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Doesn't the chest usually contain most of the materials needed?

It contains the iron ingots but you need a "nearby" forge to turn them into nails and fittings. I'm currently swimming back and forth to the Solitude blacksmith and it's testing my self-imposed ban on fast travel.

uhm you know you can use the anvil too?
I'm sure I had an anvil present, just not a smelter or forge...

 

"Hey there, neighbours. I've just moved in up over the hill there. Yes, nice to meet you too. Here's a funny story to break the ice. Did you know that there's actually an anvil right next to the workbench? No, I didn't either. Never even noticed it. All this time I've been swimming back to Solitude way back there. What's that you're saying? 'If only there was a mindblown emoji?' Yes, if there was I'd probably use it."

I even updated the FAQ earlier to add it there 

I think that might have been sarcasm on Val's part....

A mystery game on Epic in 6 days or so...

Keep on keeping on again?

I've now built up the main hall of Windstad, just the outside so far as I'm not carrying the stuff required for interior furnishings. There's still no sign of the manly housecarl around here yet, although I have met him in Morthal, so maybe he'll only turn up when he has a bed.

Never mind, I've left all that behind as I'm currently back in Whiterun delivering some special stuff for Ysolda. And I'm having another follower switcheroo after sending that double-dagger guy back home for now. I've got quite a few quests that take me along that western road towards Markarth so I thought I'd take Uthgerd and then I could let her join The Blades. She might like that seeing as she constantly moans about being rejected by The Companions. She'd better like it.

After that I plan on going to some of the Orc Strongholds over there and if that goes as planned I may come back with Borgakh tagging along.