Shaping techniques

Technique Chart

Techniques

Lumberjacking

Technique	Game Description	Notes
Basic Lumberjacking	Knowledge of Basic Lumberjacking will improve yields when chopping down trees and decrease the chance of disaster striking.
Improved Logging	With training in Improved Logging, foraging higher quality sticks and branches will be possible. Crafters will also find it easier to prepare lumber.
Arboreal Enlightenment	Arboreal Enlightenment represents the pinnacle of lumberjacking knowledge. Not only will foraging produce higher quality materials, but rare trees will more readily be identified while harvesting.

Bowcraft

Technique	Game Description	Notes
Bowcrafting Basics	An understand of Bowcrafting Basics will enable the crafting of simple bow forms.
Shortbow Shaping	With Shortbow Shaping a crafter masters the more common small bow types.
Longbow Shaping	The Longbow Shaping technique encompasses larger, and harder to draw bow types.
Composite Bow Shaping	Composite Bow Shaping lessons teach the intricacies of assembling bows from an assortment of materials.
Advanced Light Bowcraft	The Advanced Light Bowcraft technique imparts a deeper understanding of ways to reduce the draw strength of all bow types.
Advanced Heavy Bowcraft	Experienced crafters will benefit from the Advanced Heavy Bowcraft technique. This teaches the design secrets of even higher draw strength bows.
Exotic Bowcraft	With training in Exotic Bowcraft, crafters will conquer the most elaborate of bow designs and enable warriors to adjust their own drawstrength [sic] during combat.
Bow Lamination	Bow Lamination offers ways to improve the durability of otherwise fragile bows.
Advanced Bow Enhancement	For the two more advanced bow enhancements, this technique instructs the crafter in Cable-backing to further improves the draw strength of most bows, and Lightening to reduce it.

Fletching

Technique	Game Description	Notes
Basic Fletching	Basic Fletching deals with simple arrow creation.
Exotic Fletching	Training with Advanced Fletching imparts knowledge of more advanced arrow designs.	This technique is not required to craft more advanced arrow types as implied by the description. It is a standard improvement technique for the associated items.

Wood

Technique	Game Description	Notes
Decorative Wood Shaping	Decorative wood shaping teaches unique tricks and shortcuts for wood adornments and accessories.
Martial Wood Shaping	With knowledge of Martial Wood Shaping, deadly staves may be better crafted.
Exotic Wood Adornments	Through training with Exotic Wood Shaping a number of highly specialized pieces may be fashioned with ease.
Wood Furniture Shaping	The art of crafting most wood furniture and containers will be yours after training in Wood Furniture Shaping.

Clay

Technique	Game Description	Notes
Simple Clay Shaping	You will know your way around a turntable and improve on most crafts after learning Simple Clay Crafting.	There are no crafted items made from clay yet.
Advanced Clay Shaping	The secrets to more advanced designs become revealed after investing in Advanced Clay Shaping.	There are no crafted items made from clay yet.

Decorative

Technique	Game Description	Notes
Simple Image Shaping	Most humanoid forms will be shapable after taining [sic] with Simple Form Shaping	The game description is incorrect and describes an older version of this technique called Simple Form Shaping. This technique actually improves the ability to create any simple shaped image item regardless of its form.
Advanced Image Shaping	Advanced Image Shaping reveals knowledge needed to perfect shaping exacting replicas of the land's beasts.	The game description is incorrect and describes an older version of this technique called Advanced Image Detailing. This technique actually improves the ability to create any detailed shaped image item regardless of its form.
Exotic Image Shaping	Forms such as those of the Immortals may be easily shaped after studying Exotic Image Shaping	The game description is incorrect and describes an older version of this technique called Exotic Image Formation. There are no crafted items for this technique yet.
Likeness Shaping	The pinnacle of shaping wisdom, Likeness Shaping allows one to shape accurate replicas of people before them.	There are no crafted items for this technique yet.

Repair and maintenance

Technique	Game Description	Notes
Wood Maintenance	By training with the technique of Wood Maintenance, wood item repair becomes much easier.	Currently only functional for wooden shaped weapons and bows. Shaped wood weapons are subpar and bows rarely get damaged so the repair techniques are mostly useless.
Wood Repair	Wood Repair unlocks enhanced repair of very damaged wood items.	Currently only functional for wooden shaped weapons and bows. Shaped wood weapons are subpar and bows rarely get damaged so the repair techniques are mostly useless.
Wood Rejuvenation	Wood Rejuvenation will not only repair the most destroyed wood crafts, but also protect them from damage for a time.	Currently only functional for wooden shaped weapons and bows. Shaped wood weapons are subpar and bows rarely get damaged so the repair techniques are mostly useless.
Shaper Specialization	Expertise in Shaper Specialization will bonus the quality of ingredients used in the crafting process.
Shaper Theory	Shaper Theory assists crafters by providing an enhancement to their tool quality
Shaper Acumen	Only the most learned crafters understand Shaper Acumen. But in doing so they find speed and tool durability significantly increases.