diff --git a/res/content/base/blocks/wood.json b/res/content/base/blocks/wood.json
index 2919c15d..e29d126a 100644
--- a/res/content/base/blocks/wood.json
+++ b/res/content/base/blocks/wood.json
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@
         "wood",
         "wood"
     ],
-    "rotatable": true
+    "rotation": "pipe"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/content/ContentLoader.cpp b/src/content/ContentLoader.cpp
index ee91dfee..01db3ecd 100644
--- a/src/content/ContentLoader.cpp
+++ b/src/content/ContentLoader.cpp
@@ -52,6 +52,17 @@ Block* ContentLoader::loadBlock(string name, path file) {
         cerr << "unknown model " << model << endl;
         def->model = BlockModel::none;
     }
+
+    // rotation profile
+    string profile = "none";
+    root->str("rotation", profile);
+    def->rotatable = profile != "none";
+    if (profile == "pipe") {
+        def->rotations = BlockRotProfile::PIPE;
+    } else if (profile != "none") {
+        cerr << "unknown rotation profile " << profile << endl;
+        def->rotatable = false;
+    }
     
     // block hitbox AABB [x, y, z, width, height, depth]
     json::JArray* hitboxobj = root->arr("hitbox");
@@ -76,7 +87,6 @@ Block* ContentLoader::loadBlock(string name, path file) {
     root->flag("light-passing", def->lightPassing);
     root->flag("breakable", def->breakable);
     root->flag("selectable", def->selectable);
-    root->flag("rotatable", def->rotatable);
     root->flag("sky-light-passing", def->skyLightPassing);
     root->num("draw-group", def->drawGroup);
 
diff --git a/src/graphics/BlocksRenderer.cpp b/src/graphics/BlocksRenderer.cpp
index ac0dca03..bfd52bb6 100644
--- a/src/graphics/BlocksRenderer.cpp
+++ b/src/graphics/BlocksRenderer.cpp
@@ -279,17 +279,13 @@ void BlocksRenderer::blockCubeShaded(int x, int y, int z, const UVRegion(&texfac
 	ivec3 loff(0);
 	ivec3 coord(x, y, z);
 	if (block->rotatable) {
-		if (states == BLOCK_DIR_X) {
-			Y = {1, 0, 0};
-			X = {0, -1, 0};
-			coord.y++;
-			loff.y--;
-		} else if (states == BLOCK_DIR_Z) {
-			Y = {0, 0, 1};
-			Z = {0, -1, 0};
-			coord.z--;
-			loff.z++;
-		}
+		auto& rotations = block->rotations;
+		auto& orient = rotations.variants[states & BLOCK_ROT_MASK];
+		X = orient.axisX;
+		Y = orient.axisY;
+		Z = orient.axisZ;
+		coord += orient.fix;
+		loff -= orient.fix;
 	}
 	
 	if (isOpen(x+Z.x, y+Z.y, z+Z.z, group)) {
diff --git a/src/voxels/Block.cpp b/src/voxels/Block.cpp
index b1aa3a61..41602a26 100644
--- a/src/voxels/Block.cpp
+++ b/src/voxels/Block.cpp
@@ -1,10 +1,19 @@
 #include "Block.h"
 
+BlockRotProfile BlockRotProfile::PIPE {{
+		// Vertical
+		{{1, 0, 0}, {0, 1, 0}, {0, 0, 1},	{0, 0, 0}},
+		// X-Aligned
+		{{0, -1, 0}, {1, 0, 0}, {0, 0, 1},	{0, 1, 0}},
+		// Z-Aligned
+		{{1, 0, 0}, {0, 0, 1}, {0, -1, 0},	{0, 0, -1}},
+}};
+
 Block::Block(std::string name) 
 	: name(name), 
 	  textureFaces {"notfound","notfound","notfound",
 	  			    "notfound","notfound","notfound",} {
-
+	rotations = BlockRotProfile::PIPE;
 }
 
 Block::Block(std::string name, std::string texture) : name(name),
diff --git a/src/voxels/Block.h b/src/voxels/Block.h
index 832a4f2f..42fdf0cc 100644
--- a/src/voxels/Block.h
+++ b/src/voxels/Block.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #define VOXELS_BLOCK_H_
 
 #include <string>
+#include <glm/glm.hpp>
 
 #include "../maths/aabb.h"
 #include "../typedefs.h"
@@ -15,6 +16,23 @@
 
 #define BLOCK_AABB_GRID 16
 
+struct CoordSystem {
+	glm::ivec3 axisX;
+	glm::ivec3 axisY;
+	glm::ivec3 axisZ;
+	// Grid 3d position fix offset (for negative vectors)
+	glm::ivec3 fix;
+};
+
+struct BlockRotProfile {
+	CoordSystem variants[16];
+
+	/* Wood logs, pillars, pipes
+	   3 orientations supported
+	 */
+	static BlockRotProfile PIPE;
+};
+
 enum class BlockModel {
 	none, // invisible 
 	block, // default shape
@@ -38,6 +56,7 @@ public:
 	bool breakable = true;
 	bool rotatable = false;
 	AABB hitbox;
+	BlockRotProfile rotations;
 
 	struct {
 		blockid_t id;
diff --git a/src/voxels/voxel.h b/src/voxels/voxel.h
index 774bcf07..66026f8b 100644
--- a/src/voxels/voxel.h
+++ b/src/voxels/voxel.h
@@ -4,8 +4,11 @@
 #include "../typedefs.h"
 
 #define BLOCK_DIR_X 0x1
-#define BLOCK_DIR_Y 0x2
-#define BLOCK_DIR_Z 0x3
+#define BLOCK_DIR_Y 0x0
+#define BLOCK_DIR_Z 0x2
+
+// limited to 16 block orientations
+#define BLOCK_ROT_MASK 0xF
 
 struct voxel {
 	blockid_t id;