Quests broken? Also bug or just scaling error?

So after the first few quests I was on the finding iron for the anvil quest. It was taking me ages to find any iron at all. I ended up quitting the quest, thinking it would give me a new one. It moved the quest to failed ones and I haven't gotten a single quest since then. I don't know if there's a way to fix this or do I have to make a new character if I want to do quests again?

Also, when playing the new patch today, I crafted the hunting knife. Turns out the "knife" is a bit bigger than expected and more of a sword.

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=201364107

 

I abandoned the bow quest back when the bow was bugged(on a Mac). Never had a quest since.

 

I'm not sure anymore quests are implemented. But if you join a server you should get the starter quests again.

 

Huh. Well, I'm not too concerned about the quests. I'm sure I'll figure things out eventually.

Also, any ideas on the hunting knife?

 

I know that there are more quests.

I actually was pushing escape (bad habit) to close my inventory right as I was completing the quest to make the distress beacon (first boss) and I haven't been able to accept a quest either.