
Useful Materials
This mod adds tons of new tools, and armor to Minecraft 1.19.2, it even adds Ruby back into the game! This includes: Wood Armor, Leather Tools, Coal…
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Useful Materials gives nearly useless items and blocks in Minecraft a whole new purpose.
This mod adds new tools and armor sets made from materials that normally sit untouched—like Copper, Lapis Lazuli, Redstone, Charcoal, Quartz, and even wood types. It also introduces a brand new rare ore: Ruby, which can be crafted into powerful gear.
Tool Types Added:
This includes all the types (Sword, Pickaxe, Axe, Shovel, Hoe)
Leather Coal Charcoal Emerald Copper Lapis Lazuli Redstone Quartz Ruby
Armor Types Added:
Craft armor from:
Ruby, Emerald, Lapis Lazuli, Copper, Quartz, Redstone, Charcoal, Coal All 9 wood types: Oak, Spruce, Birch, Jungle, Acacia, Dark Oak, Crimson, Warped, Mangrove Perfect for survival players who want more crafting options, and for builders who love gear variety.
All recipes are balanced for a natural, vanilla-friendly progression.
Have fun customizing your armor and having fun with these new types! Try the tools too!
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.19.2
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
- Ships as umaterials_25.7.2.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 357 KB
- Download link checked 19 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.