To make bows you first need to acquire some wood. Depending on the type of tree you chop down you can get different sorts of logs. Next use a knife with the logs to cut them into either a shortbow or a longbow. To make a bow string you need to find a flax plant and use it with a spinning wheel. Finally add the string to the bow to complete it. Rarer types of wood are harder to acquire, but make better bows which shoot more accurately. The table below lists the different types of bow you can make.

Bow type		Fletching level to make	Ranged level to wield
Bow		Shortbow: Level 5 Longbow: Level 10	Any
Oak bow		Shortbow: Level 20 Longbow: Level 25	Shortbow: Level 5 Longbow: Level 5
Willow bow		Shortbow: Level 35 Longbow: Level 40	Shortbow: Level 20 Longbow: Level 20
Maple bow		Shortbow: Level 50 Longbow: Level 55	Shortbow: Level 30 Longbow: Level 30
Yew bow		Shortbow: Level 65 Longbow: Level 70	Shortbow: Level 40 Longbow: Level 40
Magic bow		Shortbow: Level 80 Longbow: Level 85	Shortbow: Level 50 Longbow: Level 50

To make an arrow-shaft just use a knife with some ordinary logs. Add a feather to the arrow shaft, and finally add an arrow-head to complete the arrow. Arrow heads can either be purchased from the member's archery shop, or smithed at an anvil. Better arrow heads will inflict more damage, but you will require a better bow to fire them. The table belows lists the different arrow types:

Arrow type		Fletching level to make	Minimum bow required
Bronze arrows		Level: 1	Any
Iron arrows		Level: 15	Any
Steel arrows		Level: 30	Oak bow
Mithril arrows		Level: 45	Willow bow
Adamantite arrows		Level: 60	Maple bow
Rune arrows		Level: 75	Yew bow