This.
This is the only way you guys will be able to make fully custom weapons like the topic creator is describing, putting a system like this into the game on it's own would take so much time and effort to develop and really makes no sense when it can already be done with mods. It would take hundreds of hours to make into a good system when there is really no point whatsoever to putting it in.
Then whats the point in mining materials,chopping wood etc.
To me them and smithing ( which is making weapons,not just repairing ) will allow us to make weapons.
They also said in the podcast,they've done a lot more with crafting.
They could easily put pre-set sword,axe,whatever shapes in,just like they have done with the face and body customization,where you choose nose shape etc.
It could be done without mods easily.