Wood

Wood is a construction and crafting material vital in the early game.

Acquistion

Wood can be obtained by harvesting most trees, including plants like the saguaro cacti, using the Chop Wood command. Fibercorn can also be grown for wood.

Every default scenario, except for Naked Brutality, starts the player with a select amount of wood. Wood is carried by bulk goods traders, trade ships, and faction bases. A single piece of wood is obtained when extracting a peg leg, wooden hand, or wooden foot.

A woodmaker dryad will generate some wood every 2 days.

Plant yield

The following plants provide the following amounts of wood:

Plant	Harvest Yield
Bamboo tree	10
Birch tree	27
Burned stump	4
Cecropia tree	18
Chopped stump	4
Cypress tree	60
Drago tree	25
Maple tree	27
Oak tree	46
Palm tree	18
Pine tree	27
Poplar tree	27
Saguaro cactus	15
Smashed stump	4
Teak tree	60
Willow tree	27
Gray pine tree	8
Pebble cactus	6
Polux tree	30
Rat palm tree	8
Witchwood tree	8
Bonsai tree	2
Fibercorn	2
Gauranlen tree	35
Timbershroom	25
Anima tree	25

Summary

Wood is used in the following crafting recipes:

Product	Ingredients	Type [ExpandCollapse]
Grand sculpture	400 (Metallic/Woody/Stony, 4000 for SMVs)	Art
Large sculpture	100 (Metallic/Woody/Stony, 1000 for SMVs)	Art
Small sculpture	50 (Metallic/Woody/Stony, 500 for SMVs)	Art
Animal sleeping box	25 (Metallic/Woody/Stony, 250 for SMVs)	Building - Furniture
Bed	45 (Metallic/Woody/Stony, 450 for SMVs)	Building - Furniture
Bookcase	20 (Metallic/Woody/Stony, 200 for SMVs)	Building - Furniture
Dining chair	45 (Metallic/Woody, 450 for SMVs)	Building - Furniture
Double bed	85 (Metallic/Woody/Stony, 850 for SMVs)	Building - Furniture
Dresser	50 (Metallic/Woody/Stony, 500 for SMVs)	Building - Furniture
End table	30 (Metallic/Woody/Stony, 300 for SMVs)	Building - Furniture
Plant pot	20 (Metallic/Woody/Stony, 200 for SMVs)	Building - Furniture
Royal bed	100 (Metallic/Woody/Stony, 1000 for SMVs) + 50	Building - Furniture
Shelf	20 (Metallic/Woody/Stony, 200 for SMVs)	Building - Furniture
Small bookcase	10 (Metallic/Woody/Stony, 100 for SMVs)	Building - Furniture
Small shelf	10 (Metallic/Woody/Stony, 100 for SMVs)	Building - Furniture
Stool	25 (Metallic/Woody/Stony, 250 for SMVs)	Building - Furniture
Table (1x2)	28 (Metallic/Woody/Stony, 280 for SMVs)	Building - Furniture
Table (2x2)	50 (Metallic/Woody/Stony, 500 for SMVs)	Building - Furniture
Table (2x4)	95 (Metallic/Woody/Stony, 950 for SMVs)	Building - Furniture
Table (3x3)	100 (Metallic/Woody/Stony, 1000 for SMVs)	Building - Furniture
Torch lamp	20	Building - Furniture
Wall torch lamp	15	Building - Furniture
Egg box	20 (Metallic/Woody, 200 for SMVs)	Building - Misc
Pen marker	30 (Metallic/Woody/Stony, 300 for SMVs)	Building - Misc
Sarcophagus	60 (Woody/Metallic/Stony, 600 for SMVs)	Building - Misc
Watermill generator	280 + 80 + 3	Building - Power
Art bench	75 (Metallic/Woody, 750 for SMVs) + 50	Building - Production
Brewery	120 + 30	Building - Production
Butcher table	75 (Metallic/Woody, 750 for SMVs) + 20	Building - Production
Drug lab	50 (Metallic/Woody, 500 for SMVs) + 75 + 6	Building - Production
Electric tailor bench	75 (Metallic/Woody, 750 for SMVs) + 50 + 2	Building - Production
Fermenting barrel	10 + 30	Building - Production
Hand tailor bench	75 (Metallic/Woody, 750 for SMVs)	Building - Production
Simple research bench	75 (Metallic/Woody/Stony, 750 for SMVs) + 25	Building - Production
Stonecutter's table	75 (Metallic/Woody, 750 for SMVs) + 30	Building - Production
Billiards table	80 (Metallic/Woody/Stony, 800 for SMVs) + 80 + 30	Building - Recreation
Chess table	70 (Metallic/Woody/Stony, 700 for SMVs)	Building - Recreation
Game-of-Ur board	35 (Metallic/Woody/Stony, 350 for SMVs)	Building - Recreation
Hoopstone ring	20 (Metallic/Woody/Stony, 200 for SMVs)	Building - Recreation
Horseshoes pin	10 (Metallic/Woody/Stony, 100 for SMVs)	Building - Recreation
Poker table	50 (Metallic/Woody/Stony, 500 for SMVs) + 50 + 25	Building - Recreation
Barricade	5 (Metallic/Woody/Stony, 50 for SMVs)	Building - Security
Spike trap	45 (Metallic/Woody/Stony, 450 for SMVs)	Building - Security
Autodoor	25 (Metallic/Woody/Stony, 250 for SMVs) + 40 + 2	Building - Structure
Bridge	12	Building - Structure
Column	20 (Metallic/Woody/Stony, 200 for SMVs)	Building - Structure
Door	25 (Metallic/Woody/Stony, 250 for SMVs)	Building - Structure
Fence	1 (Metallic/Woody/Stony, 10 for SMVs)	Building - Structure
Fence gate	25 (Metallic/Woody/Stony, 250 for SMVs)	Building - Structure
Ornate door	75 (Metallic/Woody/Stony, 750 for SMVs) + 50	Building - Structure
Wall	5 (Metallic/Woody/Stony, 50 for SMVs)	Building - Structure
Campfire	20	Building - Temperature
Passive cooler	50	Building - Temperature
Club	40 (Metallic/Woody/Stony, 400 for SMVs)	Equipment - Weapons
Gladius	50 (Metallic/Woody, 500 for SMVs)	Equipment - Weapons
Greatbow	60	Equipment - Weapons
Ikwa	50 (Metallic/Woody, 500 for SMVs)	Equipment - Weapons
Longsword	100 (Metallic/Woody, 1000 for SMVs)	Equipment - Weapons
Mace	50 (Metallic/Woody, 500 for SMVs)	Equipment - Weapons
Pila	70	Equipment - Weapons
Recurve bow	40	Equipment - Weapons
Short bow	30	Equipment - Weapons
Spear	75 (Metallic/Woody, 750 for SMVs)	Equipment - Weapons
Wood floor	3	Floor
Plate armor	170 (Metallic/Woody, 1700 for SMVs)	Gear - Armor
War mask	25 (Woody)	Gear - Clothing
Peg leg	1 + 2	Medical Items - Body Parts
Wooden foot	1 + 2	Medical Items - Body Parts
Wooden hand	1 + 2	Medical Items - Body Parts
Baby decoration	60 (Woody/Stony/Metallic, 600 for SMVs)	Building - Furniture
Blackboard	15 (Woody/Stony)	Building - Furniture
Crib	25 (Woody/Stony/Metallic, 250 for SMVs)	Building - Furniture
School desk	30 (Woody/Stony/Metallic, 300 for SMVs)	Building - Furniture
Toy box	80 (Woody/Stony/Metallic, 800 for SMVs)	Building - Furniture
Terror sculpture	100 (Metallic/Woody/Stony, 1000 for SMVs)	Art
Animalist slab (broad)	150 (Woody)	Building - Floor
Animalist slab (medium)	100 (Woody)	Building - Floor
Totemic slab (broad)	150 (Woody)	Building - Floor
Totemic slab (medium)	100 (Woody)	Building - Floor
Bonsai pot	24 (Metallic/Woody/Stony, 240 for SMVs)	Building - Furniture
Darktorch	20	Building - Furniture
Slab bed	30 (Metallic/Woody/Stony, 300 for SMVs)	Building - Furniture
Slab double bed	85 (Metallic/Woody/Stony, 850 for SMVs)	Building - Furniture
Autobong	100 (Metallic/Woody, 1000 for SMVs) + 25 + 3	Building - Ideology (Buildings)
Burnbong	30 + 150	Building - Ideology (Buildings)
Christmas tree	70 + 20	Building - Ideology (Buildings)
Drum	30 (Leathery/Fabric) + 50	Building - Ideology (Buildings)
Effigy	80	Building - Ideology (Buildings)
Grand altar	300 (Metallic/Woody/Stony, 3000 for SMVs)	Building - Ideology (Buildings)
Incense shrine	100	Building - Ideology (Buildings)
Large altar	200 (Metallic/Woody/Stony, 2000 for SMVs)	Building - Ideology (Buildings)
Lectern	50 (Metallic/Woody/Stony, 500 for SMVs)	Building - Ideology (Buildings)
Medium altar	100 (Metallic/Woody/Stony, 1000 for SMVs)	Building - Ideology (Buildings)
Pew	100 (Metallic/Woody/Stony, 1000 for SMVs)	Building - Ideology (Buildings)
Pyre	100	Building - Ideology (Buildings)
Sacrificial flag	40 + 40	Building - Ideology (Buildings)
Skullspike	25 (Woody/Metallic, 250 for SMVs) + 1	Building - Ideology (Buildings)
Small altar	50 (Metallic/Woody/Stony, 500 for SMVs)	Building - Ideology (Buildings)
Styling station	80 (Metallic/Woody, 800 for SMVs) + 30	Building - Ideology (Buildings)
Totemic boards	20	Floor
Slicecap	15 (Woody/Metallic, 150 for SMVs)	Gear - Clothing
Torture crown	25 (Metallic/Woody, 250 for SMVs)	Gear - Clothing
Visage mask	15 (Woody/Metallic, 150 for SMVs)	Gear - Clothing
Drape	150 (Fabric/Leathery) + 50	Building - Furniture
Meditation throne	125 (Metallic/Woody/Stony, 1250 for SMVs)	Building - Furniture
Large nature shrine	300 (Metallic/Woody/Stony, 3000 for SMVs)	Building - Misc
Small nature shrine	150 (Metallic/Woody/Stony, 1500 for SMVs)	Building - Misc
Harp	150	Building - Recreation
Harpsichord	250	Building - Recreation
Piano	120 + 220	Building - Recreation
Axe	50 (Metallic/Woody, 500 for SMVs)	Equipment - Weapons
Warhammer	150 (Metallic/Woody, 1500 for SMVs)	Equipment - Weapons

Other uses:

Wood can be used to construct buildings that use the Stuff system, such as walls or doors.
Wood is used to refuel torch lamps, campfires, wood-fired generators, and fueled workbenches. Haulers take care of refueling.
Wood is used to create peg legs, wooden hands, and wooden feet during surgery. These items can be requested by adding a bill under the pawn's Health tab. These body parts do not exist in item form; when extracting these parts, you simply get the wood back.

As a weapon

A wood log can be wielded as a melee weapon. It deals more damage per second than a bare fist or beer bottle.

Attack table

Name	DPS^[1]	AP^[1]	Log (Blunt)					Value [ExpandCollapse]
Name	DPS^[1]	AP^[1]	Dam.	Cool.	AP	DPS	Chance^[2]	Value [ExpandCollapse]
Wood	5	15%	10	2s	15%	5	100%	1.2

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Note: This is the actual base average derived from the melee verb system updated in 1.1.2610, it may sometimes disagree with the listed value in the in-game infobox. It may also change depending on the stats and the melee verbs available to the wielder
↑ Chance for attack to be selected, assuming only the weapon's attack verbs are considered. It may change depending on the melee verbs available to the wielder

Analysis

Wooden buildings are quick to construct, wood itself is often easy to get, and most scenarios at least start with some. Stone blocks require a bit of work to create, while steel is a much more valuable resource early on. When you have the time for it, at least walls should be replaced by some sort of stone.

Extremely wood-scarce biomes, like Ice Sheet or Extreme Desert, should conserve wood for a campfire or passive coolers until you can 1. create electric heaters / coolers, or 2. get the necessary clothing to survive the heat/cold. Ruins can be deconsructed for stone/steel, and steel should be used for the furniture.

Should your colony be visited by an Alphabeaver infestation, watch out! These ravenous genetically-engineered critters will eat every tree on the map if you don't stop them by force!