Chopping down a tree One of the simplest ways in which people make a living in RuneScape, is by cutting down trees. The Woodcutting skill can benefit you in many ways, many of which involves using your logs for Firemaking, or members can use them to fletch items.

To chop down a tree, just click on one and select 'Chop down tree'. If you have a hatchet in your inventory and a sufficient Woodcutting level, you will attempt to chop down the tree. Although Woodcutting is not a members' skill, some items that can be cut using this skill require member status.

 This symbol indicates the location of the rarer trees on your maps.

Tools

Woodcutters need to be familiar with the tools of their trade. In RuneScape there are two types of tools used.

The most common Woodcutting tool is the hatchet. The other tool for this purpose is the machete. Hatchets are used to chop down the different types of trees found throughout RuneScape, whereas machetes are used to hack away at light, medium and dense jungle mainly during the Tai Bwo Wannai Clean-Up.

Note: The better the quality of your Woodcutting hatchet or machete, the quicker you will be able to cut logs from trees, this also applies to the dragon hatchet, which has a faster Woodcutting speed than rune hatchets.

Obtaining Hatchets

Below is a table that shows the types of Woodcutting hatchets available.

Tool
Levels
required
Obtained from
Bronze hatchet 1 

Stuck in a tree stump in the chicken pen, south-east of the Lumbridge windmill.

Bought from Bob's Brilliant Axes in Lumbridge

You can make one using the Smithing skill.
 
Iron hatchet 1 

Bought from Bob's Brilliant Axes in Lumbridge

You can make one using the Smithing skill.
 
Steel hatchet 6 

Bought from Bob's Brilliant Axes in Lumbridge

You can make one using the Smithing skill.
 
Black hatchet 6 

Dropped by black demons and the King Black Dragon.

Bought from other players.
 
Mithril hatchet 21 

You can make one using the Smithing skill.
 
Adamant hatchet 31 

You can make one using the Smithing skill.
 
Rune hatchet 41 

You can make one using the Smithing skill.
 
Dragon hatchet (m) 61 

Dropped by the Dagannoth Kings beneath Waterbirth Island.
 
Inferno Adze (m)* 61 

Reward for maintaining the beacon network.
 

* Note that there is a good chance that logs you cut from trees will burst into flame if they are cut using the Inferno Adze. If you keep it in your inventory instead of wielding it, however, you will always use another Woodcutting hatchet if you have one available.

Machetes - Members Only

Machetes can be obtained in either of the following ways:

Bought from Gabooty using the local currency, trading sticks.

They can be made if you bring the raw materials to Safta Doctor. He will make the machete for a lower price than Gabooty.

Normal machetes can be obtained from the following places:

You can buy it from the store north west of Tai Bwo Wanna.

You can buy it from the store in Shilo Village.

Below is a table that shows the types of machetes available.

Tool

 
Level Required

 
Machete None
Opal machete None
Jade machete None
Red topaz machete None

Machetes do not require a specific level to wield, but level 10 Woodcutting is required to chop light jungle, level 20 to chop medium jungle and level 35 to chop dense jungle.