Leatherworking

Leatherworking is the art of taking hides and skins of various creatures and transforming them into useable leather, which can then be crafted into a number of items. You can visit Hirenn Darmeth to learn the basics, and then later on see Jeyarp Grotemey to learn leather armor crafting.

Basic Leather Making Process

1. Scrape hide or skin to make either a Large, Medium, or Small Hide, depending on what you started with. Use a Hide Scraper with a Leatherworking Table to do this.
2. Combine the scraped Hide with a number of bottles of Tanning Crystal Acid, depending on size, to make a Tanning Hide.
3. Tan the treated hide by using it with a Water Barrel to produce a Piece of Leather.

Making Armor

1. Cut Leather Pieces into required sizes (see book Making Leather Armor) using a Leather Cutter with a Leatherworking Table. Remember, you can always cut a piece down to a smaller size later, but you can’t put them back together again.
2. Sew together Leather Pieces using Copper Needle and Thread to make Armor Parts.
3. Hold the Armor Parts in your hand and use the Puncher to make Armor Kits.
4. Sew Pieces together using Copper Needle and Thread with a Leatherworking Table to finish the Leather Armor.

Leatherworking Books

Basic Leatherworking

Contains the basics of turning hides and skins into leather.

Making Leather Armor

Instructs on how to turn leather into armor.

Leatherworking Equipment

Leatherworking Table

A hardwood table used by leatherworkers.

Puncher

A mechanical device to punch holes in thick leather.

Water Barrel

A wooden barrel, filled with water.

Leatherworking Tools

Copper Needle and Thread

A needle made of copper and a strong thread.

Hide Scraper

A tool to remove hair and tissue from animal hides.

Leather Cutter

A cutter, strong enough to cut leather.

Tanning Crystal Acid

Acid made of crystals used for tanning.