Woodcutting

Woodchopping.

For other uses, see Wood Cutter.

Woodcutting is a side-job performed in several villages and cities around Skyrim. A Woodcutter's Axe must be in the inventory in order to cut wood at a chopping block.

Yield

Each chop produces 2 firewood at no true cost to the Dragonborn, other than the need to have a woodcutter's axe in their inventory. Each chop is estimated to take 10 seconds, and the Dragonborn stops working after 3 chops, estimating 6 chops in a minute, 12 pieces of firewood in that minute, and roughly 720 in an hour. An hour out-of-game is estimated to be 24 hours in-game (2.5 minutes = 1 hour). This means in an hour, the Dragonborn can earn 3600 at no cost but the time it takes.

General goods merchants purchase firewood for less than millers, but the Speech skill increases if this method is selected.

Employment

Woodcutting for pay.

Employers for woodchoppers purchase all firewood in the Dragonborn's inventory at once for the base asking price. Each wood chop produces 2 pieces of wood, each piece of wood is worth 5 gold each, and also weighs 5 pounds each.

Employers

Character	Location	Hold
Hod	Riverwood	Whiterun Hold
Hulda	Whiterun	Whiterun Hold
Temba Wide-Arm	Ivarstead	The Rift
Grosta	Heartwood Mill	The Rift
Ganna Uriel	Kynesgrove	Eastmarch
Gilfre	Mixwater Mill	Eastmarch
Hjorunn	Solitude Sawmill	Haafingar
Horgeir	Dragon Bridge	Haafingar
Hroggar	Morthal	Hjaalmarch
Jorgen	Morthal	Hjaalmarch
Hert	Half-Moon Mill	Falkreath Hold
Aeri	Anga's Mill	The Pale

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.

Achievements

	Hard Worker Chop wood, mine ore, and cook food
Points	10
Trophy