Hmm.. perhaps you misunderstood or I wasn't clear enough. What I melded on body pieces and jewelry is perfectly fine for Lv.60 2-star stats minimum, which is 718 craftsmanship and 695 control by the way, not "around 724 craftsmanship". The given melds with the primary and secondary allow you to engage in and successfully complete some of the more popular Lv.60 2-star rotations out there that experienced crafters have been using and were nice enough to share with the community. If you or others are perfectly fine with just roughing it with your own rotations or other rotations that use bare minimum stats, have at it by all meansJust make sure you did indeed hit the bare minimum (718 craftsmanship and 695 control) so you can even attempt the craft!
And yes unfortunately, if you want to have minimum Lv.60 2-star stats without any scrip gear, you're going to have to overmeld pretty darn close to what I have listed, except for all of the extra craftsmanship melded onto the primary and secondary. That's what crafting is and requires, like it or not. Don't have the funds or want to invest the time and effort to obtain the funds, then that's what scrips are for.
And thanks, I will check out your guide for sure!