Hand Framing Tool
by defoko
Hand Framing Tool is a Forge utility for 1.12.2 that lets a player decorate Storage Drawers blocks with a framed drawer by hand.
What it does
A right click on a framed drawer with the hand framing tool decorates the framing drawer, and the tool is intended as a standalone version of a feature split off from NomiLabs. The mod adds a hand framing recipe for the framed drawer, and an optional framed controller and slave compact drawer are listed among its features. Storage Drawers is required, so it must be installed alongside the mod.
Right clicking a normal drawer with loaded sticks turns it into a framed drawer, which means the drawer block itself has to be loaded first. The source is published under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 or later, so the code is open source. Files exist for 1.12.2 only, and the latest Forge build is 0.1.0, released 2025-05-01 on the beta channel.
Key features
Hand framing recipe
A crafting recipe for the framed drawer lets players build it by hand without relying on other tools.
Framed drawer decoration
Right clicking a framed drawer with the tool decorates the framing drawer in place.
Framed compacting drawer
A framed compacting drawer is included among the blocks the mod adds.
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
Use cases
Decorating storage rooms
Players can frame their Storage Drawers with the tool to match the look of a base.
Who it’s for: Players on Forge 1.12.2 who use Storage Drawers and want to decorate their drawer storage by hand. Server owners need it on the server as well as in each player's client.
How it compares
Storage Drawers Unlimited Fixed is a Forge mod for 1.12.2 that is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v2.1 only and runs on client and server. Create: Framed is a Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt mod for 1.18 – 1.21.1, open source under the MIT License, and also runs on client and server. Hand Framing Tool is for 1.12.2 only and is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 or later.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hand Framing Tool | Forge | 1.12.2 | Client and server | 2025-05-01 |
| Storage Drawers Unlimited Fixed | Forge | 1.12.2 | Client and server | 2022-07-11 |
| Create: Framed | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.18 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-07-08 |
Questions
Does Hand Framing Tool need Storage Drawers?
Which loader does Hand Framing Tool support?
Does the server need Hand Framing Tool?
In the catalog
Hand Framing Tool is one of 8,499 Technology mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,122 Technology mods for Forge. 2,920 mods support Minecraft 1.12.2.
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What the author says
When right clicked to a framed drawer, the hand framing tool can decorate the framing drawer. This mod also add hand framing recipe for framed drawer,optionally and framed controller, slave, compact drawer from Framed Compacting Drawer
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/hand-framing-tool
- Owner
- defoko
- Published
- 2024-10-03
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-05-01
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15