Originally Posted by
Dracillion
How many tools do you actually carry at once? It almost sounds like you're simply overwhelmed and unfamiliar with what you need for a specific task. If you're dealing with metal, you know to bring your pickaxe, tongs and hammer. You know if you're dealing with wood, you will need your axe, saw, and board plane.
Any intense crafting involving multiple trades would most likely be done near a players plot, which would PROBABLY have shops and a vault. Later on in "life" you will typically streamline your process and production to more efficient means, which entails having only a single set of tools on you to minmax bulk, such as construction.