Grindstone

Grindstone

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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
Default	10
Wooden	1.5
Stone	0.75
Iron	0.5
Diamond	0.4
Netherite	0.35
Golden	0.25

Natural generation

File:Weaponsmith shelter.jpg

A grindstone generated inside a weaponsmith shelter structure.

Grindstones naturally generate at village weaponsmiths.

Crafting

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Stick + Stone Slab + Any Planks

Usage

Info

File:GrindstoneUI.png

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	16	12	16	13	21	1	5	3	11	3

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.

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.

Sounds

Generic

Java Edition:

Sound	Subtitle	Source	Description	Namespaced ID	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
File:Stone dig1.oggFile:Stone dig2.oggFile:Stone dig3.oggFile:Stone dig4.ogg	Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	block.stone.break	subtitles.block.generic.break	1.0	0.8	16
File:Stone hit1.oggFile:Stone hit2.oggFile:Stone hit3.oggFile:Stone hit4.oggFile:Stone hit5.oggFile:Stone hit6.ogg	None	Blocks	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.stone.fall	None	0.5	0.75	16
File:Stone hit1.oggFile:Stone hit2.oggFile:Stone hit3.oggFile:Stone hit4.oggFile:Stone hit5.oggFile:Stone hit6.ogg	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
File:Stone dig1.oggFile:Stone dig2.oggFile:Stone dig3.oggFile:Stone dig4.ogg	Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.stone.place	subtitles.block.generic.place	1.0	0.8	16
File:Stone hit1.oggFile:Stone hit2.oggFile:Stone hit3.oggFile:Stone hit4.oggFile:Stone hit5.oggFile:Stone hit6.ogg	Footsteps	Blocks	Walking on the block	block.stone.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps	0.15	1.0	16

Bedrock Edition:

Sound	Source	Description	Namespaced ID	Volume	Pitch
File:Stone dig1.oggFile:Stone dig2.oggFile:Stone dig3.oggFile:Stone dig4.ogg	Blocks	Once the block has broken	dig.stone	1.0	0.8
File:Stone hit1.oggFile:Stone hit2.oggFile:Stone hit3.oggFile:Stone hit4.oggFile:Stone hit5.oggFile:Stone hit6.ogg	Blocks	Falling on the block with fall damage	fall.stone	0.4	1.0
File:Stone hit1.oggFile:Stone hit2.oggFile:Stone hit3.oggFile:Stone hit4.oggFile:Stone hit5.oggFile:Stone hit6.ogg	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
File:Stone hit1.oggFile:Stone hit2.oggFile:Stone hit3.oggFile:Stone hit4.oggFile:Stone hit5.oggFile:Stone hit6.ogg	Blocks	Walking on the block	step.stone	0.3	1.0
File:Stone dig1.oggFile:Stone dig2.oggFile:Stone dig3.oggFile:Stone dig4.ogg	Blocks	When the block is placed	use.stone	1.0	0.8

Unique

Java Edition:

Sound	Subtitle	Source	Description	Namespaced ID	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
File:Grindstone use1.oggFile:Grindstone use2.oggFile:Grindstone use3.ogg	Grindstone used	?	?	block.grindstone.use	subtitles.block.grindstone.use	?	?	16

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Namespaced ID	Form	Translation key
Grindstone	grindstone	Block & Item	block.minecraft.grindstone

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Namespaced ID	Numeric ID	Form	Translation key
Grindstone	grindstone	449	Block & Item	tile.grindstone.name

Metadata

See also: Data values

In Bedrock Edition, grindstones use the following data values:

Block states

See also: Block states

History

Java Edition
1.14		18w44a			32px Added grindstones.
					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			32px The texture of grindstones has now been changed.
					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.
Bedrock Edition
1.9.0		beta 1.9.0.2			32px Added grindstones, but they have no functionality.
1.10.0		beta 1.10.0.3			Grindstones can now generate in village weaponsmith houses.
					32px The texture of grindstones has now been changed.
					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			32px Added grindstones.
		1.92			32px The texture of grindstones has now been changed.

Issues

Issues relating to "Grindstone" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

Gallery

• PlacedGrindstones.png

  Grindstones on a wall, floor and ceiling.

• Grindstone at blacksmith.png

  A grindstone at a blacksmith.