Ossuary Carving Recipes for Skeleton Decorations

Overview

This guide covers the complete set of Ossuary Carving recipes used to create skeleton-themed decorations. The Ossuary Carving is a crafting station that transforms plain Bone Blocks into a variety of decorative skeletal structures, including full skeletons, partial remains, and wither variants.

Crafting the Ossuary Carving

Before you can carve decorations, you must build the Ossuary Carving itself. Its recipe is shaped and requires the following materials:

• Bone x3
• Corruption x4
• Dark Iron Ingot x2

Arrange these in the crafting grid to produce the Ossuary Carving. Note that you will also need a Bone Dagger, which is crafted separately from Bone x3 in a shaped pattern. The dagger serves as your tool for the carving process.

All Ossuary Carving Recipes

The Ossuary Carving has 21 recipes in total. Every recipe takes a single Bone Block as the input and produces one decorative skeleton item as the output. There are no other inputs or variations—just choose the decoration you want and place the Bone Block in the carving interface.

Standard Skeleton Decorations

These recipes produce decorations based on a regular skeleton:

• Bone Block → Creeper Skeleton
• Bone Block → Defeated Skeleton
• Bone Block → Hanged Skeleton
• Bone Block → Laterally Lying Skeleton
• Bone Block → Leaning Skeleton
• Bone Block → Lying Skeleton
• Bone Block → Skeleton Hand
• Bone Block → Skull Pile
• Bone Block → Skull and Rib Cage
• Bone Block → Skull on Pike
• Bone Block → Torso Pile

Wither Skeleton Decorations

The remaining recipes produce wither skeleton variants, which have a darker appearance and distinct structure:

• Bone Block → Defeated Wither Skeleton
• Bone Block → Hanged Wither Skeleton
• Bone Block → Laterally Lying Wither Skeleton
• Bone Block → Leaning Wither Skeleton
• Bone Block → Lying Wither Skeleton
• Bone Block → Wither Skeleton Hand
• Bone Block → Wither Skull Pile
• Bone Block → Wither Skull and Rib Cage
• Bone Block → Wither Skull on Pike
• Bone Block → Wither Torso Pile

Using the Recipes

To make any of these decorations, gather Bone Blocks—these are the only ingredient you need. Then, place a Bone Block into the Ossuary Carving along with your Bone Dagger. Select the decoration you want from the available options, and the carving will consume the Bone Block and produce the corresponding skeleton item.

Each recipe is one-to-one: one Bone Block yields one decoration. There is no randomness or additional material cost beyond the Bone Block itself.

Decoration Placement Tips

The decorations vary in pose and arrangement. Some, like Lying Skeleton and Laterally Lying Skeleton, are horizontal and suit floors or ledges. Others, like Hanged Skeleton and Skull on Pike, are vertical and work well on walls or as freestanding displays. Skull Pile and Torso Pile are compact groupings that fit into corners or crypts. The wither variants share the same poses but offer a distinct visual style for darker builds.

For a complete collection, carve at least one of each of the 21 recipes. Since all recipes use the same input, you can freely choose which decorations to prioritize based on your building needs.

Covers the mod’s in-game guide topics: Ossuary Carving Ossuary Bone Dagger Skeleton Hand Skull Pile Skull and Rib Cage

Related pages

Laterally Lying Wither SkeletonWither Skull and Rib CageDefeated Wither SkeletonLaterally Lying SkeletonLeaning Wither SkeletonHanged Wither SkeletonLying Wither SkeletonWither Skeleton HandWither Skull on PikeSkull and Rib CageDefeated SkeletonWither Skull Pile