diff --git a/mods/bg_crafting/api.lua b/mods/bg_crafting/api.lua
index cfffe20..f62ad45 100644
--- a/mods/bg_crafting/api.lua
+++ b/mods/bg_crafting/api.lua
@@ -43,3 +43,98 @@ api.handle_stack_recipe = function (recipe, pos, top_node)
 
 	return true
 end
+
+-- pummeling is heavily based on nodecore by Warr1024 (both the mechanic itself and the code here implementing it).
+
+local pummel_recipes = {}
+
+api.register_pummel_recipe = function (def)
+	local def = def or {}
+
+	def.label = def.label or "unnamed pummel recipe"
+
+	-- TODO: throw errors when these defs are invalid instead of just returning.
+	if not def.used_node then return false end
+	if not def.target_node then return false end
+	if not type(def.on_success) == "function" then return false end
+
+	local key = def.used_node
+	def.index_node = key
+
+	pummel_recipes[key] = pummel_recipes[key] or {}
+	table.insert(pummel_recipes[key], def)
+end
+
+-- TODO: add support for pummel recipes using groups instead of just specific node names.
+api.pummel_check = function (pos, used_node, target_node)
+	local key = used_node.name
+	if not pummel_recipes[key] then return false end
+
+	local potential_recipes = pummel_recipes[key]
+	for _, def in pairs(potential_recipes) do
+		if def.target_node == target_node.name then
+			if type(def.check) == "function" and not def.check(pos, used_node, target_node) then
+				return false
+			end
+			def.on_success(pos, used_node, target_node)
+			return true
+		end
+	end
+end
+
+
+local pummeling = {}
+
+-- NOTE: might wanna change this to somehow store pummels per-node instead of per-player?
+minetest.register_on_dignode(function (_, _, digger)
+	if not (digger and digger:is_player()) then return end
+	pummeling[digger:get_player_name()] = nil
+end)
+
+minetest.register_on_punchnode(function (pos, node, puncher, pointed)
+	if (not puncher:is_player()) or puncher:get_player_control().sneak then return end
+	local player_name = puncher:get_player_name()
+	-- if not minetest.interact(player_name) then return end
+	if not minetest.check_player_privs(player_name, "interact") then return end
+
+	node = node or minetest.get_node(pos)
+	local node_def = minetest.registered_items[node.name] or {}
+	if not node_def.pointable then return end
+
+	local wield = puncher:get_wielded_item()
+	local now = minetest.get_us_time() / 1000000
+
+	local pummel_data = {
+		action = "pummel",
+		crafter = puncher,
+		crafter_name = player_name,
+		pos = pos,
+		pointed = pointed,
+		node = node,
+		node_def = node_def,
+		start = now,
+		wield = wield:get_name() .. " " .. wield:get_count(),
+		count = 0,
+	}
+
+	local old_data = pummeling[player_name]
+	local hash = minetest.hash_node_position
+	if old_data and hash(old_data.pos) == hash(pummel_data.pos)
+		and hash(old_data.pointed.above) == hash(pummel_data.pointed.above)
+		and hash(old_data.pointed.under) == hash(pummel_data.pointed.under)
+		and old_data.wield == pummel_data.wield
+		and old_data.last >= (now - 3)
+		then pummel_data = old_data
+	end
+
+	pummel_data.count = pummel_data.count + 1
+	pummel_data.last = now
+	pummel_data.duration = now - pummel_data.start - 1
+	pummeling[player_name] = pummel_data
+
+	if pummel_data.count < 2 then return end
+
+	if api.pummel_check(pos, node, minetest.get_node(pointed.under)) then
+		pummeling[player_name] = nil
+	end
+end)