Animal's Guide to 99 Fletching

[Tempest_Mike]

Introduction

 

Hi, I'm Animal Magik and welcome to my Fletching guide. First of all, this is my first guide, so if it's pretty slack, go easy on me. =P

 

I achieved 99 fletching on the 24th September, 2008. I was the 49,018th person to reach it, and currently, approximately 58,000 people have 99. There are many methods currently available to reach 99, which will be explained in this guide, as well as exp rates and the do's and don'ts of fletching.

 

 

 

 

The Tools and Basics of Fletching

 

 

 

In fletching, your skill is used to make many tools for rangers, such as arrows, bolts, crossbows, darts (requires completion of "The Tourist Trap"), etc.

 

 

 

Tools -

 

 

 

Knife: - Used for fletching unfinished bows (need logs of the bow you are making and the required fletching level, to finish these bows, you will need a bow string, obtained either by buying or spinning flax on a spinning wheel, 10 crafting required), crossbow stocks and arrow shafts, which you can attach feathers to to make headless arrows and then arrow heads to finish making the arrows. Making these requires one feather for each arrow shaft you have, one arrowhead for each shaft you have (bought or made with the required smithing level) and of course, the required fletching level.

 

 

 

Logs: - Logs are a main resource for fletching, used in making unfinished arrows, bows and crossbows. Different types of logs make different types of bows and crossbows when used with a knife.

 

 

 

Metal Bars: - Another main resource for fletching, used for completing arrows, crossbows, bolts which can be finished by using feathers and (optional) bolt tips with them and making unfinished darts, which can be finished by using feathers with them (again, completion of "The Tourist Trap" required).

 

 

 

Levelling

 

As I mentioned above, there are many ways of training fletching. These are the best ways I have found to level. (If you know of better ways, please pm me and I will try them out then mention them in the guide.)

 

 

 

Levels 1-5: Arrow shafts

 

 

 

 

Number required for level 5: 1,170 (78 logs)

 

Exp per hour: 8,100

 

Time taken to reach level 5: 3 minutes

 

Exp when done: 380 (Note: This is only if you haven't done any other fletching before)

 

Where to cut your logs:

 

 

 

 

This a part of the map from around Draynor. The red circle is where I think the best spot to cut your logs is. However, if you have low combat (under 30) you will keep getting attacked by the jail guards, so I have circled two other areas. The yellow circle is an area with a nice number of trees, however once you have chopped them all you might have to wait for a little bit for the trees to grow back. Lastly, the blue area is a spot with a large number of trees, however this is only if you don't mind walking that far to get to them and back. First, bank everything in your inventory, then go cut all the logs you need. Then go back to the bank, withdraw your knife, and 27 logs and start cutting. I picked the Draynor area to show you as it is a good spot to start off, unless you buy all your logs. If so, I recommend fletching at the Grand Exchange or one of the banks in Varrock.

 

 

 

Starting off is really simple, all you have to do is go chop down 78 normal trees (cheap way) or buy 78 normal logs (costing approx. 2,340 gp). Then, use your knife on the logs and select arrow shafts. Once you have turned your 78 logs into 1,170 arrow shafts, you should have 5 fletching, and you'll be ready to move on.

 

 

 

Levels 5-10: Shortbows (u)

 

 

 

 

Number required for level 10: 153

 

Exp per hour: 9,720

 

Time taken to reach level 10: 4 minutes

 

Exp when done: 1,155

 

Now it's another easy step, this time go chop 153 normal logs (or buy if you want, they're cheap) and use your knife on them again. Make them all into shortbows, it'll take about 4 minutes including banking times, then you can move on again. Isn't that great? =D

 

 

 

Levels 10-20: Longbows (u)

 

 

 

 

Number required for level 20: 332

 

Exp per hour: 19,440

 

Time taken to reach level 20: 6 minutes

 

Exp when done: 4,475

 

One of the last really easy steps. Once more, go chop 332 logs, or buy them, then make them all into longbows. Then you'll have 20 fletching, and you'll be finished with normal bows! You might be wondering what to do with all these unstrung bows, too. Well, no, you don't sell them on the ge. They don't sell, because no one wants them (shock horror =O). You don't try and sell them to other players (no one wants them...). You don't drop them, that would just be a waste! Sell them to a general store! Go to a bank, note them, then find yourself a general store and sell them. It's smaller profit then what it would be IF you could sell them on the ge. But you can't, so it'll have to do. Next up, you're moving on to oaks. You might prefer to buy them at this stage, but if you don't have the money, don't fret about it, they don't take that long to cut.

 

 

 

Levels 20-25: Oak Shortbows (u)

 

 

 

 

Number required for level 25: 205

 

Exp per hour: 33,412

 

Time taken to reach level 25: 6 minutes

 

Exp when done: 7857(.5)

 

It's still the same deal as before. Cut or buy 205 oak logs, fletch into unstrung short bows, you'll get 25 fletching, and sell the bows to a general store later on. Simple! Moving on. =D

 

 

 

Levels 25-35: Oak Longbows (u)

 

 

 

 

Number required for level 35: 582

 

Exp per hour: 48,600

 

Time taken to reach level 35: 15-20 minutes

 

Exp when done: 22,407(.5)

 

Once again, easy. Just cut/buy then cut. Then you'll have 35 fletching, and you'll be ready to move onto the cheapies - willows. At just 19 each on the ge for max, you won't have to pay much to buy these logs for the next section of your journey. By this stage the number you'll have to fletch will just keep rising, so unless you're either broke or an avid woodcutter, I'd buy the logs.

 

 

 

Levels 35-40: Willow Shortbows (u)

 

 

 

 

Number required for level 40: 446

 

Exp per hour: 64,638

 

Time taken to reach level 40: 14 minutes

 

Exp when done: 37,237

 

Same deal as all the previous steps, buy/cut logs, cut into unstrung bows until you've levelled to 40. Buying > cutting at this stage. If you get low on cash and would rather not cut some trees, don't forget to sell your unstrung bows to the general store.

 

 

 

Levels 40-50: Willow Longbows (u)

 

 

 

 

Number required for level 50: 1,545

 

Exp per hour: 80,676

 

Time taken to reach level 50: 47 minutes

 

Exp when done: 101,354(.5)

 

Once more, repeat what you've already done. Get the logs however you'd like, then cut them into longbows (u). Also, congratulations! By now you should definitely be ranked in the highscores for fletching. It's a good achievment getting a skill ranked. Good job fletching this far. Now it's time to move onto maples. =D

 

 

 

 

 

At this stage, many more options open up for you to train your fletching with. You can just continue with the conventional bows if you'd like, or, at level 54, a new way to train becomes available that is considered almost the fastest exp you can get - if you don't mind losing a bit of money, that is. =P

 

Also, at level 50 you will be fletching maple bows. With these being more then double the price than willows, if you are a bit struck for cash, then you might have to think of some ways to make money or view a gudie on that, because it'll take a faiiir while to cut the amount of maples needed, especially since you'll most likely be doing them to level 70, unless of course you have a fair bit of money to burn.

 

Also, don't forget to sell your unstrungs before moving on!

 

 

 

Option 1 - The money spending way

 

Levels 50-54: Maple Shortbows (u)

 

 

 

 

Number required for level 54: 991

 

Exp per hour: 97,200

 

Time taken to reach level 54: 30 minutes

 

Exp when done: 150,904(.5)

 

Just keep doing what you were doing before, but don't worry about everything just repeating itself over and over again - if you chose this option, you get to do something different now. =D

 

 

 

Levels 54-60 OR levels 54-99: Mithril Bolts

 

 

 

 

Number required for level 60: 24,568

 

Number required for level 99: 2,576,706

 

Exp per hour: A whopping 240k an hour

 

Time taken to reach level 60: 6 minutes

 

Time taken to reach level 99: 54 hours

 

Money lost reaching level 60 (buying supplies for mid and selling finished bolts for mid): 491,360

 

Money lost reaching level 99 (buying supplies for mid and selling finished bolts for mid): 5,207,412

 

Exp when done (60): 273,744(.5)

 

Ok, now you get to do something different. The method for this is fairly simple. First buy 10k feathers and 10k mith bolts (unf) on the ge for medium price. If they don't buy instantly you'll either have to be patient, or try buying for max. Then put them in your inventory next to each other. Then click the bolts, then the feathers (or vice versa, however you want) until you have attached feathers to all the bolts.

 

Also, mith bolts (unf) don't buy for med a lot of the time, and sometimes even not for max =/. But if they do buy for max for you, then you'll lose a little more. Finished mith bolts however almost always sell for med, so the loss won't be that much greater. Mith bolts (unf) are only 4 gp dearer on max than med, so just multiply the money loss by 4.

 

Please note this method also works with addy bolts (61 fletching required), however the losses would be far greater.

 

 

 

Levels 60-70 OR levels 60-99: Adamant Arrows

 

 

 

 

Number required for level 70: 46,389

 

Number required for level 99: 1,276,069

 

Exp per hour: Amazing 480k an hour

 

Time taken to reach level 70: 58 minutes

 

Time taken to reach level 99: 27 hours

 

Money lost reaching level 70 (buying supplies for mid and selling finished bolts for mid): 1,113,336

 

Money lost reaching level 99 (buying supplies for mid and selling finished bolts for mid): 30,625,626

 

Exp when done (70): 737,634(.5)

 

Addy arrows are just like mith bolts. Only more exspensive. And a much bigger money waster. And twice the exp per hour. If you have the cash to do this then... I envy you! No that's not what I was gonna say =P. I was gonna say, just buy more supplies, headless arrows and addy arrowtips, (same amount as each other) and use them on each other and click make 10 sets, and continue this till finished. These are a massive money waster but when I tested it out, they bought and sold instantly on med.

 

 

 

Levels 70-85 OR levels 70-99: Yew longbows

 

 

 

 

Number required for level 85: 16,807

 

Number required for level 99: 81,979

 

Exp per hour (cutting): 145k

 

Exp per hour (stringing): 150k

 

Time taken to reach level 85: 17 hours

 

Time taken to reach level 99: 82 hours

 

Profit from reaching level 85 (buying supplies for mid, selling bows for mid): Break even

 

Profit from reaching level 99 (buying supplies for mid, selling bows for mid): Break even

 

Exp when done (85): 3,258,684(.5)

 

A lot of people have common misconceptions about fletching yew longs. It seems to be that everyone thinks you lose money on them. Well, you don't. In fact, you profit from them. The method is simple. It's like making those unstrung bows you made earlier, only this time, you buy the logs for mid, but also buy some bow strings for mid as well. Cut all your logs into longbows (u) first, then withdraw 14 bows and 14 bow strings. Use a bow string on a bow and click string all. When you're done, put them on the ge for max. If they don't sell instantly, don't bother waiting. Take them out and put them on for mid. Again, if they don't sell instantly, take them out. Now hop to world 2 and just say "Selling yew longs" and you should manage to find a buyer fairly quickly.

 

Buying price on med for yew logs: 470 ea

 

Buying price on med for bow strings: 190 ea

 

Selling price on med for yew longbows: 660 ea

 

So by this, you can see yew longbows break even at the time that I recorded this data. (18 Jan 2008)

 

Yew longbows fell 7gp the previous day, and are most likely to rise again soon, which will bring back a profit for fletching them.

 

 

 

Levels 85-99: Magic Longbows

 

 

 

 

Number required for level 99: 53,420

 

Exp per hour (cutting): 178k

 

Exp per hour (stringing): 183k

 

Time taken to reach level 99: 54 hours

 

Money lost from reaching level 99 (buying and selling items for mid): 3,846,240

 

Buying price on med for magic logs: 1,311

 

Buying price on mid for bow strings: 190 ea

 

Selling price on mid for magic longbows: 1,429 ea

 

If you're doing this step, then congratulations. You're on the home stretch. Just don't give up, keep buying those supplies for mid and selling the finished bows for max or mid, then keep going until you're done.

 

 

 

Option 2- cost effective way

 

Levels 50-55: Maple shortbows (u)

 

 

 

 

Number required for level 55: 1,306

 

Exp per hour: 80,676

 

Time taken to reach level 55: 48 minutes

 

Exp when done:166,654(.5)

 

Just keep going, cutting those maples all the way =D. Don't forget to sell your unstrungs every now and then, and don't give up on your goal! If you get bored or annoyed with it take a little break or something then come back in an hour or so and start fletching again.

 

 

 

Levels 55-70: Maple longbows (u)

 

 

 

 

Number required for level 70: 9,803

 

Exp per hour: 113k

 

Time taken to reach level 70: 5 hours

 

Exp when done: 737,679(.25)

 

This is a long stretch. Just keep cutting those bows, don't give up on it because of the length, and remember to takes breaks every now and then and also if you get bored or frustrated.

 

 

 

Levels 70-99: Yew longsbows

 

 

 

 

Number required for level 99:

 

Exp per hour (cutting):

 

Exp per hour (stringing):

 

Time taken to reach level 99:

 

Congratulations, you're on the final step towards getting 99 fletching. Just buy as many yew logs and just as many bow strings as you can, and keep it up. It's not hard to get 99, just keep at it, keep concentrating and don't give up. Remember to take regular breaks, and just keep telling yourself it'll be worth it when you get that great, shiny cape!

 

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...............................................The Tips and Tricks of Fletching

 

Sacred Clay Knife - gives more experience then usual. Obtained from the Stealing Creation minigame.

 

Steel Bolts - These are a handy way for you to train your fletching, and they also make a profit which is a nice bonus for your efforts.

 

Steel bolts (unf) mid buying price - 42 ea

 

Feathers mid buying price - 6 ea

 

Steel bolts mid selling price - 51 ea

 

They also give 2.4 exp ea, netting you a fairly nice 24k exp for every 10k you make, at a rate of 110-115k exp an hour, and approx. 70k cash an hour (not test - will test soon).

 

 

 

Thank you for reading my fletching guide, I hope it helps you level your fletching to whatever you would like it to be. If you have any comments on this guide, or suggestions, feel free to post them and I might include them in here.

[Tempest_Mike]

Sorry about the images being bleh, I don't know how to make the background colour invisible and I'm not gonna re-edit them all again anytime soon. o.O

[JohnPax]

Nice guide, the information is there but a few things should be moved around/added in my opinion. One being split it apart, to shim through it really is one giant chunk of text which can be off putting. And two, I would suggest adding broad arrows method as it is the fastest fletching exp in-game at the moment, for those who want 99 in a few days and don't mind loosing a bit of cash.

 

 

 

Good luck getting the minor things tweaked.

[Tempest_Mike]

Thanks for your feedback, I'll look into those and consider adding them to the guide. =)

[Pirate_Felix]

Add broad bolts.

[Tempest_Mike]

Once again, I'll look into it.

[The_dmt1234]

a very cheap way to get exp is buy maple logs ~38 ea fletch into maple longbow (u) they sell for 32 at general store so you rlosing 6k per 1k logs,

 

dunno if i missed it but its a good way to get cheap exp

[ikeforever]

I wub this guide! I wish you luck in improvements! I will use this to get 99, lvl 70 atm. : :thumbup:

[thompsonkool]

so how fast does yew longs sell on ge?

[Aslan]

Regarding broad-tipped bolts.I made 1k bolts in approximately 53 seconds.You could consider it to be 1minute/1k bolts, which leads to 60k bolts/hour->3000*60=180k xp/hr.I don't know if there is any profit from them anymore,because of the sheer volume of bolts being produced.

[srix]

thats and awasome guide well done i will use it alot tthanks :)

[Omg12333]

Nice guide. This may inspire me to get 99 fletching.

[cowmaster187]

fancy guide animal...

 

 

 

hmm i think you need a pic of my fancy fletchy cape..

 

 

 

next time were on at the same time :twss:

 

 

 

~~~legoman187~~~

[aerendil]

Nice guild, im gona do it once i have some more cash, how much does it cost 2 get the materials for 99?

 

 

 

(EDIT), throw in Brutal arrows, nails are very cheap all u need is some feathers, a knife and nails.... camp at a Achey tree group , cut, use knife and add nails and arrows...

[IeatWindex]

Decent guide, and my main had 87 fletching and I'd tell you some good ways, but the information is too clumped and hard to read. 6/10

[ikeforever]

Decent guide, and my main had 87 fletching and I'd tell you some good ways, but the information is too clumped and hard to read. 6/10

 

 

 

Wow.. did you even bother reading it? The pictures are a clear indication that the following passage deals with that object or item... Wow...

[Inuashakent]

Considering how cheap it is to fletch with Magic logs, I think it's pointless to cut Yews...

[RayOxide]

Efficiency, yada yada.

 

 

 

This just proves that down the track people arent going to get 99 fletching just for the cape or bonuses - but for money :o

[IeatWindex]

Decent guide, and my main had 87 fletching and I'd tell you some good ways, but the information is too clumped and hard to read. 6/10

 

 

 

Wow.. did you even bother reading it? The pictures are a clear indication that the following passage deals with that object or item... Wow...

 

He could easily seperate it a little bit.

[Tempest_Mike]

Decent guide, and my main had 87 fletching and I'd tell you some good ways, but the information is too clumped and hard to read. 6/10

 

 

 

Wow.. did you even bother reading it? The pictures are a clear indication that the following passage deals with that object or item... Wow...

 

He could easily seperate it a little bit.

 

 

 

Happy little fusspot?

[Janno]

Nice guide, thanks :)

[Agent1777]

Nice guide :) Pretty much explained everything

[jwu0169]

uh a quicker way to cut bows is to summon a beaver and use your logs on it, it'll cut almost as fast as you string the bows making cutting faster exp than stringing

[Death123141]

uh a quicker way to cut bows is to summon a beaver and use your logs on it, it'll cut almost as fast as you string the bows making cutting faster exp than stringing

 

Orly?

[TooMuchViolence]

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[i][b]Introduction[/b][/i]

Hi, I'm Animal Magik and welcome to my Fletching guide.  First of all, this is my first guide, so if it's pretty slack, go easy on me. =P

I achieved 99 fletching on the 24th September, 2008.  I was the 49,018th person to reach it, and currently, approximately 58,000 people have 99.  There are many methods currently available to reach 99, which will be explained in this guide, as well as exp rates and the do's and don'ts of fletching.

[img=http://www.talshiar-alliance.com/pictures/fletch.gif][img=http://www.talshiar-alliance.com/pictures/fletch-trim.gif]



[b][i]The Tools and Basics of Fletching[/i][/b]



In fletching, your skill is used to make many tools for rangers, such as arrows, bolts, crossbows, darts (requires completion of "The Tourist Trap"), etc.



[b]Tools -



Knife:[/b] [img=http://upic.me/i/9u/knife.png] - Used for fletching unfinished bows (need logs of the bow you are making and the required fletching level, to finish these bows, you will need a bow string, obtained either by buying or spinning flax on a spinning wheel, 10 crafting required), crossbow stocks and arrow shafts, which you can attach feathers to to make headless arrows and then arrow heads to finish making the arrows.  Making these requires one feather for each arrow shaft you have, one arrowhead for each shaft you have (bought or made with the required smithing level) and of course, the required fletching level.



[b]Logs:[/b] [img=http://upic.me/i/y0/ylogs.png] - Logs are a main resource for fletching, used in making unfinished arrows, bows and crossbows.  Different types of logs make different types of bows and crossbows when used with a knife.



[b]Metal Bars:[/b] [img=http://upic.me/i/rz/0wbar.png] - Another main resource for fletching, used for completing arrows, crossbows, bolts which can be finished by using feathers and (optional) bolt tips with them and making unfinished darts, which can be finished by using feathers with them (again, completion of "The Tourist Trap" required).



[i][b]Levelling[/b][/i]

As I mentioned above, there are many ways of training fletching.  These are the best ways I have found to level.  (If you know of better ways, please pm me and I will try them out then mention them in the guide.)



[b]Levels 1-5: Arrow shafts[/b]

[img=http://upic.me/i/f4/arrowshaft.png]



[b]Number required for level 5:[/b] 1,170 (78 logs)

[b]Exp per hour:[/b] 8,100

[b]Time taken to reach level 5:[/b] 3 minutes

[b]Exp when done:[/b] 380 (Note: This is only if you haven't done any other fletching before)

[b][i]Where to cut your logs:[/i][/b]



[img=http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g8/mixxy182/cutting.jpg]

This a part of the map from around Draynor.  The red circle is where I think the best spot to cut your logs is.  However, if you have low combat (under 30) you will keep getting attacked by the jail guards, so I have circled two other areas.  The yellow circle is an area with a nice number of trees, however once you have chopped them all you might have to wait for a little bit for the trees to grow back.  Lastly, the blue area is a spot with a large number of trees, however this is only if you don't mind walking that far to get to them and back.  First, bank everything in your inventory, then go cut all the logs you need.  Then go back to the bank, withdraw your knife, and 27 logs and start cutting.  I picked the Draynor area to show you as it is a good spot to start off, unless you buy all your logs.  If so, I recommend fletching at the Grand Exchange or one of the banks in Varrock.



Starting off is really simple, all you have to do is go chop down 78 normal trees (cheap way) or buy 78 normal logs (costing approx. 2,340 gp).  Then, use your knife on the logs and select arrow shafts.  Once you have turned your 78 logs into 1,170 arrow shafts, you should have 5 fletching, and you'll be ready to move on.



[b]Levels 5-10: Shortbows (u)[/b]

[img=http://upic.me/i/wr/shortbow.png]



[b]Number required for level 10:[/b] 153

[b]Exp per hour:[/b] 9,720

[b]Time taken to reach level 10:[/b] 4 minutes

[b]Exp when done:[/b] 1,155

Now it's another easy step, this time go chop 153 normal logs (or buy if you want, they're cheap) and use your knife on them again.  Make them all into shortbows, it'll take about 4 minutes including banking times, then you can move on again.  Isn't that great? =D



[b]Levels 10-20: Longbows (u)[/b]

[img=http://upic.me/i/8l/longbow.png] 



[b]Number required for level 20:[/b] 332

[b]Exp per hour:[/b] 19,440

[b]Time taken to reach level 20:[/b] 6 minutes

[b]Exp when done:[/b] 4,475

One of the last really easy steps.  Once more, go chop 332 logs, or buy them, then make them all into longbows.  Then you'll have 20 fletching, and you'll be finished with normal bows!  You might be wondering what to do with all these unstrung bows, too.  Well, no, you don't sell them on the ge.  They don't sell, because no one wants them (shock horror =O).  You don't try and sell them to other players (no one wants them...).  You don't drop them, that would just be a waste!  Sell them to a general store!  Go to a bank, note them, then find yourself a general store and sell them.  It's smaller profit then what it would be IF you could sell them on the ge.  But you can't, so it'll have to do.  Next up, you're moving on to oaks.  You might prefer to buy them at this stage, but if you don't have the money, don't fret about it, they don't take that long to cut.



[b]Levels 20-25: Oak Shortbows (u)[/b]

[img=http://upic.me/i/jt/oakshort.png]



[b]Number required for level 25:[/b] 205

[b]Exp per hour:[/b] 33,412

[b]Time taken to reach level 25:[/b] 6 minutes

[b]Exp when done:[/b] 7857(.5)

It's still the same deal as before.  Cut or buy 205 oak logs, fletch into unstrung short bows, you'll get 25 fletching, and sell the bows to a general store later on.  Simple!  Moving on. =D



[b]Levels 25-35: Oak Longbows (u)[/b]

[img=http://upic.me/i/gu/oaklong.png]



[b]Number required for level 35:[/b] 582

[b]Exp per hour:[/b] 48,600

[b]Time taken to reach level 35:[/b] 15-20 minutes

[b]Exp when done:[/b] 22,407(.5)

Once again, easy.  Just cut/buy then cut.  Then you'll have 35 fletching, and you'll be ready to move onto the cheapies - willows.  At just 19 each on the ge for max, you won't have to pay much to buy these logs for the next section of your journey.  By this stage the number you'll have to fletch will just keep rising, so unless you're either broke or an avid woodcutter, I'd buy the logs.



[b]Levels 35-40: Willow Shortbows (u)[/b]

[img=http://upic.me/i/2u/willowshort.png]



[b]Number required for level 40:[/b] 446

[b]Exp per hour:[/b] 64,638

[b]Time taken to reach level 40:[/b] 14 minutes

[b]Exp when done:[/b] 37,237

Same deal as all the previous steps, buy/cut logs, cut into unstrung bows until you've levelled to 40.  Buying > cutting at this stage.  If you get low on cash and would rather not cut some trees, don't forget to sell your unstrung bows to the general store.



[b]Levels 40-50: Willow Longbows (u)[/b]

[img=http://upic.me/i/jj/willowlong.png]



[b]Number required for level 50:[/b] 1,545

[b]Exp per hour:[/b] 80,676

[b]Time taken to reach level 50:[/b] 47 minutes

[b]Exp when done:[/b] 101,354(.5)

Once more, repeat what you've already done.  Get the logs however you'd like, then cut them into longbows (u).  Also, congratulations!  By now you should definitely be ranked in the highscores for fletching.  It's a good achievment getting a skill ranked.  Good job fletching this far.  Now it's time to move onto maples. =D





At this stage, many more options open up for you to train your fletching with.  You can just continue with the conventional bows if you'd like, or, at level 54, a new way to train becomes available that is considered almost the fastest exp you can get - if you don't mind losing a bit of money, that is. =P

Also, at level 50 you will be fletching maple bows.  With these being more then double the price than willows, if you are a bit struck for cash, then you might have to think of some ways to make money or view a gudie on that, because it'll take a faiiir while to cut the amount of maples needed, especially since you'll most likely be doing them to level 70, unless of course you have a fair bit of money to burn. 

Also, don't forget to sell your unstrungs before moving on!



[size=4][b]Option 1[/size] - The money spending way[/b]

[b]Levels 50-54: Maple Shortbows (u)[/b]

[img=http://upic.me/i/io/mapleshort.png]



[b]Number required for level 54:[/b] 991

[b]Exp per hour:[/b] 97,200

[b]Time taken to reach level 54:[/b] 30 minutes

[b]Exp when done:[/b] 150,904(.5)

Just keep doing what you were doing before, but don't worry about everything just repeating itself over and over again - if you chose this option, you get to do something different now. =D



[b]Levels 54-60 OR levels 54-99: Mithril Bolts[/b]

[img=http://upic.me/i/uw/mithrilbolt.png]



[b]Number required for level 60:[/b] 24,568

[b]Number required for level 99:[/b] 2,576,706

[b]Exp per hour:[/b] A whopping 240k an hour

[b]Time taken to reach level 60:[/b] 6 minutes

[b]Time taken to reach level 99:[/b] 54 hours 

[b]Money lost reaching level 60 (buying supplies for mid and selling finished bolts for mid):[/b] 491,360

[b]Money lost reaching level 99 (buying supplies for mid and selling finished bolts for mid):[/b] 5,207,412

[b]Exp when done (60):[/b] 273,744(.5)

Ok, now you get to do something different.  The method for this is fairly simple.  First buy 10k feathers and 10k mith bolts (unf) on the ge for medium price.  If they don't buy instantly you'll either have to be patient, or try buying for max.  Then put them in your inventory next to each other.  Then click the bolts, then the feathers (or vice versa, however you want) until you have attached feathers to all the bolts.  

Also, mith bolts (unf) don't buy for med a lot of the time, and sometimes even not for max =/.  But if they do buy for max for you, then you'll lose a little more.  Finished mith bolts however almost always sell for med, so the loss won't be that much greater.  Mith bolts (unf) are only 4 gp dearer on max than med, so just multiply the money loss by 4.

Please note this method also works with addy bolts (61 fletching required), however the losses would be far greater.



[b]Levels 60-70 OR levels 60-99: Adamant Arrows[/b]

[img=http://upic.me/i/pv/adamantarrow.png]



[b]Number required for level 70:[/b] 46,389

[b]Number required for level 99:[/b] 1,276,069

[b]Exp per hour:[/b] Amazing 480k an hour

[b]Time taken to reach level 70:[/b] 58 minutes

[b]Time taken to reach level 99:[/b] 27 hours

[b]Money lost reaching level 70 (buying supplies for mid and selling finished bolts for mid):[/b] 1,113,336

[b]Money lost reaching level 99 (buying supplies for mid and selling finished bolts for mid):[/b] 30,625,626

[b]Exp when done (70):[/b] 737,634(.5)

Addy arrows are just like mith bolts.  Only more exspensive.  And a much bigger money waster.  And twice the exp per hour.  If you have the cash to do this then... I envy you!  No that's not what I was gonna say =P.  I was gonna say, just buy more supplies, headless arrows and addy arrowtips, (same amount as each other) and use them on each other and click make 10 sets, and continue this till finished.  These are a massive money waster  but when I tested it out, they bought and sold instantly on med.



[b]Levels 70-85 OR levels 70-99: Yew longbows[/b]

[img=http://upic.me/i/2h/yewlong.png]



[b]Number required for level 85:[/b] 16,807

[b]Number required for level 99:[/b] 81,979

[b]Exp per hour (cutting):[/b] 145k

[b]Exp per hour (stringing):[/b] 150k

[b]Time taken to reach level 85:[/b] 17 hours

[b]Time taken to reach level 99:[/b] 82 hours

[b]Profit from reaching level 85 (buying supplies for mid, selling bows for mid):[/b] Break even

[b]Profit from reaching level 99 (buying supplies for mid, selling bows for mid):[/b] Break even

[b]Exp when done (85):[/b] 3,258,684(.5)

A lot of people have common misconceptions about fletching yew longs.  It seems to be that everyone thinks you lose money on them.  Well, you don't.  In fact, you profit from them.  The method is simple.  It's like making those unstrung bows you made earlier, only this time, you buy the logs for mid, but also buy some bow strings for mid as well.  Cut all your logs into longbows (u) first, then withdraw 14 bows and 14 bow strings.  Use a bow string on a bow and click string all.  When you're done, put them on the ge for max.  If they don't sell instantly, don't bother waiting.  Take them out and put them on for mid.  Again, if they don't sell instantly, take them out.  Now hop to world 2 and just say "Selling yew longs" and you should manage to find a buyer fairly quickly.

Buying price on med for yew logs: 470 ea

Buying price on med for bow strings: 190 ea

Selling price on med for yew longbows: 660 ea

So by this, you can see yew longbows break even at the time that I recorded this data. (18 Jan 2008)

Yew longbows fell 7gp the previous day, and are most likely to rise again soon, which will bring back a profit for fletching them.



[b]Levels 85-99: Magic Longbows[/b]

[img=http://upic.me/i/sf/magiclong.png]



[b]Number required for level 99:[/b] 53,420

[b]Exp per hour (cutting):[/b] 178k

[b]Exp per hour (stringing):[/b] 183k

[b]Time taken to reach level 99:[/b] 54 hours

[b]Money lost from reaching level 99 (buying and selling items for mid):[/b] 3,846,240

Buying price on med for magic logs: 1,311

Buying price on mid for bow strings: 190 ea

Selling price on mid for magic longbows: 1,429 ea

If you're doing this step, then congratulations.  You're on the home stretch.  Just don't give up, keep buying those supplies for mid and selling the finished bows for max or mid, then keep going until you're done.



[b]Option 2- cost effective way[/b]

[b]Levels 50-55: Maple shortbows (u)[/b]

[img=http://upic.me/i/io/mapleshort.png]



[b]Number required for level 55:[/b] 1,306

[b]Exp per hour:[/b] 80,676

[b]Time taken to reach level 55:[/b] 48 minutes

[b]Exp when done:[/b]166,654(.5)

Just keep going, cutting those maples all the way =D.  Don't forget to sell your unstrungs every now and then, and don't give up on your goal!  If you get bored or annoyed with it take a little break or something then come back in an hour or so and start fletching again.



[b]Levels 55-70: Maple longbows (u)[/b]

[img=http://upic.me/i/1w/maplelong.png]



[b]Number required for level 70:[/b] 9,803

[b]Exp per hour:[/b] 113k

[b]Time taken to reach level 70:[/b] 5 hours

[b]Exp when done:[/b] 737,679(.25)

This is a long stretch.  Just keep cutting those bows, don't give up on it because of the length, and remember to takes breaks every now and then and also if you get bored or frustrated.



[b]Levels 70-99: Yew longsbows[/b]

[img=http://upic.me/i/2h/yewlong.png]



[b]Number required for level 99:[/b]

[b]Exp per hour (cutting):[/b]

[b]Exp per hour (stringing):[/b]

[b]Time taken to reach level 99:[/b]

Congratulations, you're on the final step towards getting 99 fletching.  Just buy as many yew logs and just as many bow strings as you can, and keep it up.  It's not hard to get 99, just keep at it, keep concentrating and don't give up.  Remember to take regular breaks, and just keep telling yourself it'll be worth it when you get that great, shiny cape!

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[color=#6F6D67]...............................................[/color][b]The Tips and Tricks of Fletching[/b]

[img=http://upic.me/i/ac/clayknife.png] Sacred Clay Knife - gives more experience then usual.  Obtained from the Stealing Creation minigame - go here for more info: [url=http://z9.invisionfree.com/Ancient_Legion/index.php?showtopic=2225]Arthur's Stealing Creation Guide[/url]

[img=http://upic.me/i/lf/steelbolt.png] Steel Bolts - These are a handy way for you to train your fletching, and they also make a profit which is a nice bonus for your efforts.

Steel bolts (unf) mid buying price - 42 ea

Feathers mid buying price - 6 ea

Steel bolts mid selling price - 51 ea

They also give 2.4 exp ea, netting you a fairly nice 24k exp for every 10k you make, at a rate of 110-115k exp an hour, and approx. 70k cash an hour (not test - will test soon).



Thank you for reading my fletching guide, I hope it helps you level your fletching to whatever you would like it to be.  If you have any comments on this guide, or suggestions, feel free to post them and I might include them in here.

[/hide]They have transparency, anyway. Was too lazy to resize, though. :?

 

Missed a few spots on some pics. Sorry about that. :-#