Brighter Shores woodcutter profession
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Brighter Shores Woodcutter profession guide: How to get a hatchet and hand saw

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In Brighter Shores, after making your way through Hopeport and venturing into the woodsy region of Hopeforest, you’ll immediately notice a ton of trees around. Fortunately, this means you’ll learn about skills like woodcutting and carpentry, but you’ll need the right tools first.

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How to get a hatchet and hand saw in Brighter Shores

Before you start your woodcutting profession journey, you’ll need to stop by Morauce’s Point Implements in Timberwell Green. Timberwell Green is a region directly south of the Road to Hopeport and Forest Clearing.

Below are the exact steps to reaching Timberwell Green:

  1. Starting from the Road to Hopeport, head east to the Forest Clearing.
  2. Run directly south through the Huntsman’s Clearing.
  3. Continue down Timberwell Road until you reach Timberwell Green.

Alternatively, if you have the Hopeforest Central Portal Stone active, you can run south through Ivy Path until you reach Ivy Junction. Here, you can go west through the junction and Huntsman’s Path until you approach the southern part of Huntsman’s Clearing, where you can reach Timberwell Road again.

All saw and hatchet types

When you first reach Morauce and search his shop, you’ll find a Level zero hand saw to purchase, allowing you to get started with woodcutting. As you level up, you’ll unlock more saw and hatchet types, with tree loppers also available starting from level 20.

However, even your first hand saw is a little pricey, starting at 36 silver coins. While this is nothing for a late-game player, it can leave a pretty deep hole in your pockets. That said, let’s take a look at every item available at Morauce’s Point Implements, including their prices and level requirements.

Tool typeLevelPrice
Hand Saw Lv. 1Lv. 036 Silver
HatchetLv. 1Lv. 443 Silver, 200 Copper
Two-person Hand SawLv. 1664 Silver, 800 Copper
Tree Lopper Lv. 1Lv. 2072 Silver
Hatchet Lv. 2Lv. 33190 Silver
Tree Lopper Lv. 2Lv. 67313 Silver
Hand Saw Lv. 2Lv. 72331 Silver
Hatchet Lv. 3Lv. 90594 Silver
Tree Lopper Lv. 3Lv. 111707 Silver
Hatchet Lv. 4Lv. 142One gold, 160 Silver
Tree Lopper Lv. 4Lv. 156One gold, 260 Silver
Golden Hand SawLv. 185One gold, 100 Silver
Hatchet Lv. 5Lv. 198One gold, 960 Silver
Tree Lopper Lv. 5Lv. 205Two gold, 20 Silver
Golden Tree LopperLv. 350Three gold, 990 Silver
Golden HatchetLv. 375Four gold, 260 Silver

All tree types and locations in Hopeforest

Hatchets and saws aren’t the only things that differ in Brighter Shores. You’ll also encounter multiple tree types, which influence your woodcutting and carpentry EXP gains. As you advance through higher-level trees, you’ll gain more experience points per one you chop down.

Much like the resources in Hopeport, you’ll unlock more refined versions of each tree as you level up. For example, while level zero gives you access to coarse ash logs, level 336 is the requirement for obtaining perfect variants.

Let’s check out every tree type, their starting levels, and their locations within Hopeforest.

LogLevelsLocations
AshLv. 0Timberwell Road
Timberwell Green
Timberwell Side Road
Mr. McGrish’s Garden
OakLv. 2Treeway Clearing
Berry Glade
Canopy Junction
Treeway Trail
Canopy Lane
Stump Clearing
Stumped Path
Cutters Clearing
PineLv. 4Cliffside Junction
Cliffside Shortcut
Ivy Trail
Ivy Junction
Path of Good Intentions
Fern Junction
Lumber Clearing
Cliffside Path
Barricades
Mine Road East
HickoryLv. 6 Secluded Path
Secluded Dead End
Luscious lade
North Central Path
BramblesLv. 8Shortcut
Cliffside Shortcut
Bramble Path
JuniperLv. 10Small Clearing
Tree Lined Trail
Tree Lined Track
Hopeforest Ferry
Ferry South Shore
Himatik Ruins
PoplarLv. 12 Snake’s Path
Snake’s Clearing
Central Junction
Logging Area
Central Crossroads
SuaveLv. 14 Wolve’s Den
Gnarled Path
Twisted Road
Overgrown Trail
Crystal Clearing
Bramble Path
Mushroom Grove
Shortcut
YewLv. 16Thin Trail
Narrow Path
Leafy Junction
Bear Clearing
Bear Behind
Two-headed Bear Clearing
Leafy Lane

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