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Tanner

Association
Profession	Farmer
Job Title	Tanner
Labor	Tanning
Tasks
Tan a hide
Workshop
Tanner's Shop
Attributes
None

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Tanner is the skill associated with the tanning labor. Tanners turn raw skins from butchered animals into usable leather at a tanner's shop. They have to act fast, as raw skins will rot fairly soon after being created. By default this job will automatically be queued when a skin is produced, but this can be deactivated from the orders-workshops menu.

High proficiency in the tanning skill only affects how quickly the raw skin is processed, as leather does not have quality modifiers. However, when a large number of skins needs to be processed, perhaps after butchering a large quantity of livestock, time is of the essence. This can also be solved by having multiple tanneries and tanners available.

[edit] See also

• Meat industry

Skills
Miner	Miner
Woodworker	Bowyer • Carpenter • Wood cutter
Stoneworker	Engraver • Mason
Ranger	Ambusher • Animal caretaker • Animal dissector • Animal trainer • Trapper
Doctor	Bone doctor • Crutch-walker • Diagnostician • Surgeon • Suturer • Wound dresser
Farmer	Brewer • Butcher • Cheese maker • Cook • Dyer • Grower • Herbalist • Lye maker • Milker • Miller • Potash maker • Soaper • Tanner • Thresher • Wood burner
Fishery Worker	Fish cleaner • Fish dissector • Fisherdwarf
Metalsmith	Armorsmith • Furnace operator • Metal crafter • Blacksmith • Weaponsmith
Jeweler	Gem cutter • Gem setter
Craftsdwarf	Bone carver • Clothier • Glassmaker • Leatherworker • Stone crafter • Weaver • Wood crafter
Engineer	Mechanic • Pump operator • Siege engineer • Siege operator
Administrator	Appraiser • Building designer • Organizer • Record keeper
Military	Archer • Armor user • Axeman • Biter • Crossbowman • Dodger • Fighter • Hammerman • Kicker • Maceman • Misc. object user • Shield user • Spearman • Striker • Swordsman • Wrestler
Social	Broker Comedian • Conversationalist • Flatterer • Intimidator • Judge of intent • Liar • Negotiator • Persuader Other Concentration • Consoler • Leader • Observer • Pacifier • Student • Teacher
Other	Alchemist • Cleaning • Swimmer • Thrower