Tanaka's Better Shears
by tanaka_san
Tanaka's Better Shears adds five tiers of shears, from copper to netherite, that break less often and gather faster than vanilla shears.
What it does
The mod adds copper, golden, diamond, netherite and paper shears. Each tier lowers the chance of breaking after heavy use and speeds up collecting leaves, cobwebs and vines, which suits builds that need a lot of foliage. Copper shears drop extra wool from sheep, and sheep drops can be fed into a dispenser to collect them automatically.
Diamond shears are crafted from diamonds and iron ingots and serve as a direct upgrade over vanilla shears. Golden shears break certain blocks, such as glowstone, at once and yield the whole block even without a Silk Touch enchantment. Paper shears and the decorative variants are meant as decoration pieces that still work as tools.
The mod runs on Fabric and NeoForge for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1, with builds for 1.20.1, 1.20.2, 1.20.3, 1.20.4 and 1.21.1. It needs Fabric API on Fabric, and it is released under the MIT License, so it is not open source. Installation covers the server and each player's game.
Key features
Five shear tiers
Copper, golden, diamond, netherite and paper shears each change durability and mining speed.
Copper wool bonus
Copper shears produce twice the usual wool from sheep, which helps early-game bulk collection.
Instant glowstone mining
Golden shears break glowstone at once and yield the whole block even without a Silk Touch enchantment.
Dispenser wool collection
Sheep drops can be used with a dispenser, so shears can be automated for wool gathering.
Decorative shears
Fancy and paper shears serve as decoration pieces and remain usable as tools.
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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.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who gather large amounts of leaves, cobwebs or wool, and server owners who want tiered shears on a Fabric or NeoForge world.
How it compares
Vanilla Shears is a Fabric-only mod for 1.18.1 and is open source under the MIT License, so it covers a much narrower version range. Copper Shears is open source under the MIT License and works on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt for 1.21.1 – 26.3, reaching loaders this mod does not. Assorted Shears is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, is available for Fabric and NeoForge on 26.2 alone, and covers a single version.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanaka's Better Shears | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-08-21 |
| Vanilla Shears | Fabric | 1.18.1 | Client and server | 2022-01-26 |
| Copper Shears | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.1 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-10-01 |
| Assorted Shears | Fabric and NeoForge | 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-10-05 |
Questions
Does Tanaka's Better Shears need Fabric API?
Do players and the server both need the mod?
Which game versions have files for this mod?
In the catalog
Tanaka's Better Shears is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Ever been tired of your shears breaking after just a few minutes of use? Wish you had better ones for your leaf-heavy build projects? Oh, and have you ever wondered why no tool breaks glowstone faster..? In any case, no worries, I've come to the rescue (I know I know, no need to thank me)! Better shears is a small…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/tanakas-better-shears
- Owner
- tanaka_san
- Published
- 2026-01-01
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-21
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15