I recently decided to try one of the melee schools, and as I like making my own equipement with techniques, I've been trying to level my Weaponsmith school. It has been, however, aggravatingly slow. From the high bulk of Bars & Ore to the lack of formulas at my efficiency (I have formulas that are 100 opt, and 150, nothing in between), it's just taking forever.

So, I'd like to ask for advice. Is there a quick (or at least quicker) way to level out of tier 1 Weaponsmith (I'm around level 12~), or is it just naturally slow? I've been making & deconning tools, but my skill is over their efficiency, and the formulas that are just above both take extra bars to make AND have an opt skill a little higher than my current.

Another option - Would it be quicker to simply level Blacksmithing (currently lvl 10), despite the lower Skill points per level?