I don't want to export wood

[Manolento]

I have a workshop ready, but the workers insist on exporting almost all the wood instead of taking it to the workshop so that beds can be made. Some wood is taken to the workshop, and then the workers take it from there and take it to export again. What can I do? I don't want to export any wood.

[76561198356019466]

Had the same problem. Now I don't just have an export area. I manually sell everything, which only takes a few seconds and keeps you from losing your wood. (There is a dirty joke in there somewhere)

[28rommel]

I occasionally see this happening in my prison. But I make so much money, that I don't really worry about it. Most of the logs are used at the Workshop.

[76561198356019466]

I think what he was referring to is that early on you need wood to make beds for a grant, and of your wood keeps getting exported, that doesn't happen.

[Manolento]

what I really wanted was to export only beds, thus making more profit. But my workers insist on exporting most of the wood. some are taken to the workshop, but are then removed and taken for export.

[MeatballsnGravy]

Just remove your exports for awhile, then put it back when you are ready to sell plates.

[The Queen Salis]

there's a mod for that purpose but it might be outdated https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1563184482

[Manolento]

Originally posted by The Queen Salis:

there's a mod for that purpose but it might be outdated https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1563184482

exactly, it's outdated and apparently doesn't work.

[The Queen Salis]

you mean you checked or are taking last comment as truth without testing for yourself? either way...

well, unlike the owners of the game, the modding community usually fixes their stuff and sometimes even other people's stuff if you ask nicely/loud enough.

[Manolento]

I used the mod and I still have the problem.

[The Queen Salis]

okay, then what you can do is:
comment on the mods page to poke the creator to attempt a fix
post in the workshop discussions asking for "something like this, only it works"
use the workarounds of only zoning the export zone when you have processed all the wood you created into beds, only zoning forestry when you're out of logs to saw and implement the following cycle:
0. No Export Zone, no Forestry, trees are growing.
1. No Export zone, designate Forestry for chopping until you have enough logs for a while
2. No Export zone, unzone Forestry (some trees will be halfway grown or "ordered to plant")
3. No Export zone, workshops are processing all the logs into wood and into beds until you're out of wood and logs
4. Designate the Export zone and sell ALL OF THEM along with the licence plates you created in the meantime
5. Dezone Export zone - go back to 0

[Roo]

You might want to add a lot of tables to your workshop when following @The Queen Salis' guide.