Main page/Skill guides/Regular mode/Fletching

What is fletching?

Fletching is a skill which allows the player to create various types of ranged weapons and their ammunition. The products of this skill are primarily used in the combat skill Ranged. The fletching skill doesn't have skilling tasks.

How to train fletching?

You can train fletching by making bows or bolts.

Making bows (u)

To make bows, you only need a knife and logs. Hold your knife on the log to make a bow. You can string the bow with bow strings from the skilling tools store.

Knife

You can buy a knife at the the shop keeper or shop assistant north west of bank at Edgeville for 210 coins.

Logs

There are a few ways to obtain logs:

• Chop them yourself using the woodcutting skill;
• Get logs from achievements;
• Buy logs from other players.

Making bolts

There are two ways to make bolts: making them with unfinished bolts and feathers is the first way. The second way is to make them with bolt tips and bolts.

Unfinished bolts and feathers

Hold your feathers on the unfinished bolts to make bolts. You can make the unfinished bolts with Smithing. The feathers you need, can you buy at the shop keeper or shop assistant at north west of Edgeville bank.

Bolts tips and bolts

Hold your bolt tips on the bolts to make bolts. You can get bolt tips with the Crafting skill. The bolts can you buy at the ranged store at north west of bank at Edgeville.

Fletching master

The Fletching master (Hickton) can be found at north east of Catherby, close to the bank. He's able to give you skilling tasks to obtain fletching points or money (you will also get participation points when you finish your task). In addition, you can buy the skilling cape from him when you reached level 99 fletching. Finally you can view his shop where you can spend your fletching points.

Experience table

Making bows (u)

Item	Image	Level needed	XP gained with regular mode	XP gained with classic mode
Arrow Shaft		1	290	116
Wooden stock		9	348	116
Shortbow		5	580	174
Longbow		10	1160	348
Arrow shaft		15	580	174
Oak stock		24	928	290
Oak shortbow		20	1914	580
Oak longbow		25	2900	928
Arrow shaft		30	870	232
Willow stock		39	1276	406
Willow shortbow		35	3828	1218
Willow longbow		40	4814	1566
Arrow shaft		45	1160	348
Maple stock		54	1856	580
Maple shortbow		50	5800	1914
Maple longbow		55	6728	2204
Arrow shaft		60	1450	464
Yew stock		69	2900	928
Yew shortbow		65	7830	2552
Yew longbow		70	8700	2842
Arrow shaft		75	1740	522
Magic shortbow		80	9628	3132
Magic longbow		85	10614	3480

Making bolts

Unfinished bolts and feathers

Item	Image	Items needed	Level needed	XP gained with regular mode (based on 10 unfinished bolts and feathers)	XP gained with classic mode (based on 10 unfinished bolts and feathers)
Bronze bolts		Bronze bolts (unf) + feathers	9	290	116
Iron bolts		Iron bolts (unf) + feathers	39	870	232
Steel bolts		Steel bolts (unf) + feathers	46	2030	638
Mithril bolts		Mithril bolts (unf) + feathers	54	2900	928
Broad bolts		Unfinished broad bolts + feathers	55	1740	522
Adamantite bolts		Adamantite bolts (unf) + feathers	61	4060	1334
Rune bolts		Rune bolts (unf) + feathers	69	5800	1914
Amethyst broad bolts		Broad bolts + amethyst bolt tips	76	6148	1972

Bolt tips and bolts

Item	Image	Items needed	Level needed	XP gained with regular mode (based on 10 bolts + bolt tips)	XP gained with classic mode (based on 10 bolts + bolt tips)
Opal bolts		Bronze bolts + opal bolt tips	11	928	290
Topaz bolts		Steel bolts + topaz bolt tips	48	2262	696
Sapphire bolts		Mithril bolts + sapphire bolt tips	56	2726	870
Emerald bolts		Mithril bolts + emerald bolt tips	55	3364	1102
Ruby bolts		Adamant bolts + ruby bolt tips	63	3654	1160
Diamond bolts		Adamant bolts + diamond bolt tips	65	4060	1334
Dragonstone bolts		Runite bolts + dragonstone bolt tips	71	4756	1566

1-99 walktrough

The fastest way from level 1-99 is to make bows.

Item	Image	Levels
Arrow Shaft		1-5
Shortbow		5-10
Longbow		10-20
Oak shortbow		20-25
Oak longbow		25-35
Willow shortbow		35-40
Willow longbow		40-50
Maple shortbow		50-55
Maple longbow		55-65
Yew shortbow		65-70
Yew longbow		70-80
Magic shortbow		80-85
Magic longbow		85-99

Useful items and boosts

Hourly bonus skill

The hourly bonus skill gives you 50% more fletching xp for 1 hour. Quest tab > the "i" icon to see what the current hourly bonus skill is. Refresh the page to be sure you have the right one.

Watch the order of the hourly bonus skills to see when fletching is the hourly bonus skill.

Others

Item/Boost	Image	Effect	How to obtain?
Voting		Gives you 25% more fletching xp for 1 hour	When you redeem your vote, you will get a boost xp for 1 hour. See here how to vote
Fletching cape		Gives you 10% more fletching xp	Get it from the skillcape store
Fletching hood		Gives you 5% more fletching xp	Get it from the skillcape store

The skilling cape

If you reach level 99, you will get the skilling cape and hood automatically. When you lost it, you can get it from the skillcape store for 27m or the (t) for 45m. Run to north west of Edgeville bank or use ::shops and run west to get there. The skilling cape doesn't give more fletching xp.

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