Smithing question

[Sorn]

1) Make sure it's a forge using the 'experimental' window with nothing else sitting in it (could be hidden)
2) 2 small pieces of regular ore and 1 flask of water, nothing else, should yield 2 metal bits. No need for a hammer for those or for the sheet metal (the hammer is for folded sheet metal).
3) ???
4) If still failing, submit bug report in the forum. I've been able to do this before, so either it's a recent thing or you're going wrong somewhere.