Tanning Rack

Overview

Tanning Rack is a refiningcraft station in Windrose. A refining station that processes hides. Produces Elastic Leather, Tanned Leather, and Tarred Fabric from Rough Hide and Linen Fabric inputs.

Station Info

Construction Materials

Recipes Crafted

The following recipes are available at Tanning Rack. Recipes gated behind a specific extender become available once the extender is placed.

Placement Strategy

The Tanning Rack is the single leather-production station in Windrose. Elastic Leather and Tanned Leather gate the mid-tier armor extenders (Bellows, Material Rack, Shoemaker's Bench) and the ship-fitting upgrades. Tarred Fabric adds a sail-grade textile to the output line. Tannin comes from the Alchemy Table's Tree Bark recipe, which makes the Alchemy Table a soft prerequisite for Tanned Leather.

Tips

• Craft Tannin at the Alchemy Table before starting a Tanned Leather run. One Tannin consumes two Tree Bark.

• Rough Hide comes from skinning boars, crocodiles, and larger mammals. Stockpile hides from a Coastal Jungle hunt before a Tanning Rack session.

• Tarred Fabric is sail-grade and feeds Shipwright's Workshop upgrade recipes; keep a stack in reserve for ship upgrades.

Output Comparison

All three Tanning Rack recipes run on the same bench but differ in input cost and speed. Elastic Leather is the fast bulk output; the two slower recipes add a second ingredient for higher-tier results.

Run Elastic Leather batches whenever hides pile up, and reserve Tannin for Tanned Leather only, since Tannin is the slow link in the chain and must be crafted at the Alchemy Table from Tree Bark.

See Also

• Craft Stations

• Base Building

• Crafting

• Elastic Leather

• Tanned Leather

• Alchemy Table

• Tannin

Refining Chain Context

The Tanning Rack sits in the middle of Windrose's leather-and-textile refining chain. Its inputs come from two separate production loops, and its outputs feed armor, ship, and sail progression at different upgrade tiers.

Soft Prerequisite: Alchemy Table

Tannin is not a ground drop. It is crafted at the Alchemy Table from Tree Bark, which means the Alchemy Table is a de facto prerequisite for Tanned Leather production. Build order for a new base is usually:

• Bonfire and Workbench first, then the Spinning Wheel for Linen Fabric.

• Alchemy Table second, which also unlocks Elixir production alongside Tannin.

• Tanning Rack third, positioned close enough to the Alchemy Table that Tannin runs do not require a long walk.

Why Tarred Fabric Matters

Tarred Fabric is the only sail-grade textile in the current build. Every hull and sail upgrade that lists a fabric cost specifically calls for Tarred Fabric, not plain Linen. Keep a reserve stack on the Tanning Rack bench the moment you unlock the Shipwright's Workshop, because ship upgrades tend to consume Tarred Fabric in batches of four or five per tier.

Details

Properties

Build Cost

Duration: 1s

Unlocked By

• DISCOVERY Leather tanning and an upgraded backpack

• Foothills

• Tree Bark

• Crafts

• Name

• Tanned Leather

• Tarred Fabric