Steel nails
Steel nails is a free-to-play item, with a high alchemy value of 1 coins. The simplest way for an Ironman to get Steel nails is to buy it: Construction Supplies (Sawmill) sells it for 52 coins, and 2 other shops stock it too.
“Keeps things in place fairly permanently. Used in Construction (1).”
Free-to-playTradeable (not for Ironmen)High alch 1 gp
Updated . Sources from the RuneScape Wiki's drop, shop and recipe data (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0), checked 2026-10-09. Item sprite © Jagex.
Ironman verdict
5 monsters drop it, and the best one is also the easiest: Skeletal hand (level 63), at 96/2,316 (about one per kill). You can also make it yourself: it takes 20 Smithing and gives 75 Smithing XP, using Steel bar. Other sources include Ava's accumulator, Young impling, Young impling jar and Ogre Coffin, plus 1 more listed below. Making ten takes 10 × Steel bar and gives 750 Smithing XP. Reaching level 20 Smithing takes 4,470 XP in total; the Smithing calculator counts the actions and materials to any target, and the Smithing guide has the Ironman training route. 21 recipes use Steel nails, including Broodoo shield (blue), Broodoo shield (green) and Broodoo shield (orange). Steel nails is available on free-to-play worlds too. It is tradeable on normal accounts, but an Ironman cannot use the Grand Exchange or trade for it, so the sources on this page are the whole list. High Alchemy turns one into 1 coins, which is 51 less than the shop price, so buying it to alch does not pay.
At a glance
- Members
- No (free-to-play)
- Tradeable
- Yes, but not for Ironmen
- High alch
- 1 coins
- Monster drops
- 5
- Shops
- 3
- Recipes
- 1
- Used in
- 21 recipes
Monster drops
| Dropped by | Level | Quantity | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skeletal handEasiest | 63 | 20 | 96/2,316 |
| Zombie hand | 69 | 20 | 96/2,316 |
| Giant skeleton (Tarn's Lair) | 84 | 12 | 5/128 |
| Skeleton (Tarn's Lair) | 77 | 12 | 5/128 |
| Zombie (Lair of Tarn Razorlor) | 72 | 6 | 5/128 |
Best rates first, plus the lowest-level monsters that drop it. Every monster links to its full drop table in the bestiary.
Make it yourself
Shops
- Construction Supplies (Sawmill)52 coins · stock 300
- Construction Supplies (Prifddinas)52 coins · stock 150
- Construction Supplies (Fort Forinthry)52 coins · stock 300
Other sources
Minigames, reward chests, clues, skilling and other non-combat sources.
What you make with Steel nails
- Broodoo shield (blue)
- Broodoo shield (green)
- Broodoo shield (orange)
- Crude wooden chair
- Flower basket
- Shoe box
- Steel brutal
- Storage chest (furniture)
- Wooden armchair
- Wooden bed
- Wooden bench
- Wooden bookcase
- Wooden larder
- Wooden long table
- Wooden round table
- Wooden shelves 2
- Wooden shelves 3
- Wooden small table
Showing 18 of 21 recipes that use it.
Where it fits for an Ironman
Minigames and places
- Prifddinas · Construction Supplies (Prifddinas)
- Fort Forinthry · Construction Supplies (Fort Forinthry)
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