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Where to Find Thick Hides and How to Use

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Please note that the New World Team has stopped covering the game as of Update 1.2. Information on certain pages may not be up-to-date.

This is a guide on Thick Hides, a resource in New World. Read on to see the basic information of Thick Hides, including how to get Thick Hides and their uses!

Thick Hide Basic Information

Item Type Rarity Tier
Thick Hide IconThick Hide Hide Common 4
Gold / Token Price Weight
- 0.2
Thick Rawhide used to create Layered Leather.

How to Get Thick Hides

Can be Easily Gathered in Restless Shore

Level 40+ animals in the Restless Shore area will drop Thick Hide when killed and skinned. Players will need a high Tracking & Skinning level in order to skin these creatures.

Note: You will not need any Skinning Luck items or consumables to farm Thick Hide. It is a regular gathered resource from high-level animals.

Easy Gathering Spot Near Settlement

There is an easy place to gather Thick Hide just west of the Restless Shore settlement. It will have Shoreside Bobcats and Sandhoof Elks that drop this type of hide when skinned.

Dropped from Enemies

Item Source
Thick Hide IconThick Hide Can be harvested from level 40+ skinnable creatures.

Purchase From Trading Posts

Lastly, if you don’t feel like finding them on your own, Thick Hide can also be purchased from Trading Posts, granted that another player has placed a Sell Order. You can enter the Trading Post and search for this item directly by clicking on SEARCH ITEMS and entering ‘Thick Hide’. For the best deal, be sure to sort by price from Lowest to Highest!

Trading Post Guide: How to Sell Items

How to Use Thick Hides

Craft Leather using a Tannery

Thick Hide is a Hide. These items are used to create different types of Leather using a settlement's Tannery. Processing the Thick Hide raises your Leatherworking trade skill.

Tannery Guide: Crafting Recipes and Skills

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Tier 1 Hides

List of Hides
RawhideRawhide

Tier 2 Hides

List of Hides
RagehideRagehide

Tier 3 Hides

List of Hides
FurFur Scaly HideScaly Hide ShadowfurShadowfur

Tier 4 Hides

List of Hides
Brightscale HideBrightscale Hide ShifthideShifthide Thick FurThick Fur
Thick HideThick Hide

Tier 5 Hides

List of Hides
Infused FurInfused Fur Iron HideIron Hide ScarhideScarhide
SmolderhideSmolderhide

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