Forester

Professions
Gathering:
Farmer, Forester, Prospector
Producing:
Cook, Jeweller, Metalsmith, Scholar, Tailor, Weaponsmith, Woodworker

Crafting Guide, Crafted Items

"Foresters gather resources such as wood from the forest, to be used by other crafting Vocations."

A Forester gathers and treats wood for the Woodworker and boils looted hides for the Tailor. This profession only produces subcomponents for other professions but it is a necessary and vital role.

Associated Vocations: Explorer, Woodsman

Required Tools

Forester's Axe (e.g. Bronze Forester's Axe)
Workbench (can be used for Apprentice, Journeyman, and Expert tier recipes)
Superior Workbench (required for Artisan, Master and Supreme tier recipes, and can also be used when crafting items from lower tier recipes; see its article for locations)

Materials

A list of all component items that are used to craft Forester recipes: Forester Components

A Forester requires a Forester's Axe (e.g., Bronze Forester's Axe) in order to gather and treat different types of wood and to boil different types of hides. The forester can find wood by using the Track Wood skill, which directs them to the nearest cache of wood in the landscape.

Once he has collected the base components, the Forester will need to purchase additional components from a Supplier vendor to use in crafting his final product.

Wood

Wood can be found across the lands of Middle-earth. Foresters have the ability to Track Wood and harvest it using their Forester's Axe. Normal branches typically yield 1 to 3 branches, while heavy branches can yield up to 6 branches and occasionally kindling materials. Both types of branches can sometimes yield 1+ mastery components used by Tailors and Woodworkers. Foresters have the skill to treat wood for other professions. Other professions, such as Woodworker, can then create items from the treated wood.

Wood Deposits	Tier	Wood Materials	Mastery Components	Location(s)
Rowan Branches	1	Log of Rowan Wood	Drop of Sticky Resin Common Flax Fibre	South Ered Luin, The Shire, Central Bree-land
Ash Branches	2	Log of Ash Wood	Drop of Ashy Resin Bree Flax Fibre	North Ered Luin, Edges of Bree-land, The Barrow-downs, West Lone-lands, West North Downs
Yew Branches	3	Log of Yew Wood	Drop of Amber Resin Pale Flax Fibre	East Lone-lands, East North Downs, East Evendim
Lebethron Branches	4	Log of Lebethron Wood	Drop of Black Resin Yellow Flax Fibre	The Trollshaws, West Evendim, West Angmar, South-East The Lone-lands, West Misty Mountains
Black Ash Branches	5	Log of Black Ash Wood Black Ash Heartwood Spider Silk	Drop of Soft Resin Golden Flax Fibre	East Misty Mountains, East Angmar, Eregion
Ilex Branches	6	Log of Ilex Wood	Drop of Hard Resin Fairy Flax Fibre	Eregion, Moria
Mallorn Branches	6	Log of Mallorn Wood	Drop of Hard Resin Fairy Flax Fibre	Moria, Lothlórien, Mirkwood, Enedwaith
Birch Branches	7	Gnarled Birch Branch Birch Sapwood Branch	Drop of Birch-tar	Enedwaith, Dunland, The Great River
Oak Branches	8	Log of Oak Wood Oak Sapwood Branch	Piece of Oak Bark	East Rohan

Hides

Hides are pieces of animal hide that drop as loot from beasts. Any player can harvest a hide after defeating a beast, but only Foresters have the ability to turn hides into leather by boiling them, for use in Tailor crafting recipes.

Hide Type	Tier	Leather By-product	Levels that Drop Item	Location(s)
Light Hide	1	Piece of Light Leather	1-13	South Ered Luin, The Shire, Central Bree-land
Medium Hide	2	Piece of Medium Leather	13-25	Bree-land, Ered Luin, The Lone-lands, The North Downs, and The Shire
Sturdy Hide	3	Piece of Sturdy Leather	25-34	Evendim, The Lone-lands, The North Downs, and The Trollshaws
Pristine Hide	4	Piece of Pristine Leather	35-43	West part of Angmar, Evendim, West part of The Misty Mountains, East part of The North Downs and The Trollshaws
Exceptional Hide	5	Piece of Exceptional Leather	44-50	Angmar, Eregion, Sarnúr in Ered Luin, Forochel, Ettenmoors, and The Misty Mountains
Magnificent Hide	6	Piece of Magnificent Leather	51-56	Angmar, Eregion, Moria
Extraordinary Hide	6	Piece of Extraordinary Leather Mithril-reinforced Extraordinary Leather	57-64	Moria, Lothlórien, Mirkwood, Enedwaith, Minas Elendúr, Kolo-hampât
Large Hide	7	Piece of Brushed Leather Piece of Glazed Leather Piece of Finished Leather	65-74	Dunland, Gap of Rohan, Isengard, Nan Curunir, The Great River and some rare drops in Eastern Mirkwood and Enedwaith.
Riddermark Hide	8	Brushed Riddermark Leather Glazed Riddermark Leather Finished Riddermark Leather	75+	East Rohan

Recipes

Links to Forester recipe index by tier

	Forester Apprentice Recipes
	Forester Journeyman Recipes
	Forester Expert Recipes
	Forester Artisan Recipes
	Forester Master Recipes
	Forester Supreme Recipes
	Forester Westfold Recipes