Leather
Leather from an animal. Used in many clothing items and more.
In Rust, 16 crafting recipes call for Leather, and the Metal Chest Plate (50), Metal Facemask (50) and Bear Skin Rug (20) take the most per craft. When recycled, 24 other items give it back. Butchering 9 kinds of animals gives it, up to 170 per corpse from the Crocodile.
About the Leather
Other animals give less: Bull (100 each), Cow (100 each), Panther (100 each) and 5 more. It stacks to 1,000 in one inventory slot.
At a glance
What you can craft with Leather
By workbench, 8 need none, 1 needs a Level 1, 5 need a Level 2 and 2 need a Level 3.
Bear Skin Rug None×20
Boots Level 2×20
Hide Boots None×10
Hide Halterneck None×10
Hide Pants None×10
Hide Poncho None×15
Hide Skirt None×10
Hide Vest None×10
Leather Gloves None×20
Metal Chest Plate Level 3×50
Metal Facemask Level 3×50
Metal Shield Level 2×10
Road Sign Gloves Level 2×20
Road Sign Jacket Level 2×20
Road Sign Kilt Level 2×10
Saddle bag Level 1×20 Needs is how many of this item one craft takes, at the workbench the recipe asks for.
What to recycle for Leather
A green recycler gives back the most from the Hockey Mask (25), Horse Saddle (25), Ice Metal Chest Plate (25) and 21 more.
Bear Skin Rug ×8×10×12×15
Boots ×8×10×12×15
Hide Boots ×4×5×6×7 +50%
Hide Halterneck ×4×5×6×7 +50%
Hide Pants ×4×5×6×7 +50%
Hide Poncho ×6×7 +50%×9×11 +25%
Hide Skirt ×4×5×6×7 +50%
Hide Vest ×4×5×6×7 +50%
Hockey Mask ×20×25×30×37 +50%
Horse Saddle ×20×25×30×37 +50%
Ice Metal Chest Plate ×20×25×30×37 +50%
Ice Metal Facemask ×20×25×30×37 +50%
Improvised Shield ×4×5×6×7 +50%
Knights armour cuirass ×8×10×12×15
Knights armour skirt plates ×4×5×6×7 +50%
Leather Gloves ×8×10×12×15
Metal Chest Plate ×20×25×30×37 +50%
Metal Facemask ×20×25×30×37 +50%
Metal Shield ×4×5×6×7 +50%
Road Sign Gloves ×8×10×12×15
Road Sign Jacket ×8×10×12×15
Road Sign Kilt ×4×5×6×7 +50%
Saddle bag ×8×10×12×15
Tactical Gloves ×8×10×12×15 What one of each item gives at each recycler: the guaranteed count, and after the + the chance of one more.
Gathered from
CrocodileAnimal×170
BullAnimal×100
CowAnimal×100
PantherAnimal×100
WolfAnimal×75
TigerAnimal×70
HorseAnimal×50
SharkAnimal×40
SheepAnimal×20Amounts are for clearing the whole thing. A range means the variants or the offers differ.
Stats checked against the Rust game files on 12 November 2026.