Wilfred

"Woodcutting tutor" redirects here. For the woodcutting tutor involved in Troll Warzone, see Will Oakfeller.

For a gnome, see Wilfred Butternut.

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Wilfred
Release								27 September 2006 (Update)
Members								Yes
Race								Human
Quest								No
Location								North of Falador
Shop								Woodcutting cape, Shard of the Lumberjack
Gender								Male
Options								Talk to, Examine
Examine								A chip off the old block.
Map
Advanced data
NPC ID								4906
Links								MRND4906

Wilfred is a non-player character who is found among the trees north-west of the north Falador gate in a members world. He sells the Woodcutting cape along with the hood (for 99,000 coins) for members who have achieved level 99 in Woodcutting.

Wilfred can help you find the location of the crystal tree if asked about. He also sells the Shard of the Lumberjack for 1,000,000 coins, used to upgrade the Imcando hatchet into the Hatchet of ember and glade, by going through the chat options.

Stock

Capes of Accomplishment

Item		Number in stock	Price sold at	Price bought at	GE price	Resale value
	Woodcutting cape (Including Woodcutting cape × 1; and Woodcutting hood × 1)	∞	99,000	Not bought	62,400	∞ (−36,600)
	Woodcutting cape (t) (Including Woodcutting cape (t) × 1; and Woodcutting hood × 1)	∞	99,000	Not bought	62,400	∞ (−36,600)
	Woodcutting master cape	∞	120,000	Not bought	72,000	∞ (−48,000)

Hatchet of ember and glade

Item		Number in stock	Price sold at	Price bought at	GE price	Resale value
	Shard of the Lumberjack	∞	1,000,000	Not bought	N/A	N/A

Achievements

• A Glade of Ember and Hatchets ( 30) – Work with Wilfred (near Falador lodestone) to obtain a hatchet of ember and glade.

Dialogue

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Development history

Before the Advisors and Objectives update on 17 September 2009 Wilfred was known as the Woodcutting Tutor and was positioned in Lumbridge. He had various functions beside selling skillcapes:

• He provided information to players about basic and advanced Woodcutting and Firemaking, depending on the player's skill levels. A level up message would tell the player when new information from him was available.
• He provided a free bronze hatchet to any player who did not own a hatchet, and a tinderbox to any player who did not have one. Players can now obtain these items for free from shops in Lumbridge instead.
• Wilfred also used to provide jobs for players. These were not too popular among higher levels, but many level 3 skillers would use this for the experience lamp rewards given after 15 completed jobs. This lamp gave the player experience in the amount of 25 times the player's level in the chosen skill.
• Wilfred was moved slightly to the south following an update to Doric's home.

Graphical updates

NPCs

• 
  Wilfred after 27 September 2006 (update)
• 
  Woodsman tutor after 18 October 2006 (update)
• 
  Woodcutting Tutor after 1 July 2008 (update)
• 
  Wilfred after 1 September 2010 (update)
• 
  Wilfred after 16 March 2015 (update)

Chatheads

• 
  Wilfred's chathead after 27 September 2006 (update)
• 
  Wilfred's chathead after 1 July 2008 (update)

Update history

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• update 9 December 2024 (Update):
  • Made Wilfred sell players Shard of the Lumberjack with the 2024 Woodcutting, Fletching, and Firemaking update.

• update 27 September 2006 (Update):
  • Added to game.

Trivia

• After the random event update, Jagex forgot to remove the dialogue in which he tells the player to beware of the tree spirit. The tree spirits had been removed on the same day Wilfred was moved to Falador and made into a members NPC.
• His examine text is a term referring to some one being identical to their parent/guardian, though here it more likely refers to woodchips that can accumulate when one cuts down a tree in real life.
  • His examine text is the same as the Vorago Shard pet from Solomon's General Store.
• In Issue 36 of Postbag from the Hedge, Wilfred explains the dangers of using a hatchet made from cursed magic logs.