Grindstone

Grindstone

Transparent	Yes
Luminance	0
Blast resistance	30
Tool
Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No
Drops	Itself
Namespaced ID	grindstone

A grindstone is a weaponsmith's job site block, used to repair items and tools, or remove enchantments from them.

Natural generation

A grindstone generated inside a weaponsmith shelter structure.

Grindstones naturally generate at village weaponsmiths.

Obtaining

A grindstone must be mined by a pickaxe or else it drops nothing.

Block	Grindstone
Hardness	1
Tool	Pickaxe
Breaking time
Hand	10
Wood	1.5
Stone	0.9
Iron	0.75
Diamond	0.5
Gold	0.4

Crafting

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Stick + Stone Slab + Any Planks

Requirements

Recipe becomes available after crafting stone slabs from stone, which can be acquired from cobblestone using smelting.

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 combines their durabilities to form a new item in the output slot. 5% of the tool's maximum durability is added as a bonus, rounded down. Any non-curse enchantments on the top item are 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 a large amount of experience for higher ones.^{[more information needed]} The bottom input item is sacrificed in this operation.

A single enchanted (book and weapon) item can also be placed in either input slot, which removes its non-curse enchantments, returning an amount of experience for each, without repairing it or sacrificing another item. This experience generally averages to between 15-20xp.

Using a grindstone removes any prior work penalty the item has. Grindstones do not remove items' custom names.

If the action is not applicable (e.g. the two inputs are different items), the arrow displays a red cross, like that of the anvil.

The following tables show the durability bonuses of various items:

Armor	Leather	Gold	Chainmail	Iron	Diamond
Helmet	2	3	8	8	18
Chestplate	4	5	12	12	26
Leggings	3	5	11	11	24
Boots	3	4	9	9	21

Tools
Wood	Gold	Stone	Iron	Diamond
3	1	6	12	78

Miscellaneous Tools
Bow	Crossbow	Trident	Shield	Turtle Shell	Elytra	Carrot on a Stick	Fishing Rod	Shears	Flint and Steel
19	16	12	16	13	21	1	3	11	3

Changing profession

If a village has a grindstone that has not been claimed by a villager, any villager who didn't already pick a job site block has a chance to change their profession into weaponsmith.

Sounds

Sound	Subtitle	Namespaced ID	Subtitle ID	Source	Pitch	Volume	Min. volume
	Grindstone used	block.grindstone.use	subtitles.block.grindstone.use	?	?	?	?

Data values

Block states

See also: Block states

Java Edition:

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.

Achievements

Main article: Achievements

Icon	Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Availability				Xbox points earned	Trophy type (PS)
				Xbox	PS	Bedrock	Nintendo
	Disenchanted	Use a Grindstone to get experience from an enchanted item.		No	PS4	Yes	No	20G	Bronze

History

Java Edition
1.14		18w44a			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			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 spawn naturally in village blacksmiths.
		19w03a			Added sounds for grindstones.
		19w03c			The remaining missing cullface arguments for the grindstone have now been fixed up.[needs testing]
Bedrock Edition
1.9.0		beta 1.9.0.2			Added grindstones, but they have no functionality.
1.10.0		beta 1.10.0.3			Grindstones can now generate in village weaponsmith houses.
					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.
PlayStation 4 Edition
1.91					Added grindstones.
1.92					The texture of grindstones has now been changed.

Issues

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Gallery

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  Grindstones on a wall, floor and ceiling.

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  A grindstone at a blacksmith.

Blocks

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