Actions, skills and stats

[sabinati]

there are a few crafted items that use your carpentry skill, but it's mostly boards. making a metal saw or pretty much anything metal, regardless of what else is in it uses smithing.

[jorb]

Objects don't factor in stats when they are built. They should, but they don't. I think carpentry would quickly become more important if say tanning tubs and herbalists tables depended on it.

[Avu]

Carpentry IS important. Dunno in what world you are living in but board q is extremely important with extreme ramification for almost all aspects of crafting.