Woodcutting (2024)

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Woodcutting
Woodcutting (3)
Released4 January 2001 (Update)
Also calledWC
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Woodcutting (4)

Woodcutting is a gathering skill that primarily involves chopping trees to obtain logs used in the Fletching, Firemaking, and Construction skills. Players with a higher Woodcutting level can chop down new types of trees and cut down trees quicker, especially as higher levels of axes become available.

Woodcutting is a useful skill for a low-levelled player to make money early in the game. On the map, locations of rare trees can be located with a tree Woodcutting (5) icon.

Players looking for a more social Woodcutting experience can partake in forestry. To begin, grab a forestry kit from the Woodcutting (6) Forestry Shop in Draynor, Seers' Village or Prifddinas.

Members can also grow their own trees to chop using the Farming skill. Additionally, at level 60 Woodcutting and above (which can be boosted), members can gain access to the Woodcutting Guild, containing a wide variety of useful features.

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Woodcutting level up - normal

The music that plays when levelling up.

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Woodcutting level up - with unlocks

The music that plays when levelling up and unlocking new content.

Contents

  • 1 Types of trees
    • 1.1 Trees chopped in quests and minigames
  • 2 Logs
    • 2.1 Normal logs
    • 2.2 Construction logs
    • 2.3 Other logs
    • 2.4 Special logs
  • 3 Equipment
    • 3.1 Axes
    • 3.2 Felling axes
    • 3.3 Other
  • 4 Mechanics
    • 4.1 Bird Nests
  • 5 Special woodcutting locations and activities
    • 5.1 Woodcutting Guild
    • 5.2 Forestry
    • 5.3 Canoes
    • 5.4 Tai Bwo Wannai Cleanup
    • 5.5 Prifddinas
    • 5.6 Ents
    • 5.7 Farmable trees
    • 5.8 Obstacles
    • 5.9 Other
  • 6 Woodcutting pet
  • 7 Temporary boosts
  • 8 Quests
    • 8.1 Quests requiring Woodcutting
    • 8.2 Quests rewarding Woodcutting experience
    • 8.3 Skill choice
  • 9 Changes
  • 10 See also
  • 11 References

Types of trees[edit | edit source]

Woodcutting (9) LevelTreeResourceExperienceChop Down timeNotesMembers
1Woodcutting (10)TreeWoodcutting (11)Logs25One LogThe most common tree in Gielinor, these trees are how players start off training Woodcutting. Both evergreen and dead trees (both small and big) also yield logs. Each tree only yields one log, after which they are cut down and respawn in a short time.
Buckets of sap can be acquired by using a knife on the conical variants while having a bucket in one's inventory.
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1Woodcutting (13)Tree (Tirannwn)Woodcutting (14)Logs25One LogFound throughout Tirannwn. Equivalent to common trees, but all variants produce sap.
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1Woodcutting (16)Dying treeWoodcutting (17)Logs25One LogCan be found in the Wilderness, Varrock, and the Lumber Yard.
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1Woodcutting (19)Dead treeWoodcutting (20)Woodcutting (21)Logs or Charcoal25One LogDead trees can be found all around Gielinor. Dead trees found around the Fishing Hamlet, and east of the Lava Dragon Isle (in the Wilderness) give charcoal when cut.
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1Woodcutting (23)Burnt treeWoodcutting (24)Charcoal25One LogFound around the Fossil Island Volcano.
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1Woodcutting (26)Evergreen treeWoodcutting (27)Logs25One LogEvergreen trees can be found near Falador, near the entrance to the Dwarven Mines, north-west of Barbarian Village, east of Camelot Castle and on Dragontooth Island.
Buckets of sap can be acquired by using a knife on an evergreen tree while having a bucket in your inventory.
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1Woodcutting (29)Jungle treeWoodcutting (30)Logs25One LogThey are only found in the Feldip Hunter area, the Kharazi Jungle, and on Ape Atoll.
Several variations of models for the tree and stump exist, likely due to the trees in the Kharazi Jungle being introduced in RuneScape Classic.
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1Woodcutting (32)Achey treeWoodcutting (33)Achey tree logs25One LogThese trees are used for the members-only quest Big Chompy Bird Hunting, to make ogre bows and arrows. Like normal trees, achey trees only yield one log.
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10Woodcutting (35)Light JungleWoodcutting (36)Thatch spar light32VariesLight jungle can only be cut with a machete, and is found near Tai Bwo Wannai. Used in the Tai Bwo Wannai Cleanup minigame. When cutting these, many dangerous things may pop out, such as broodoo victims, mosquito swarms, tribesmen, bush snakes and jungle spiders.
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15Woodcutting (38)Oak treeWoodcutting (39)Oak logs37.545 ticks (27 seconds)These trees are fairly easy to find around wooded areas. Unlike normal trees, oak trees can yield multiple logs, and are used for training once the player has the ability to cut them.
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20Woodcutting (41)Medium JungleWoodcutting (42)Thatch spar med55VariesMedium jungle can only be cut with a machete, and is found near Tai Bwo Wannai. Used in the Tai Bwo Wannai Cleanup minigame. When cutting these, many dangerous things may pop out, such as broodoo victims, mosquito swarms, tribesmen, bush snakes and jungle spiders.
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30Woodcutting (44)Willow treeWoodcutting (45)Willow logs67.550 ticks (30 seconds)These trees are found near water. Players can find them in and around Port Sarim, Draynor Village, Seers' Village, and Champions' Guild. A usually unoccupied area is also at the lake west of Farmer Fred's hut.
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35Woodcutting (47)Teak treeWoodcutting (48)Teak logs8550 ticks (30 seconds)These trees yield teak logs when cut, which are used for Construction training. Teak trees are rather rare, with several lone trees around Castle Wars, Uzer and Ape Atoll. A large cluster can be found in the Hardwood Grove.
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35Woodcutting (50)Dense JungleWoodcutting (51)Thatch spar dense80VariesDense jungle can only be cut with a machete, and is found near Tai Bwo Wannai. Used in the Tai Bwo Wannai Cleanup minigame. When cutting these, many dangerous things may pop out, such as broodoo victims, mosquito swarms, tribesmen, bush snakes and jungle spiders.
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42Woodcutting (53)Mature juniper treeWoodcutting (54)Juniper logs351 in 16 chance per logThese trees can only be found in Hosidius, north-west of the charcoal furnaces.
They are primarily cut to obtain juniper charcoal, a component in making dynamite for the blast mine minigame in Lovakengj.
Juniper logs cannot be burned. 1 in 16 chance of depletion when a log is received.
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45Woodcutting (56)Maple treeWoodcutting (57)Maple logs100100 ticks (60 seconds)Maple trees are special trees which can be found only in northern Kandarin, Fremennik Province, Corsair Cove Resource Area, behind Seers Village Bank and the Woodcutting Guild. Experience per log increases to 110 after completing the Kandarin Medium Diary.
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45Woodcutting (59)Hollow treeWoodcutting (60)Bark82.560 ticks (36 seconds)These are found in Slepe and the Haunted Woods, and yield bark, which is used to create Splitbark armour.
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50Woodcutting (62)Mahogany treeWoodcutting (63)Mahogany logs125100 ticks (60 seconds)Like teak trees, mahogany trees are quite rare, and yield mahogany logs when cut, which are used for Construction training. Mahogany trees can be found in the Hardwood Grove, Ape Atoll, Kharazi Jungle, north of the Farming Guild, and grown on Fossil Island.
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54Woodcutting (65)Arctic pine treeWoodcutting (66)Arctic pine logs40140 ticks (84 seconds)These are found on the islands of Neitiznot and south-west of Rellekka. These logs are better used for Firemaking experience rather than Woodcutting.
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60Woodcutting (68)Yew treeWoodcutting (69)Yew logs175190 ticks (114 seconds)The highest levelled tree for free players to cut, yew trees are quite uncommon throughout RuneScape.
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62Woodcutting (71)Blisterwood treeWoodcutting (72)Blisterwood logs761/10 chance per logA single tree can be found in the Arboretum in Darkmeyer.
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65Woodcutting (74)SulliuscepWoodcutting (75)Woodcutting (76)Woodcutting (77)Woodcutting (78)Woodcutting (79)Woodcutting (80)Woodcutting (81)Woodcutting (82)Mushrooms, sulliuscep caps, Mort Myre fungi and unidentified fossils1271/16 chance per successful chopFound in the Tar Swamp on Fossil Island. They do not respawn like trees, but rather each of the six sulliusceps found throughout the swamp respawn in a fixed rotation once the previous sulliuscep is depleted.
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75Woodcutting (84)Magic treeWoodcutting (85)Magic logs250390 ticks (3 minutes and 54 seconds)These trees are members-only. Cutting these trees takes time as they give logs at a very slow rate. You can find these trees at the Mage Training Arena, Sorcerer's Tower, and south-west of Camelot. There are also a few just west of the south ladder to the bank in the Gnome Stronghold, as well as inside the Woodcutting Guild. Two trees can be found just south of the main bank in Hosidius.
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90Woodcutting (87)Redwood treeWoodcutting (88)Redwood logs380440 ticks (4 minutes and 24 seconds)These trees are found in the Woodcutting Guild or grown in the Farming Guild. Players do not chop the entire tree but rather sections of the trunk that are reached by climbing ladders
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Trees chopped in quests and minigames[edit | edit source]

Logs[edit | edit source]

Normal logs[edit | edit source]

ItemWoodcutting (90) WoodcuttingGE PriceMembers
LevelExp
Woodcutting (91)Logs125124
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Woodcutting (93)Oak logs1537.5106
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Woodcutting (95)Willow logs3067.5129
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Woodcutting (97)Maple logs4510012
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Woodcutting (99)Yew logs60175323
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Woodcutting (101)Magic logs752501,104
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Woodcutting (103)Redwood logs90380587
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Construction logs[edit | edit source]

ItemWoodcutting (105) WoodcuttingGE PriceMembers
LevelExp
Woodcutting (106)Teak logs3585292
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Woodcutting (108)Mahogany logs50125450
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Other logs[edit | edit source]

ItemWoodcutting (110) WoodcuttingGE PriceMembers
LevelExp
Woodcutting (111)Achey tree logs125407
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Woodcutting (113)Arctic pine logs5440548
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Special logs[edit | edit source]

ItemWoodcutting (115) WoodcuttingGE PriceMembers
LevelExp
Woodcutting (116)Scrapey tree logs025N/A
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Woodcutting (118)Juniper logs4235N/A
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Woodcutting (120)Bark4582.588
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Woodcutting (122)Blisterwood logs6276N/A
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Equipment[edit | edit source]

Axes[edit | edit source]

Various equipment may be used to interact with trees. Most trees require an axe to chop.

Woodcutting (124) LevelItemDescriptionMembers
1Woodcutting (125)Bronze axeCan be used to cut most trees.
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Woodcutting (127)Iron axe
6Woodcutting (128)Steel axe
11Woodcutting (129)Black axe
21Woodcutting (130)Mithril axe
31Woodcutting (131)Adamant axe
35Woodcutting (132)Blessed axeThe only axe capable of cutting Undead trees, however unable to chop any other type. Used in the Animal Magnetism quest. Undead trees are NPCs and have a 18 Slayer level requirement to cut.
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41Woodcutting (134)Rune axeCan be used to cut most trees. The best axes available in Free-to-Play.
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41Woodcutting (136)Gilded axe
61Woodcutting (137)Dragon axeSpecial attack: Lumber Up, provides a visible +3 boost to Woodcutting.
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61Woodcutting (139)3rd age axe
61 &
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Woodcutting (141)Infernal axeProvides the same benefits as a dragon axe, including the special attack, however burns 1/3 of logs cut. This grants 1/2 the Firemaking experience that would normally be gained from doing so. Grants no additional benefit to trees that provide resources that cannot be burned. When depleted of charges, it behaves as a dragon axe.
71Woodcutting (142)Crystal axeSpecial attack: Lumber Up, provides a visible +3 boost to Woodcutting. Requires crystal shards to operate; as such, chopping very low level trees (such as oak and below) with the crystal axe is not recommended as players with 71 Woodcutting likely have maxed out the chance to receive a log. When depleted of charges, it behaves as a dragon axe. Requires completion of Song of the Elves to use.

Felling axes[edit | edit source]

Similar to their regular counterpart, when used with Forester's rations, felling axes provide an extra 10% woodcutting experience and a 20% chance to not receive a log when chopping trees.

Woodcutting (143) LevelItemDescriptionMembers
1Woodcutting (144)Bronze felling axeCan be used to cut most trees.
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Woodcutting (146)Iron felling axe
6Woodcutting (147)Steel felling axe
11Woodcutting (148)Black felling axe
21Woodcutting (149)Mithril felling axe
31Woodcutting (150)Adamant felling axe
41Woodcutting (151)Rune felling axe
61Woodcutting (152)Dragon felling axeSpecial attack: Lumber Up, provides a visible +3 boost to Woodcutting.
61Woodcutting (153)3rd age felling axe
71Woodcutting (154)Crystal felling axeSpecial attack: Lumber Up, provides a visible +3 boost to Woodcutting. Requires crystal shards to operate; as such, chopping very low level trees (such as oak and below) with the crystal felling axe is not recommended as players with 71 Woodcutting likely have maxed out the chance to receive a log. When depleted of charges, it behaves as a dragon felling axe. Requires completion of Song of the Elves to use.

Other[edit | edit source]

Besides axes, other equipment is useful for the Woodcutting skill.

ItemBenefitNotes
Woodcutting (155)MacheteCan be used to cut Light jungle, Medium jungle and, Dense jungle.Used in the jungle of Karamja.
Woodcutting (156)Opal machete
Woodcutting (157)Jade machete
Woodcutting (158)Red topaz machete
Woodcutting (159)Lumberjack hat0.4% bonus exp.Can be purchased from the Forestry Shop or obtained during the Temple Trekking minigame. [a 1][a 2]
Woodcutting (160)Lumberjack top0.8% bonus exp.
Woodcutting (161)Lumberjack legs0.6% bonus exp.
Woodcutting (162)Lumberjack boots0.2% bonus exp.
Woodcutting (163)Forestry hat0.4% bonus exp.Each piece of the Lumberjack outfit can be upgraded to the corresponding piece of the Forestry outfit from the Forestry Shop. [a 2]
Woodcutting (164)Forestry top0.8% bonus exp.
Woodcutting (165)Forestry legs0.6% bonus exp.
Woodcutting (166)Forestry boots0.2% bonus exp.
Woodcutting (167)Kandarin headgear 1Chance to double logs from normal trees.Requires completion of the easy Kandarin Diary.
Woodcutting (168)Kandarin headgear 2Requires completion of the medium Kandarin Diary.
Woodcutting (169)Kandarin headgear 3Requires completion of the hard Kandarin Diary.
Woodcutting (170)Kandarin headgear 4Requires completion of the elite Kandarin Diary.
Woodcutting (171)Twitcher's glovesGives 20% increased chance to receive a specific type of bird nest dropped from trees while Woodcutting.Can be purchased from the Forestry Shop.
Woodcutting (172)Strung rabbit footSlightly increases bird's eggs and rings when receiving a bird nest.Does not increase the drop rate of bird nests.
Woodcutting (173)Ring of wealth (i)Doubles the chance to receive easy-elite clue nests when in the wilderness.Does not increase the drop rate of beginner clue nests.
Woodcutting (174)Elven signetProvides a 10% chance to not use a charge when using a crystal axe.The celestial signet provides the same benefit.
Woodcutting (175)Woodcutting capeRequiring level 99 in the Woodcutting skill, grants a 10% increase in chance to receive a bird nest. Temporary +1 visible boost to Woodcutting.The temporary boost is applied when the cape is worn, and can be removed and reequipped to reapply the boost; however, visible boosts above 99 have no effect.[1]
Woodcutting (176)Max capeSame effect as the woodcutting cape, except for the visible boost.
Woodcutting (177)Forestry kitStores a variety of forestry related items.
Woodcutting (178)Log basketCan carry an additional 28 logs of any type, increasing the number of logs a player can carry to a total of 55.Cannot carry Sulliuscep caps. Can be attached to the Forestry kit with the Log brace purchased from the Forestry Shop for 5000 Anima-infused bark, 300 Oak logs and 300 Willow logs.
Woodcutting (179)Secateurs attachmentDoubles the amount of leaves obtained from forestry events.
Woodcutting (180)Nature offeringsOffers a 60-80% chance of receiving an additional log.
Woodcutting (181)Blessed axeUsed during and after the Animal magnetism quest to chop twigs from undead trees.
  1. ^ Obtaining via Temple Trekking requires the completion of In Aid of the Myreque.
  2. ^ 2.0 2.1 Wearing the whole set gives an additional 0.5% bonus, totaling to 2.5% bonus experience.

Mechanics[edit | edit source]

Both Woodcutting level and tier of axe determines players' speed of chopping logs. Players with high enough Attack levels can equip the axes that match the respective metals, but having an axe equipped is not necessary in order to chop a tree; having one in the player's inventory also works.

Most trees follow the same mechanics when cut, rolling to chop a log every 4 game ticks. All trees have different chances to chop a log depending on the tree being cut, the player's Woodcutting level, and the axe being used. With a high Woodcutting level and a good axe, a 100% success rate can be achieved when cutting certain lower-level trees.[2]

Trees despawn on a timer that activates after the first cut and regenerates if players stop cutting the tree before it is fully chopped. The regeneration rate is equal to the chopping time. So chopping for 10 seconds, then stopping for 10 seconds will let the tree recover to full.

TreeDespawn time
Oak tree27 seconds
Willow tree30 seconds
Teak tree30 seconds
Maple tree1 minute
Hollow tree36 seconds
Mahogany tree1 minute
Arctic pine tree1 minute, 24 seconds
Yew tree1 minute, 54 seconds
Magic tree3 minutes, 54 seconds
Redwood tree4 minutes, 24 seconds

After a tree depletes, a timer counts down to its respawn. Each tree has its own timer and is roughly related to the tier of tree. Oak and willow trees take 8.4 seconds, maple trees take 35.4 seconds, yew trees take 59.4 seconds, and magic and redwood trees take 119.4 seconds.

Members have a chance to receive the beaver woodcutting pet while chopping trees around Gielinor.

Bird Nests[edit | edit source]

While woodcutting most standard trees, players have a 1/256 chance to receive bird nests, which fall to the floor and can be picked up. These may be empty, or contain various rings, tree seeds, and rarely a bird's egg. The nests themselves are valuable in their crushed form for use in making Saradomin Brews with the Herblore skill.

The player may also obtain clue nests in a similar fashion, which contain a clue scroll between beginner and elite tiers. While regular bird nests aren't obtainable through chopping redwood trees, clue nests are. Unlike normal nests these rates are affected by the type of tree and Woodcutting level.

Special woodcutting locations and activities[edit | edit source]

Several locations have unique mechanics that related to woodcutting.

Woodcutting Guild[edit | edit source]

Main article: Woodcutting Guild

The Woodcutting guild is located in the south-western corner of Hosidius, providing various woodcutting features for members. The guild requires at least level 60 Woodcutting to enter. Within the guild, players receive an invisible +7 boost to their woodcutting skill, allowing them to chop trees significantly faster, but not trees that require a woodcutting level above their visible level.

The guild contains a wide variety of trees found across Gielinor, including higher level yew and magic trees; all found in close proximity to both a sawmill and bank. It is the only location of redwood trees in the game, except for those grown by the player within the Farming guild. Other notable features include:

Forestry[edit | edit source]

Main article: Forestry

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Forestry is a social woodcutting activity in which players carry forestry kit for a chance to spawn special events upon felling trees. The more players chopping the tree, the longer the event lasts. These events can be engaged with in exchange for anima-infused bark and various types of leaves. The anima-infused bark can then be exchanged at forestry shops for a variety of woodcutting-related items.

Canoes[edit | edit source]

Main article: Canoe

Canoes are a way of travelling along the River Lum. All that is required to use them is an axe and a minimum of level 12 Woodcutting for the lowest level canoe. There are five canoe stations and six stops.

Canoes are a very handy way of getting to Edgeville without an amulet of glory.

Note that while the Wilderness is the last stop, there are no suitable trees to make a canoe, so it is a one-way trip. It drops players off just north of the black chinchompa hunting grounds.

ImageCanoeWoodcutting (183) WoodcuttingNotes
LevelExp
Woodcutting (184)A Log1230It will take you one stop along the River Lum. Cannot be used to travel to the Wilderness.
Woodcutting (185)A Dugout2760It can take you up to two stops along the River Lum. Cannot be used to travel to the Wilderness.
Woodcutting (186)A Stable Dugout4290It can take you up to three stops along the River Lum. Cannot be used to travel to the Wilderness.
Woodcutting (187)A Waka57150It can take you unlimited stops along the River Lum. The only canoe that can travel into the Wilderness.

Tai Bwo Wannai Cleanup[edit | edit source]

Tai Bwo Wannai Cleanup is a woodcutting minigame that revolves around hacking jungle bushes around Tai Bwo Wannai with a machete for thatch spars and using them to repair the village fence. Both actions grant favour with the locals, which can be exchanged for trading sticks. Furthermore, gout tubers, proboscides, snake hide, uncut opals, uncut jades, uncut red topazes and tribal masks may be obtained from creatures and rocks that occasionally spawn upon successfully clearing a jungle bush.

Prifddinas[edit | edit source]

Main article: Prifddinas

The regular trees, teak tree, mahogany trees, yew trees and magic trees found within the walls of Prifddinas have a 1/80 chance of producing a crystal shard in addition to the main product. Despite their models also having embedded crystals, the trees in Gwenith do not yield crystal shards.

Ents[edit | edit source]

Main article: Ent

Ents are monsters found in the Wilderness and at the Woodcutting guild. They become ent trunks when killed, which can be chopped for random noted logs until it despawns. Ents in the wilderness produce logs at twice the rate of logs from ents at the Woodcutting Guild. Completing the medium tier of the Wilderness Diary further increases the rate.

Farmable trees[edit | edit source]

Main article: Tree patch

Oak trees, willow trees, maple trees, yew trees, and magic trees can be planted in any of six tree patches found throughout Gielinor. Teak trees and mahogany trees can be planted in any of three hardwood patches on Fossil Island. Crystal trees can be planted in the crystal tree patch in Prifddinas. Celastrus trees can be planted in the dedicated celastrus patch and redwood trees in the dedicated redwood tree patch, both found in the advanced tier of the Farming Guild. Crystal trees and celastrus do not grant woodcutting experienced when chopped.

Farmable trees offer the benefit of being visible only to the player who has planted it, thus removing competition. Attempting to chop a tree in a farming patch causes the player to stall for one tick, which allows for 1.5-tick woodcutting.

Obstacles[edit | edit source]

Several obstacles can traversed by chopping them with an axe or machete. These include:

Other[edit | edit source]

Woodcutting pet[edit | edit source]

Main article: Beaver

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The beaver is a skilling pet that can be obtained while training Woodcutting. The chances of getting it are dependent on the player's Woodcutting level, and the time it takes to gather a resource. Chopping ent trunks and bruma roots will not give players a chance to receive this pet.

Temporary boosts[edit | edit source]

Main article: Temporary skill boost

BoostLevel
increase
VisibilityOther info
Woodcutting (189)Woodcutting cape1VisibleWhen a Woodcutting cape is equipped, players will have an additional 10% chance of a bird nest falling while chopping trees.
Woodcutting (190)Axeman's folly1VisibleWoodcutting (191) Hitpoints 1

Woodcutting (192) Attack - floor(CurrentLevel * 0.02) - 2
Woodcutting (193) Strength - floor(CurrentLevel * 0.02) - 2

Woodcutting (194)Mature axeman's folly2VisibleWoodcutting (195) Hitpoints 2

Woodcutting (196) Attack - floor(CurrentLevel * 0.02) - 3
Woodcutting (197) Strength - floor(CurrentLevel * 0.02) - 3

Woodcutting (198)Dragon axe3VisibleUses 100% of Special attack bar. Requires 60 attack to wield.
Woodcutting (199)Infernal axe3VisibleUses 100% of Special attack bar. Requires 60 attack to wield.
Requires 61 woodcutting and 85 firemaking to create.
Woodcutting (200)3rd age axe3VisibleUses 100% of Special attack bar. Requires 65 attack to wield.
Woodcutting (201)Crystal axe3VisibleUses 100% of Special attack bar. Requires 70 attack and 50 agility to wield.
Woodcutting (202)Spicy stew
(brown spice)
±0-5VisibleWoodcutting (203) Hitpoints 11
Depending on type of stew, any skill except Hitpoints can be boosted or reduced by 0 to 5 levels randomly.
Woodcutting (204)Woodcutting Guild7InvisibleThe boost takes effect while player is within the Woodcutting Guild.
Stacks with visible boosts. Does not enable your character to chop logs it would otherwise not be able to cut (e.g., 83 woodcutting does not allow you to cut Redwood Logs).
Woodcutting (205)Woodcutting0-10InvisiblePlayers chopping the same tree will be given an invisible +1 Woodcutting bonus for each person at the tree, up to a maximum of +10 for 10 players. This bonus does not get applied while chopping a normal tree, while in the Woodcutting Guild, or any tree grown through Farming[w 1].
  1. ^ "Forestry Q&A Summary 09/06/23". Old School RuneScape News. Jagex. 13 June 2023. Archived from the original. "The group boost doesn't apply in the Woodcutting Guild and Redwoods are only in the Woodcutting Guild. Farming trees aren't affected, by the way."

Quests[edit | edit source]

Quests requiring Woodcutting[edit | edit source]

QuestWoodcutting
requirement
Other skill requirements
The Ribbiting Tale of a Lily Pad Labour DisputeWoodcutting (206) 15 -
Animal MagnetismWoodcutting (207) 35 Woodcutting (208) 19 , Woodcutting (209) 18 , Woodcutting (210) 30
Lost CityWoodcutting (211) 36 Woodcutting (212) 31
The Fremennik TrialsWoodcutting (213) 40 Woodcutting (214) 25 , Woodcutting (215) 40 if crafting your own lyre
Olaf's QuestWoodcutting (216) 50 Woodcutting (217) 40
Legends' QuestWoodcutting (218) 50 Woodcutting (219) 50 , Woodcutting (220) 50 , Woodcutting (221) 45 , Woodcutting (222) 56 , Woodcutting (223) 52 , Woodcutting (224) 42 , Woodcutting (225) 50 , Woodcutting (226) 50 , Woodcutting (227) 50
A Kingdom DividedWoodcutting (228) 52 Woodcutting (229) 54 ,Woodcutting (230) 52 ,Woodcutting (231) 50 ,Woodcutting (232) 42 ,Woodcutting (233) 38 ,Woodcutting (234) 35
Lunar DiplomacyWoodcutting (235) 55 Woodcutting (236) 65 , Woodcutting (237) 61 , Woodcutting (238) 60 , Woodcutting (239) 49 , Woodcutting (240) 40
The Fremennik IslesWoodcutting (241) 56 (Woodcutting (242))Woodcutting (243) 20 , Woodcutting (244) 40 , Woodcutting (245) 46
Sins of the FatherWoodcutting (246) 62 Woodcutting (247) 60 , Woodcutting (248) 56 , Woodcutting (249) 52 , Woodcutting (250) 50 , Woodcutting (251) 50 , Woodcutting (252) 49
Song of the ElvesWoodcutting (253) 70 Woodcutting (254) 70 , Woodcutting (255) 70 , Woodcutting (256) 70 , Woodcutting (257) 70 , Woodcutting (258) 70 , Woodcutting (259) 70 , Woodcutting (260) 70
Grim TalesWoodcutting (261) 71 Woodcutting (262) 45 , Woodcutting (263) 52 , Woodcutting (264) 58 , Woodcutting (265) 59

Quests rewarding Woodcutting experience[edit | edit source]

QuestExperience
reward
Woodcutting
requirement
Other requirements
Enlightened Journey1,500-Woodcutting (266) 20 , Woodcutting (267) 20 , Woodcutting (268) 30 , Woodcutting (269) 36
Recipe for Disaster
(Skrach Uglogwee subquest)
1,500-Woodcutting (270) 41 , Woodcutting (271) 20
Heroes' Quest1,575-Woodcutting (272) 55 , Woodcutting (273) 53 , Woodcutting (274) 53 , Woodcutting (275) 25 , Woodcutting (276) 50
Monk's Friend2,000--
The Ribbiting Tale of a Lily Pad Labour Dispute2,000Woodcutting (277) 15 -
Animal Magnetism2,500Woodcutting (278) 35 Woodcutting (279) 18 , Woodcutting (280) 19 , Woodcutting (281) 30
The Eyes of Glouphrie2,500Woodcutting (282) 45 (Woodcutting (283))Woodcutting (284) 5 , Woodcutting (285) 46
The Fremennik Trials2,812Woodcutting (286) 40 Woodcutting (287) 25 , Woodcutting (288) 40 if crafting your own lyre
Icthlarin's Little Helper4,000--
The Fremennik Isles10,000Woodcutting (289) 56 (Woodcutting (290))Woodcutting (291) 20 , Woodcutting (292) 40 , Woodcutting (293) 46
Song of the Elves40,000Woodcutting (294) 70 Woodcutting (295) 70 , Woodcutting (296) 70 , Woodcutting (297) 70 , Woodcutting (298) 70 , Woodcutting (299) 70 , Woodcutting (300) 70 , Woodcutting (301) 70
Grim Tales60,000Woodcutting (302) 71 Woodcutting (303) 45 , Woodcutting (304) 52 , Woodcutting (305) 58 , Woodcutting (306) 59
Total128,387

Skill choice[edit | edit source]

Upon completing any of the following quests, players may choose to allocate experience to Woodcutting. These rewards usually come in the form of items, such as lamps or books, and are independent of any experience rewards directly received for completing the quest.

QuestExperience
reward
Skills availableSkill requirements
X Marks the Spot300AnyNone
Client of Kourend500 twiceAnyNone
Fairytale II - Cure a Queen2,500Any skill above 30Woodcutting (307) 49 , Woodcutting (308) 57
A Tail of Two Cats2,500 twiceAny skill above 30None
The Great Brain Robbery5,000Any skill above 30Woodcutting (309) 16 , Woodcutting (310) 30 , Woodcutting (311) 50
King's Ransom5,000Any skill above 50Woodcutting (312) 65
Darkness of Hallowvale2,000 three timesAny skill above 30Woodcutting (313) 5 , Woodcutting (314) 20 , Woodcutting (315) 22 , Woodcutting (316) 32 , Woodcutting (317) 33 , Woodcutting (318) 40
A Taste of Hope2,500 three timesAny skill above 35Woodcutting (319) 48 , Woodcutting (320) 40 , Woodcutting (321) 40 , Woodcutting (322) 45 , Woodcutting (323) 38
A Kingdom Divided10,000 twiceAny skill above 40Woodcutting (324) 54 , Woodcutting (325) 52 , Woodcutting (326) 52 , Woodcutting (327) 50 , Woodcutting (328) 42 ,
Woodcutting (329) 38 , Woodcutting (330) 35
In Search of Knowledge
(miniquest)
10,000Any skill above 40None
Curse of the Empty Lord
(miniquest)
10,000Any skill above 50Some players will need Woodcutting (331) 31
One Small Favour10,000 twiceAny skill above 30Woodcutting (332) 36 , Woodcutting (333) 25 , Woodcutting (334) 18 , Woodcutting (335) 30
Recipe for Disaster
(The final battle)
20,000Any skill above 50Woodcutting (336) 175 , Woodcutting (337) 70 , Woodcutting (338) 48 , Woodcutting (339) 50 , Woodcutting (340) 53 ,
Woodcutting (341) 53 , Woodcutting (342) 25 , Woodcutting (343) 59 , Woodcutting (344) 40 , Woodcutting (345) 50 ,
Woodcutting (346) 40 , Woodcutting (347) 40 , Woodcutting (348) 10 , Woodcutting (349) 10 , Woodcutting (350) 36
Legends' Quest30,000 four timesWoodcutting (351) Woodcutting (352) Woodcutting (353) Woodcutting (354) Woodcutting (355) Woodcutting (356)
Woodcutting (357) Woodcutting (358) Woodcutting (359) Woodcutting (360) Woodcutting (361) Woodcutting (362)
Woodcutting (363) 107 , Woodcutting (364) 50 , Woodcutting (365) 50 , Woodcutting (366) 45 , Woodcutting (367) 56 , Woodcutting (368) 52 ,
Woodcutting (369) 42 , Woodcutting (370) 50 , Woodcutting (371) 50 , Woodcutting (372) 50 , Woodcutting (373) 50
Sins of the Father15,000 six timesAny skill above 60Woodcutting (374) 62 , Woodcutting (375) 60 , Woodcutting (376) 56 , Woodcutting (377) 52 , Woodcutting (378) 50 , Woodcutting (379) 50 , Woodcutting (380) 49
Total322,300

Changes[edit | edit source]

DateChanges
28June2023
(update)
  • Trees will now despawn on a timer that activates after the first cut and regenerates if players stop cutting the tree before it is fully chopped.
  • Players chopping the same tree will be given an invisible +1 Woodcutting bonus for each person at the tree, up to a maximum of +10 for 10 players.
15December2015
(update)

Level up messages relating to the canoes no longer reference them being members content as they are available in F2P.

24September2015
(update)

Canoes are now listed correctly as F2P content in the Woodcutting skillguide.

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ^ Jagex. Mod Ash's Twitter account. 27 March 2021. Archived from the original on 29 March 2021. Mod Ash: "I did a little more trawling of the code, and can confirm that the visible stat is now treated as 99 if it's above 99 - that is a recent change. It seems to have been applied to Mining, Fishing and Woodcutting."
  2. ^ Jagex. Mod Ash's Twitter account. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original on 28 May 2020. Mod Ash: "For oaks and below, a high-level player can get 100% success per roll with an adamant axe, so a rune axe would not help. This is not the case for willows or above."

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