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Metalworking

by DoTheWooley

Metalworking adds metal plates, metal rods and copper tools and armor, and changes tool recipes so tools are crafted from rods instead of sticks.

NeoForgeClient and serverMIT License1.21.1

What it does

Metal plates and metal rods are new crafting components made from metal. Copper tools and copper armor join the game as equipment, giving players a metal tier between the vanilla materials they already use. The metal parts are then combined into finished tools in the crafting grid.

Tool recipes change in this mod: tools are assembled with rods where vanilla uses sticks, and diamond tools require diamond rods. Players who want the vanilla recipes back will need to remove the mod or use a different option. Because the mod is client and server, the server and every player need it, and it is published for NeoForge only, with 1.0.0 for 1.21.1 as the single file released on 2024-12-07. The code is under the MIT License and is not open source.

Metalworking requires no other mod. The alternatives listed below cover similar ground with different loaders, versions or licenses.

Key features

  1. Metal plates

    Metal plates are a crafting component added for building metal tools and equipment.

  2. Metal rods

    Metal rods are added as a crafting part and replace sticks in the tool recipes.

  3. Copper tools

    A full set of copper tools is added to the game, so copper becomes a usable tool material.

  4. Copper armor

    Copper armor pieces are added, giving players a metal armor option alongside the vanilla sets.

  5. Rod-based tool recipes

    Tools are crafted with rods where sticks were used before, and diamond tools need diamond rods.

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.

How it compares

Full comparison

Monyo'sIR is published for NeoForge 1.21.1, is client and server, and is not open source. Many More Alloys is published for NeoForge 1.21.1 under the Apache License 2.0, is client and server, and is not open source.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
MetalworkingNeoForge1.21.1Client and server2024-12-07
Monyo'sIRNeoForge1.21.1Client and server2026-08-15
Many More AlloysNeoForge1.21.1Client and server2026-07-08

Questions

Does Metalworking need to be installed on the server?

Yes. The mod is client and server, so the server and every player need it.

Which loader does Metalworking support?

Metalworking is published for NeoForge only, with a single file for 1.21.1.

Does Metalworking change the vanilla tool recipes?

Yes. Tools use rods instead of sticks, and diamond tools need diamond rods.

In the catalog

Metalworking is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 7,420 Equipment mods for NeoForge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.

Equipment mods17,631NeoForge modsMods for 1.21.132,366

More from DoTheWooley

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Dimensional Ore Varients1.20.1Bronze and Tin1.20.1Dyeable Wood1.19.4 – 1.21.1Fortune on Netherite26.1.2Copper Fix26.1.2

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What the author says

Tools are crafted with rods instead of sticks. A diamond tool would need to be made with diamond rods.
DoTheWooley, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
DoTheWooley
Published
2024-12-07
Updated on Modrinth
2024-12-07
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

Equipment
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