g. Fletching (Members) - [03Ig]

Learn RuneScape Fletching! Discover how to craft arrows with shafts, feathers, and heads, and create bows from logs. Includes tips on obtaining materials and leveling up.

Fletching is a skill used to make bows and arrows. Since in p2p, there are many other types of arrows other than the normal bronze arrows, this skill is pretty useful. You can check tip it for the rare trees, what level to cut them, what level fletching needed for a certain type of bow or arrow, and how much exp they give. You need a knife and hatchet for fletching. Knife can be found near the Lumbridge castle, or in the house with the spinning wheel in Seer's Village.

To make arrows, you need 3 things. Arrow shafts, feathers, and arrow heads. Arrow shafts you need to cut out from logs. 1 log can make 10 arrow shafts. These are from normal trees, not oak, willow or those other rare trees. For normal trees, the best place to get wood is the forest east of Draynor Village. The small forest area north of Falador is pretty good as well. Feathers can be gotten from kill chickens (most feathers each chicken drop is 10, which is in Champion's Guild), or from buying it from the fishing store in Port Sarim. You need these feathers to the arrow shafts. Arrow heads determine the type of arrow it is going to be. For example, rune arrow heads would make rune arrows, iron arrow heads would make iron arrows, etc. To start of, you will need to make bronze arrows. Feathers give 10 exp per 10 arrow shafts, and arrow shafts give 5 exp per 10 shafts. Arrow heads can be bought from the shop in Catherby, or made from bars. Each bar makes 10 arrow heads.

Bows are different. Each log equals 1 bow. The type of log determines the type of bow. To make an oak bow, you would need an oak log. You need level 5 fletching to make the first bow. To complete a bow, you need to use a bow string on an incomplete bow. Incomplete bow is the bow you get when cutting from the log. To get bow string, you need flax plants. Flax plants can be found a little west of Catherby, and a little southeast of Seer's Village. Pick flax from the flax plants, and go to the spinning wheel in Seer's Village. There is one in the second floor of the house with the knife in it. Spin the flax to make it into bow strings. Each flax gives 15 crafting exp, so it's also a great and easy way to level up crafting!