diff --git a/mods/default/crafting.lua b/mods/default/crafting.lua
index 520ea6de..ecbe9d12 100644
--- a/mods/default/crafting.lua
+++ b/mods/default/crafting.lua
@@ -300,51 +300,6 @@ minetest.register_craft({
 	}
 })
 
-minetest.register_craft({
-	output = "default:mese_post_light 3",
-	recipe = {
-		{"", "default:glass", ""},
-		{"default:mese_crystal", "default:mese_crystal", "default:mese_crystal"},
-		{"", "default:wood", ""},
-	}
-})
-
-minetest.register_craft({
-	output = "default:mese_post_light_acaciawood 3",
-	recipe = {
-		{"", "default:glass", ""},
-		{"default:mese_crystal", "default:mese_crystal", "default:mese_crystal"},
-		{"", "default:acacia_wood", ""},
-	}
-})
-
-minetest.register_craft({
-	output = "default:mese_post_light_junglewood 3",
-	recipe = {
-		{"", "default:glass", ""},
-		{"default:mese_crystal", "default:mese_crystal", "default:mese_crystal"},
-		{"", "default:junglewood", ""},
-	}
-})
-
-minetest.register_craft({
-	output = "default:mese_post_light_pine_wood 3",
-	recipe = {
-		{"", "default:glass", ""},
-		{"default:mese_crystal", "default:mese_crystal", "default:mese_crystal"},
-		{"", "default:pine_wood", ""},
-	}
-})
-
-minetest.register_craft({
-	output = "default:mese_post_light_aspen_wood 3",
-	recipe = {
-		{"", "default:glass", ""},
-		{"default:mese_crystal", "default:mese_crystal", "default:mese_crystal"},
-		{"", "default:aspen_wood", ""},
-	}
-})
-
 minetest.register_craft({
 	output = "default:obsidian",
 	recipe = {
diff --git a/mods/default/functions.lua b/mods/default/functions.lua
index f67eadff..b8f2aa85 100644
--- a/mods/default/functions.lua
+++ b/mods/default/functions.lua
@@ -406,6 +406,51 @@ function default.register_fence_rail(name, def)
 	minetest.register_node(name, def)
 end
 
+--
+-- Mese post registration helper
+--
+
+function default.register_mesepost(name, def)
+	minetest.register_craft({
+		output = name .. " 4",
+		recipe = {
+			{'', 'default:glass', ''},
+			{'default:mese_crystal', 'default:mese_crystal', 'default:mese_crystal'},
+			{' ', def.material, ''},
+		}
+	})
+
+	local post_texture = def.texture .. "^default_mese_post_light_side.png^[makealpha:255,126,126"
+	local post_texture_dark = def.texture .. "^default_mese_post_light_side_dark.png^[makealpha:255,126,126"
+	-- Allow almost everything to be overridden
+	local default_fields = {
+		wield_image = post_texture,
+		drawtype = "nodebox",
+		node_box = {
+			type = "fixed",
+			fixed = {
+				{-2 / 16, -8 / 16, -2 / 16, 2 / 16, 8 / 16, 2 / 16},
+			},
+		},
+		paramtype = "light",
+		tiles = {def.texture, def.texture, post_texture_dark, post_texture_dark, post_texture, post_texture},
+		light_source = default.LIGHT_MAX,
+		sunlight_propagates = true,
+		is_ground_content = false,
+		groups = {choppy = 2, oddly_breakable_by_hand = 2, flammable = 2},
+		sounds = default.node_sound_wood_defaults(),
+	}
+	for k, v in pairs(default_fields) do
+		if def[k] == nil then
+			def[k] = v
+		end
+	end
+
+	def.texture = nil
+	def.material = nil
+
+	minetest.register_node(name, def)
+end
 
 --
 -- Leafdecay
diff --git a/mods/default/nodes.lua b/mods/default/nodes.lua
index f78bea50..c6a6cae3 100644
--- a/mods/default/nodes.lua
+++ b/mods/default/nodes.lua
@@ -2839,124 +2839,34 @@ minetest.register_node("default:meselamp", {
 	light_source = default.LIGHT_MAX,
 })
 
-minetest.register_node("default:mese_post_light", {
+default.register_mesepost("default:mese_post_light", {
 	description = S("Apple Wood Mese Post Light"),
-	tiles = {"default_wood.png", "default_wood.png",
-		"default_wood.png^default_mese_post_light_side_dark.png",
-		"default_wood.png^default_mese_post_light_side_dark.png",
-		"default_wood.png^default_mese_post_light_side.png",
-		"default_wood.png^default_mese_post_light_side.png"
-	},
-	wield_image = "default_mese_post_light_side.png",
-	drawtype = "nodebox",
-	node_box = {
-		type = "fixed",
-		fixed = {
-			{-2 / 16, -8 / 16, -2 / 16, 2 / 16, 8 / 16, 2 / 16},
-		},
-	},
-	paramtype = "light",
-	light_source = default.LIGHT_MAX,
-	sunlight_propagates = true,
-	is_ground_content = false,
-	groups = {choppy = 2, oddly_breakable_by_hand = 2, flammable = 2},
-	sounds = default.node_sound_wood_defaults(),
+	texture = "default_fence_wood.png",
+	material = "default:wood",
 })
 
-minetest.register_node("default:mese_post_light_acaciawood", {
+default.register_mesepost("default:mese_post_light_acacia", {
 	description = S("Acacia Wood Mese Post Light"),
-	tiles = {"default_acacia_wood.png", "default_acacia_wood.png",
-		"default_acacia_wood.png^default_mese_post_light_side_dark.png",
-		"default_acacia_wood.png^default_mese_post_light_side_dark.png",
-		"default_acacia_wood.png^default_mese_post_light_side.png",
-		"default_acacia_wood.png^default_mese_post_light_side.png"
-	},
-	wield_image = "default_mese_post_light_side.png",
-	drawtype = "nodebox",
-	node_box = {
-		type = "fixed",
-		fixed = {
-			{-2 / 16, -8 / 16, -2 / 16, 2 / 16, 8 / 16, 2 / 16},
-		},
-	},
-	paramtype = "light",
-	light_source = default.LIGHT_MAX,
-	sunlight_propagates = true,
-	is_ground_content = false,
-	groups = {choppy = 2, oddly_breakable_by_hand = 2, flammable = 2},
-	sounds = default.node_sound_wood_defaults(),
+	texture = "default_fence_acacia_wood.png",
+	material = "default:acacia_wood",
 })
 
-minetest.register_node("default:mese_post_light_junglewood", {
+default.register_mesepost("default:mese_post_light_junglewood", {
 	description = S("Jungle Wood Mese Post Light"),
-	tiles = {"default_junglewood.png", "default_junglewood.png",
-		"default_junglewood.png^default_mese_post_light_side_dark.png",
-		"default_junglewood.png^default_mese_post_light_side_dark.png",
-		"default_junglewood.png^default_mese_post_light_side.png",
-		"default_junglewood.png^default_mese_post_light_side.png"
-	},
-	wield_image = "default_mese_post_light_side.png",
-	drawtype = "nodebox",
-	node_box = {
-		type = "fixed",
-		fixed = {
-			{-2 / 16, -8 / 16, -2 / 16, 2 / 16, 8 / 16, 2 / 16},
-		},
-	},
-	paramtype = "light",
-	light_source = default.LIGHT_MAX,
-	sunlight_propagates = true,
-	is_ground_content = false,
-	groups = {choppy = 2, oddly_breakable_by_hand = 2, flammable = 2},
-	sounds = default.node_sound_wood_defaults(),
+	texture = "default_fence_junglewood.png",
+	material = "default:junglewood",
 })
 
-minetest.register_node("default:mese_post_light_pine_wood", {
+default.register_mesepost("default:mese_post_light_pine_wood", {
 	description = S("Pine Wood Mese Post Light"),
-	tiles = {"default_pine_wood.png", "default_pine_wood.png",
-		"default_pine_wood.png^default_mese_post_light_side_dark.png",
-		"default_pine_wood.png^default_mese_post_light_side_dark.png",
-		"default_pine_wood.png^default_mese_post_light_side.png",
-		"default_pine_wood.png^default_mese_post_light_side.png"
-	},
-	wield_image = "default_mese_post_light_side.png",
-	drawtype = "nodebox",
-	node_box = {
-		type = "fixed",
-		fixed = {
-			{-2 / 16, -8 / 16, -2 / 16, 2 / 16, 8 / 16, 2 / 16},
-		},
-	},
-	paramtype = "light",
-	light_source = default.LIGHT_MAX,
-	sunlight_propagates = true,
-	is_ground_content = false,
-	groups = {choppy = 2, oddly_breakable_by_hand = 2, flammable = 2},
-	sounds = default.node_sound_wood_defaults(),
+	texture = "default_fence_pine_wood.png",
+	material = "default:pine_wood",
 })
 
-minetest.register_node("default:mese_post_light_aspen_wood", {
+default.register_mesepost("default:mese_post_light_aspen_wood", {
 	description = S("Aspen Wood Mese Post Light"),
-	tiles = {"default_aspen_wood.png", "default_aspen_wood.png",
-		"default_aspen_wood.png^default_mese_post_light_side_dark.png",
-		"default_aspen_wood.png^default_mese_post_light_side_dark.png",
-		"default_aspen_wood.png^default_mese_post_light_side.png",
-		"default_aspen_wood.png^default_mese_post_light_side.png"
-	},
-	wield_image = "default_mese_post_light_side.png",
-	drawtype = "nodebox",
-	node_box = {
-		type = "fixed",
-		fixed = {
-			{-2 / 16, -8 / 16, -2 / 16, 2 / 16, 8 / 16, 2 / 16},
-		},
-	},
-	paramtype = "light",
-	light_source = default.LIGHT_MAX,
-	sunlight_propagates = true,
-	is_ground_content = false,
-	groups = {choppy = 2, oddly_breakable_by_hand = 2, flammable = 2},
-	sounds = default.node_sound_wood_defaults(),
+	texture = "default_fence_aspen_wood.png",
+	material = "default:aspen_wood",
 })
 
 --
diff --git a/mods/default/textures/default_mese_post_light_side.png b/mods/default/textures/default_mese_post_light_side.png
index 0e169fec..c05af007 100644
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diff --git a/mods/default/textures/default_mese_post_light_side_dark.png b/mods/default/textures/default_mese_post_light_side_dark.png
index 68ebb687..0128c0b9 100644
Binary files a/mods/default/textures/default_mese_post_light_side_dark.png and b/mods/default/textures/default_mese_post_light_side_dark.png differ