Firewood

Firewood is the humble split log you chop yourself, used to fletch arrows and bolts and to temper basic wooden gear.

Firewood is about as basic as Skyrim crafting gets: split logs from a woodcutter’s block. It still earns its place, though, because every arrow you forge needs a piece – from Iron Arrows all the way up to Daedric, Dragonbone and Stalhrim ones – along with Steel and Dwarven bolts. It is also used for the Dawnguard Crossbow and to temper the Long Bow and Wooden Sword. Worth 5 gold and weighing 5, it is mainly a way to earn coins early on.

How to get it

The classic method is chopping it yourself. Activate any wood chopping block with a woodcutter’s axe in your inventory and your character starts splitting logs. Early in the game, Hod in Riverwood will buy it as part of the Chop Wood activity, and you can also sell it at mills such as Half-Moon Mill or the Solitude Sawmill.

It is also lying around in large piles. Highpoint Tower has a whopping 22 pieces, while the Volkihar Ruins at Castle Volkihar and Fort Frostmoth each have 9. The Skaal Village Greathall on Solstheim holds 8, and the cellars of Heljarchen Hall, Windstad Manor and Lakeview Manor have 7 each. Frossel and Bristleback Cave add 7 more each, and The Warrens has 6.

Used to craft

Firewood appears in 14 recipes in the game files.

Weapons and other items

  • Dragon Armor: Dragonbone Arrow (1)
  • Daedric Smithing: Daedric Arrow (1)
  • Dwarven Smithing: Dwarven Bolt (1), Dwarven Arrow (1)
  • Steel Smithing: Steel Bolt (1), Steel Arrow (1), Crossbow (3)
  • Elven Smithing: Elven Arrow (1)
  • Orcish Smithing: Orcish Arrow (1)
  • Glass Smithing: Glass Arrow (1)
  • Ebony Smithing: Ebony Arrow (1), Stalhrim Arrow (1)
  • no perk: Iron Arrow (1)
  • Advanced Armors: Nordic Arrow (1)

The number in brackets is how many Firewood each recipe needs. Bold labels are the Smithing perk the recipe requires.

Improving gear

At a grindstone or workbench, Firewood is the material used to improve (temper) 2 items.

Good to know

  • Chopping wood for Hod is one of the easiest ways to make your first few hundred gold.
  • Every forged arrow recipe uses one Firewood, so keep a few if you craft your own ammunition.

Data from the Skyrim game files (Skyrim.esm and the official add-ons): value, weight, ore veins, recipes and merchant lists. ID 0006F993 is the item’s form ID for the console.

Where to find it

  • Chop it at any wood chopping block with a woodcutter’s axe.
  • Highpoint Tower: 22 pieces lying around.
  • Volkihar Ruins at Castle Volkihar and Fort Frostmoth: 9 each.
  • Cellars of the Hearthfire homes Heljarchen Hall, Windstad Manor and Lakeview Manor: 7 each.
  • Sell it to Hod in Riverwood or at a lumber mill.

Crafting materials

Lore notes

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Quest reward from

Where it appears

Castle Volkihar

Castle Volkihar in Skyrim Dawnguard: Lord Harkon’s island fortress – how to get there, rooms, residents, trainers, quests and tips for the vampire home.

Half-Moon Mill

Half-Moon Mill in Skyrim: lumber mill on Lake Ilinalta north of Falkreath, run by vampires Hert and Hern – firewood sales, sawn logs and a hidden book.

Heljarchen Hall

Heljarchen Hall in Skyrim (Hearthfire): homestead north of Whiterun near Loreius Farm – how to buy the land, its grain mill, resources and giant neighbours.

Lakeview Manor

Lakeview Manor in Skyrim: the Hearthfire homestead above Lake Ilinalta – how to buy the plot in Falkreath, building materials, ore veins and the apiary.

Riverwood

Riverwood is the small lumber village where most Skyrim adventures really begin – blacksmith, inn, trader and the road up to Bleak Falls Barrow.

Solitude Sawmill

Solitude Sawmill in Skyrim: lumber mill southwest of Solitude – sell firewood to Hjorunn, buy Sawn Logs from Kharag for Hearthfire, and use the grindstone.

Windstad Manor

Windstad Manor in Skyrim: the Hearthfire homestead on the marsh near Morthal – how to buy the plot, building materials, fish hatchery, housecarl and tips.

Characters connected to it

Hod

Hod in Skyrim: Riverwood’s lumberjack, Gerdur’s husband and Frodnar’s father. He buys your firewood and sells sawn logs for Hearthfire homes.

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Firewood

Type
Weight
5
Value
5 gold
Effects
Used in 14 recipes; tempers 2 items
Enchantment
How to get
Random loot
Smithing perk
Game
Item ID
0006F993

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