Blacksmith/Armorsmith/Alchemist

[Motte]

Sounds like a pretty good idea. Maybe the stuff you get out of e.g. melting a crafted sword could relate to your crafting level? As in you get (crafting levelx)2% of the used items back, or maybe other/more coefficients, so that the outcome varies?
A more skilled blacksmith, for example, has a lot of routine and knowledge and therefor his chances of regaining materials should be higher than a newcomer's chances (not meant to bully anyone, just trying to add something realistical).