The scales are from defeating the snakes found around the old man’s house. The ores are from the cave below the ship in starter beach. You need hammer to harvest them which requires you have level 3 crafting skill to make.
For hammer, you need to buy the blueprint from the merchant next to the starter beach and crafting at level 3. I suggest crafting strong branch since it only takes 5 logs. Crafting it repeatedly can level up your crafting skill.
