diff --git a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_sponges/init.lua b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_sponges/init.lua
index 147db6cc5..b3c23c279 100644
--- a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_sponges/init.lua
+++ b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_sponges/init.lua
@@ -1,4 +1,40 @@
 local S = minetest.get_translator("mcl_sponges")
+local math = math
+
+mcl_sponges = {}
+
+mcl_sponges.registered_sponges = {}
+
+function mcl_sponges.register_sponge(name, def)
+	if def.furnace_drying == nil then def.furnace_drying = true end
+	if not def.tiles then def.tiles = {"mcl_sponges_sponge_wet.png"} end
+	if not def.description then def.description = S("Logged Sponge") end
+	def.itemname = "mcl_sponges:sponge_"..name.."_logged"
+	mcl_sponges.registered_sponges[name] = def
+
+	minetest.register_node(def.itemname, {
+		description = def.description,
+		_tt_help = def.help,
+		_doc_items_longdesc = def.longdesc,
+		is_ground_content = false,
+		tiles = {"mcl_sponges_sponge_wet.png"},
+		sounds = mcl_sounds.node_sound_dirt_defaults(),
+		groups = {handy=1, hoey=1, building_block=1, sponge_logged=1},
+		on_place = place_wet_sponge,
+		_mcl_blast_resistance = 0.6,
+		_mcl_hardness = 0.6,
+	})
+	
+	--drying sponge
+	if def.furnace_drying then
+		minetest.register_craft({
+			type = "cooking",
+			output = "mcl_sponges:sponge",
+			recipe = def.itemname,
+			cooktime = 10,
+		})
+	end
+end
 
 local absorb = function(pos)
 	local change = false
@@ -51,16 +87,15 @@ minetest.register_node("mcl_sponges:sponge", {
 	groups = {handy=1, hoey=1, building_block=1},
 	on_place = function(itemstack, placer, pointed_thing)
 		local pn = placer:get_player_name()
+		
 		if pointed_thing.type ~= "node" then
 			return itemstack
 		end
 
 		-- Use pointed node's on_rightclick function first, if present
-		local node = minetest.get_node(pointed_thing.under)
-		if placer and not placer:get_player_control().sneak then
-			if minetest.registered_nodes[node.name] and minetest.registered_nodes[node.name].on_rightclick then
-				return minetest.registered_nodes[node.name].on_rightclick(pointed_thing.under, node, placer, itemstack) or itemstack
-			end
+		local new_stack = mcl_util.call_on_rightclick(itemstack, player, pointed_thing)
+		if new_stack then
+			return new_stack
 		end
 
 		if minetest.is_protected(pointed_thing.above, pn) then
@@ -100,10 +135,9 @@ function place_wet_sponge(itemstack, placer, pointed_thing)
 	end
 	-- Use pointed node's on_rightclick function first, if present
 	local node = minetest.get_node(pointed_thing.under)
-	if placer and not placer:get_player_control().sneak then
-		if minetest.registered_nodes[node.name] and minetest.registered_nodes[node.name].on_rightclick then
-			return minetest.registered_nodes[node.name].on_rightclick(pointed_thing.under, node, placer, itemstack) or itemstack
-		end
+	local new_stack = mcl_util.call_on_rightclick(itemstack, player, pointed_thing)
+	if new_stack then
+		return new_stack
 	end
 
 	local name = placer:get_player_name()
@@ -155,7 +189,7 @@ minetest.register_node("mcl_sponges:sponge_wet", {
 	_mcl_hardness = 0.6,
 })
 
-if minetest.get_modpath("mclx_core") then
+--[[if minetest.get_modpath("mclx_core") then
 	minetest.register_node("mcl_sponges:sponge_wet_river_water", {
 		description = S("Riverwaterlogged Sponge"),
 		_tt_help = S("Can be dried in furnace"),
@@ -181,7 +215,7 @@ if minetest.get_modpath("mclx_core") then
 		recipe = "mcl_sponges:sponge_wet_river_water",
 		cooktime = 10,
 	})
-end
+end]]
 
 minetest.register_craft({
 	type = "cooking",
@@ -190,6 +224,12 @@ minetest.register_craft({
 	cooktime = 10,
 })
 
+mcl_sponges.register_sponge("water", {
+	description = S("Waterlogged Sponge"),
+	tiles = {"mcl_sponges_sponge_wet.png"},
+	furnace_drying = true,
+})
+
 minetest.register_abm({
 	label = "Sponge water absorbtion",
 	nodenames = { "mcl_sponges:sponge" },
@@ -203,3 +243,4 @@ minetest.register_abm({
 		end
 	end,
 })
+minetest.register_alias("mcl_sponges:sponge_wet", "mcl_sponges:sponge_water_logged")
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