Axeman's folly

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Axeman's folly
Release	11 July 2005 (Update)
Members	Yes
Quest item	No
Properties
Tradeable	Yes
Equipable	No
Stackable	No
Disassembly	Yes
Noteable	Yes
Edible	Yes
Destroy	Drop
Actions
Backpack	Drink
In bank	Drink
Values
Value	2 coins
High alch	1 coin
Low alch	1 coin
On death	Reclaimable Reclaim: 149 Sacrifice: 596
Weight	0.55 kg
Examine
This might help me chop harder.
Grand Exchange
Exchange	996 coins (info)
Buy limit	100
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Advanced data
Item ID	5751
Links	MRID • recipe
FAQ • doc

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Axeman's folly is an ale that players can make. When drunk, it provides a temporary +1 boost to the player's Woodcutting level, although, as with most ales, it also slightly lowers some melee combat skills. Note that one cannot drink an axeman's folly at level 79 Woodcutting to enter the Sawmill training area.

Oak roots are the special ingredient used to make it, obtained by growing an oak tree using the Farming skill, then cutting it down, and digging up the stump with a spade in the inventory or tool belt.

Creation

Axeman's folly ×8

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413 XP	-	5 (3s)		7,968
Requirements
Cooking level				49
Must be performed at a brewery
9 experience is awarded upon brewing in the fermenting vat.
413 experience is awarded upon draining the fermenting vat.
Members only
Materials
Item		Quantity	Price	Total
	Bucket of water	2	533	1,066
	Barley malt	2	1,185	2,370
	Oak roots	1	1,168	1,168
	Ale yeast	1	264	264
	Beer glass	8	874	6,992
Total price				11,860
Profit				−3,892

Common uses

Players who are one level away from the requirement for an evil tree often use this brew. Players using this tactic should buy the keg because it provides four doses in one inventory slot. This can even be profitable at higher levels, given the potential rewards from magic and elder evil trees.

It is not especially useful for speeding up training Woodcutting but can be used to attempt to gather a few logs from a tree that the player is just shy of the level requirement for.

It can also be a useful boost in higher levels to discover an ancient effigy.

Effects

• Increases Woodcutting by 1 level for up to 60 seconds but cannot be used at level 79 Woodcutting to enter the sawmill training area.
• Heals 490 life points.
• Lowers Strength and Attack levels by 3.

Disassembly

Axeman's folly
Disassembly category	Food and herbs
Disassembly XP	1.4
Item quantity required	1
Material count	1
Base junk chance	?  46.1% Your actual junk chance depends on your junk chance reduction researched. See the table below for all values, and Junk for more information. Reduction Junk chance None 1 46.1% 1 34 45.7 2 49 44.8 3 64 43.8 4 69 42.9 5 78 42.0 6 83 40.6 7 91 39.7 8 95 38.3 9 105 36.9
Common materials
Organic parts	89/100
Uncommon materials
Crafted parts	8/100
Rare materials
Living components	1/100
Healthy components	1/100
Enhancing components	1/100

See also

• Axeman's folly (m)

Update history

This information has been compiled as part of the update history project. Some updates may not be included - see here for how to help out!

• patch 6 September 2021 (Update):
  • The hover/longpress tooltip for various drinks now includes a description of their specific stat buffs and debuffs.

• update 11 July 2005 (Update):
  • Added to game.

Trivia

• Ironically, the examine info reads This might help me chop harder. The brew lowers Strength levels by 3, which would theoretically weaken players and their chopping abilities.