diff --git a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/block/BlockChiselledChitin.java b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/block/BlockChiselledChitin.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e5d8e81c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/block/BlockChiselledChitin.java
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+package com.minelittlepony.unicopia.block;
+
+import com.minelittlepony.unicopia.Race;
+import com.minelittlepony.unicopia.init.UMaterials;
+import com.minelittlepony.unicopia.player.IPlayer;
+import com.minelittlepony.unicopia.player.PlayerSpeciesList;
+
+import net.minecraft.block.material.MapColor;
+import net.minecraft.block.state.IBlockState;
+import net.minecraft.creativetab.CreativeTabs;
+import net.minecraft.entity.player.EntityPlayer;
+import net.minecraft.util.math.BlockPos;
+import net.minecraft.world.IBlockAccess;
+import net.minecraft.world.World;
+
+public class BlockChiselledChitin extends BlockDirected {
+
+    public BlockChiselledChitin(String domain, String name) {
+        super(UMaterials.hive, domain, name);
+
+        setCreativeTab(CreativeTabs.BUILDING_BLOCKS);
+        setHardness(50);
+        setResistance(2000);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public MapColor getMapColor(IBlockState state, IBlockAccess worldIn, BlockPos pos) {
+        return MapColor.BLACK;
+    }
+
+    @Deprecated
+    @Override
+    public float getPlayerRelativeBlockHardness(IBlockState state, EntityPlayer player, World worldIn, BlockPos pos) {
+        float hardness = super.getPlayerRelativeBlockHardness(state, player, worldIn, pos);
+
+        IPlayer iplayer = PlayerSpeciesList.instance().getPlayer(player);
+        Race race = iplayer.getPlayerSpecies();
+
+        if (race == Race.CHANGELING) {
+            hardness *= 80;
+        } else if (race.canInteractWithClouds()) {
+            hardness /= 4;
+        } else if (race.canUseEarth()) {
+            hardness *= 10;
+        }
+
+        return hardness;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/init/UBlocks.java b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/init/UBlocks.java
index 815c7561..11945841 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/init/UBlocks.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/init/UBlocks.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package com.minelittlepony.unicopia.init;
 import com.minelittlepony.unicopia.CloudType;
 import com.minelittlepony.unicopia.Unicopia;
 import com.minelittlepony.unicopia.block.BlockAlfalfa;
+import com.minelittlepony.unicopia.block.BlockChiselledChitin;
 import com.minelittlepony.unicopia.block.BlockChitin;
 import com.minelittlepony.unicopia.block.BlockFruitLeaves;
 import com.minelittlepony.unicopia.block.BlockGlowingGem;
@@ -13,7 +14,6 @@ import com.minelittlepony.unicopia.block.BlockCloudAnvil;
 import com.minelittlepony.unicopia.block.BlockCloudBanister;
 import com.minelittlepony.unicopia.block.BlockCloudSlab;
 import com.minelittlepony.unicopia.block.BlockCloudStairs;
-import com.minelittlepony.unicopia.block.BlockDirected;
 import com.minelittlepony.unicopia.block.BlockDutchDoor;
 import com.minelittlepony.unicopia.block.BlockSugar;
 import com.minelittlepony.unicopia.block.BlockTomatoPlant;
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ import net.minecraft.block.material.Material;
 import net.minecraft.block.state.IBlockState;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.color.BlockColors;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.color.ItemColors;
-import net.minecraft.creativetab.CreativeTabs;
 import net.minecraft.init.Blocks;
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemBlock;
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
@@ -77,10 +76,7 @@ public class UBlocks {
 
     public static final BlockHiveWall hive = new BlockHiveWall(Unicopia.MODID, "hive");
     public static final BlockChitin chitin = new BlockChitin(Unicopia.MODID, "chitin_block");
-    public static final Block chissled_chitin = new BlockDirected(UMaterials.hive, Unicopia.MODID, "chissled_chitin")
-            .setCreativeTab(CreativeTabs.BUILDING_BLOCKS)
-            .setHardness(50)
-            .setResistance(2000);
+    public static final Block chissled_chitin = new BlockChiselledChitin(Unicopia.MODID, "chissled_chitin");
 
     public static final BlockGrowingCuccoon cuccoon = new BlockGrowingCuccoon(Unicopia.MODID, "cuccoon");
     public static final BlockSlimeLayer slime_layer = new BlockSlimeLayer(Unicopia.MODID, "slime_layer");