1-99 Crafting Training Guide OSRS

By Expos.GG Team · 2026-01-29

Level Crafting efficiently with our complete guide. Compare costs and methods from leather to gems to glass.

Overview

Crafting creates jewelry, dragonhide armor, and glass items. It's useful for ironmen and needed for many quests.

Why Train Crafting?

- Jewelry making - Dragonhide armor - Quest requirements - Achievement diaries

Training Methods

Levels 1-7: Leather Gloves

- Buy leather from GE - Cheap and fast - XP Each: 13.8

Levels 7-20: Gold Bracelets

- Furnace required - Break-even typically - XP/Hour: 30k

Levels 20-63: Cutting Gems

- Cut rubies/diamonds - Usually profitable - XP/Hour: 100-200k

Levels 63-77: Green D'hide Bodies

- XP Each: 186 - Check GE prices - XP/Hour: 250k

Levels 77-99: Black D'hide Bodies

- XP Each: 258 - Usually small loss - XP/Hour: 350k

Alternative Methods

Glass Blowing (Cheaper) - Light orbs or lantern lenses - 50-100k XP/hour - Very cheap

Battlestaves (Profitable) - Requires Varrock diary - Decent XP - Good for ironmen

Amethyst (AFK) - 89+ Crafting/Mining - Slow but profitable - Great for alts

Cost Analysis

| Method | Cost to 99 | |--------|------------| | D'hide bodies | 40-60M | | Glass blowing | 5-10M | | Gems (varies) | 10-30M |

Ironman Strategies

Early Game - Battlestaves from Zaff - Gold jewelry - Glass from Superglass Make

Late Game - Superglass Make + craft - Black d'hide from Vorkath - Charter ship method

Level Milestones

| Level | Unlock | |-------|--------| | 63 | Blue d'hide body | | 71 | Black d'hide body | | 77 | Zenyte jewelry (with boost) | | 84 | Dragonstone amulet (u) | | 89 | Amethyst items |

Fastest Method: D'hide

How to Train 1. Buy black d'hide + thread 2. Use on needle 3. Make bodies 4. Bank and repeat

Equipment - Just needle and thread - Bank near GE

Time to 99

| Method | Hours | |--------|-------| | D'hide bodies | 35-45 | | Gems | 50-70 | | Glass blowing | 80-100 |

Tips

1. Check prices daily - Costs fluctuate 2. Use crafting cape - Unlimited teleports 3. Quest for early XP - Many quests help 4. Consider purpose - Just need 85? Stop there

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