Check this out:
jorb wrote:You might be right, you might be wrong, on the other hand I've drawn a torch post that will fill essentially the same function and be built for peanuts. Will implement it sooner or later.

link:
http://www.havenandhearth.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=444&hilit=torchIf you are seeing this for the first time, here is the suggested response:
1. Notice the date of the thread.
2. Notice all the pictured stuff that is not in game (Things that were not in game when this picture was posted: walls, oak trees, village idols).
3. Consider what this means about boats/whatever you are really excited about being implemented.
4. Cry.
Why does Jorb tease us so?
(because it's fun?)