Building material

Great oak beam

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A large structural timber made from a whole oak trunk. Medieval carpenters squared logs by hewing with axes rather than sawing, removing only the outside to leave a 'boxed heart' beam, and usually worked the oak while still green. Great beams were needed for the tie-beams, posts and roof timbers of halls and barns, and very long, straight timbers were valuable.

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Surviving examples of fine hewing cited are 13th-14th century; 12th-century practice is assumed similar.

Sources: buildingconservation.com

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Hew a great oak beamfrom Great oak timber; with any axe (axe, billhook), Adze; at hewing floor; by carpenter

Used to build

Watermillgives Watermill; from any beam (oak beam, common beam, great oak beam), any planks (oak planks, ash planks, elm planks and 2 more), Millstone, Iron fittings; by millwright
Inngives Inn; from any beam (oak beam, common beam, great oak beam), any planks (oak planks, ash planks, elm planks and 2 more), Tiles, any walling (rough stone, bricks), Barrel; by carpenter
Alehousegives Alehouse; from any planks (oak planks, ash planks, elm planks and 2 more), any beam (oak beam, common beam, great oak beam), Barrel, any vessel (iron cauldron, copper)
Wheelwright and wainwright shopgives Wheelwright and wainwright shop; from any planks (oak planks, ash planks, elm planks and 2 more), any beam (oak beam, common beam, great oak beam), Drawknife, Adze, Chisel; by carpenter
Storehousegives Storehouse; from any beam (oak beam, common beam, great oak beam), any planks (oak planks, ash planks, elm planks and 2 more), any roofing (tiles, thatch), Nails; by carpenter
Timber bridgegives Timber bridge; from any beam (oak beam, common beam, great oak beam), any planks (oak planks, ash planks, elm planks and 2 more), Nails, any stone (rough stone, limestone); by carpenter
Craft workshopgives Craft workshop; from any planks (oak planks, ash planks, elm planks and 2 more), any beam (oak beam, common beam, great oak beam), Nails; by carpenter
Cottagegives Cottage; from any beam (oak beam, common beam, great oak beam), any planks (oak planks, ash planks, elm planks and 2 more), Clay, any roofing (tiles, thatch); by carpenter
Spinner's cottagegives Spinner's cottage; from any beam (oak beam, common beam, great oak beam), any planks (oak planks, ash planks, elm planks and 2 more), Clay, any roofing (tiles, thatch); by carpenter
Hallgives Hall; from Townhouse, Rough stone, Great oak beam, any planks (oak planks, ash planks, elm planks and 2 more), any lead (lead, desilvered lead), Mortar; by mason
Infirmarygives Infirmary; from any beam (oak beam, common beam, great oak beam), any planks (oak planks, ash planks, elm planks and 2 more), any roofing (tiles, thatch), Linen cloth
Oil pressgives Oil press; from any beam (oak beam, common beam, great oak beam), any planks (oak planks, ash planks, elm planks and 2 more), any stone (rough stone, limestone)
Powder millgives Powder mill; from any beam (oak beam, common beam, great oak beam), any planks (oak planks, ash planks, elm planks and 2 more), Millstone, Iron fittings
Blowing housegives Blowing house; from any stone (rough stone, limestone), any beam (oak beam, common beam, great oak beam), any planks (oak planks, ash planks, elm planks and 2 more), Clay, Bellows, Iron fittings; by smelter

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