Grindstone

Grindstone

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

Obtaining

Breaking

Grindstones can be mined using any pickaxe. If mined without a pickaxe, it drops nothing.

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

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

Interface for the grindstone

When used, a GUI is displayed with two input slots and one output slot.

Placing two items of the same type in the input slots forms a new item of that type 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 the maximum durability for that item type. Both input items are consumed in the process. If either input item is enchanted then this process removes the enchantments and returns an amount of experience based on the number and level of the enchantments. The experience returned for disenchanting makes the grindstone preferable for repairing over using a crafting table, but if the enchantments are desirable then an anvil can be used. Note a grindstone cannot remove a curse on either item (nor can crafting it together with another item in the crafting interface), so items with curses have them until they break or are destroyed.

A single enchanted item (including enchanted books) 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.

Using a grindstone removes any prior work penalty the item has. However, if the resulting item has curses, the prior work penalty is set to 1 with one curse, or 3 with both curses. 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	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

Java Edition:

Sound	Subtitle	Source	Description	Namespaced ID	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	Block broken	Blocks	Breaking the block	block.stone.break	subtitles.block.generic.break	1.0	0.8	16
	None	Blocks	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.stone.fall	None	0.5	0.75	16
	Block breaking	Blocks	Mining the block	block.stone.hit	subtitles.block.generic.hit	0.25	0.5	16
	Block placed	Blocks	Placing the block	block.stone.place	subtitles.block.generic.place	1.0	0.8	16
	Footsteps	Blocks	Walking on the block	block.stone.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps	0.15	1.0	16
	Grindstone used	?	?	block.grindstone.use	subtitles.block.grindstone.use	?	?	16

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Namespaced ID	Translation key
Grindstone	grindstone	block.minecraft.grindstone

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Namespaced ID	Numeric ID	Translation key
Grindstone	grindstone	449	tile.grindstone.name

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.

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Default value	Allowed values	Description
attachment	standing	hanging multiple side standing	What the grindstone is attached to.
direction	0	0 1 2 3	The direction the grindstone is facing. Opposite from the direction the player faces when placing a grindstone.

Achievements

Icon		Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS)
		Disenchanted	Use a Grindstone to get experience from an enchanted item.	—	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.[is this the correct version?]
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

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

Gallery

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  Grindstones on a wall, floor and ceiling.

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  A grindstone at a blacksmith.

References

Blocks

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