A smithing table is a utility block used to alter tools and armor at the cost of a smithing template and the appropriate material, a process that keeps all enchantments. This is the only way to obtain trimmed armor or upgrade diamond equipment with netherite. It also serves as a toolsmith's job site block.
Obtaining[]
Smithing tables can be obtained from a village or crafting.
Natural generation[]
Smithing tables can spawn naturally inside toolsmith houses in villages. They can also spawn in trail ruins.
Breaking[]
Smithing tables can be broken using any tool or by hand, but an axe is fastest.
| Block | Smithing Table | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardness | 2.5 | |
| Tool | ||
| Breaking time[A] | ||
| Default | 3.75 | |
| Wooden | 1.9 | |
| Stone | 0.95 | |
| Iron | 0.65 | |
| Diamond | 0.5 | |
| Netherite | 0.45 | |
| Golden | 0.35 | |
- ↑ Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.
Crafting[]
| Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
|---|---|
| Iron Ingot + Any Planks |
Usage[]
Upgrading diamond gear to netherite gear[]
The GUI for the smithing table.
While upgrading, the newly crafted netherite gear retains the enchantments, prior work penalty and number of durability points lost (instead of the remaining durability) from the diamond gear.
Upgrading gear does not remove incompatible enchantments, such as multiple different Protection enchantments.
Unlike anvils, using a smithing table to upgrade diamond gear to netherite gear costs no experience and does not increase the prior work penalty.
Smithing table recipes use the data pack system.
| Ingredients | Smithing recipe |
|---|---|
| Netherite Upgrade + Any diamond gear + Netherite Ingot |
Changing profession[]
If a village contains a smithing table that has not been claimed by a villager, any villager who hasn't already chosen a job site block has a chance to change their profession to toolsmith. If a villager with this profession has already been traded with, it cannot change jobs.
Armor trimming[]
Trimming requires an armor piece, a smithing template and the mineral/crystal for the color the player desires (listed below).
- Amethyst Shard
- Copper Ingot
- Diamond
- Emerald
- Gold Ingot
- Iron Ingot
- Lapis Lazuli
- Nether Quartz
- Netherite Ingot
- Redstone Dust
After trimming, the armor will have the pattern according to the smithing templates. The color of the pattern is determined by the materials color.
Fuel[]
Smithing tables can be used as fuel in furnaces, smelting 1.5 items per block.
Note Blocks[]
Smithing tables can be placed under note blocks to produce "bass" sounds.
Sounds[]
Generic[]
| Sound | Subtitles | Source | Description | Resource location | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Block broken | Blocks | Once the block has broken | block | subtitles | 1.0 | 0.8 | 16 | |
| Block placed | Blocks | When the block is placed | block | subtitles | 1.0 | 0.8 | 16 | |
| Block breaking | Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | block | subtitles | 0.25 | 0.5 | 16 | |
| None[sound 1] | Entity-Dependent | Falling on the block with fall damage | block | None[sound 1] | 0.5 | 0.75 | 16 | |
| Footsteps | Entity-Dependent | Walking on the block | block | subtitles | 0.15 | 1.0 | 16 |
| Sound | Source | Description | Resource location | Volume | Pitch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blocks | Once the block has broken | dig | 1.0 | 0.8-1.0 | |
| Blocks | When the block is placed | dig | 1.0 | 0.8 | |
| Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | hit | 0.23 | 0.5 | |
| Players | Falling on the block with fall damage | fall | 0.4 | 1.0 | |
| Players | Walking on the block | step | 0.3 | 1.0 | |
| Players | Jumping from the block | jump | 0.12 | 1.0 | |
| Players | Falling on the block without fall damage | land | 0.18 | 1.0 |
Unique[]
| Sound | Subtitles | Source | Description | Resource location | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smithing Table used | Blocks | When a smithing table is used | block | subtitles | 1.0 | 0.9-1.0 | 16 | |
| Toolsmith works | Friendly Creatures | Randomly while a toolsmith is working | entity | subtitles | 1.0 | 0.8-1.2 | 16 |
| Sound | Source | Description | Resource location | Volume | Pitch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blocks | When a smithing table is used | smithing_table | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
| Blocks | Randomly while a toolsmith is working | smithing_table | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Data values[]
ID[]
| Name | Identifier | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smithing Table | smithing_table | Block & Item | block.minecraft.smithing_table |
| Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Form | Item ID[i 1] | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smithing Table | smithing_table | 457 | Block & Giveable Item[i 2] | Identical[i 3] | tile.smithing_table.name |
Achievements[]
| Icon | Achievement | In-game description | Actual requirements (if different) | Gamerscore earned | Trophy type (PS4) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS4 | Other | |||||
| Cover me in debris | Wear a full set of Netherite armor | Have a full set of Netherite armor in your inventory. | 50G | Gold | ||
| Smithing with style | Apply these smithing templates at least once: Spire, Snout, Rib, Ward, Silence, Vex, Tide, Wayfinder | — | 30G | Gold | ||
Advancements[]
| Icon | Advancement | In-game description | Parent | Actual requirements (if different) | Resource location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Cover Me in Debris | Get a full suit of Netherite armor | Hidden in the Depths | Have a full set of netherite armor in your inventory. | nether/netherite_armor
|
 | Crafting a New Look | Craft a trimmed armor at a Smithing Table | Adventure | — | adventure/trim_with_any_armor_pattern
|
| Smithing with Style | Apply these smithing templates at least once: Spire, Snout, Rib, Ward, Silence, Vex, Tide, Wayfinder | Crafting a New Look | — | adventure/trim_with_all_exclusive_armor_patterns
|
| Serious Dedication | Use a Netherite Ingot to upgrade a Hoe, and then reevaluate your life choices | A Seedy Place | Have a netherite hoe in your inventory. | husbandry/obtain_netherite_hoe
|
History[]
| Java Edition | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.14 | 18w44a |  Added smithing tables.
| |||
| Smithing tables are obtainable only from the creative inventory. | |||||
| Smithing tables do not have any functionality. | |||||
| 18w46a |  The texture of smithing tables has been changed. | ||||
| 18w48a | Smithing tables now generate in the updated plains villages. | ||||
| 18w49a | Smithing tables now generate in the updated savanna villages and the new snowy tundra villages. | ||||
| 18w50a | Smithing tables now generate in the updated desert and taiga villages. | ||||
| 19w11a | Smithing tables can now be crafted with 4 planks and 2 iron ingots. | ||||
| Smithing tables now serve as toolsmith villagers' job site block. | |||||
| March 13, 2019 | Mojang confirmed that smithing tables, along with fletching tables, are to receive functionality sometime after 1.14. | ||||
| 1.16 | 20w06a | Crimson planks and warped planks can now be used to craft smithing tables. | |||
| 20w10a | Smithing tables now have a GUI. | ||||
| Smithing tables can now be used to upgrade diamond gear to netherite gear. | |||||
| 20w11a | Smithing tables now play a sound when used. | ||||
| 20w17a | The UI of smithing tables has been improved. | ||||
| 20w22a | The hammer in the UI of smithing tables has been shifted to the left slightly, and the text has moved up. | ||||
| 1.19 | 22w11a | Mangrove planks can now be used to craft smithing tables. | |||
| 1.20 (Experimental) | 23w04a | The interface of the smithing table has updated to include smithing templates. | |||
| Armor can now be trimmed by using a smithing template at a smithing table. | |||||
| Upgrading diamond armor to netherite armor now requires the netherite upgrade smithing template. | |||||
| 1.20 | 23w12a | Smithing tables now generate in trail ruins. | |||
| 23w17a | The player now get the advancement "Crafting a new look" when they craft a trimmed armor at a smithing table. | ||||
| 23w18a | Smithing tables no longer requires a smithing template to be in the template slot before placing an item stack into the other slots. | ||||
| 1.20.2 | 23w31a | Now in the custom recipes, the upgrade material can be sent to the GUI instantly with the ⇧ Shift + left click shortcut.[1] | |||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||
| 1.9.0 | beta 1.9.0.2 | Added smithing tables with the older texture from 18w44a.
| |||
| Smithing tables have a crafting recipe and can be used to smelt 1.5 items in a furnace. | |||||
| Smithing tables can be crafted, but require Experimental Gameplay enabled. | |||||
| 1.10.0 | beta 1.10.0.3 | The crafting recipe for smithing tables is no longer behind Experimental Gameplay. | |||
| Smithing tables now generate in the toolsmith houses in new villages. | |||||
| beta 1.10.0.4 | The texture of smithing tables has been changed. | ||||
| 1.11.0 | beta 1.11.0.3 | Smithing tables have been fully implemented and separated from Experimental Gameplay. | |||
| beta 1.11.0.7 | The crafting recipe of smithing tables has been changed. | ||||
| 1.16.0 | beta 1.16.0.57 | Smithing tables can now be used to upgrade diamond gear to netherite gear. | |||
| beta 1.16.0.63 | The UI of smithing tables has been improved. | ||||
| Smithing tables now play a sound when used. | |||||
| Next Major Update (Experimental) | beta 1.19.80.21 | The interface of the smithing table has updated to include smithing templates. | |||
| Armor can now be trimmed by using a smithing template at a smithing table. | |||||
| Upgrading diamond armor to netherite armor now requires a netherite upgrade smithing template. | |||||
| PlayStation 4 Edition | |||||
| 1.91 | Added smithing tables. | ||||
Issues[]
Issues relating to "Smithing Table" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
Trivia[]
- Like with the crafting table, none of the tools seen on the side of the smithing table are real tools in-game.
- Even though the armor stand does not show arms when placed in Java Edition, the armor stand in the GUI has arms.[2]
References[]
External links[]
- Block of the Month: Smithing Table – Minecraft.net on August 24, 2023