Fletching

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The 2002 manual contains information related to this topic.

For information on training this skill, see Fletching training.

Fletching is a useful skill in RuneScape Classic. The main function of it is to make bows and other ranged weapons. It is considered to be a production skill, as the player makes bows and other items.

Overview

Making bows in the game can be a useful skill to know. Many choose to get the logs through the Woodcutting skill. All you need is a log, a knife, and a bowstring to make a bow. First, you use the knife on the logs, and select which type of bow you want, then you cut it, and after that you add the bow string to the bow, finishing it. A player can make bows out of almost every log in the game. Other weapons that can be made are arrows, which require arrow shafts, feather, and the arrow heads. The player cuts the arrow shafts out of regular logs, adds the feathers, and then the arrowheads. After the arrow is finished, many choose to use the arrows, as it is an inexpensive way to get arrows, only needing the investment of a knife and woodcutting axe, as the rest can be gathered.

Bows

First you need to acquire some wood. There are several types of trees that you can cut, depending on your Woodcutting level. Next use a knife on logs to cut them into either shortbow or a longbow. To string a bow you need to find flax. This can be found behind the bee hives in Camelot or even better at Gnome Stronghold as there are a number of flax there. When you get a full load, simply climb the ladder next to the plants and bank them. After you have a large amount, then you need to spin the flax on a spinning wheel to make bow strings. Go to Falador and use the bank and spinning wheel which is near it to spin it. This is by far the fastest way to obtain bow strings. Finally add the string to the bow to complete it. Ordinary trees can be found all over RuneScape Classic but the rarest trees can only be found near Seers' Village.

Image	Name	Level	Experience (unstrung)	Total experience	Fatigue SU (%) (unstrung)
	Shortbow	5	5	10	80 (0.1066%)
	Longbow	10	10	20	160 (0.2133%)
	Oak Shortbow	20	16.5	33	264 (0.352%)
	Oak Longbow	25	25	50	400 (0.5333%)
	Willow Shortbow	35	33.25	66.5	532 (0.7093%)
	Willow Longbow	40	41.5	83	664 (0.8853%)
	Maple Shortbow	50	50	100	800 (1.0667%)
	Maple Longbow	55	58.25	116.5	932 (1.2426%)
	Yew Shortbow	65	66.5	133	1064 (1.4186%)
	Yew Longbow	70	75	150	1200 (1.6%)
	Magic Shortbow	80	83.25	166.5	1332 (1.776%)
	Magic Longbow	85	91.5	183	1464 (1.952%)

Arrows

To make an arrow, first cut some regular logs by using a knife to cut them into arrow shafts. Add feathers and then arrow heads to finish the arrow.

• Arrow heads can either be purchased from member's archery store, or smithed at an anvil.
• Feathers can either be bought from fishing shop in Port Sarim and the Shanty Pass store or by killing chickens.

The better the arrow, the more damage it will inflict. You will require a better bow to fire better arrows. Making arrows shafts: 1 log + knife = 10 shafts = 5 exp. Feathering shafts: 10 shafts + 10 feathers = 10 headless arrows = 10 exp. Creating 10 headless arrows from scratch would result in 15 total Fletching exp.

Image	Name	Level	Experience	Fatigue SU (%) (unstrung)	Bow required
	Bronze Arrows	1	12.5 exp per 10 arrows	200 (0.2667%)	Any bow
	Iron Arrows	15	25 exp per 10 arrows	400 (0.5333%)	Any bow
	Steel Arrows	30	50 exp per 10 arrows	800 (1.0667%)	Oak bow
	Mithril Arrows	45	75 exp per 10 arrows	1200 (1.6%)	Willow bow
	Adamantite Arrows	60	100 exp per 10 arrows	1600 (2.1333%)	Maple bow
	Rune Arrows	75	125 exp per 10 arrows	2000 (2.6667%)	Yew bow

Oyster Pearl Bolts

To make oyster pearl bolts you need to have level 34 Fletching, a chisel, crossbow bolts and oyster pearls. Use the chisel on pearls to obtain 2 Oyster pearl bolt tips, which can then be attached to crossbow bolts.

Darts

• You need to have Tourist Trap quest completed to make darts. During this quest, you create a Prototype Throwing Dart granting $(Level)\times 12.5$ experience.
• To make darts you only have to add feathers to a dart head.
• Feathers are added to 12 darts at a time. If a player has less than 12 dart tips in their inventory, the dart tips are finished instead.

First buy or smith some dart tips and finish the dart by adding a feather to it. feathers can either be bought from fishing shop in Port Sarim and the Shantay Pass store or by killing chickens. Overall they are much easier and faster to make than arrows as you need one step less (no need to cut logs and make shafts). The better the dart, the more it will inflict damage.

Image	Name	Level	Experience
	Bronze Throwing Dart	10	12 exp per 12 darts
	Iron Throwing Dart	22	12 exp per 12 darts
	Steel Throwing Dart	37	12 exp per 12 darts
	Mithril Throwing Dart	52	12 exp per 12 darts
	Adamantite Throwing Dart	67	12 exp per 12 darts
	Rune Throwing Dart	82	12 exp per 12 darts

Quests

The only quest with a guaranteed Fletching experience reward is Temple of Ikov, providing a total of $XP=Level\times 250+500$.

Tourist Trap has an optional Fletching experience reward of $XP=(Level+1)\times 150$.

Trivia

• Chilipeppers was the first to achieve mastery of the Fletching skill.
• In real life, "fletching" refers to aerodynamic stabilizers (such as feathers) that are attached to arrows. To "fletch" an arrow means to attach feathers to it. It is technically inaccurate that bows are "fletched" in RuneScape, since there is no point at which feathers are attached to a bow. Bows are instead described as being "crafted" by a bowyer.

See also

• Fletching training