Quote Originally Posted by Palentian View Post
Shavings are a processing item. Its something they started with Eastemnet, I believe. You can turn 2 hides (or ore, or wood) into 1 shaving, then turn 2 shavings into 1 hide (or ore, or wood). Its a way to get your craft levels up without having to make a gazillion (to use the technical term) pieces of armor (or swords, or whatever). You can actually get your crafting done with half the mats as before.
But that is how my characters make their gold