Wood

Great oak timber

Great oak timber → Great oak beam

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The trunk of a large, mature oak, felled for building. Oak was the chief structural timber of medieval England, drawn from managed woods, parks and hedgerows. Most medieval timbers came from fairly young trees, often crooked and tapering; big old trees capable of yielding long beams for halls and churches were scarce and valuable, and their felling was often controlled by the landholder.

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Scarcity of very large oaks in 12th-century England is plausible but was not directly documented in the source opened.

Sources: buildingconservation.com

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Fell timbergathered, not made; with any axe (axe, billhook); by woodcutter

Used to make

Hew a great oak beamgives Great oak beam, Oak bark, Firewood; from Great oak timber; with any axe (axe, billhook), Adze; at hewing floor; by carpenter
Hew a common beamgives Common beam, Firewood; from any timber (oak timber, ash timber, elm timber and 7 more); with any axe (axe, billhook), Adze; at hewing floor; by carpenter
Bole-smelt leadgives Lead, Slag; from Lead ore, any wood (oak timber, ash timber, elm timber and 10 more); at bole hearth; by smelter
Hew a rough beam with stone toolsgives Common beam, Firewood; from any timber (oak timber, ash timber, elm timber and 7 more); with Stone hammer; at hewing floor
Rive planks with wedge and hammergives Common planks, Firewood; from any timber (oak timber, ash timber, elm timber and 7 more); with any hammer (stone hammer, iron hammer); at hewing floor
Make a stone hammergives Stone hammer; from any stone (rough stone, limestone), any wood (oak timber, ash timber, elm timber and 10 more)
Forge a pit sawgives Pit saw; from Wrought iron, any wood (oak timber, ash timber, elm timber and 10 more); with any hammer (stone hammer, iron hammer), any anvil (stone anvil, cast-iron anvil), File; at smithy; by smith, armourer
Forge a knifegives Knife; from Wrought iron, any wood (oak timber, ash timber, elm timber and 10 more); with any hammer (stone hammer, iron hammer), any anvil (stone anvil, cast-iron anvil); at smithy; by smith, armourer
Forge a sicklegives Sickle; from Wrought iron, any wood (oak timber, ash timber, elm timber and 10 more); with any hammer (stone hammer, iron hammer), any anvil (stone anvil, cast-iron anvil); at smithy; by smith, armourer
Forge shearsgives Shears; from Wrought iron, any wood (oak timber, ash timber, elm timber and 10 more); with any hammer (stone hammer, iron hammer), any anvil (stone anvil, cast-iron anvil); at smithy; by smith, armourer
Make a wooden spadegives Wooden spade; from any wood (oak timber, ash timber, elm timber and 10 more); with Drawknife; at craft workshop; by carpenter
Make a pack saddlegives Pack saddle; from Leather, any wood (oak timber, ash timber, elm timber and 10 more); with Awl; at craft workshop; by leatherworker
Forge an awlgives Awl; from Wrought iron, any wood (oak timber, ash timber, elm timber and 10 more); with any hammer (stone hammer, iron hammer), any anvil (stone anvil, cast-iron anvil); at smithy; by smith, armourer
Forge a drawknifegives Drawknife; from Wrought iron, any wood (oak timber, ash timber, elm timber and 10 more); with any hammer (stone hammer, iron hammer), any anvil (stone anvil, cast-iron anvil); at smithy; by smith, armourer
Forge a chiselgives Chisel; from Wrought iron, any wood (oak timber, ash timber, elm timber and 10 more); with any hammer (stone hammer, iron hammer), any anvil (stone anvil, cast-iron anvil); at smithy; by smith, armourer
Whittle a spindlegives Spindle and distaff; from any wood (oak timber, ash timber, elm timber and 10 more); with any knife (knife)
Lash up crude bellowsgives Bellows; from Leather, any wood (oak timber, ash timber, elm timber and 10 more)
Bole-smelt lead from dressed oregives Lead, Slag; from Dressed lead ore, any wood (oak timber, ash timber, elm timber and 10 more); at bole hearth; by smelter

Used to build

Charcoal clampgives Charcoal clamp; from Turf, any wood (oak timber, ash timber, elm timber and 10 more)
Sawpitgives Sawpit; from any timber (oak timber, ash timber, elm timber and 7 more), any planks (oak planks, ash planks, elm planks and 2 more); by carpenter
Hewing floorgives Hewing floor; from any timber (oak timber, ash timber, elm timber and 7 more)
Forgegives Forge; from any stone (rough stone, limestone), any timber (oak timber, ash timber, elm timber and 7 more), any anvil (stone anvil, cast-iron anvil)
Loomgives Loom; from any timber (oak timber, ash timber, elm timber and 7 more), any planks (oak planks, ash planks, elm planks and 2 more); by carpenter
Mason's yardgives Mason's yard; from any timber (oak timber, ash timber, elm timber and 7 more), any planks (oak planks, ash planks, elm planks and 2 more)
Bare tanning pitgives Bare tanning pit; from Clay, any timber (oak timber, ash timber, elm timber and 7 more)

Caveats (confidence: medium)

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