Board Thread:Suggestions/@comment-25178962-20140830163117/@comment-25370207-20140902174728

Support, love the idea. I do not want this shut down, so here's what I think...

Crafting:

Hide Shield: Plank + Bento Leather + Handle

Gives +25 health, does not slow down.

Plank would be the wooden base, leather for reinforcement, and of course, a handle.

Iron Buckler: Anvil + Refined Iron + Small Stick + Rope

Gives + 20 health, slows you down by 0.5(it's a tiny weight compared to full iron armor) or none at all since it should not really be that significant of a weight anyway, 3/10 chance of a block.

Anvil is the prerequisite for all metal stuff, small stick as the base(could be a handle but I think that's too long), iron as main material, then rope.

That's as much as I think I know about what the OP wants to tell us about what he wants in the game.