Buying a set of banded from a blacksmith in EC for 85-90pp is much cheaper than training up your smithing by yourself and making banded. Studded is not worth it. In general, try grouping as much as possible, since soloing an SK with no gear is balls-slow. You can do 1-10 in an instant soloing in EC with buffs from people in the tunnel; past that, you should try to find groups, preferably in dungeons, which give you more EXP per kill (this is called ZEM, Zone Experience Modifier). Unrest is popular starting at around level 12, and Mistmoore starting at around level 30.
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