Editing v0.34:Furniture industry

All furniture has a [[item value|base value]], determined by its item type ([[bed]], [[barrel]], [[anvil]], etc.), which is multiplied by its '''material multiplier''' ([[silver]], [[orthoclase]], [[glumprong]], etc.) and its '''quality modifier''' (fine, exceptional, etc.) to determine it's '''final value''' (any '''decorations''' on the furniture are calculated separately and added to the final value). All furniture has both a material multiplier and quality modifier. Quality is dependent on the relative [[skill]] of the dwarf that completes the [[job]] of building the piece of furniture: [[experience|highly skilled]] dwarves will produce higher-quality furniture, increasing your fortress' [[wealth]]. The number and value of furniture in a [[room]] determines the room's value; smaller rooms with more valuable furnishings can be more useful for meeting [[noble]]'s requirements in fortresses where space is an issue.

Particularly valuable [[economic stone]]s are designated as prohibited for general use by [[mason]]s and the like for making stone furniture or crafts, being reserved for the [[furnace]]s. In some cases, however, it might be desirable or necessary to make furniture from economic stone. A noble might demand a [[native silver]] [[table]] for their room, or other magma-safe materials being exhausted a [[bauxite]] [[floodgate]] might be necessary to control the magma flow. [[Native gold]] is a peculiar case where the [[ore]] has the same [[material value]] as [[gold|gold metal]], and making furniture directly from native gold can save both time and [[fuel]] (though at a 25% reduction in total value). Whatever the case, if you do desire to make use of economic stone in furniture, you must do so from the [[Status#Stone_Status_Screen|z-Status: Stone]] menu.

It is recommended that you create one or more stone [[stockpile]]s near your [[workshop]]s to minimize the distance between the two; a dwarf will typically grab the rough stone nearest the workshop when fulfilling a [[job]] to craft stone furniture (without the benefit of [[wheelbarrow]]s). You can also link a specific stone stockpile to a workshop to ensure your dwarf grabs stone from that stockpile and prevent other dwarves from using it.

The [[mason's workshop]] is used to make most stone furniture, and requires a dwarf with the [[masonry]] labor enabled. One unit of rough [[stone]] is consumed in making each item of stone furniture. The following furniture can be made at a mason's workshop: [[armor stand]], [[bin]], [[cabinet]], [[chair]], [[chest]], [[coffin]], [[door]], [[floodgate]], [[grate]], [[hatch cover]], [[millstone]], [[quern]], [[statue]], [[table]], [[weapon rack]], [[slab]].

[[Metal]] furniture is even more durable than [[stone]], and can be used to make a wider variety of furniture. Crafting metal furniture requires not only [[bar]]s of metal but [[fuel]] for the forge or access to [[magma]]. Metal furniture made from [[adamantine]], [[platinum]], [[aluminum]], [[gold]], and [[steel]] are the most [[item value|valuable]] in the game, based solely on material multiplier (quality modifiers and [[decoration]]s will vary). [[Barrel]]s made from metal, even low-value metals like [[nickel]] or [[lead]], are significantly more effective at keeping [[vermin]] from [[wear|gnawing]] at food supplies.

Unlike with wood or stone, you may specify the precise type of metal used to make an item of metal furniture, which removes the necessity of creating specific [[stockpile]]s and [[burrow]]s. It may still be a good idea to adjust the [[manager|workshop profile]] to restrict certain workshops and their associated tasks to your most [[experience]]d [[blacksmith]]s, and schedule practice with low-value metals before attempting to create high-value furniture. Also, a blacksmith with a [[preference]] for a particular metal or type of furniture will produce higher-quality results when working with that metal or creating that type of furniture. 

The [[metalsmith's forge]] and [[magma forge]] are used to make all metal furniture, and requires a dwarf with the [[blacksmith]] labor enabled. Three [[bar]]s of the specified [[metal]] is consumed in making most items of metal furniture; a metalsmith's forge will also consume one unit of [[fuel]] per [[job]]. The following furniture can be made from any metal at a forge: [[armor stand]], [[barrel]], [[bin]], [[bucket]], [[cabinet]], [[chest]], [[door]], [[floodgate]], [[grate]], [[hatch cover]], [[coffin|sarcophagus]], [[statue]], [[table]], [[throne]], [[weapon rack]].

The [[glass furnace]] and [[magma glass furnace]] are used to make all glass furniture, and requires a dwarf with the [[glassmaker]] labor enabled. One unit of the specified [[gem|raw glass]] (green, clear, or crystal) is consumed in making each item of glass furniture; a glass furnace will also consume one unit of [[fuel]] per job. The following furniture can be made from any glass at a furnace: [[armor stand]], [[barrel]], [[bin]], [[container|box]], [[bucket]], [[cabinet]], [[coffin]], [[floodgate]], [[grate]], [[hatch cover]], [[door|portal]],  [[statue]], [[table]], [[throne]], [[weapon rack]], [[window]].

Furniture can be [[decorate]]d by many different materials so as to improve its [[value]], record the history of the fortress, and give dwarves happy [[thought]]s from looking at them. Furniture will only be decorated if it is in a stockpile, not while it is currently in use. To ensure a given piece of furniture gets decorated, designate a special [[stockpile]] for the furniture near the [[workshop]] and link it to the workshop (make sure the dwarf can still access the raw materials for the decoration by linking that stockpile as well).

Furniture is generally heavy and will diminish how much you can [[trade]] with the [[caravan]]s when they arrive; well-crafted and decorated furniture made from valuable materials will get you more bang for your [[currency|dwarfbuck]]. Trading in [[booze]], [[leather]], [[cloth]], [[flour]], and the like usually results in a certain amount of exchange in [[barrel]]s, [[bag]]s, and [[bin]]s. Beware trading [[elves]] any piece of furniture derived from [[wood]], as this may start a [[war]]. Dwarven and [[human]] caravans will occasionally carry [[anvil]]s.