Originally posted by Elizabeth The Frog:

so, bracing just doesnt exist, in a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ viking game? really? how lazy are these dumbass devs, have they never seen literally any viking structure?

the bracing must meet the "weight" characteristics.. but yes im a irl carpenter and struggled with this for quite a few hundred in-game days!! if you have made it to swamp biome and passed second boss you will soon have access to iron and stone that helps a lot!!