12×Ash Logs
3×Coarse Threadat Spinning Wheel
3×Flax
Ash Shortbow
Verified for 0.12.0.8· Updated 29 Jul 2026
A shortbow carved from ash wood.
Recipe
Journal
An Ash Shortbow is the first weapon most young archers train with. It’s easy to make and, therefore, not so problematic if it breaks during training. Human villagers would often craft their first bows together under the tutelage of a visiting Wild Knight. They would use branches that had naturally fallen from the trees and carefully whittle them into the bow’s limbs. Bowstrings would be created by gathering flax from the nearby fields and spinning it into thin but hardy threads.
Most would break on first use. Some would break before the first arrow was fired. Still, village youngsters would laugh at their misfortunes and start the whole process again. Each time improving. Each new bow sturdier than the last.
In-game journal · © Jagex Ltd
Update history
Eye on Ashenfall - 0.10.1The Ash Shortbow's damage multiplier (1.9x) was removed, and its base damage was added at 14.15 January 2026
Eye on Ashenfall - 0.9The facility to create the Ash Shortbow was changed from the Crafting Table to the Fletching Bench.11 September 2025
Update 1 - 0.8.0The item's weight was changed from 3.5 kg to 10.0 kg.The item's journal entry was grammatically changed.17 June 2025
