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[bcd1024]

I made 17 artifacts in this fortress so far; I thought I was prepared.
A Marksdwarf got all secretive. He claimed a non-magma Metalsmith Forge and started drawing pictures of square blocks, stacked leather, and shinning bars of metal. He has not grabbed anything yet.

I have more rock blocks, leather, and metal bars than I know what to do with. I made sure I have each in stockpiles. Due to a lack of haulers and too much recent mining the fortress is a mess. Almost all my workshops are cluttered.

Could it be possible he won't pick up any materials because his own workshop is cluttered grey (CLT)?
Could he have his heart set on some bars/blocks/leather that have not been moved to a stockpile yet and are in another workshop?
What else could be going on, and how can I fix it?

[Fellhuhn]

Just a guess: Check his thoughts if he likes some special metal types. Perhaps he requires those?

[BigJake]

Fellhuhn could be right, though you should also check the stone he likes and make sure you have blocks of that as well.

[bcd1024]

I thought preferences were removed from mood items.
I'm running .31.12 if it matters.

[BigJake]

I haven't run into it but it mentions such on the wiki.  I guess I wasn't paying much attention though because it only mentions metal; I'm probably wrong about the stone.

Be aware that this may not always work - moody metalsmiths  will occasionally insist on a specific type of metal with which to make their artifact, and forbidding other metals to force them to use a more valuable material will simply cause them to sit in the workshop until you give them what they want. This metal is usually the one listed in their Thoughts and Preferences page as their favorite metal

http://df.magmawiki.com/index.php/Strange_mood

[WrathNail]

Hover (q) over the workshop for a while. Sometimes when they need multiple components, moddy dwarves will cycle through the same (set of) needs for a bit before getting to something new. That last something may be the thing you're missing.

[bcd1024]

Thanks everybody!

Since I skimmed the wiki article I didn't read the part about metal smiths having material preference. He wanted silver. All is well.
Artifact 18 is being crafted as I type.