Olvald's Logging Axe is a special Logging Axe tool in Crimson Desert. Designed by the legendary craftsman Olvald of Pailune, this axe features perfect weight distribution that allows even massive trees to be felled in a single stroke with minimal effort. It is one of the most sought-after tools in the game because it provides the Expert Logging passive skill right out of the box, granting access to Flawless Timber without requiring heavy investment in tool upgrades.
Description
An axe designed by Olvald of Pailune. Its perfect weight distribution allows even massive trees to be felled in a single stroke with minimal effort.
Details
Property | Value |
|---|---|
Category | Tool |
Type | Axe |
Passive Skill | Expert Logging |
Bonus Effect | 20% chance to log additional timber per swing |
Blacksmith | |
Blueprint Location | Long Branch Shade Hideout (north of Pailune, Pailune region) |
Expert Logging Passive
The defining feature of Olvald's Logging Axe is the Expert Logging passive skill, which comes built into the tool. This passive unlocks the ability to harvest higher-quality wood from trees, including Fine Timber and Flawless Timber. Flawless Timber is a critical crafting material required for the best equipment upgrades and top-tier crafting recipes in the game.
In addition to the Expert Logging passive, the axe provides a 20% chance to log additional timber with each swing. This bonus means that over time you will accumulate significantly more wood than with a standard axe, making it extremely efficient for bulk resource gathering.
Comparison with the Demenissian Chainsaw
The only other tool in the game capable of producing Flawless Timber is the Demenissian Chainsaw. However, the Chainsaw requires significantly more investment before it can match Olvald's Logging Axe. The Demenissian Chainsaw must be upgraded to at least +6 to unlock Expert Logging Mastery, and obtaining the Chainsaw itself requires progressing the main story all the way to the Delesyia chapter (roughly chapters 11 to 12), making it a very late-game acquisition.
By contrast, Olvald's Logging Axe can be obtained as soon as you discover the blueprint in the Pailune region and gather the necessary crafting materials. This makes it the preferred choice for players who want early access to Flawless Timber without waiting for the late-game Chainsaw.
Tool | Availability | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
Olvald's Logging Axe | Built-in (no upgrades needed) | Mid-game (blueprint + crafting materials) | 20% bonus timber chance; early Flawless Timber access |
Requires +6 upgrade | Late-game (Delesyia chapters 11-12) | Fastest felling speed once upgraded; expensive to reach Expert tier |
Blueprint Location
The crafting recipe for Olvald's Logging Axe is found in the Long Branch Shade Hideout, located in the northern part of the Pailune region near the settlement of Pailune. To find it, head north from Pailune and look for a large tree with a hidden entrance built into its trunk. Enter the tree and descend into the hideout below, where you will find a red book (the Olvald's Logging Axe Blueprint) sitting on a table. Picking up this book permanently unlocks the crafting recipe at any blacksmith.
Crafting Materials
Once you have the blueprint, take the recipe to a blacksmith (such as the one in Hernand or any other major town) to craft the axe. The following materials are required:
Material | Quantity | How to Obtain |
|---|---|---|
15 | Dropped by elephants and rhinos found in the desert and savanna regions | |
5 | Plant Rubber Tree Seeds and harvest, or build reputation with troll scholars at the Scholastone Institute (gift Thin Hides to reach 100 reputation; they reward Rubber, Brimstone, and Mercury) | |
Required | Dropped by higher-tier animals such as crocodiles along the Red River (east side of the Crimson Desert region) |
How to Obtain Materials
Ivory
Ivory drops reliably from elephants and rhinos. The best hunting grounds are the savanna and open desert plains. Target elephant and rhino herds for consistent drops. For more details, see the Ivory Locations guide.
Rubber
Rubber can be obtained in two ways. The first is to plant Rubber Tree Seeds at your farm and harvest them when they mature. The second (and often faster) method is to build trust with the troll scholars at the Scholastone. Gift them Thin Hides repeatedly to increase your reputation. Once you reach 100 reputation, the troll scholars begin giving you Rubber, Brimstone, and Mercury as return gifts. This method is particularly efficient because Thin Hides are a common drop from low-level animals throughout the world.
Sturdy Hide
Sturdy Hide drops from higher-tier animals. Crocodiles along the eastern bank of the Red River are one of the best sources. You can also check the Sturdy Hide Locations guide for a full list of farming spots.
Additional Material Farming Routes
The crafting material locations below come from hands-on testing and cover alternative spots that complement the general material guides. Use them alongside the Expert Logging crafting plan above to cut down the grind time between picking up the blueprint and handing it in at a blacksmith.
Sturdy Hide at the Abandoned Wetland Cabins
One of the most efficient Sturdy Hide farms sits at the Abandoned Wetland Cabins, located in the Golden Plains of Demeniss. The area is populated by Crocodiles that yield two to three Sturdy Hide per kill once skinned. The crocodiles are tanky, so expect the fight to take several hits depending on your gear, but the reward is consistent. The population respawns each time you fast travel back to the nearest travel point, so you can grind the same spawn group repeatedly. Plan to collect at least 30 hides before crafting, which leaves headroom for refinement materials and for gifting extras to the scholars at the Scholar Stone Institute for rubber.
Ivory From the Scholar Stone Institute
If you want to avoid a deep trip into the Crimson Desert, you can farm Ivory from the giant deer-like animals that roam the grounds of the Scholar Stone Institute. Equip a Mask before engaging, then kill and skin the animals for ivory drops. Like the crocodiles at the Wetland Cabins, these animals respawn whenever you fast travel back to the nearby travel point, which turns the area into an effectively infinite early-game ivory farm. The only catch is that staying inside the red bounty circle for too long will put a bounty on your head. Any church on the map can clear that bounty for a small fee. For bonus efficiency, skin the hides off any smaller scholars-friendly animals in the same loop and gift them to the Scholar Stone scholars to build trust toward the rubber reward described below.
Alternative Rubber Sources
Beyond the Scholar Stone Institute scholar gifting route, two additional methods let you stockpile rubber without waiting on trust grinding.
Rubber Tree Seed from mana houses: look for the engraved wooden boxes inside mana houses in the Hernand and Demeniss regions. Opening one has a chance to produce a random seed, with the Rubber Tree Seed being one of the possible rolls. Plant the seed in your camp farm and harvest rubber on a regular cycle.
Magic Scythe on a live rubber tree: once you have unlocked research for the Magic Scythe (purchasable in Poran village after research), head east of Piwell to the wild rubber tree marked on most route guides. Normal harvesting takes in-game days to resolve, but the Magic Scythe instantly strips the tree of its rubber in a single interaction.
Description vs Actual Behavior
The in-game item description for Olvald's Logging Axe claims that the axe fells trees in a single swing. In practice this is not accurate. Felling a standard tree still requires multiple swings, identical to the Fine Axe in terms of hit count. The real benefits remain the built-in Expert Logging passive, the base 20% bonus timber chance, and the up to 30% bonus timber chance at full refinement. If you were expecting a true one-shot logging tool, the Demenissian Chainsaw is the closest you will get in the late game.
Camp Donation Timber Trick
A parallel way to stockpile Fine Timber and Flawless Timber while you work toward crafting this axe is to donate resources to your camp until you hit the upgrade thresholds. As your camp ranks up, higher tier timber and other resources begin to spawn around the camp that you can simply pick up. In practice, camp donations remain one of the best passive sources of Flawless Timber once your camp is developed enough to roll the top-tier spawn tables.
Tips
Prioritize obtaining this axe early if you plan to invest heavily in crafting. Access to Flawless Timber opens up the best upgrade paths for weapons, armor, and camp buildings.
The 20% bonus timber chance stacks with normal logging output, so this axe is also excellent for stockpiling Timber and Fine Timber in bulk.
Start gifting Thin Hides to the Scholastone troll scholars as soon as you encounter them. Building reputation to 100 takes time, and the Rubber reward is useful for several crafting recipes beyond just this axe.
If you find yourself short on Ivory, check the desert regions for elephant and rhino spawns. These animals respawn on a regular cycle, so you can revisit the same hunting grounds.
The Long Branch Shade Hideout where the blueprint is found is easy to miss. Look for a large, distinctive tree with a door built into its base north of Pailune.