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The All Inclusive Guide to Woodcutting
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Introduction Firemaking Skill Guide
Axes and Machetes Fletching Skill Guide
Trees and Jungle
Bird Nests and Canoes (Members Only)
Other
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Introduction
Woodcutting is a very useful skill. It can be used for various things such as chopping trees for money or even combining it with other skills such as firemaking, fletching or even construction. A lot of people think of it as a very boring and tedious skill, I tend to disagree with that completely. This skill is very easy to get to at least 80, if not 99. Overall, it is definitely worth training it to a higher level. But before you start, you may want to visit the woodcutting master next to the furnace in Lumbridge.
Axes and Machetes
Hatchets, commonly known as axes, are of course what you need to chop a tree down. The better the axe, the faster you chop and the more efficient the axe is. But, with quality comes a price. Machetes are only available to members and are used on the
Axes, although not recommended, be can be used as weapons. Refer to the melee guide for required levels to wield these axes.
| Picture | Type | Level Required | Additional Notes |
 | Bronze Axe | 1 | This is the weakest axe, not recommended unless for a one-time quick use. You can get this axe from tutorial island, another player, Bob's Axes, and low-level monsters. It also spawns in Karambja. Can be made from one bronze bar at level 1 smithing. |
 | Iron Axe | 1 | Another low-level axe. If you have below level 6 in woodcutting, this is recommended. You can get this axe from another player, Bob's Axes, and low-level monsters. It also spawns in Karambja. Can be made from one iron bar at level 16 smithing. |
 | Steel Axe | 6 | This axe is recommended for low-level skillers. You can get this axe from players, the Armoury, Bob's Axes, or Gulluck and Sons. Can be made from one steel bar at level 31 smithing. |
 | Black Axe | 6 | This item is not usually used by non-members, as it is hard to obtain. It can only be gotten through some Members-only monsters, a level 1 clue scroll reward, or the spirit tree random event. Non-members can only get this axe from other players. This item cannot be made by smithing. |
 | Mithril Axe | 21 | A recommended axe for training skillers (until level 41 of course!). It can be gotten from some monster drops, the spirit tree random event, and most commonly other players. Can be made from one mithril bar at level 51 smithing. |
 | Adamant Axe | 31 | Some skillers choose to skip this axe. They go from Mithril straight to Rune. This is not a needed axe, but can still be more useful than the Mithril axe. It can be dropped from some monsters, the spirit tree random event, or other players. Can be made from one adamantite bar at level 71 smithing. |
 | Rune Axe | 41 | This is the best non-member axe/hatchet. It is also usually sold at a pricey 15-20k gp from players. If you don't want to buy it, you can get it from higher level monster drops, or through the spirit tree random event. Can be made from one runite bar at level 86 smithing. |
 | Dragon Axe* | 61 | The best axe in RuneScape, only available to members. You can only get this axe two ways: through trade, or by bravely fighting the Dagannoth Kings. This item canot be made by smithing. |
Machetes (Members Only)
| Picture | Type | Level | Additional Notes |
 | Machete | 1 | You can buy this at Jiminua's Jungle Store, Obli's General Store, and from Rasolo the Wandering Merchant. You will need a machete to get into the Kharazi Jungle, just south of Shilo Village. Machetes are also used in the Jungle Cleanup minigame. |
 | Opal Machete | 1 | This machete is needed to repair Tai Bwo Wannai Village gates. You can either buy this from Gabooty's Cooperative store in the village, or you can bring items and ask Safta Doc to make it for you. It can also be obtained by looting Ninja implings. |
 | Jade Machete | 1 | This machete is needed to repair Tai Bwo Wannai Village gates. You can either buy this from Gabooty's Cooperative store in the village, or you can bring items and ask Safta Doc to make it for you. |
 | Red Topaz | 1 | This machete is needed to repair Tai Bwo Wannai Village gates. You can either buy this from Gabooty's Cooperative store in the village, or you can bring items and ask Safta Doc to make it for you. |
Trees and Jungle
There are various trees around the world of RuneScape. The better the tree, the more experienced in the skill of woodcutting you have to be. In other words, the better the tree, the higher the level you have to be.
| Name and Picture | Item and Level Required to Cut | Experience Gained | Additional Notes |
Tree
| 1 | Axe | 25 | The first tree you can cut. Once you get to around 20 woodcutting, the logs come almost instantly. |
Achey Tree*
| 1 | Axe | 25 | The logs from this tree can be made ito Ogre arrow shafts and bows. You must have started the Big Chompy Bird Hunting Quest to use these trees. They are also used in the quest. |
Light Jungle* [NO IMAGE] | 10 | Machete | 32 | These are used in the Tai Bwo Wannai Clean Up minigame. |
Oak Tree
| 15 | Axe | 37.5 | These are the next trees from normal for non-members, and usually members as well. They are commonly used to create planks in the Construction skill. |
Medium Jungle* [NO IMAGE] | 20 | Machete | 55 | Also used in the Tai Bwo Wannai Clean Up minigame. |
Willow Tree
| 30 | Axe | 67.5 | A very popular tree, commonly used for mass training for both non-members and members alike. |
Dense Jungle* [NO IMAGE] | 35 | Machete | 80 | This is used in the Tai Bwo Wannai Clean Up minigame. |
Teak Tree*
| 35 | Axe | 85 | This tree serves little purpose other than to be used in the Construction skill. |
Hollow Tree* [NO IMAGE] | 45 | Axe | 82.5 | This tree is found east of Canifis in the Haunted Woods. The bark is used to make splitbark armour, and cannot be used for logs or fletching. |
Maple Tree*
| 45 | Axe | 100 | There are plenty of these trees near Seers' Village. While the tree may be members only, the logs are non-member items, and are commonly used by both as training for the Firemaking skill. |
Mahogany Tree* [NO IMAGE] | 50 | Axe | 125 | This tree serves little purpose other than to be used in the Construction skill. |
Arctic Pine Tree* [NO IMAGE] | 54 | Axe | 40 | This tree is used in the Fremennik's Isle quest, and can be found on the Island of Neitiznot. |
Eucalyptus Tree* [NO IMAGE] | 58 | Axe | 165 | This tree is used during the As a First Resort quest. |
Yew Tree
| 60 | Axe | 175 | This is the best non-member tree in RuneScape. Once you get to around level 75 woodcutting, this is a great tree to train on. The logs can be sold at a good price, too! |
Magic Tree*
| 75 | Axe | 250 | By far, the best tree in RuneScape (it even sparkles!). It is hard to chop down, but for fletchers, it can be a very good money-maker. |
*Members Only
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Bird Nests and Canoes (Members Only)
Birds Nests
Birds nests are a random event. They fall out of a tree and you can search the nest for a piece of jewellery or a seed. You can also get red, green or blue eggs from the nests which can be used for the Summoning skill. The nest can also be crushed with a pestle and mortar and used in the Herblore skill.
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Canoes are a Members only form of transportation across the River Lum. The river travels from Lumbridge all the way to level 35 Wilderness. There are four canoes, each of them better than the previous one.
| Picture | Canoe Type | Required | Experience Gained |
 | Log Canoe | 12 | 30 |
 | Dugout Canoe | 27 | 60 |
 | Stable Dugout Canoe | 42 | 90 |
 | Waka Canoe | 57 | 150 |
Other
Training Tips and Hints
Here are the levels I personally recommend in which you chop certain trees.
- From levels 1-15, I recommend you just chop down regular trees.
- From levels 16-30, chop oaks.
- At level 31, and until level 60, keep training on willow trees. They are very good to train with, and you can train with them for even past level 60.
- At level 61, keep chopping willow trees, or if you are a member, you can start chopping maples.
- At level 85 would be a good time to mass-cut yew logs, and they can also earn you a bit of money as a bonus!
- And finally, I would not train on magic logs until I am at least level 95 in woodcutting (members only). At 95, even 99, they are still extremely slow. I consider yew logs better money and experience than magic logs. I would never chop these to 99 unless you want a lot of money.
This is all personal preference, but I recommend you stick the trees outlined above, as I have 99 in woodcutting, and these are the methods that I highly recommend. But you may feel free to use your own methods if you prefer them over mine.
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Woodcutting Achievement Cape and Emote
After all the hard work you will want to treat yourself to a nice Woodcutting 
