Saw for tree chopping

[GerMilitaryLoli]

Lately, I've been obsessing over why, when we chop down a tree, every block counts, including its foliage. To me, this makes axes incredibly weak in durability (considering their frequent use in crafting).
I initially wanted to make it necessary to chop only the bottom tier to fell a tree, but another thought occurred to me: if we already have saws (or add a new type of saw, like a two-handed saw, the blade is also forged + two sticks), it would break the tree immediately from the bottom block, counting only that block, but it would be much slower and would consume more hunger while cutting, for balance?
Getting off topic, also i want new culture - potato
I think she would be nice food for winter or early game - can easily cooked in campfire and keeps well without basement

Edited March 16 by GerMilitaryLoli

[williams_482]

1 hour ago, GerMilitaryLoli said:

I initially wanted to make it necessary to chop only the bottom tier to fell a tree

I may be misunderstanding you, but this is how the game currently works? If you use an axe to break the bottom block of a tree trunk, the whole tree will break. 

[GerMilitaryLoli]

19 minutes ago, williams_482 said:

I may be misunderstanding you, but this is how the game currently works? If you use an axe to break the bottom block of a tree trunk, the whole tree will break. 

Yeah, but breaking tree by bottom block decrease axe durability by every block on tree(maybe include fliage, not sure, but breaking tree with foliage much longer, thats for sure), whats little stupid and not realistic, for my mind. And forging axe its a waste of metal, considering axe use in crafting, what totaly will kill her durability
Srry if I write a little stupidly, with my low english knowledge and a bit of google translate

[williams_482]

The axe only spends durability breaking the logs of the tree, not the leaves or branches. I just tested in game to make sure. 

I recommend forging metal axes to chop trees and break blocks quickly, but making flint axes (and using the copper axes you occasionally find in cracked vessels) to split firewood and do other inventory crafting tasks where durability is the only relevant factor. 

[GerMilitaryLoli]

25 minutes ago, williams_482 said:

The axe only spends durability breaking the logs of the tree, not the leaves or branches. I just tested in game to make sure. 

I recommend forging metal axes to chop trees and break blocks quickly, but making flint axes (and using the copper axes you occasionally find in cracked vessels) to split firewood and do other inventory crafting tasks where durability is the only relevant factor. 

In the end, in game we have two types of axes: flint and iron or better

[Facethief]

I typically take the leaves off of trees to cut down on chopping times. Of course, that usually leaves a weird shell of leaves floating in the air sometimes, but it works for what I need.