If you 'apply' any of those items, the item will "produce a fancy sound".
Hence the question: is broken arrow a base item? Only usable as part of fire starting kindling. Not accidentally consumed by auto-selection on other recipes. That or adding (x) [ask_num] in every recipe...
Branch might be another contender, just edit the Torch and Wooden fishhook recipes to force Branch selection. Kind of annoying spelunking, but other than that, not a huge bummer. Might be odd for some items to be used for cordage/rope twisting, but at least wouldn't be [remove].