The leather shield is part of the soft leather armour set. It is made using one piece of soft leather, requiring 19 Crafting and giving 30 Crafting experience.
Steel studs can be added to a leather shield to create a studded leather shield. This requires 45 Crafting and gives 43 Crafting experience. The leather shield sometimes have lower value on the Grand Exchange so it is more profitable to sell leather shields to some stalls, shops or traders around Gielinor (such as Jack Oval in Taverley).