Well put. Don't even enchant the metal you use to raise your skill.
Unless someone is buying something from you on your current skill level.
They are and should be two seperate things.

Aarreran
Mithaniel Marr
Ad Infinitvm

> The secret to a healthy living with jewelcraft is to define 2 separate
> jewelcrafting modes. The first mode is training. In this mode, you equip
> every charisma, intelligence, and wisdom enhancing item that you own,

define

> a set amount of platinum to devote to training, and train until that

money

> is gone. Sell every item that you create right back to the vendor to
> purchase more material to train more.
>
> The second mode is profit. In this mode, you purchase a number of silver
> bars (and electrum if you can enchant and craft it as well), a number of
> each of the most popular stones (jade, amber, carnelian, jasper), and

make

> jewelry ONLY when you have a buyer for it. If people ask for items that

you

> don't have the materials for, make a note to carry a bit of that

material in

> the future and go get some to complete their order. People have been

willing

> to wait up to 45 minutes for me to fill their orders. Just keep them

updated

> to let them know you haven't forgotten them.
> <snip>
>
> I think one of the major causes of low prices and market flooding we are
> seeing is the crafter's inability to distinguish between these two modes.
> After crafting to raise their skill they end up with a pack full of

jewelry

> that they have to find a buyer for, and more often than not will drop

prices

> just to get rid of it.
>
> Just my 2cp...