This is sort of along the same lines as #47 , but would be a more general approach that modpack developers could use. In addition to having a whole tool cast, would be great to have various tool part casts, which could also make it compatible with Tinkers Construct and other multipart tool mods like Adventure's Toolbox and Silent Gear. The main tools parts I can see are the various heads (shovel, pickaxe, axe, hoe, shear blades, and sword), bindings, and handles. Not to forgot to mention other specialty parts from other mods like hammer heads, battleaxe blades, etc.

Essentially a recipe system would include the liquid type (either ore dictionary or specific mod or whatever works), mold type used, and result item. This would put compatibility more in the hands of pack developers and less in the hands of mod developers.

This is a cool mod and a good alternative to not only Tinkers, but the other Foundry mod (which requires roughly five other mods in order to use it). Plus the compatibility with ceramics is real nice too. So thank you for all the work you put into creating this mod.