What are the various efficient methods of getting 99 crafting? I know of blue dhide and emeralds, does anybody have numbers on this (xp/hr, gp/xp)? Also, the 1k buy cap on emeralds is rather irritating, is it an effective enough training method that I should start hoarding early?

I believe cutting emeralds is around 300k xp/hr. Gp/hr would be the [price of uncut] - [price of cut] devided by xp per item. I believe that emeralds currently are around 7,5 gp/xp.

 

Blue d'hide would be about the same amount of xp/hr if you make bodies, but slightly more expensive per xp than emeralds are.

 

Air battlestaves would be slightly cheaper, but around 280k/hr.

Water orbs are cheapest of battlestaves, but you'd only get around 200k xp (if memory serves).

 

I'd just put in offers for emeralds, blue d'hides > green d'hides and battlestaves (which you can do daily as well).

For more expensive and faster xp you can try cutting rubies, though I'm not sure how much xp/hr those are.

 

Whatever method you use, you should definetly have offers in and stock up (or buy the items from players in bunks if you can).