Woodworking Guide by Ohgami

A Guide to Speed Woodworking?

Yeah, I wasn't gonna do this but this is probably one of the easiest ones to do and just to have it up here for completeness sake.

This guide is designed for quick and easy skilling not for money some items will make you money especially if you farm all the ingredients. As far as what to make for money, well I dunno look at the AH maybe and see what's selling.

Important things to different as with any craft is to get the skill items and food. Yeah we won't make much money but it's better to keep losses to a minimum.

Woodworking:

General points of knowledge from Byrthnoth's other guides:

• Always use Kitron Macarons. Curio Vendor Moogle is your best bud here.
• I prefer to start synthing something when I'm 5 levels below it (with advanced support) and then will take it past cap if it's useful or particularly cheap. Sometimes you end up with longer gaps than that, but it's not ideal unless it's a REALLY cheap synth. Everything listed will show a range from when you can probably start making the synth and then move on when you hit the cap. You can still get skill up to 10 over it's cap at a 66-75% rate. So that's a good thing to keep in mind if materials run scarce.
• There are now two guild NPCs. One of them is always open and sells kits and mats, but the materials are typically more expensive than the least expensive normal guild NPC price. Buy from whichever has the item for cheapest. Not all items are available on both.
• Change your job to WHM or RDM and set the 30 synths RoE quest. You eventually want to be level 70 on this character so you can wear a torque. RoE quest won't get you there, but it will get you to 25 or 30 so you can cast Sneak/Invis.

Crystals:

Your major cost with this guide is going to be Crystals. There is somewhere in Ru'Aun Gardens with 4 elementals of a given type close together, and you can just farm them over and over for clusters. You get about 1.5-2 clusters/kill with TH, so it takes about 2 hours of farming a given element to get 10 stacks of clusters and you will probably not need anymore to hit 110. The 2 primary crystals you'll use are Wind and Earth with Lightning and Dark interspersed here and there.

• Wind: The corner closest to AAHM on the Genbu side has Wind Elementals.
• Earth: Getting to the island use the AAMR Home Point and go past the Ice Elementals.

Gear:

If you have a job over level 20 and have your mount DO THE QUEST Forest for the Trees. You won't regret it. The latent will work from Skill 1-40. So get a move on. Assuming you are maining Bonecraft or just putting your other crafts on hold. Start up the guild points and start accumulating points as soon as you can.

Item	Bonus	Obtained From
Trainee Axe	+1 (Latent Effect)	Quest - Forest for the Trees
Carpenter's Gloves	+1	Guild Points (70,000)
Carpenter's Apron	+1	Guild Points (100,000)
Carpenter's Smock	+1	Synergy
Carpenter's Kit	+1 (Key Item - Moghancement: Woodworking)	Guild Points (50,000)
Drawing Desk	+1 (Key Item - Moghancement: Woodworking)	Guild Points (150,000)
Carpenter's Sign	+1 (Key Item - Moghancement: Woodworking)	Guild Points (200,000)
Carpenters' Stall	+5 (Key Item - Mega Moglification: Woodworking)	Synergy
Carpenter's Belt	+3 (Enchantment - Advanced Synthesis Image Support)	Guild Points (10,000)
Carver's Torque	+2	The Boyahda Tree (Treasure Casket)
Kupo Shield	+3	Mog Bonanza
Cheer: G. Fol. Treant	+1% (Skill Up Rate)	Mog Garden Monster rearing

Crafting Foods

As mentioned the best bang for the buck is the Kitron Macaron. These are available from the Curio Vendor Moogle with "Rhapsody in Fuchsia". If you are not that far in RoV then Cherry Macaron and Coffee Macaron are also available from him with earlier completions. The Rusk are good if you aren't trying to skill up and just trying to HQ something.

Icon	Food	Effect	Rate	Effect	Rate
	Sugar Rusk	Synthesis failure rate	-2%	High-quality success rate	+1
	Chocolate Rusk		-4%		+2
	Coconut Rusk		-6%		+3
	Tiny Rusk		-4%		+2
	Cherry Macaron	Skill up rate up	+3%	Synthesis success rate up	+3%
	Coffee Macaron		+5%		+5%
	Kitron Macaron		+7%		+7%
	Tiny Macaron		+5%		+5%

Synths

OK got your gear, food, stockpile of materials and crystals. Now lets get started.

Amateur

1-5

Synthesis Information
Yield	Requirements	Ingredients
NQ: Maple Lumber HQ1:Maple Lumber x2 HQ2:Maple Lumber x3 HQ3:Maple Lumber x4	Main Craft: Woodworking - (5)	Wind Crystal Maple Log

• 2 Options, you can buy the logs and they get pricy going up in skill rather quickly, or grab some hatchets and start hackin' in East Ronfaure or Ghelsba Outpost. Arrowwood Lumber (Cap 2) and Lauan Lumber (Cap 3) can get you extra skill for this so just use up the logs you farm and keep the ones you can't use yet. Keep 4 pieces of Lauan Lumber for the test.

3-8

Synthesis Information
Yield	Requirements	Ingredients
NQ: Ash Lumber HQ1:Ash Lumber x2 HQ2:Ash Lumber x3 HQ3:Ash Lumber x4	Main Craft: Woodworking - (8)	Wind Crystal Ash Log

• It's Ash (Lumber), Housewares. Keep the lumber and use it for the next synth.

4-9

Synthesis Information
Yield	Requirements	Ingredients
NQ: Ash Club HQ1:Ash Club +1	Main Craft: Woodworking - (9)	Wind Crystal Ash Lumber

• Time for Ash to club.

4-9

Synthesis Information
Yield	Requirements	Ingredients
NQ: Humus x2 HQ1:Rich Humus	Main Craft: Woodworking - (9)	Dark Crystal Elm Log Bay Leaves

• Use this as well. You'll need the Humus for later.

7-12

Synthesis Information
Yield	Requirements	Ingredients
NQ: Holly Lumber HQ1:Holly Lumber x2 HQ2:Holly Lumber x3 HQ3:Holly Lumber x4	Main Craft: Woodworking - (12)	Wind Crystal Holly Log

• Getting the pattern here? Holly would if she could.

*Test Item Level 8*

Synthesis Information
Yield	Requirements	Ingredients
NQ: Workbench	Main Craft: Woodworking - (7)	Earth Crystal Lauan Lumber x4

• Remember those 4 Lauan Lumber I told you to keep? Yeah this.

Recruit

8-13

Synthesis Information
Yield	Requirements	Ingredients
NQ: Holly Pole HQ1:Holly Pole +1	Main Craft: Woodworking - (13)	Wind Crystal Holly Lumber x2

• Just to use up the lumber you already laid.

8-13

Synthesis Information
Yield	Requirements	Ingredients
NQ: Willow Lumber HQ1:Willow Lumber x2 HQ2:Willow Lumber x3 HQ3:Willow Lumber x4	Main Craft: Woodworking - (13)	Wind Crystal Willow Log

• More lumber same as before. With the lumber you can choose A or B.

9-14

Synthesis Information
Yield	Requirements	Ingredients
NQ: Willow Fishing Rod	Main Craft: Woodworking - (14)	Wind Crystal Willow Lumber Grass Thread

• Option A.

9-14

Synthesis Information
Yield	Requirements	Ingredients
NQ: Willow Wand HQ1:Willow Wand +1	Main Craft: Woodworking - (14)	Wind Crystal Willow Lumber Insect Wing

• Option B.

14-19

Synthesis Information
Yield	Requirements	Ingredients
NQ: Walnut Lumber HQ1:Walnut Lumber x2 HQ2:Walnut Lumber x3 HQ3:Walnut Lumber x4	Main Craft: Woodworking - (19)	Wind Crystal Walnut Log

• Go nuts on this one...or not.

*Test Item Level 18*

Synthesis Information
Yield	Requirements	Ingredients
NQ: Maple Table	Main Craft: Woodworking - (16)	Earth Crystal Maple Lumber x4

• Another Table... Maple Lumber is a 5 Cap synth, so you may get HQ on making the lumber which will increase the yield you get.

Initiate

17-22

Synthesis Information
Yield	Requirements	Ingredients
NQ: Yew Lumber HQ1:Yew Lumber x2 HQ2:Yew Lumber x3 HQ3:Yew Lumber x4	Main Craft: Woodworking - (22)	Wind Crystal Yew Log

• Yew can do it...for about 4 levels.

20-25

Synthesis Information
Yield	Requirements	Ingredients
NQ: Elm Lumber HQ1:Elm Lumber x2 HQ2:Elm Lumber x3 HQ3:Elm Lumber x4	Main Craft: Woodworking - (25)	Wind Crystal Elm Log

• Not so much a nightmare since it's only for 1-2 levels.

23-28

Synthesis Information
Yield	Requirements	Ingredients
NQ: Chestnut Lumber HQ1:Chestnut Lumber x2 HQ2:Chestnut Lumber x3 HQ3:Chestnut Lumber x4	Main Craft: Woodworking - (28)	Wind Crystal Chestnut Log

• Don't roast these just yet. Keep at least 2 for your test.

26-31

Synthesis Information
Yield	Requirements	Ingredients
NQ: Dogwood Lumber HQ1:Dogwood Lumber x2 HQ2:Dogwood Lumber x3 HQ3:Dogwood Lumber x4	Main Craft: Woodworking - (31)	Wind Crystal Dogwood Log

• Woof!

*Test Item Level 28*

Synthesis Information
Yield	Requirements	Ingredients
NQ: Harp HQ1:Harp +1	Main Craft: Woodworking - (27)	Earth Crystal Coeurl Whisker Chestnut Lumber x2

• Makin music...al Instruments.

Novice

30-35

Synthesis Information
Yield	Requirements	Ingredients
NQ: Oak Lumber HQ1:Oak Lumber x2 HQ2:Oak Lumber x3 HQ3:Oak Lumber x4	Main Craft: Woodworking - (35)	Wind Crystal Oak Log

• This one is Oak, eh? Keep the lumber.

34-39

Synthesis Information
Yield	Requirements	Ingredients
NQ: Vermihumus x4 HQ1: Vermihumus x6 HQ2: Vermihumus x8 HQ3: Vermihumus x10	Main Craft: Woodworking - (39)	Dark Crystal Humus x2
NQ: Vermihumus x4 HQ1: Vermihumus x6 HQ2: Vermihumus x8 HQ3: Vermihumus x10	Main Craft: Woodworking - (39)	Dark Crystal Derfland Humus
NQ: Vermihumus x6 HQ1: Vermihumus x8 HQ2: Vermihumus x10 HQ3: Vermihumus x12	Main Craft: Woodworking - (39)	Dark Crystal Rich Humus x2

• All 3 are good to use if you're farming the mats. You may get a variety of them. But making the humus at this level will yield both Humus x2 and Rich Humus x1. The Rich Humus yields more Vermihumus which is more money in your pocket...unless you use the beast. But is also used to pop Albumen in Reisenjima.

36-41

Synthesis Information
Yield	Requirements	Ingredients
NQ: Oak Cudgel HQ1:Oak Cudgel +1	Main Craft: Woodworking - (41)	Wind Crystal Oak Lumber

• Use up the Oak lumber and NPC.

*Test Item Level 38*

Synthesis Information
Yield	Requirements	Ingredients
NQ: Traversiere HQ1:Traversiere +1 HQ2:Traversiere +2	Main Craft: Woodworking - (37)	Wind Crystal Oak Lumber Parchment

• More wood...wind.

Apprentice

40-45

Synthesis Information
Yield	Requirements	Ingredients
NQ: Rosewood Lumber HQ1:Rosewood Lumber x2 HQ2:Rosewood Lumber x3 HQ3:Rosewood Lumber x4	Main Craft: Woodworking - (45)	Wind Crystal Rosewood Log

• Don't stop to smell the rosewood. You'll probably have to ride this to 46. But you can do Elm Pole for 1 level.

41-46

Synthesis Information
Yield	Requirements	Ingredients
NQ: Elm Pole HQ1:Elm Pole +1	Main Craft: Woodworking - (46)	Wind Crystal Elm Lumber x2

• Just incase you wanted to do this for 1 level.

46-51

Synthesis Information
Yield	Requirements	Ingredients
NQ: Mahogany Lumber HQ1:Mahogany Lumber x2 HQ2:Mahogany Lumber x3 HQ3:Mahogany Lumber x4	Main Craft: Woodworking - (51)	Wind Crystal Mahogany Log

• But you can't really just have 1.

*Test Item Level 48*

Synthesis Information
Yield	Requirements	Ingredients
NQ: Rose Wand HQ1:Rose Wand +1	Main Craft: Woodworking - (47)	Wind Crystal Rosewood Lumber Black Chocobo Feather

• Just need 1. You can make this or just get from sparks vendor for 136 sparks.

Journeyman

50-56

Synthesis Information
Yield	Requirements	Ingredients
NQ: Oak Pole HQ1:Oak Pole +1	Main Craft: Woodworking - (55)	Wind Crystal Oak Lumber x2

• Not too bad really. Just here to fill in for a bit.

50-56

Synthesis Information
Yield	Requirements	Ingredients
NQ: Jinko x33 HQ1: Jinko x66 HQ2: Jinko x99 HQ3: Jinko x99	Main Craft: Woodworking - (55)	Wind Crystal Aquilaria Log

• There's also this since you can get the logs in Kazham. Best to ride these to 56.

56-61

Synthesis Information
Yield	Requirements	Ingredients
NQ: Ebony Lumber HQ1:Ebony Lumber x2 HQ2:Ebony Lumber x3 HQ3:Ebony Lumber x4	Main Craft: Woodworking - (61)	Wind Crystal Ebony Log

• This is why you pushed those last 2 to 56.

*Test Item Level 58*

Synthesis Information
Yield	Requirements	Ingredients
NQ: Kaman HQ1:Kaman +1	Main Craft: Woodworking - (57)	Wind Crystal Elm Lumber Bamboo Stick Silk Thread Wool Cloth

• Just make it so he can shoot his eye out.

Craftsman

61-66

Synthesis Information
Yield	Requirements	Ingredients
NQ: Feyweald Lumber HQ1: Feyweald Lumber x2 HQ2: Feyweald Lumber x3 HQ3: Feyweald Lumber x4	Main Craft: Woodworking - (66)	Wind Crystal Feyweald Log

• More of the same.

63-68

Synthesis Information
Yield	Requirements	Ingredients
NQ: Mahogany Pole HQ1:Mahogany Pole +1	Main Craft: Woodworking - (68)	Wind Crystal Mahogany Lumber x2

• This pole is for 1 partner.

67-72

Synthesis Information
Yield	Requirements	Ingredients
NQ: Ancient Lumber HQ1:Ancient Lumber x2 HQ2:Ancient Lumber x3 HQ3:Ancient Lumber x4	Main Craft: Woodworking - (72)	Wind Crystal Petrified Log

• A purely Skill up synth for that last level it caps at 72 so assuming you wanna go past them you can do this one. But for the purposes of this guide this is it.