In the Q&A section of the woodcutting guide http://runevillage.com/rs2Skills/rs2skillWoodcut.php there is a mistake(or rather something that changed since the guide was first made).

Mistake:
Q: I have heard that you have to be a certain attack Level or a certain Woodcutting Level in order to wield higher Hatchets, is this true?
A: Absolutely not. You can be any Combat Level, any Attack Level, any Woodcut Level, etc. to use whatever Hatchet you wish. There is absolutely no restrictions, unless you cant afford the Axe.

That answer is wrong.

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Our woodcutting guide is very outdated indeed... I think someone is wanting to update it, or maybe he'll just change this... In any case, we'll try to get it updated.

- Greetz Glodenox

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Either way, Black King, that Q&A mistake you showed us is wrong, but you're presenting it wrong.

The real answer is that you only need the woodcutting level to cut with that certain axe... which is what you showed us in the picture. But by rule, yes, you have to have the required attack level to wield the axe, depending on its type.

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You *don't* have to wield the axe in order to use it to cut down a tree. Attack levels are not required if I remember well, because you can also cut a tree while just having the hatchet in your inventory. But it is handier to just wield the axe of course.

- Greetz Glodenox

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