Ripple Comb

Ripple Comb

Class	Workstation
Type	Workstation
Build Menu	Farming
Build Skill	Carpentry: 3
Build XP	Carpentry: 30
Build Tools	Claw Hammer Hacksaw
Recipes	1
Crafts	Farming
Location	Built

The Ripple Comb is a wooden comb frame for rippling Dried Flax. The in-game tooltip says it is used for rippling Dried Flax.

It belongs to Farming and starts the work of turning flax into fibre. Rippling pulls the seed heads off the dried stalks. The stalks come out as Flax (Rippled) and the seeds come away as Flax Seeds. The seeds can be milled into Seed Paste at a Stone Mill. The flax must be dried first on a Large Plant Drying Rack. The comb is built once a flax crop is on its way.

After the comb, the flax goes to the Scutching Board, then the Heckle Comb, and last the Spinning Wheel. The comb is the only fibre station that gives seed back. Hemp skips the comb and goes from the drying rack straight to the Scutching Board.

How to Build Ripple Comb

The build is called Ripple Comb and sits in the Farming build menu. It takes four Plank and eight Nails. A hammer and a saw are needed, and both come back after the build. A crude saw works in place of a full saw.

The builder needs Carpentry level 3. The build gives 30 Carpentry XP, which is a good amount for a small station. The recipe is known from the start.

The Heckle Comb uses the same materials and the same Carpentry level. Gathering eight Plank and sixteen Nails covers both combs in one trip. The comb is a two-tile piece of furniture and can be picked up and moved later.

The Ripple Comb recipe is in the Farming build menu. It needs Carpentry level 3.

Name	Amount	Kept	Spawn ID
Claw Hammer	1x	Yes	`/additem Base.Hammer`
Hacksaw	1x	Yes	`/additem Base.Saw`
Plank	4x	No	`/additem Base.Plank`
Nails	8x	No	`/additem Base.Nails`

How to Use Ripple Comb

Each rippling job takes one Flax (Dried) and gives two things back. One is Flax (Rippled), the cleaned stalk. The other is Flax Seeds. Each pass handles one bundle of flax. The dried flax is the whole input.

Keep the comb near the drying racks. That keeps the flax moving from field to rack to comb without long walks.

Fresh flax spoils. Harvested Flax stays fresh for about a week and rots after two weeks. Hang it on the drying rack soon after harvest. Dried flax keeps, so the rippling can wait until there is time.

Crafting Recipes

Ripple Flax is the job of the comb. It asks for no skill level and is known from the start. Every bundle of dried flax passes through it once. The Flax Seeds it gives build up into a useful stock for the Stone Mill.

The seeds have three uses. They can be sown again for the next flax crop. Flax is sown from August to October, and September is its best month. Thirty Flax Seeds mill into Seed Paste at a Stone Mill. Seed Paste is pressed into Vegetable Oil at the Hand-Operated Press. Flax Seeds can also be eaten or added to salads, bread and muffins.

The rippled stalks go on to the Scutching Board for Scutch Fibre.

Every recipe made at the Ripple Comb is listed with what it uses up, the tools it hands back and the skill it asks for. A "Yes" under Learned means the recipe has to be learned before it shows up.

Name	Image	Recipe	Crafting Materials	Tools	Skill	Learned	Spawn ID
Flax (Rippled)		Ripple Flax	1x Flax (Dried)	-	None	No	`/additem Base.FlaxRippled`

Notes

The tooltip says it is used for rippling Dried Flax.
Flax must be dried on a Large Plant Drying Rack first.
Each job gives Flax (Rippled) and Flax Seeds together.
Flax Seeds can be milled into Seed Paste at a Stone Mill.
Fresh flax rots within two weeks, so dry it soon after harvest.
The build needs Carpentry level 3.

All Crafting Categories

All Workstations

Every workstation, grouped by the craft it serves most. Build Skill is the skill level the build asks for, and Recipes counts what can be made at it.

Name	Build Skill	Recipes	Location
Blast Furnace	None	36	Built
Primitive Forge	None	58	Built
Primitive Furnace	None	7	Built
Smelting Furnace	None	19	Built

Name	Image	Build Skill	Recipes	Location	Spawn ID
Coffee Machine		-	2	Looted	-
Toaster		-	1	Looted	`/additem Base.Mov_Toaster`

Name	Build Skill	Recipes	Location
Churn Bucket	Carpentry: 0	1	Built
Large Drying Rack	None	1	Built
Loom	-	3	Looted
Medium Drying Rack	None	1	Built
Simple Large Plant Drying Rack	Carpentry: 0	8	Built
Simple Small Plant Drying Rack	Carpentry: 0	25	Built
Softening Beam	Carpentry: 0	2	Built
Tannin Barrel	Carpentry: 0	1	Built
Large Plant Drying Rack	Carpentry: 1	8	Built
Small Drying Rack	Carpentry: 1	1	Built
Small Plant Drying Rack	Carpentry: 1	25	Built
Stone Mill	Masonry: 1	8	Built
Stone Quern	Masonry: 1	3	Built
Scutching Board	Carpentry: 2	1	Built
Heckle Comb	Carpentry: 3	1	Built
Ripple Comb	Carpentry: 3	1	Built
Simple Loom	Carpentry: 3	3	Built
Spinning Wheel	Carpentry: 5	3	Built