Axe

Axes are a type of tool in the. Axes have been present in all of the games since the original. They are used to chop down trees or hit objects.

Usage
Axes are primarily used to cut down trees in the player's town and are the only method of removing them. The removal of a tree results in a stump which must be dug out using a shovel. It can also be used as a substitute for the shovel to hit rocks to find insects, Bells and ore at a faster rate.

In and, a limit to the amount of hits axes could stand was added. In the original axes were immortal.

In Animal Forest
In, there is only one axe available.

In Animal Crossing and Animal Forest e+
In and, the golden axe was introduced to the series and can be obtained by completing a task.
 * Note 1: In and, the shovel begins to crack at 6 hits, and will crack again at 14 until it breaks completely at 23.
 * Note 2: In, the shovel begins to crack at 7 hits, and will crack again at 17 until it breaks completely at 28.

In Animal Crossing: Wild World
In, the golden axe can be obtained by completing a task known as a trading event and is the final object that is traded for.

In Animal Crossing: City Folk
In, the silver axe was introduced to the series. It can be obtained in the same way as the golden axe, by completing a task which may result in being given either of the two rare axes, a regular axe or no axe at all.

In Animal Crossing: New Leaf
"Whoa, amazing! I got a golden axe! I bet this thing will never break!"

In, all axes are easier to obtain than in previous games. The silver axe can be bought using medals on the Island, while the golden axe is given to the player as a gift for buying 50 tree saplings.