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.
