| Tinderbox | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Released | 4 January 2001 (Update) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Members | No | ||||||||||||||||||
| Properties | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tradeable | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Equipable | No | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stackable | No | ||||||||||||||||||
| Noteable | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Options | Drop | ||||||||||||||||||
| Examine | Useful for lighting a fire. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Values | |||||||||||||||||||
| Value | 1 coin | ||||||||||||||||||
| High alch | 0 coins | ||||||||||||||||||
| Low alch | 0 coins | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 0.035 kg | ||||||||||||||||||
| Respawn time | 100 ticks (60 seconds) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Exchange | |||||||||||||||||||
| Exchange | 89 coins (info) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Buy limit | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Daily volume | 12,360 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Advanced data | |||||||||||||||||||
| Item ID | 590 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Link | MOID | ||||||||||||||||||
The tinderbox is used primarily for lighting fires by clicking 'use' on the tinderbox, then clicking a log. A tinderbox can be bought in most general stores. It is also used to light and relight candles and lanterns, so any player venturing into a dark area such as the Lumbridge Caves should bring one in case their light source goes out.
When used on logs that the player has the Firemaking level to light, the messages You attempt to light the logs. and The fire catches and the logs begin to burn. are displayed. If the player does not have the Firemaking level, a variation of the message will display You need a Firemaking level of X to burn X logs.
If the player is standing on a tile where they are unable to light logs, the message You can't light a fire here. is displayed instead.
The tinderbox is also used regularly in many quests.
Money making
The following money making guide is available for Tinderbox:
| Method | Hourly profit | Skills |
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| Collecting tinderboxes | 156,240 | None |
Products
Tool
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 | 1 × Burnt jogre bones (Tinderbox) |  |
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 | 1 × Fire of Dehumidification | |
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 | 1 × Fire of Eternal Light | |
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 | 1 × Fire of Nourishment | |
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 | 1 × Fire of Unseasonal Warmth | |
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 | 50 × Juniper charcoal | |
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 | 1 × Smouldering pot | |
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Material
| Item | Members | Skills | XP | Materials | |
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 | Cooking pot | |
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 | Flame pit | |
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 | Furnace (amenity) | |
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 | Golden tinderbox | |
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 | Pottery oven | |
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Item sources
| Source | Level | Quantity | Rarity |
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| Lev | 24  | 2 | 20/512 |
| H.A.M. Member | 15  | 1 | 2/102 |
| Cave bug Level 6 | 6 | 1 | 3/128 |
| Imp | 2; 7 | 1 | 5/128 |
| Lanzig | 48 | 1 | 50/512 |
| Wall beast | 49 | 1 | 21/128 |
| Cave goblin (monster) | 3 | 1 | 4/50 |
| Cave goblin (monster) | N/A  | 1 | Always |
| H.A.M. Guard | 12; 18; 22 | 1 | 2/110 |
| Cave goblin miner | 11 | 1 | 20/128 |
| Cave goblin guard | 24; 26 | 1 | 20/128 |
| Ghast | 30; 79; 109; 139 | 1 | 2/128 |
| Giant Rock Crab | 137 | 1 | 10/128 |
| Barrel (Shaman Caves) | N/A | 1 | 1/100 |
| Rock lobster | 127 | 1 | 10/128 |
| Dagannoth (Waterbirth Island) Level 90 | 90 | 1 | 10/128 |
| Thermonuclear smoke devil | 301 | 1 | 1/107 |
| Ali's Discount Wares. | N/A | 1 | 1/5 |
| Freidir | 48 | 1 | 50/512 |
| Borrokar | 48 | 1 | 50/512 |
| Lensa | 48 | 1 | 50/512 |
| Rogue kit | N/A | 1 | Always |
| Yuri | 24 | 2 | 20/512 |
| Ogre Coffin | 20 | 1 | 2/100 |
| Tool store 2 | 25  | 1 | Always |
| Zombie (Tarn's Lair) Medium level | 61–80 | 1 | 2/128 |
| Zombie Level 24 | 24 | 1 | 2/128 |
| King Sand Crab | 107 | 1 | 10/128 |
| Joseph | 24 | 2 | 20/512 |
| Jennella | 48 | 1 | 50/512 |
| Scavenger beast | | 1 | 2 × 1/18 |
| Alexis | 24 | 2 | 20/512 |
| Boris | 24 | 2 | 20/512 |
| Eduard | 24 | 2 | 20/512 |
| Galina | 24 | 2 | 20/512 |
| Imre | 24 | 2 | 20/512 |
| Georgy | 24 | 2 | 20/512 |
| Irina | 24 | 2 | 20/512 |
| Ksenia | 24 | 2 | 20/512 |
| Liliya | 24 | 2 | 20/512 |
| Milla | 24 | 2 | 20/512 |
| Nikita | 24 | 2 | 20/512 |
| Nikolai | 24 | 2 | 20/512 |
| Sofiya | 24 | 2 | 20/512 |
| Svetlana | 24 | 2 | 20/512 |
| Vera | 24 | 2 | 20/512 |
| Yadviga | 24 | 2 | 20/512 |
| Zoja | 24 | 2 | 20/512 |
| Guard (Cave goblin) | 24; 26 | 1 | 20/128 |
| Cave goblin (Dorgesh-Kaan) | 36 | 1 | 1/20 |
| Guard (H.A.M. Storerooms) | 20 | 1 | 6/500 |
| Crate (Wintertodt) | N/A | 1 | Always |
| General Stall | 5 | 1 | 1/3 |
| Simple lockbox | N/A | 1 | 3 × 1/50 |
| Camping Equipment | N/A | 1 | Always |
| Workbench (Trouble Brewing, tools) | N/A | 1 | Always |
| Tinderbox (scenery) | N/A | 1 | Always |
| Zombie (Wilderness) | 18; 24 | 1 | 1/128 |
| Zombie (Kourend) | 56; 70; 72; 76 | 1 | 2/128 |
| Shelves (Misthalin Mystery) | N/A | 1 | Always |
| Old Bookshelf (Wise Old Man) | N/A | 1 | Always |
| Crate (tinderbox) | N/A | 1 | Always |
| Crate (Glough's Laboratory) | N/A | 1 | 1/6 |
Item spawns
| Location | Members | Spawns | Map |
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| Castle Wars - Saradominist's base |  | 1 | Show map |
| Castle Wars - Saradominist's base (1st floor[UK]2nd floor[US]) | | 1 | Show map |
| Castle Wars - Zamorakian's base | | 1 | Show map |
| Castle Wars - Zamorakian's base (1st floor[UK]2nd floor[US]) | | 1 | Show map |
| Darkmeyer - lower tier | | 1 | Show map |
| Giants' Plateau | | 1 | Show map |
| Draynor Manor (2nd floor[UK]3rd floor[US]) | | 1 | Show map |
| Hosidius - behind the bank | | 1 | Show map |
| Kebos Lowlands - Mary and Gordon's farm | | 1 | Show map |
| Shayzien - Jennifer's General Supplies | | 1 | Show map |
| Slayer Tower basement | | 1 | Show map |
| Underground Pass dwarf camp | | 1 | Show map |
| Civitas illa Fortis[1] | | 1 | Show map |
| Cam Torum General Store - (1st floor[UK]2nd floor[US]) | | 1 | Show map |
| Sunset Coast (1st floor[UK]2nd floor[US]) | | 1 | Show map |
| Salvager Overlook - General Store | | 1 | Show map |
| East of Twilight Temple | | 1 | Show map |
| Kastori | | 1 | Show map |
| Custodia Pass | | 1 | Show map |
- ^ This spawn requires telekinetic grab to obtain.
Scenery object spawns
| Location | Members | Spawns | Map |
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| Corsair Cove | | 1 | Show map |
| Chambers of Xeric | | 3 | Show map |
| Harmony Island - 1st floor[UK]2nd floor[US] of crashed ship | | 1 | Show map |
| The Adventurous | | 1 | Show map |
Shop locations
| Seller | Location | Number in stock | Restock time | Price sold at | Price bought at | Change Per | Members |
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| Aemad's Adventuring Supplies. | East Ardougne | 2 | 1m |  1 | 0 | 2.0% | |
| Miltog's Lamps | Dorgesh-Kaan | 10 | 1m | 1 | 0 | 3.0% | |
| Rimmington General Store | Rimmington | 2 | 1m | 1 | 0 | 3.0% | |
| Trader Stan's Trading Post (1) | Port Sarim | 2 | 1m |  2 | 0 | 2.0% | |
| Trader Stan's Trading Post (2) | Port Phasmatys | 2 | 1m | 2 | 0 | 2.0% | |
| Trader Stan's Trading Post (3) | Musa Point | 2 | 1m | 2 | 0 | 2.0% | |
| Trader Stan's Trading Post (4) | Brimhaven | 2 | 1m | 2 | 0 | 2.0% | |
| Trader Stan's Trading Post (5) | Port Khazard | 2 | 1m | 2 | 0 | 2.0% | |
| Trader Stan's Trading Post (6) | Corsair Cove | 2 | 1m | 2 | 0 | 2.0% | |
| Trader Stan's Trading Post (7) | Port Tyras | 2 | 1m | 2 | 0 | 2.0% | |
| Trader Stan's Trading Post (8) | Catherby | 2 | 1m | 2 | 0 | 2.0% | |
| Trader Stan's Trading Post (9) | Prifddinas | 2 | 1m | 2 | 0 | 2.0% | |
| Trader Stan's Trading Post (10) | Mos Le'Harmless | 2 | 1m | 2 | 0 | 2.0% | |
| Trader Stan's Trading Post (11) | Karamja Shipyard | 2 | 1m | 2 | 0 | 2.0% | |
| Trader Stan's Trading Post (12) | Land's End | 2 | 1m | 2 | 0 | 2.0% | |
| Trader Stan's Trading Post (13) | Port Piscarilius | 2 | 1m | 2 | 0 | 2.0% | |
| Trader Stan's Trading Post (14) | Civitas illa Fortis | 2 | 1m | 2 | 0 | 2.0% | |
| Trader Stan's Trading Post (15) | Sunset Coast | 2 | 1m | 2 | 0 | 2.0% | |
| Trader Stan's Trading Post (16) | Aldarin | 2 | 1m | 2 | 0 | 2.0% | |
| Trader Stan's Trading Post (17) | The Pandemonium | 2 | 1m | 2 | 0 | 2.0% | |
| Trader Stan's Trading Post (18) | The Summer Shore | 2 | 1m | 2 | 0 | 2.0% | |
| Trader Stan's Trading Post (19) | Deepfin Point | 2 | 1m | 2 | 0 | 2.0% | |
| Trader Stan's Trading Post (20) | Port Roberts | 2 | 1m | 2 | 0 | 2.0% | |
| Trader Stan's Trading Post (21) | Red Rock | 2 | 1m | 2 | 0 | 2.0% | |
| The Lighthouse Store | Lighthouse | 5 | 5m | 1 | 0 | 3.0% | |
| Bolkoy's Village Shop | Tree Gnome Village, 1st floor[UK]2nd floor[US] | 2 | 1m | 1 | 0 | 3.0% | |
| Aurel's Supplies | Burgh de Rott | 10 | 1m | 1 | 0 | 3.0% | |
| Moon Clan General Store. | Lunar Isle | 2 | 1m | 1 | 0 | 1.0% | |
| Arhein's General Goods | Catherby | 2 | 1m | 1 | 0 | 3.0% | |
| Razmire General Store. | Mort'ton | 2 | 1m | 1 | 0 | 3.0% | |
| West Ardougne General Store | West Ardougne | 2 | 1m | 1 | 0 | 2.0% | |
| Obli's General Store. | Shilo Village | 2 | 5m | 1 | 0 | 2.0% | |
| Obli's General Store. (Karamja gloves) | Shilo Village | 2 | 5m | 1 | 0 | 2.0% | |
| Ali's Discount Wares. (general) | Al Kharid | 11 | 1m | 1 | 0 | 1.0% | |
| Nardah General Store. | Nardah | 2 | 1m | 1 | 0 | 3.0% | |
| Falador General Store | Falador | 2 | 1m | 1 | 0 | 3.0% | |
| Void Knight General Store | Void Knights' Outpost | 2 | 1m | 1 | 0 | 0.3% | |
| Ifaba's General Store | Ape Atoll | 2 | 30s | 1 | 0 | 2.0% | |
| Jiminua's Jungle Store. | Karamja | 2 | 5m | 1 | 0 | 2.0% | |
| Jiminua's Jungle Store. (Karamja gloves 3+) | Karamja | 2 | 5m | 1 | 0 | 2.0% | |
| Lumbridge General Store | Lumbridge | 2 | 1m | 1 | 0 | 3.0% | |
| Varrock General Store | Varrock | 2 | 1m | 1 | 0 | 3.0% | |
| Zanaris General Store | Zanaris | 2 | 1m | 1 | 0 | 3.0% | |
| Dorgesh-Kaan General Supplies | Dorgesh-Kaan | 2 | 1m | 1 | 0 | 3.0% | |
| Al Kharid General Store | Al Kharid | 2 | 1m | 1 | 0 | 3.0% | |
| Frenita's Cookery Shop. | Yanille | 4 | 2m | 1 | 0 | 1.0% | |
| Dal's General Ogre Supplies | Gu'Tanoth | 2 | 1m | 1 | 0 | 3.0% | |
| Sigmund the Merchant (shop) | Rellekka | 2 | 5m | 1 | 0 | 3.0% | |
| Miscellanian General Store | Miscellania Expansion | 2 | 1m | 1 | 0 | 3.0% | |
| Dwarven shopping store | Dwarven Mine | 2 | 1m | 1 | 0 | 3.0% | |
| Port Phasmatys General Store | Port Phasmatys | 2 | 1m | 1 | 0 | 3.0% | |
| Karamja General Store | Musa Point (Karamja) | 2 | 1m | 1 | 0 | 3.0% | |
| Karamja General Store (Karamja gloves) | Musa Point (Karamja) | 2 | 1m | 1 | 0 | 3.0% | |
| Edgeville General Store | Edgeville | 2 | 1m | 1 | 0 | 3.0% | |
| General Store (Canifis) | Canifis | 2 | 1m | 2 | 0 | 3.0% | |
| Gunslik's Assorted Items | Keldagrim | 2 | 1m | 1 | 0 | 3.0% | |
| Khazard General Store | Port Khazard | 2 | 1m | 1 | 0 | 1.0% | |
| Lletya General Store | Lletya | 2 | 1m | 1 | 0 | 3.0% | |
| Quartermaster's Stores | Tyras Camp | 3 | 1m | 1 | 0 | 3.0% | |
| Bandit Duty Free | Wilderness Bandit Camp | 2 | 1m | 1 | 0 | 3.0% | |
| Little Shop of Horace | Hosidius | 2 | 1.8s | 1 | 0 | 1.0% | |
| Little Munty's Little Shop | Lovakengj | 2 | 1.8s | 1 | 0 | 1.0% | |
| Logava Gricoller's Cooking Supplies | Hosidius | 3 | 12s | 1 | 0 | 1.0% | |
| Leenz's General Supplies | Port Piscarilius | 2 | 1.8s | 1 | 0 | 1.0% | |
| Thirus Urkar's Fine Dynamite Store | Lovakengj | 2 | 1.8s |  11 | 0 | 0.1% | |
| Perry's Chop-chop Shop | Woodcutting Guild | 2 | 1.8s |  3 | 0 | 1.0% | |
| Jennifer's General Supplies | Shayzien | 2 | 1m | 1 | 0 | 0.3% | |
| Burthorpe Supplies | Burthorpe | 2 | 1m | 1 | 0 | 3.0% | |
| Fossil Island General Store | Museum Camp | 2 | 1m | 1 | 0 | 3.0% | |
| Warrens General Store | The Warrens | 2 | 1m | 1 | 0 | 3.0% | |
| Prifddinas General Store | Prifddinas | 2 | 1m | 1 | 0 | 3.0% | |
| Darkmeyer Lantern Shop | Darkmeyer | 5 | 30s | 1 | 0 | 3.0% | |
| Darkmeyer General Store | Darkmeyer | 5 | 48s | 1 | 0 | 3.0% | |
| Fortis General Store | Civitas illa Fortis | 5 | 12s | 1 | 0 | 3.0% | |
| Sunset Coast General Store | Sunset Coast | 5 | 12s | 1 | 0 | 3.0% | |
| Outer Fortis General Store | Outer Fortis | 5 | 12s | 1 | 0 | 3.0% | |
| Cam Torum General Store | Cam Torum | 5 | 12s | 1 | 0 | 3.0% | |
| Aldarin General Store | Aldarin | 5 | 12s | 1 | 0 | 3.0% | |
| Salvager Overlook General Store | Salvager Overlook | 5 | 12s | 1 | 0 | 3.0% | |
| Quetzacalli Gorge General Store | Quetzacalli Gorge | 5 | 12s | 1 | 0 | 3.0% | |
| Auburnvale General Store | Auburnvale | 5 | 12s | 1 | 0 | 3.0% | |
| Kastori General Store | Kastori | 5 | 12s | 1 | 0 | 3.0% | |
| Tal Teklan General Store | Tal Teklan | 5 | 12s | 1 | 0 | 3.0% | |
| Durrik's Goods | Deepfin Mine | 5 | 12s | 2 | 0 | 2.0% | |
| Port Roberts General Store | Port Roberts | 5 | 12s | 1 | 0 | 3.0% | |
| Supplies's Supplies | Wyrmscraig | 2 | 1m | 1 | 0 | 3.0% | |
Changes
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