Axe

Axes are a type of tool that can chop down trees when stood next to and facing them. The regular axe is the easiest axe to obtain, by going to Tom Nook's Store while the other two, the silver and gold axe, are harder to obtain. After a regular axe is used against something 50 times, the axe will shatter. This will be apparent when the image of the axe in the inventory appears to have a crack in the blade. However, Silver and Golden Axes do not break and can chop down trees faster than normal axes. They can all be used on money rocks as a substitute to the regular shovel.

Regular
Purchase from Tom Nook's Store for 400 Bells.

Gold
Farley will give the player a golden axe after 15 continued days of a perfect town. Players can check how their town is doing at the Wishing Well.

Regular
Purchased from Tom Nook's Store for 400 Bells. This axe will break after chopping down a few trees.

Gold
Complete the Golden Axe Trading Event. This axe will never break.

Regular
Purchase from Tom Nook's Store for 400 Bells. This axe will break after chopping down a few trees.

Silver
The player needs to throw an axe into the town fountain (obtained through donation to the Town Fund). Once the axe is thrown in, they will have to sweet-talk Serena in hopes of getting one, but they can try only once per day. This axe will never break, unlike the normal axe.

Gold
It is obtained the same way as the silver axe, but it is harder to get. Like the silver axe, the golden axe will never break, but it will chop down trees much faster than the other two axes.

Regular
Purchase from Leif's Garden Center for 400 Bells. The regular axe breaks after 32 swings at trees.

Silver
Purchase from Grams for 8 Medals on Tortimer Island. It is a rare find at the island. The silver axe lasts longer than a regular axe and always creates a rare stump pattern.

Gold
Purchase from Leif at his shop after buying at least 50 tree saplings. It is unbreakable, cuts faster, and creates a rare stump pattern on occasion.