Anyone else find that relative to the other attributes these ones level up MUCH faster? I can craft something like 8 iron daggers to level up smithing once, and every two disenchantments I do raises me a level and I'm around 47 now... seems too easy.

enchanting is fairly easy to level, though it does require you finding "new" items to disenchant, or numerous enchantments, it goes hand in hand with smithing.. and yes.. smithing is a pathetically easy skill to level, but its a gold sink for an unfunded character unless you actually go out and farm for leather/metal or can kill giants on a regular basis *they drop tons of pelts*

Yes, the progress of the skill should be relative to the quality of the item you produce. When one only wishes to level their character sooner and increase the skill level of smithing, who would dare bother producing armour when iron daggers level your skill exactly the same. I have my smithing maxed out at level 100, I have played for 70+ hours and I have only cleared a few dungeons and haven't even left Whiterun yet. I have hung around Helgen, Riverwood and Whiterun, cleared Pinewatch and the nearby mine etc, but I have refused to move on with the quest until I'm level 30+, beause I want the game World to remain challenging. Playing MASTER mode. Anyway, I do feel annoyed with my smithing being at level 100 now that the rarity of seeing new armour types in shops means nothing when I can cheaply produce it myself now .