Selective Grindstone
by bubbaboogs
Selective Grindstone lets a player choose which enchantments to strip from an item placed on a grindstone, instead of removing them all at once.
What it does
A player places a diamond sword carrying Sharpness V, Unbreaking III and Looting II on the grindstone, then uses an enchanted book to pick which single enchantment is removed, such as only Sharpness. The book is consumed in the process, and the rest of the enchantments stay on the item.
Curses are excluded from removal by default, and a config option lets a server owner make the standard grindstone accept them as well. A second grindstone recipe uses a single stone block in place of a stone slab, so a crafter does not have to make several slabs when only one is needed.
Selective Grindstone is installed on the server, and it runs there alone. Mod menu support also allows the settings to be changed in singleplayer. It requires YetAnotherConfigLib (YACL) because its config screen is built with that library. Files are published for Fabric only, for 26.2, under the MIT License, and the source code and issue tracker are public.
Key features
Selective enchantment removal
A chosen enchantment is taken off an item on the grindstone, while every other enchantment on it stays in place.
Enchanted book input
The grindstone consumes an enchanted book to decide which enchantment is removed from the item.
Curse handling option
Curses are excluded by default, and a config setting lets the default grindstone accept them.
Single-block grindstone recipe
An alternative recipe uses one stone block instead of a stone slab, so crafting uses less material.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
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Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Who it’s for: Server owners who want players to remove specific enchantments from gear without losing the rest, and singleplayer players who want the same grindstone behavior.
How it compares
Selective Disenchanter is a Fabric and NeoForge mod for 1.21.11 – 26.2 that is server-side only and released under the MIT License, but it is not open source. Enchantment Tooltip Helper is a client-side only Fabric mod for 26.2 under the MIT License, and it is not open source either. DisenchantLite is a server-side only Fabric mod for 1.21.8 – 26.2 under the MIT License, and it is open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selective Grindstone | Fabric | 26.2 | Server-side only | 2026-07-05 |
| Selective Disenchanter | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.11 – 26.2 | Server-side only | 2026-07-22 |
| Enchantment Tooltip Helper | Fabric | 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-07-09 |
| DisenchantLite | Fabric | 1.21.8 – 26.2 | Server-side only | 2026-08-11 |
Questions
Does Selective Grindstone require YetAnotherConfigLib?
Does Selective Grindstone have to be installed on the client?
Can Selective Grindstone remove curses?
Which game version does Selective Grindstone support?
In the catalog
Selective Grindstone is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
Selective Grindstone is a minecraft mod to allow using an enchanted book to select which enchantments should be removed from an item placed in a grindstone. If you input, for example, a diamond sword with Sharpness V, Unbreaking III, and Looting II and a sharpness book (of any level), only the sharpness enchantment…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/selective-grindstone
- Owner
- bubbaboogs
- Published
- 2026-07-05
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-05
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15