Jewelcrafting worth it?Follow

I would think tailoring would be one of the least useful professions for a shaman. Blacksmithing if you're enhancement or leatherworking would be more useful.

As far as jewelcrafting goes, the only thing that its really good for is spending lots of money on, and trying to recover what you've spent, or not really learning cuts and just trying to prospect all day and night. Its not hard for someone to find a JC to cut their stuff, so there's very little advantage to being one yourself IMO.

I'm glad I became one, but that's because I'm the guild's main jewelcrafter. I cut everything for people when they get new gear. If I ever stop being the guild JC there won't be much point to me being a jewelcrafter anymore lol

I find JC worth trouble just to go along with mining and alchemy on my other toon - I make earthstorm diamonds out of primal earth and green gems.
I told my guildies I do not intend to buy expensive designs but if they are willing to give me any I will cut for free whatever I can. So far I got 3 blue ones but I am in no rush to raise JC over 350... only profit I see in prospecting really.
Even if I get rare gems the price difference between uncut and cut ones is too small to be worth investing.

I'm a level 38 Jewelcrafting Shaman with over 400g. Which I made myself. JC is a money maker if you do it right. The greens sell alright but the blues really sell. I make one at a time and I'm careful not to flood the AH. And they sell. I can make 15-25g per day if the AH is selling right. It takes a bit of work, but the rewards are worth it. I can't speak to the gem cutting aspect, as I just hit 305 JC. I need to grind to 50, buy a port to the Outlands and then train before I can comment on that. I can vouch that the lower level JC is a worthwhile money investment. Having mining is a must though. Between the metal you use, the gems you can mine, and the gems you can prospect, it is difficult to make money with JC without mining. Hope this helps.

Very very worth it IMO.

I've been JCing for quite a while now, I've bought four epic flyers and am sitting on 7800 atm. Today was an awesome AH day, brought in 1400. Average days bring in about 4-600 a day. I know that sounds completely bizarre and far fetched but if you love what you do and do it right, you'll rake it in. Be fair to others, treat your customers like they are your one and only, and don't hate on the other JCers out there. That's just not fair and not very mature. (not like you're the only JCer on the server fighting for your territory lol)

My other profession is Alch (transmute) so that I won't have to use other people's transmuting cooldowns when I need a meta diamond.

Before this toon was created, my main's professions were Herb and Mining. She was my money maker. She supplied the goods that several professions benefited from.

...Can't make the cookies without the flour and sugar =)

What to do with money once you have it? I help my guildies, I've bought my husband his epic flyer, BS designs, etc. I 'spose I can also save for whatever the expansion is gonna spit out.

Good luck!

there are some recipes that are just about 5g difference between cut and uncut gem, but i found 2 recipes that give me about 15-20g profit for cut version.

not huge but when you consider that it's just something you buy at AH, cut it up without even adding other reagents, then list it and get back 20g extra, it's not too shabby.