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Create: Tools Crusher

by Simbel

Create: Tools Crusher adds crushing recipes for tools that the base Create mod leaves without one, so players can turn old gear back into iron.

NeoForgeServer required, client optionalThe UnlicenseOpen source1.21.1

What it does

The mod adds Create crushing recipes for a set of tools that many players no longer use, covering pickaxes, shovels, axes, hoes, swords, bows, crossbows, fishing rods, brushes, flint and steel, maces, shears, shields, tridents, wrenches and buckets. Crushing these items in Create's crushing wheels returns iron, so a player who has an iron farm and wants to reuse spare tools has a way to do it.

The mod also changes how obsidian is crushed: crying obsidian now yields the expected output, and the addon recipe takes priority over the default one. The original recipe still exists and is still shown in JEI. Create: Tools Crusher needs NeoForge and is published for 1.21.1 only. It runs on the server, and clients may add it, so servers are the place to install it. The code is released under The Unlicense, and the source code and issue tracker are public.

Key features

  1. Tool crushing recipes

    Crushing wheels accept a broad set of tools, including swords, shovels and bows, and return iron ingots.

  2. Obsidian recipe override

    The addon recipe for obsidian takes priority over the default crushing recipe, so the result differs from vanilla Create.

  3. Recipes remain visible

    The original recipe is still present in the game and still listed in JEI, so the change can be checked there.

  4. Iron recovery from spare gear

    Players with iron farms or spare equipment can reuse that metal instead of storing or discarding it.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.21.11.0.0
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

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

Use cases

Who it’s for: Players and server owners who run Create on NeoForge 1.21.1 and want crushing recipes for tools that the base game does not cover.

How it compares

Full comparison

Compressed Furnace is a NeoForge mod for 1.21 – 26.1.2, released under the MIT License and not open source, and it runs on client and server. Simple Auto Fishing is a client-side only mod for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, released under a Creative Commons license and not open source. Create: Tools Crusher differs from both by targeting only one version and adding crushing recipes rather than furnace or fishing behavior.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Create: Tools CrusherNeoForge1.21.1Server required, client optional2026-05-10
Compressed FurnaceNeoForge1.21 – 26.1.2Client and server2026-06-01
Simple Auto FishingFabric, Forge and NeoForge1.21.3 – 26.3Client-side only2026-09-21

Questions

Which side does Create: Tools Crusher need to run on?

The server is required and the client is optional, so the mod must be installed on the server while players may skip it.

Why does obsidian still give obsidian powder?

The addon recipe for obsidian takes priority over the default one, but the original recipe still exists and is still shown in JEI.

In the catalog

Create: Tools Crusher is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 13,477 Utility mods for NeoForge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.

Utility mods36,990NeoForge modsMods for 1.21.132,366

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What the author says

Having an iron farm and not wanting to waste EXP in an anvil, you naturally assume the crushing wheels can crush your tools back to a bunch of iron you can reuse. After all, even the furnace can do that! And when you throw your sword into the wheels, you realize that nope, there's no such recipes.
Simbel, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
Simbel
Published
2026-05-10
Updated on Modrinth
2026-05-10
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

Utility
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