Woodcutting

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This article is about the Woodcutting skill. For information on training Woodcutting, see Woodcutting training (F2P) (P2P).

For a list of all requirements and unlockables within the Woodcutting skill, see Woodcutting/Level up table.

Woodcutting
Release date		4 January 2001 (Update)
Also called		WC
Members		No
Type		Gathering
Statistics
Players with 99		47,972 as of 1 October 2019 - update
Players with 200M XP		113 as of 1 October 2019 - update

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. As levels increase, players can use better axes to chop trees faster. 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 it in the player's inventory also works.

Woodcutting is a useful skill for a low-levelled player to make money early in the game.

Players have a 1 in 8 chance of depleting most trees that can give more than one log, as well as a 1 in 11 chance of depleting a section of a Redwood tree. Mature juniper trees have the lowest chance of depleting of any tree, at a rate of 1 in 16 when a log is received.

At 60 Woodcutting (which can be boosted) members gain access to the Woodcutting Guild.

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

Woodcutting level-up music

The first music that can be played when levelled up.

Woodcutting level-up music

The second music that can be played when levelled up.

Types of trees

Woodcutting Level	Tree		Resource		Experience	Notes	Members
1		Tree		Logs	25	The 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.
1		Dying tree		Logs	25	Can be found in the Wilderness, Varrock, and the Lumber Yard.
1		Dead tree		Logs or Charcoal	25	Dead trees can be found all around Gielinor. Dead trees found around the Fishing Hamlet, Fossil Island Volcano, and east of the Lava Dragon Isle (in the Wilderness) give charcoal when cut.
1		Evergreen		Logs or Bucket of sap	25	Evergreen 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.
1		Jungle tree		Logs	25	They 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.
1		Achey tree		Achey tree logs	25	These 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.
10		Light Jungle		Thatch spar light	32	Light 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.
15		Oak		Oak logs	37.5	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.
20		Medium Jungle		Thatch spar med	55	Medium 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.
30		Willow		Willow logs	67.5	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.
35		Teak tree		Teak logs	85	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.
35		Dense Jungle		Thatch spar dense	80	Dense 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.
42		Mature juniper tree		Juniper logs	35	These 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.
45		Maple tree		Maple logs	100	Maple trees are special trees which can be found only in northern Kandarin, Fremennik Province and the Woodcutting Guild. Experience per log increases to 110 after completeing the Kandarin Medium Diary.
45		Hollow tree		Bark	82.5	These are found in Slepe and the Haunted Woods, and yield bark, which is used to create Splitbark equipment.
50		Mahogany tree		Mahogany logs	125	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.
54		Arctic pine tree		Arctic pine logs	40	These are found on the islands of Neitiznot, these logs are better used for Firemaking experience rather than Woodcutting.
60		Yew tree		Yew logs	175	The highest levelled tree for free players to cut, yew trees are quite uncommon throughout RuneScape.
65		Sulliuscep		Mushroom	127	Found in the Tar Swamp on Fossil Island, chopping sulliusceps grant the player 127 experience per yield. Players can receive mushrooms and mort myre fungus from chopping sulliusceps, but they can also receive sulliuscep caps. There are six sulliusceps found throughout the swamp, but only one can be chopped down. Thus, players must traverse the Tar Swamp to find the choppable sulliuscep.
75		Magic tree		Magic logs	250	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 southwest 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.
90		Redwood tree		Redwood logs	380	These trees are found in the Woodcutting Guild or grown in the Farming Guild. Has a 1 in 11 chance of depleting a section of the tree when a log is received (all other trees are 1 in 8).

Axe types

Main article: Axe

Woodcutting Level	Axe		Attack Level to wield	Smithing Level to make	Members
1		Bronze	1	1
1		Iron	1	16
1		Machete	1	N/A
1		Opal machete	1	N/A
1		Jade machete	1	N/A
1		Red topaz machete	1	N/A
6		Steel	5	31
11		Black	10	N/A
21		Mithril	20	51
31		Adamant	30	71
41		Rune	40	86
61		Dragon	60	N/A
61		3rd age	65	N/A
61		Infernal	60	N/A
71		Crystal	70	76

Equipment

Woodcutting Level	Item		Benefit	Notes	Members
44		Lumberjack hat	0.4% bonus exp	Obtained during the Temple Trekking minigame
44		Lumberjack top	0.8% bonus exp	Obtained during the Temple Trekking minigame
44		Lumberjack legs	0.6% bonus exp	Obtained during the Temple Trekking minigame
44		Lumberjack boots	0.2% bonus exp	Obtained during the Temple Trekking minigame
-		Strung rabbit foot	Slightly increases bird's eggs and rings when receiving a bird nest.	Does not increase the drop rate of bird nests.
-		Kandarin headgear 1	Chance to double logs from normal trees.	Log doubling includes dying trees, dead trees, evergreen trees, and jungle trees.
-		Kandarin headgear 2	10% extra experience when cutting maple trees in Seers' village. Chance to double logs from normal trees.	Log doubling includes dying trees, dead trees, evergreen trees, and jungle trees.
-		Kandarin headgear 3	10% extra experience when cutting maple trees in Seers' village. Chance to double logs from normal trees.	Log doubling includes dying trees, dead trees, evergreen trees, and jungle trees.
-		Kandarin headgear 4	10% extra experience when cutting maple trees in Seers' village. Chance to double logs from normal trees.	Log doubling includes dying trees, dead trees, evergreen trees, and jungle trees.

Canoes

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 four canoe stations and five stops.

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

Woodcutting Level	Canoe		Experience	Notes	Members
12		Log	30	Can travel 1 stop along the River Lum. Can not go to the Wilderness.
27		Dugout	60	Can travel 2 stops along the River Lum. Can not go to the Wilderness.
42		Stable dugout	90	Can travel 3 stops along the River Lum (which is enough to travel anywhere along it except wilderness). Can not go to the Wilderness.
57		Waka	150	Can travel 4 stops along the River Lum, and is the only canoe that can go to the Wilderness. Be careful as you cannot make a canoe in the Wilderness station.

Temporary boosts

Main article: Temporary skill boost

Boost		Level increase	Visibility	Other info
	Woodcutting cape	1	Visible	Activating the cape's effect will increase the corresponding skill by 1.
	Spicy stew (brown spice)	±0-5	Visible	Depending on type of stew, any skill can be boosted or reduced by 0 to 5 points randomly.
	Axeman's folly	1	Visible	Can only be bought or made through brewing.
	Mature axeman's folly	2	Visible	Can only be bought or made through brewing.
	Dragon axe	3	Visible	Uses 100% of Special attack bar. Requires 60 attack to wield.
	Infernal axe	3	Visible	Uses 100% of Special attack bar. Requires 60 attack to wield. Requires 61 woodcutting and 85 firemaking to create.
	3rd age axe	3	Visible	Uses 100% of Special attack bar. Requires 65 attack to wield.
	Crystal axe	3	Visible	Uses 100% of Special attack bar. Requires 70 attack and 50 agility to wield. Requires 71 woodcutting to create.
	Woodcutting Guild	7	Invisible	The 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. i.e. 83 woodcutting does not allow you to cut Redwood Logs)

Quests

Quests requiring Woodcutting

Quest	Woodcutting requirement	Other skill requirements
Animal Magnetism	35 Woodcutting	19 Crafting, 18 Slayer, 30 Ranged
Lost City	36 Woodcutting	31 Crafting
The Fremennik Trials	40 Woodcutting	25 Fletching, 40 Crafting if crafting your own lyre
Olaf's Quest	50 Woodcutting	40 Firemaking
Legends' Quest	50 Woodcutting	50 Agility, 50 Crafting, 45 Herblore, 56 Magic, 52 Mining, 42 Prayer, 50 Smithing, 50 Strength, 50 Thieving
Lunar Diplomacy	55 Woodcutting	65 Magic, 61 Crafting , 60 Mining , 49 Firemaking, 40 Defence
The Fremennik Isles	56 Woodcutting	20 Construction, 40 Agility, 46 Crafting
Song of the Elves	70 Woodcutting	70 Agility, 70 Construction, 70 Farming, 70 Herblore, 70 Hunter, 70 Mining, 70 Smithing
Grim Tales	71 Woodcutting	45 Farming, 52 Herblore, 58 Thieving, 59 Agility

Quests rewarding Woodcutting experience

Main article: Quest experience rewards

Quest	Experience reward	Woodcutting requirement	Other requirements
Enlightened Journey	1,500	-	20 Quest, 20 Firemaking, 30 Farming, 36 Crafting
Recipe for Disaster (Skrach Uglogwee subquest)	1,500	-	41 Cooking, 20 Firemaking
Heroes' Quest	1,575	-	55 Quest, 53 Cooking, 53 Fishing, 25 Herblore, 50 Mining
Monk's Friend	2,000	-	-
Animal Magnetism	2,500	35 Woodcutting	18 Slayer, 19 Crafting, 30 Ranged
The Eyes of Glouphrie	2,500	45 Woodcutting ()	5 Construction, 46 Magic
The Fremennik Trials	2,812	40 Woodcutting	25 Fletching, 40 Crafting if crafting your own lyre
Icthlarin's Little Helper	4,000	-	-
The Fremennik Isles	10,000	56 Woodcutting ()	20 Construction, 40 Agility, 46 Crafting
Grim Tales	14,000	71 Woodcutting	45 Farming, 52 Herblore, 58 Thieving, 59 Agility
Song of the Elves	20,000	70 Woodcutting	70 Agility, 70 Construction, 70 Farming, 70 Herblore, 70 Hunter, 70 Mining, 70 Smithing
Total	62,387

Skill choice

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.

Quest	Experience reward	Skills available	Skill requirements
X Marks the Spot	300	Any	-
Client of Kourend	500 twice	Any	-
Fairytale II - Cure a Queen	2,500	Any skill above 30	49 Farming, 57 Herblore
A Tail of Two Cats	2,500 twice	Any skill above 30	-
The Great Brain Robbery	5,000	Any skill above 30	16 Crafting, 30 Construction, 50 Prayer
King's Ransom	5,000	Any skill above 50	65 Defence
Darkness of Hallowvale	2,000 three times	Any skill above 30	5 Construction, 20 Mining, 22 Thieving, 32 Crafting, 33 Magic, 40 Strength
A Taste of Hope	2,500	Any skill above 35	48 Crafting, 45 Agility, 40 Attack, 40 Herblore, 38 Slayer
Architectural Alliance (miniquest)	10,000	Any skill above 40	-
Curse of the Empty Lord (miniquest)	10,000	Any skill above 50	Some players will need 31 Prayer
One Small Favour	10,000 twice	Any skill above 30	36 Agility, 25 Crafting, 18 Herblore, 30 Smithing
Recipe for Disaster (The final battle)	20,000	Any skill above 50	175 Quest, 48 Agility, 50 Mining, 53 Fishing, 53 Thieving, 25 Herblore, 59 Magic, 40 Smithing, 50 Firemaking, 40 Ranged, 40 Crafting, 10 Fletching, 10 Slayer, 36 Woodcutting
Legends' Quest	7,650 four times	Attack Strength Defence Magic Hitpoints Prayer Woodcutting Crafting Smithing Herblore Agility Thieving	107 Quest, 50 Agility, 50 Crafting, 45 Herblore, 56 Magic, 52 Mining, 42 Prayer, 50 Smithing, 50 Strength, 50 Thieving, 50 Woodcutting
Total	115,400

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