Plank Make

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Plank Make

Release date	15 May 2007 (Update)
Members	Yes
Level	86
Spellbook	Lunar
Type	Skilling
Experience	90
Runes	1215
Quest	Dream Mentor
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Plank Make is a Lunar Magic spell. When cast it will convert one applicable log into a plank of the same type, but without running from the bank to the Sawmill. There is still a conversion fee (aside from the rune cost), but it is 30% cheaper than the Sawmill operator. However, this savings is negated by the rune cost of the spell, which is 1,235 coins (based on GE prices for the Nature and Astral runes, while using a staff for the Earth runes).

Plank Make is a good method to train Magic and is faster experience than High Level Alchemy. The need to stay in a bank area may cause players who prefer to train other skills along with Magic to be more inclined to use High Level Alchemy. Dream Mentor must be completed in order to cast this spell.

Cost

Input	Cost
1512	1,505
Combo runes
1215	16,010
1215	14,255
1215	15,725
Staves
12	1,235
12	1,235
150.92	1,464.5
12	1,235
12	1,235
12	1,235

Plank Make may be cast once per 3 game ticks (about 1.8 seconds). Including banking time, up to about 1800 Plank Makes may be cast per hour, giving about 162k magic experience per hour.

Log	Plank	Cost in coins
		Spell Make	Portable sawmill	Sawmill
Logs	Plank	70	90	100
Oak logs	Oak plank	175	225	250
Teak logs	Teak plank	350	450	500
Mahogany logs	Mahogany plank	1050	1350	1500

The following table is based upon casting the spell with an Earth staff or equivalent.

Log	Current Coin Values				Profit/Loss	Exp	Profit/Exp
	Logs	Runes	Direct Coin Cost of Spell	Plank
Logs	291	1235	70	799	−797	90	−8.9
Oak logs	591		175	556	−1,445		−16.1
Teak logs	105		350	372	−1,318		−14.6
Mahogany logs	300		1050	1,321	−1,264		−14

Trivia

A player casting Plank Make on Lunar lumber.

• Casting Plank Make on Lunar lumber in the Livid Farm uses a different animation which originally was a large ball of bright light. This was later changed to be not so intense and a dimmer red colour. This was announced in Patch Notes (3 May 2011).
• Plank Make used to have a confirmation screen for each log, but this was removed. The removal of the confirmation screen sped up the cast speed from once per 4 game ticks to once per 3 game ticks.
• In September 2009, the cast speed was changed to 2 game ticks per cast but was later changed back to 3.
• A player casting Plank Make can successfully follow another player as long as some time between casts is given. It is possible to walk around short distances; again leaving some time in between casts. Large distances, however, cannot be covered.
• A player must cast Plank Make exactly 104,853 times to go from 86 - 99 Magic, and will make a loss of −132,534,192 in doing so, if making mahogany planks.