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B0rnt0b3pk's Fletching Guide
1. What do I need to start Fletching?
You start fletching by having a knife in your inventory, and some regular logs to cut. Use the knife with the log to either make a Shortbow or arrowshafts for the first few levels! You can also cut cut gems into bolt tips with a chisel to level up fletching.
2. How do I make bows?
You make bows by using a knife on a log, and choose wich bow you want to make.
| Level | Bow Type | Experience |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shortbow (u)  | 1,200 |
| 5 | Longbow (u)  | 1,300 |
| 20 | Oak shortbow (u)  | 2,000 |
| 25 | Oak Longbow (u)  | 2,200 |
| 35 | Willow Shortbow (u)  | 2,400 |
| 40 | Willow longbow (u)  | 2,700 |
| 50 | Maple shortbow (u)  | 3,200 |
| 55 | Maple longbow (u)  | 3,600 |
| 65 | Yew shortbow (u)  | 4,000 |
| 70 | Yew longbow (u)  | 4,500 |
| 80 | Magic shortbow (u)  | 5,000 |
| 85 | Magic longbow (u)  | 5,600 |
If you want to make them into acutal usable bows, pick some flax from the woodcutting tele, and craft them into bowstrings.
3. How do I make arrows?
First of all, This is not recommended if you're training your level to 99. You by using a knife on a log, to make arrowshafts. 1 Log makes 15 arrows shafts - 100xp.
Where do I get feathers? The crafting shop.
Combine arrow shafts with feathers to make headless arrows*
Use any arrow tip with the headless arrows to make the actual arrows.
| Level | Arrow Type | Experience |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bronze arrows  | 60 |
| 15 | Iron arrows  | 120 |
| 30 | Steel arrows  | 180 |
| 45 | Mithril arrows  | 230 |
| 60 | Adamantite arrows  | 1.000 |
| 75 | Runite arrows  | 1,500 |
4. How do I make bolt tips?
Use a chisel on a cut gem to create bolt tips.
| Level | Bolt Tips Type | Experience |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Opal Bolt Tips  | 200 |
| 13 | Jade Bolt Tips  | 250 |
| 16 | Red Topaz Bolt Tips  | 500 |
| 20 | Sapphire Bolt Tips  | 400 |
| 27 | Emerald Bolt Tips  | 500 |
| 34 | Ruby Bolt Tips  | 700 |
| 43 | Diamond Bolt Tips  | 2,000 |
| 55 | Dragonstone Bolt Tips  | 4,000 |
| 67 | Onyx Bolt Tips  | 10,000 |
5. How do I make bolts?
Cut a gem into bolttips, and combine them with bolts to make the bolts you want. The fletching and enchanting of the bolts takes place in one step. You will need the runes for the corresponding enchantment spells.
| Level | Bolt tips Type | Bolt Type | Bolts Made | Experience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Opal bolttips | Bronze bolts  | Opal Bolts  | 120 |
| 26 | Jade bolttips | Blurite bolts  | Jade Bolts  | 300 |
| 48 | Red topaz bolttips | Steel bolts  | Red Topaz Bolts  | 400 |
| 56 | Saphire bolttips | Mithril bolts  | Saphire Bolts  | 500 |
| 58 | Emerald bolttips | Mithril bolts | Emerald Bolts  | 700 |
| 63 | Ruby bolttips | Adamant bolts  | Ruby Bolts  | 900 |
| 65 | Diamond bolttips | Adamant bolts | Diamond Bolts  | 1,200 |
| 71 | Dragonstone bolttips | Rune bolts  | Dragon Bolts  | 1,400 |
| 73 | Onyx bolttips | Rune bolts | Onyx Bolts  | 2,500 |
6. How do I make a rune crossbow for the achievement?
Make a yew stock out of a yew log with a knife.
Combine it with runite limbs, which are found in the supplies shop.
Plant any tree, cut it and take the tree roots by using a spade on the tree stump when the tree is chopped. Use the tree root in the spinning wheel at the crafting guild at second floor. Combine the unfinished rune crossbow with the bowstring to make a Rune crossbow!
7. Helpful Information
If you're only going for level 99 fletching, I would suggest you to only make the unfinished bows, because they are the fastest xp/h. If you're going for 2b fletching, I would suggest you to make diamond bolt tips, as it gives alot of magic xp and fletching xp.
8. Leveling Method 1-99
This method uses unfinished bows as they are the fastest xp/hour.
Materials you will need:
- 1x Knife
- 27x Logs
- 54x Willow Logs
- 81x Maple Logs
- 351x Yew Logs
- 2000x Magic Logs
- Level 1-38 Fletching = 27 Short Bows = 27 Logs
- Level 38-49 Fletching = 27 Willow Short Bows = 27 Willow Logs
- Level 49-55 Fletching = 27 Willow Long Bows = 27 Willow Logs
- Level 55-65 Fletching = 81 Maple Long Bows = 81 Maple Logs
- Level 65-70 Fletching = 81 Yew Short Bows = 81 Yew Logs
- Level 70-80 Fletching = 270 Yew Long Bows = 270 Yew Logs
- Level 80-85 Fletching = 270 Magic Short Bows = 270 Magic Logs
- Level 85-99 Fletching = 1730 Magic Long Bows = 1730 Magic Logs
9. Brawling Gloves
Brawling Gloves (Fletching) gives 30% more experience in Fletching. You need 99 Construction, 500 Pkhonor Points and 500m Coins to buy them from an Estate Agent that is located at Home.
Original Guide's Owner: B0rnt0b3pk/Sick Ownage
Credits to Danny13oy and Harrybotter for helping with some xp rates
Uploaded by: Jonas