Editing 40d:Carpenter

{{quality|Exceptional|22:26, 10 November 2010 (UTC)}}{{Skill
| color      = 6:1
| skill      = Carpenter
| profession = [[Woodworker]]
| job name   = [[Carpentry]]
| tasks      =
* Wood based [[construction]]
* Any work in the Carpenter's Workshop
| workshop = * [[Carpenter's workshop|Carpenter's Workshop]]}}
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'''Carpenters''' produce items out of [[wood]]. On '''wood-scarce maps''', their main use is to build [[bed]]s, as every other essential item in the game can be made from other materials.  However, on '''[[Forest]]''' maps or maps where wood is more common, they can be used to produce essential [[bin]]s and [[barrel]]s, and all manner of other [[furniture]] except statues. They can also create structures such as [[wall]]s and [[stair]]cases, which is very useful on maps where most [[stone]] is locked away under an [[aquifer]].

To employ a carpenter, create a task at a [[carpenter's workshop]] or designate a construction.

Some players ignore carpentry, since all wood only has a [[Value#Material_multipliers|material multiplier]] of 1 (the lowest possible), and the [[value]] will never amount to much.  But [[wealth]] is only one consideration - all beds are built by carpenters, and all dwarfs need a bed - and a high-quality bed can give happy [[thought]]s, which become more valuable than gold sooner or later.  That's a guaranteed happy thought to every dwarf every day.

It is notable that shields are both lighter weight than furniture, and also worth half again as much (25r weight and 15☼ base value for shields). This can come in handy if, for instance, you have a legendary carpenter but no skilled masons or craftsdwarves and are desperate for trading items.

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