I think I just suck at crafting...

[MN_14]

I actually wondered how you'd fit 2 Master Mend skills in there. I'm lacking accessories big time so I may need to get my Ltw and Gsm up next to make better ones. This actually could explain alot of my recent failures too :/ Thnx for the tips

To fit in two master mend skills, you'd want some CP melds, CP food and probably comfort zone, unless you have really high CP. However, this isn't necessarily required anymore if you can minimize the amount of progress steps and use skills like precise touch.

I'd recommend melding your accessories/gear with CP materia until you have around 350 CP at least. Then use a food buff to get to around 400 CP.

If you use rapid synthesis (I think it can knock off around 400 progress, allowing progress to be finished in 3 steps), it should be possible to build 11 stacks of inner quiet even with only a single master mend 2. Under these conditions, precise touch might be required to help, but should be used sparingly (once, maybe twice depending on how many good procs you get; most good procs should be used for tricks of the trade still). Of course, the more times you use tricks of the trade, the higher the chance of getting enough CP for a second durability restore or to use precise touch. A bit of judgement will be required.

For now, I'd stay away from the specialist abilities. From what I've heard, you need a really high pool of CP to benefit from them.