Reforged 1.0.0 for Minecraft Beta 1.7.3
This version includes:
IShearable, add to blocks or entities to allow shears to interact with them.
Block drops per metadata, new override.
IReachEntity, allows you to specify the reach distance of specific items for entity interaction.
Metadata supportive smelting, use metadata on an itemstack when registering furnace recipes.
Ore dictionary, use IOreHandler and look in MinecraftForge.java for the accompanying methods.
onBlockStartBreak implemented as part of IShearable, use as an override in Item.java.
You can use Reforged as a replacement for standard Minecraft Forge, as it is based on the same code and aims to be compatible with existing forge mods.