Furnace
A Furnace is an interactive scenery object used in Smithing and Crafting.
In Smithing it is used for the process of smelting, that is separating out impurities in ores than one type of ore, and varying amounts of coal in some cases.
A furnace is also needed for some Crafting purposes. With the appropriate mould and Crafting level required, players can use the furnace to craft gold bars into jewellery (e.g. rings, necklaces, bracelets, amulets) with or without gems. Players can also craft silver bars into holy symbols, tiaras, unholy symbols, or lightning rods depending on their Crafting level and the mould they have in their inventory. Players may also make molten glass by smelting soda ash and a bucket of sand.
Players with Level 43 Magic may choose to use Superheat Item instead of furnaces for smelting, earning both Magic and Smithing experience, although this will prove costly as it requires 1 nature rune and 4 fire runes per bar. Superheat Item does not work for jewellery or melting glass.
The closest furnace to a bank is the one in Edgeville, but this requires the Varrock Easy Tasks to be finished. Following close behind are the Neitiznot furnace (requiring The Fremmenik Isles to be completed; the second closest to a bank) and the Port Phasmatys furnace (requiring Priest in Peril to be complete; the third closest to a bank). Although, when comparing the Port Phasmatys furnace/bank and the Edgeville furnace/bank, there is hardly much of a difference. All of these furnaces are members only. For free players or members who do not have any of these requirements, the Al Kharid furnace is the closest to a bank. This has no requirements.
The following table shows locations that are labelled with a (
) furnace icon on the world map and minimap.
| Furnace location | # of squares to bank | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Al Kharid | 30 | This furnace is located just a little north of the bank. It is very close to a bank and is excellent for players with many ores in their bank. This is the recommended furnace for players who cannot access the ones in Port Phasmatys, Neitiznot, or Edgeville. This furnace is also the closest furnace to a bank in f2p. |
| Falador | West bank: 39 East bank: 54 |
This furnace is located south of the centre of Falador. This is also a recommended furnace, though Al Kharid's furnace is slightly closer to a bank. It is also near an entrance to the Dwarven Mines. |
| Lumbridge | Second floor: 85 Culinaromancer's chest (members): 93 Thieve's Guild: 63 |
This furnace is located north of Lumbridge Castle. The closest is the second floor of Lumbridge Castle (85 squares). It also has a smithing anvil by it. Members also have access to the Culinaromancer's chest after completing one subquest of Recipe for Disaster and to the Thieves' Guild after completing A Guild of Our Own caper (mini-quest). |
| Wilderness, Level 28 | Please update. | Located in the Wilderness at level 28, it is only useful for the mines in the Wilderness, however players can also be killed by player killers while using this furnace. |
| Daemonheim | Please update. | Very close to an anvil, and the Smuggler. However, this furnace is only available while training dungeoneering. |
| Members-only Furnace locations and notes | ||
| East Ardougne | North bank: 41 East bank: 64 |
This furnace is close to two banks. |
| Burgh de Rott | Please update. | This furnace is not a good place to smelt as there are no significant mining areas nearby (except maybe for the Abandoned Mine), and the bank is not accessible until you repair it as part of the In Aid of the Myreque quest. It is useful for smithing quest related items and ores received from Temple Trekking. |
| Burthorpe | Please update. | There is now a furnace in Burthorpe, which is relatively close to a bank (roughly equivalent to Falador) and adjacent to an anvil. |
| Edgeville | 13 | This furnace is available after completing the Easy Varrock Tasks. In addition, wearing Varrock armour speeds smelting bars here, with a chance of smelting 2 bars at once for faster experience. It is the closest furnace to a bank, overtaking Port Phasmatys and Neitiznot. Contrary to what some people think, the removal of the door does not mean that it can now be used without completing the tasks. |
| Enakhra's Temple | Please update. | Requires Enakhra's Lament quest. Very far from a bank. Sometimes used for smelting gold from the nearby gold mine south-west of Nardah. |
| Entrana | Please update. | This furnace is mainly used in Crafting to make glass as all the materials are on the island. The closest bank, Draynor is far away. |
| Dorgesh-Kaan | Please update. | Death to the Dorgeshuun is required to use the furnace in Dorgesh-Kaan. It can be found in Bartak's house in the southern part of the city. It is a unique open furnace, and can be used only for crafting glass and jewellery. An anvil can be found nearby, but both are somewhat far from the city's bank. |
| Keldagrim | Please update. | The Giant Dwarf quest is needed to have been started or completed to enter the city. The furnace is actually Blast Furnace activity. Players with a smithing level lower than 60 must pay a fee of 2500 coins (1250 coins with a Ring of charos) to use it for 10 minutes. The upside is it uses half as much coal to make high level metal bars, and there is a nearby NPC selling ores. |
| Meiyerditch | Please update. | The Legacy of Seergaze quest must be completed up to a certain point. Extremely far from both a bank or a mine, its use is mainly to create items for the quest. |
| Neitiznot | 15 | The second closest furnace to a bank in all RuneScape. Starting The Fremennik Isles is required. Named clay forge. One-click bank chest, rather than a full bank. Next to an oven, which can be used to cook soda ash for glass-making. |
| Piscatoris Fishing Colony | Please update. | Quite close to a bank. Swan Song is required. A very nice furnace because there's nobody usually smelting here, and you can take short breaks to fish. |
| Port Phasmatys | 17 | This furnace is the third closest furnace, after Edgeville and Neitiznot, to a bank in RuneScape. It is the preferred option with no requirements beyond Priest in Peril. Wearing a Ghostspeak amulet speeds up banking but is not required. |
| Rellekka | Please update. | Usable after completing the quest The Fremennik Trials. A bank is a long walk away, but this furnace is the closest to an anvil in all of RuneScape. |
| Shilo Village | Please update. | The Shilo Village quest is required to enter the village. Technically the closest to a bank (11 squares), but players must pay 20 coins every time they want to use it, so essentially no one ever does. |
| Tyras Camp | Please update. | Requires Regicide quest to be started. A really long walk away from a bank, unless the player uses charter ships to sail to a city with a nearby bank. However, players must pay 3200 coins per one-way trip (1600 after Cabin Fever or with Ring of Charos, or 800 with both). |
| TzHaar city | Please update. | Is actually a lava forge but has the same options as furnace. Bank is near, close by the gold mine. |
| Zanaris | Please update. | The Lost City quest has to be completed to enter this city but it is close to a bank. |