FYI- this is a frequently requested addition!
I added a recipe that uses a saw to make two sticks from one board. This simple recipe was a huge quality of life improvement, but mostly because at the time I was building thatch roofs from the Grass Stuff mod, which uses a LOT of sticks!
It is a simple recipe to make or there are a couple mods that include it already built for you. But yes, I'd like to see this recipe in the core game. Lots of sticks get used in construction and it seems silly to spend so much time breaking trees or walking around picking them up when you already have tools to make them.