When you are at 110+ imbuing and need to do some max capacity gear, racial and soul forge bonuses are really important. chance increase from 0, 5% to 5-6% saves lots of material.
When at 120 and just one item needs imbuing, I often don't waste time switching skill from Elvish crafter to garg. Have lots of essences and gems. Teleport to terMur central forge, several more clicks "reimbue last" and it is done.