By Henner
Edit by Punkmonkey25

Members' Only Skill.

Fletching is the skill of making bows and arrows from their raw materials. It combines aspects of Smithing, Crafting, and Woodcutting and once you're past the lower levels, Fletching is an easy way to earn money when you can make Yew bows, Magic bows, or Rune arrows. You can get as much as 2,000 gold coins for each one of these items.

To fletch bows you need to have a certain type of log depending on what kind of bow you want to make. You will "use" (by right-clicking) your hand ax (hatchet) to cut the wood, and then use a knife on a log and select either Short bow or Long bow. When you have that, you need to string your bow. To string a bow you will need Flax and must be at least Level 10 in Crafting. "Use" Flax on a spinning wheel to make the string. Use the World Map to find a spinning wheel location. Note: You get 10 Experience Points in Crafting for making each string. "Use" the string on a bow to complete the process.

Bow Fletching Table

Type of Bow	Level to Fletch	Fletching Experienced Gained	Woodcutting Level Needed	Woodcutting Experience Gained	Ranging Level To Wield
Short Bow	5	10	1	25	1 and up
Long bow	10	20	1	25	1 and up
Oak Short Bow	20	33	15	38	5 and up
Oak Long Bow	25	50	15	38	10 and up
Willow Short Bow	35	67	30	63	15 and up
Willow Long Bow	40	83	30	63	20 and up
Maple Short Bow	50	100	45	100	25 and up
Maple Long Bow	55	117	45	100	30 and up
Yew Short Bow	65	133	60	175	35 and up
Yew Long Bow	70	150	60	175	40 and up
Magic Short Bow	80	167	75	250	45 and up
Magic Long Bow	85	183	75	250	50 and up

Fletching Tips --> -The best place to make bows is in The Seer’s Village. In The Seer’s Village there are all kinds of trees, nearby Flax plants, a couple of knife re-spawnings, a spinning wheel that is right next to a bed on the second floor of a house. -And if you're making arrows, The Seer's Village also has a bank (handy to store stuff in while you're working), and a smithy at which you can smith arrowheads. -The fastest way to get feathers is to buy them at a fishing store for 3-5 gold coins, depending on stock.

To fletch arrows, you need to have arrow heads, feathers, and arrow shafts. Arrow heads can me made by smithing Bronze, Iron, Steel, Mithril, Adamantite, or Runeite bars into arrow heads. Note: you get 10 arrow heads per bar. See Guide to Smithing for any help. Feathers can be obtained from killing chickens or buying them from a fishing shop for 3-5 gold coins each, depending on stock. Arrow shafts are made by "using" regular logs with a knife and then clicking arrow shafts. Note: you get 10 arrow shafts for each log.

"Use" feathers on arrow shafts to make headless arrows. Then "use" arrow heads on headless arrows to make your arrows.

Arrow Fletching Chart

Type of Arrow	Level to Fletch	Fletching Experienced Gained	Type of Bow Required
Bronze	1	30	Any
Iron	15	40	Any
Steel	30	65	Oak
Mithril	45	90	Willow
Adamantite	60	115	Maple
Runite	75	140	Yew