Maintaining and Upgrading Gear in the Field

Long mining trips and dimension raids usually force you to haul heavy utility blocks or throw away damaged loot when your inventory fills up. By carrying three specific stick-mounted stations, you can handle all equipment repairs, disenchanting, and tier upgrades without ever setting up a temporary camp.

The Three Gear-Maintenance Sticks

Before leaving base, combine three wooden sticks with an Anvil, a Grindstone, and a Smithing Table to craft their handheld counterparts. Tucking these three items into the top row of your inventory gives you a complete mobile smithy:

• Anvil on a Stick: Swap this to your hand whenever your main pickaxe or sword runs low on durability, or when you find enchanted books in loot chests and want to apply them immediately instead of risking losing them on death.
• Smithing Table on a Stick: Carry this into the Nether or ancient cities so you can apply armor trims or upgrade diamond gear to netherite the moment you gather the required templates and ingots.

Swapping Quickly From Your Inventory

Keep your primary station in your Curios slot (opened with V) and store the remaining two sticks in your main inventory. When needed, hover over a hotbar slot, press the matching number key over the stick item to swap it into your hand, right-click to finish your repair, and swap your weapon right back.