RuneScape/Tools

Tools are specifically items that help you harvest or change a resource.

Axes
Axes are required for cutting down trees using the Woodcutting skill to harvest logs.

Pickaxes
Pickaxes, or 'picks', are needed to mine rocks for ore. They can be equipped as a weapon, giving players some more space in their inventory. However, pickaxes cannot be smithed. Pickaxes can either be bought from Nurmof in the Dwarven Mines or from other players. Nurmof's shop is labelled on the mini-map as a gold pickaxe.

The higher a level needed to use a pickaxe, the better it is than the ones below it. For example, a rune pick will mine rocks faster than an adamanite pick. It is important to note that there is no black or dragon pickaxe.