Crafting Tools with the Upgrade Bench and Custom Handles

While basic tool sets in the addon follow standard vanilla crafting table patterns, many mid-tier and high-tier sets require custom handle materials and a specialized crafting station.

Using the Upgrade Bench

Standard crafting tables can produce foundational sets like Copper, Glowstone, Redstone, Slime, Emerald, Amethyst, and Quartz tools. However, once you want to combine materials or advance to stronger tiers, you must use the Upgrade Bench.

1. Ensure the optional Upgrade Bench pack is active in your world.

2. Craft and place the Upgrade Bench down in your base.

3. Interact with the Upgrade Bench to assemble advanced tool sets, including Blazed Quartz, Amethyst Quartz, Magma, and Ancient Prismarine tools.

Preparing Custom Tool Sticks and Metals

Many recipes replace regular wooden sticks with specialized handles crafted in the Upgrade Bench or standard crafting grid:

• Ender Stick: Required before you can assemble high-durability Enderite Tools.
• Quartz Stick: Made at the Upgrade Bench and used to craft Amethyst Quartz Tools.
• Mossy Stick: Prepared at the Upgrade Bench to craft Ancient Prismarine Tools.
• Steel Components: To forge Steel Tools, you cannot use raw iron directly. You must first process your iron into Steel Carbonized Iron, refine that into Steel Ingots and Steel Nuggets, and craft Steel Sticks for the handles.