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Sunshine Daydream's Guide to Woodworking
updated September, 2016
Woodworking is the craft which allows creation of shields, bows, and staves.
This guide to woodworking covers:
Skills for Anyone (even the Non­Woodworker)
Skill Progression for the Woodworker
Leveling Woodworking
All About Materials
Resins for Improvement
Researching Traits
Skills for Anyone (even the Non­Woodworker)
One rank in Keen Eye (available at skill level 2) is useful at least on your often­played characters to quickly learn the
appearance of differing types of rough wood and to easily gather materials more reliably while playing.
Wood Extraction improves the chances of extracting style/trait gems and resins when refining materials or
deconstructing items. This benefit may be worthwhile for anyone that deconstructs items even if you are not planning to
craft.
Lumberjack hirelings sound useful, but will only deliver low level materials unless you also invest in the Woodworking
skill.
Skill Progression for the Woodworker
20 skill points are recommended to effectively train your woodworker, but only 12 are necessary until creating end­
game gear; initially hold off on the skills listed below but not shown in bold­face. Always invest as rapidly in possible
in the skills that reduce research time and allow simultaneous trait research studies. Further invest in your
woodworking skills as you level, keeping your material tier useful to your most advanced character's level.
Skill Level
Skill Name
Benefit
2
Keen Eye (1)
wood within 20 meters will sparkle making it easier to spot
4
Wood Extraction (1)
improves the chances of extracting style/trait gems and resins
5
Woodworking (2)
allows the use of Oak (levels 16­25)
8
Carpentry (1)
reduces research times by 5% and allows researching 2 items at a time
10
Woodworking (3)
allows the use of Beech (levels 26­35)
10
Resin Expertise (1)
increases the chances of improving items with resins
15
Woodworking (4)
allows the use of Hickory (levels 36­45)
18
Carpentry (2)
reduces research times by 10%
20
Woodworking (5)
allows the use of Yew (levels 46­50)
22
Wood Extraction (2)
greatly improves the chances of extracting style/trait gems and resins
25
Resin Expertise (2)
greatly increases the chances of improving items with resins
25
Woodworking (6)
allows the use of Birch (CP 10 ­ CP 30)
28
Carpentry (3)
reduces research times by 20% and allows researching 3 items at a time
30
Woodorking (7)
allows the use of Ash (CP 40 ­ CP 60)
32
Wood Extraction (3)
maximizes the chances of extracting style/trait gems and resins
35
Woodworking (8)
allows the use of Mahogany (CP 70 ­ CP 80)
40
Resin Expertise (3)
more than doubles the chances of improving items with resins
40
Woodworking (9)
allows the use of Nightwood (CP 90 ­ CP 140)
45
Carpentry (4)
reduces research times by 25% and caps research timers to 30 days max
45
Woodworking (10)
allows the use of Ruby Ash (CP 150 ­ CP 160)
Leveling Woodworking
To level woodworking as quickly as possible:
if you have Champion Points, invest 30 points in The Tower to receive a 20% bonus to inspiration
be sure to deconstruct all "Intricate" items you receive as these provide extra inspiration
sell all "Ornate" items and use that money to purchase high level items (from guild stores) for deconstruction
do the daily writs (up to tier 5 as explained below)
while questing always search the bodies for armor/weapons, save these for deconstruction as well
Deconstruction gives more inspiration than creation and generates materials. Deconstruction inspiration from an
item that you yourself made however only yields about 10% of what other items would. Inspiration received from
deconstruction is increased with higher item level, with better item quality, and with "Intricate" items.
If you're saving items from questing to deconstruct them, you will need a plan for when your inventory fills. Firstly,
destroy any white items with a value of 0 gold as they provide little inspiration anyhow. Then, if you have an alternate
account you can manage inventory while questing through the mail system. Mail attachments to your alternate account
and later use the "return to sender" option. Then retrieve the item from the mail system when at a crafting area.
Daily writs provide a nice boost to inspiration upon delivery, always provide either an ornate or intricate item, and
occasionally provide survey maps to help replenish your supplies. Until the One Tamriel update launches in October,
only Champions can complete writs for material tiers above 6 and gather high tier logs outside DLC zones (without the
ability to travel to Cadwell's Silver/Gold). At present, I suggest many characters proceed no further than material tier 5.
Rank in Wood working
1
2
3
4
5
Inspiration
as Reward
1,000
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
Materials Used
Maple
Delivery Location
Nearest Wayshrine in Zone
Consortium Trading Post
AD: Vulkhel Guard in Auridon
DC: Daggerfall in Glenumbra
EP: Davon's Watch in Stonefalls
Oak
Alliance Supply Depot
AD: Elden Root in Grahtwood
DC: Wayrest in Stormhaven
EP: Mournhold in Deshaan
Beech
Refugee Relief Site
AD: Marbruk in Greenshade
DC: Shornhelm in Rivenspire
EP: Stormhold in Shadowfen
Hickory
Fighters Guild Provisioner
AD: Velyn Harbor in Malabal Tor
DC: Sentinel in Alik'r Desert
EP: Windhelm in Eastmarch
Yew
Privateer Drop­Off
AD: Rawl'kha in Reaper's March
DC: Evermore in Bangkorai
EP: Riften in The Rift
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Rank in Wood working
Inspiration
as Reward
Materials Used
Delivery Location
Nearest Wayshrine in Zone
6
10,000
Birch
Mages Guild Locus 1
Hollow City in Coldharbour
7
13,000
Ash
Belkarth Quartermaster
Belkarth in Craglorn
8
16,000
Mahogany
Belkarth Quartermaster
Belkarth in Craglorn
9
20,000
Nightwood
Belkarth Quartermaster
Belkarth in Craglorn
10
20,000
Ruby Ash
Orsinium Quartermaster 2
Orsinium in Wrothgar
1 Must first travel to Coldharbour & complete the Groundskeeper's (non­combative) quest "The Hollow City."
2 Must own Orsinium DLC; without access to Orsinium writs will act as if you only trained to rank 9.
Another common method for leveling crafting is with a crafting buddy or alt:
1. Find someone who has the same number of skill points in Woodworking as you do.
2. The most inspiration per material is gained with bows. Certain levels (4, 16, 26, 36, 46, CP 10, CP 40, CP 70,
CP 90) yield the best inspiration/material ratio). So create bows at the maximum of these levels which you can
craft.
3. Then trade these with a buddy who has done the same.
4. Deconstruct the bows made by your crafting buddy.
However the amount of materials involved may make sticking to deconstruction of accumulated loot preferable.
All About Materials
Wood is most often found at the base of trees or along the water's edge where it may have washed up as driftwood.
After the One Tamriel update launches in October all zones will scale like DLC zones do currently: half the material
nodes based upon your skill points in Woodworking and half based upon your character level (at present materials in
non­DLC zones scale based on the zone's level). Typically, three or four rough wood can be gathered per harvest; the
yield can occasionally be doubled (10% chance) with 10 Champion Points in The Lover constellation for the benefit of
the "Plentiful Harvest" passive.
Rough wood (raw material) must then be refined (sanded) at a woodworking table before being used to create an item.
In this process, ten rough wood typically yields between seven and ten sanded wood and may also grant style or trait
gems or improvement materials (the chance of this happening can be increased with Wood Extraction, one of the
recommended skills)
(Raw) Rough Wood
Creates Items of Level Range
(Refined) Sanded Wood
Levels 1 through 15
Sanded Maple
Levels 16 through 25
Sanded Oak
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(Raw) Rough Wood
Creates Items of Level Range
(Refined) Sanded Wood
Levels 26 through 35
Sanded Beech
Levels 36 through 45
Sanded Hickory
Levels 46 through 50
Sanded Yew
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(Raw) Rough Wood
Creates Items of Level Range
(Refined) Sanded Wood
CP 10 through CP 30
Sanded Birch
CP 40 through CP 60
Sanded Ash
CP 70 through CP 80
Sanded Mahogany
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(Raw) Rough Wood
Creates Items of Level Range
(Refined) Sanded Wood
CP 90 through CP 140
Sanded Nightwood
CP 150 through CP 160
Sanded Ruby Ash
Resins for Improvement
Every item you create will initially be white (standard) quality. You can upgrade an item's quality at any suitable
crafting table. In the crafting interface, choose the "Improvement" tab then select the item to upgrade. Increasing item
quality generates more base armor/damage and a greater effect for traits.
Upgrading the quality of woodworking items requires resins. Using more resins gives a greater percentage chance of
success. There is also a skill (Resin Expertise) which reduces the number of resins needed to succeed with each
upgrade.
If you choose to attempt an upgrade but fail due to using too few resins then the item will be destroyed and you will lose
the resins with which you attempted the upgrade!
Resin
(image)
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Resin Used
for Improvement
Resins for 100% Success with Resin Expertise Rank
Upgraded
Quality
Improved
Item Color
­­
1
2
3
Base Item
(as crafted)
­
­
­
­
Standard
White
Pitch
5
4
3
2
Fine
Green
Turpen
7
5
4
3
Superior
Blue
Mastic
10
7
5
4
Epic
Purple
Rosin
20
14
10
8
Legendary
Gold
Researching Traits
Researching traits is a very long process. Times to complete research increase dramatically as you progress, so start as
early as possible!
Because trait research is common to other crafts as well, it is discussed in a seperate article which can be found here: Sunshine Daydream's Guide to Traits.