Lumberjacking

Stand before a tree and gaze upward. Do you see leaves? Jagged limbs? Branches? The skilled lumberjack may gaze at the same tree and see buildings and towers and finely carved wooden goods.

Training

There are two methods to gain lumberjacking.

Method 1

Chop trees.

Method 2

Attack creatures with an axe. This will require either the Swordsmanship skill or a weapon with the Use Best Weapon Skill property. The most efficient way to gain is to get a 100% Poison Damage axe and hit a Golem. For more tips on using the Golem method visit the Melee Training Guide page. You can also get spellweaving and lure a arctice ogre lord and use a 100% poison wep so you dont kill it and u can wack all day long.

Source - http://www.uoguide.com/Lumberjacking

The Tools

Axes, hatchets or pole arms are required for harvesting wood from trees.
Sold By: Weaponsmith
Crafted? Yes, using the Blacksmithing or Tinkering skills.

Using Lumberjacking
To use your Lumberjacking skill to harvest wood from trees throughout Britannia:

• Equip a hatchet or axe.
• Stand close to a tree.
• Double-click the weapon.
• Target the tree.

If successful, some logs are placed in your backpack. The type of wood harvested is based on your skill level.

Note: Using the “Circle of Transparency” option can make it difficult to target trees for harvesting. You may wish to minimize your transparency when using the Lumberjacking skill.

Rare Woods and Resources

For lumberjacks with the Mondain's Legacy expansion pack, six special wood types may be discovered, as well as a number of rare crafting ingredients.

Ordinary wood - Very common
Oak - Common
Ash - Uncommon
Yew - Approximately 5% of all wood
Heartwood - Approximately 3% of all wood
Bloodwood - Approximately 2% of all wood
Frostwood - Approximately 1% of all wood

Trees have a chance to change wood type every time they restock.

Lumberjacking and Combat

Hefting an axe all day has a positive effect on your physical skills, and as you become accustomed to wielding an axe, you begin to learn to use it effectively in combat as well as on trees.
A lumberjack will see an increase in damage when using any of the following in combat:

Hatchet
Executioner's Axe
Battle Axe
Axe
Double Axe
Large Battle Axe
Two Handed Axe
Ornate Axe

and the artifacts based on those items:

Heavy Ornate Axe
Guardian Axe
Singing Axe
Thundering Axe

• 35% Damage Increase when a Grandmaster Lumberjack.

Additional Information

Professional Title: Lumberjack
Skill Used by: Item Use
Trainers: Carpenter, Farmer
Primary Stat: Strength
Secondary Stat: Dexterity

Sources of information

1) Lumberjacking - UOGuide
2) ORIGIN - Ultima Online - Playguide