Simple Hammers
by Drachir000
Simple Hammers gives players hammer tools that dig a 3x3 area in one swing, which makes tunnels and rooms quicker to clear.
What it does
Each hammer breaks a 3x3 block area at once, and the direction it digs follows the face of the block the player is looking at. Gravel, dirt, sand, stone, ores and similar blocks are all covered, so underground digging takes fewer swings. The hammers are built for tunneling and clearing out rooms rather than for single-block mining.
The mod uses the standard tool material tags, so hammers can be crafted from wooden, stone, copper, gold, iron and diamond materials such as oak planks, cobblestone, copper ingots, gold ingots, iron ingots and diamonds. Simple Hammers is published for NeoForge 26.1.2 and runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it. The code is under the MIT License and is open source.
Key features
Three by three digging
A single swing removes a 3x3 block area, which clears a tunnel faster than mining one block at a time.
Direction from the block face
The dig direction is set by the face of the block the player is looking at, so the hammer can cut horizontally or vertically.
Tool material tags
Hammers accept any item in the vanilla wooden, stone, copper, gold, iron and diamond tool material tags.
Smithing upgrade
The Diamond Hammer can be upgraded at a Smithing Table, adding a higher tier to the hammer line.
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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
Tunneling underground
Players who dig through dirt and gravel to reach ore veins can clear a passage with fewer swings.
Clearing rooms
Builders who need to empty a stone or sand area can remove blocks in 3x3 sections.
Who it’s for: Players who dig underground often and want a faster way to cut tunnels and rooms. Server owners can add it to a survival server, since it is client and server.
How it compares
OP Hammer is a client-side only mod, published for NeoForge 26.1.2 under All rights reserved and not open source, so only the player needs it. SleepysHammers is also a NeoForge mod for 26.1.2 – 26.2 and runs on client and server under the MIT License, making it open source. Simple Hammers targets 26.1 – 26.1.2 with the same client and server environment and an open source MIT License.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simple Hammers | NeoForge | 26.1 – 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-06-26 |
| OP Hammer | NeoForge | 26.1.2 | Client-side only | 2026-06-30 |
| SleepysHammers | NeoForge | 26.1.2 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-08-31 |
Questions
Does Simple Hammers have to be installed on the server?
Which materials can craft the hammers?
Which game versions does Simple Hammers support?
In the catalog
Simple Hammers is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 7,420 Equipment mods for NeoForge. 15,189 mods support Minecraft 26.1.2.
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What the author says
This Mod adds simple and easy to use Hammer tools, that allow you to dig tunnels, rooms, etc. much easier and quicker. Dependencies: None Languages: English (en_us), German (de_de) (You can easily add any other language with a texture pack)
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/simple_hammers
- Owner
- Drachir000
- Published
- 2026-06-26
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-06-26
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15