Fletching

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This article is about the Fletching skill. For information on training Fletching, see Fletching training (F2P) (P2P).
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Fletching level up (1-49)
Sound that plays after gaining a Fletching level.

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Fletching level up (50-99)
The sound that plays after gaining a Fletching level.

Fletching is an artisan skill that involves the making of bows and arrows. The products of this skill are primarily used in the Ranged skill. It also provides material with relatively high alchemy prices, so its products are often used to train Magic as well.

At higher Fletching levels, the skill can be trained without losing any coins, although a decent amount of working capital is very useful.

A player uses the Fletching skill to carve a log.

The current minimum requirement to be ranked (at approximately rank 954,654) on the HiScores for Fletching is level 15. As of 27 January 2023, there are 247,748 current members that have achieved level 99 in Fletching. There are 13,935 current members that have achieved level 120 in Fletching.

Materials used[edit | edit source]

Fletching requires various items, depending on what a player wishes to create. These items are relatively universal, with slight differences based on exactly what is made. All sorts of fletching require logs, a knife, and other various supplies, which can be found below.

General[edit | edit source]

Picture Item Notes Grand Exchange Price
Knife.png Knife Knives are used to whittle wood into unstrung bows/crossbows or arrow shafts. Every player has a knife on their tool belt. 421
Beaver pouch.png Beaver (members only) The beaver acts as a knife (for fletching only). To fletch with a beaver you use your log on your beaver. You will need 33 summoning to summon this familiar. 3,583
Chisel.png Chisel Used to turn cut gems and wolf bones into bolt tips. 269
Logs.png Logs Logs are obtained from trees via the Woodcutting skill or bought from fellow players or the Grand Exchange. 758
Sacred clay fletching knife.png Sacred clay fletching knife The Sacred Clay Fletching Knife is obtained from Stealing Creation with 20 Stealing Creation Points. They are used to cut logs, like an ordinary knife. They can be operated to give 24,450 bonus experience. Not sold
Volatile Clay Fletching Knife Volatile clay fletching knife The Volatile Clay Fletching Knife is obtained from Stealing Creation with 20 Stealing Creation Points. They are used to cut logs, like an ordinary knife. They can be operated to give 29,340 bonus experience. When transforming, it becomes a random volatile tool and uses 10% of its bonus experience. Not sold
Crystal knife.png Crystal knife The Crystal Knife is obtained in Prifddinas with the use of a crystal tool seed and either using crystal singing with 150 harmonic dust (this requires 80 Smithing), or paying Ilfeen, Eluned, Islwyn or Rhodri Dail to do so without using dust. It gives a 5% chance of getting double arrow shafts from fletching logs, and it gives a 5% chance of giving a strung bow instead of an unstrung bow when fletching unstrung bows. The charges will be used up after 28 uses (with double efficiency when used in Prifddinas, up to 56 uses), at which point it will revert into a crystal tool seed again and must be recreated. Not sold
Fletcher's headwear Fletcher's outfit The Fletcher's outfit is obtained from Stealing Creation for 100 Stealing Creation Points per outfit piece. Each piece provides a 1% experience boost with an additional 1% for the entire outfit giving 6% in total. Not sold

Making weapons[edit | edit source]

Bows[edit | edit source]

Picture Item Notes
Bowstring.png Bowstrings Bowstrings are one of the materials used to make bows. They can be spun from flax.
Fungal bowstring.png Fungal bowstrings Fungal bowstrings are stackable bowstrings. They can be spun from tempered fungal shafts.
Flax.png Flax Flax can be picked in Seers' Village, north of the POH portal in Taverley, on the Lunar Isle, directly south-east of The Grand Tree, and in Lletya. Also if you have completed Throne of Miscellania you can have your subjects pick flax for you, Also upon completion of the quest you can pick Flax yourself on Miscellania. It can be spun into a bowstring on a spinning wheel. There is a spinning wheel on the ground floor[UK]1st floor[US] of the house north of the churchyard. Spinning flax gains 15 Crafting experience. There is also one on Neitiznot, which is the closest one to a bank. Another spinning wheel can also be found on the ground floor[UK]1st floor[US] of Lumbridge Castle, which is just downstairs from a bank. Flax plants give multiple flax per plant but do not last forever. They require time to "grow" or spawn again. Flax is a common way of making money. Flax can be picked and sold (98 coins each), or they can be spun into bowstrings to sell for more.

Crossbows[edit | edit source]

A player strings a crossbow with a crossbow string.
Picture Item Notes
Crossbow string.png Crossbow strings Crossbow strings are one of materials used to make crossbows. They can be spun from sinew and tree roots below magic trees.
Wooden stock.png Crossbow stocks Fletched from logs and are used in the production of crossbows. Most can also be purchased at the crossbow stall in Keldagrim. These are also available in the dungeon under White Wolf Mountain. This requires the 'Fishing Contest' quest.
Blurite limbs.png Metal Limbs Smithed from metal bars, metal limbs are used in the production of crossbows. Most can also be purchased at the crossbow stall in Keldagrim. These are also available in the dungeon under White Wolf Mountain. This requires the 'Fishing Contest' quest.
Sinew.png Sinew Sinew can be made by using a piece of raw beef or raw bear meat with a range and choosing to make sinew.

Making projectiles[edit | edit source]

Arrows[edit | edit source]

Picture Item Notes
Rune arrowheads 5.png Arrowheads Arrowheads can be bought in a shop or smithed. 75 metal arrowheads can be made from each metal bar.
Rune nails.png Nails Smithed from metal bars, nails are used in the production of Brutal arrows.
Sharp shell shard.png Sharp shell shards Sharp shell shards are obtained by hatching good eggs in the fast incubator, or disposing of bad eggs in the fast compost bin, as part of the 'Accidental' Fletching and Firemaking activity. They are used to create Dinarrows.
Wolf bone arrowheads 5.png Wolf bone arrowheads These can be made by using wolf bones with a chisel. They are used to create Ogre arrows.
Arrow shaft 5.png Arrow shafts Arrow shafts can be made by using a knife on some logs. 15 shafts can be made from each pile of normal logs, or more from higher level logs.
Elder arrow shaft.png Elder arrow shafts Elder arrow shafts are fletched out of elder logs at level 90 Fletching, at 15 shafts per log.
Grenwall spikes 1.png Grenwall spikes Grenwall Spikes can be used as an alternative for arrow shafts. These can be obtained by hunting Grenwalls
Tempered fungal shaft.png Tempered fungal shafts Tempered fungal shafts are obtained by participating in Zygomite Carestyling, requiring 82 Firemaking or Fletching and completion of Extinction. They are used to create headless dinarrows.
Dinosaur 'propellant'.png Dinosaur 'propellant' Dinosaur 'propellants' is made by burning Potterington Blend #102 Fertiliser at level 95 Firemaking, giving 18-23. They are used to create headless dinarrows.
Feather.png Feathers Feathers can be acquired by killing chickens. Chickens drop an average of about five feathers each. Feathers can also be bought in various places such as Shantay Pass, Fishing Guild, Lumbridge Fishing Shop, Port Sarim, Shilo Village, Ava's Arrow Shop, and various other places. Each shop has a player stock of 1000 feathers, and feathers can be bought for 6 gp, or 16 each from the Grand Exchange. You can use coloured feathers for this too, but they are more expensive most of the time. You can get coloured feathers from hunting.

Bolts[edit | edit source]

Adding bolt tips to bolts
Picture Item Notes
Barb bolttips.png Barbed bolt tips Barbed tips are rewards from the Ranging Guild activity.
Feather.png Feathers Feathers may be acquired by killing chickens. Chickens drop an average of about five feathers each. Feathers may also be bought in Port Sarim, Lumbridge, the Fishing Guild, Ava's Arrow Shop, Shantay Pass, and various other places.
Dragon bolt tips 5.png Gem bolt tips Gem bolt tips are attached to finished bolts (use feathers with unfinished bolts) to make gem tipped bolts. They can be made by using the gem with a chisel. Every standard gem in RuneScape, including the Shilo Gems, (Opal, Jade, Red Topaz, Sapphire, Emerald, Ruby, Diamond, Dragonstone and Onyx) can be made into gem tips, needing higher fletching levels progressing upwards. Finished bolts can be enchanted using Magic.
Pearl bolt tips 5.png Pearl bolt tips Pearl bolt tips can be made by using an oyster pearl with a chisel.
Rune bolts (unf) 5.png Unfinished Bolts Unfinished bolts can be smithed from metal bars. Each bar can smith 50 of these.

Darts[edit | edit source]

Picture Item Notes
Rune dart tip.png Dart tips Dart tips can be smithed from metal bars (Tourist Trap quest required). 50 dart tips can be made from each bar.
Feather.png Feathers Feathers may be acquired by killing chickens. Chickens drop an average of about five feathers each. Feathers may also be bought in the Fishing Guild, Shantay Pass, Shilo Village shop, Port Sarim, the Lumbridge fishing shop, and various other places.

Making the items[edit | edit source]

Bows[edit | edit source]

A player stringing a shieldbow (u)

To fletch bows, players must use a knife on a log to whittle a shortbow or shieldbow of that wood. Then, either a piece of bowstring or fungal bowstring must be attached to the unstrung bow. Bows, especially yew shieldbows and magic shieldbows, are frequently high alched as a means of income or Magic experience. Yew shieldbows are often made by many fletchers because of their high profit and experience.

A general rule of thumb for fletchers is to wait until you hear 3 "plucks" of the log being strung to know when you are done. This is an especially helpful tip for those who tend to be multitasking on other things when fletching. The plucking noise only applies to unstrung bows being strung though. Generally, however, each 5 logs that are fletched result in one plucking sound. Since 14 is the number most commonly used for fletching (14 of one type of log, 14 bowstrings), around 3 plucks are needed. Of course, if you are just cutting the logs with your knife then all you need to do is wait until you do not hear any more animation of the cutting to check back on your character. You can make 5000 unstrung bows in 3.13 hours.

Bow Level Experience
(unstrung) 		Experience
(to string) 		Total
experience 		Members?
Shortbow Shortbow 1 5 5 10 No
Shieldbow.png Shieldbow 10 10 10 20 No
Oak shortbow Oak shortbow 20 16.5 16.5 33 No
Oak shieldbow.png Oak shieldbow 25 25 25 50 No
Comp ogre bow.png Comp ogre bow[n 1] 30 45 45 90 Yes
Willow shortbow Willow shortbow 35 33.3 33.2 66.5 No
Willow shieldbow.png Willow shieldbow 40 41.5 41.5 83 No
Maple shortbow Maple shortbow 50 50 50 100 No
Maple shieldbow.png Maple shieldbow 55 58.3 58.2 116.5 No
Yew shortbow Yew shortbow 65 67.5 67.5 135 No
Yew shieldbow.png Yew shieldbow 70 75 75 150 No
Magic shortbow Magic shortbow 80 83.3 83.2 166.5 No
Magic shieldbow.png Magic shieldbow 85 91.5 91.5 183 No
Elder shortbow Elder shortbow 90 101.2 101.2 202.4 Yes
Elder shieldbow.png Elder shieldbow 95 116.4 116.4 232.8 Yes
  1. ^ Partial completion of Zogre Flesh Eaters.

Crossbows[edit | edit source]

To make a crossbow, players must first use a knife with a log to make a crossbow stock. Then, players need to add some crossbow limbs (Made via Smithing). Finally, players must string it with a crossbow string.

Crossbow Stock Material Level Needed Exp for Stock/Stringing Exp For Limbs Total Exp Members?
Bronze crossbow Bronze Crossbow Wooden 9 6 12 24 No
Bronze 2h crossbow.png Bronze 2h crossbow Wooden 9 6 12 24 No
Off-hand bronze crossbow.png Off-hand bronze crossbow Wooden 9 6 12 24 No
Blurite crossbow.png Blurite crossbow[n 1] Oak 24 16 32 64 No
Blurite 2h crossbow.png Blurite 2h crossbow[n 1] Oak 24 16 32 64 No
Off-hand blurite crossbow.png Off-hand blurite crossbow[n 1] Oak 24 16 32 64 No
Iron crossbow Iron Crossbow Willow 39 22 44 88 No
Iron 2h crossbow.png Iron 2h crossbow Willow 39 22 44 88 No
Off-hand iron crossbow.png Off-hand iron crossbow Willow 39 22 44 88 No
Steel crossbow Steel Crossbow Teak 46 27 54 108 No
Steel 2h crossbow.png Steel 2h crossbow Teak 46 27 54 108 No
Off-hand steel crossbow.png Off-hand steel crossbow Teak 46 27 54 108 No
Mithril crossbow Mithril crossbow Maple 54 32 64 128 No
Mithril 2h crossbow.png Mithril 2h crossbow Maple 54 32 64 128 No
Off-hand mithril crossbow.png Off-hand mithril crossbow Maple 54 32 64 128 No
Adamant crossbow Adamant crossbow Mahogany 61 41 82 164 No
Adamant 2h crossbow.png Adamant 2h crossbow Mahogany 61 41 82 164 No
Off-hand adamant crossbow.png Off-hand adamant crossbow Mahogany 61 41 82 164 No
Rune crossbow Rune Crossbow Yew 69 50 100 200 No
Rune 2h crossbow.png Rune 2h crossbow Yew 69 50 100 200 No
Off-hand rune crossbow.png Off-hand rune crossbow Yew 69 50 100 200 No
Blisterwood stake-thrower crossbow.png Blisterwood stake-thrower crossbow[n 2] Blisterwood 70 50 50 150 Yes
Dragon crossbow.png Dragon crossbow Magic 94 100 200 400 Yes
Dragon 2h crossbow.png Dragon 2h crossbow Magic 94 100 200 400 Yes
Off-hand dragon crossbow.png Off-hand dragon crossbow Magic 94 100 200 400 Yes
Eldritch crossbow.png Eldritch crossbow Eldritch 96 600 N/A 600 Yes
  1. ^ a b c Completed The Knight's Sword.
  2. ^ Partially complete The Lord of Vampyrium.

Projectiles[edit | edit source]

Arrow shaft[edit | edit source]

Item Logs Level Needed Experience Experience for 15 Members?
Arrow shaft.png Arrow shafts Logs.png Logs 1 0.33 5 No
Ogre arrow shaft.png Ogre arrow shafts Achey tree logs.png Achey tree logs 5 1.6 24 Yes
Arrow shaft.png Arrow shafts Oak logs.png Oak logs 15 0.375 5.625 No
Arrow shaft.png Arrow shafts Willow logs.png Willow logs 30 0.4 6 No
Arrow shaft.png Arrow shafts Maple logs.png Maple logs 45 0.42 6.25 No
Arrow shaft.png Arrow shafts Acadia logs.png Acadia logs 45 0.42 6.25 Yes
Arrow shaft.png Arrow shafts Yew logs.png Yew logs 60 0.43 6.43 No
Arrow shaft.png Arrow shafts Magic logs.png Magic logs 75 0.4375 6.5625 No
Arrow shaft.png Arrow shafts Elder logs.png Elder logs 90 0.44 6.67 Yes
Elder arrow shaft.png Elder arrow shafts Elder logs.png Elder logs 90 1.33 20 Yes

Arrows[edit | edit source]

To fletch regular arrows, use a knife on logs to create arrow shafts. Each regular log yields 15 arrow shafts, and higher level logs yield more. Add feathers and arrowheads.

Achey logs can be whittled into ogre arrow shafts. Each achey log yields between 2 and 6 arrow shafts. Four feathers are needed for each shaft. The shafts may be tipped with wolf bone arrowheads or with nails. Ogre shafts tipped with nails are called "brutals" and are especially useful for killing Zogres. Any type of metal may be used for the nails.

The following table shows experience per item made, although a batch of items are always made at a time.

Arrow Level Needed Experience Experience for 15 Members?
Headless arrows Headless arrows 1 1 15 No
Bronze arrows Bronze arrows 1 2.6 19.5 No
Flighted ogre arrow.png Flighted ogre arrows[n 1] 5 0.9 13.5 Yes
Ogre arrow.png Ogre arrows[n 1] 5 1 15 Yes
Bronze brutal.png Bronze brutal[n 2] 7 1.4 21 Yes
Iron arrows Iron arrows 15 3.8 37.5 No
Iron brutal.png Iron brutal[n 2] 18 2.6 39 Yes
Steel arrows Steel arrows 30 6.3 75 No
Steel brutal.png Steel brutal[n 2] 33 5.1 76.5 Yes
Black brutal.png Black brutal[n 2] 38 1.1 16 Yes
Mithril arrows Mithril arrows 45 8.8 112.5 No
Mithril brutal.png Mithril brutal[n 2] 49 7.6 114 Yes
Broad arrow.png Broad arrows[n 3] 52 15 225 Yes
Adamant arrows Adamant arrows 60 10 150 No
Fragment arrows.png Fragment arrows 60 0.5 7.5 Yes
Adamant brutal.png Adamant brutal[n 2] 62 10.1 151.5 Yes
Rune arrows Rune arrows 75 12.5 187.5 No
Abyssalbane arrow.png Abyssalbane arrows[n 4] 76 10 150 Yes
Basiliskbane arrow.png Basiliskbane arrows[n 4] 76 10 150 Yes
Dragonbane arrow.png Dragonbane arrows[n 4] 76 10 150 Yes
Wallasalkibane arrow.png Wallasalkibane arrows[n 4] 76 10 150 Yes
Rune brutal.png Rune brutal[n 2] 77 12.5 187.5 Yes
Dragon arrows Dragon arrows 90 15 225 Yes
Elder headless arrow.png Elder headless arrows 90 1 15 Yes
Black stone arrows.png Black stone arrows[n 5] 92 12.6 189 Yes
Bik arrow.png Bik arrows 95 20 300 Yes
Dark arrows Dark arrows 95 17.5 262.5 Yes
Deathspore arrows.png Deathspore arrows 95 20 300 Yes
Dinarrow.png Dinarrows 95 20 300 Yes
Ful arrow.png Ful arrows 95 20 300 Yes
Headless dinarrow.png Headless dinarrows 95 1 15 Yes
Jas dragonbane arrow.png Jas dragonbane arrows 95 20 300 Yes
Splintering arrows.png Splintering arrows 95 20 300 Yes
Stalker arrow.png Stalker arrows 95 17.5 262.5 Yes
Wen arrow.png Wen arrows 95 20 300 Yes
  1. ^ a b Partially completed Big Chompy Bird Hunting.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Partially completed Zogre Flesh Eaters.
  3. ^ Broad arrows can be made after buying the requisite knowledge with Slayer points from a slayer master.
  4. ^ a b c d Partial completion of Ritual of the Mahjarrat after finding the tune banite ore scroll.
  5. ^ Black stone arrows can be made after purchasing the recipe for 350,000 Dungeoneering tokens from the Elite Dungeon Reward Shop.

Bolts[edit | edit source]

Bolts are made by using a metal bar at an anvil while you have a hammer in your inventory. This grants Smithing experience. The bolts created in this process are unfinished and still require fletching (they need feathers). This part provides the Fletching experience. Bolts are also the fastest way to acquire experience, and you will not lose much money. It is also great combined with Smithing

The following table shows experience per item made and per 10 items made (the amount made per metal bar).

Bolt Required Fletching Level Experience (per bolt) Experience (per 10 bolts) Profit (per bolt) Members?
Bronze bolts 5.png Bronze bolts 9 0.5 5 0 No
Opal bolts 5.png Opal bolts 11 1.6 16 −48 No
Blurite bolts.png Blurite bolts[n 1] 24 1 10 N/A No
Jade bolts.png Jade bolts[n 1] 26 2.4 24 No
Kebbit bolts.png Kebbit bolts 32 0.83 8.3 35.33 Yes
Iron bolts 5.png Iron bolts 39 1.5 15 −4 No
Pearl bolts 5.png Pearl bolts 41 3.2 32 −53 No
Silver bolts 5.png Silver bolts 43 2.5 25 16 No
Steel bolts 5.png Steel bolts 46 3.5 35 −5 No
Topaz bolts.png Topaz bolts 48 3.9 39 −32 No
Barbed bolts 5.png Barbed bolts 51 9.5 95 −35 Yes
Mithril bolts 5.png Mithril bolts 54 5 50 21 No
Broad-tipped bolts.png Broad-tipped bolts[n 2] 55 3 30 9 Yes
Sapphire bolts 5.png Sapphire bolts 56 4.7 47 −122 No
Emerald bolts 5.png Emerald bolts 58 5.5 55 −58 No
Mithril grapple (unf).png Mithril grapple (unf) 59 11 110 333 No
Fragment bolts.png Fragment bolts 60 0.5 5 N/A Yes
Adamant bolts 5.png Adamant bolts 61 7 70 −9 No
Ruby bolts 5.png Ruby bolts 63 6.3 63 −52 No
Diamond bolts 5.png Diamond bolts 65 7 70 −6 No
Rune bolts 5.png Rune bolts 69 10 100 80 No
Dragon bolts 5.png Dragon bolts 71 8.2 82 −169 Yes
Onyx bolts 5.png Onyx bolts 73 9.4 94 388 Yes
Abyssalbane bolt.png Abyssalbane bolts[n 3] 80 10 100 N/A Yes
Basiliskbane bolt.png Basiliskbane bolts[n 3] Yes
Dragonbane bolt.png Dragonbane bolts[n 3] Yes
Wallasalkibane bolt.png Wallasalkibane bolts[n 3] Yes
Ascendri bolts.png Ascendri bolts 80 10.6 106 350 Yes
Long kebbit bolts.png Long kebbit bolts 83 1.32 13.2 41.67 Yes
Opal bakriminel bolts.png Opal bakriminel bolts 89 11.4 114 −2 Yes
Ascension bolts.png Ascension bolts 90 20 200 −156 Yes
Sapphire bakriminel bolts.png Sapphire bakriminel bolts 90 11.5 115 100 Yes
Jade bakriminel bolts.png Jade bakriminel bolts 91 11.6 116 −70 Yes
Pearl bakriminel bolts.png Pearl bakriminel bolts 92 11.7 117 −224 Yes
Bakriminel bolts.png Bakriminel bolts[n 4] 93 13 130 665 Yes
Emerald bakriminel bolts.png Emerald bakriminel bolts 93 11.8 118 539 Yes
Red topaz bakriminel bolts.png Red topaz bakriminel bolts 94 11.9 119 −137 Yes
Ruby bakriminel bolts.png Ruby bakriminel bolts 95 12 120 348 Yes
Diamond bakriminel bolts.png Diamond bakriminel bolts 96 12.1 121 869 Yes
Dragonstone bakriminel bolts.png Dragonstone bakriminel bolts 97 12.4 124 999 Yes
Onyx bakriminel bolts.png Onyx bakriminel bolts 98 12.5 125 641 Yes
Hydrix bakriminel bolts.png Hydrix bakriminel bolts 99 12.6 126 203 Yes
  1. ^ a b Completed The Knight's Sword.
  2. ^ Broad bolts may be made after buying the knowledge with Slayer points from slayer masters.
  3. ^ a b c d Partial completion of Ritual of the Mahjarrat after finding the tune banite ore scroll.
  4. ^ Players can only fletch Bakriminel bolts within two squares of a bloodwood tree requiring 85 Woodcutting to cut, therefore one must bring Bakriminel bolt tips to the tree.

Darts[edit | edit source]

You can fletch darts by adding feathers to dart tips. Smithing dart tips requires completion of Tourist Trap.

Dart Level needed Experience per dart Members?
Bronze darts Bronze dart 1 1.8 No
Off-hand bronze dart.png Off-hand bronze dart 1 1.8 Yes
Iron darts Iron dart 22 3.8 No
Off-hand iron dart.png Off-hand iron dart 22 3.8 Yes
Steel darts Steel dart 37 7.5 No
Off-hand steel dart.png Off-hand steel dart 37 7.5 Yes
Mithril darts Mithril dart 52 11.2 No
Off-hand mithril dart.png Off-hand mithril dart 52 11.2 Yes
Adamant darts Adamant dart 67 15 No
Off-hand adamant dart.png Off-hand adamant dart 67 15 Yes
Rune darts Rune dart 81 18.8 No
Off-hand rune dart.png Off-hand rune dart 81 18.8 Yes
Death Lotus dart.png Death Lotus darts[n 1] 92 10 Yes
Off-hand Death Lotus dart.png Off-hand Death Lotus darts[n 1] 92 10 Yes
Dragon darts Dragon dart 95 25 Yes
Off-hand dragon dart.png Off-hand dragon dart 95 25 Yes
  1. ^ a b Unlock the Death Lotus darts scroll in a player-owned port.

Thrown weapon[edit | edit source]

Thrown weapon Level needed Experience per item
Blisterwood stake.png Blisterwood stake[n 1] 70 10
Off-hand blisterwood stake.png Off-hand blisterwood stake[n 1] 70 10
Sagaie.png Sagaie[n 2] 83 40
Bolas.png Bolas[n 3] 87 50
Upgraded bone blowpipe.png Upgraded bone blowpipe[n 4] 87 1000
  1. ^ a b Partially complete The Lord of Vampyrium.
  2. ^ Requires level 83 Woodcutting to obtain materials.
  3. ^ Requires level 80 Slayer to obtain materials.
  4. ^ Requires level 87 Crafting also.

Scrimshaw[edit | edit source]

Main article: Scrimshaw
Scrimshaw Level needed Experience Given
Log-splitting scrimshaw.png Log-splitting scrimshaw 85 4,000
Rock-crushing scrimshaw.png Rock-crushing scrimshaw 85 4,000
Whopper-baiting scrimshaw.png Whopper-baiting scrimshaw 85 4,000
Memory-crushing scrimshaw.png Memory-crushing scrimshaw 85 4,000
Tree-shaking scrimshaw.png Tree-shaking scrimshaw 90 4,000
Gem-finding scrimshaw.png Gem-finding scrimshaw 90 4,000
Casket-salvaging scrimshaw.png Casket-salvaging scrimshaw 90 4,000
Energy-gathering scrimshaw.png Energy-gathering scrimshaw 90 4,000
Scrimshaw of vampyrism.png Scrimshaw of vampyrism 92 4,000
Scrimshaw of the elements.png Scrimshaw of the elements 92 4,000
Scrimshaw of cruelty.png Scrimshaw of cruelty 92 4,000
Scrimshaw of ranging.png Scrimshaw of ranging 95 4,000
Scrimshaw of magic.png Scrimshaw of magic 95 4,000
Scrimshaw of attack.png Scrimshaw of attack 95 4,000
Superior scrimshaw of sacrifice.png Superior scrimshaw of sacrifice 95 4,000
Superior scrimshaw of aggression.png Superior scrimshaw of aggression 95 4,000
Superior scrimshaw of corruption.png Superior scrimshaw of corruption 95 4,000

Others[edit | edit source]

Item Level needed Experience Given
Blisterwood staff.png Blisterwood staff[n 1] 70 100
Blisterwood polearm.png Blisterwood polearm[n 1] 70 100
Blisterwood sickle.png Blisterwood sickle[n 2] 70 100
Off-hand blisterwood sickle.png Off-hand blisterwood sickle[n 2] 70 100
Blisterwood wand.png Blisterwood wand[n 2] 70 100
Blisterwood orb.png Blisterwood orb[n 2] 70 100
Sana's fyrtorch.png Sana's fyrtorch 80 10,000
Fungal bowstring.png Fungal bowstring 82 75
Tempered fungal shaft.png Tempered fungal shaft[n 3] 82 196.1
Bundle of bamboo.png Bundle of bamboo 96 100
Tortle trap.png Tortle trap 96 100
Pernix's quiver.png Pernix's quiver 99 1,000
  1. ^ a b Completed The Branches of Darkmeyer.
  2. ^ a b c d Completed The Lord of Vampyrium.
  3. ^ Completed Extinction.

Temporary boosts[edit | edit source]

Main article: Temporary skill boost
Item Level boost Requirements Notes
Spicy stew.png: RS3 Inventory image of Spicy stewOrange spicy stew -6 to +6 Freeing Evil Dave Upon completion of the Evil Dave's Big Day Out quest, orange spicy stews will give a guaranteed boost of 2 to 6 levels.
Fletching potion.png: RS3 Inventory image of Fletching potionFletching potion +3
Advanced pulse core.png: RS3 Inventory image of Advanced pulse coreAdvanced pulse core +7 In crowded training areas, you can benefit from other's pulse cores.
God banner.png: RS3 Inventory image of God bannerGod banner +2 Can be activated once a day, for a 30 minute duration.
Fletching cape.png: RS3 Inventory image of Fletching capeFletching cape +1 99 Fletching
Fletching master cape.png: RS3 Inventory image of Fletching master capeFletching master cape 120 Fletching

Cape of Accomplishment[edit | edit source]

A player wearing a Fletching cape and performing the Skillcape emote.

Fletching hood.png Fletching cape.png Fletching cape (t).png Once players have reached level 99 Fletching, Hickton in Catherby will sell the Fletching cape for 99,000 coins.

Skilling pet (Flo)[edit | edit source]

Flo chathead.png
Main article: Flo

Like all skills, there is a skilling pet obtainable from training this skill. The pet for the Fletching skill is called Flo.

Quests with a Fletching requirement[edit | edit source]

Quests for Fletching experience[edit | edit source]

Main article: Quest experience rewards § Fletching
Quest Members Experience
reward 		Fletching
requirement 		Other requirements
Big Chompy Bird Hunting P2P icon.png 262 5 Fletching
Animal Magnetism P2P icon.png 1,000 N/A
Zogre Flesh Eaters P2P icon.png 2,000 5 Fletching N/A
The Fremennik Trials P2P icon.png 2,812 25 Fletching
Devious Minds P2P icon.png 5,000 50 Fletching
Catapult Construction P2P icon.png 5,000 42 Fletching
Temple of Ikov P2P icon.png 8,000 N/A
In Pyre Need P2P icon.png 12,500 53 Fletching
Within the Light P2P icon.png 20,000 70 Fletching
The Branches of Darkmeyer P2P icon.png 40,000 70 Fletching
River of Blood P2P icon.png 50,000 75 Fletching
Total 146,574

Achievements[edit | edit source]

See also[edit | edit source]

Update history[edit | edit source]

This information has been compiled as part of the update history project. Some updates may not be included - see here for how to help out!
  • patch 13 June 2022 (Update):
    • The Fletching requirement to imbue Dinarrows with Resonant Anima now accounts for stat boosts.
    • The Fletching requirement to make Headless Arrows now accounts for stat boosts.
  • ninja 13 September 2021 (Update):
    • Changed the buy limit for the following (tradeable) items:
      • Arrowheads, headless arrows, feathers, arrow shafts (10,000 to 100,000)
      • Dart tips (5,000 to 100,000)
      • Elder arrow shafts (100 to 25,000)
      • Elder headless arrows (20,000 to 25,000)
  • patch 10 August 2020 (Update):
    • Animation has been added when feathering dart tips.
  • ninja 9 October 2017 (Update):
    • Free players can now fletch equipment with wield requirements up to level 50: bronze, blurite, iron, steel, silver, mithril, adamant and rune crossbows, arrows, darts and bolts (up to diamond bolts inclusive); normal, oak, willow, maple, teak, yew and magic shortbows and shieldbows, and up to bovistrangler in Daemonheim. The exception is when such equipment is either locked behind members' content or situated outside of the free to play area (such as smithing dart tips, which requires Tourist Trap).
    • Free players can now pick and spin flax into bowstrings.
    • Free players can now spin sinew into crossbow strings.
    • Free players can now cut gems, from opal through to diamond.
    • Free players can now craft mithril grapples.
    • Dungeoneering equipment up to and including T50 (Zephyrium, Bovistrangler, Spinoleather, Duskweed, Empowered Water staff) is now equippable and craftable by free players.
  • update 9 October 2017 (Update):
    • Fletching is now a free-to-play skill.
  • hotfix 27 February 2017 (Update):
    • When fletching items with no strung component, such as bamboo bundles, players will now receive the finished product.
  • ninja 18 May 2015 (Update):
    • Players can now use keys [1-3] to choose the preferred action when crafting logs.
  • patch 5 May 2015 (Update):
    • Players can no longer fletch while balancing on a serenity post.
  • ninja 20 April 2015 (Update):
    • Players can now cut oak, willow, maple, yew, magic and elder logs into increasing quantities of arrow shafts.
  • patch 17 June 2013 (Update):
    • The Fletching animations on female characters has been fixed.
  • patch 14 January 2013 (Update):
    • An animation has been implemented for adding feathers to bolts and arrows.
  • patch 19 December 2012 (Update):
    • Thigat is now spelled correctly on the Fletching interface.
  • patch 29 May 2012 (Update):
    • Clicking "fletch logs" on a free world no longer stops the "make-x" menu from reappearing.
  • patch 31 August 2011 (Update):
    • Using feathers to fletch now remembers which type of feather you used, should you have multiple feathers in your inventory.
  • patch 17 January 2011 (Update):
    • An animation has been added for when players fletch dramen staves.
  • patch 25 February 2009 (Update):
    • Fletching while your cannon is firing does not work – you should now receive a message about this when you try.
  • update 20 April 2004 (Update):
    • Experience from stringing bows increased.
  • update 25 March 2002 (Update):
    • Fletching skill added to game.
    • New fletching skill is online! The long anticipated fletching skill is now available to members. For more information about fletching take a look in the new-section in our online manual.

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