Just wondering if anyone has yet put in the time to max this or get close to maxing it on our realm.

I have yet to see one. When looking at all the crafting though I see very little reason to level anything but alchemy. Unless you were just trying to gear up an alt.

in KTera, end-game crafting has some of the best gear, and 1 of the only ways to get +12 Gear

I hope so. I do know at the time being they don't have all the crafting implemented in the game, and more is to come. So i might as well max everything while I can. Not much else to do either at the moment.

Leatherworking is the one of the two skills I don't have over 150. I have not met any high levels either.