Renewable |
Yes |
---|---|
Stackable |
Yes (64) |
Tool | |
Blast resistance |
6 |
Hardness |
2 |
Luminant |
No |
Transparent |
Yes |
Flammable |
No |
Catches fire from lava |
No |
A grindstone is a block that repairs items and tools as well as removing enchantments from them. It also serves as a weaponsmith's job site block.
Obtaining[]
Breaking[]
Grindstones can be mined using any kind of pickaxe. If mined without a pickaxe, it doesn’t drop.
Block | Grindstone | |
---|---|---|
Hardness | 2 | |
Tool | ||
Breaking time[A] | ||
Default | 10 | |
Wooden | 1.5 | |
Stone | 0.75 | |
Iron | 0.5 | |
Diamond | 0.4 | |
Netherite | 0.35 | |
Golden | 0.25 |
- ↑ Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.
Natural generation[]

A grindstone generated inside a weaponsmith shelter structure.
Grindstones naturally generate at village weaponsmiths.
Crafting[]
Ingredients | Crafting recipe | Description |
---|---|---|
Stick + Stone Slab + Any Planks |
In Bedrock Edition, grindstone recipes built with Crimson, Warped, or Mangrove Planks can use a slab of any of the following stone types: Stone, Smooth Stone, Cobblestone, Mossy Cobblestone, Stone Bricks, Mossy Stone Brick, Andesite, Smooth Andesite, Diorite, Smooth Diorite, Granite, Smooth Granite, Sandstone, Cut Sandstone, Smooth Sandstone, Red Sandstone, Cut Red Sandstone, Smooth Red Sandstone, Prismarine, Dark Prismarine, Prismarine Bricks, Quartz, Smooth Quartz, Bricks, Nether Brick, Red Nether Brick, Purpur, End Stone Bricks. |
Usage[]
Repairing and disenchanting[]

Interface for the grindstone
When used, a GUI is displayed with two input slots and one output slot.
Placing one enchanted item in an input slot forms a new non-enchanted item of the same type and durability in the output slot. Removing the item from the output slot consumes the input item and drops some experience.
Placing two items (enchanted or not) of the same type in the input slots forms a new non-enchanted item of that type and with a durability equal to the sum of the durabilities of the two input items, plus 5% of the maximum durability of that item (rounded down), up to its maximum durability. Both input items are consumed in the process. If either input item was enchanted, then removing the output item drops some experience.
The amount of experience dropped depends on the number of enchantments and levels of each, but it is partially random. For example, Fire Protection I gives 5-9 experience.[more information needed]
As with all non-enchanted items, the new item will have no prior work penalty. A grindstone cannot remove a curse. Grindstones also do not remove an item's custom name.
If the action is not applicable (e.g. only one non-enchanted item, or the two inputs are different items), the arrow displays a red cross like that of an anvil and no item appears in the output slot.
The following tables show the durability bonuses of various items:
Armor | Leather | Gold | Chainmail | Iron | Diamond | Netherite |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Helmet | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 20 |
Chestplate | 4 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 26 | 29 |
Leggings | 3 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 27 |
Boots | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 24 |
Tools | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wood | Gold | Stone | Iron | Diamond | Netherite |
3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 78 | 101 |
Miscellaneous Tools | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bow | Crossbow | Trident | Shield | Turtle Shell | Elytra | Carrot on a Stick | Warped Fungus on a Stick | Fishing Rod | Shears | Flint and Steel |
19 | 23 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 3[JE only] 19[BE only] |
11 | 3 |
Changing profession[]
If a village has a grindstone that has not been claimed by a villager, any villager who did not already pick a job site block has a chance to change their profession into weaponsmith.
Experience[]
When removing enchantments from items, the player gains experience equal to the minimum modified enchantment level of that enchantment. The final amount is a uniformly-distributed random amount between half the resulting sum (rounded up) and the sum itself.
Piston interactivity[]
Grindstones cannot be pushed by pistons or pulled by sticky pistons.
Sounds[]
Generic[]
Sound | Subtitles | Source | Description | Resource location | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Block broken | Blocks | Once the block has broken | block.stone.break | subtitles.block.generic.break | 1.0 | 0.8 | 16 | |
None[sound 1] | Blocks | Falling on the block with fall damage | block.stone.fall | None[sound 1] | 0.5 | 0.75 | 16 | |
Block breaking | Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | block.stone.hit | subtitles.block.generic.hit | 0.25 | 0.5 | 16 | |
Block placed | Blocks | When the block is placed | block.stone.place | subtitles.block.generic.place | 1.0 | 0.8 | 16 | |
Footsteps | Blocks | Walking on the block | block.stone.step | subtitles.block.generic.footsteps | 0.15 | 1.0 | 16 |
Sound | Source | Description | Resource location | Volume | Pitch |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Blocks | Once the block has broken | dig.stone | 1.0 | 0.8 | |
Blocks | Falling on the block with fall damage | fall.stone | 0.4 | 1.0 | |
Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | hit.stone | 0.37 | 0.5 | |
? | Blocks | Jumping from the block | jump.stone | 0.12 | 1.0 |
? | Blocks | Falling on the block without fall damage | land.stone | 0.22 | 1.0 |
Blocks | Walking on the block | step.stone | 0.3 | 1.0 | |
Blocks | When the block is placed | use.stone | 1.0 | 0.8 |
Unique[]
Sound | Subtitles | Source | Description | Resource location | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Grindstone used | ? | ? | block.grindstone.use | subtitles.block.grindstone.use | ? | ? | 16 |
Data values[]
ID[]
Name | Identifier | Form | Translation key |
---|---|---|---|
Grindstone | grindstone | Block & Item | block.minecraft.grindstone |
Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Form | Item ID[i 1] | Translation key |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Grindstone | grindstone | 450 | Block & Giveable Item[i 2] | Identical[i 3] | tile.grindstone.name |
Block states[]
Name | Default value | Allowed values | Description |
---|---|---|---|
face | wall | ceiling floor wall | What the grindstone is attached to. |
facing | north | east north south west | The direction the grindstone is facing. Opposite from the direction the player faces when placing a grindstone on the floor or ceiling. |
Name | Metadata Bits | Default value | Allowed values | Values for Metadata Bits |
Description |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
attachment | 0x4 0x8 | standing | standing hanging side multiple | 0 1 2 3 | What the grindstone is attached to. |
direction | 0x1 0x2 | 0 | 0 1 2 3 | 0 1 2 3 | The direction the grindstone is facing. Opposite from the direction a player faces when placing the block.
|
Achievements[]
Icon | Achievement | In-game description | Actual requirements (if different) | Gamerscore earned | Trophy type (PS4) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PS4 | Other platforms | |||||
Disenchanted | Use a Grindstone to get experience from an enchanted item. | — | 20G | Bronze |
History[]
For a more in-depth breakdown of changes to textures and models, including a set of renders for each state combination, see /Asset history
Java Edition | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.14 | 18w44a | ![]() | |||
Grindstones are currently obtainable only from the creative inventory and do not have any functionality. | |||||
18w45a | Added cullface argument to the feet of the grindstone. | ||||
18w48a | ![]() | ||||
Added a crafting recipe for grindstones. | |||||
Grindstones are now functional and used to repair items and tools. | |||||
Grindstones can now remove all non-curse enchantments from an item, in which experience is reimbursed to the player. | |||||
Grindstones now generate in the updated plains villages. | |||||
18w49a | Grindstones now generate in the updated savanna villages and the new snowy tundra villages. | ||||
18w50a | Grindstones now generate in the updated desert and taiga villages. | ||||
19w03a | Added sounds for grindstones. | ||||
19w11a | Grindstones now serve as weaponsmith villagers' job site block. | ||||
Bedrock Edition | |||||
1.9.0 | beta 1.9.0.2 | ![]() | |||
1.10.0 | beta 1.10.0.3 | Grindstones can now generate in village weaponsmith houses. | |||
![]() | |||||
Added a crafting recipe for grindstones. | |||||
1.11.0 | beta 1.11.0.1 | Grindstones are now functional. | |||
Grindstones are no longer immune from explosions. | |||||
Legacy Console Edition | |||||
1.91 | ![]() | ||||
1.92 | ![]() |
Issues[]
Issues relating to "Grindstone" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- Before the grindstone was added, a different method to remove enchantments was floated for Update Aquatic, which would have been by means of feeding items to a mob known as "the Great Hunger", but the mob lost the MINECON Earth 2017 mob vote to the phantom.
References[]