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+package minetweaker.api.item;
+
+import lombok.RequiredArgsConstructor;
+import lombok.SneakyThrows;
+import lombok.val;
+import minetweaker.IUndoableAction;
+import minetweaker.MineTweakerAPI;
+import minetweaker.api.minecraft.MineTweakerMC;
+import net.minecraft.item.Item;
+import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
+import stanhebben.zenscript.annotations.ZenClass;
+import stanhebben.zenscript.annotations.ZenMethod;
+
+import java.lang.reflect.Field;
+
+@ZenClass("minetweaker.item.ToolMaterial")
+@RequiredArgsConstructor
+public class ToolMaterial {
+    @ZenMethod
+    public static void replaceMaterialRepairItem(@NotNull String materialName, @NotNull IIngredient itemStack) {
+        for (val material: Item.ToolMaterial.values()) {
+            if (materialName.equals(material.name())) {
+                MineTweakerAPI.apply(new ApplyMaterialAction(material, MineTweakerMC.getItemStack(itemStack)));
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+        throw new IllegalArgumentException("Could not find tool material with name \"" + materialName + "\"!");
+    }
+
+    @ZenMethod
+    public static void printMCMaterialsToConsole() {
+
+    }
+
+    @RequiredArgsConstructor
+    private static class ApplyMaterialAction implements IUndoableAction {
+        private static final Field repairMaterialField;
+        static {
+            Field rmf;
+            try {
+                rmf = Item.ToolMaterial.class.getDeclaredField("repairMaterial");
+            } catch (NoSuchFieldException e) {
+                throw new RuntimeException(e);
+            }
+            rmf.setAccessible(true);
+            repairMaterialField = rmf;
+        }
+        private final Item.ToolMaterial theMaterial;
+        private final ItemStack repairItem;
+        private boolean applied;
+        private Item oldItem;
+        private ItemStack oldMaterial;
+
+        @SneakyThrows
+        @Override
+        public void apply() {
+            oldItem = theMaterial.customCraftingMaterial;
+            theMaterial.customCraftingMaterial = null;
+            oldMaterial = (ItemStack) repairMaterialField.get(theMaterial);
+            repairMaterialField.set(theMaterial, null);
+            theMaterial.setRepairItem(repairItem);
+            applied = true;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public boolean canUndo() {
+            return applied;
+        }
+
+        @SneakyThrows
+        @Override
+        public void undo() {
+            theMaterial.customCraftingMaterial = oldItem;
+            repairMaterialField.set(theMaterial, oldMaterial);
+            applied = false;
+            oldItem = null;
+            oldMaterial = null;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public String describe() {
+            return "Replacing repair item for tool material " + theMaterial.name();
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public String describeUndo() {
+            return "Restoring old repair item for tool material " + theMaterial.name();
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public Object getOverrideKey() {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+}