Tool Station

Quest: Tinkering

''Vanilla Tools above stone (aside from hoes) are useless except for crafting recipes. You want to use Tinkers' Construct mostly. However, without a smeltery, you can only use flint or other non-metallic tools. These are the blocks required to make Tinkers' Tools. Don't spend too much making these, as they will be made obsolete by metal tools once those are made available. These quests REQUIRE the oak variants to be completed. ''

''Stencil Table: The stencil table is what you use to turn regular stencils into patterns. Put the stencils in the left slot, choose the pattern you need, and take it out of the right slot. There are about 25 stencils required to make all the patterns, not counting all the ones it takes to make the blocks.''

''Part Builder + Pattern Chest: Put the patterns into the pattern chest, and make sure it is placed touching the part builder directly, which will let the part builder access all the patterns it needs. Put the pattern in the far left slot, then put the material you want to make the part out of in the slot directly to the right of the one with the pattern in it. Metallic parts cannot be created without a smeltery, so stick to something like flint. You can also use Certus Quartz, Sapphire, Peridot, or Ruby if you have the materials. Cactus, bone, slime crystals of all colors, paper, obsidian, and Thaumium are also non-metallic, and give unique or useful modifiers that don't take up a modifier slot.''

''Tool Station: The Tool Station is where it all comes together. Choose the tool you wish to create on the right of the GUI. Place the tool parts you require in the appropriate slots. Name that sucker, and pull out the finished product! If you wish to apply modifiers to the tool, place the tool in the mid-right slot on the left side, and the modifiers in the other 2. The "Materials and You: Volume 2" book (or you know, the rest of the internet) should have a list of modifiers and their effects in it.''

Total Materials for stencil table, part builder, pattern chest, and tool station: 16 oak logs (1 log, 21 planks, 8 sticks)

Start off by making 4 blank patterns, using 8 planks and 8 sticks:
 * Stencil Table: 1 blank pattern, 1 wood planks


 * Part Builder: 1 blank pattern, 1 wood log


 * Pattern Chest: 1 blank pattern, 1 chest (8 planks)


 * Tool Station: 1 blank pattern, 1 crafting table (4 planks)