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[dakenho]

so I want my gem cutter to decorate only furniture (ammo seems to be a waste and so do "finished goods")  but I do not want my gem setters to set gems on barrels and bins, I want them to set things on beds/armorstands/weaponracks/doors and other things, the idea is to have high value items for my nobles rooms

[Hyndis]

If you want everything on one specific thing, you can lock that furniture, the gems, and the jewel setter into the same room and keep the door shut until the job is done.

If you have a lot of materials to work with you can adjust your stockpiles so that the items you want to decorate are close to the workshops. The items you do not want to decorate are on the other side of the map, far away. When decorating they will just grab the closest item they can decorate.

[koofle]

Will proximity help with controlling other operations too, like cooking, masonry or stonecrafting? Or is it best to have a workshop/kitchen in a secluded room surrounded with a web of organised stockpile rooms with selectively lockable doors?

[bmaczero]

Proximity helps, but it isn't perfect because when a dwarf takes the job, he'll snag the item that's closest to him at the time, not necessarily the item that's closest to the workshop.  Lockable doors are the best way.

[Foxbyte]

Proximity helps, but it isn't perfect because when a dwarf takes the job, he'll snag the item that's closest to him at the time, not necessarily the item that's closest to the workshop.  Lockable doors are the best way.

And perhaps a hole in the ceiling you can use to throw food, booze, furniture, and gems into?