The Fletching Table

Give the vanilla fletching table a proper use with a custom crafting system for arrows.

How it works

• Right-click any fletching table to open the crafting UI
• Place ingredients in the three input slots to craft arrows
• Sneak + right-click bypasses the menu (for placing blocks against it)

Recipes

Tipped arrows inherit the potion effect from the input potion, including modded potions.

data/<your_namespace>/recipe/<recipe_name>.json

{
    "type": "the_fletching_table:fletching",
    "first": {
        "item": "minecraft:feather"
    },
    "second": {
        "item": "minecraft:stick"
    },
    "third": {
        "item": "minecraft:flint"
    },
    "result": {
        "id": "minecraft:arrow",
        "count": 6
    }
}

• first, second, third are standard ingredient fields - use "item" for a specific item or "tag" for a tag
• first is optional - omit it for a two-ingredient recipe (the first slot must be empty to match)
• Each ingredient supports an optional *_count field (e.g. "second_count": 6) - defaults to 1
• result uses the standard item format with id and count

Tags

The built-in arrow recipe uses common tags for broader mod compatibility:

"first": { "tag": "c:feathers" },
"second": { "tag": "c:rods/wooden" }

Any mod that adds items to these tags will automatically work as arrow ingredients.

Compatibility

• Supports EMI and JEI for recipe browsing
• Tipped arrow crafting works with any modded potion effects
• Recipe system is fully extensible via datapacks
• Requires NeoForge 21.1.219+

Credits

Inspired by Better Fletching Table, a datapack by ElGeroIngles that gives the fletching table crafting functionality using invisible minecarts as containers. This mod is a clean reimplementation as a NeoForge mod with a native crafting UI and recipe system.

License

GPL-3.0-or-later