Bow string
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| Also known as? | bs, b s, b string |
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| Members only? | Yes |
| Quest item? | No |
| Tradable? | Yes |
| Equipable? | No |
| Stacks? | No |
| High Alchemy | 6 coins |
| Low Alchemy | 4 coins |
| Destroy | Drop |
| Store price | 4 coins |
| Exchange price | 184 coins update |
| Examine | I need a bow stave to attach this to. |
| Weight | 0 kg |
A Bow string (or b.string) is used in the Fletching skill to create bows. It is created by using flax with a spinning wheel, which requires level 10 Crafting and grants a player 15 Crafting experience.
Their trading hub is at the Seers' Village bank, although they are now seen being traded in Lumbridge because of its proximity to a Spinning wheel.
Spinning flax into bow strings is a good way to make money and experience because flax sells for 100 coins each, while bow strings could sell for up to 200 coins each. If you have a decent amount of money, you could buy flax in bulk, maybe, 1000 flax or more and spin them into bow strings. Then sell them for twice its original price or less. This gives you a decent amount of money, and you can keep doing it for even more profit.
Bow strings were also a common item made by macroers, as they can easily be sold in bulk and for fairly good profits. Therefore, it used to be common to see macros in Seers' Village picking flax in the field, and spinning them into bow strings at the spinning wheel at Seers Village. This is now somewhat rare due to Jagex's effort to remove unbalanced trade.
Note: The fastest way to spin your flax is by going the island of Neitiznot and use the spinning wheel there. It is the fastest way thanks to the close bank and the fact you don't have to climb stairs or ladders. In order to use the spinning wheel you must have started the Fremennik Isles quest and have reached the part where you are able to go to Neitiznot.
