Almost nothing should have a hard skill requirement.

You don't need to make 200 oil presses to know how to make a log gate. You just gotta think about it, long and hard, and try shit out. Of course experience helps, but I think, you and I, with enough time and resources can make a gate without first making 200 crates.

A (currently) "insufficient" skill level should just - Make crafting slower exponentially - Waste more materials with higher failure rates

Not make it impossible for you to do anything.

Do you agree? Please reply with your thoughts.