Game freezes at [little spoiler]

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Have you only tried once? (Also, I assume you meant to post 'small carpenter drill'... Carpenters may enjoy BBQ, but I don't think their profession requires grills : P)

I know I froze at this part because I had double-clicked 1 part of the drill and it was still in 'use on environment mode' when I finished actually combining the whole drill.
I assume it's the game not realizing where the drill part went and freaking out looking for it.

But I went back and got through this with no hiccups by making sure I didn't double-click any drill parts before combining. I assume this bug happens when combining any items. (haven't tested)