Create: Cardboard Tools
by Nicolau
Create: Cardboard Tools adds cardboard versions of the pickaxe, axe, shovel and hoe to the Create mod pack, and the author describes them as not meant for real digging.
What it does
The items are cardboard versions of the pickaxe, axe, shovel and hoe, added to a Create-based pack. The author notes that a cardboard tool has a single durability point, so it cannot break blocks or defeat mobs in practice, and the author's stated reason for crafting them is limited. Some models were lost in an earlier build, and the author has not yet restored them.
The pack's item set is meant as a themed joke rather than a working tool line. Players who want the tools for their look or for a build can add them to a world, while players who need mining gear should use the standard tool tiers. The mod requires NeoForge, and the server must run it while players may leave it out. The files target 1.21.1 and the mod is released under the Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 4.0 license, which is not open source.
Key features
Cardboard pickaxe
A cardboard pickaxe with a single durability point, which breaks on the first use and cannot break blocks.
Cardboard axe, shovel and hoe
The remaining basic tools are made from cardboard, following the same single-use design as the pickaxe.
Cardboard combat use
A cardboard sword-style item cannot kill mobs, and a hit on an entity breaks it at once.
Themed tool items
The items represent tools from the machine line in the pack, and the author's text describes them as a themed set.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Create Wet Cardboard is a NeoForge mod for 1.21.1 under All rights reserved, with no open source license. skeep's Cardboard Mod covers Forge and NeoForge for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1, under All rights reserved. Basically: Basics works on Fabric and NeoForge for 1.21.8 – 26.1.2 under All rights reserved. None of these is open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Create: Cardboard Tools | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Server required, client optional | 2025-09-28 |
| Create Wet Cardboard | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-06-20 |
| skeep's Cardboard Mod | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-01-18 |
| Basically: Basics | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.8 – 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-06-24 |
Questions
Does Create: Cardboard Tools require NeoForge?
Does the server need Create: Cardboard Tools?
Can the cardboard tools break blocks?
In the catalog
Create: Cardboard Tools is one of 7,555 Cursed mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,801 Cursed mods for NeoForge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Like the cardboard sword, these tools are useless. They each have 1 durability point and can't mine blocks. Just like the sword can't kill mobs! They won't break from mining but if you hit an entity with one, it'll break. There is no reason to ever craft these tools. Also, I couldn't figure out how to get it…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/create-cardboard-tools
- Owner
- Nicolau
- Published
- 2025-09-17
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-09-28
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15