Crossbow string

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Crossbow string



Released							31 July 2006 (Update)
Members							Yes
Quest item							No

Properties

Tradeable							Yes
Equipable							No
Stackable							No
Noteable							Yes
Options							Drop
Examine							A string for a crossbow.

Values

Value							1 coin
High alch							0 coins
Low alch							0 coins
Weight							0.002 kg

Grand Exchange

Exchange							302 coins (info)
Buy limit							11,000
Daily volume							6,971

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Advanced data

Item ID							9438
Link							MOID

Crossbow string is used in the Fletching skill to create crossbows. It is created by using sinew or tree roots on a spinning wheel.

Creation

Sinew

Requirements
Skill		Level	XP
Crafting		10 ^(b)	15
Members		Ticks	3 (1.8s)^{[r 1]}
Tools	None	Facilities	Spinning wheel

Materials
Item		Quantity	Cost
	Sinew	1	71
Total cost			71
	Crossbow string	1	302
Profit			231
Profit after GE Tax			225

^ Make-all is 2 tick, then 3 ticks.

Roots

Requirements
Skill		Level	XP
Crafting		10 ^(b)	15
Members		Ticks	3 (1.8s)
Tools	None	Facilities	Spinning wheel

Materials
Item		Quantity	Cost
	Oak roots	1	47
Total cost			47
	Crossbow string	1	302
Profit			255
Profit after GE Tax			249

Requirements
Skill		Level	XP
Crafting		10 ^(b)	15
Members		Ticks	3 (1.8s)
Tools	None	Facilities	Spinning wheel

Materials
Item		Quantity	Cost
	Willow roots	1	14
Total cost			14
	Crossbow string	1	302
Profit			288
Profit after GE Tax			282

Requirements
Skill		Level	XP
Crafting		10 ^(b)	15
Members		Ticks	3 (1.8s)
Tools	None	Facilities	Spinning wheel

Materials
Item		Quantity	Cost
	Maple roots	1	15
Total cost			15
	Crossbow string	1	302
Profit			287
Profit after GE Tax			281

Requirements
Skill		Level	XP
Crafting		10 ^(b)	15
Members		Ticks	3 (1.8s)
Tools	None	Facilities	Spinning wheel

Materials
Item		Quantity	Cost
	Yew roots	1	83
Total cost			83
	Crossbow string	1	302
Profit			219
Profit after GE Tax			213

Requirements
Skill		Level	XP
Crafting		10 ^(b)	15
Members		Ticks	3 (1.8s)
Tools	None	Facilities	Spinning wheel

Materials
Item		Quantity	Cost
	Magic roots	1	7,156
Total cost			7,156
	Crossbow string	1	302
Profit			−6,854
Profit after GE Tax			−6,860

Products

Item		Members	Skills	XP	Materials
	Adamant crossbow		61	41	1 × Adamant crossbow (u) 1 × Crossbow string
	Blurite crossbow		24	16	1 × Blurite crossbow (u) 1 × Crossbow string
	Bronze crossbow		9	6	1 × Bronze crossbow (u) 1 × Crossbow string
	Dragon crossbow		78	70	1 × Dragon crossbow (u) 1 × Crossbow string
	Iron crossbow		39	22	1 × Iron crossbow (u) 1 × Crossbow string
	Mithril crossbow		54	32	1 × Mithril crossbow (u) 1 × Crossbow string
	Rune crossbow		69	50	1 × Runite crossbow (u) 1 × Crossbow string
	Steel crossbow		46	27	1 × Steel crossbow (u) 1 × Crossbow string

Item sources

Source	Level	Quantity	Rarity	League region
Smoke devil	160	1	2/128
Nuclear smoke devil	280	1	3 × 2/128

Fletching items

Tools

Logs

	Bow string Bow string spool
Unstrung shortbows	Regular Oak Willow Maple Yew Magic
Unstrung longbows	Regular Oak Willow Maple Yew Magic
Comp bows	Comp ogre

	Crossbow string
Stocks	Wooden Oak Willow Teak Maple Mahogany Yew Magic
Limbs	Bronze Blurite Iron Steel Mithril Adamantite Runite Dragon
Unstrung	Bronze Blurite Iron Steel Mithril Adamant Runite Dragon

	Ballista limbs Ballista spring Monkey tail
Light	Frame Incomplete Unstrung
Heavy	Frame Incomplete Unstrung

	Arrow shaft Seeking arrow shaft Ogre arrow shaft Feather Headless arrow Seeking headless arrow Flighted ogre arrow
Arrowtips	Bronze Iron Steel Mithril Adamant Rune Amethyst Dragon Broad Wolfbone

Unfinished	Bronze Iron Steel Mithril Adamant Runite Dragon Blurite Silver Broad
Bolt tips	Opal Jade Pearl Red topaz Sapphire Emerald Ruby Diamond Amethyst Dragonstone Onyx

	Javelin shaft
Javelin tips	Bronze Iron Steel Mithril Adamant Rune Amethyst Dragon

Dart tips	Bronze Iron Steel Mithril Adamant Rune Amethyst Dragon

Other

Source

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Source site	Old School RuneScape Wiki
Canonical source	Crossbow string
Content license	CC BY-NC-SA 3.0
License status	declared
Picture	Crossbow string · file details

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