Grindstone Sharper Tools
by Serilum
Grindstone Sharper Tools lets a grindstone temporarily raise the damage of a tool that is used on it, and the grindstone is where the boost is set up.
What it does
Sneaking and right-clicking a grindstone with a tool in hand sharpens that tool, giving it a fixed number of sharpened uses set in the config, 32 by default. Attacks made with a sharpened tool deal extra damage through a configurable multiplier. The uses left can be shown in the item name and sent to the player in chat at 75%, 50%, 25% and 10% remaining.
The mod is server-side only, so players join without installing anything and only the server runs it. It requires Collective, and the Collective dependency must be present on the server for it to load. Builds cover 1.16.5 – 26.3 for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, and the code is released under All rights reserved, so it is not open source. Public links to the source code and the issue tracker are available.
Key features
Sharpening on the grindstone
Crouch and use the grindstone while holding a tool to give that tool a set number of sharpened uses.
Configurable damage boost
Sharpened tools deal extra damage on attacks, with the multiplier and use count adjustable in the config file.
Uses shown in the item name
An optional prefix and suffix place the remaining sharpened uses in the tool's name, so the count is visible at a glance.
Chat warnings at set thresholds
Players can receive a chat message when the sharpened uses drop to 75%, 50%, 25% and 10%.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
1.19.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.18.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.16.x1 of 1 version with builds
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
Server adventure progression
Server owners can offer a sharpening step in survival or adventure play, with the boost tuned through the config.
Who it’s for: Server owners and survival players who want a simple way to strengthen weapons and tools at a grindstone, without adding new items or recipes.
Questions
Does Grindstone Sharper Tools need Collective?
Does a player need the mod installed to join a server that runs it?
Which loaders does Grindstone Sharper Tools support?
Can the boost and uses be changed?
In the catalog
Grindstone Sharper Tools is one of 19,031 Adventure mods on ModsFinder, and one of 10,052 Adventure mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
Grindstone Sharper Tools is a minimalistic mod which adds an ability for the grindstone to temporarily increase the damage of tools used on it. Sharpen tools by Sneak+Right-Clicking any tool on the grindstone. This will give the tool N sharpened uses (defined in config).
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/grindstone-sharper-tools
- Owner
- Serilum
- Published
- 2022-09-01
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-02
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15