Steel axe
The Steel axe is slightly stronger than the Iron axe. It can be used in combat or in Woodcutting to cut trees. It requires an Attack level of 5 to be equipped, and a Woodcutting level of 6 to be used.
| Steel axe | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Examine | A woodcutter's axe. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Properties | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tradeable | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Equipable | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stackable | No | ||||||||||||||||||
| Noteable | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Options | Wield, Drop | ||||||||||||||||||
| Values | |||||||||||||||||||
| Value | 200 coins | ||||||||||||||||||
| High alch | 120 coins | ||||||||||||||||||
| Low alch | 80 coins | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 1.36 kg | ||||||||||||||||||
| Auction | |||||||||||||||||||
| Last price [1] | 40 coins | ||||||||||||||||||
| Advanced data | |||||||||||||||||||
| Item ID | 1353 | ||||||||||||||||||
The success rate for chopping a log is approximately 200% that of the Bronze axe, or 33% better than an Iron axe.
Players can make a Steel axe with the Smithing skill at level 31 using one Steel bar, giving the player 37.5 Smithing experience.
Combat stats
 Attack bonuses |  |  | ||||
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| -2 | +8 | +6 | +0 | +0 | ||
 Defence bonuses | ||||||
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| +0 | +1 | +0 | +0 | +0 | ||
 Other bonuses | Slot | |||||
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| +9 | +0 | +0% | +0 | List | ||
| Combat style | Attack type | Weapon style | Attack speed | Range | Experience | Level boost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chop | Slash | Accurate | 5 ticks (3.0s) | 1 tile |  | +3 Attack | |
| Hack | Slash | Aggressive | | +3 Strength | |||
| Smash | Crush | Aggressive | | +3 Strength | |||
| Block | Slash | Defensive | | +3 Defence | |||
Creation
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Treasure Trails
| Tier | Emotes | STASH location | Items | Cost |
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| Easy | Jump for Joy | Beehives west of Catherby, in the south-east corner |   
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669 |
Item sources
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Shop locations
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Changes
| Date | Changes |
|---|---|
| 11 September 2014 (update | poll) |
Random event ents no longer spawn and axes can no longer be broken. |
| 22 June 2005 (update) |
The item's examine was changed from "A woodcutters[sic] axe." to "A woodcutter's axe." |
- ^ "Last average price". RuneRealm. "This price is a weighted average based on actual purchases on the in-game auction, however the wiki's prices only get updated from in-game changes every few days."
- ^ "Experience boost". RuneRealm. "The experience shown is for players on the normal gamemode, without any other experience boosts active."