Crafting refers to the creation of items with skills.

Crafting Skills

Crafting
Profession	Primary Skill	Complementary skill	Crafting Pages
Alchemist	Alchemy	Taste Identification	Crafting (alchemist)
Blacksmith	Blacksmithy	Arms lore	Crafting (blacksmith)
Bowyer	Bowcraft/Fletching	Arms lore	Crafting (bowcraft/fletching)
Carpenter	Carpentry	None	Crafting (carpenter)
Scribe/Treasure hunter	Cartography	None	Crafting (maps)
Cook	Cooking	Taste Identification?	Cooking Recipes
Scribe	Inscription	Item Identification	Crafting (scrolls)
Tailor	Tailoring	Arms lore	Crafting (tailor)
Tinker	Tinkering	Item Identification	Crafting (tinker)

Crafting Gump

The Crafting Gump always looks the same, a window of choices. When you double-click a useable item, this gump will pop-up (some tools need you to specify what material to use first). There are arrows on either side of it, which let you scroll through the choices when needed.

Double-clicking a frypan while cooking

What to Craft?

Many merchants have more than one crafting skill, but only dedicated classes can fully train certain skills. And different levels of skills are required to succeed in crafting certain things.

This list is just an example of their what their profession crafts. Check out their crafting page for more information.