Simple Flint Tools
Simple Flint Tools lets players craft a flint hatchet and a flint knife in the 2x2 crafting grid, early in a survival world and without a crafting table.
What it does
Both tools use shapeless recipes that can be crafted in the inventory screen. The hatchet takes two flint and one stick, while the knife is made from one flint, one stick and one piece of gravel, which can come from tree leaves or dead brush. The recipes are granted through an advancement, and no other recipes are added.
Both items have low durability, which the author describes as matching real-world flint tools. The knife has low attack damage and fast attack speed, so it works as a starter weapon. The mod was built as a companion to Tree Punch, and it is an optional dependency for players who want to prevent punching logs by hand. Files are published for Forge and NeoForge, with builds for 1.19.2, 1.20.1 and 1.21.1. The mod is client and server, so the server and every player need it. The code is under the MIT License, and the mod is not open source.
Key features
Flint hatchet
A two-flint, one-stick shapeless recipe that can be crafted in the inventory grid, without a table.
Flint knife
A knife made from flint, a stick and gravel, with low attack damage and fast attack speed.
Low durability
Both tools wear out quickly, as flint tools would in real life.
Advancement-gated recipes
The two recipes are granted by an advancement, so players receive them through progression.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Early game tree harvesting
Players can cut trees with a flint hatchet before reaching iron tools.
Pairing with Tree Punch
The mod works alongside Tree Punch, and the two can be combined in a modpack.
Who it’s for: Players who want a primitive early game with simple flint equipment, and modpack builders who pair the tools with Tree Punch.
How it compares
Bone Knife is a Forge and NeoForge knife option for 1.20.1 – 1.21.4 under the MIT License, also client and server. Primitive Start is a NeoForge file for 1.21.1 under All rights reserved, also client and server. Flint Required covers Forge and NeoForge for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 under All rights reserved, and is client and server too. Simple Flint Tools is limited to the two flint tools.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simple Flint Tools | Forge and NeoForge | 1.19.2 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-05-09 |
| Bone Knife | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.4 | Client and server | 2025-02-17 |
| Primitive Start | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-09-10 |
| Flint Required | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-08-26 |
Questions
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In the catalog
Simple Flint Tools is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 9,216 Equipment mods for Forge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Adds simple flint tools which can be crafted in the 2x2 crafting grid in a shapeless crafting format. This mod exists simply because I needed it for a larger mod I am working on and is a good companion to my No Tree Punch mod (An optional dependancy if you want to prevent punching of any log).
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/simple-flint-tools
- Owner
- mooredesign13_63897
- Published
- 2025-05-09
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-05-09
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15