This is the Ironman/ Hardcore Ironman Fletching Guide, the guide for regular players is 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.

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	133	57
Shortbow	5	133	57
Longbow	10	266	114
Oak Shortbow	20	426	182
Oak Longbow	25	666	285
Willow Shortbow	35	880	377
Willow Longbow	40	1,093	468
Maple Shortbow	50	1,333	571
Maple Longbow	55	1,546	662
Yew Shortbow	65	1,813	777
Yew Longbow	70	2,000	857
Magic Shortbow	80	2,213	948
Magic Longbow	85	3,640	1,559

Bolt Tips

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
12 Bronze Bolts + 12 Opal Bolt Tips	11	666	285
12 Steel Bolts + 12 Red Topaz Bolt Tips	48	1,666	714
12 Mithril Bolts + 12 Sapphire Bolt Tips	56	2000	857
12 Mithril Bolts + 12 Emerald Bolt Tips	58	2000	857
12 Adamant Bolts + 12 Ruby Bolt Tips	63	2000	857
12 Adamant Bolts + 12 Diamond Bolt Tips	65	2333	1000
12 Runite Bolts + 12 Dragon Bolt Tips	71	2666	1142
12 Runite Bolts + 12 Onyx Bolt Tips	73	3000	1285

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).
N/A	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 1.25	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.

The 99 cape costs 120K Gp and comes with a matching hood. Both the Fletching cape and hood give +9 bonus to all defense stats.

For HCIM, this cape will cost only 300 gp.

If you reach 200m experience in the Fletching skill you will also unlock the ability to buy the Master Fletching 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 2.5m Gp.