How to Get Hardwood in Coral Island

Most of the resources in Coral Island are either lying around under your feet or produced by certain equipment. However, some of them are much more difficult to obtain than they might seem at first glance, such as Hardwood. Basically, it’s a special type of wood that is suitable for upgrading your buildings and tools. But when you start looking for Hardwood in Coral Island, you’ll find that you only have ordinary wood. That’s because this resource spawns in a few specific locations.

Where to Find Hardwood

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Fortunately, in the early stages of Coral Island, regular wood will be enough for you. But when you want to upgrade your Coop or Barn to level 2, for example, you will have to go in search of Hardwood. But first, you will have to prepare a special tool.

Hardwood, as the name suggests, is a very hard wood in Coral Island. In other words, ordinary axes will not be able to cut it. Therefore, you need to go to the Water Mine and get Silver Ore. Then, melt it into Silver Ingots in the Furnace. As you may have guessed, this is necessary for crafting the Silver Axe.

Now that you have the appropriate tools, you must go to the Coral Island forest in search of Hardwood. Unlike regular wood obtained from trees, Hardwood can be obtained from fallen dark logs. You can find one of these near the waterfall near the entrance to Mines. If you want to collect a lot of Hardwood, you need to go deeper in the forest. This area is unlocked after several lake temple offerings.

What Can Hardwood Be Used for in Coral Island?

As we mentioned up top, Hardwood is needed to upgrade structures and tools in Coral Island. Therefore, sooner or later you will have to start collecting this resource. Here are all the crafting recipes that require this rare wood:

• Barn level 2 – 10 Fiber, 100 Stone, 40 Hardwood and 6,500 Coins.
• Coop level 2 – 10 Fiber, 50 Stone, 20 Hardwood and 4,500 Coins.
• Gold pickaxe – 5 Hardwood, 3 Gold bars, Silver pickaxe, and 10,000 Coins.
• Gold hoe – 5 Hardwood, 3 Gold bars, Silver hoe, and 10,000 Coins.
• Gold axe – 5 Hardwood, 3 Gold bars, Silver axe, and 10,000 Coins.
• Osmium pickaxe – 5 Hardwood, 5 Osmium bar, Gold pickaxe and 15,000 Coins.
• Osmium hoe – 5 Hardwood, 3 Osmium bars, Gold hoe, and 15,000 Coins.
• Osmium axe – 5 Hardwood, 3 Osmium bars, Gold axe, and 15,000 Coins.

That’s all you need to know about how to get Hardwood in Coral Island. This resource is key to upgrading your tools, so you should stock up on more of it. And while you’re here, please take a look at our guide on how to farm and use Papaya in Coral Island.