Jack Me Some Lumber is one of the first daily quests you'll encounter upon arriving at the
Argent Tournament. Neither of them have any impact on the tournament itself, so they can be skipped if you so choose. They only award gold, no reputation or items, so avoiding them won't hinder your progress through the Tournament content whatsoever. However, the gold is pretty good and the quests are quick, so if it's gold you want then it's gold you'll get.
What's going on in these quests, you ask? Well, the
Argent Crusade has outsourced the construction of their coliseum to the Goblins. I don't think I need to elaborate on how catastrophically dumb that is, do I? If you want to help these Goblins strip Northrend of its many natural treasures, just talk to Bezzle Blastbolt and his brother Bozzle Blastbolt. The latter of the two offers
A Chip Off the Ulduar Block which we will discuss another time.
So what do you need to do here? Accept the quest, fly out to the western portion of
Crystalsong Forest, just north of the Violet Stand. You'll find yourself in amongst a load of trees, as you'll see in the picture at the top of this article. Ask yourself, "One of these things is not like the other things. One of these just doesn't belong! Can you guess which thing is not like the other things before we finish this song?"
Yes, the green trees tossed in with all of the purples, pinks and oranges is what you're looking for. Waltz up to the green ones, use
the saw that the Blastbolt Brothers supplied, and stand back! You need to cut the right trees down until you have a total of 12
Hewn Planks. You get two planks per tree.
You lop the tree over, a little treant spirit pops out for you to kill, and all is right in the world again. After six trees, you're done. That's it. Go collect your reward.
Your Reward: 13gold 23silver at level 80
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Apr 10th 2009 at 9:00AM 
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
peagle Apr 10th 2009 9:09AM
So this is a quest to steal lumber from Crystalsong, the forest whose song even stopped the Lich King in his tracks? Doesn't sound very "good" of you.
Gothia Apr 10th 2009 9:17AM
We need a GREEN faction to "Save the Trees"
smiley Apr 10th 2009 10:39AM
I'm totally spoofing a world wildlife fund commercial based on the forest being reaped wnd its impact on wolves when the expantion comes out ;) keep an eye out
Elmo Apr 10th 2009 1:47PM
Clearly those trees don't belong there anyway.
If those are Oaks they will soon grow all over the place and those pretty white birches will be competitioned out
Wrynn Apr 10th 2009 9:15AM
The RPers are gonna come out of the woodwork (pun intended) on this one. Not only do you rape crystal song of its precious natural resources, but you get to kill the angry tree spirit whose home you just defiled!
I'm wondering if RP druids are gonna have any quests to do in the future? I think after five days of doing the quest simultaneously you should have to fight Captain Azeroth and the Azeroth-teers /cackle
Gothia Apr 10th 2009 9:33AM
Repulsive. Blizzard strikes again, is it not bad enough in RL that our self destructive society needlessly destroys the environment. Now Blizzard sanctions this belief to our youth in the virtual world. The writing is on the wall if we could only read.
Gather hundreds of Restro Druids to Dalaran and "Save the Trees" of Crystal Song. Challenge any who would defile our lands.
Duck Knight Apr 10th 2009 9:55AM
@Gothia
Thank you for giving us all a demonstration of what someone who takes games too seriously looks like.
native Apr 10th 2009 10:19AM
i'm completely opposed to raping the forests.
if only because i keep getting slivers in my junk.
Leon Apr 10th 2009 10:20AM
Given what Venture Co do all over the place its not something that's too outrageous to have start happen here but from a different angle
Jason Apr 10th 2009 10:32AM
@Gothia
I'd like to point out that you're working for Goblins in this one. Goblins who made The Sludge Fen in the Barrens and defoliated Windshear Crag in Stonetalon Mountains. They are a parody of gross capitalism run amok and the anti-stewards of the land. Did you really expect them to turn over a new leaf (pun intended)?
musicjunkie300 Apr 10th 2009 10:53AM
@ gothia
get a life...
jafari Apr 10th 2009 12:56PM
Native just won the thread
Ametrine Apr 10th 2009 3:34PM
Earth... Fire... Air... Water... uh...
...Hmm. Wait a sec. There isn't anything else.
Yeah, sure, there's Mana and Life, but those start in Outland...
No wonder we can't summon Captain Azeroth.
Auguste Apr 10th 2009 9:27AM
I wonder if this hints at lumberjacking as a new tradeskill.
Angus Apr 10th 2009 12:24PM
I'd be okay with that.
I'd sleep all night and I'd work all day.
I'd cut down trees, eat my lunch and go to the laboratory.
On Wednesdays I'd go shopping and have buttered scones for tea.
I'd cut down trees, skip and jump and like to press wildflowers.
I'd put on women's clothing and hang out in bars!
Oh I'D BE A LUMBERJACK AND I'D BE OKAAAAY!
I'd sleep all night and work all day.
JamieG Apr 12th 2009 1:58PM
I never wanted to be a tailor!
I wanted to be... A lumberjack!
Camaris Apr 10th 2009 9:58AM
The trees had it comin'
Avan Apr 10th 2009 10:07AM
The trees are evil and sinister. The trees have been corrupted, growing green leaves instead of the normal purple and orange leaves. The treant spirit that attacks you after cutting the tree down is also corrupt.
Leaf no green tree left standing!
Trotline Apr 10th 2009 10:27AM
Oh, please, treehuggers! Can't you recognize an invasive species when you see it? It's an insidious plot by the Lich King to infiltrate evil modified spruces into Crystalsong, and we're doing the place a favor by getting rid of them. :)
Puntable Apr 10th 2009 10:28AM
I was under the impression that this quest advanced the construction of the colliseum, similar to how the Isle quests advanced the phasing on the Isle.