Woods

Wood is a common Block type used in crafting several Recipes. It is usually what a player's first house is built from, although some players might build their first house out of Stone. Wood is obtained by using an Axe or Chainsaw to break Trees. Trees in Forests and the Snow Biome will produce normal Wood. However, there are four biome specific variants of wood: Rich Mahogany, from trees in the Jungle, Ebonwood, from trees in the Corruption, Shadewood, from trees in the Crimson and Pearlwood from trees in the Hallow. There is also a sixth type of wood, Spooky Wood, which is dropped by enemies during the Pumpkin Moon event. Each of the types has a unique armor and furniture set, among other things, but all other crafting recipes that require wood have no aesthetic differences regardless of what type is used to make them.

Farming

 * See also: Guide:Gardening.

One method to farm wood with minimum effort is to place Mud and plant a long stretch of jungle grass in a convenient location. Jungle trees will grow automatically without further maintenance, unlike normal trees, which require Acorns. However, keep in mind that the Jungle this creates can spawn Jungle enemies such as Jungle Slime and Jungle Bat, which can be dangerous or annoying, depending on your defensive equipment.

Another effective way to collect wood is to create a new World and cut down the trees generated within it, then delete the world once its easily-accessible natural resources are exhausted.

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