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Better Gear Smelting

Better Gear Smelting

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Smelting down gear yields one crafting material instead of a nugget.
by ShadyInktail
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If you've ever wanted to get better returns from smelting down old gear, you should try this data pack. It includes the following benefits:

  • Leather armor smelts to 1 Leather
  • Copper gear smelts to 1 Copper ingot
  • Iron gear smelts to 1 Iron Ingot (includes Chainmail and Shields)
  • Gold gear smelts to 1 Gold Ingot
  • Diamond gear smelts to 1 Diamond
  • Netherite gear smelts to 1 Netherite Ingot
  • Turtle Helmets smelt to 1 Turtle Scute
  • Wolf Armor smelts to 1 Armadillo Scute

If you're using my Fast Furnaces data pack, there's a separate version of this pack that includes compatibility with it, called Better Faster Gear Smelting. Make sure you put BFGS above Fast Furnaces, since they replace the same default recipes.

Supports Minecraft 1.15 - 26.3. Mod support is not planned.

Better Gear Smelting 1.1.0
MC 1.16.3, 1.17.1, 1.21, 1.16.1, 1.18.1, 1.15, 1.16, 1.16.5, 1.19.3, 1.20.2, 1.19.4, 1.21.8, 1.17, 1.20.5, 1.21.5, 1.18, 1.21.4, 1.20.1, 1.20, 1.20.6, 1.21.1, 1.21.6, 1.21.3
Release 2026-10-16 Get
Better Faster Gear Smelting 1.1.0
MC 1.21, 1.20.2, 1.21.8, 1.20.5, 1.21.5, 1.21.4, 1.20.1, 1.20, 1.20.6, 1.21.1, 1.21.6, 1.21.3, 1.21.7, 1.20.4, 1.20.3, 1.21.2, 1.21.9, 1.21.10, 1.21.11, 26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2
Release 2026-10-16 Get
Better Gear Smelting 1.0.0
MC 1.16.3, 1.17.1, 1.21, 1.16.1, 1.18.1, 1.15, 1.16, 1.16.5, 1.19.3, 1.20.2, 1.19.4, 1.21.8, 1.17, 1.20.5, 1.21.5, 1.18, 1.21.4, 1.20.1, 1.20, 1.20.6, 1.21.1, 1.21.6, 1.21.3
Release 2026-10-10 Get
Better Faster Gear Smelting 1.0.0
MC 1.21, 1.20.2, 1.21.8, 1.20.5, 1.21.5, 1.21.4, 1.20.1, 1.20, 1.20.6, 1.21.1, 1.21.6, 1.21.3, 1.21.7, 1.20.4, 1.20.3, 1.21.2, 1.21.9, 1.21.10, 1.21.11, 26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2
Release 2026-10-10 Get

Requirements & install

How to use this data pack in Minecraft
Mods needed
None, works in vanilla
Minecraft
1.21.7 – 26.1.2
Install folder
saves/<world>/datapacks

How to install data packs

  1. Download the data pack .zip file (do not extract it).
  2. New world: click Data Packs on the world creation screen and drop the .zip in. Existing world: open .minecraft/saves/<world>/datapacks.
  3. Put the .zip into the datapacks folder of the world (servers: world/datapacks).
  4. Run /reload in game (or rejoin the world) and check it with /datapack list.
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