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By Andrew S. 2004-2005
In
this guide, I will attempt to describe the skill of Woodcutting in
Runescape.
You
picked a very good skill to study and train on. The woodcut business is
very profitable.
Look
below for hints, info, and facts.
Enjoy the guide!
Contents:
Tree Guide
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Trivial-
don't sell, burn.
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Good place to chop regular trees is the Draynor forest.
However, they are almost everwhere.
Do not try to sell these logs, burn them.
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Trivial-
dont sell, burn.
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Oaks are usually located anywhere regular trees are.
Try Draynor forest, as ususal. I personally chop Oaks at the Southern entrance of Varrock.
It is also reccomended to burn these.
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Near Draynor Bank, and in Draynor Forest (they are
in a circle around a swamp)
Try to sell these in large amounts.
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Hollow (Members)
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82.5
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Unknown
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Hollow Trees are found just west of Canifis,
in Morytania.
The Hollow logs are used to make Spitbark armor.
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Located in the Seers Bank area.
This tree is only found in members areas, but can
be traded, burned etc in non members areas.
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Members- Directly under flax/beehive
fields (best place), various other spots
Non-Members- Draynor Forest (highly
reccomended) , Castle in Varrock, deserted crumbeling house near Edgeville (crowded on Nonmembers servers, though)
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Near the Ranging Gulid (best location). One is in
Tree Gnome Stronghold, near a bank. Few other areas (isolated trees)
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Axe Guide
An axe's quality and speed of chopping increases as the material quality increases. The better
the material, the faster you will get logs, etc.
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Steel
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Oak/Willow
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5
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225gp
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Black
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Oak/Willow
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750gp
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Mithril
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Willow
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20
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500gp
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Adamanite
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Yew
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30
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3000gp
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Rune
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Yew/Magic
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40
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Note: you can use any axe at any attack level, but you can't weild an axe unless you have the right
attack level.
It
is recommended you get a Rune axe for around 20k. It will pay for itself in no time.
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Reasons to revert to Woodcutting:
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- Profitable- 300k to 400k in a week if you work hard
chopping yews, and profits over 1 million if you work hard chopping magics.
- Simple- Just click on a tree a bunch times, instead
of running around smithing, mining, fishing etc.
- Easier Selling- Most people will have armor, but
there is a constant need for yews in the game (for fletching). The demand will never be quenched.
No
matter what anyone says, woodcutting is an awesome skill to have in Runescape. I thought very little of it until I realized
I could get almost anything I wanted in the game with a high woodcut. Much money can be derived from the selling of yews,
and magic logs. Therefore, I followed this regimen.
Below
I describe the basic Woodcutting regimen I followed.
Leveling Guide
Level
1-14
- Cut down regular tree after regular
tree in various spots of the game. I recommended starting serious woodcut skill training at 15 WC. Basically, cut down tree
after tree in Draynor forest and burn them for firemaking XP.
Level 15-29
- I was already in this range when
I started. So, I did the Draynor forest deal again, because many Oak trees are in the area. Just get a load of oaks, run to
the bank, and keep on doing this until you have a large quantity of logs. Do not sell these logs unless you are desperately
poor. They give fairly decent firemaking XP.
Level 30-44
- This level is where the woodcut
process really began. I got to such a high woodcut level primarily from chopping willow trees.
There are about three willow trees behind a little shed in Lumbridge. (The shed is near the bridge crossing
the river, right across from the general store). Almost directly across from the shed/willow combo, was a general store, which
I ran to after I had got a load. I made, surprisingly, quite a bit of spare change from this. Although, if you prefer
slower, but much more, cash for your logs, then stockpile them (run painstakingly over to the Draynor bank), although that
will impede your woodcut progress a lot. If
you don’t want the profits at all, then go to the Draynor
bank, and right next to it, by the seashore, is a patch of usually crowded willow trees. This gives you the XP, not the cash
AND ok XP. Highly recommended to do the first option I presented. Chop willows until lvl 60 woodcut if you are a non member.
It will take forever, but it’s HIGHLY worth it. Mithral or Adamint axe needed.
Lvl 45-59
- If you are a member, simply cut
the maples surrounding the Seers bank. Otherwise, cut willows until 60 woodcut selling them to a general store while
you are at it.
Lvl 60-74
- Time to cut yews! For the yew Business,
you will make huge profits if you are willing to spend a little extra time. First off, you definitely need a Rune axe for
this tree. It will be incredibly slow without one. They are only 30k. After purchase, head to your roots, Draynor forest.
Start to chop the heck out of the few Yew trees there. When your inventory gets full, run to Draynor bank to empty you load.
Yew trees die (duh), so run from tree to tree as they die out. You also will need a dealer. Dealers usually buy 500 to 1k batches of yew logs. When you actually have all 1k (recommended amount)
of logs, post on Tip.It Forums, in the Marketplace. Don’t go to World 1, Varrock to do it. It just doesn’t work.
Arrange a longtime dealership with someone who you find needs the logs. Just let the profits roll in.
Lvl 75-99
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By this
time, I'm sure you are a Woodcutting expert. Some things to remember though. Magic’s are incredibly slow to chop (you
need a lot of patience to get a great quantity), and Yews are definitely faster to chop. However, if you or a friend has high enough magic to High Alchemy magic short/long
bows you fletched from your logs. This can give you gargantuan profits. Definitely high alchemy some magic bows, if you possibly
can. Here’s a mini guide to High Alchemy of bows.
Magic
Longbow: High Alchemy: 1,536 gp
Magic Shortbow: High Alchemy: 960 gp
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Of course, you will get more
money per bow for selling them on the street, but no one will buy them in very big quantities. HIGH ALCH them! I can't stress that enough. You will be insanely rich in no time. If you don't have a way to High Alch bows, then just chop yews some more.
Concerning Axes
While I
was getting my woodcut up, I used a Mith axe up until I could chop yews. Don't do what I did, though. Follow the
axe guide above for what to cut at what level.
Woodcutting Random Events
Falling Nests
While chopping at a tree, an nest might randomly tumble out
of the branches. They are not bad, in fact, they may contain useful items (including farming seeds). Think of it like finding
gems while mining.
Ents
While you are chopping, sometimes, your tree will turn into
a monster with a face and moustache. Stop chopping the tree immediatly and pick another tree. If
you continue chopping at it, it will damage your axe and you will need to get it repaired in Lumbridge (Bob's Axe Shop).
Tree Spirit
After chopping for a while, sometimes, a ghostly tree Spirit
will appear. It is rather easy to defeat, and it's combat is always higher than yours. You should kill it, although I can
tell you that it doesen't drop many valuable things (a mith axe here and there, perhaps) and it gives you very little XP.
Flying Axe Heads
Sometimes, but rarely, your axe head will randomly fly off
your axe (any type of axe), and will land a few squares away from you in various directions. Look on your mini-map for a red
dot near your tree to find it, or just look around on the ground. After you have it in your inventory, right click on it and
"Use" it with the Axe Handle you now have. It should reattach.
Other Important Info
(1) If you axe breaks (chips)...
Got to Bob's axe shop located In Lumbridge. You will need to talk to him and then
hand him the axe head or handle depending on what is damaged or lost. Do this by clicking on the chipped axe head and them
him. It is much cheaper than buying a whole new axe, especially when you start needing to fix Rune axes.
More important info to Come!
Please Note: I answer 90% of the questions/comments
I get via e-mail. If you want a personal reply, or any reply at all for that matter, you
MUST add your e-mail to the form.
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Woodcut
Guide/FAQ Updates
7/3/05
Added random event/updated tree pictures to WC Guide.
4/24/05 Further improved the WC
guide. Added content.
4/9/05
Added pictures to the WC guide, as well as some content.
2/4/05
Added the Woodcut FAQ
1/8/04
Renewed Woodcut guide.
12/2/04 Started
and Finished Woodcutting Page. |
This Woodcut Guide © Andrew S 2004-2005.
Random
Events and Member Trees picture credits go to TatsaRyu.
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