Woodcutting

Chop trees for logs. Logs burn into the charcoal every furnace needs, so Woodcutting feeds Smithing.

The Woodcutting skill page — every level, every item and the xp, in tables.

On this page: Getting started · Where to chop · How it works · Tips

Put an axe in your weapon slot (not your bag).
Click a tree. The first ones give logs, in the Gloam and the Boneyard, at Woodcutting 1.
Most trees are just scenery. The ones you can chop have their own look; in the Yard, they're the two gnarled Old oaks. If clicking does nothing, it isn't a tree you can cut.

Each tree needs a Woodcutting level and a good enough axe, just like Mining.

Logs	Woodcutting	Axe	Where	Bom pays	Burns into
Logs	1	Bronze	The Gloam, The Boneyard, The Yard	5	1 charcoal
Gloomwillow logs	15	Bronze	The Gloam	8	2 charcoal
Deadwood logs	20	Bronze	The Gloam, The Wilderness, The Deep Wild	14	2 charcoal
Ancient yew logs	35	Diamond	The Lantern Mire, The Boneyard, The Wilderness	35	3 charcoal
Palm logs	45	Dragonstone	The Golden Sands, The Boardwalk, Cabin Coast, The Lighthouse, Shipwreck Isle, Pirate's Pier	14	4 charcoal
Skyash logs	45	Dragonstone	Cloudreach, The Thunderhead, The Deep Wild	14	4 charcoal
Featherwood logs	60	Onyx	Thrill Hill	—	5 charcoal
Rustpine logs	65	Starfall	The Golden Sands, Cloudreach, The Carnival, The Trailer Park, The Boardwalk	20	5 charcoal
Driftwood logs	70	Starfall	Shipwreck Isle, Pirate's Pier	—	6 charcoal
Vaultwood logs	75	Eclipse	The Vault, The Carnival	43	6 charcoal
Bogwood logs	80	Eclipse	The Trailer Park	48	7 charcoal
Charwood logs	85	Eclipse	The Deep Wild	—	8 charcoal
Gallows logs	90	Nova	The Deep Wild	62	8 charcoal
Cycad logs	92	Nova	The Primeval Valley	—	8 charcoal
Frostpine logs	94	Nova	The Frozen Reach, The Primeval Valley	—	9 charcoal
Prize hedge clippings	95	Nova	The Endless Cul-de-sac	—	9 charcoal
Elder cycad logs	95	Nova	The Primeval Valley	—	9 charcoal
Petrified wood	99	Singularity	The Yard, Rex's Ossuary	—	10 charcoal
Charred ironbark logs	103	Celestial	Cinderville	—	10 charcoal
Saltbloom tamarisk logs	108	Voidforged	Glasswater Wastes	—	10 charcoal
Crownheart cedar logs	113	Penumbra	Thornspire Crown	—	11 charcoal
Astral huskwood logs	118	Stormward	Starfall Rift	—	11 charcoal

Trees fall. A tree gives 60 to 140 logs (an oak twice that), then comes back in 15 to 30 seconds.
Not every swing lands. About 52% do at the tree's own level, climbing to 90% thirty levels later, and a little more with a better axe. Right-click a tree to see your chance.
Logs are fuel. Every smelt needs charcoal, and charcoal is burned logs. That makes Woodcutting as important to Smithing as Mining is.

A tree farther out isn't always worth more. Charcoal per log and Bom's price change separately, so check both columns before you walk somewhere.
Burning logs is the only Smithing you can do at level 1, so a woodcutter has already started on Smithing.