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. 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, as a possible loot from a Young Impling (in quantities of 5) and a rare product generated by Ava's accumulator.
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.
Quests
Besides just construction, steel nails are also necessary to complete a few quests.
10 Steel nails are used in the Cold War quest.
90 Steel nails are used in the Goblin Beater quest.
60 Steel nails are used in the Horror From the Deep quest.
75 Steel nails are used in the In Search of the Myreque quest.
Dropping monsters
- For an exhaustive list of all known sources for this item, see here.
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Template:Metal item
| Source | Combat level | Quantity | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skeletal hand | 80 | 20 | Common |
| Zombie hand | 90 | 20 | Common |
| Ogre | 53; 58; 63 | 1 | Uncommon |
| Skeleton | 13; 21; 142 | Unknown | Rare |
| Melee weapons |
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| Ranged weapons |
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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) | ||||||
Trivia
- Unlike most nails, steel nails make a metalic sound when dropped, opposed to a "thump."