- "Here for work? Get an axe and bring me all the wood you can chop."
- ―Lumberjacks[src]
Chop Wood is a quest available in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. This is a radiant quest in which the Dragonborn can earn 
for selling firewood. A woodcutter's axe must be in the inventory in order to cut wood at a chopping block.
Objectives
- Find a woodcutter's axe
- Chop wood at a block
- Sell the wood to a buyer
Walkthrough
Each chop produces two firewood at no true cost to the Dragonborn, other than the need to have a woodcutter's axe in their inventory. Each wood chop produces two pieces of wood, worth 5 , and weighs 5 
each.
Employers
The following people will purchase any firewood in the Dragonborn's inventory at once for the base asking price.
| Quest giver | Location | Hold |
|---|---|---|
| Aeri | Anga's Mill | The Pale |
| Ganna Uriel | Steamscorch Mine | Eastmarch |
| Gilfre | Mixwater Mill | Eastmarch |
| Grosta | Heartwood Mill | The Rift |
| Hert | Half-Moon Mill | Falkreath Hold |
| Hjorunn | Solitude Sawmill | Haafingar |
| Hod | Riverwood | Whiterun |
| Horgeir | Dragon Bridge | Haafingar |
| Hroggar | Morthal | Hjaalmarch |
| Hulda | The Bannered Mare | Whiterun |
| Jorgen | Morthal | Hjaalmarch |
| Temba Wide-Arm | Ivarstead | The Rift |
Assistance
Followers can use the woodchopping block to help gather wood, for seamless chopping. Nearby followers can also hold chopped wood, lessening the chances of becoming over-encumbered.
Trivia
- This quest counts toward the favors for citizens required to become Thane in Holds.
- General good merchants purchase firewood for less
than millers, but the Speech skill increases if this method is selected. - This quest has no quest stages or objectives.
Achievements
 |
Hard Worker Chop wood, mine ore, and cook food |
|---|---|
| Points | 10 
|
| Trophy |  |