Tinkers' Construct

Tinkers' Construct is a mod originally by mDiyo and progwml6, now maintained by boni that adds new tools and weapons to Minecraft, along with other utility and aesthetic blocks.

Tinkers' Construct adds various patterns which will allow the player to make tool parts out of various materials such as Cactus, Paper and Obsidian. Each material has a unique property to it and may enhance the capabilities of the final tool.

Tinkers' Construct offers a large choice of tools ranging from normal pickaxes and shovels to the Hammer which will clear any stone/ores in a 3x3 area and the Mattock which is a combination of an axe, shovel and a hoe. Customizable arrows and bows are also available.

Tinkers' Construct adds new ores through world generation, including Aluminum, Cobalt, and Ardite. These can be processed in the Smeltery,a multiblock structure, to make more advanced tool parts. They can be processed in other mods' machines if the Another One Bites The Dust mod is installed.

Although Tinkers' Construct focuses a lot on tool creation, it adds blocks that can be used for other purposes, such as Clear Glass. Most information will be available in the Materials and You book given to all players when they first spawn by default.

Tinkers' Construct works well with Natura, another mod by mDiyo which adds various new types of trees, berries and crops. Available addons for Tinkers' Construct include Tinkers' Mechworks, Tinkers' Steelworks, ExtraTiC, Tinkers' Construct Tooltips, and Another One Bites The Dust.

Guides

 * Getting Started with Tinkers' Construct