Steel nails, along with other nails, are primarily used in the Construction skill to make furniture and can also be used in the Fletching skill to make brutal arrows. They are made with steel bars using the Smithing skill. These nails are the only nails that non-members can create. Steel nails are tradeable, can be bought at the sawmill operator and are quite cheap, however they break occasionally. They can also be obtained during the quest In Aid of the Myreque.
To make steel nails the player must have at least level 34 Smithing, a steel bar and a hammer in their inventory. They will receive 15 steel nails and 37.5 Smithing experience.
It is also rarely generated by Ava's accumulator.
10 Steel nails are also used in the Cold War quest.
90 Steel nails are needed in the Dragon Slayer quest.
60 Steel nails are needed in the Horror From the Deep quest.
225 Steel nails are needed in the In Search of the Myreque quest
30 Steel nails are needed for Dragon Slayer.
Dropping monsters
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Other sources
5 steel nails are a common loot from a Young impling.
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| Source | Combat level | Quantity | Rarity |
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| Skeletal hand | 80 | 20 | Common |
| Zombie hand | 90 | 20 | Common |
| Ogre | 53; 58; 63 | 1 | Uncommon |
| Skeleton | 13; 21; 142 | Unknown | Rare |
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| Tools |
 Hatchet Pickaxe | ||||||
| Armour |
 Helm Full helmet Chainbody Platebody Platelegs Plateskirt Square shield Kiteshield Gauntlets Boots | ||||||
| Rewards |
 Gloves Defender | ||||||
| Other |
 Iron ore Coal Bar Nails Arrowheads Bolts (unf) Dart tip Limbs Bullseye lantern (frame) | ||||||
