diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 0b95439..720ee27 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 group=com.mineinabyss
 version=0.10
-idofrontVersion=0.18.11
+idofrontVersion=0.18.14
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/mineinabyss/looty/features/recipes/DenyInVanillaRecipe.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/mineinabyss/looty/features/recipes/DenyInVanillaRecipe.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d34c5ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/mineinabyss/looty/features/recipes/DenyInVanillaRecipe.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+package com.mineinabyss.looty.features.recipes
+
+import kotlinx.serialization.SerialName
+import kotlinx.serialization.Serializable
+
+/**
+ * A component to indicate that an ItemStack should not be allowed in vanilla crafting recipes.
+ * Meaning if a GearyItem has a base-material of PAPER and this component, it cannot be used to craft books.
+ */
+@Serializable
+@SerialName("looty:deny_in_vanilla_recipes")
+class DenyInVanillaRecipes
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/mineinabyss/looty/features/recipes/ItemRecipeSystem.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/mineinabyss/looty/features/recipes/ItemRecipeQuery.kt
similarity index 61%
rename from src/main/kotlin/com/mineinabyss/looty/features/recipes/ItemRecipeSystem.kt
rename to src/main/kotlin/com/mineinabyss/looty/features/recipes/ItemRecipeQuery.kt
index 6c03d29..8a38230 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/mineinabyss/looty/features/recipes/ItemRecipeSystem.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/mineinabyss/looty/features/recipes/ItemRecipeQuery.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package com.mineinabyss.looty.features.recipes
 
-import com.mineinabyss.geary.papermc.gearyPaper
 import com.mineinabyss.geary.papermc.tracking.items.gearyItems
 import com.mineinabyss.geary.prefabs.PrefabKey
 import com.mineinabyss.geary.systems.accessors.TargetScope
@@ -9,47 +8,37 @@ import com.mineinabyss.idofront.recipes.register
 import com.mineinabyss.looty.config.looty
 import org.bukkit.Bukkit
 import org.bukkit.NamespacedKey
-import org.bukkit.event.EventHandler
-import org.bukkit.event.Listener
-import org.bukkit.event.player.PlayerJoinEvent
 import org.bukkit.inventory.ItemStack
 
 class ItemRecipeQuery : Query() {
-    private val TargetScope.setRecipes by get<SetRecipes>()
+    private val TargetScope.recipes by get<SetRecipes>()
     private val TargetScope.prefabKey by get<PrefabKey>()
 
     fun TargetScope.registerRecipes(): Set<NamespacedKey> {
         val discoveredRecipes = mutableSetOf<NamespacedKey>()
-        val result: ItemStack? = setRecipes.result?.toItemStackOrNull() ?: gearyItems.createItem(prefabKey)
+        val result: ItemStack? = recipes.result?.toItemStackOrNull() ?: gearyItems.createItem(prefabKey)
 
         if (result == null) {
             looty.plugin.logger.warning("Recipe ${prefabKey.key} is missing result item")
             return emptySet()
         }
 
-        setRecipes.removeRecipes.forEach {
+        recipes.removeRecipes.forEach {
             runCatching {
                 Bukkit.removeRecipe(NamespacedKey.fromString(it)!!)
             }.onFailure { it.printStackTrace() }
         }
 
-        setRecipes.recipes.forEachIndexed { i, recipe ->
+        recipes.recipes.forEachIndexed { i, recipe ->
             runCatching {
                 val key = NamespacedKey(prefabKey.namespace, "${prefabKey.key}$i")
                 // Register recipe only if not present
-                Bukkit.getRecipe(key) ?: recipe.toRecipe(key, result, setRecipes.group).register()
-                if (setRecipes.discoverRecipes) discoveredRecipes += key
-            }.onFailure { it.printStackTrace() }
+                Bukkit.getRecipe(key) ?: recipe.toRecipe(key, result, recipes.group).register()
+                if (recipes.discoverRecipes) discoveredRecipes += key
+            }.onFailure {
+                looty.plugin.logger.warning("Failed to register recipe ${prefabKey.key} #$i, ${it.message}")
+            }
         }
         return discoveredRecipes
     }
 }
-
-class RecipeDiscoverySystem(
-    val discoveredRecipes: List<NamespacedKey>
-): Listener {
-    @EventHandler
-    fun PlayerJoinEvent.showRecipesOnJoin() {
-        player.discoverRecipes(discoveredRecipes)
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/mineinabyss/looty/features/recipes/ItemRecipes.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/mineinabyss/looty/features/recipes/ItemRecipes.kt
index 2183594..ddfa47d 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/mineinabyss/looty/features/recipes/ItemRecipes.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/mineinabyss/looty/features/recipes/ItemRecipes.kt
@@ -20,7 +20,10 @@ interface ItemRecipes {
                     flatMap { it.registerRecipes() }
                 }
 
-                gearyPaper.plugin.listeners(RecipeDiscoverySystem(autoDiscoveredRecipes))
+                gearyPaper.plugin.listeners(
+                    RecipeDiscoverySystem(autoDiscoveredRecipes),
+                    RecipeCraftingSystem(),
+                )
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/mineinabyss/looty/features/recipes/RecipeCraftingSystem.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/mineinabyss/looty/features/recipes/RecipeCraftingSystem.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0c69200
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/mineinabyss/looty/features/recipes/RecipeCraftingSystem.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+package com.mineinabyss.looty.features.recipes
+
+import com.mineinabyss.geary.papermc.datastore.decodePrefabs
+import org.bukkit.Keyed
+import org.bukkit.event.EventHandler
+import org.bukkit.event.EventPriority
+import org.bukkit.event.Listener
+import org.bukkit.event.inventory.PrepareItemCraftEvent
+
+class RecipeCraftingSystem : Listener {
+    /**
+     * Prevents custom items being usable in vanilla recipes based on their material,
+     * when they have a [DenyInVanillaRecipes] component, by setting result to null.
+     */
+    @EventHandler(priority = EventPriority.HIGHEST)
+    fun PrepareItemCraftEvent.onCraftWithCustomItem() {
+        // Ensure this only cancels vanilla recipes
+        if (recipe == null || (recipe as? Keyed)?.key()?.namespace() != "minecraft") return
+
+        if (inventory.matrix.any {
+                it?.itemMeta?.persistentDataContainer
+                    ?.decodePrefabs()
+                    ?.firstOrNull()
+                    ?.toEntityOrNull()
+                    ?.has<DenyInVanillaRecipes>() == true
+            }) {
+            inventory.result = null
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/mineinabyss/looty/features/recipes/RecipeDiscoverySystem.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/mineinabyss/looty/features/recipes/RecipeDiscoverySystem.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..12bc1d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/mineinabyss/looty/features/recipes/RecipeDiscoverySystem.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package com.mineinabyss.looty.features.recipes
+
+import org.bukkit.NamespacedKey
+import org.bukkit.event.EventHandler
+import org.bukkit.event.Listener
+import org.bukkit.event.player.PlayerJoinEvent
+
+class RecipeDiscoverySystem(
+    val discoveredRecipes: List<NamespacedKey>
+) : Listener {
+    @EventHandler
+    fun PlayerJoinEvent.showRecipesOnJoin() {
+        player.discoverRecipes(discoveredRecipes)
+    }
+}