I like the Cannith crafting put in place and look forward to its continued growth and development. The idea of making the bound to character items a lower level to attain than the unbound was a sound decision as well.
Proposal:
Most players that bother to build their Cannith crafting focus it mostly one one character due in part because at higher crafting levels the igredient cost is so high. I would propose that the shards that are bound to character be changed to being bound to account. Its really that simple of a suggestion.