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11 Refining stations are workshops that turn raw materials into refined goods in Windrose. They sit between gathering and crafting: ore becomes ingots, hides become leather, plant fiber becomes cloth, and so on. Each station is built once at a base and then used to process stacks of materials over time.
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33 What They Do
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55 Every refining station takes a specific kind of raw input and returns a refined output that higher-tier recipes need. A typical base keeps several running side by side so that ingots, cloth, leather, and ground goods are all stocked before the player sits down at a Crafting bench.
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77 StationRoleSmelting FurnaceSmelts ore into metal ingotsLarge Smelting FurnaceUpgraded furnace for higher-tier smeltingCharcoal KilnTurns wood into charcoalSpinning WheelSpins plant fiber into cloth and threadTanning RackCures raw hides into leatherMillstonesGrinds materials, including Gunpowder from Sulfur and AshPressPresses materials into refined formEnchanting TableApplies enchantments to gear
88 Variants
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1010 A complete list of Refining Stations variants in Windrose is shown below, with thumbnail, build cost, and comfort bonus for each entry. Click any name to open its dedicated page.
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1212 ImageVariantBuild CostComfortCharcoal KilnWood x25, Clay x20Hearth +1Enchanting TableMire Metal Ingot x3, Hewn Stone x10, Plant Fiber x10, Essence Arborum x2-Large Smelting FurnaceHewn Stone x20, Foothills Iron Ingot x10, Clay x20Hearth +1MillstonesWood x15, Millstone Parts x1-Smelting FurnaceClay x15, Stone x30Hearth +1Spinning WheelWood x10, Rope x5-Tanning RackWood x10, Rope x5-
1313 Tips
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1515 Build the basic Smelting Furnace early; ingots gate most weapon and armor recipes.Several stations grant a Hearth comfort bonus, so clustering them near living quarters doubles as base comfort.The Large Smelting Furnace is the upgrade path once Foothills Iron Ingot is available.
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1717 See Also
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1919 Smelting Furnace - core ore-to-ingot stationSpinning Wheel - cloth productionTanning Rack - leather productionMillstones - grinding and GunpowderPress - pressing stationCrafting - turning refined goods into gear