# How do you cut down those tree trunks for planks and stuff?

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**Category:** The Bunker\
**Created:** [January 29, 2018, 2:56am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-do-you-cut-down-those-tree-trunks-for-planks-and-stuff/14872 "2018-01-29T02:56:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![redxlaser15](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/redxlaser15/32/1573_2.png) [@redxlaser15](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/redxlaser15)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2018, 2:56am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-do-you-cut-down-those-tree-trunks-for-planks-and-stuff/14872/1 "2018-01-29T02:56:29Z")

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I have a wood axe and a toolbox, what do I do about it exactly? All I wanna do is get more planks! 😭

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**Author:** ![psyxypher](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/psyxypher/32/11778_2.png) [@psyxypher](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/psyxypher)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2018, 2:58am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-do-you-cut-down-those-tree-trunks-for-planks-and-stuff/14872/2 "2018-01-29T02:58:40Z")

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Press Shift + 8 or “\*”.  
Select “Chop Tree Trunk into Planks”.

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**Author:** ![redxlaser15](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/redxlaser15/32/1573_2.png) [@redxlaser15](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/redxlaser15)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2018, 3:02am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-do-you-cut-down-those-tree-trunks-for-planks-and-stuff/14872/3 "2018-01-29T03:02:53Z")

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Oh, well that was really simple. I’m just an idiot sometimes since I already looked in there… 😐

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**Author:** ![Viik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/45deac/32.png) [@Viik](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Viik)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2018, 1:43pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-do-you-cut-down-those-tree-trunks-for-planks-and-stuff/14872/4 "2018-01-29T13:43:37Z")

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Btw, “chop down a tree” is gone from construction menu, you have to activate axe now.

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**Author:** ![redxlaser15](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/redxlaser15/32/1573_2.png) [@redxlaser15](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/redxlaser15)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2018, 4:21pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-do-you-cut-down-those-tree-trunks-for-planks-and-stuff/14872/5 "2018-01-29T16:21:05Z")

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I noticed that already, but thanks none the less.