TG's Copper Tools
TG's Copper Tools adds copper tools that sit between stone and iron in the progression, letting players gather iron ore before they reach iron tools.
What it does
Stone tools can no longer gather iron, which makes the early game slow to advance. Copper tools fill that gap: they gather iron, diamonds, gold and other materials. Their recipes match the vanilla tool recipes, with copper ingots in place of iron ingots.
The author wrote the mod after finding other copper tool mods either too weak or too cheap to be useful next to iron tools. The mod is for Forge on 1.20.1 only. It runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it, and it is released under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, with source code and an issue tracker published.
Key features
Copper tier tools
Copper pickaxes, axes, shovels, hoes and swords slot between stone and iron in the tool tier order.
Iron gathering
Copper tools gather iron ore, so players can progress past the stone tier without waiting for iron tools.
Vanilla-style recipes
Each copper tool uses the same pattern as its iron counterpart, with copper ingots in place of iron ingots.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
lvchong's Copper tools is a Forge mod for 1.19.4 – 1.20.1 under All rights reserved and is not open source. Copperbound is also Forge only for 1.20.1 and is not open source. Copper Equipment! is Forge for 1.20.1 and is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TG's Copper Tools | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-02-15 |
| lvchong's Copper tools | Forge | 1.19.4 – 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-02-13 |
| Copperbound | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-05-22 |
| Copper Equipment! | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-03-29 |
Questions
Does TG's Copper Tools need to be installed on the server?
In the catalog
TG's Copper Tools is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 9,216 Equipment mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
This mod adds copper tools to Minecraft! The tools sit between stone and iron tier, and are required to progress the game!
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/tgs-copper-tools
- Owner
- TheGeorginator
- Published
- 2025-02-11
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-02-15
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15