 This is the ironman / hardcore ironman Fletching guide, the guide for regular players can be found here.

Fletching is a skill which allows the player to create various types of ranged weapons and their ammunition. The products of this skill are primarily used in the combat skill, Ranged.

Getting Supplies

To train Fletching, all you need is a knife, and some logs.

The knife is very easy to obtain. Just Teleport to Edgeville by using the home teleport in your spellbook, and buy one from the general store, located north west from the teleport spot, for 100gp.

As for the logs, there are two ways to obtain them.

Chop them yourself using the Woodcutting Skill.
Completing the 'Make the Cut' task by reaching 99 Woodcutting. (Can only be done once)

Experience Tables

Making Bows

Unstrung Bows can be made by using a knife on the log that you are using. Stringing bows will give the same xp as cutting the logs.(Bowstring can be bought from the crafting shop)

Below is a table of all fletchable bows, their level requirements, and the amount of XP they reward you with after being made:

Name	Level Needed	Ironman XP	Hardcore Ironman XP
Arrow Shaft	1	66	40
Shortbow	5	66	40
Longbow	10	133	80
Oak Shortbow	20	213	128
Oak Longbow	25	333	200
Willow Shortbow	35	440	264
Willow Longbow	40	546	328
Maple Shortbow	50	666	400
Maple Longbow	55	773	464
Yew Shortbow	65	906	544
Yew Longbow	70	1.000	600
Magic Shortbow	80	1.106	664
Magic Longbow	85	1.213	728

Bowstring Usage

Bowstrings can be bought from the crafting shop here. The requirements to string a bow are the same as making the bows (u).

Below is a table of all fletchable bows with bowstrings, their level requirements, and the amount of XP they reward you with after being made:

Name	Level Needed	XP Given
Shortbow	5	N/A
Longbow	10	N/A
Oak Shortbow	20	N/A
Oak Longbow	25	N/A
Willow Shortbow	35	N/A
Willow Longbow	40	N/A
Maple Shortbow	50	N/A
Maple Longbow	55	N/A
Yew Shortbow	65	N/A
Yew Longbow	70	N/A
Magic Shortbow	80	N/A
Magic Longbow	85	N/A

Bolt Tips

Fletching bolt tips from cut gems is considered the most efficient way to level up fletching as it can be done alongside crafting. All you need to do this step is a Chisel and the cut gem.

Bolt	Equipment	Level Needed	XP Given
>	Opal	15	640
>	Jade	26	1,560
>	Red Topaz	48	1,880
>	Sapphire	56	2,200
>	Emerald	58	2,520
>	Ruby	63	2,800
>	Diamond	65	3,280
>	Dragonstone	71	3,760
>	Onyx	73	3,760

Adding Bolt Tips to Bolts is another way to train Fletching, and can actually be faster than using logs, a huge benefit to using this method, is that you can be doing this anywhere. Even while training another skill. The only downside to this method is that getting the required materials can be quite time consuming.

Each Bolt Tip requires a specific Bolt in order to be made, you can find which metal bolt goes with which Bolt Tip in the table below.

Equipment	Level Needed	Ironman XP	Hardcore Ironman XP
10 Bronze Bolts + 10 Opal Bolt Tips	11	333	200
10 Steel Bolts + 10 Red Topaz Bolt Tips	48	833	500
10 Mithril Bolts + 10 Sapphire Bolt Tips	56	1.000	600
10 Mithril Bolts + 10 Emerald Bolt Tips	58	1.000	600
10 Adamant Bolts + 10 Ruby Bolt Tips	63	1.000	600
10 Adamant Bolts + 10 Diamond Bolt Tips	65	1.166	7000
10 Runite Bolts + 10 Dragon Bolt Tips	71	1.333	800
10 Runite Bolts + 10 Onyx Bolt Tips	73	1.500	900

Dart Tips

Adding Dart Tips to Feathers is another way to train Fletching, you can fletch darts to use either use them for your Blowpipe or to pvm/pk with.

Equipment	Level Needed	XP Given
10 Bronze Dart tips + 10 Feathers	N/A	N/A
10 Iron Dart Tips + 10 Feathers	N/A	N/A
10 Steel Dart Tips + 10 Feathers	N/A	N/A
10 Mithril Dart Tips + 10 Featers	N/A	N/A
10 Adamant Dart Tips + 10 Feathers	N/A	N/A
10 Runite Dart Tips + 10 Feathers	N/A	N/A
10 Dragon Dart Tips + 10 Feathers	N/A	N/A

Useful Items and Boosts

Picture	Item/Boost	Effect	How to Obtain
	Knowledge Effect	All experience gained will be increased by: 75% for 10 minutes for normal donators 100% for 20 minutes for super donators 110% for 40 minutes for extreme donators	Go to the Donator Zone, in the building to the west of the bank and click on the Defence Totem (Knowledge effect).
	Bonus Experience	All experience gained will be multiplied by 3 until the bonus experience runs out.	Logging in every day grants 200k Bonus Exp. Every 10th vote streak rewards you with 500k Bonus Exp.
N/A	Monthly Bonus	All experience gained is multiplied by 1.1 Voting during this time adds an additional 1.25 multiplier.	Play during the 1st to the 5th of every month.

The Skill Cape

If you reach level 99 in Fletching, you can talk to the Wise Old Man at home to obtain the Skill cape. He is located at home, in the building north of the bank.

Ironman

The 99 cape costs 30M and comes with a matching hood. Both the Fletching cape and hood give +9 bonus to all defense stats.

If you reach 200m experience in the Farming skill you will also unlock the ability to buy the Master Farming Cape. It is exactly the same as the normal Skill cape. However, you can adjust the trim colour to whatever you like. This cape costs 15m Gp.