Blacksmith Basics: How to Draw Out a Taper (ABANA National Curriculum Level I)

This is part of the ABANA National Curriculum - Level I and focuses on drawing out a taper. Note: There is no commentary, just forging. Watch as Mark Aspery forges several tapers.
Mark Aspery is the author of the following books:
The Skills of a Blacksmith: Volume 1 “Mastering the Fundamentals of Blacksmithing”: amzn.to/3m1XQn3
The Skills of a Blacksmith: Volume 2 “Mastering the Fundamentals of Leaf-work”: amzn.to/3m1XxZs
The Skills of a Blacksmith: Volume 3 “Mastering the Fundamentals of Traditional Joinery”: amzn.to/3Ip5JuC
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0:00 Introduction
0:15 Find the 'sweet spot' on the bick
1:30 Dress the taper on the face of the anvil
1:56 Knock in the corners to form an octagon
2:28 forge the newly formed corners to make the taper round
4:22 Forging a flat wide taper and then dressing the sides
4:30 Will cause a cupping of the taper - not good!
4:45 Remove the excess mass from the taper first
4:52 by forging 90 degrees to the desired taper first
4:59 then draw your taper
5:16 Dress on the anvil face
5:48 Forge the diamond taper on the anvil face first
5:55 before you try it on the bick
6:48 Dress the diamond taper on the anvil face

[@LitoGeorge]

Super helpful. So much to learn from this one video alone. More typed commentary/ subtitles are always welcome, to teach newcomers what each name/ term means. Eg: dressing - what does it mean. Is a bick the horn of the anvil?