Create: Ironworks
by robinfrt
Players working through Create's metal chain get Tin, Bronze and Steel from Create: Ironworks, which adds the ores, alloys and gear built on them.
What it does
The mod adds Tin ore and the Bronze, Brass and Steel alloys, along with the items made from them. Brass can be crafted straight from crushed materials or nuggets, Bronze takes raw tin and a bit of Copper with no heating, and Steel requires Iron and Coal Dust made by crushing Coal. Tin can stand in for Iron in several vanilla recipes, which keeps Iron free for Create machinery early on.
Armor and tools cover Copper, Bronze, Brass, Rose Quartz, Sturdy Sheet and Steel, and all new armor is trimmable. Steel alloy can upgrade armor and tools to Netherite as an alternative to Diamond. The mod adds the Paxel, which combines Pickaxe, Axe and Shovel mining, and the Hammer, which mines a 3 by 3 area and uses durability faster. Both are slower than their single-tool counterparts, and vanilla-material versions are included.
Create: Ironworks requires Create and Create Fabric, and it is published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt. Files exist for 1.20 – 1.21.1, with the latest NeoForge file for 1.21.1. Both sides need the mod, so servers and players install it alike. The mod is all rights reserved and is not open source.
Key features
Tin, Bronze and Steel
New ores and alloys join the metalworking chain, each with its own items.
Paxel and Hammer
Two new tool types combine several mining roles or cover a 3 by 3 area.
Alloy recipes
Brass, Bronze and Steel can be crafted from crushed materials, nuggets or raw tin, depending on the alloy.
Trimmable armor
Every new armor set accepts smithing trims.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Required by 1 mod
Use cases
Early-game Iron relief
Tin replaces Iron in several vanilla recipes, so less Iron goes to tools and armor.
Steel upgrades
Steel alloy upgrades armor and tools toward Netherite without needing Diamond.
Who it’s for: Players who run Create and want more metal options for tools, armor and early alloys. Server owners who add it need the same files on every client.
How it compares
GoldenMaus's Bronze Tools is client and server for Forge and NeoForge across 1.20.1 – 1.21.10, all rights reserved and not open source. Bronze&Tin is NeoForge only for 1.21.1 and open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only. Bronze Tools is Forge only for 1.20.1, all rights reserved and not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Create: Ironworks | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-03-14 |
| GoldenMaus's Bronze Tools | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.10 | Client and server | 2025-11-02 |
| Bronze&Tin | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-05-20 |
| Bronze Tools | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-11-07 |
Questions
Does Create: Ironworks need Create Fabric?
Must the server have the mod installed?
Which game versions have files?
In the catalog
Create: Ironworks is one of 8,499 Technology mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,201 Technology mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Create: Ironworks expands on metal working with Create, by adding new ores and alloys: Tin, Bronze and Steel, with their respective items. New ores and materials around metalworking: Tin, Bronze and Steel
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/create-ironworks
- Owner
- robinfrt
- Published
- 2024-07-22
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-03-14
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15