Woodworking & Furniture-making

Maybe they could add the special tree into the heirlooms and make them take really long to reach maturity so they can be cut, like your sim is planting for the next generation or their children.

I would love to see this implemented. Definitely would like to craft more furniture and decorative items using the woodworking table, and to have more skills associated with it. I feel like this would greatly deepen generational gameplay with the heirloom ability now being available.

I could even imagine a special tree object that you could harvest to get the wood, which would connect to the gardening skill. Imagine if you could do that: grow your own tree, cut it, and then turn it into an heirloom furniture item?

This is a fantastic idea! Splitting the handiness skill into woodworking and furniture making as separate specialties would really deepen the gameplay and bring more realism to the hobby. I love the concept of Sims building everything from shelves and planter boxes in woodworking to crafting functional furniture like chairs, side tables, and dressers under a fancy artisan skill. Unlocking custom cabinet sets, bed frames, and kids’ furniture would let Sims truly furnish their entire homes with their own creations—how fulfilling would that be!

Adding mentoring and building-together interactions plus turning the woodworking table into a versatile workbench sounds perfect. It would be incredible for Sims to personalize their handcrafted furniture even more, maybe painting or quilting custom bedspreads. And the inclusion of a solid wooden side table in the furniture list would be a great practical touch—something both visually appealing and useful.

I also resonate deeply with the idea of passing down handmade furniture, like your grandfather’s dining table. These family heirlooms bring such a meaningful connection, and having Sims create similar lasting pieces would add so much heart to the game. Thanks for sharing this insightful feedback!

@willowwolf7 This is such a lovely idea! And it would make the woodworking so much more relevant and worth the effort! I use plenty of the skill items and functions from Eco Lifestyle for my Sims to create "their" unique place, but the produced furniture doesn't really do it for me because it's not proper wood. Chunky, self-made looking wooden furniture, like the tables from Outdoor Retreat, would be absolutely amazing. Maybe even with noticable differences in the quality, where the lower quality ones would be a lot rougher than the higher quality ones, and give Sims splinters. And as your skill level improved, you didn't have to make a whole new table/chair/whatever, you could just rework the one you already had (maybe even inherited through generations) and apply a better finish!

Building together, mentoring and whittling for kids are also brilliant additions to the idea, because so many activities are tech-based. It would make generational gameplay much more rewarding as well, because you could properly tell the story that the family literally had to build everything themselves, and they've kept the furniture for generations. Not to mention combining two skillsets -- man, I wish that skills could enhance each other and create something unique. So much more gameplay to explore!