Suppose this is my first post, but it's a topic I've come to really appreciate lately, having built a wizard around the golem-builder concept. In his defense, he has a lot of stuff from third party sources that made things quite a bit easier, and quite a bit more doable as a character concept.
Anyways, I had an idea the other day for something that might or might not have been covered elsewhere on the boards: A bard henchmen. Would his Inspire Greatness ability, which grants +2 (or more, depending on feats) hit dice give him the ability to assist you in making golems? Is there a way in which those extra hit dice could be considered 'levels' for the purpose of qualifying for golem creation?
I even thought of having something like a warforged bard 'assistant' who can bardic music 24/7 for the inspire greatness ability; a general assistant in the lab, who puts out a constant stream of suggestions and inspiration, kind of a perform: technobabble skill.