Hard Leather is an advanced crafting material in RuneScape: Dragonwilds. It is a processed material, which means instead of getting it by defeating enemies or hunting monsters, players will need to rely on their crafting stations to make it.

The recipe for Hard Leather is unlocked as soon as the first Adhesive is obtained; however, crafting it can be confusing for a lot of players because, while the crafting station required for it—the Tannery—only appears to take one material at a time, the recipe asks for two ingredients.

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How to Craft Hard Leather in RuneScape: Dragonwilds

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Hard Leather can be crafted at a Tannery that has been upgraded with a Tanner’s Kit. Its recipe is:

  • Crafting Station: Tannery (Upgraded with Tanner’s Kit)
  • Recipe: Leather x2 + Adhesive x1 = Hard Leather x1

Leather can be obtained by processing Animal Hide or Animal Hide Scraps in a Tannery. Adhesive can be obtained by processing Swamp Tar (found in Whispering Swamp) in a Kiln.

The Tannery is a basic crafting station that’s available very early on; however, by default, it only allows for one input, meaning players cannot use it to make Hard Leather in this state. To make Hard Leather, you will first have to upgrade the Tannery using a Tanner’s Kit.

How to Get a Tanning Kit (Upgrade Tannery) in RuneScape: Dragonwilds

Tanner's kit recipe in runescape dragonwilds

The Tanner’s Kit can be crafted using the following materials.

  • Bronze Bar x6
  • Coarse Thread x8
  • Adhesive x6
  • Ash Planks x18
tanners kit placement in runescape dragonwilds
In order to upgrade the Tannery, place the Tanner's Kit directly next to the Tannery. You can easily tell when the improvement has taken effect by checking the inputs in the Tannery. With the Tanner's Kit improvemnt, it will have two inputs instead of one.

The recipe for Tanner's Kit will automatically be unlocked as you gather the required ingredients.

Bronze Bar Recipe

  • Crafting Station: Furnace.
  • Recipe: Copper Ore x3 + Tin Ore x3 = Bronze Bar x1

Copper and Tin Ore can be found in the Fractured Plains area, north of the Whispering Swamp, in the form of nodes. You can only mine them using a Bone Pickaxe (or by using Rocky Explosion with a Bone Pickaxe equipped).

Coarse Thread Recipe

  • Crafting Station: Spinning Wheel
  • Recipe 1: Flax x1 = Coarse Thread x1
  • Recipe 2: Coarse Animal Fur x3 = Coarse Thread x1

Flax can be found in abundance in the Bramblemead Valley.

Adhesive Recipe

  • Crafting Station: Kiln
  • Recipe: Swamp Tar x1 = Adhesive x1

Swamp Tar can be found in the Whispering Swamp.

Ash Planks Recipe

  • Crafting Station: Sawmill
  • Recipe: Ash Log x1 = Ash Plank x2
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