Fletching is a skill that allows players to make ranged ammunition and weapons from different materials. A lot of these materials are required when training fletching, making it quite expensive to train. However, there are profitable methods of training, but they usually require higher capital and fletching levels.
For the methods listed below, players must purchase various materials, use them to make specific weapons or ammunition, and then sell them back to the great exchange or cast high-level alchemy on them for profit. The price of these items may differ slightly from what is written below due to price fluctuations in the grand exchange.
Also, note that most of the methods below have a low profit margin, you should test them out first with a few materials before buying in large quantities
Players can make ruby bolts by using adamant bolts on ruby bolt tips, this is the most profitable fletching method, but due to grand exchange price fluctuations, the profits vary at different times. Each set of 10 bolts takes 1.2 seconds, and you can make up to 27,000 bolts an hour if actively training. Fletching bolts require only three inventory spaces, so it is a good idea to do it in conjunction with other money-making methods that don’t require all inventory space.
27,000 ruby bolts, worth 3,348,000 GP can be made each hour from 27,000 Adamant bolts (405,000 GP) and 27,000 Ruby bolt tips (2,457,000 GP), resulting in a total profit of 486,000 GP per hour. Players will also get 139,680 fletching XP per hour.
Players can make diamond bolts by using adamant bolts on diamond bolt tips. Each set of 10 bolts takes 1.2 seconds, so 100 bolts takes 12 seconds and players can make 27,000 bolts each hour when playing actively.
27,000 Diamond bolts, worth 5,643,000 GP can be made each hour by using 27,000 adamant bolts (405,000 GP) on 27,000 Diamond bolt tips (4,779,000 GP), for a total profit of 459,000 GP per hour. Players will also get 139,680 fletching XP per hour.
Players can make an unstrung comp bow by using a knife on Achey tree logs with wolf bones in their inventory
Players can make 1,400 unstrung comp bows, worth 1,451,800 GP each hour from 1,400 Achey tree logs (336,000 GP) and 1,400 Wolf bones (684,600 GP), resulting in a profit of 431,200 GP per hour. Players will also get 139,680 fletching XP per hour.
Players can make money by stringing magic longbows. They first have to buy unstrung magic longbows and bowstrings from the grand exchange, then use them on each other. The magic longbows made can be sold to grand exchange or high alched for profit. With High alchemy, players will get 78,000 magic XP per hour if they can do 1,200 casts.
This is probably the best method of training till 99 fletching since it offers the best XP and profit per hour. With this method, it will take approximately 38 hours and 20 minutes to get to level 99 from level 85 and a profit of 19M GP will be made.
Players can string 2,400 magic longbows, worth 3,038,400 GP, each hour. 2,400 Magic longbows (u) (2,536,800 GP) and 2,400 Bowstrings (168,000 GP) are required to make them, resulting in a profit of 333,600 GP per hour. Players will also get 219,600 fletching XP per hour.
Stringing yew longbows is also quite profitable. Players have to buy unstrung yew longbows and bowstrings from the grand exchange, then use them on each other to make yew longbows. Depending on speed and efficiency, players can make up to 2,400 longbows each hour, which can be sold for a profit or high alched.
Every hour, 2,400 yew longbows, worth 1,216,800 GP can be strung. 2,400 Yew longbow(u) (717,600 GP) and 2,400 Bowstring (168,000 GP) are required to make them, resulting in a profit of 331,200 GP per hour. Players will also get 180,000 fletching XP per hour.
Maple longbows can strung by using maple longbows (u) on bowstrings.
Every hour, 2,400 maple longbows, worth 633,600 GP, can be strung. 2,400 Maple longbows (u) (261,600 GP) and 2,400 Bowstrings (168,000 GP) are required to make them, resulting in a profit of 204,000 GP per hour. Players will also get 139,680 fletching XP per hour.
Players can make money from fletching unstrung maple longbows. First, they need to purchase several maple logs and then use a knife on them to fletch them into unstrung maple longbows, which can be sold for a profit or high alched. Depending on the player's speed and efficiency, they can make up to 1,500 unstrung maple bows each hour.
Every hour, players can fletch 1,500 Maple longbows, worth 162,000 GP from 1,500 maple logs, worth 162,000 GP, leading to a profit of 138,000 GP per hour. Players will also get 139,680 fletching XP per hour.