Grindstones are blocks which are used to repair items and tools or remove enchantments from them.[Java Edition only]
Obtaining
Natural generation
Grindstones naturally generate at village weaponsmiths.
Crafting
| Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
|---|---|
| Stick + Stone Slab + Any Planks |
Usage
Interface for the grindstone
When used, a GUI is displayed with two input slots and one output slot.
Putting two damaged items of the same type as inputs will combine their durabilities to form a new item in the output slot, with an added 5% durability as a bonus. Any non-curse enchantments on the top item will be removed upon performing the action, returning an amount of experience for each. This can range from just a few points for low-level enchantments such as Efficiency I or Protection I, to many levels for higher ones. The bottom input item will be sacrificed in this operation.
A single enchanted item can also be placed in either input slot, which just removes its non-curse enchantments without repairing it or sacrificing another item.
If the action is not applicable, i.e. the two inputs are different items, the arrow will have a red cross, like that of the anvil.
Changing profession
If a village has a grindstone and there is no weaponsmith villager in the village, any villager who didn't already pick workstation has a chance to change their profession into a weaponsmith.[upcoming: BE 1.10 & Lua error in Module:Version_link at line 112: attempt to concatenate local 'text' (a nil value).]
Data values
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
| Upcoming Java Edition | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.14 | 18w44a | File:Grindstone Revision 1.png Added grindstones. | |||
| Grindstones are currently only obtainable from the creative inventory and do not have any functionality. | |||||
| 18w45a | Added cullface argument to the feet of the grindstone. | ||||
| 18w48a | |||||
| Added crafting recipe. | |||||
| Grindstones are now functional, used to repair items and tools. | |||||
| Grindstones can remove all non-curse enchantments from an item, in which experience is reimbursed to the player. | |||||
| Grindstones now spawn naturally in village blacksmiths. | |||||
| 19w03a | Added sounds for Grindstones. | ||||
| 19w03c | Fixed up the remaining missing cullface arguments for the grindstone.[needs testing] | ||||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||
| 1.9.0 | beta 1.9.0.2 | File:Grindstone Revision 1.png Added grindstones, but they have no functionality. | |||
| Upcoming Bedrock Edition | |||||
| 1.10.0 | beta 1.10.0.3 |
Grindstones can now generate in village weaponsmith houses. | |||
| Added crafting recipe. | |||||
Issues
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