I am artisan 3 in processing. I thought Standardized timber was not in game because they were not dropping (and ticket created gave no true resolution). However, while in pilgrims haven one dropped while chopping logs.

So, while in port Epheria  I started processing. 500 logs and no drop. I moved to sand grain bazaar and processed logs and got one Standardized timber from 400 logs.

this appears to be a location bug and/ or a proc rate bug. At one timber per 400 logs, I would need over 300,000 logs to make a sailboat when they are added to game.

working ok. you need knowlege to chop to Standardized timber from usable. 

Hmmm, I can’t really check quests done, but I’m pretty sure I’ve done all of the life skill beginner through skilled knowledge quests that start in Heidel.

Is there a specific knowledge chain you can point me to?

You need to have chopping beginner knowlege. After that you start making standard from 10 usable. Checked right now its working

got it, thx