Rope is also needed to make a rowboat wich is also very usfull for storage, to escape mobs...
==Next fire: forge, oven, charcoal pile===
With your tools you can make a forge and an oven wich will allow you to have better QL lump, longer fire, good ash. You also will need to make a charcoal pile to later craft a steel and flint.
To light theses sources, first get 6 woodscrap which of turn 3 into kindling. Create a campfire using a wood scrap and kindling, place a wood scrap inside the lit campfire. When the scrap is hot, wait a bit for about 20% damage, then take it from the campfire, and right-click on your forge, oven, or charcoal pile to light it.