Support beam

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Support Beam

Creation
Activate Shaft (1.0 kg) Right-click Log (must be 24.0 kg) Open submenu "Create > Miscellaneous"
Additional materials
3 Shafts (1.0 kg) 2 Iron ribbons 1 Log (18.0 to 24.0 kg)
Result
Unfinished support beam Support beam - 60.0kg
Skill and improvement
Uses carpentry

A support beam is a wooden construction made from logs, shafts, and iron ribbons intended to reinforce and support cave walls in caves/mines/tunnels.

Usage

• Activate a support beam, right-click a cave wall, and select "Reinforce wall".

Notes

• When creating, the quality of the shaft affects your success chance.
• A support beam is required on every wall of a cave tile (both sides) to prevent the tile from collapsing.
• A reinforced wall can't be mined.
• Support beams may be removed by mayors of a deed if the reinforced tile is on deed.
• Support beams cannot be removed otherwise, except by collapsing the tile with a shaker orb.

Hint: If making a support beam outside of the cave, and using a small cart (or rowboat) to transport them, the best approach is to leave the beam unfinished (requiring a shaft or a ribbon), and finish it inside the cave. However, completed support beams will fit in a large cart.

See Also

• Strongwall - A spell which can reinforce cave walls.