BetterNether Recipe Guide: Crafting, Smelting, Blasting, Stonecutting, Grinding and Smithing
BetterNether recipes cover crafting, smelting, blasting, stonecutting, grinding, and smithing, and the crafting table is by far the largest of these categories with 531 recipes. The sections below describe what each recipe type does and give the examples that define how the mod's materials and furniture are made.
Crafting
Crafting in BetterNether is dominated by wood sets and functional blocks. Each wood type has its own family of recipes, and the Anchor Tree set shows the full pattern.
Anchor Tree Log x4 converts to 
Anchor Tree Bark x3, and Anchor Tree Bark x4 converts back to Anchor Tree Log x3.- A single Anchor Tree Log yields
Anchor Tree Planks x4. - Anchor Tree Planks x5 make an
Anchor Tree Boat, and combining an 
Anchor Tree Chest with an Anchor Tree Boat produces an 
Anchor Tree Boat with Chest. - Anchor Tree Planks x6 plus
Book x3 make an 
Anchor Tree Bookshelf. - Anchor Tree Planks x8 make an Anchor Tree Chest, and Anchor Tree Planks x6 plus
Anchor Tree Slab x2 make an 
Anchor Tree Barrel. - Anchor Tree Planks x4 make an
Anchor Tree Crafting Table, and Anchor Tree Slab x7 makes an Anchor Tree Composter. - Anchor Tree Planks x6 make
Anchor Tree Door x3, and Anchor Tree Planks x4 plus 
Stick x2 make 
Anchor Tree Fence x3. - A single Anchor Tree Planks makes an
Anchor Tree Button, and Anchor Tree Planks x2 makes an 
Anchor Tree Pressure Plate. - Stick x4 plus Anchor Tree Planks x2 make an
Anchor Tree Gate, and Stick x6 plus Anchor Tree Planks make 
Anchor Tree Ladder x3. 
Chain x2 plus 
Stripped Anchor Tree Log x6 make 
Anchor Tree Hanging Sign x3.
Seating recipes follow a similar pattern across wood types. 
Acacia Slab x2 plus Stick x4 make an 
Acacia Bar Stool, Stick x3 plus Acacia Slab x2 make an 
Acacia Chair, and Acacia Slab x2 plus Stick x2 make an 
Acacia Stool. The same shapes apply to the Anchor Tree set: Stick x3 plus Anchor Tree Slab x2 make an 
Anchor Tree Chair, and Anchor Tree Slab x2 plus Stick x4 make an 
Anchor Tree Bar Stool.
Other crafting recipes use mod-specific materials. 
Cincinnasite Ingot x6 plus Stick x2 plus 
Redstone Torch make 
Activator Rail x6. 
Agave Leaf x3 plus 
Stalagnate Bowl make 
Agave Medicine.
Smelting
Smelting has 10 recipes and handles dyes, glass, and metal conversion.
Ink Bush Seed smelts into 
Black Dye.
Blue Obsidian smelts into 
Blue Obsidian Glass, and 
Obsidian smelts into 
Obsidian Glass.
Nether Quartz smelts into 
Quartz Glass.
Cincinnasite Ore and 
Cincinnasite both smelt into Cincinnasite Ingot.
Cincinnasite Block smelts into 
Forged Cincinnasite Block.
Hook Mushroom smelts into 
Cooked Hook Mushroom.
Soul Sandstone smelts into 
Smooth Soul Sandstone.
Blasting
Blasting has 3 recipes, all focused on Cincinnasite.
- Cincinnasite Ore blasts into Cincinnasite Ingot.
- Cincinnasite blasts into Cincinnasite Ingot.
- Cincinnasite Block blasts into Forged Cincinnasite Block.
Stonecutting
Stonecutting has 91 recipes and is the main way to turn basalt and obsidian into shaped building blocks.
Smooth Basalt, 
Basalt, and 
Basalt Bricks each cut into 
Basalt Brick Slab x2, 
Basalt Brick Stairs, 
Basalt Brick Wall, and Basalt Bricks.- Basalt also cuts into
Basalt Slab x2. 
Blue Obsidian Bricks and Blue Obsidian each cut into 
Blue Obsidian Brick Slab x2 and 
Blue Obsidian Brick Stairs.
Blue Obsidian Tile cuts into Blue Obsidian Bricks.
The crafting category remains the broadest, with 531 recipes spanning furniture, storage, boats, and utility blocks, while smelting, blasting, and stonecutting handle material conversion and shaped stone variants.
Covers the mod’s in-game guide topics: Crafting Smelting Blasting Stonecutting Grinder Smithing Transform
Obsidian Brick Stairs