Is there a good way to get a lot of wood and hardwood at once? I know equipping accessories is a good idea, but should I just mow down all the trees in the forest for regular wood?
great question! i definitely struggled with this. but there is a solution:
food buffs and making your own timber forest:
firstly, food buffs are a huge boon. you are right equipping accessories is a great way to get more resources, but can be difficult if you like the accessories you already have equipped. but food buffs can be surprisingly powerful! id pay attention to what recipes you can make, and see if any of them give you woodcutting buffs - ill add some dishes under the cut that could help (just in case people want to be surprised by what they can make, and don't want to be spoiled)
as for what i mean by timber forests: you can buy tree saplings from Igrork! i missed this for the longest time when i first played, but the tab is right next to the crop tab from the start! you can buy fruiting trees, nut trees, etc, but you can also get birch and hardwood trees! there's so much space in the Southern field (and clearing that will give you a lot of wood on its own!), you can easily plant a row or two of trees that you keep to chop wood down, then replant!
these two things combined make it easier to obtain wood - but chopping down the forest and land trees also works, and has no ill consequences. just remember, for all naturally generating trees, to chop the stump too - otherwise the tree won't regrow!
list of dishes for woodcutting under the cut (contains spoilers for recipes, crops, ingredients, kitchen tools, and how to unlock the recipes and kitchen tools required)












