From the weaponsmithing crafting discipline you have been trained in Basic Bladed Weapon Design, Proficient Bladed Weapon Design, Advanced Bladed Weapon Design, Expert Bladed Weapon Design, Basic Blunt Weapon Design, Proficient Blunt Weapon Design, Advanced Blunt Weapon Design, Basic Polearm Weapon Design, Advanced Polearm Weapon Design, Simple Martial Weapon Design, Advanced Swappable Weapon Design, Metal Weapon Tempering, and Weapon Honing.
Forging: 640 30% clear (0/34)

question for the group: why am i not able to mastercraft a hcs bastie am i just short a few ranks or am i missing a required Technique?

Bastard swords are a difficulty 9 item. Items with a difficulty of 9 or higher cannot be mastercrafted without the associated tech, regardless of ranks. I have 1200+ Forging and a 20% forging buff and I can't MC a bronze bastard sword, because I don't have the tech.

See NOTE 1 under the difficulty table.

https://elanthipedia.play.net/Crafting#Difficulty

Good catch. Check the condition and quality of your tools and the quality of the steel you're using.