Blacksmithing/Swordmaking Quality Question

[Gurn]

I have a question regarding the final quality of a sword in the swordmaking process. I am at Level Blacksmith=4, Swordmaking=3, and I recently created a sabre. Throughout the crafting process the quality of the item kept fluctuating inconsistantly (up,down,down,up,etc). At the final stage, I combined a Q76 sword handle with a Q72 sword blade, on the table it became a Q76 Sword kit. After the kit became a sword the final quality was Q61 . Why did it go from a Q76 kit on the table to a Q61 sword? Thank you in advance, and any other crafting information that might help the newbie crafter would be greatly appreciated.

[Gurn]

In addition, the quality of the steel stock did not seem to make a difference in the blade/handle creation.  Why?

[Caarrie]

first dont double post use the modify button. second there is a random variable in crafting that will effect what you get as you go along the process, no right answer here user x with y quality go get z final quality.

[Gurn]

So, the quality of the stock does not have an effect because it will be randomly changed during the crafting process? That does not make sense to me. Then why do the advanced crafters pay a higher price for higher quality steel stock? It must have some effect.

[Rongar Elani]

Stock quality does matter. The better your stock, the better your alpha blade, the better your alpha blade, the better your beta blade, etc etc. The quality values are limited by your skills, as well as a random factor, which prevents you from getting the same quality for each weapon/stock/whatever every time throughout your current skill level.

[Uldics]

So as I understand:

items beginning quality is modified by crafters skill and a random number to get next item in production line.
As an example. If starting item is steel stocks quality 150 and crafters skill is lowest, then his crafted alpha blade will be quality from 100-125, beta blade from 75-100, delta 50-70. Or if crafter is highskilled, alpha will be 150-175, beta 175-200, delta 200-225.
Variables are just ilustrative, I am absolutely not sure if that is true, just what it looks like to me.

[Tontow]

Has anyone noticed a difference when making a sword from alpha, beta or delta?

[Rongar Elani]

So as I understand:

items beginning quality is modified by crafters skill and a random number to get next item in production line.
As an example. If starting item is steel stocks quality 150 and crafters skill is lowest, then his crafted alpha blade will be quality from 100-125, beta blade from 75-100, delta 50-70. Or if crafter is highskilled, alpha will be 150-175, beta 175-200, delta 200-225.

That's about true, but the scope is a bit wider, I think. For example: With lvl 30 metallurgy you can produce a stock with a quality between 20 and 200. Too much of a fluctuaton, in my opinion, but well, it's the average quality that goes up with each gained level.