Old School RuneScape/Skills/Crafting
Crafting is probably the most diverse skill in Runescape. Using crafting you may make pottery leather items such as coifs and boots, jewelry (which may be enchanted using the magic skill), glass items, and even battle staffs for magic. At time of writing, there are a total of 81 finished items which can be made using the crafting skill.
Crafting is a stat that can come with reward particularly at the higher levels where it can be one of the better money making skills in the game.
The runescape community as a whole is rather divided when it comes to the best way of leveling crafting. Many highly suggest killing cows and using their hides for leather-crafting, whereas some of the more unique players prefer the more processed way of mining clay and making pottery. Both have their pros and cons, leather working uses money but is substation ally quicker while clay working is rather hands-on and free but a longer process which, many players dislike attributing to "boredom".
Silver crafting is typically considered one of the best ways to level up Crafting from the mid-levels onward with a steady experience flow and being one of the easier ores to mine in comparison to gold. Leather-crafting however still remains a good way to level up crafting even when silver becomes accessible especially with money, whereas clay-working is usually pointless at this stage.
Those of good combat level however tend to either kill dragons for their hides or actually buy dragonhides in attempt to continue their experience flow. Glass working on Entrana is another viable option for experience and levels although many consider it rather tedious. Jewelry making is another option although this requires a decent mining level and in most cases access to vast quantities of gold ore typically found in the crafting guild.
It is worth mentioning that low level members will find that a good amount of cash can be made from spinning flax into bowstrings at seer's village. They only require level 10 crafting to make but since they take a long time to accumulate in high numbers most high level fletchers prefer to buy them and they do so for 100-150 gp per bowstring. It is an amazing source of income and 15 experience points are also gained for every string, making it a good source of crafting[[1]] experience for low to mid level crafters.
Level-up rundown
editThe following is a list of what new items a player can make once s/he reaches a new crafting level.
Level 1: Cut opal*, Leather gloves, Pot, Beer Glass
Level 4: Candle Lantern*
Level 5: Gold ring
Level 6: Gold Necklace
Level 7: Pie Dish, Leather Boots
Level 8: Gold Amulet, Bowl
Level 9: Leather Cowl
Level 10: Bowstrings*
Level 11: Leather Vambraces
Level 12: Oil lamp*
Level 13: Cut jade*
Level 14: Leather body armor
Level 15: Snail Shell Helmet
Level 16: Holy Symbol, Cut red topaz*
Level 17: Unholy symbol*
Level 18: Leather Chaps
Level 19: Plant pot*, Magic String*
Level 20: Cut Sapphire, Sapphire Ring
Level 21: Vegetable Sack*
Level 22: Sapphire Necklace
Level 23: Tiara
Level 24: Sapphire Amulet
Level 25: Pot Lid*
Level 27: Cut Emerald, Emerald Ring
Level 28: Hard leather body armor
Level 29: Emerald Necklace
Level 31: Emerald Amulet
Level 33: Vial*
Level 34: Cut Ruby, Ruby Ring
Level 36: Fruit basket*
Level 38: Leather Coif*
Level 40: Ruby Necklace, Crafting Guild Access (not an item, but still worth mentioning)
Level 41: Studded Leather Body Armor**
Level 42: Fishbowl*
Level 43: Cut Diamond, Diamond Ring
Level 44: Studded Leather Chaps**
Level 45: Snakeskin boots*
Level 46: Staff Orb*
Level 47: Snakeskin Vambraces*
Level 48: Snakeskin Bandana*
Level 49: Lantern Lens*
Level 50: Ruby Amulet
Level 51: Snakeskin Chaps*
Level 53: Snakeskin Body*
Level 54: Water Battlestaff*
Level 55: Cut Dragonstone*, Dragonstone Ring*
Level 56: Diamond Necklace
Level 57: Green Dragonhide Vambraces**
Level 58: Earth Battlestaff*
Level 60: Green Dragonhide Chaps**
Level 62: Fire Battlestaff*
Level 63: Green Dragonhide Body**
Level 66: Air Battlestaff*, Blue Dragonhide Vambraces*
Level 67: Cut Onyx, Onyx Ring
Level 68: Blue Dragonhide Chaps*
Level 70: Diamond Amulet
Level 71: Blue Dragonhide Body*
Level 72: Dragonstone Necklace*
Level 73: Red Dragonhide Vambraces*
Level 75: Red Dragonhide Chaps*
Level 77: Red Dragonhide Body*
Level 79: Black Dragonhide Vambraces*
Level 80: Dragonstone Amulet*
Level 82: Black Dragonhide Chaps*, Onyx Necklace*
Level 84: Black Dragonhide Body*
Level 90: Onyx Amulet*
1 asterisk:members only.
2 asterisks:members only, but may be worn/used by free players