Originally posted by DeMasked:

Use a cart if the terrain allows for one. Otherwise make use of portals and portable kilns/blacksmiths with resources to sustain more when you break em down.

What my post is trying to say, is that using 240 weight-units of Iron Ingots to create a 0.8 weight-unit Iron Sword is insane. Like, is your Viking REALLY wasting 239.2 weight-units of iron for every sword they make? It's crazy to make the ingots so incredibly weighty. It's like carrying an i-beam to a crafting table and walking away with a hunting knife. Like... wtf is that about?