diff --git a/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/blacksmith/util/ItemHelper.java b/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/blacksmith/util/ItemHelper.java
index 67915b5..4010b30 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/blacksmith/util/ItemHelper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/blacksmith/util/ItemHelper.java
@@ -8,12 +8,25 @@ import org.bukkit.inventory.meta.Damageable;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
+/**
+ * A helper class for getting information about items
+ */
 public final class ItemHelper {
 
     private ItemHelper() {
 
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Gets the max durability of an item
+     *
+     * @param itemStack <p>The item to get the durability of</p>
+     * @return <p>The max durability of the item</p>
+     */
+    public static short getMaxDurability(ItemStack itemStack) {
+        return itemStack.getType().getMaxDurability();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Gets the current durability of the given item
      *
@@ -22,7 +35,7 @@ public final class ItemHelper {
      */
     public static short getDurability(ItemStack itemStack) {
         Damageable damageable = (Damageable) itemStack.getItemMeta();
-        int maxDurability = itemStack.getType().getMaxDurability();
+        int maxDurability = getMaxDurability(itemStack);
         if (damageable != null) {
             return (short) (maxDurability - damageable.getDamage());
         } else {
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/blacksmith/util/SalvageHelper.java b/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/blacksmith/util/SalvageHelper.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a3ac408
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/blacksmith/util/SalvageHelper.java
@@ -0,0 +1,167 @@
+package net.knarcraft.blacksmith.util;
+
+import net.knarcraft.blacksmith.trait.BlacksmithTrait;
+import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
+import org.bukkit.Material;
+import org.bukkit.inventory.ItemStack;
+import org.bukkit.inventory.Recipe;
+import org.bukkit.inventory.ShapedRecipe;
+import org.bukkit.inventory.ShapelessRecipe;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Random;
+
+/**
+ * A helper class for deciding the salvage returned if salvaging an item
+ */
+public final class SalvageHelper {
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the items to return if salvaging the given item stack
+     *
+     * <p>Note: Only items craft-able in a crafting table are salvageable. Netherite gear is therefore not salvageable.</p>
+     *
+     * @param salvagedItem <p>The item stack to salvage</p>
+     * @return <p>The items to return to the user, or null if not salvageable</p>
+     */
+    public static List<ItemStack> getSalvage(ItemStack salvagedItem) {
+        if (salvagedItem == null || salvagedItem.getAmount() < 1 ||
+                !BlacksmithTrait.isRepairable(salvagedItem)) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        for (Recipe recipe : Bukkit.getServer().getRecipesFor(salvagedItem)) {
+            List<ItemStack> salvage = getRecipeSalvage(recipe, salvagedItem);
+            if (salvage != null) {
+                return salvage;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the salvage resulting from the given recipe and the given item
+     *
+     * @param recipe       <p>The recipe to get salvage for</p>
+     * @param salvagedItem <p>The item to be salvaged</p>
+     * @return <p>A list of items, or null if not a valid type of recipe</p>
+     */
+    private static List<ItemStack> getRecipeSalvage(Recipe recipe, ItemStack salvagedItem) {
+        List<ItemStack> ingredients;
+        if (recipe instanceof ShapedRecipe shapedRecipe) {
+            ingredients = getIngredients(shapedRecipe);
+        } else if (recipe instanceof ShapelessRecipe shapelessRecipe) {
+            ingredients = shapelessRecipe.getIngredientList();
+        } else {
+            //Recipes other than crafting shouldn't be considered for salvaging
+            return null;
+        }
+        //Make things easier by eliminating identical stacks
+        ingredients = combineStacks(ingredients);
+
+        //Make sure to give salvage for all items if a stack > 1 is provided
+        List<ItemStack> salvage = new ArrayList<>();
+        for (int i = 0; i < salvagedItem.getAmount(); i++) {
+            salvage.addAll(getSalvage(ingredients, salvagedItem));
+        }
+
+        return combineStacks(salvage);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the salvage resulting from the given item, and the given recipe items
+     *
+     * @param recipeItems  <p>All items required for crafting the item to salvage</p>
+     * @param salvagedItem <p>The item to be salvaged</p>
+     * @return <p>The items to be returned to the user as salvage</p>
+     */
+    private static List<ItemStack> getSalvage(List<ItemStack> recipeItems, ItemStack salvagedItem) {
+        double percentageRemaining = (ItemHelper.getDurability(salvagedItem) /
+                (double) ItemHelper.getMaxDurability(salvagedItem));
+        int totalItems = totalItems(recipeItems);
+        //Get the amount of recipe items to be returned
+        int itemsToReturn = (int) Math.floor(percentageRemaining * totalItems);
+        Random random = new Random();
+        int bound = recipeItems.size();
+        List<ItemStack> salvage = new ArrayList<>();
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < itemsToReturn; i++) {
+            int itemIndex = random.nextInt(bound);
+            ItemStack itemStack = recipeItems.get(itemIndex);
+
+            //Make sure to never give more of one item than the amount which exists in the recipe
+            if (itemStack.getAmount() <= 0) {
+                i--;
+                continue;
+            }
+            itemStack.setAmount(itemStack.getAmount() - 1);
+
+            salvage.add(new ItemStack(itemStack.getType(), 1));
+        }
+        return salvage;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the total sum of items in the given list of items
+     *
+     * @param items <p>The items to get the sum of</p>
+     * @return <p>The total number of items</p>
+     */
+    private static int totalItems(List<ItemStack> items) {
+        int sum = 0;
+        for (ItemStack itemStack : items) {
+            sum += itemStack.getAmount();
+        }
+        return sum;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Combines all items of the same type in the given list
+     *
+     * <p>Basically, if the input is two item stacks containing one diamond each, the output will be an item stack with
+     * two diamonds instead.</p>
+     *
+     * @param items <p>The items to combine</p>
+     * @return <p>The given items, but combined</p>
+     */
+    private static List<ItemStack> combineStacks(List<ItemStack> items) {
+        Map<Material, Integer> itemAmounts = new HashMap<>();
+        for (ItemStack item : items) {
+            Material itemType = item.getType();
+            itemAmounts.put(itemType, itemAmounts.getOrDefault(itemType, 0) + 1);
+        }
+
+        List<ItemStack> combined = new ArrayList<>();
+        for (Material material : itemAmounts.keySet()) {
+            combined.add(new ItemStack(material, itemAmounts.get(material)));
+        }
+        return combined;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets all ingredients contained in the given shaped recipe
+     *
+     * @param shapedRecipe <p>The shaped recipe to get ingredients for</p>
+     * @return <p>The items contained in the recipe</p>
+     */
+    private static List<ItemStack> getIngredients(ShapedRecipe shapedRecipe) {
+        List<ItemStack> ingredients = new ArrayList<>();
+        Map<Character, ItemStack> ingredientMap = shapedRecipe.getIngredientMap();
+        //The shape is a list of the three rows' strings. Each string contains 3 characters.
+        String[] shape = shapedRecipe.getShape();
+        for (String row : shape) {
+            for (int column = 0; column < row.length(); column++) {
+                ItemStack item = ingredientMap.get(row.charAt(column));
+                if (item != null && item.getType() != Material.AIR && item.getAmount() > 0) {
+                    ingredients.add(item);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return ingredients;
+    }
+
+}