v0.31:Bowyer's workshop

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Bowyer's workshop

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Job Requirement
Crossbow-making
Construction
Materials	Jobs
Building material (non-economic)	Crossbow-making
Materials Used
Bone Wood
Goods Created
Crossbows

v0.34.11 · v0.31.25 · v0.28.181.40d · v0.23.130.23a This article is about an older version of DF. More Info

The Bowyer's workshop is a Tier 1 workshop used to make wooden or bone Crossbows. It requires any stone, wood or block to build, and must be built by a dwarf with the Crossbow making labor enabled.

Take note that the entire left column of the workshop is impassable, making it easy to accidentally trap dwarves inside the workshop after it is built.

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Bowyer's Workshop

• Make bone crossbow
• Make wooden crossbow

Common Uses

• Outfit an Archer Military Squad or Hunter.

Notes

• Because of the ubiquity of ores and fuel, and thus metal in v0.31, it is usually easier to make crossbows at a metalsmith's forge, as it does not require an otherwise useless workshop. However, moody dwarves will occasionally require a Bowyer's workshop, and will eventually go insane if one is not available.
• Use of a Crossbow also requires Bolts, which are made in a Craftsdwarf's workshop, and a Quiver, made in a Leather works.

See also

• Other Weapons
• Craftsdwarf's workshop for making bolts

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