Fletching

With the Fletching skill players can make bolts, arrows and bows from logs obtained with Woodcutting. Thus this skill is often trained in combination with Woodcutting. Fletching is quite an easy skill, because it is easy to obtain logs and there is not a lot of input needed to fletch bows. However, fletching arrows requires more resources and work.

Fletching bows

To fletch a bow, use a knife from the General store on a log and choose the 'bow' option. This will create an unstrung bow (u). You can then string the bow with a bow string. Bow strings can be made with the Crafting skill, by picking flax and then spin it on a spinning wheel.

Image	Required resources	Bow	Required level	Fletching experience	Stringing experience
	Normal log	Shortbow	1	49	180
	Normal log	Longbow	5	59	210
	Oak log	Oak shortbow	15	82	240
	Oak log	Oak longbow	20	99	300
	Willow log	Willow shortbow	30	163	360
	Willow log	Willow longbow	35	196	450
	Maple log	Maple shortbow	45	279	570
	Maple log	Maple longbow	50	335	690
	Yew log	Yew shortbow	65	331	840
	Yew log	Yew longbow	70	397	990
	Magic log	Magic shortbow	80	394	1200
	Magic log	Magic longbow	85	473	1380

Fletching arrows

To fletch arrows, you need arrowheads, feathers and logs. Arrowheads can be made with the Smithing. Feathers are dropped by Chickens.
First you need to fletch arrow shafts from normal logs, you cannot fletch shafts from any other type of log. Then you attach the feathers to the arrowshafts to create headless arrows, and at last you put the arrowtips on the headless arrows.

For every time you put arrowheads on headless arrows you combine 15 headless arrows with 15 arrowtips, and you will receive 15 arrows.

Image	Required resources	Item	Required level	Fletching experience
	1 Normal log	15 Arrow shafts	1	55
	15 Arrow shafts and 15 feathers	15 Headless arrows	1	30
	15 Bronze arrowheads and 15 Headless arrows	15 Bronze arrows	15	35
	15 Iron arrowheads and 15 Headless arrows	15 Iron arrows	28	45
	15 Steel arrowheads and 15 Headless arrows	15 Steel arrows	40	55
	15 Mithril arrowheads and 15 Headless arrows	15 Mithril arrows	53	90
	15 Adamant arrowheads and 15 Headless arrows	15 Adamant arrows	68	110
	15 Rune arrowheads and 15 Headless arrows	15 Rune arrows	84	145

Fletching bolts

To fletch bolts you need unfinished bolts and bolttips. You can buy bronze bolts from Lowe in Varrock. All types from bronze up to rune can also be made with the Smithing skill. Put some feathers on them to make them ready for use. Check the Smithing skill for more information about smithing these bolts.

These metal bolts can be made stronger by attaching special tips to them. You can get these tips by cutting gems with the Crafting skill or by using Barb bolt tips dropped by certain monsters. Bolts made with a gemstone tip can be enchanted with the Enchant gemstone jewellery spells to have additional effects that have a chance of 20% to occur with every time you hit a target. Read more at Enchanted bolts.

For every time you put bolttips on bolts you combine 15 bolts with 15 bolt tips, and you will receive 15 gemtipped bolts. It doesn't matter if you create 15 bolts, or just 10 if you are at the end of your stack of bolts, you will receive the same amount of experience.

Image	Required resources	Bolts	Required level	Experience
	Bronze bolts (unf), feathers	Bronze bolts	21	36
	Bronze bolts, Opal bolt tips	Opal bolts	65	116
	Bronze bolts, Barb bolt tips	Barbed bolts	85	0
	Iron bolts (unf), feathers	Iron bolts	34	47
	Steel bolts (unf), feathers	Steel bolts	46	57
	Mithril bolts (unf), feathers	Mithril bolts	59	92
	Mithril bolts, Sapphire bolt tips	Sapphire bolts	1	58
	Mithril bolts, Emerald bolt tips	Emerald bolts	1	58
	Adamant bolts (unf), feathers	Adamant bolts	74	112
	Adamant bolts, Ruby bolt tips	Ruby bolts	1	116
	Adamant bolts, Diamond bolt tips	Diamond bolts	1	116
	Kebbit spike	Kebbit bolts	81	131
	Rune bolts (unf), feathers	Rune bolts	90	148
	Rune bolts,Dragonstone bolt tips	Dragon bolts	1	116
	Rune bolts, Onyx bolt tips	Onyx bolts	1	116

Fletching darts

To fletch darts you need dart tips and feathers You can buy darts up to steel from Brian too All darts from bronze up to rune can be made with the Smithing skill. Put some feathers on them to make them ready for use. Check the Smithing skill for more information about smithing these tips.

For every time you put fletch feathers with dart tips you combine 10 tips with 10 feathers, and you will receive 15 gemtipped bolts. It doesn't matter if you create 10 bolts, or just 10 if you are at the end of your stack of bolts, you will receive the same amount of experience.

Image	Required resources	Darts	Required level	Experience
	10 Bronze dart tips, 10 feathers	10 Bronze darts	19	35
	10 Iron dart tips, 10 feathers	10 Iron darts	32	45
	10 Steel dart tips, 10 feathers	10 Steel darts	44	55
	10 Mithril dart tips, 10 feathers	10 Mithril darts	57	90
	10 Adamant dart tips, 10 feathers	10 Adamant darts	72	110
	10 Rune dart tips, 10 feathers	10 Rune darts	88	145