Bow string

Bow string
Released							25 March 2002 (Update)
Members							Yes
Quest item							No
Properties
Tradeable							Yes
Equipable							No
Stackable							No
Noteable							Yes
Options							Drop
Examine							I need a bow stave to attach this to.
Values
Value							10 coins
High alch							6 coins
Low alch							4 coins
Weight							0.014 kg
Grand Exchange
Exchange							78 coins (info)
Buy limit							13,000
Daily volume							5,821,411
View real-time prices
Loading...
Advanced data
Item ID							1777

A bow string is used in the Fletching skill to create bows. It is created by using flax on a spinning wheel.

It takes approximately 50 seconds to spin a full inventory of 28 flax, requiring 10 Crafting and granting a total of 420 experience. A conveniently located spinning wheel can be found on the middle floor of Lumbridge Castle. Including travel time, an inventory can be spun in approximately 75 seconds here, which equates to 48 inventories, 1344 bow string and just over 20,000 Crafting experience per hour.

The Medium Kandarin Diary allows players to spin flax 33% faster at the spinning wheel in Seers' Village. A full inventory of 28 flax takes 65 seconds after completion of the diary, including bank time.

Historically, the most popular place to spin flax into bowstrings was Seers' Village, as there was a flax field not far from the spinning wheel and bank. However, with the addition of the bank at the top of Lumbridge Castle, it became on par with, or slightly better than, Seers' Village, if flax was pre-picked. Later on, an even better spinning wheel was added–this time on Neitiznot. While technically further from a bank than Lumbridge, travelling to the bank in Neitiznot does not require passing through a stair, thus making travel easier. In order to use the spinning wheel, players must have started The Fremennik Isles quest and have reached the part where they are able to go to Neitiznot.

Another alternative is for those who have completed the Bone Voyage quest, and repaired the spinning wheel in the Museum Camp. At 24 tiles and one click from the bank, this spinning wheel provides an even closer option for those spinning pre-picked flax.

The best way for Ironmen to get bow strings is the Temple Trekking minigame, even with low combat stats. Picking the easiest route with the easiest follower allows them to avoid all combat events and can yield about 3,000 bow strings an hour. Using potions to restore run energy and the plank sack to repair the bridges can yield upwards of 5,000 bow strings an hour.

If you decide to pick and spin the flax yourself, having 30 Agility and 0kg as weight, you can average around 840 bowstrings per hour picking flax at Land's End and spinning it at Lumbridge, 740 bowstrings per hour picking flax at Gnome Stronghold and spinning it at Lumbridge, and 650 bowstrings per hour picking and spinning flax at Seers' Village.

It is also an option to pick flax in the south-east corner of Lletya, spin it at the wheel in Lletya, and bank.

Creation

Spinning wheel

Requirements

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

Materials

Item		Quantity	Cost
	Flax	1	2
Total cost			2
	Bow string	1	78
Profit			76

Spin Flax

Requirements

Skill		Level	XP
Magic		76 (b)	75
Crafting		61 (b)	75
Completion Lunar Diplomacy
Members		Ticks	5 (3s)

Materials

Item		Quantity	Cost
	Flax	5	10
	Nature rune	2	214
	Astral rune	1	78
	Air rune	5	25
Total cost			327
	Bow string	5	390
Profit			63

Products

Failed to find products with those materials - ensure they are spelled correctly. (ERR: no results from SMW)

Item sources

No drop sources found. To force an update, click here.

Changes

Date	Changes
[[{{#explode:28 February 2005| |0}} {{#explode:28 February 2005| |1}}]] [[{{#explode:28 February 2005| |2}}]] (update)	The item's inventory sprite was slightly adjusted.

Gallery (historical)

29 March 2004 ⁠– 28 February 2005	28 February 2005 ⁠– present