diff --git a/src/main/java/com/cricketcraft/chisel/api/ChiselAPIProps.java b/src/main/java/com/cricketcraft/chisel/api/ChiselAPIProps.java
index 065b8219..579b9a21 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/cricketcraft/chisel/api/ChiselAPIProps.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/cricketcraft/chisel/api/ChiselAPIProps.java
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@ package com.cricketcraft.chisel.api;
 
 public class ChiselAPIProps {
 
-	public static final String VERSION = "0.0.1";
+	public static final String VERSION = "0.0.2";
 
 }
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 317c75b8..d47676ef 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 java.lang.reflect.Field;
+
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
 
 public class CarvingUtils {
@@ -27,4 +29,30 @@ public class CarvingUtils {
 	public static ItemStack getStack(ICarvingVariation variation) {
 		return new ItemStack(variation.getBlock(), 1, variation.getItemMeta());
 	}
+
+	private static Field _chisel;
+	private static boolean errored = false;
+	private static final String CARVING_CLASS = "com.cricketcraft.chisel.carving.Carving";
+
+	/**
+	 * @return The instance of the chisel carving registry from the chisel mod.
+	 *         <p>
+	 *         If chisel is not installed or some other error occurs this will return null.
+	 */
+	public static ICarvingRegistry getChiselRegistry() {
+		if (errored) {
+			return null;
+		}
+
+		try {
+			if (_chisel == null) {
+				_chisel = Class.forName(CARVING_CLASS).getDeclaredField("chisel");
+			}
+			return (ICarvingRegistry) _chisel.get(null);
+		} catch (Exception e) {
+			e.printStackTrace();
+			errored = true;
+			return getChiselRegistry();
+		}
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/cricketcraft/chisel/api/carving/ICarvingGroup.java b/src/main/java/com/cricketcraft/chisel/api/carving/ICarvingGroup.java
index 928aa869..e5d189c3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/cricketcraft/chisel/api/carving/ICarvingGroup.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/cricketcraft/chisel/api/carving/ICarvingGroup.java
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package com.cricketcraft.chisel.api.carving;
 
 import java.util.List;
 
+import net.minecraft.block.Block;
+
 /**
  * Represents a group of chiselable blocks.
  * <p>
@@ -63,4 +65,15 @@ public interface ICarvingGroup {
 	 *            An {@link ICarvingVariation} to add to this group
 	 */
 	void addVariation(ICarvingVariation variation);
+
+	/**
+	 * Removes a varaition with the passed {@link Block} and metadata from this group.
+	 * 
+	 * @param block
+	 *            The {@link Block} of the {@link ICarvingVariation variation}
+	 * @param metadata
+	 *            The metadata of the {@link ICarvingVariation variation}
+	 * @return The ICarvingVariation that was removed. Null if nothing was removed.
+	 */
+	ICarvingVariation removeVariation(Block block, int metadata);
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/cricketcraft/chisel/block/tileentity/TileEntityAutoChisel.java b/src/main/java/com/cricketcraft/chisel/block/tileentity/TileEntityAutoChisel.java
index a4baac9b..64507435 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/cricketcraft/chisel/block/tileentity/TileEntityAutoChisel.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/cricketcraft/chisel/block/tileentity/TileEntityAutoChisel.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package com.cricketcraft.chisel.block.tileentity;
 
-import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
 
 import net.minecraft.entity.item.EntityItem;
 import net.minecraft.entity.player.EntityPlayer;
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ public class TileEntityAutoChisel extends TileEntity implements ISidedInventory
 
 	// lets make sure the user isn't trying to make something from a block that doesn't have this as a valid target
 	private boolean canBeMadeFrom(ItemStack from, ItemStack to) {
-		ArrayList<ItemStack> results = Carving.chisel.getItems(from);
+		List<ItemStack> results = Carving.chisel.getItemsForChiseling(from);
 		for (ItemStack s : results) {
 			if (s.getItem() == to.getItem() && s.getItemDamage() == to.getItemDamage()) {
 				return true;
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ public class TileEntityAutoChisel extends TileEntity implements ISidedInventory
 		switch (slot) {
 		case BASE:
 		case TARGET:
-			return !Carving.chisel.getItems(itemStack).isEmpty();
+			return !Carving.chisel.getItemsForChiseling(itemStack).isEmpty();
 		case OUTPUT:
 			return false;
 		case CHISEL:
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/cricketcraft/chisel/carving/Carving.java b/src/main/java/com/cricketcraft/chisel/carving/Carving.java
index 4a4a51b6..f3f7f461 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/cricketcraft/chisel/carving/Carving.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/cricketcraft/chisel/carving/Carving.java
@@ -12,9 +12,10 @@ import net.minecraftforge.oredict.OreDictionary;
 
 import com.cricketcraft.chisel.Chisel;
 import com.cricketcraft.chisel.api.carving.ICarvingGroup;
+import com.cricketcraft.chisel.api.carving.ICarvingRegistry;
 import com.cricketcraft.chisel.api.carving.ICarvingVariation;
 
-public class Carving {
+public class Carving implements ICarvingRegistry {
 
 	GroupList groups = new GroupList();
 
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ public class Carving {
 	private Carving() {
 	}
 
+	@Override
 	public ICarvingVariation getVariation(Block block, int metadata) {
 		ICarvingGroup g = getGroup(block, metadata);
 		if (g != null) {
@@ -36,7 +38,8 @@ public class Carving {
 		return null;
 	}
 
-	public List<ICarvingVariation> getVariations(Block block, int metadata) {
+	@Override
+	public List<ICarvingVariation> getGroupVariations(Block block, int metadata) {
 		ICarvingGroup group = getGroup(block, metadata);
 		if (group == null)
 			return null;
@@ -44,7 +47,8 @@ public class Carving {
 		return group.getVariations();
 	}
 
-	public String getOre(Block block, int metadata) {
+	@Override
+	public String getOreName(Block block, int metadata) {
 		ICarvingGroup group = getGroup(block, metadata);
 		if (group == null)
 			return null;
@@ -52,7 +56,8 @@ public class Carving {
 		return group.getOreName();
 	}
 
-	public ArrayList<ItemStack> getItems(ItemStack chiseledItem) {
+	@Override
+	public List<ItemStack> getItemsForChiseling(ItemStack chiseledItem) {
 		ArrayList<ItemStack> items = new ArrayList<ItemStack>();
 
 		int damage = chiseledItem.getItemDamage();
@@ -94,6 +99,7 @@ public class Carving {
 		return items;
 	}
 
+	@Override
 	public ICarvingGroup getGroup(Block block, int metadata) {
 		int[] ids = OreDictionary.getOreIDs(new ItemStack(block, metadata));
 		if (ids.length > 0) {
@@ -108,10 +114,12 @@ public class Carving {
 		return groups.getGroup(block, metadata);
 	}
 
+	@Override
 	public ICarvingGroup getGroup(String name) {
 		return groups.getGroupByName(name);
 	}
 
+	@Override
 	public void addVariation(String groupName, Block block, int metadata, int order) {
 		if (block == null) {
 			throw new NullPointerException("Cannot add variation in group " + groupName + " for null block.");
@@ -121,6 +129,7 @@ public class Carving {
 		addVariation(groupName, variation);
 	}
 
+	@Override
 	public void addVariation(String groupName, ICarvingVariation variation) {
 		if (groupName == null) {
 			throw new NullPointerException("Cannot add variation to null group name.");
@@ -138,10 +147,12 @@ public class Carving {
 		groups.addVariation(groupName, variation);
 	}
 
+	@Override
 	public void addGroup(ICarvingGroup group) {
 		groups.add(group);
 	}
 
+	@Override
 	public void registerOre(String name, String oreName) {
 		ICarvingGroup group = groups.getGroupByName(name);
 		if (group != null) {
@@ -151,6 +162,7 @@ public class Carving {
 		}
 	}
 
+	@Override
 	public void setVariationSound(String name, String sound) {
 		ICarvingGroup group = groups.getGroupByName(name);
 		if (group != null) {
@@ -160,16 +172,19 @@ public class Carving {
 		}
 	}
 
+	@Override
 	public String getVariationSound(Block block, int metadata) {
 		return getVariationSound(Item.getItemFromBlock(block), metadata);
 	}
 
+	@Override
 	public String getVariationSound(Item item, int metadata) {
 		ICarvingGroup group = groups.getGroup(Block.getBlockFromItem(item), metadata);
 		String sound = group == null ? null : group.getSound();
 		return sound == null ? Chisel.MOD_ID + ":chisel.fallback" : sound;
 	}
 
+	@Override
 	public List<String> getSortedGroupNames() {
 		List<String> names = new ArrayList<String>();
 		names.addAll(groups.getNames());
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/cricketcraft/chisel/carving/CarvingGroup.java b/src/main/java/com/cricketcraft/chisel/carving/CarvingGroup.java
index e29af8b1..3a42618f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/cricketcraft/chisel/carving/CarvingGroup.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/cricketcraft/chisel/carving/CarvingGroup.java
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Comparator;
 import java.util.List;
 
+import net.minecraft.block.Block;
+
 import com.cricketcraft.chisel.api.carving.CarvingUtils;
 import com.cricketcraft.chisel.api.carving.ICarvingGroup;
 import com.cricketcraft.chisel.api.carving.ICarvingVariation;
@@ -36,6 +38,17 @@ public class CarvingGroup implements ICarvingGroup {
 			}
 		});
 	}
+	
+	@Override
+	public ICarvingVariation removeVariation(Block block, int metadata) {
+		ICarvingVariation toRemove = null;
+		for (ICarvingVariation v : variations) {
+			if (v.getBlock() == block && v.getBlockMeta() == metadata) {
+				toRemove = v;
+			}
+		}
+		return toRemove == null ? null : variations.remove(toRemove) ? toRemove : null;
+	}
 
 	@Override
 	public String getName() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/cricketcraft/chisel/carving/GroupList.java b/src/main/java/com/cricketcraft/chisel/carving/GroupList.java
index a33db007..d3c99ed9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/cricketcraft/chisel/carving/GroupList.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/cricketcraft/chisel/carving/GroupList.java
@@ -130,6 +130,8 @@ public class GroupList implements Set<ICarvingGroup> {
 	public boolean remove(Object o) {
 		if (o instanceof ICarvingGroup) {
 			return groups.remove(((ICarvingGroup) o).getName()) != null;
+		} else if (o instanceof ICarvingVariation) {
+			// TODO support carving variation removal
 		}
 		return false;
 	}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/cricketcraft/chisel/inventory/ContainerChisel.java b/src/main/java/com/cricketcraft/chisel/inventory/ContainerChisel.java
index e837fdc2..ac841217 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/cricketcraft/chisel/inventory/ContainerChisel.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/cricketcraft/chisel/inventory/ContainerChisel.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import net.minecraft.inventory.Slot;
 import net.minecraft.item.Item;
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
 
+import com.cricketcraft.chisel.api.carving.ICarvingRegistry;
 import com.cricketcraft.chisel.carving.Carving;
 import com.cricketcraft.chisel.item.chisel.ItemChisel;
 import com.cricketcraft.chisel.utils.General;
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ public class ContainerChisel extends Container {
 	int currentIndex;
 	public ItemStack chisel;
 	public boolean finished;
-	public Carving carving;
+	public ICarvingRegistry carving;
 
 	public ContainerChisel(InventoryPlayer inventoryplayer, InventoryChiselSelection inv) {
 		inventory = inv;
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/cricketcraft/chisel/inventory/InventoryChiselSelection.java b/src/main/java/com/cricketcraft/chisel/inventory/InventoryChiselSelection.java
index 4751c3e9..e69aa789 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/cricketcraft/chisel/inventory/InventoryChiselSelection.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/cricketcraft/chisel/inventory/InventoryChiselSelection.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package com.cricketcraft.chisel.inventory;
 
-import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
 
 import net.minecraft.block.Block;
 import net.minecraft.entity.player.EntityPlayer;
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ public class InventoryChiselSelection implements IInventory {
 		if (!((IChiselItem) chisel.getItem()).canChisel(container.playerInventory.player.worldObj, chisel, General.getVariation(chiseledItem)))
 			return;
 
-		ArrayList<ItemStack> list = container.carving.getItems(chiseledItem);
+		List<ItemStack> list = container.carving.getItemsForChiseling(chiseledItem);
 
 		activeVariations = 0;
 		while (activeVariations < normalSlots && activeVariations < list.size()) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/cricketcraft/chisel/item/chisel/ItemChisel.java b/src/main/java/com/cricketcraft/chisel/item/chisel/ItemChisel.java
index 490aefc0..1727e8f5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/cricketcraft/chisel/item/chisel/ItemChisel.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/cricketcraft/chisel/item/chisel/ItemChisel.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import net.minecraftforge.common.MinecraftForge;
 
 import com.cricketcraft.chisel.Chisel;
 import com.cricketcraft.chisel.api.IChiselItem;
+import com.cricketcraft.chisel.api.carving.ICarvingRegistry;
 import com.cricketcraft.chisel.api.carving.ICarvingVariation;
 import com.cricketcraft.chisel.carving.Carving;
 import com.cricketcraft.chisel.config.Configurations;
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ public class ItemChisel extends Item implements IChiselItem {
 		}
 	}
 
-	public static Carving carving = Carving.chisel;
+	public static ICarvingRegistry carving = Carving.chisel;
 
 	private ChiselType type;