Grindstone
minecraft:grindstoneThe Grindstone repairs and combines damaged tools and armor while removing their enchantments, refunding some of the experience spent enchanting them. It also serves as a weaponsmith's job site block.
Uses
- Item Repair — Place two damaged items of the same type in the input slots to combine their durability plus a 5% bonus into one item.
- Disenchanting — Placing a single enchanted item removes all non-curse enchantments and outputs experience orbs.
- Weaponsmith Workstation — Placing a grindstone near an unemployed villager assigns them the weaponsmith profession.
Found In
- Crafted — Crafted from 2 sticks, 1 stone slab, and 2 planks of any wood type.
- Villages — Generates as part of weaponsmith houses in villages.
Drops
- grindstone× 1
FAQ
What tool do I need to mine a Grindstone?
A wooden pickaxe or better; mining it without a pickaxe yields no drop.
Does Silk Touch change what a Grindstone drops?
No. A grindstone always drops itself when mined with a pickaxe, regardless of enchantments.
Can a Grindstone remove curse enchantments?
No. Curses such as Curse of Binding and Curse of Vanishing cannot be removed by a grindstone.
Does using a Grindstone always refund full experience?
No. It refunds a random amount between 50% and 100% of the experience originally spent on the removed enchantments.
Tags
- pickaxe_mineable
- needs_wood_tool