mod
1.21.52.1.1+mod2.1.1+mod2.1.1+mod2.1.1+mod
1.21.42.1.0+mod2.1.0+mod2.1.0+mod2.1.0+mod
1.21.32.0.2+mod2.0.2+mod2.0.2+mod2.0.2+mod
1.21.22.0.2+mod2.0.2+mod2.0.2+mod2.0.2+mod
1.21.12.0.1+mod2.0.1+mod2.0.1+mod2.0.1+mod
1.212.0.1+mod2.0.1+mod2.0.1+mod2.0.1+mod
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Questions

Does Better Stonecutter need to be installed on the client?

No. Only the server has to run the mod, while players may leave it out.

Which loaders is Better Stonecutter published for?

Files exist for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, and a data pack version is also available for server platforms.

Which game versions does Better Stonecutter support?

Builds cover the game versions 1.21 – 26.3 across 17 release versions, with the latest file for 26.3 dated 2026-09-16.

In the catalog

Better Stonecutter is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.

Game mechanics mods29,952Fabric modsMods for 26.38,071

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What the author says

To avoid flooding the stonecutter UI, some blocks with a lot of variants (deepslate, stone, blackstone) are not given all possible recipes directly. Instead, they are only given the recipes for the smaller blocks of the same variant and the equivalent blocks of other variants, which you can cut then into smaller…
daenvil, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
daenvil
Published
2025-12-19
Updated on Modrinth
2026-09-16
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

Game mechanics
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