Stringing bows for profit

Buy unstrung longbows and bow strings, string them, and sell the finished bows. Magic longbow is the best right now at +170 gp per bow strung, about +408,000 gp an hour after GE tax. At an assumed 2,400 bows strung an hour (source below), 2 of the 3 options on this page make a profit after tax at current prices. Inputs are priced at instant buy and outputs at instant sell.

Data age: the oldest price used here is from a trade 8m ago. Prices refresh every minute.

Every option, priced now

Option	Levels	Cost / action	Kept / action	Profit / action	Profit / hour (est.)	Per 4h buy limit	Output vol / 24h
Magic longbow	Fletching 85	941	1,111	+170	+408,000	+1,700,000 on 10,000	2,143,846
Yew longbow	Fletching 70	405	529	+124	+297,600	+1,240,000 on 10,000	1,451,900
Maple longbow	Fletching 55	308	271	-37	-88,800	-370,000 on 10,000	333,098

Options with a price more than 60 minutes old are left out. Cost per action is the inputs at instant-buy plus any NPC fee. Kept per action is the outputs at instant-sell minus the 2% GE tax. The 4h column is how many actions the tightest input buy limit allows every 4 hours, and what that many earn.

Assumptions

2,400 bows strung per hour, as the OSRS Wiki stringing guides state.

Source: OSRS Wiki: Stringing magic longbows. Per-hour figures are estimates: real rates depend on your clicks, banking and connection.

Requirements: None.

Inputs and outputs, with live prices

Magic longbow

Magic longbow (u)	1 × 699	-699
Bow string	1 × 242	-242
Magic longbow	1 × (1,133 - 22 tax)	+1,111
Profit per bow strung		+170

Needs Fletching 85. Rate assumed: 2,400 per hour. Magic longbow (u) buy limit allows 10,000 per 4h, about 4.2 hours of work.

Yew longbow

Yew longbow (u)	1 × 163	-163
Bow string	1 × 242	-242
Yew longbow	1 × (539 - 10 tax)	+529
Profit per bow strung		+124

Needs Fletching 70. Rate assumed: 2,400 per hour. Yew longbow (u) buy limit allows 10,000 per 4h, about 4.2 hours of work.

Maple longbow

Maple longbow (u)	1 × 66	-66
Bow string	1 × 242	-242
Maple longbow	1 × (276 - 5 tax)	+271
Profit per bow strung		-37

Needs Fletching 55. Rate assumed: 2,400 per hour. Maple longbow (u) buy limit allows 10,000 per 4h, about 4.2 hours of work.

Questions

Is stringing bows profitable right now?

Yes. Magic longbow is the best right now at +170 gp per bow strung, about +408,000 gp an hour after GE tax.

How much gp per hour does stringing bows make?

About +408,000 gp an hour with Magic longbow, assuming 2,400 bows strung an hour. 2,400 bows strung per hour, as the OSRS Wiki stringing guides state. This is an estimate at current prices, not a promise.

What levels do you need for stringing bows?

From Fletching 85 up to Fletching 55, depending on the option. None.

How many bows strung does the GE buy limit allow?

For Magic longbow, the tightest input buy limit allows 10,000 bows strung every 4 hours, worth +1,700,000 gp at current prices.

Offerbook prices methods from live Grand Exchange data; it never plays the game for you. gp only, and no promise of income: prices move, and magic longbow at +170 gp per bow strung can change within minutes. See all methods.