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Grindstones are unused blocks.
Obtaining
Grindstones are currently only available from the creative inventory.
Data values
Block states
See also: Block states
| Name | Default value | Allowed values | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| face | wall | ceilingfloorwall | What the grindstone is attached to. |
| facing | north | eastnorthsouthwest | 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 | 0x40x8 | standing | standinghangingsidemultiple | 0123 | What the grindstone is attached to. |
| direction | 0x10x2 | 0 | 0123 | 0123 | The direction the grindstone is facing. Opposite from the direction a player faces when placing the block.
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History
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1.14Tropical fish also have assigned names that can be seen after capture. In Java Edition, the smaller text under the item name is displayed showing the fish name, similar to the text that displays enchantments under enchanted items. In Bedrock Edition, the item name is displayed showing "Bucket of <fish name>". Their colors are mostly named according to the colored block names, though with a few exceptions:
The base color comes first, and if the pattern color is different, it comes after that. Lastly, the fish bucket is given a name according to the shape and pattern of the fish:
Some tropical fish don't follow the normal naming system, and instead, reference real-life fish species. Apart from these names, these types of fish aren't different from regular tropical fish in terms of design or behavior. These varieties are:
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Issues
Issues relating to "Grindstone" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

