You can probably do more than three now, with as much as cap has been raised. Just check the desynth level of the items in question, which is most likely not anywhere very high at this point.

Quote Originally Posted by bounddreamer View Post
Talan is viable for turn ins, it's the Artisan Tools menu option you want. I traded in HQ silver brocades for Artisan's Needles and got a tidy heap of mastercraft demimateria, which is needed for the new main hands, and some fieldcraft III as well. Make sure to choose an artisan tool that you can desynth and craft the corresponding turn in, which is a Master book I recipe item.
Uhhmm, if they still have to desynth the tool, it's not really viable for OP since they were trying to avoid desynth...
But yeah. Only other option is paying out the nose on the MB, since all the desynth crafters know their skill/luck/time is in demand.