How To Obtain The Novice Axe In Littlewood (Nintendo Switch Guide)

Learn how to obtain the Novice Axe in Littlewood with ease.

Wally

Updated:

October 18, 2023

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Today, I will be showing you how to obtain the Novice Axe in Littlewood.

To acquire Littlewood’s Novice Axe, you will need to build Dalton’s house and then wait a day. Dalton will give you the blueprint to the General Shop. Build the shop, enter it, and then acquire the Novice Axe for free.

Obtaining the Novice Axe in Littlewood is quite easy.

If you prefer a detailed step-by-step process of obtaining the Novice Axe with pictures, continue reading.

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What is the Novice Axe used for?

A boy in a forest with a girl; the boy is cutting a tree with an axe; a yellow arrow is pointing at the boy — How To Obtain The Novice Axe

The Novice Axe is a tool that is used to chop down trees to gather precious resources and increase your Woodcutting skill.

There are 3 different axes in Littlewood:

Novice
Silver
Golden

Novice is the basic form of axe but will get the job done in a pinch.

It can chop down trees around town, in the Endless Forest, and wherever else you may find them.

How To Obtain The Novice Axe Step-By-Step Guide

Obtaining Littlewood’s Novice Axe is quite simple to accomplish and is done at the very beginning of the game. You must build a few buildings to acquire the tool and not much else is asked of you.

STEP 1 – Talk To Dalton

A boy talking to a villager outside — How To Obtain The Novice Axe

Talk to Dalton on the first day.

He will be hanging around town somewhere, waiting to talk to you.

Press A to talk to Dalton.

STEP 2 – Build Dalton’s House

enu screen pop-up that is brown; says new blueprint unlocked — How To Obtain The Novice Axe

Dalton will give you his home’s blueprint, the Dalton’s House Blueprint.

A house in a green village from a top-down perspective — How To Obtain The Novice Axe

Construct Dalton’s House anywhere around town:

Press the B button to open your menu
select Build Mode option
choose Objects tab
select Houses tab
select Dalton’s House Blueprint

Additionally, Dalton’s House requires two separate resources to build—8 Wooden Planks and 8 Plain Bricks.

You should have enough of each at the start of the game (open all treasure chests around town to acquire these free resources) to build Dalton’s House with ease.

STEP 3 – Go To Sleep

A boy in his house, looking to go to bed with a menu prompt asking if the plkayer wants to go to sleep — How To Obtain The Novice Axe

Go to your home and sleep in your bed after you have finished your day.

Approach your bed, press A, then select that you would like to end your day and go to sleep.

STEP 4 – Enter Dalton’s House

A boy inside his villager's housetalking to the villager — How To Obtain The Novice Axe

Walk inside Dalton’s House the following day.

Dalton will come talk to you and give you the General Shop Blueprint.

Leave his house after you obtain the Blueprint.

STEP 5 – Build The General Shop

Green town with a house and a yellow arrow pointing at the house — How To Obtain The Novice Axe

Build the General Shop anywhere you want:

Press the B button to open your menu
select Build Mode option
choose Objects tab
select Structures tab
select General Shop Blueprint

Additionally, the General Shop requires two separate resources to build—5 Wooden Planks and 5 Plain Bricks.

You should have enough of each at the start of the game (open all treasure chests around town to acquire these free resources) to build the General Shop with ease.