Main page/Skill guides/Ironman 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

To get logs, you need to chop them yourself. As an ironman it's not possible to buy them from shops or 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 all ironman modes
Arrow Shaft		1	75
Wooden stock		9	90
Shortbow		5	150
Longbow		10	300
Oak Arrow shaft		15	150
Oak stock		24	240
Oak shortbow		20	495
Oak longbow		25	750
Willow Arrow shaft		30	225
Willow stock		39	330
Willow shortbow		35	990
Willow longbow		40	1,245
Maple Arrow shaft		45	300
Maple stock		54	480
Maple shortbow		50	1,500
Maple longbow		55	1,740
Yew Arrow shaft		60	375
Yew stock		69	750
Yew shortbow		65	2,025
Yew longbow		70	2,250
Magic Arrow shaft		75	450
Magic shortbow		80	2,490
Magic longbow		85	2,745

Making bolts

Unfinished bolts and feathers

Item	Image	Items needed	Level needed	XP gained with all ironman modes (based on 10 unfinished bolts and feathers)
Bronze bolts		Bronze bolts (unf) + feathers	9	75
Iron bolts		Iron bolts (unf) + feathers	39	225
Steel bolts		Steel bolts (unf) + feathers	46	525
Mithril bolts		Mithril bolts (unf) + feathers	54	750
Broad bolts		Unfinished broad bolts + feathers	55	1,590
Adamantite bolts		Adamantite bolts (unf) + feathers	61	1,050
Rune bolts		Rune bolts (unf) + feathers	69	1,500
Amethyst broad bolts		Broad bolts + amethyst bolt tips	76	3,710

Bolt tips and bolts

Item	Image	Items needed	Level needed	XP gained with all ironman modes (based on 10 bolts + bolt tips)
Opal bolts		Bronze bolts + opal bolt tips	11	240
Topaz bolts		Steel bolts + topaz bolt tips	48	585
Sapphire bolts		Mithril bolts + sapphire bolt tips	56	705
Emerald bolts		Mithril bolts + emerald bolt tips	55	870
Ruby bolts		Adamant bolts + ruby bolt tips	63	945
Diamond bolts		Adamant bolts + diamond bolt tips	65	1,050
Dragonstone bolts		Runite bolts + dragonstone bolt tips	71	1,230
Onyx bolts		Runite bolts + onyx bolt tips	73	1,410

Making arrows

Item	Image	Items needed	Level needed	XP gained with Ironman mode (based on 15 Headless Arrows and Arrowtips)
Bronze arrows		15 Headless arrow + Bronze arrowtips	1	300
Iron arrows		15 Headless arrow + Iron arrowtips	15	570
Steel arrows		15 Headless arrow + Steel arrowtips	30	1,125
Mithril arrows		15 Headless arrow + Mithril arrowtips	44	1,695
Adamant arrows		15 Headless arrow + Adamant arrowtips	60	2,250
Rune arrows		15 Headless arrow + Rune arrowtips	75	2,820
Amethyst arrows		15 Headless arrow + Amethyst arrowtips	82	3,030
Dragon arrows		15 Headless arrow + Dragon arrowtips	90	3,375

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	Buy it from the fletching master
Fletching hood		Gives you 5% more fletching xp	Buy it from the fletching master

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