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Fletching Guide

By: Quiksilv3r, additions by Mysticallity

(This is a members-only skill.)

Fletching
Weapons
- Bows
- Metal Crossbows
Ammo
- Arrows
- Metal Bolts
- Bolt Tips
- Darts
Ogre Items
- Ogre Arrows
- Ogre Comp Bow
- Brutal Arrows
Locations
Extra Fletching Info
Fletching EXP Rewards

The art of Fletching is a skill well known to many RuneScape members for it's ability to make ranged equipment from various wood and metals. Most of the arrows, darts, and throwing knives you see come from fletchers in RuneScape, which illustrates the popularity of the skill.

Getting Started

There are three kinds of items that you can make to gain experience in Fletching: Weapons (Bows and Crossbows), Ammo for the bows and crossbows, and Darts. Info on all of these can be found below.

Weapons

The two main weapons for Ranged are the Crossbow and Bow - information on making them is found below.

Bows

To make bows, you must have Logs (type depends on your level), bow string(s), and a knife.
Steps:
1. Cut the Log with a knife.
2. Select either Shortbow or Longbow. If you do not have the required level for the log, you will get a message explaining this.
3. Afterwards, add the Bowstring to your Shortbow or Longbow.

The levels needed to cut logs into bows, logs needed, and experience given are shown below. Note: This table does not include experience for stringing the bow, see the following table for that experience, and total experience.

Log		Level	Bow		Experience
	Normal	5		Unstrung Shortbow	5
	Normal	10		Unstrung Longbow	10
	Oak	20		Unstrung Oak Shortbow	16.5
	Oak	25		Unstrung Oak Longbow	25
	Willow	35		Unstrung Willow Shortbow	33.25
	Willow	40		Unstrung Willow Longbow	41.5
	Maple	50		Unstrung Maple Shortbow	50
	Maple	55		Unstrung Maple Longbow	58.25
	Yew	65		Unstrung Yew Shortbow	68.5
	Yew	70		Unstrung Yew Longbow	75
	Magic	80		Unstrung Magic Shortbow	83.5
	Magic	85		Unstrung Magic Longbow	91.5

The following table shows the experience values gained by stringing various types of Unstrung bow. 'Total Experience' refers to the experience given for cutting and stringing a type of bow.

Bow		Experience	Total Experience
	Shortbow	5	10
	Longbow	10	20
	Oak Shortbow	16.5	33
	Oak Longbow	25	50
	Willow Shortbow	33.25	66.5
	Willow Longbow	41.5	83
	Maple Shortbow	50	100
	Maple Longbow	58.25	116.5
	Yew Shortbow	68.5	137
	Yew Longbow	75	150
	Magic Shortbow	83.5	167
	Magic Longbow	91.5	183

Metal Crossbows

To make metal crossbows, you must have logs (type depends on your level), a knife, the appropriate limb(s) and crossbow string(s).

Steps:
1. Cut the log with a knife.
2. Select the crossbow stock.
3. Add the appropriate limb (see Smithing Guide) to the stock.
4. Use a crossbow string (see Cooking Guide and Crafting Guide) with the unstrung crossbow.

Note: The experience values shown in the table below are the ones you get from cutting the stock only.

Log		Level	Stock		Experience	Required Limbs
	Normal	9		Wooden Stock	6		Bronze Limbs
	Oak	24		Oak Stock	16		Blurite Limbs
	Willow	39		Willow Stock	22		Iron Limbs
	Teak	46		Teak Stock	27		Steel Limbs
	Maple	54		Maple Stock	32		Mithril Limbs
	Mahogany	61		Mahogany Stock	41		Adamantite Limbs
	Yew	69		Yew Stock	50		Runite Limbs

The table below shows the experience gained from making the crossbow. 'Total Experience' refers to the experience given for cutting, adding limbs and stringing.

Bow		Adding Limbs	Stringing	Total Experience
	Bronze Crossbow	12	6	24
	Blurite Crossbow	32	16	64
	Iron Crossbow	44	22	88
	Steel Crossbow	54	27	108
	Mithril Crossbow	64	32	128
	Adamantite Crossbow	82	41	164
	Runite Crossbow	100	50	200

Ammo

The bows and crossbows will need ammo!

Arrows

To make Arrows, you require the following: Normal Logs, Feathers, and Arrowtips(type depends on your level). (If you already have Arrow Shafts, you will not need Normal Logs. If you already have Headless Arrows, you will not need either Normal Logs or Feathers.)
Steps:
1. Cut the normal logs into Arrow Shafts
2. Attach Feathers to Arrow Shafts
3. Use Arrowtips on Arrow Shafts, and your Arrows are complete.

When you cut a Normal Log into Arrow Shafts, you will create 15 Arrow Shafts, and obtain 4.95 Experience. When adding Feathers to Arrow Shafts, you will attach up to 15 Feathers at once (depending on the total number of Feathers and/or Arrow Shafts in your inventory) and receive 1 Experience per Feather attached. This process creates Headless Arrows.

The table below shows the experience gained by attaching various kinds of Arrowtips to Headless Arrows, the level needed, and the types of arrows created. Note: the experience value is per 1 Arrowtip attached.

Arrowtips		Level	Experience	Arrows Made
	Bronze	1	1.3		Bronze
	Iron	15	2.5		Iron
	Steel	30	5.0		Steel
	Mithril	45	7.5		Mithril
	Adamant	60	10		Adamant
	Rune	75	12.5		Rune
	Dragon	90	15		Dragon

Metal Bolts

To make bolts, you will need the crossbow bolts made from the metal you want (see Smithing Guide) and use feathers with them.

The experience values only apply to making one bolt.

Crossbow Bolts		Level	Experience	Bolts Made
	Bronze	9	0.5		Bronze *
	Blurite	24	1		Blurite
	Iron	39	1.5		Iron
	Silver	43	2.5		Silver *
	Steel	46	3.5		Steel
	Mithril	54	5		Mithril
	Adamantite	61	7		Adamantite
	Runite	69	10		Runite

* - Bronze Crossbow Bolts can be used be freeplayers.

** - Silver Crossbow Bolts are made by smelting a Silver Bar whilst having a bolt mould (available in crafting stores) in your inventory. You will also need a crafting level of 21.

Bolt Tips

Metal bolts can be tipped to create new types of bolts. These bolts can be enchanted to add a special effect to them (see Magic: Regular Spells). Once the bolts are tipped, they cannot be poisoned. Most tips are acquired by using a chisel on the respective gem. Each gem will give you 12 tips. Onyx will give you 24 instead.

Note: The experience values are for each gem cut or tip attached.

Tip		Level	Cut XP	Bolts Required		Attach XP	Bolts Created
	Opal	11	1		Bronze	1.6		Opal
	Jade	26	2		Blurite	2.4		Jade
	Pearl	41	3		Iron	3.2		Pearl
	Red Topaz	48	3		Steel	3.9		Red Topaz
	Barbed	51	None		Bronze	9.5		Barbed
	Sapphire	56	4		Mithril	4.7		Sapphire
	Emerald	58	5		Mithril	5.5		Emerald
	Mithril Grapple	None	None		Mithril	11		Mithril Grapple
	Ruby	63	6		Adamantite	6.3		Ruby
	Diamond	65	7		Adamantite	7		Diamond
	Dragonstone	71	8		Runite	8.2		Dragonstone
	Onyx	73	9		Runite	9.4		Onyx

Pearl Tips

Small oysters yields 6 tips whilst large oysters yield 24. For more information on how to acquire oysters, please look at the Fishing Guide.

Mithril Grapple

Mithril grapples are used for Agility (see Agility Guide).

Barb Tips

To acquire Barb Tips, you will first have to access the Ranging Guild. Once at the guild you will need to take part in the archery competition, at the cost of two hundred gold every ten shots. When you have one hundred and forty competition tickets they can be exchanged at the ticket merchant, found in the northern part of the guild, for thirty barb bolt tips.

Darts

To make Darts, you require the following: Feathers, Dart Tips (depending on your level). You must complete the quest The Tourist Trap in order to make these.
Step:
1. Attach Feathers to Dart tips, and your Darts are complete.

The table below shows the experience gained by making various types of darts, the level needed, and the types of darts created. Note: the experience value is per 1 Dart created.

Dart Tip		Level	Experience	Dart Created
	Bronze	1	1.8		Bronze
	Iron	22	3.8		Iron
	Steel	37	7.5		Steel
	Mithril	52	11.2		Mithril
	Adamant	67	15		Adamant
	Rune	81	18.8		Rune
	Dragon	95	25		Dragon

Ogre Items

Ogres also have some items to contribute to fletching.

Ogre Arrows

Ogre Arrows are made to be used with an Ogre Bow, which you recieve from the Big Chompy Bird Hunting quest. You use the Ogre Bow alongside with the Ogre Arrows to kill Chompy birds. To make Ogre arrows, you need the following: Knife, Achey Tree Logs, Chisel, Feathers, and Wolf Bones. When fletching Achey tree logs, you get a random amount of shafts, so make sure that you get a good amount. Every shaft requires 4 feathers. After attaching the feathers to the arrow shafts, you must use a chisel on the Wolf Bones to creat Wolf Bone tips. Each set of bones makes two tips. Attach the tips to the arrows, and you're ready to kill some Chompy Birds.

Arrowtips		Level	Experience	Arrows Made
	Wolfbone	5	1		Ogre Arrows

Brutal Arrows

Brutal Arrows are a slightly more powerful version of normal arrows, however, they are differently made. You also need to use an Ogre Comp Bow to fire them. To make and use both Brutal Arrows and the Ogre Composite Bow, you'll need to complete the Zogre Flesh Eaters Quest.

Ogre Comp Bow

To make the comp bow, you need an Achey Log, one set of Wolf Bones, and a knife. You must have the Wolf Bones in your inventory when fletching the Bow. After making the bow, string is as usual.

Log		Level	Bow	Experience
	Achey Log	30		45

Bow		Level	Bow	Total Experience
	Unstrung Ogre Comp Bow	30		45

Brutal Arrows

To make Brutal Arrows, you follow the same method as you do for normal arrows, with a couple exceptions. Instead of normal logs, you use Achey Logs, instead of Arrow Tips, you use nails, and instead of 1 feather per shaft, you use 4. These Brutal Arrows follow the example set by Ogre Arrows above, but instead of Wolfbone Tips, these use Nails.

Arrowtips		Level	Experience	Name	Arrows Made
	Bronze	7	1.4	Bronze Brutal
	Iron	18	2.6	Iron Brutal
	Steel	33	5.08	Steel Brutal
	Mithril	49	7.5	Mithril Brutal
	Adamant	62	10.1	Adamant Brutal
	Rune	77	12.5	Rune Brutal

Locations

Throughout RuneScape, there are areas devoted to certain skills, or specific aspects of skills. Fletching has some area-specific aspects to it. For example, Achey Trees are found only in Feldip Hills, a location south of Yanille, and South of Gu'Tanoth(Ogre City). I have included a picture, as well as a section of mini-map to help you locate the Achey Trees. Remember, if you get lost, always use the RuneScape World map.

There are also locations where you can get other fletching items quickly. For example, an area heavy with Regular Trees, or Evergreen Trees can be usefull for cutting large amounts of Arrow shafts. I have also Included one such place for you. This area is located north of Falador, and slightly south-east of Goblin Village. Again, with this picture, I have included a piece of mini-map so you can better identify this location.

Several shops throughout RuneScape will assist you in beginning Fletching, or just stocking up on supplies for use at higher levels. These are listed below:

Shop	Location	Info
Fishing Guild Shop	Fishing Guild	Feathers are sold here
Ranging/Fletching Shop	Catherby	Arrowheads are sold here
Dargaud	Ranging Guild	Sells arrowheads
Fishing Shop	Port Sari	Feathers are sold here
Fishing Shop	Shilo Village	Feathers are sold here

Extra Fletching Info

There are some other, extra things that you should know about while raising fletching:

Cape of Accomplishment

The ultimate reward for getting level 99 Fletching is not only the great ability you will have in the skill, but the Cape of Accomplishment that you will have the oppurtunity to purchase. For more information on Capes of Accomplishment, see the Skill Capes page.

Related Links

The following links may help you with your Fletching.

Fletching EXP Rewards in Quests

Quest	Exp
Big Chompy Bird Hunting	262 exp
Animal Magnetism	1000 exp
Zogre Flesh Eaters	2000 exp
Fremennik Trials	2812.4 exp
Catapult Construction	5000 exp
Devious Minds	5000 exp
Temple of Ikov	8000 exp