I don't really lyke the crafting interface, so the suggestion is this:
Once you USE the tool, the following menu pops up

The red box at the right is a picture of the item.
The items are sorted as shown on the left.
The description is a simple explanation of what the item is used for, and some details about it.
The 'chance of success' can be "Almost impossible, Very poor, Poor, Average, Good, Very Good, Walkover" . This isn't a % or anything.
Notes are written by the player and are stored with that character. The uses are many, keeping orders written down ect..
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Make carefully: The object takes TWICE as long to create, but has a 10% bonus to being better quality or succeeding. If for example, a customer is paying 10 silver pieces for a stave, and you want to make it very good quality, and you don't mind having to wait a bit more, use that
Xp is the same as for normal
Make at speed Object takes HALF the time to create, and takes a 20% penalty to success or quality. This is used in cases where you don't care about the quality (practice swords or so), where the object is easy enough that you can risk it (making plates for example) or you're in a hurry.
XP is half as normal
Make Is the same as usual
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