I need help getting my Craftsdwarf's Workshops to produce anything. This is my second fortress, and although my first fortress had a working workshop, I have not been able to get anything out of either of the two Craftsdwarf's Workshops I have made.
I should have plenty of stone around; I'm practically swimming in dolomite and talc, both rough and cut blocks. I have had a crafter dwarf assigned only to stonecrafting for months who has Novice skill, and who hasn't done anything except eat, drink, and sit around. I have tried clearing the labor and reassigning it, I have tried clearing the queue of crafts (mugs, toys, etc.) and reassigning it. I have tried limiting only the crafting dwarf to the workshop with my manager, I have checked to be sure that the skill permissions are all the way down to novice minimum skill. I have tried producing other things at the shop, like bone crafts, to no effect.
I don't receive any errors when I assign the work jobs, and my job list simply indicates the crafting job as 'inactive' and the crafting dwarf as 'idle.'
I have even tried completely tearing down the workshop a couple times, and building it elsewhere.
Meanwhile the jeweler workshop right next door churns out gems all day long.
What could I possibly be doing wrong? It's so frustrating!