Fletching adamant bolts requires 61 Fletching, adamant bolts(unf) and any kind of feather.
Adamant bolts can be fletched in sets of 10 for a gain of 70 Fletching xp or 7 xp each bolt, by using feathers on the adamant bolts(unf) or visa versa.
A lose of roughly 4 gp/xp is typical when all items are bought at trade price, though adamant bolts(unf) along with others tend to be slow buying even when at max price, so expect to lose a little more.
10k of both the feathers and adamant bolts(unf) can be bought off the Grand Exchange every 4 hours, so it can take a few days to have a decent amount of xp worth.
The xp rates on the other hand are extremely fast, one of the fastest xp gains in the game. Considering there is an infinite amount of sets that can be fletched each game tick (0.6 seconds) the amount of Fletching xp is determined by how fast you can click. Anywhere from 1-4 sets per game tick is possible, though generally 2-3 can be expected when training for a period time which is close to the average of this video.
This video shows a rate of 2,300-2,400 bolts made per minute for about 16k-17k xp or about 140k made per hour for 950k-1m Fletching xp. Though, it is unrealistic to assume this rate for a whole 1 hour period or longer, at least 100-120k (800k xp/hr) can be fletched per hour even with small breaks, which I would recommend if you want to keep feeling in either arms, lol.
I use mousekeys (the regular kind, not the super mousekeys or whatever people are using) to fletch these. I use the 5 and the + at the same time to potentially create a double click which makes it a lot easier to use feathers on the bolts(unf). There is also another method people use known as the 456+ which is pretty self explanatory, you adjust your mousekeys to jump the appropriate distance then simply spam 456+ (in that order) with mousekeys and preferably stick keys on (so you don’t have to hold down ctrl). This method wasn’t used in the video but I thought I’d mention it because I know it is popular, though I personally find it slower.
I recommend fletching these either in conjunction with other skills, mainly Woodcutting or Fishing, or in lots of around 10k if you want to be as efficient as possible.
**You can read more about mousekeys here** — https://runescape.wikia.com/wiki/Mouse_keys
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Post time: Jun-12-2017