Building

One of the major tasks you're going to do is building your own cabin. Building it requires a lot of time, resources and effort. You will need:


 * Logs
 * Axes (broad, carving, woodsman and splitting axes. You don't actually need all of these, but they make the job a lot faster.)
 * Boards
 * Slender tree trunks

To build a wall, you need logs, made from fallen trees or tree trunks. You can fell a tree with the timbercraft skill, pressing Alt+F and then [F]ell a tree. Tree trunks can be made into logs or boards with timbercraft skill as well. Possibly the best way to transport large numbers of logs at once would be to move them onto some sort of watercraft, then rowing to your house, as there is no limit on how many logs can be on a single tile. It's also much faster than manually moving them, as nothing can pick them up.

A single tile of wall requires 5 logs. All the building commands can be found by pressing Shift+[M] and then [6], Buildings and Constructions. After the walls, you will need to build the floor and the ceilings. Additionally you may add a couple of shutters and a door. Also if you like your cabin to be warm, you will need a fireplace as well. After all, you can't just build a fire on the floor!

See also:
 * Sauna
 * Furniture
 * Surviving winter