Save $$$ --> Plank and Bank!
Teak and Oak logs both are fairly fast to cut and are also decent woodcutting experience. Using the Castle War oaks or teaks it is easy to bank at Castle Wars. Those who have completed the Enlightened Journey quest have an easier route yet to "plank and bank". Once the quest is complete you can open the route from Castle Wars to the Varrok Saw Mill. It’s easy to just plank your logs this way, or, in the case of Oaks its easy to actually fly the balloon to Varrok where you can cut logs, plank, then use your Castle Wars ring back to Castle Wars to bank.
Note: The above is also great for those who do not wish to level Construction. Use the above method to make planks and sell to those who don’t mind paying the high cost to have their planks conveniently ready-made. With Oak and Teak planks selling for 400-500 and 800-1K each respectively (be sure to check prices against the G.E. of course!), it’s a decent way to make some serious gold for very little time (and gain some Woodcutting XP!)
Oak Planks vs Teak Planks
As we all know the Construction skill is an extremely expensive skill and was intended to be so to help drain the Runescape economy of Gold. The table below compares what is arguably the best four items to make to level Construction (the construction levels needed are in parenthesis). It’s easy to see that Oak appears to be the cheapest way to level, however note that the Teak options shown take about 40 percent less time! Time is a big factor to many Runescape players and depending upon your skill levels you may be able to easily use that time saved to make more cash to fund your Construction Skill!
EXAMPLE:
Building Oak Larders will cost you approximately 466K per 100K XP.
Building Teak Dark Light Display cases will cost you approximately 524K per 100K XP.
Now ask yourself these questions:
· Is saving 58K worth it to me to work 40 percent longer for the same amount of XP?
· Can I make 58K easily in the time I would save? OR
· Will I be able to easily use the time saved to "Plank and Bank" my own Teak Planks?
I believe most players would be able to easily make the 58K in the time saved by using Teak planks and/or use that time to make their own planks, but these are questions only you can answer for yourself.
Other Factors to Consider
Number of clicks – Some may argue that working on a workbench may take a little longer due to the fact that you have to drop items, while working in building mode is less clicks. Remember that in building mode you also have to remove the item before you can rebuild it (and also have to chose "Yes" on the annoying confirmation window). I feel that both these options are very similar when comparing time/clicks.
Some players actually fund their use of the Oak method by Planking and Banking Teak and selling them for profit. The idea being that if you can sell your Teak Planks for 800-1K each that you can easily purchase ready-made Oak Planks for 400-500 each which basically gives you twice the number of Oak planks for the same time.
Conclusion
As you can see Money and Time are the major factors here. I’ve compiled this comparison to show you that there are viable methods to raise your Construction Level the smart way. Yes, you will still need to spend some hard-earned cash to do it, but perhaps this guide will help you save a little money and/or time.
