
Leather Chestplate Recipe
How to Craft Leather Chestplate
Leather chestplates are the most basic chest armor, providing minimal protection but can be dyed any color.








Crafting

Ingredients Needed:
- 8x Leather

Step-by-step Instructions
- Open a Crafting Table to access the 3×3 grid.
- Arrange the materials as shown in the grid above, then place the output Leather Chestplate into your inventory.
- That’s it! You can now use or place your new item.
Ingredient Tips

Leather: Drops from cows/mooshrooms/horses; can be fished or found in structure loot.
Uses for Leather Chestplate
- Basic chest protection
- Can be dyed any color for customization
- Early game defense
- Fashion and style
Fun Fact
A full set of leather armor provides 7 armor points (3.5 armor icons), which reduces damage by 28% - not much compared to netherite's 80%, but better than nothing!
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