diff --git a/src/main/java/com/cricketcraft/chisel/api/ICarvable.java b/src/main/java/com/cricketcraft/chisel/api/ICarvable.java
index acf6c33f..f842cb09 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/cricketcraft/chisel/api/ICarvable.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/cricketcraft/chisel/api/ICarvable.java
@@ -1,18 +1,17 @@
 package com.cricketcraft.chisel.api;
 
+import com.cricketcraft.chisel.carving.CarvableHelper;
 import com.cricketcraft.chisel.carving.CarvableVariation;
 
 public interface ICarvable {
 
 	/**
-	 * This grabs the variations possible
+	 * Gets a {@link CarvableVariation} from this block, based on metadata.
+	 * <p>
+	 * Typically you can refer this method to {@link CarvableHelper#getVariation(int)} but this method is provided for more complex metadata handling.
 	 * 
 	 * @param metadata
-	 *            This is the metadata that a block will use and the basis of
-	 *            chisel Traditionally you make an instance of CarvableHelper
-	 *            ex. CarvableHelper carverHelper = new CarvableHelper(); In
-	 *            this method you return carverHelper.getVariation(metadata) and
-	 *            that should be all you need if you register it correctly.
+	 *            The metadata of the block
 	 */
 	public CarvableVariation getVariation(int metadata);
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/cricketcraft/chisel/api/carving/CarvingUtils.java b/src/main/java/com/cricketcraft/chisel/api/carving/CarvingUtils.java
index f9950593..2074b512 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/cricketcraft/chisel/api/carving/CarvingUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/cricketcraft/chisel/api/carving/CarvingUtils.java
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package com.cricketcraft.chisel.api.carving;
 
+import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
+
 public class CarvingUtils {
 
 	/**
@@ -14,4 +16,15 @@ public class CarvingUtils {
 	public static int compare(ICarvingVariation v1, ICarvingVariation v2) {
 		return v1.getOrder() - v2.getOrder();
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets an {@link ItemStack} representing the passed {@link ICarvingVariation}.
+	 * 
+	 * @param variation
+	 *            An {@link ICarvingVariation}
+	 * @return An {@link ItemStack}
+	 */
+	public static ItemStack getStack(ICarvingVariation variation) {
+		return new ItemStack(variation.getBlock(), 1, variation.getItemMeta());
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/cricketcraft/chisel/api/carving/ICarvingVariation.java b/src/main/java/com/cricketcraft/chisel/api/carving/ICarvingVariation.java
index 6b09c259..bab294e5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/cricketcraft/chisel/api/carving/ICarvingVariation.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/cricketcraft/chisel/api/carving/ICarvingVariation.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package com.cricketcraft.chisel.api.carving;
 
 import net.minecraft.block.Block;
-import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
+import net.minecraft.item.Item;
 
 /**
  * Represents a variation of a chiselable block.
@@ -11,18 +11,26 @@ import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
  */
 public interface ICarvingVariation extends Comparable<ICarvingVariation> {
 
+	/**
+	 * The base block of this variation.
+	 * 
+	 * @return A {@link Block} that is the base of this variation
+	 */
 	Block getBlock();
 
+	/**
+	 * The metadata of this variation
+	 * 
+	 * @return An int representing the metadata of this variation's {@link Block} in the world.
+	 */
 	int getBlockMeta();
 
-	int getItemMeta();
-
 	/**
-	 * Gets an {@link ItemStack} representing this variation.
+	 * The item metadata of this variation
 	 * 
-	 * @return An {@link ItemStack} to represent this variation
+	 * @return An int representing the metadata of this variations's {@link Item}.
 	 */
-	ItemStack getStack();
+	int getItemMeta();
 
 	/**
 	 * The "order" of this variation. Represents its position in the list of variations.
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/cricketcraft/chisel/carving/Carving.java b/src/main/java/com/cricketcraft/chisel/carving/Carving.java
index 0a9e501b..078aed3f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/cricketcraft/chisel/carving/Carving.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/cricketcraft/chisel/carving/Carving.java
@@ -24,14 +24,6 @@ public class Carving {
 	private Carving() {
 	}
 
-	String key(Item item, int metadata) {
-		return Item.itemRegistry.getNameForObject(item) + "|" + metadata;
-	}
-
-	String key(Block block, int metadata) {
-		return Block.blockRegistry.getNameForObject(block) + "|" + metadata;
-	}
-
 	public List<ICarvingVariation> getVariations(Block block, int metadata) {
 		ICarvingGroup group = getGroup(block, metadata);
 		if (group == null)
@@ -105,20 +97,26 @@ public class Carving {
 		return groups.getGroupByName(name);
 	}
 
-	public CarvingVariation addVariation(String name, Block block, int metadata, int order) {
+	public void addVariation(String groupName, Block block, int metadata, int order) {
 
-		CarvingVariation variation = new CarvingVariation(block, metadata, order);
+		ICarvingVariation variation = new CarvingVariation(block, metadata, order);
+		addVariation(groupName, variation);
+	}
 
-		ICarvingGroup group = groups.getGroupByName(name);
+	public void addVariation(String groupName, ICarvingVariation variation) {
+
+		ICarvingGroup group = groups.getGroupByName(groupName);
 
 		if (group == null) {
-			group = new CarvingGroup(name);
-			groups.add(group);
+			group = new CarvingGroup(groupName);
+			addGroup(group);
 		}
 
-		groups.addVariation(name, variation);
+		groups.addVariation(groupName, variation);
+	}
 
-		return variation;
+	public void addGroup(ICarvingGroup group) {
+		groups.add(group);
 	}
 
 	public void registerOre(String name, String oreName) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/cricketcraft/chisel/carving/CarvingVariation.java b/src/main/java/com/cricketcraft/chisel/carving/CarvingVariation.java
index 42cc6d59..7d63f1fb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/cricketcraft/chisel/carving/CarvingVariation.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/cricketcraft/chisel/carving/CarvingVariation.java
@@ -20,11 +20,6 @@ public class CarvingVariation implements ICarvingVariation {
 		this.damage = metadata;
 	}
 
-	@Override
-	public ItemStack getStack() {
-		return new ItemStack(block, 1, damage);
-	}
-
 	@Override
 	public Block getBlock() {
 		return block;
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/cricketcraft/chisel/carving/GroupList.java b/src/main/java/com/cricketcraft/chisel/carving/GroupList.java
index 80e0dc88..d57c8f8c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/cricketcraft/chisel/carving/GroupList.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/cricketcraft/chisel/carving/GroupList.java
@@ -69,11 +69,6 @@ public class GroupList implements Set<ICarvingGroup> {
 			return data.getRight();
 		}
 
-		@Override
-		public ItemStack getStack() {
-			return null;
-		}
-
 		@Override
 		public int getOrder() {
 			return 0;
@@ -127,6 +122,12 @@ public class GroupList implements Set<ICarvingGroup> {
 		if (groups.containsKey(key)) {
 			return false;
 		}
+		for (ICarvingVariation v : group.getVariations()) {
+			ICarvingGroup g = lookup.get(v);
+			if (g == null) {
+				lookup.put(new VariationWrapper(v), group);
+			}
+		}
 		groups.put(key, group);
 		return true;
 	}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/cricketcraft/chisel/compat/nei/RecipeHandlerChisel.java b/src/main/java/com/cricketcraft/chisel/compat/nei/RecipeHandlerChisel.java
index 05c541e5..4a61a751 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/cricketcraft/chisel/compat/nei/RecipeHandlerChisel.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/cricketcraft/chisel/compat/nei/RecipeHandlerChisel.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import codechicken.nei.NEIServerUtils;
 import codechicken.nei.PositionedStack;
 import codechicken.nei.recipe.TemplateRecipeHandler;
 
+import com.cricketcraft.chisel.api.carving.CarvingUtils;
 import com.cricketcraft.chisel.api.carving.ICarvingGroup;
 import com.cricketcraft.chisel.api.carving.ICarvingVariation;
 import com.cricketcraft.chisel.carving.Carving;
@@ -165,7 +166,7 @@ public class RecipeHandlerChisel extends TemplateRecipeHandler {
 	private static List<ItemStack> getVariationStacks(ICarvingGroup g) {
 		List<ItemStack> stacks = new ArrayList<ItemStack>();
 		for (ICarvingVariation v : g.getVariations()) {
-			stacks.add(v.getStack());
+			stacks.add(CarvingUtils.getStack(v));
 		}
 		String oreName = g.getOreName();
 		if (oreName != null) {