Sturdy is more important than pretty.

[That's agreement, though the Soldier eyes the partially-completed dock as they approach critically. Maybe if they shaved the edges of the planks a little on the edges that would make it more regular-looking, at least?

It eases the load down on the part already nailed in place, pausing to examine the nailwork. At least it's all stable, even if it's not very even. Not much to be done about that now.]

Could be a lot worse. For a bunch of amateurs.