RuneScape/Skills/Woodcutting

Woodcutting is a skill that allows you to chop logs for fletching (making arrows for ranging) or firemaking.

In RuneScape Classic, the free players were limited to regular logs, but in RuneScape, free players can cut and burn oaks, willows, and yews.

Free players can only cut regular trees, oak trees, willow trees, and yew trees. However, maple logs may be tradede on free worlds and free players can burn maple logs, even though there are no maple trees in the free worlds.

How to Cut Trees
In order to cut a tree, you need a hatchet. Hatchets can be bought from Bob's Axes in free worlds, or can be smithed by players using the smithing skill. Bob's Axes is located in Lumbridge. Bob sells bronze hatchets, iron hatchets, and steel hatchets, as well as battle axes. To cut a tree, you need a certain level. For example, you need a woodcutting level of 75 to cut a magic tree. You also need a certain woodcutting level to use a hatchet. For example, you need 41 woodcutting to use a rune hatchet.

You also need an attack level to wield a hatchet. For example, you need 40 attack to wield a rune hatchet.

To cut a tree, click on it, and your character will chop it down. The lower your woodcutting level, the slower you will cut. But if you have a high woodcutting level, you will cut quickly. Once your inventory is full of logs, if you have a tinderbox, you can light them to obtain some firemaking experience.

Levels Required and Experience Gained from Cutting Trees
Level 1 - Normal, 25 exp each. Normal trees include dead trees and evergreen trees, as they give the same amount of experience.

Level 1 - Achey, 25 exp each. These are used for the Big Chompy Bird Hunting quest, a member's only quest.

Level 15 - Oak, 37.5 exp each.

Level 30 - Willow, 67.5 exp each.

Level 35 - Teak, 85 exp each. These are in Tai Bwo Wannai, a member's place.

Level 45 - Maple, 100 exp each. Even though maple trees can only be found in member worlds, maple logs can be burned in free worlds.

Level 45 - Hollow, 100 exp each. These are found west of Canifis, a member's place.

Level 50 - Mahogany, 125 exp each.

Level 75 - Magic, 250 exp each.

Woodcutting Levels Required to use Hatchets
Level 1 - Bronze

Level 1 - Iron

Level 6 - Steel

Level 6 - Black (black hatchets cannot be smithed, but are not rare, as they can be easily obtained on member worlds)

Level 21 - Mithril

Level 31 - Adamant

Level 41 - Rune

Level 41 - Dragon

Attack Levels Required to Wield Hatchets
Level 1 - Bronze

Level 1 - Iron

Level 5 - Steel

Level 10 - Black

Level 20 - Mithril

Level 30 - Adamant

Level 40 - Rune

Level 60 - Dragon

Although there is a dragon hatchet, it's not much better than the rune hatchet. The dragon hatchet has a slightly faster speed at cutting trees, but can only be bought from other players who have it for approximately 3,000,000 gp, as it is a rare drop from the Daggonoth Kings, powerful member's monsters.

Random Events
Random events are events that happen at random times. They were introduced to stop autoers, or people who use a program to do their work.

In woodcutting, there quite a few of random events. One of these random events include Tree Spirits, a monster that will randomly appear while woodcutting and will attack you. The level of the spirit depends on your level, but it will always be higher then yours. Your axe might split, causing your axe head to fly off. You have to find it fast before someone else sees it and grabs it, and use it with your handle to put it back together. A tree can also turn into an ent. You can notice this if your tree starts shaking and has an angry face appear on the tree's trunk. As soon as this happens, walk away and wait for the tree to transform back into it's original state. If you keep cutting, your hatchet will break, and you will have to take your hatchet to Bob, the owner of Bob's Axes, located in Lumbridge, to get it fixed for a price.

Earning Money
Cutting logs may seem boring, but people can make a good profit by selling the logs. If you wish to sell your logs instead of burning them (see firemaking), you should only sell willow logs and up. Normal logs and Oak logs won't get you much money.

Selling your logs to a general store is not recommended, as they give you small prices. Sell your logs to other players, expecially members. Because of fletching, members need logs to fletch bows. This is a good market for money.

Most logs have a street price. These street prices are:

Willow logs: 30 gp each.

Maple logs: 100-200 gp each.

Yew logs: 250-300 gp each.

Magic logs: 1000-1300 gp each.

It is important to remember that magic logs are member's only.

Yews are the best logs to sell, as there is a large market for these logs. Yews are usually sold for 300 gp each. However, it is recommended that you cut yews at level 75 woodcutting, as at this level, you obtain yews faster. Magic trees are not recommended to sell, as they take time to cut.

Free to Play Training
Here is one way to raise your woodcutting level if you're a free player.

Level 1-15 - Cut normal trees. There is a good forest between Lumbridge and Draynor where there are many normal trees. This is a good spot to get your woodcutting level to 15. Level 15-30 - Move on to oaks. Level 30-75 - Cut willows. While it is a long time until you start cutting yews, it is recommended you stay with willows as you can get them at a quick rate.

Level 76-99 - Cut yews.

Pay to Play Training
Here is one way to raise your woodcutting level if you're a member.

Level 1-15 - Cut normal trees. There is a good forest between Lumbridge and Draynor where there are many normal trees. This is a good spot to get your woodcutting level to 15. Level 15-30 - Move on to oaks. Level 30-60 - Cut willows.

Level 60-75 - Cut maples. Seer's village is a good spot.

Level 75-99 - Cut yews.

Level 85-99 - Cut magics. Since these take a long time to cut, this is not recommended, unless you can fletch magic bows.