Like most farming adventure games,Coral Islanduses a leveling system to classify crafting materials.

Head down into the ocean caves of Coral Island.

Hardwood is one such material.

A character finding hardwood and a large upgraded house in Coral Island

To collect hardwood, you will need both a special axe and the right resource nodes to mine.

Hardwood isobtained from large logs, Poplars, and Mahogany trees.

you might find large logs in the Mid Forest and Hardwood trees in the Deep Forest.

Coral Island: An image of both the Coral Island shrine map and underwater shrine map

The Mid Forest

The Mid Forest is the unlockable forest region due East of your farm.

To unlock the Mid Forest, you mustcomplete six offerings at the Lake Temple.

to make it break large logs, you willneed an axe of silver quality or above.

Coral Island: an image of the player inventory, highlighting the item, Hardwood

Silver axes can break all large logs that are not on your farm’s property.

If you want to break the large logs on your property, you willneed a gold or Osmium axe.

All of these routes will eventually lead you to the Deep Forest if you keep following their paths East.

Coral Island: The Player Character Standing In The Mid Forest

These trees are themost efficient source of hardwood in the game.

Both Mahogany and Poplar seeds can beplanted on your farm to create renewable hardwood grovesfor easy harvests.

The trees in the Deep Foresttake almost a full season to regrow.

Coral Island: The Player Character Standing In The Deep Forest

It is worth investing farm space in a hardwood grove to ensure you have season-round access to hardwood.

Large Logs and Roadblocks

Roadblocks are obstacles that can only be removed by certain tools.

You will gain valuable materials such as hardwood from each obstacle you clear.

Coral Island: The player character in between a Poplar and Mahogany tree

Even more valuable are the paths that the obstacles block.

In some cases, removing a roadblockopens a whole new area.

Explore the island and see what roadblocks you might find early on.

coral island: an image of the player character standing over a fallen log

You might be able to snag useful loot early if you pick out the right paths to open up.

Other Sources

As you level up your skills, you will earnSkill Points.

Skill Points can be spent on helpful mastery skills in your player journal.

Coral Island: an image of the player journal, highlighting the Exceptional Cutter trait

The foraging skill is tied to foraging seasonal items and cutting down trees.

The Exceptional Cutter skillincreases the chance that regular trees you fell will drop hardwood.

You will also need hardwood if you intend to make Insect Houses for your farm.

Coral Island: an image of the resources necessary to upgrade to house level 4

Each insect house requires 15 hardwoodto make.

Your farmhouse will also need hardwood as you upgrade it.

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An image of the player in a cozy wooden room with a fireplace in Coral Island

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