I think we need to be careful how we interpret wording here with regard to "crafting". First, I believe it was mentioned that resources will not be tangible items. There is not going to be auraxium ore, mining, etc...As I understand what has been said, resources come automatically from control of the territory on which those resources exist. Control that spot of ground and you automatically get the benefits of the resources contained there. I've seen a few threads where this interpretation is mis-understood.
That being said, it was also stated that certain resources will be needed in order to produce or perhaps "craft" certain items, addons, or additions to the elements of the game. It's possible Smed used the word "craft" not in the literal sense, but as a descriptive term to describe the process of obtaining these resource dependent benefits. So as Hamma put it, lets not get our torso armor plating in a wad over vague wording until we see something concrete.