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Oak Log

Oak Log

Oak log is a type of hardwood. With its great strength and hardness, oak is commonly used for furniture and building materials.

Weight10000 gMax stack20Fuel4000Carried on back

Notes

Oak Log is a type of hardwood harvested from Oak trees, valued for its use in furniture, building materials, and early fuel. As a versatile wood block, it is used in recipes ranging from basic survival items like Arrows and Campfires to important workstations like the Carpentry Table and Arrastra. Since it stacks to 20 and can be carried on your back, it is easy to transport, but remember that cutting oak without replanting can lead to local deforestation, so manage your harvesting to keep the ecosystem healthy.

Notes are AI-generated and may be imprecise.

As a block

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Recycling & waste

Salvages into (per unit)

The same salvage value leaks out as garbage when this item is consumed in crafting.

How garbage, sorting & recycling work

Categories

Found in the wild

Used in

Advanced Carpentry Table
Anvil
Blacksmith Table
Campsite
Carpentry Table
Farmers Table
Fletching Table
Kiln
Loom
Masonry Table
Research Table
Sawmill
Small Shipyard
Tailoring Table
Tool Bench
Workbench

See also

Oak Log is a basic hardwood harvested from oak trees, valued for its strength and hardness in construction and crafting. Each log weighs 10 kg and can be stacked up to 20 per inventory slot, making it a standard early-game building material. Oak Logs serve as a fuel source with a value of 4000 units, sufficient for powering campfires and kilns during the initial stages of settlement. As a crafting ingredient, it appears in dozens of recipes ranging from basic tools and furniture to advanced materials like Composite Lumber, making it one of the most versatile resources in the game. Players typically collect Oak Logs by chopping trees with an axe, and they remain essential throughout the progression from primitive shelters to complex industrial infrastructure.