Yew logs



Yew logs are logs obtained from cutting yew trees, which players must have level 60 Woodcutting to cut. They give 175 experience when cut with a regular hatchet, 350 experience when cut with a Sacred clay hatchet, and 385 when cut with a Volatile clay hatchet. Players can burn these logs with the Firemaking skill, and they give 202.5 experience when burned. Members can also use these logs for Fletching. They are the best logs available to free players. One full inventory gives exactly 4900 Woodcutting experience (9,800 with sacred clay hatchet. 10,780 with volatile clay hatchet). Yew trees locations are few and crowded in free-to-play worlds. In members worlds there is a much better chance to find an unpopulated yew tree.

Yew logs can also be used to travel to Castle Wars on the Balloon Transport System.

Yew trees were also popular targets of macroing programs due to the large profit their logs attract when offered for sale. These macros could be commonly found in F2P worlds, especially at these locations: south of Falador, north of Varrock Castle, the forest between Lumbridge and Draynor Village, and south of Melzar's Maze.

Yew logs and the economy
Yew logs are mostly popular for selling high on the Grand Exchange. Also Yew logs are in high demand due to people wanting to reach 99 Fletching, and due to Jagex's mass ban on macros, has left quite a gap in the supply chain. Thus, yew logs started increasing in price.

The value of yew logs is driven by the high alchemy value of a Yew longbow (768 coins) minus the value of the other items consumed in making and alchemizing, a bowstring and a nature rune.

The opening of the Grand Exchange made trading Yew logs easier, but more competitive, beginning the price climb as buyers competed and offered higher than the mid price. This led to the Grand Exchange price adjustment.

When the 10 December, 2007, update came, yew-cutting bots were eliminated from the game, causing the price of yew logs to suddenly rise further, up to 450 coins each at one point. However, since many people selling at the lowest price led to a market crash, causing a sudden price dip of more than 100 coins. 11 months later, yew log prices were on the rise again, reaching 475 coins each on 26 December 2008. However upon the release of the Evil Tree the price has dropped almost 40gp due to the logs being much easier to obtain.

Currently, in one trip a player can make 12,432 coins.

Yew Logs today
Today, yew logs are traded heavily in the Grand Exchange. Also, yew trees are being cut down more than ever. Yew logs can be a very efficient way to make money.