Training RuneScape Woodcutting skill to Yew Trees (Level 60)

Woodcutting is one of the most popular skills in RuneScape, being, at the time of this writing, the highest among non-combat skills on the minimum hiscore requirement, currently needing level 61 to crack the top two million. Woodcutting allows players to make a decent amount of RuneScape gold, or gives the RuneScape player the resources to train firemaking or fletching if a member. This article will focus on training F2P woodcutting.

RuneScape Level 1-15 F2P Woodcutting Training: Normal Trees: RuneScape players need to chop down 96 regular trees (they chopped one already on Tutorial Island) to get to level 15 Woodcutting. The best place to train is in Varrock along or south of the Grand Exchange. The bronze hatchet can be used but for 28 RuneScape gold an iron hatchet can be bought on the Grand Exchange. Fill an inventory of logs and sell on the grand exchange. The inventory of logs puts you over level 6 in woodcutting, allowing you to use a steel hatchet. Steel hatchets sell for 10 RuneScape gold, obtainable by selling 3-4 normal logs. Fill two more full inventories of logs and start on your third. You should hit level 15 halfway through that inventory. 96 logs earn you between 2500-4000 RuneScape gold. Burning 60 of those logs puts you at level 15 firemaking.

RuneScape Level 15-30 F2P Woodcutting Training: Oak Trees: Cut Oak Trees. Good locations include a tree west of the East Falador bank, east of the East Varrock bank, west of the East Varrock bank, west of the west Varrock bank, and east of the Draynor bank that is the closest but sometimes used by other players. RuneScape players can use a mithril hatchet at level 21 woodcutting. Mithril hatchets can be bought on the grand exchange for 235 RuneScape gold. Players need to chop 292 Oak Logs to hit level 30 woodcutting. The logs will net the player between 7,000-10,000 RuneScape gold. Burning 183 of the logs puts you at level 30 firemaking.

RuneScape Level 30-60 F2P Woodcutting Training: Willow Trees: There is no market for willow logs; some players have managed to sell the logs by leaving them on the grand exchange for a couple weeks. At 18 RuneScape gold each, willow logs are not a good source of income. Firemaking is the recommended use for willow logs, although banking the willow logs for training fletching is also recommended should the F2P RuneScape player plan on becoming a member. There is one willow tree by the Edgeville bank and a grove by the Draynor Village bank. Player competition in Draynor makes it difficult to level fast, however the grove of willows by the Port Sarim spirit tree patch and the willows by the lake west of Farmer Fred’s have good firemaking areas nearby. It is possible to light a line of 44 straight fires if you chop the willows on the south side of the pond, then run east until you hit the fence to the sheep. There should be the fence of the onion patch to your north and the sheep on your east. Take one step south from the corner and start your fire line. You will run out of logs at the willow tree you started at. F2P RuneScape players need to chop 3,858 willow logs to hit level 60. Burning the logs will get you well into level 62 firemaking.

An Adamant hatchet can be bought on the grand exchange for around 700 RuneScape gold and can be used at level 31 woodcutting. It is recommended to buy a Rune hatchet for level 41 woodcutting. Rune hatchets sell on the grand exchange for between 7.5-8.5K RuneScape gold.

RuneScape Level 30-60 F2P Woodcutting Training: Oak Trees:  Should you decide to stick with oak for the cash, you will make more RuneScape gold but the experience will come slower. Once level 30 firemaking is attained, Oak should not be burnt, as willow is a faster and cheaper alternative. To get from level 30-60 using oak, 6,944 logs need to be chopped. The logs will net you between 173k and 243k RuneScape gold.

RuneScape Level 60+ F2P Woodcutting Training: RuneScape players can cut yew logs now but the logs come slow for players under level 80 in woodcutting. Yew trees are one of the best ways to make RuneScape gold in F2P so most yew trees are usually crowded. Willow remains the fastest method to train while yew is slow experience while making good RuneScape gold. Although players can usually expect to make around 50k-75k an hour chopping yew, an empty world, high woodcutting level, or inflated yew log prices can allow for greater earning potential.