Old School RuneScape/Skills/Smithing

Smithing is a skill where players can make armor and weapons themselves instead of buying them. Smithing is considered one of the most profitable skills in RuneScape as players can make excellent profits from selling their bars. Because of this, smithing is also one of the more popular skills.

Smithing involves two things. First, players have to smelt the ores they receive from mining. Second, players can then use the bars they receive from smelting on some anvils to make items.

Smelting

Smelting in RuneScape is when a player puts ores in a furnace and produces a bar. This bar can then be smithed into an item.

In order to smelt, players first of all need ores. Ores can be obtained from mining rocks. Once a player has the amount of ores the want, they can then smelt them.

To smelt an ore, players need to find a furnace. When they've found a furnace, a player can then smelt in two different ways. One way is to use their ores on the furnace and produce one bar at a time slowly. The other way, and much faster way, is to click on the furnace, right-click on the ore they want to smelt, click on 'Smelt X', and then type in how many they want.

Free To Play Furnaces

Below is some information about furnaces available in the free worlds. There are only four furnaces on free servers. Of these furnaces, the Al-Kharid furnace and the Falador furnace are recommended.

Furnace location	Notes
Al-Kharid	This furnace is located just a little north of the bank. It is very close to a bank and is excellent for players with many ores in their bank. This is the recommended furnace to use.
Falador	This furnace is located south of the center. It is very close to both the east bank and the west bank. This is also a recommended furnace, though Al-Khaird's furnace is slightly closer to a bank.
Lumbridge	This furnace is located north of Lumbridge castle. It is very far from a bank, so if a player wants to smelt fast, this furnace is not recommended to use.
Wilderness, Level 28	Located in the wilderness at level 28, it is only used for the mines in the wilderness. Players using this furnace can also be killed by other players.

Pay To Play Furnaces

Below is some information about furnaces available in the member worlds. Members can use the four furnaces on the free servers or use the other seven furnaces in the member parts of RuneScape.

Furnace location	Notes
East Ardougne	This furnace is very close to a bank and is great if a player has many ores in their bank.
Entrana	This furnace is mainly only used to make glass as all the materials are on the island, plus a bank is a far away.
Keldagrim	The Giant Dwarf quest is needed to have been started or completed to enter this underground dwarf city. The furnace is a long walk away, plus players have to pay 100 gp to use it.
Lost City	The Lost City quest has to be completed to enter this fairy city. A bank is not very close.
Port Phasmatys	This furnace is the closest to a bank in all of RuneScape. Wearing a Ghostspeak amulet speeds up banking but is not required. If a player is finished the Ghosts Ahoy quest, then they can use the ectophial to transport quickly but is not required. If a player is not done the quest, then two ecto-tokens are required to enter the port.
Rellekka	Usable after completing the quest The Fremennik Trials. A bank is a long walk away.
Shilo Village	The Shilo Village quest is required to enter the village. Very close to a bank but players must pay 20 gp every time they want to use it.
Tyras Camp	A very long walk away from a bank. This furnace is the worst furnace in the game and should not be used.

Smelting Table

When a player has found a good furnace, they can then smelt their ores. However, players need certain levels smithing levels to smelt ores into bars.

Ore(s)	Smithing level needed to smelt	Produces	Experience received from making bar	Notes
1 copper ore and 1 tin ore	1	1 bronze bar	6.5
1 iron ore	15	1 iron bar	12.5	Smelting iron ores has a 50% chance of success. For example, if a player has 28 iron ores, about 14 will be smelted into bars. However, if a player has a Ring of Forging (members only), then they have a 100% chance of success for a short while.
1 elemental ore and 4 coal ores	20	1 elemental bar	18	Useful for crafting elemental shields (members only) after completing the quest Elemental Workshop.
1 silver ore	20	1 silver bar	13.5	Used to craft silver items.
1 iron ore and 2 coal ores	30	1 steel bar	17.5	These bars are the most used bars in the game.
1 gold ore	40	1 gold bar	22.5	Used craft gold items. If a player has the Goldsmithing gauntlets from the quest Family Crest, you they then receive 56.5 xp for each bar they make.
1 mithril ore and 4 coal ores	50	1 mith bar	30
1 adamant ore and 6 coal ores	70	1 adamant bar	37.5
1 rune ore and 8 coal ores	85	1 rune bar	50

Smithing

Smithing is where the player uses their bars they received from smelting their ores and smith them into items, usually armor or weapons.

To smith, players need to find anvils. Anvils are labeled on a player's mini-map, which is in the top right corner of the game's window. An anvil is shown on the mini-map as a small anvil with a circle around it. It is recommended that players smith their bars by having many bars in their bank. Doing this allows players to get faster xp then mining ores, smelting the ores, and then hammering the bars.

It is recommended that both free players and members use the anvils south of Varrock's west bank.

To smith a bar, players have to use the bar with the anvil. A menu will then pop up and ask them what they want to make. If a player right-click's on the picture of what they want to make, they can select how much of the item they want to make. Different smithing levels are required to make different items.

Below are tables with information about smithing and what players can create. It is important to note that black armor and weapons cannot be smithed.

Bronze Smithing Table

Item	Smithing level needed to create	Experience received from smithing	Notes
Dagger	1	12.5
Axe	1	12.5
Mace	2	12.5
Medium Helmet	3	12.5
Sword	4	12.5
Bronze Wire	4	12.5	Members only.
Dart Tips	4	12.5	Members only. 1 bar makes 10.
Nails	4	12.5	1 bar makes 15.
Arrow Heads	5	12.5	Members only. 1 bar makes 15.
Scimitar	5	25
Long Sword	6	25
Full Helmet	7	25
Throwing Knives	7	12.5	Members only. 1 bar makes 5.
Square Shield	8	25
Warhammer	9	37.5
Battle Axe	10	37.5
Chain Body	11	37.5
Kite Shield	12	37.5
Claws	13	25	Members Only.
2 Handed Sword	14	37.5
Plate Legs	16	37.5
Plate Skirt	16	37.5
Plate Body	18	62.5

Iron Smithing Table

Item	Smithing level needed to create	Experience received from smithing	Notes
Dagger	15	25
Axe	16	25
Mace	17	25
Medium Helmet	18	25
Sword	19	25
Dart Tips	19	25	Members only. 1 bar makes 10.
Nails	19	25	1 bar makes 15.
Arrow Heads	20	25	Members only. 1 bar makes 15.
Scimitar	20	50
Long Sword	21	50
Full Helmet	22	50
Throwing Knives	22	25	Members only. 1 bar makes 5.
Square Shield	23	50
Warhammer	24	75
Battle Axe	25	75
Oil Lantern Frame	26	25	Members only. Used to see in dungeons.
Chain Body	26	75
Kite Shield	27	75
Claws	28	50	Members Only.
2 Handed Sword	29	75
Plate Legs	31	75
Plate Skirt	31	75
Plate Body	33	125

Steel Smithing Table

Item	Smithing level needed to create	Experience received from smithing	Notes
Dagger	30	37.5
Axe	31	37.5
Mace	32	37.5
Medium Helmet	33	37.5
Sword	34	37.5
Dart Tips	34	37.5	Members only. 1 bar makes 10.
Nails	34	37.5	1 bar makes 15.
Arrow Heads	35	37.5	Members only. 1 bar makes 15.
Cannon Balls	35	25.5	Members only. 1 bar makes 4.
Scimitar	35	75
Long Sword	36	75
Studs	36	37.5	Members only. Used for crafting studded leather.
Full Helmet	37	75
Throwing Knives	37	37.5	Members only. 1 bar makes 5.
Square Shield	38	75
Warhammer	39	112.5
Battle Axe	40	112.5
Chain Body	41	112.5
Kite Shield	42	112.5
Claws	43	75	Members Only.
2 Handed Sword	44	112.5
Plate Legs	46	112.5
Plate Skirt	46	112.5
Plate Body	48	187.5
Bullseye Lantern	49	37.5	Members only. Used to see in dungeons.

Mithril Smithing Table

Item	Smithing level needed to create	Experience received from smithing	Notes
Dagger	50	50
Axe	51	50
Mace	52	50
Medium Helmet	53	50
Sword	54	50
Dart Tips	54	50	Members only. 1 bar makes 10.
Nails	54	50	1 bar makes 15.
Arrow Heads	55	50	Members only. 1 bar makes 15.
Scimitar	55	100
Long Sword	56	100
Full Helmet	57	100
Throwing Knives	57	50	Members only. 1 bar makes 5.
Square Shield	58	100
Warhammer	59	150
Battle Axe	60	150
Chain Body	61	150
Kite Shield	62	150
Claws	63	100	Members Only.
2 Handed Sword	64	150
Plate Legs	66	150
Plate Skirt	66	150
Plate Body	68	250

Adamant Smithing Table

Item	Smithing level needed to create	Experience received from smithing	Notes
Dagger	70	62.5
Axe	71	62.5
Mace	72	62.5
Medium Helmet	73	62.5
Sword	74	62.5
Dart Tips	74	62.5	Members only. 1 bar makes 10.
Nails	74	62.5	1 bar makes 15.
Arrow Heads	75	62.5	Members only. 1 bar makes 15.
Scimitar	75	125
Long Sword	76	125
Full Helmet	77	125
Throwing Knives	77	125	Members only. 1 bar makes 5.
Square Shield	78	125
Warhammer	79	187.5
Battle Axe	80	187.5
Chain Body	81	187.5
Kite Shield	82	187.5
Claws	83	125	Members Only.
2 Handed Sword	84	187.5
Plate Legs	86	187.5
Plate Skirt	86	187.5
Plate Body	88	312.5

Rune Smithing Table

Item	Smithing level needed to create	Experience received from smithing	Notes
Dagger	85	75
Axe	86	75
Mace	87	75
Medium Helmet	88	75
Sword	89	75
Dart Tips	89	75	Members only. 1 bar makes 10.
Nails	89	75	1 bar makes 15.
Arrow Heads	90	75	Members only. 1 bar makes 15.
Scimitar	90	150
Long Sword	91	150
Full Helmet	92	150
Throwing Knives	92	75	Members only. 1 bar makes 5.
Square Shield	93	150
Warhammer	94	225
Battle Axe	95	225
Chain Body	96	225
Kite Shield	97	225
Claws	98	150	Members Only.
2 Handed Sword	99	225
Plate Legs	99	225
Plate Skirt	99	225
Plate Body	99	375

Tips

Players should always use a furnace that is close to a bank. For free players, they should use Al-Kharid's furnace or Falador's furnace. For members, they should use Port Phasmatys' furnace if they are done the Ghosts Ahoy quest. If they are not, then they should use East Ardougne's furnace, Falador's furnace, or Al-Kharid's furnace.
For smelting, it is recommended that players mine as many ores as they want and bank them all, not mine 28 ores, smelt them, and then smith them. This way, a player can go from a bank to a furnace, smelt their ores, and then go back to the bank and repeat. This is much faster than mining and smelting then banking.
For smithing, it is recommended that players smelt all of their ores and then smith their bars. This is much faster than smelting 28 ores and then smithing 28 ores.
For anvils, both free players and members are recommended to use the anvils south of Varrock's west bank. These anvils are right beside the bank, and smithing bars and be very fast if a player goes from the bank to the anvils, smiths their bars, goes back to the bank, and repeats.

Making Money

If a player's magic level is 55 and their smithing level is 48, then they can make a great amount of money.

Using the spell 'high level alchemy', a player can make a great profit from using the spell (using the spell is also known as 'high alcing', pronouncing the 'c' as a 'k') on steel plates. When a player high alcs a steel platebody, they receive 1,200 gp. So if a player has 100 steel plates, and they have enough runes to high alc the plates, then they've just made 120,000 gp. The only con is that high alcing can be slow and boring, and the player has to have enough runes to cast the spell.

It is not recommended players sell what they made to general stores, as these stores give players cheap prices. Instead, they should high alc them. If their magic level is not high enough, then players should sell what they made to other players. Players are strongly recommended that they dlo not use the weaker alchemy spell, 'low level alchemy', as this spell gives players a very small amount of gp than they would receive from high alcing^{[check spelling]}.

Selling Bars And Ores

If a player just wants to sell their bars or ores they get from mining, then these prices are what they should follow. However, players must remember that these prices can change over time.

Steel bars are the recommended bars to sell, as many players make steel plates to level up their smithing level, so there is a large demand for these bars. The best places to sell or buy bars is in Falador and Varrock.

Ore Prices

Clay Ore: 1 to 5 gp
Copper/Tin Ore: 5 to 10 gp
Iron Ore: 50 to 100 gp
Silver Ore: 200 to 400 gp
Coal Ore: 120 to 200 gp
Gold Ore: 120 to 200 gp
Mithril Ore: 300 to 500 gp
Adamant Ore: 700 to 1,000 gp
Rune Ore: 10,000 to 12,000 gp

Bar Prices

Bronze Bar: 20 gp
Silver Bar: 150 to 300 gp
Iron Bar: 150 to 200 gp
Steel Bar: 400 to 600 gp
Gold Bar: 150 to 250 gp
Mithril Bar: 700 to 1,000 gp
Adamant Bar: 1,500 to 2,000 gp
Rune Bar: 10,000 to 15,000

Free To Play Training

Here is a way a free player can raise their smithing level.

Level 1 to 18 - Smelt and smith bronze.
Level 18 to 48 - Smelt and smith iron. However, this will be very slow.
Level 30 to 48 - Smelt and smith steel.
Level 48 to 99 - Smelt and smith steel. Players are recommended that they smith steel plates and then high level alchemy them for a great profit.
Level 48 to 68 - Smelt and smith steel.
Level 68 to 99 - Smelt and smith mithril. This will be very long and boring, though mithril plates give great xp as well as a great amount of gp from high alcing the plates.

Many players prefer to make steel plates to level up their smithing level. This is great as the ores to make steel are easy to obtain, plus the smithing experience from the plates is great.