Fine Wood is one of the many crafting resources in Valheim, and it can be used to create Portals and Karves. It also plays a key role in Workbench upgrades in Valheim, as it is needed to make the Adze that will push the crafting station to Level 4. This means that most players will be interested in collecting Fine Wood at some point during their time with the game, and this guide is here to assist with that endeavor.
To put things simply, the most consistent sources for Fine Wood in Valheim are the Birch trees that are found in the Meadows biome. Indeed, players that chop down these trees should obtain some quantity of the crafting material, though that can only be done after a particular tool is made. That tool is the Bronze Axe, and fans that want to acquire it will need to put in a bit of work.
More specifically, a Bronze Axe can only be crafted after a player has defeated Eikthyrnir, the first boss in Valheim, created the Antler Pickaxe, and unlocked mining. Fans will also need to establish a Forge, which is unlocked after obtaining Copper from a Smelter, as it will be used to craft the Bronze for the Axe. Additionally, players will turn to the Forge to make the Bronze Axe itself when they have collected the requisite four Wood, eight Bronze, and two Leather Scraps.
To note, Fine Wood can also be collected from the shipwrecks that appear along the coast of the Black Forest. This means that it is technically possible to obtain the material without the help of a Bronze Axe, and that may be of interest in certain situations. However, Valheim players that are looking to create items that require reasonable quantities of Fine Wood, such as those mentioned previously, will likely want to gain the ability to chop down Birch trees.
Fine Wood is, of course, not the only type of wood in this new survival game, and players will likely be quite familiar with the standard Wood that comes from Beech trees already. That said, these fans might not have very much experience with Core Wood, which is obtained by chopping down Pine trees in the Black Forest biome. This material is used to create a tool called a Cultivator that allows players to plant seeds in Valheim, making it quite an important resource to find.
Valheim is available in Steam Early Access on PC.