Quite cool. I wish there was a recipe book to list the recipes I found. Found shield, helmet, axe, hachet, staff, but could not find how to make a sword like the market sell
You need to unlock the Grindstone (via shop purchase, I think it drops at 3 or 5 coins) - then you can turn an edge into a blade. But yes, better recipe management is high on the priority list! :)