Crafting On A Stick

Overview

Crafting On A Stick is a straightforward quality-of-life mod that gives you portable versions of every vanilla workstation. Instead of placing down a Crafting Table, Anvil, Loom, or any other workbench, you simply hold the "on a stick" version and right-click to open its interface directly. Each item stacks to 1, so they function like tools that live in your inventory or hotbar.

The mod adds nine items in total, covering every vanilla workstation: Crafting Table, Stonecutter, Smithing Table, Loom, Grindstone, Cartography Table, Anvil, Chipped Anvil, and Damaged Anvil. If you have Curios installed, the items can also be equipped in a dedicated Curios slot, freeing up inventory space. You can browse all items and recipes using the tabs at the top of this page.

All Portable Workbenches

The mod provides a portable version of every vanilla workstation. Each one opens the exact same interface as its block counterpart. There is no difference in functionality; you get the full vanilla menu for each station.

Crafting Table On A Stick

Opens the standard 3x3 crafting grid. This is the item you will use most often, since crafting comes up constantly during exploration and building. No more placing and breaking Crafting Tables every time you need to make something in the field.

Stonecutter On A Stick

Opens the Stonecutter interface for precise stone and copper block cutting. Particularly handy when building with stone variants away from your base, since you can cut stairs, slabs, and walls on the go.

Smithing Table On A Stick

Opens the Smithing Table interface for applying Smithing Templates and upgrading Diamond gear to Netherite. Having this portable means you can upgrade equipment at an Ancient Debris mining site without trekking back to base.

Loom On A Stick

Opens the Loom interface for applying patterns to Banners. Useful for builders and map-makers who want to design banners without setting up a permanent Loom station.

Grindstone On A Stick

Opens the Grindstone interface for removing enchantments and repairing items. This is valuable during long mining or combat sessions when you want to strip unwanted enchantments from loot and recover some experience.

Cartography Table On A Stick

Opens the Cartography Table interface for copying, extending, and locking Maps. Explorers will appreciate being able to manage their maps while out in the world.

Portable Anvils

The Anvil items deserve special attention because they replicate vanilla Anvil degradation. When you use an Anvil On A Stick to repair or rename items, it has the same random chance to degrade as a placed Anvil. Your Anvil On A Stick will downgrade to a Chipped Anvil On A Stick, then to a Damaged Anvil On A Stick, and finally break entirely. This mirrors the normal block behavior exactly.

All three Anvil variants (Anvil, Chipped Anvil, and Damaged Anvil) function identically for repairs and renaming. The only difference is how close they are to breaking. The mod checks your main hand first, then your off hand, then your full inventory (including Curios slots) when applying degradation, so the specific Anvil item being used will take the damage.

Curios Integration

If you have the Curios mod installed alongside Crafting On A Stick, the mod registers a dedicated Curios slot type called "crafting_on_a_stick". You can equip your portable workbenches in this slot instead of carrying them in your main inventory. The items still function normally when equipped in a Curios slot; right-clicking will open the workstation interface as usual.

The default keybind to open the Curios inventory is V. You can rebind this in the Controls menu under the Inventory category. This is the same key you would press to access the Curios equipment screen and manage which portable workbenches you have equipped.