Stuck on making a saddle in minecraft

saddles are craftable now btw. the summer 2025 update gave them a recipe - leather and an iron ingot - so unless you're on an older version you don't need the chest hunting at all.

not thick at all, it gets asked here constantly - it's one of the few things with no recipe behind it. dungeon and temple chests are where most of mine have come from. if there's a village near you with a leatherworker, trading him up to master gets you one for emeralds and saves the hunting.