My First Saw

is a Quest in Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn.
==Journal==
* As your first test, Timbermaster Beatin challenges you to demonstrate your knowledge of wood by crafting and delivering a length of maple lumber.
* Having inspected your maple lumber, Timbermaster Beatin declares that you have passed the first test. He then instructs you to continue to hone your skills as a carpenter and return when you have gained more experience.
※The next carpenter quest will be available from Beatin upon reaching level 5.
==Objectives==
* Deliver a length of maple lumber to Beatin.
==Script==
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Beatine 	Good. You have proven that you know how to grip a saw. But do not mistake it for a mere tool, for it is a part of you─of your arm. And can you put down part of your arm? No.
Beatine 	Mark me, then: if you do put it down, and worse, lose the bloody thing, I shall use mine own saw to demonstrate to you the pain of losing a limb.
Beatine 	Ah, but I jest. One-armed carpenters are scarcely half as useful, in my experience.
Beatine 	In any case, merely holding a saw does not make you a carpenter, whatever some might think. You must become one with it, and learn to feel with it as you work the wood.
Beatine 	To wit, you must first know the wood. Demonstrate your knowledge by bringing me a length of maple lumber.
Beatine 	Maple lumber is made from maple logs, just so.
Beatine 	Our man Ferreol, by the entrance, will furnish you with such logs for a nominal price.
Beatine 	Of course, any fool knows that fresh-cut logs are laden with water.
Beatine 	To guard against decay, we use wind shards to hasten the natural drying process.
Beatine 	Do not forget to do the same.
 	
Beatine 	As I mentioned before, Ferreol has maple logs in his stock, as well as many other materials you may require.
Beatine 	Or, if you are ready, show me what you have brought.
 	
Beatine 	...
Beatine 	Yes...I feel it. The wood tells all.
Beatine 	There were no careless cuts. Saw and carpenter moved as one, as if dancing.
Beatine 	Do you see this grain, how it flows softly, like syrup?
Beatine 	Durable yet pliant, suitable for weapons and armor both─this, child, is maple.
Beatine 	Trace the grain with your fingertips and memorize the lines. Consider every characteristic when choosing your materials.
Beatine 	That is what it means to know the wood.
Beatine 	The maple lumber you have brought me is...acceptable. You have passed the first test.
Beatine 	Yet for all it has grown, your knowledge is still lacking. You must needs learn more─a true carpenter knows the qualities and uses of every tree in the forest. When you know the lines of the maple better than those upon your own hand, return to me.
Beatine 	I shall have another test for you. Until then, child.
Quest complete.	Quest complete.
Category:Disciple of the Hand Quests in Final Fantasy XIV