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Woodcutting is a very versatile skill, one that is easily trained, and can be used as a big money-earner. All you need is a woodcutting axe, also referred to as a hatchet. On Tutorial Island, you are given a bronze hatchet, and you can buy new axes from other prayers, from stores or smith your own. To cut down a tree, simply click on the tree while having a hatchet equipped in your weapon slot, or simply in your inventory. As you gain woodcutting levels, you will be able to use higher level axes (thus allowing you to chop faster), but also you will be able to cut down higher level trees, which can either be sold to make money, or used to train the fletching and firmaking skills. Note that even if you do not have the attack level to equip the hatchet, you can still use it in your inventory to cut down trees, provided you have the woodcutting level.

The woodsman skill tutor will offer advice on all the axes on RuneScape, as well as most of the trees. For new players he offers a Bronze woodcutting axe and a Tinderbox. You can also buy the woodcutting skill cape from him once you reach level 99, for a price of 99k. He is located near the Lumbridge furnace, north of the Lumbridge castle.

Contents 1 Axes 2 Trees 3 Woodcutting Boosts 3.1 Axemans Folly 3.2 Lumberjack Outfit 4 Random Events 4.1 Tree Spirit 4.2 Ent 5 Bird Nests 6 Canoes 7 Arctic Pine Work 8 Machetes 9 Choking Ivy 10 Training 10.1 Money 10.2 Experience 11 Skill Cape

Axes

The woodcutting axe is the principle tool used in Woodcutting. The better the metal, the faster you can chop down a tree.

Pic	Name	Level Required
	Bronze Axe	1
	Iron Axe	1
	Steel Axe	6
	Black Axe	6
	Mithril Axe	21
	Adamant Axe	31
	Rune Axe	41
	Dragon Axe	61

Trees

There is a variety of different trees throughout RuneScape, each requiring a different level of skill to cut. The logs from these trees have different uses; most can be used in fletching and firemaking, but some have alternative uses.

Image of Tree	Image of Log	Tree Type	Level Required	Given	Uses
		Normal Tree	1	25	Fletching bows, arrow shafts, crossbow stocks Construction - planks can be made into low-level wooden furniture
		Achey Tree*	1	25	Fletching Orge Composite bows and Orge Shafts
File:Scrapey tree.gif	File:Scrapey logs.gif File:Scrapey bark.gif	Scrapey Tree*	1	25	The bark from these logs is used in the Trouble Brewing mini-game.
		Light Jungle	10	32	Chop down to gain Tai Bwo Wannai favour points Thatch Spars can be used to repair fences and gain further points
		Oak Tree	15	37.5	Fletching bows, crossbow stocks Construction - planks can be made into mid-level wooden furniture, the best option for training
		Medium Jungle	20	55	Chop down to gain Tai Bwo Wannai favour points Thatch Spars can be used to repair fences and gain further points
		Willow Tree	30	67.5	Fletching bows, crossbow stocks
		Teak Tree*	35	85	Construction - planks can be made into high-level wooden furniture
		Dense Jungle	35	80	Chop down to gain Tai Bwo Wannai favour points Thatch Spars can be used to repair fences and gain further points
		Maple Tree*	45	100	Fletching bows, crossbow socks
		Hollow Tree*	45	82.5	Traded for Splitbark Mage Armour
		Mahogany Tree*	50	125	Construction - planks can be made into the highest-level wooden furniture
		Arctic Pine Tree*	54	40	Can be made into Split Logs or a Fremennik Shield
		Eucalyptus Tree	58	165	Used in As A First Resort... quest
		Yew Tree	60	175	Fletching bows, crossbow stocks
		Magic Tree*	75	250	Fleching bows, crossbow stocks

• Members only

Woodcutting Boosts

Axemans Folly

A beer, appropriately named Axeman's Folly, will raise your woodcutting level temporarily by 1, although decreating your Attack and Strength by 2. This beer is not sold in bars, and can only be obtained by brewing your own. Matured Axemans Folly, called "Axemans' Folly (M)", has the same effect except it increases your woodcutting by 2 instead of 1.

Lumberjack Outfit

Through killing Dire Undead Lumberjacks in the minigames Temple Trecking and Burgh de Rott Ramble, you might obtain some Lumberjack clothing. These clothes require 44 woodcutting to wear and will provide you with an extra bonus to the experience gained while woodcutting.

Random Events

Tree Spirit

The Tree Spirit is one of two Woodcutting random events which will attack you every now and again whilst you are Woodcutting. It's combat level will vary between 14-159 depending on your combat level. If you kill it, it will drop a selection of seeds, axes, runes or coins. However, note that fighting random events gives reduced combat experience. -This random event is not longer active after the large Random Event Update.

Ent

Sometimes, the tree you are cutting will turn into an Ent. If you continue cutting it, the Ent will break your woodcutting axe. To avoid this, simply click away from the tree and wait for the Ent to disappear. If your axe does break, go see Bob's Axe shops in Lumbridge, and use the axe on him. He'll fix it for a small cost. -This random event is not longer active after the large Random Event Update.

Bird Nests

On rare occasions, a bird's nest will fall from the tree you're cutting and appear on the ground. Inside the nest can be one of three things: a ring, a tree seed or a bird's egg.

Tree seeds are usually the most wanted item in nests. Any tree seeds, both wood and fruit trees, can be found inside nests. They are used in Farming and give a lot of experience.

The nest can hold one gold ring, either plain or with a Sapphire, Emerald, Ruby or Diamond gem.

Bird Eggs are the rarest items inside of nests. They come in three colors: Blue, Green, and Red. Another type of egg, a Ravens' will also be found in a birds nest on rare occasions. At level 50 Summoning you can incubate this egg, which grows into a pet Raven.

These bird eggs are part of the Summoning skill, and once incubated, will hatch into a chick which will follow you as a pet.

The birds nests themselves also have a use. By using a pestle and mortar, you can ground up the nests to be used in high-level potions.

By wearing a Lucky Rabbit Foot necklace, your chances of obtaining birds nests are increased. You can get rabbits feet through the Hunter skill, and string them with the Crafting skill.

Canoes

Canoes are a members-only method of using your Woodcutting skills as a way of transportation. You will only need a woodcutting axe to make the canoe, but you can only shape a specific log into a canoe. There are various locations along the river Lum where you can find them, including Lumbridge, Barbarian Village and the wilderness (level 35). Some canoes require a specific woodcutting level to make, and each canoe up the levels is naturally of better design than the last.

Pic	Name	Level	Exp	Exp with Lumberjack Outfit
File:Log canoe.png	Log	12	30	30.8
File:Dugout.png	Dugout	27	60	61.4
File:Stable dugout.png	Stable Dugout	42	90	92.2
File:Waka.png	Waka	57	150	153.8

How to make a canoe:

1. Go to a canoe location with a woodcutting axe, and cut down the canoe tree.
2. With your woodcutting axe, click on the log (which will now be on the ground) and choose a canoe to make.
3. Next, put the canoe in the river and float on your crafted masterpiece by choosing a destination.

Arctic Pine Work

At a given stage in the Fremennik Isles quest, you will unlock the ability to cut and work with Artic Pine logs. These logs require a woodcutting level of 54 to cut. Once you have the logs, you can use them to make items of greater use. You must use the log on a Woodcutting stump on Neitiznot.

Pic	Name	Items needed to make	Level	Experience
File:Split arctic pine logs.gif	Split Arctic Pine Logs	Arctic Pine Log, Woodcutting Axe	56	5
	Fremennik Round Shield	2 Arctic Pine Logs, Rope, 15 Bronze nails	56	34 (crafting)

Machetes

Machetes are curved blades used to cut back overgrown jungle plants and vines. These are most useful when exploring the island of Karamja. They are also used in the Tai Bwo Wannai Clean Up mini-game.

Pic	Name	Level to use
	Machete	1
	Opal Machete	1
	Jade Machete	1
	Topaz Machete	1

Choking Ivy

Choking Ivy is a fast way to get Experiance in Woodcutting. You need 68 Woodcutting to chop them and they give 332xp each hack.

Training

If you want to use your woodcutting skill to make some money, the following are recommended as the best income generators.

Money

Levels	Tree Type	F2P Location	P2P Location
1-15	Normal	Lumbridge and north east of Varrock are good training spots.
15-30	Oaks	The forest between Lumbridge and Draynor Village. 3/4 West of Varrock's west bank.	Just outside the Castle Wars lobby East of Ardougne near the mining spot.
30-50	Willow	South of Draynor Village Bank There is a huge number located south of Rimmington.	North of Seers Village Bank Just north of Barbarian Assault.
50-65	Maple	None	North of Seers Village bank. On the main road to the Fremennik province Several more can be located outside the Legends Guild
65-75	Yews	A few north or Varrock Castle Between Draynor Village and Lumbridge 2 South of Edgville	In the Gnome Stronghold to the east South of the Beehives in Seers Village
75-99	Magic	None	3 just outside Lletya 2 within the grounds of the Mage Training Arena On the western side of the Gnome Stronghold. At the Sorcerer's Tower 3 Near the Ranging guild.

Experience

This method gives almost the best experience, but you will not earn much cash. Most the lower levels are the same as for money.

Levels	Tree Type	F2P Location	P2P Location
1-15	Normal	South of Lumbridge, anywhere else with multiple normal trees.
15-30	Oak	The forest between Lumbridge and Draynor Village. West of Varrock's west bank.	Just outside the Castle Wars lobby East of Ardougne near the mining spot.
30-85	Willow	Draynor Village Near [[Lumbridge General Store (sell to store).	Behind Seers' Village bank, outside Barbarian Assault.
85-95	Maple	Free players carry on with Willows	Behind Seers' Village bank, near flax fields. Some may stay with Willow.
95-99	Yews	Behind Varrock Castle, South of Falador, near Edgeville, some may stay with Willow	Same as free, near flax fields, some may stay with Willow or Maple.

Skill Cape

Once you achieve the impressive level of 99, you can buy the Woodcutting skill capes, only for the true masters of the skill, from the Lumbridge Woodcutting Tutor. See the Achievement Capes guide for more details.