Woodchopping upgrades increase the rate at which Villagers gather Wood and the amount of Wood they can carry back to their Town Center. Economic upgrades will pay for themselves after a short time and result in resources being added to your stockpile faster.

Following the discovery of bronze and iron metalworking, the invention of the saw was a further critical technology breakthrough. Saws greatly reduced waste when felling trees and preparing wood for building, and simultaneously increased worker productivity in gathering.