LjonesModdingProject

ItemModPickaxe.java

package com.lionel.ljonesmodding;

import net.minecraft.creativetab.CreativeTabs;
import net.minecraft.item.ItemPickaxe;

public class itemModPickaxe extends ItemPickaxe{
   public itemModPickaxe(ToolMaterial material, String itemName){
	   super(material);
	   this.setUnlocalizedName(itemName);
	   this.setCreativeTab(CreativeTabs.tabMaterials);
   }
}

ModItems.java

package com.lionel.ljonesmodding;

import net.minecraft.item.Item;
import net.minecraft.item.Item.ToolMaterial;
import net.minecraftforge.common.util.EnumHelper;
import net.minecraftforge.fml.common.registry.GameRegistry;

public final class ModItems {

	
	public static Item berry;
	
	public static Item ljonesbadasspickaxe;
	public static Item ljonesmastersword;

	 //First Param:name of material, "Unique Name"- not that important what you name it
	//Second Param:Harvest Level - decides what kinds of blocks you can mine 3 = very high, you can mine diamonds
	//Third Param: Amount ot times the tool can be used
	//Forth Param:Tool Speed
	//Fifth Param: Enchantability
	static ToolMaterial samium = EnumHelper.addToolMaterial("samium", 3, 1000, 9.5F, 3.5F, 10);
	//***IMPORTANT, FOR PICKAXE'S JSON, YOU WILL NOTICE THE thirdperson's parameters are different for this item item type ***
	
	
	
	
	public static void createItems(){
		
		//below would be to register a basic item instead
		//GameRegistry.registerItem(berry = new BasicItem("berry"), "berry");
		
		//let's change this to register a food item instead
		GameRegistry.registerItem(berry = new ItemModFood("berry",3,0.3F,true),"berry");
		GameRegistry.registerItem(ljonesbadasspickaxe = new itemModPickaxe(samium,"ljonesbadasspickaxe"),"ljonesbadasspickaxe");
		GameRegistry.registerItem(ljonesmastersword = new itemModSword(samium,"ljonesmastersword"),"ljonesmastersword");
	}
}

ModRecipes.java

package com.lionel.ljonesmodding;

import net.minecraft.init.Blocks;
import net.minecraft.init.Items;
import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
import net.minecraftforge.fml.common.registry.GameRegistry;

public class ModRecipes {
	
	public static void addRecipes(){
	//recipes 
	//Create an apple with the 2x2 grid for 4 apples using cobblestone
	GameRegistry.addRecipe(new ItemStack(Items.apple, 4), new Object[]{
		     "AA",
		     "AA",
		     'A', Blocks.cobblestone
	});
	
	
	
    //the custom berry was created without a crash, but I lost the item.name abd textures	
	GameRegistry.addRecipe(new ItemStack(ModItems.berry, 4), new Object[]{
		     "A",
		     "A",
		     "A",
		     'A', Items.apple
    	});
	
	
	//let's make a recipe for my bad ass sword
	GameRegistry.addRecipe(new ItemStack(ModItems.ljonesmastersword), new Object[]{
		     "SS",
		     "SS",
		     "SS",
		     'S', Blocks.cobblestone
   	});
	
	
	//let's make a recipe for my bad ass pickaxe - investigate why this works with 3 cobblestones vertically without the second row having "2"
	GameRegistry.addRecipe(new ItemStack(ModItems.ljonesbadasspickaxe), new Object[]{
			     "R",
			     "R",
			     'R', Blocks.cobblestone
	   	});
	   	
	


	
	//blocks - let's make some OBSIDIAN BLOCKS
	GameRegistry.addRecipe(new ItemStack(Blocks.obsidian), new Object[]{
		     "AAA",
		     "AAA",
		     "AAA",
		     'A', Blocks.cobblestone
		     });
	}
	
}