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Gear Tinkering

by azeolii_

Gear Tinkering gives players a way to bring down an item's hidden repair cost with amethyst shards, and adds smithing table uses that make tool work less tedious.

FabricForgeNeoForgeQuiltServer required, client optionalMIT License1.21 – 26.3

What it does

Each amethyst shard combined with a tool or piece of armor lowers its hidden repair cost by one, until the cost reaches its minimum and a white puff of smoke appears, signalling that no further shards will help. The anvil's Too Expensive message is what this mod works around: repair cost rises with every combination, and once it passes a threshold the item can no longer be worked on. The data pack adds recipes for the smithing table that combine certain items in new ways, and it also resets repair cost, removes trims and curses, transfers enchantments and unsigns books.

Only the server needs the mod, so players can join without installing it. Gear Tinkering is a data pack for the server, published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt across 17 release versions, with snapshot builds included. It is released under the MIT License and is not open source. A config menu lets server owners disable the features they do not want; all features are enabled by default, and the command to remove the scoreboards the data pack creates is available if the pack is uninstalled.

Key features

  1. Amethyst shard repair

    Combining an amethyst shard with an item lowers its repair cost by one, down to a minimum.

  2. Smithing table recipes

    New smithing table recipes combine certain items and reset repair cost, remove trims and curses, and transfer enchantments.

  3. Book unsigning

    A book can be unsigned at the smithing table, which helps when enchanting with books has become tedious.

  4. Configurable features

    A config menu lets server owners switch off any feature they do not want, and every feature is on by default.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
26.31.0.3+mod1.0.3+mod1.0.3+mod1.0.3+mod
26.21.0.3+mod1.0.3+mod1.0.3+mod1.0.3+mod
26.1.21.0.3+mod1.0.3+mod1.0.3+mod1.0.3+mod
26.1.11.0.3+mod1.0.3+mod1.0.3+mod1.0.3+mod
26.11.0.3+mod1.0.3+mod1.0.3+mod1.0.3+mod
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.21.111.0.3+mod1.0.3+mod1.0.3+mod1.0.3+mod
1.21.101.0.3+mod1.0.3+mod1.0.3+mod1.0.3+mod
1.21.91.0.3+mod1.0.3+mod1.0.3+mod1.0.3+mod
1.21.81.0.3+mod1.0.3+mod1.0.3+mod1.0.3+mod
1.21.71.0.3+mod1.0.3+mod1.0.3+mod1.0.3+mod
1.21.61.0.3+mod1.0.3+mod1.0.3+mod1.0.3+mod
1.21.51.0.3+mod1.0.3+mod1.0.3+mod1.0.3+mod
1.21.41.0.3+mod1.0.3+mod1.0.3+mod1.0.3+mod
1.21.31.0.3+mod1.0.3+mod1.0.3+mod1.0.3+mod
1.21.21.0.3+mod1.0.3+mod1.0.3+mod1.0.3+mod
1.21.11.0.3+mod1.0.3+mod1.0.3+mod1.0.3+mod
1.211.0.3+mod1.0.3+mod1.0.3+mod1.0.3+mod
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

This mod also publishes snapshot builds. Snapshots are not shown in the matrix.

Use cases

Who it’s for: Server owners who want to make repairing and enchanting less punishing for players, and players who run into the Too Expensive message often.

Questions

Does Gear Tinkering need to be installed on the client?

No. Only the server needs it; the mod works on the server side, and a player who joins without it is unaffected.

Which loaders does Gear Tinkering support?

Files are published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, with the latest file 1.0.3+mod for 26.3.

Can server owners turn off individual features?

Yes. A config menu lets them disable any feature they do not want, and all features are enabled by default.

In the catalog

Gear Tinkering is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.

Equipment mods17,631Fabric modsMods for 26.38,071

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What the author says

This data pack adds many new uses to the smithing table that should make working with your tools and armor much less of a pain. All "recipes" work by combining certain items by throwing them on top of a smithing table. to access a config menu, allowing you to disable any features you don't like. By default, all…
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Official listing

Owner
azeolii_
Published
2025-10-13
Updated on Modrinth
2026-09-30
Facts verified
2026-10-15

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