Economical leatherworking training

This is a guide on economical leatherworking training.

As this is intended to save you money, buy only the materials you are sure you will need. If you run out then buy more. It is always more cost-effective to gather your own materials rather than buying them. Avoid having extras, but if you do, try to sell them back on the Auction House.

Alternate steps are marked in green. Steps in which there are more than one option are marked in blue. If you consider these options, obtain all the standard materials but disregard the total numbers in favor of the option totals.

Apprentice Leatherworking

Apprentice Leatherworking allows 75 maximum skill, requires level 5.

Apprentice Totals
57 [Ruined Leather Scraps] 80 [Light Leather] 20 [Light Hide] 45 [Coarse Thread] 4 50 20 [Salt] 10 Light Armor Kits +19 [Light Leather] Handstitched Leather Cloaks +40 [Light Leather] +20 [Coarse Thread]

Skill	Product	Qty.	Materials (Total/Covered)
1	[Light Leather]	19	3 * [Ruined Leather Scraps] (57/0)
1	[Light Armor Kit]	19	1 * [Light Leather] (19/0)
20	[Light Armor Kit]	10	1 [Light Leather] (10/10)
30	[Handstitched Leather Cloak]	5	2 [Light Leather] (10/9) 1 [Coarse Thread] (5/0)
35	[Cured Light Hide]	20	1 [Light Hide] (20/0) 1 [Salt] (20/0)
35	[Handstitched Leather Cloak]	20	2 [Light Leather] (40/0) 1 [Coarse Thread] (20/0)
55	[Embossed Leather Gloves]	20	3 [Light Leather] (60/0) 2 [Coarse Thread] (40/0)

If three Ruined Leather Scraps are cheaper than one Light Leather, it's actually a good idea to convert as many scraps as possible to light leather, which brings the skill up to 34, and start creating Handstitched Leather Cloaks only then.

Journeyman Leatherworking

Journeyman Leatherworking allows 150 maximum skill, requires level 10 and 50 skill.

Note in the following table that the Dark Leather Belt requires the previously-crafted Fine Leather Belt and Cured Medium Hide. (i.e. don't make the mistake of vendoring these.)

Journeyman Totals
135 [Light Leather] 120 [Medium Leather] 15 [Medium Hide] 70 [Coarse Thread] 7 60 [Fine Thread] 60 35 [Gray Dye] 1 22 50 15 [Salt] 7 50

Skill	Product	Qty.	Materials (Total/Covered)
75	[Embossed Leather Gloves]	10	3 [Light Leather] (30/0) 2 [Coarse Thread] (20/0)
85	[Fine Leather Belt]	15	6 [Light Leather] (90/0) 2 [Coarse Thread] (30/0)
100	[Cured Medium Hide]	15	1 [Medium Hide] (15/0) 1 [Salt] (15/0)
115	[Dark Leather Boots]	10	4 [Medium Leather] (40/0) 2 [Fine Thread] (20/0) 1 [Gray Dye] (10/0)
125	[Dark Leather Cloak]	10	8 [Medium Leather] (80/0) 1 [Fine Thread] (10/0) 1 [Gray Dye] (10/0)
135	[Dark Leather Belt]	15	1 [Fine Leather Belt] (15/15) 1 [Cured Medium Hide] (15/15) 2 [Fine Thread] (30/0) 1 [Gray Dye] (15/0)

Expert Leatherworking

Expert Leatherworking allows 225 maximum skill, requires level 20 and 125 skill.

Expert Leatherworking Totals
350 [Heavy Leather] 100 [Thick Leather] 35 [Heavy Hide] 20 [Iron Buckle] 10 [Iron Bar] 20 [Bolt of Silk Cloth] 80 [Silk Cloth] 60 [Fine Thread] 60 40 [Silken Thread] 2 10 [Green Dye] 10 20 [Black Dye] 2 105 [Salt] 52 50

Skill	Product	Qty.	Materials (Total/Covered)
150	[Cured Heavy Hide]	10	1 [Heavy Hide] (10/0) 3 [Salt] (30/0)
160	[Heavy Armor Kit]	10	5 [Heavy Leather] (80/0) 1 [Fine Thread] (20/0)
170	[Green Leather Belt]	10	1 [Cured Heavy Hide] (10/10) 5 [Heavy Leather] (50/0) 1 [Fine Thread] (10/0) 1 [Green Dye] (10/0) 1 [Iron Buckle] (10/0)
180	[Barbaric Shoulders]	15	8 [Heavy Leather] (120/0) 1 [Cured Heavy Hide] (15/15) 2 [Fine Thread] (30/0)
195	[Dusky Belt]	10	10 [Heavy Leather] (100/0) 2 [Bolt of Silk Cloth] (20/0) 2 [Black Dye] (20/0) 1 [Iron Buckle] (10/0)
205	[Nightscape Headband]	20	5 [Thick Leather] (100/0) 2 [Silken Thread] (40/0)

Artisan Leatherworking

Artisan Leatherworking allows 300 maximum skill, requires level 35 and 200 skill.

Artisan Leatherworking Totals
390 [Thick Leather] 425 [Rugged Leather] 20 [Heavy Scorpid Scale] 60 [Turtle Scale] 40 [Black Dye] 4 85 [Silken Thread] 4 25 10 [Heavy Silken Thread] 2 45 [Rune Thread] 22 50

Skill	Product	Qty.	Materials (Total/Covered)
225	[Turtle Scale Breastplate]	5	6 [Thick Leather] (30/0) 12 [Turtle Scale] (60/0) 1 [Silken Thread] (5/0)
230	[Nightscape Pants]	20	14 [Thick Leather] (280/0) 4 [Silken Thread] (80/0)
250	[Nightscape Boots]	5	16 [Thick Leather] (80/0) 2 [Heavy Silken Thread] (10/0)
250	[Rugged Armor Kit]	5	5 [Rugged Leather] (25/0)
255	[Heavy Scorpid Bracers]	5	4 [Rugged Leather] (20/0) 4 [Heavy Scorpid Scale] (20/0) 1 [Rune Thread] (5/0)
260	[Wicked Leather Gauntlets]	20	8 [Rugged Leather] (160/0) 1 [Black Dye] (20/0) 1 [Rune Thread] (20/0)
280	[Wicked Leather Bracers]	5	8 [Rugged Leather] (40/0) 1 [Black Dye] (5/0) 1 [Rune Thread] (5/0)
285	[Wicked Leather Headband]	15	12 [Rugged Leather] (180/0) 1 [Black Dye] (15/0) 1 [Rune Thread] (15/0)

Master Leatherworking

Master Leatherworking allows 375 maximum skill, requires level 50 and 275 skill.

Master Leatherworking Totals
470 [Knothide Leather] 220 [Knothide Leather] 50 [Heavy Knothide Leather] 30 [Fel Scales] 110 [Rune Thread] 55

Skill	Product	Qty.	Materials (Total/Covered)
300	[Knothide Armor Kit]	10	4 [Knothide Leather] (40/0)
310	[Felscale Boots]	10	8 [Knothide Leather] (80/0) 1 [Fel Scales] (10/0) 2 [Rune Thread] (20/0)
320	[Thick Draenic Boots]	10	10 [Knothide Leather] (100/0) 3 [Rune Thread] (30/0)
330	[Thick Draenic Vest]	10	3 [Heavy Knothide Leather] (30/3) 3 [Rune Thread] (30/0)
340	[Scaled Draenic Boots]	10	2 [Heavy Knothide Leather] (20/2) 2 [Fel Scales] (20/0) 3 [Rune Thread] (30/0)

Grand Master Leatherworking

Grand Master Leatherworking allows 450 maximum skill, requires level 65 and 350 skill.

Grand Master Leatherworking Totals
420 [Borean Leather] 420 [Borean Leather] 0 [Heavy Borean Leather]

Skill	Product	Qty.	Materials (Total/Covered)
350	[Borean Armor Kit]	25	4 [Borean Leather] (100/0)
375	[Arctic Boots]	10	8 [Borean Leather] (80/0)
385	[Arctic Belt]	10	10 [Borean Leather] (100/0)
395	[Arctic Wristguards]	5	12 [Borean Leather] (60/0)