After arriving in Bellflower Meadow, Joe finds a Camping Axe and a Geology Pickaxe, but these tools aren’t powerful enough to cut the biggest trees and rocks.
To get to upgrade Joe’ Axe and Pickaxe, you have to advance in the game and complete more quests, in BfM. Don’t worry about clearing all the clouds in Bellflower, that will be possible after you upgrade your tools.
Camping Axe / Geology Pickaxe (Level 1)
You find these basic tools when you first arrive in Bellflower Meadow, to the left of the fenced area.
Wood Carving Axe / Roadworking Pickaxe (Level 2)
Buy the land in Bellflower Meadow then complete the following quests:
- Clear the Land
- Stone Path
- Cabin in the Woods
- Faraway Retreat
- The Big Clean Up
- A Good Wash and Repair
- Interior Decorator
- Fireplace Pop and Crackle
- Chimney Investigation
- To the North
- The Mine
- Metals and Minerals
- Metallurgy (in your Farm! not BfM)
Lumberjack Axe / Mining Pickaxe (Level 3)
After you upgrade Joe’s tools to Level 3, simply repeat what you did in the last two quests above:
- find more metals and minerals in the mine
- craft a Super Steel Ingot in the Smelter, then go to Engineering to research and make the Level 3 Axe/Pickaxe
Keep in mind that Level 3 tools are made using an Oak Hardwood Log, not Elm Hardwood Log like the tools from Level 2.
Tips
In our full BfM guide (CLICK HERE TO OPEN) you can find more detailed step by step instructions, with photos, for all of the steps above.
Keep in mind that the possibility to upgrade your axe starts with step number 28 on the list in the Walkthrough, so you can scroll until you get there, but you have to complete ALL previous steps to get there.
We recommend you upgrade your axe first because you can use it to cut the bigger trees quicker. To cut the biggest trees like elm trees and maple trees, you will have to upgrade your axe again, to the 3rd one.