Leathercraft 0-60 by Ctownwoody

Leathercrafting Guide 1.0 0-60 by Ctownwoody of Asura Sons of Valkrum Linkshell Disclaimer: This worked for me and is based on my research and efforts on Asura. Prices have increasingly normalized in the last 18 months, but I still suggest going to ffxiah.com to research your particular server.

Leathercrafting Tips
1. The guildshop in Sandy is rarely camped for good reason. You can get better prices at the AH most of the time. However, dhalmels and tea leavesaside, there's nothing you'll need that's not within 3 zones (Selbina or Jugner Forest) to get you all the way to 60. 2. Skins are decently farmable and some drop multiple hides. Sheep can be farmed easily at level 10, dhalmels at 20, rams at 30-35 (depending on job), and tigers at 40. Lizard Skins are not the best drop, though. 3. Tremor Ram and Battering Ram both drop multiple skins and the Ram Horns are great for Bonecrafting and sell quickly. Partner up with others, especially Theives with Treasure Hunter, for more drops. 4. Leather-making uses either Windurstian Tea Leaves or Willow Logs. Tea is better because it stacks, except with Ram Leather, where you can get an extra level of Skill out of Willow Logs. 5. Seer/Noct Gear aside, there are not a lot of good clothcraft/leatherworking recipies in the 0-60 range but the two skills do compliment each other for sets of armor like Fishing, Chocobo and Field Gear. 6. Most Skins are not stackable, Rabbit and Raptor aside. When farming, bring along stackable materials (Tea Leaves, Water and Dark Crystals) to make leather, which does stack.

The Guide Itself
Item (cap)-Crystal, Items--What to do with the products and how much to make.

Sheep Leather (2)-Dark Crystal, Distilled Water, Windurstian Tea Leaves, Sheepskin--Make these to cap and either sell them or save them for later. These sell quickly, profitably and are a good source for profit whenever you get some skins or get bored.

Sheep Wool (4)-Wind Crystal, 2x Sheepskin--Make these to cap as well. They sell well in Windy or Jeuno as the base ingredient for wool thread. If you are nearing that stage in clothcraft, you may want to save them.

Rabbit Mantle (7)-Earth Crystal, Grass Thread, 5x Rabbit Hide--Make to cap, NPC them in batches. Lather, rinse, repeat. If you get lucky and make an HQ, sell it AH for a tidy profit.

Solea (11)-Wind Crystal, 2x Sheep Leather--You can try desynthing these to get the leather back or you can NPC them. Your choice, but make them to cap. Nothing good (stackables, sells quickly and/or profitably) or cheap between 7 and 21.

Fisherman's Gloves (14)-Earth Crystal, 2x Lizard Skin, Cotton Cloth--Make these for yourself and/or friends who want them, but they don't sell anywhere close to a profit and there are cheaper synths for this bridge.

Lizard Gloves (16)-Earth Crystal, Lizard Skin, Leather Gloves--Use this, along with Wolf Fur, Lizard Cesti and Fishing Gloves/Boots, to bridge up to around 15 or 16 before starting Dhalmel Leather.

Lizard Cesti (17)-Earth Crystal, Lizard Skin, Cesti--Although you'll use these again around level 46-50, go ahead and get rid of them however you can.

Lizard Jerkin (19)-Earth Crystal, 3x Lizard Skin, Sheep Leather--These sell fast and at a profit, but that's about it for this stretch. I'd combine lizard gear and fishing boots/gloves to bridge, unless you want to try your hand at items with a sub-skill of Leathercraft 20 like Noct or Seer's sets (that doesn't skill-up as quickly).

Fisherman's Boots (20)-Earth Crystal, 2x Lizard Skin, Grass Cloth, Bronze Scales--Same as the gloves, but if you fish at all, it's worth the chance of a skill-up to make your own. It also helps you get used to making your own stuff anyway.

Dhalmel Leather (21)-Dark Crystal, Distilled Water, Windurstian Tea Leaves, Dhalmel Hide--Another bread-and-butter leather. This one is for Gobbiebag I, so they sell well in stacks or singly in Jeuno. Make to cap and make for profit.

Bugard Leather (24)-Dark Crystal, Distilled Water, Windurstian Tea Leaves, Bugard Skin--Leather Purification aside, this is only used for Gobbiebag V quest, so they only sell singly in Jeuno. But try to cap on this if possible as it is a profitable synth.

Parchment (31)-Dark Crystal, Sheep Leather, Rolanberry--Get the berries in the shop in Port Jeuno. These are used in the Bard Flag Quest and for other items, so they sell better singly. Either way, your task is to get your Leather to at least 29.

Ram Leather (35/36)-Dark Crystal, Distilled Water, Ram Skin, Windurstian Tea Leaves/Willow Log--This is a great item to make, especially if you can farm the skins yourself. Either way, make money on this puppy and cap out at 36. That last level takes using Willow Logs. Sell a bunch for profit but lay in a supply as well; you'll need them.

Wolf Gorget (39)-Earth Crystal, Wolf Hide, Cotton Thread--Decent bridge, if you can get the thread for cheap in Selbina. Your goal here is to get your skill to the point where you can make Waistbelts (43).

Waistbelts (43)-Wind Crystal, 2x Ram Leather, Grass Thread--If you farm at least half the Ram Skins yourself, this is the most profitable/break-even bridge between Ram and Tiger leathers, so cap on these. NPC these in batches and go back to farming to let the price go back up at the guildshop.

Ram Mantle (49)-Ice Crystal, Wool Thread, Ram Skin--Ram Skins don't stack, so farming will be tricky. This kinda sucks, but again, it gets you closer to Tiger Leather.

Raptor Mantle (53)-Earth Crystal, 2x Raptor Skin, Grass Thread--These are for Mog House Quest III, so they sell decently, better on weekends, and at an almost break-even price. Get to at least 52 and then start Tiger Leather.

Catoblepas Leather (58)-Dark Crystal, Windurstian Tea Leaves, Distilled Water, Catoblepas Hide--This is a cheap leather than has no use other than to NPC it for around a 300 gil lose for each synth. Suck it up as an extra bridge to Tiger Leather. The hides are cheaper and you can power-craft this more easily than Raptor Mantles, though.

Tiger Leather (61)-Dark Crystal, Distilled Water, Windurstian Tea Leaves, Tiger Hide--This is your last synth to 60. They are used in Gobbiebag III, so they sell like mad in Jeuno, they should cost less than 1k per hide at AHs, and you can mass-produce them easily. Have fun making your gil back!

Ctownwoody