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- I'm travis robie.
I'm 50 years old.
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I'm a truck driver by day
and bladesmith by night.
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I love bladesmithing because
I can go out to the garage
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and I get in the zone,
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just focus
on what I'm doing.
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It's nice to see something
that you create
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come out of the steel
and last forever.
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- My name is cameron lafranc.
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I am 20 years old
from warner robins, georgia.
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I got into metalworks
thanks to my father.
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He early on was saying
I'd be a welder
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or someone who plays with fire.
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It's really what sparked--
no pun intended--
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my drive for working
with metal and fire.
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- My name is garrett olson.
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I'm a full time electrician
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and a part-time bladesmith.
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I got into bladesmithing
'cause I fell asleep one day
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and thought I had
a little epiphany
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but turns out
I just fell asleep
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while "forged in fire"
was on.
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I'm completely self-taught.
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Pretty much my entire
forging experience
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to get to here at this point
has just been
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complete trial and error
and a lot of mistakes.
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- My name's mike powell.
I'm from hastings, florida.
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I make blades
as often as I can,
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usually a couple of hours
in the morning before work
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and then as much time
as my wife
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will let me on the weekend.
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She sacrifices a lot of
our one-on-one time for me
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to be in my shop
and making blades.
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If I win the 10k,
I'm gonna get my wife
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something nice that
we can enjoy together.
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- Bladesmiths,
welcome to the forge.
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You guys are about to take part
in three rounds
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of forging competition
that's been designed to test
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every aspect of your skills.
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Now, at the end of each round,
you guys will
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present your work
to our panel of expert judges.
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The judges today are
abs master smith j. Neilson,
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historic weapons recreation
specialist dave baker,
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and edged weapons specialist
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and kali martial artist
doug marcaida.
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Now remember, there can
only one champion here,
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so only one of you
is leaving here with the title
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and a check for $10,000.
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Now, bladesmiths,
we got a bit of
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an unknown challenge
for you today.
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Our friends tim allen
and richard karn
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from history's new competition
series "assembly required"
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sent us this crate
and said it would make
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for a great round one
competition.
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So you guys ready to see
what's in it?
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- Absolutely.
- Oh yeah.
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- All right. Let's go.
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- you guys see we've got
a bunch
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of different tools in here,
and I want you to each use
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at least two of them to source
your steel for your blades.
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We've got hammers.
We've got chainsaws.
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We've got band saws,
monkey wrenches, you name it.
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- That lid drops down
and holy crap.
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I see a lot of bad
but some good.
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- Now, with the whatever tools
you guys choose,
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I want you each to create
a pry bar knife,
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which means one edge
needs to be wedged
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and work
as a functioning pry bar.
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You need to be set up
for a full tang,
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and we want to have a blade
the measures
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between 11 and 13 inches.
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Now, in round two
of the competition,
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you guys are gonna add handles
to your blades,
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turning them into fully
functioning knives,
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at which point we're gonna be
testing them for strength
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and durability
in a ladder pry and chop
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and for sharpness
in a leather apron slice.
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Keep your eyes and the clock.
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Do your absolute best work.
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You will only have
three hours in round one
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of the competition,
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and that time starts now.
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- they've got a lot
of choices in there.
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- This is the interesting part,
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to see what they grab
right off the bat.
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- They've each gotta choose
two tools.
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What would you guys
be going for?
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- Files usually make
good knives,
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but it depends on
what route you wanna go.
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You can go layering stuff up,
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or you can go a canister route
if you're comfortable with it.
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- Right off the bat,
my game plan
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is to get a hold
of those band saw blades.
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I'm pretty confident
that that's good hard stel
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'cause I use them at work.
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I need to find something else
so that I can move on.
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Let's see here.
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- Mike went ahead and grabbed
the hand file.
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- I know I wanna make
a canister,
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and I don't wanna try to put
any thick, heavy tool steel
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or hammers or any of those
bits into the can.
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I wanted that thin material
that I could get in there
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with that powder that I know
I can get
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a good solid weld on.
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First thing is get wite-out
in that can and let
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that wite-out start drying
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so that I know
my can's gonna separate.
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I absolutely have no intention
on leaving that on there.
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- So I'm looking at the steel
and it's some good some bad,
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but I see the bandsaw blades
and the handsaw.
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I know for a fact
that that's hardenable steel.
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So as I'm cutting,
I notice that
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that's not gonna be
enough steel,
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so I'm sort of panicking.
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[bleep].
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I look over at the crate,
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and I see some pipe wrenches,
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so I decided to switch over
to the pipe jaws
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and using the leftover
of that handsaw.
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- Cameron just realized
he needed more
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so he just went back
to the box.
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- Yeah. He's pulling the teeth
off right there.
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- I got the jaws in the forge
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and I'm ready to start
working on my handsaw.
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I plan to do
a layered damascus billet.
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Gonna go ahead
and put the handsaw blades
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in the center core
where my edge is gonna be
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to make sure I've got more
than enough for this blade.
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- So right when I see
the toolbox,
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I knew I was gonna go
to a canister
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just because
there's so many unknown metals.
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- Garrett decided to go
with the chainsaw blade
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and the bandsaw blade.
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- I laid a good layer
of 1095 powder down first
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so that I'm gonna have
a good layer
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that I know is gonna be
a solid cutting-edge.
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- How many of them are gonna
decide to peel it off
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and how many are gonna
leave the can on?
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We didn't give 'em
a requirement either way.
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- I weld it all together,
and put it in the forge.
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- Garrett's enjoying himself.
He's got a tune going.
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- I'm a real high-energy
person.
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I'm always moving around.
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- We should get garrett
like a little tin cup
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and a hat or something.
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- I think it's only fitting
to listen to metal music
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as I'm pounding on metal,
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so just thinking about
some heavy metal music.
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- As I'm looking to see
what's left after
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the buzzards
had picked it,
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I realize there's not
a whole lot of choices,
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so I decided to go
with a handsaw and files
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and make a canister damascus.
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I'm gonna take it casual,
and that's my plan--
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just slow and easy.
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- I don't know if he gave it
enough time
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for that wite-out to dry
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- [bleep].
Should have let that dry.
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You're sitting at home
and you tell yourself
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I will not be the guy to rush.
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Oh, lord. I'm that guy.
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I did not let
the wite-out dry,
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but I think
I can pry the can off.
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I'll be fine.
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- Bladesmiths, one hour
is off the clock.
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You have two hours remaining
in round one.
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- My plan is to get
the pipe wrench jaws straight,
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so I take it over to my anvil
and start beating
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the ever-living crap
out of it.
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I've seen a lot of smiths
taking it quickly to the press
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and you get cold shuts.
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I do the same
for the second billet,
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and then from there it's more
or less testing
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different machines,
trying to get it flattened out
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for when I go to layer it
with the handsaw blades.
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Everything looks all forge
welded together.
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Come on, baby.
I'm feeling surprisingly good.
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And then that terrifies me
now that I think about it.
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- First look in the forge,
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I wanna make sure that this can
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is up to welding temperature.
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I take my can
to the press and,
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wow, that thing
has got some power.
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The canister is getting
smashed real tight.
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- Hopefully everything in there
is nice and tight
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like it's supposed to be
and once I got that can off,
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I got plenty of time left
to forge out a nice blade.
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This can's fighting me
every step of the way.
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[bleep]
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it is going horrible.
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- You can tell mike's getting
a little frustrated
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with that canister.
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- I'm not gonna have
solid welds
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with that wite-out in there,
so I have to
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get this can
off of this billet.
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So I take it over
to the chop saw,
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and I'm gonna
cut the ends off
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so I can actually
see the seams.
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Let's see here.
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I find the seams.
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Luckily, this thing
actually starts peeling.
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- There we go, mike.
- Yay!
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- Oh, there we go.
- I've got enough
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of this can off that I think
I can take this thing
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to the grinder now and grind
what's left off of there.
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- Bladesmiths, you've got
an hour and a half remaining.
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- I am so excited
to go to big blue
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and use it for the first time.
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Man, this machine's awesome.
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I need one of these
at my house.
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I'm super happy how
my blade shape's turning out,
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but I'm not really sure what
I wanna do with the pry br
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'cause I've never put
a pry bar on knife before.
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it's looking like I have
a pretty decent weld set.
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Nothing's really breaking apart
on me as I'm hammering.
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It seems to be holding together
pretty good.
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- my welds are set.
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I'm trying to
peel the can back,
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and I realize
it's sticking pretty good.
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And I'm thinking
I'm in deep trouble.
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[bleep].
That's not a good sign.
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As it's in the forge,
I'm thinking,
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man,
if I put it in the press,
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I can see it separate
a little bit.
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Maybe I can get the press
to help me.
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- I think he got
some of it peeled.
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- I hope
I didn't cut too much off.
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I'm back to forging.
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- So the judges want us
to make a blade
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with a pry bar
at the end of it.
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I put a bevel on the tip
the blade so that way
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I already have an idea as to
how my pry bar is gonna work.
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- I think edge geometries
are super important
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on this pry bar knife,
248
00:09:24,106 --> 00:09:28,483
just putting a ricasso that's
too thin can cause failur.
249
00:09:28,569 --> 00:09:30,694
- If I put the pry bar end
at the tip of the blade,
250
00:09:30,779 --> 00:09:33,405
then I know that I've got
of leverage to crank up.
251
00:09:33,490 --> 00:09:36,533
I don't want to put the pry bar
at the bottom of the knife
252
00:09:36,618 --> 00:09:39,786
because you don't want j.
Or anyone else's hand
253
00:09:39,871 --> 00:09:43,039
to be damaged when testing.
254
00:09:43,125 --> 00:09:44,583
- So, my design--
255
00:09:44,668 --> 00:09:47,252
I want something that's gonna
have a nice, strong spine,
256
00:09:47,296 --> 00:09:49,212
I need an edge on the tip
for prying
257
00:09:49,298 --> 00:09:52,173
and something that's not
too thin for chopping.
258
00:09:52,259 --> 00:09:54,217
I hope I got plenty of time
to stabilize the steel,
259
00:09:54,303 --> 00:09:57,596
but as far as forging it out,
I think I'm good on time.
260
00:09:57,681 --> 00:09:58,972
So I've cut the tip off.
261
00:09:59,057 --> 00:10:00,890
I'm starting
forging the bevels.
262
00:10:00,976 --> 00:10:04,352
It's got an angle so that you
can wedge in and pry with it.
263
00:10:04,438 --> 00:10:05,854
I wanna get my handle
264
00:10:05,939 --> 00:10:07,897
to have a little bit of curve
down into it
265
00:10:07,983 --> 00:10:10,775
and make a nice chopper
out of this thing.
266
00:10:10,819 --> 00:10:12,944
- I'm feeling pretty confident
at this point.
267
00:10:12,988 --> 00:10:14,738
I wanna show my
six-month-old daughter at home
268
00:10:14,823 --> 00:10:16,281
that if you set your mind
to anything,
269
00:10:16,366 --> 00:10:18,408
you can do anything.
270
00:10:18,493 --> 00:10:20,201
So I'm ready to quench,
but I'm really not used
271
00:10:20,287 --> 00:10:21,911
to the brighter lights
around here.
272
00:10:21,997 --> 00:10:23,580
I'm thinking it's
at the right temperature,
273
00:10:23,665 --> 00:10:25,832
so I decided to just wing it
and go for broke.
274
00:10:25,917 --> 00:10:27,417
♪ ♪
275
00:10:27,502 --> 00:10:31,463
- hey! Yo!
Quenched and got a haircu.
276
00:10:31,506 --> 00:10:33,089
- I'm little worried that I had
my temperature
277
00:10:33,175 --> 00:10:35,800
a little too hot,
so I grab the file--
278
00:10:35,886 --> 00:10:37,385
whoo!
279
00:10:37,471 --> 00:10:38,595
Blade's nice and hard.
280
00:10:38,639 --> 00:10:40,263
No delams
that I'm seeing right now.
281
00:10:40,349 --> 00:10:41,598
I'm looking forward
to getting to grinding to it
282
00:10:41,683 --> 00:10:43,600
and seeing what I can turn out.
283
00:10:43,685 --> 00:10:46,269
- So I get out my ruler,
and I measure my blade up,
284
00:10:46,355 --> 00:10:47,604
and as I'm looking at it,
285
00:10:47,689 --> 00:10:49,939
I'm, like, maybe an inch
and a half short.
286
00:10:50,025 --> 00:10:51,608
Here's 11.
287
00:10:51,693 --> 00:10:54,110
13--
I wanted to shoot for 12.
288
00:10:54,154 --> 00:10:55,737
- Well, with travis,
you don't wanna be at the poit
289
00:10:55,822 --> 00:10:58,239
to where you need more steel.
290
00:10:58,325 --> 00:10:59,866
- He doesn't have anywhere
near enough metal
291
00:10:59,951 --> 00:11:01,785
to make the blade
we're asking for.
292
00:11:01,870 --> 00:11:05,246
- I'm in trouble.
I've gotta stretch thing out.
293
00:11:05,332 --> 00:11:08,792
I just wanna get this thing
to parameters,
294
00:11:08,877 --> 00:11:11,461
and all I can do
is give it my best shot.
295
00:11:14,841 --> 00:11:17,300
I brought is called a flatter,
296
00:11:17,386 --> 00:11:19,052
and it keeps things flat.
297
00:11:19,137 --> 00:11:20,637
Instead of running it over
to the post vise,
298
00:11:20,681 --> 00:11:22,347
I give it
a couple of whacks.
299
00:11:22,391 --> 00:11:24,140
I've used it time and time
again at home
300
00:11:24,226 --> 00:11:25,725
and it works fantastic.
301
00:11:25,811 --> 00:11:27,519
- For you guys, how important
is it to have tools
302
00:11:27,604 --> 00:11:30,021
that you're comfortable with
and that work well for yo?
303
00:11:30,107 --> 00:11:32,023
- I think it's a brilliant
thing to do.
304
00:11:32,109 --> 00:11:33,191
- I think it's very important
305
00:11:33,276 --> 00:11:35,151
because you have
a comfort level with that.
306
00:11:35,195 --> 00:11:36,528
Your accuracy's not affected.
307
00:11:36,613 --> 00:11:39,072
- It's all about muscle memory.
- Yep.
308
00:11:39,157 --> 00:11:41,241
- Before quench,
I'm at 11 1/4.
309
00:11:41,326 --> 00:11:43,868
Not a lot of room,
but it's there.
310
00:11:43,954 --> 00:11:46,538
- So I've got the blade
the shape I want it,
311
00:11:46,581 --> 00:11:49,332
but I wanna make sure I get
some pin holes in this thing
312
00:11:49,376 --> 00:11:51,167
before I quench it.
313
00:11:51,253 --> 00:11:53,169
I'm gonna drill this hole.
Wrong.
314
00:11:53,255 --> 00:11:56,589
It's squealing like the steel
has already been quenche.
315
00:11:56,675 --> 00:12:00,051
- All right, mike's having some
issues with the drill bits.
316
00:12:00,137 --> 00:12:01,177
[clank]
all: Ohh!
317
00:12:01,263 --> 00:12:02,721
- And there's
a broken drill bit.
318
00:12:02,764 --> 00:12:05,473
- I'm starting to get
a little worried.
319
00:12:05,559 --> 00:12:06,975
I don't wanna waste
any more time with this.
320
00:12:07,060 --> 00:12:08,393
I've got one pin hole.
321
00:12:08,478 --> 00:12:10,061
I'm gonna get
this blade quenched.
322
00:12:10,105 --> 00:12:14,691
♪ ♪
323
00:12:14,776 --> 00:12:16,693
I like the sound of that.
324
00:12:16,778 --> 00:12:17,694
I take this thing
to the grinder.
325
00:12:17,779 --> 00:12:18,903
I'm gonna get as much done
as I can
326
00:12:18,989 --> 00:12:20,572
before that clock hits zero.
327
00:12:20,615 --> 00:12:23,908
- Bladesmiths,
you are at 15 minutes.
328
00:12:23,952 --> 00:12:25,326
- I got my blade to length
329
00:12:25,412 --> 00:12:27,078
and I got my handle
sorted out enough,
330
00:12:27,122 --> 00:12:29,080
and so I can get ready
for my quench.
331
00:12:29,124 --> 00:12:32,375
♪ ♪
332
00:12:32,461 --> 00:12:34,753
nope.
[bleep].
333
00:12:34,796 --> 00:12:36,921
As I'm trying to skate
the file, I feel it digging,
334
00:12:36,965 --> 00:12:40,425
so I go in for a second quench.
[laughs]
335
00:12:40,469 --> 00:12:41,718
I got a lot of voices
in my head
336
00:12:41,762 --> 00:12:43,261
that tell me not to do this,
337
00:12:43,305 --> 00:12:45,430
but I've gotta get
a hard blade.
338
00:12:45,474 --> 00:12:50,059
♪ ♪
339
00:12:50,145 --> 00:12:52,937
[bleep] it's not skating.
340
00:12:52,981 --> 00:12:54,814
[bleep]
341
00:12:54,900 --> 00:12:56,274
third time's a charm.
342
00:12:56,318 --> 00:12:57,650
- Oh, boy.
- That's bad.
343
00:12:57,736 --> 00:13:00,612
- I'm starting to think,
did I choose the right stee?
344
00:13:00,655 --> 00:13:03,448
Against better judgment,
I go for a third quench.
345
00:13:03,492 --> 00:13:06,785
♪ ♪
346
00:13:06,828 --> 00:13:09,496
and this time it skates
a little better than before.
347
00:13:09,581 --> 00:13:11,998
That's just gonna have to work.
348
00:13:12,083 --> 00:13:13,917
- The judges want
a pry bar knife,
349
00:13:13,960 --> 00:13:16,586
so I'm going for
a cleaver-type blade
350
00:13:16,630 --> 00:13:19,964
with a flat end on that 90
degree corner and I'll be good.
351
00:13:20,008 --> 00:13:21,800
♪ ♪
352
00:13:21,843 --> 00:13:24,135
I get it up temperature,
and I get it in the quenc.
353
00:13:24,179 --> 00:13:25,804
♪ ♪
354
00:13:25,847 --> 00:13:29,140
I don't hear any cracks.
I don't any pings. I'm good.
355
00:13:29,184 --> 00:13:30,892
- I'm a little nervous.
I'm thinking about
356
00:13:30,977 --> 00:13:34,145
how I'm gonna incorporate
the pry bar into my knife.
357
00:13:34,189 --> 00:13:35,647
I've never done
a pry bar before,
358
00:13:35,690 --> 00:13:37,398
so I decided to put
my pry bar at the end.
359
00:13:37,484 --> 00:13:41,027
I'm going with a big swoop
at the tang.
360
00:13:41,112 --> 00:13:45,114
- I do not see a pry bar knife
in garrett's design.
361
00:13:45,200 --> 00:13:46,324
- [chuckles] yep.
362
00:13:46,409 --> 00:13:48,368
He's putting a pry bar
on the tang.
363
00:13:48,453 --> 00:13:50,078
- I'm thinking I maybe
should have redesigned this
364
00:13:50,163 --> 00:13:51,412
a little bit.
365
00:13:51,498 --> 00:13:53,164
I'm looking over my other
competitors and I realize
366
00:13:53,208 --> 00:13:54,791
that they all
of their pry bar on the tip.
367
00:13:54,876 --> 00:13:56,668
And I'm starting to think
I maybe I did something wron.
368
00:13:56,711 --> 00:13:58,419
♪ ♪
369
00:13:58,505 --> 00:13:59,963
if I make it to round two,
I'm planning on
370
00:14:00,006 --> 00:14:01,506
just cutting off
the end of my handle
371
00:14:01,550 --> 00:14:03,299
and then taking off
the tip of my knife
372
00:14:03,385 --> 00:14:05,051
and making that thing
a pry bar.
373
00:14:05,136 --> 00:14:07,971
I'm just hoping the judges
give me a chance.
374
00:14:08,014 --> 00:14:12,600
- Five, four, three, two, one.
375
00:14:12,686 --> 00:14:14,686
Turn off your machines.
Put down your tools.
376
00:14:14,771 --> 00:14:16,521
Round one is over.
377
00:14:17,858 --> 00:14:19,274
- I'm a little nervous.
378
00:14:19,359 --> 00:14:20,817
Somebody's gotta go out
in the first round
379
00:14:20,902 --> 00:14:23,653
but I'm just really hoping
it's not me right now.
380
00:14:23,738 --> 00:14:25,029
- All right, gentlemen.
381
00:14:25,115 --> 00:14:26,573
In round
one of our competition,
382
00:14:26,658 --> 00:14:28,533
you guys took tools
from a mystery crate
383
00:14:28,577 --> 00:14:30,368
and turned them
into pry bar knives.
384
00:14:30,453 --> 00:14:32,704
But the time has come for our
judges to do their critique
385
00:14:32,747 --> 00:14:34,330
and decide which three of you
are moving forward
386
00:14:34,416 --> 00:14:36,207
into round two
of the competition
387
00:14:36,251 --> 00:14:37,584
and who's gonna be
leaving the forge.
388
00:14:37,669 --> 00:14:39,043
Travis, you're up first.
You ready?
389
00:14:39,129 --> 00:14:40,086
- Yes, sir.
- All right.
390
00:14:40,171 --> 00:14:41,337
Please present your work.
391
00:14:43,508 --> 00:14:46,175
- Travis, you had to fight
that steel to get it
392
00:14:46,261 --> 00:14:48,052
long enough
to make this knife.
393
00:14:48,138 --> 00:14:51,556
While doing that, you really
stressed out this steel.
394
00:14:51,600 --> 00:14:53,892
The other issue I have
is at the start of your tang,
395
00:14:53,935 --> 00:14:56,603
you've got a couple
of delam issues going on.
396
00:14:56,688 --> 00:14:58,730
So you got some things to do
if you move forward
397
00:14:58,773 --> 00:15:00,565
into the next round.
- Okay. Thank you.
398
00:15:00,650 --> 00:15:02,066
- All right, cameron.
You're up next.
399
00:15:02,152 --> 00:15:04,068
Let's see
what you came up with.
400
00:15:04,112 --> 00:15:08,072
♪ ♪
401
00:15:08,116 --> 00:15:09,866
- cameron, you decided
to stack your metal
402
00:15:09,951 --> 00:15:12,243
instead
of going with a canister.
403
00:15:12,287 --> 00:15:14,829
And in doing so,
this is all hardenable steel,
404
00:15:14,915 --> 00:15:16,122
and it's solid.
405
00:15:16,207 --> 00:15:17,874
Moving forward,
I'd like you to refine it
406
00:15:17,959 --> 00:15:20,543
a little bit
on your design over here.
407
00:15:20,629 --> 00:15:22,253
But in terms of being
functional
408
00:15:22,339 --> 00:15:25,006
as a pry bar and a knife,
you're well on your way.
409
00:15:25,091 --> 00:15:26,591
Good job.
- Thank you very much.
410
00:15:26,635 --> 00:15:27,884
- All right, garrett.
You're up.
411
00:15:27,969 --> 00:15:29,260
Please present your work.
412
00:15:31,473 --> 00:15:33,431
- All right, garrett.
First of all the handle.
413
00:15:33,516 --> 00:15:35,934
You start swinging with this,
your hand's just gonna slam
414
00:15:36,019 --> 00:15:37,435
back into this hook back here.
415
00:15:37,520 --> 00:15:41,105
If I tried to pry this way,
this might come loose
416
00:15:41,191 --> 00:15:42,607
and just--
[clicks tongue]
417
00:15:42,692 --> 00:15:45,193
and I really don't wanna
hold onto the blade and pry it.
418
00:15:45,278 --> 00:15:49,739
I see creases going down
the spine in a couple sections,
419
00:15:49,783 --> 00:15:51,741
one traveling over
to the edge here.
420
00:15:51,826 --> 00:15:54,452
Those are definitely issues
that you'd have to take care of
421
00:15:54,496 --> 00:15:55,703
if you move onto round two.
422
00:15:55,789 --> 00:15:57,747
I hope you got
one heck of a plan.
423
00:15:57,832 --> 00:15:59,624
- Last but not least, mike.
Please present your work.
424
00:16:01,336 --> 00:16:03,044
- All right, mike.
You went with a canister.
425
00:16:03,129 --> 00:16:05,630
So I can see some parts of it
stuck to your metal here.
426
00:16:05,674 --> 00:16:07,548
You have some delaminations.
427
00:16:07,634 --> 00:16:10,593
Your handle is a little bit
on the big side,
428
00:16:10,637 --> 00:16:12,345
so if you make into
the second round,
429
00:16:12,430 --> 00:16:14,430
just refine this
because there's still
430
00:16:14,516 --> 00:16:15,807
a lot of forge scale here.
431
00:16:17,560 --> 00:16:18,935
- Gentleman, you guys all did
a good job
432
00:16:19,020 --> 00:16:20,478
at choosing the best tool
for success
433
00:16:20,563 --> 00:16:21,646
but as you know,
434
00:16:21,731 --> 00:16:22,939
only three of you
are moving forward
435
00:16:22,983 --> 00:16:24,774
into round two
of the competition.
436
00:16:24,818 --> 00:16:26,818
And the bladesmith leaving
the forge is...
437
00:16:26,861 --> 00:16:30,071
♪ ♪
438
00:16:30,156 --> 00:16:31,447
garrett.
439
00:16:31,533 --> 00:16:33,074
Dave baker's gonna
tell you why.
440
00:16:33,159 --> 00:16:35,743
- Garrett, this came down
to a design issue.
441
00:16:35,829 --> 00:16:38,329
A pry bar knife
usually has a pry bar tip.
442
00:16:38,373 --> 00:16:40,999
You gave us a pry bar
at the end of the handle
443
00:16:41,084 --> 00:16:42,834
where you can get
very little leverage.
444
00:16:42,919 --> 00:16:45,753
That combined with the cracks
and delaminations
445
00:16:45,839 --> 00:16:47,922
in your blade--we don't know
that you can fix that
446
00:16:48,008 --> 00:16:50,550
in round two, so that's why
we're letting you go.
447
00:16:50,635 --> 00:16:51,843
- Garrett, thank you
for your hard work.
448
00:16:51,928 --> 00:16:53,511
It was really fun
watching you build that blade,
449
00:16:53,596 --> 00:16:55,346
but unfortunately your time
here in the forge has ended.
450
00:16:55,432 --> 00:16:57,598
I'm gonna have to ask you
to please leave.
451
00:16:57,684 --> 00:16:59,183
- You know,
I completely agree with j.
452
00:16:59,227 --> 00:17:01,019
Once he started giving
the visual of it.
453
00:17:01,062 --> 00:17:02,520
I don't really think
it's the best idea
454
00:17:02,564 --> 00:17:04,647
to stab yourself in the neck
as you're prying something,
455
00:17:04,733 --> 00:17:06,149
so I think I'll definitely
take that
456
00:17:06,192 --> 00:17:07,859
into consideration next time.
457
00:17:07,902 --> 00:17:09,193
I'm just more than happy
to go home
458
00:17:09,237 --> 00:17:11,863
and see my little baby
daughter waiting for me.
459
00:17:11,906 --> 00:17:14,032
♪ ♪
460
00:17:14,117 --> 00:17:15,324
- well, guys, congratulations.
461
00:17:15,410 --> 00:17:16,701
The three of you
are moving forward
462
00:17:16,745 --> 00:17:18,411
into round
two of our competition
463
00:17:18,496 --> 00:17:20,830
where you'll fix any issues
you guys have with your blades
464
00:17:20,915 --> 00:17:23,708
and add handles, turning them
into fully functioning knives,
465
00:17:23,752 --> 00:17:25,126
at which point the guys
are gonna be testing them
466
00:17:25,211 --> 00:17:28,504
for strength and durability
in a ladder pry and chop
467
00:17:28,590 --> 00:17:31,340
and for sharpness
in a leather apron slice.
468
00:17:31,426 --> 00:17:32,884
Now, unfortunately
for you guys,
469
00:17:32,927 --> 00:17:35,553
other than pin stock,
the pantry is off limits.
470
00:17:35,638 --> 00:17:38,681
But the good news is somebody
left me a chainsaw.
471
00:17:38,767 --> 00:17:41,726
[metal music]
472
00:17:41,770 --> 00:17:48,733
♪ ♪
473
00:17:50,862 --> 00:17:53,071
all right, gentleman.
This log here is
474
00:17:53,114 --> 00:17:55,740
the only material
you guys have available.
475
00:17:55,784 --> 00:17:57,450
You guys have two hours
in round two
476
00:17:57,535 --> 00:18:00,745
to complete your handles,
and that time starts now.
477
00:18:00,789 --> 00:18:06,250
♪ ♪
478
00:18:06,294 --> 00:18:08,294
- first thing in round two
that I'm gonna do is get
479
00:18:08,379 --> 00:18:10,588
my handle scales established.
480
00:18:10,632 --> 00:18:13,591
♪ ♪
481
00:18:13,635 --> 00:18:14,926
I don't know if these
power hammers
482
00:18:15,011 --> 00:18:17,553
can get through
that slab of wood.
483
00:18:17,597 --> 00:18:19,764
- Garrett's going for
the bandsaw.
484
00:18:19,808 --> 00:18:22,391
- Yeah, but that bandsaw blade
is made for metal.
485
00:18:22,435 --> 00:18:24,102
It is not made for wood.
486
00:18:24,145 --> 00:18:26,104
- As I'm cutting,
I can tell the machine
487
00:18:26,147 --> 00:18:28,773
really does not like
cutting through this wood.
488
00:18:28,858 --> 00:18:32,985
So I take my chisel and start
beating the ever living crap
489
00:18:33,071 --> 00:18:35,363
in the center of the log.
490
00:18:35,448 --> 00:18:38,199
Finally--pop.
491
00:18:38,284 --> 00:18:39,492
Finally!
492
00:18:39,577 --> 00:18:41,494
- There you go.
- [exhales]
493
00:18:41,579 --> 00:18:44,455
that was a weight
off the shoulders.
494
00:18:44,499 --> 00:18:47,333
- My plan is to split the wod
as much as I can
495
00:18:47,418 --> 00:18:49,127
without having
to grind too much.
496
00:18:49,212 --> 00:18:50,419
- You know what's interesting,
497
00:18:50,505 --> 00:18:51,879
travis is trying to use
a chisel
498
00:18:51,965 --> 00:18:53,673
to break up the piece
that he has.
499
00:18:53,758 --> 00:18:56,592
They look like pretty good
little scales already.
500
00:18:56,678 --> 00:18:58,136
- I'm looking over
and these guys
501
00:18:58,179 --> 00:18:58,928
are still
splitting their wood.
502
00:18:59,013 --> 00:19:00,471
I'm ahead of the game.
503
00:19:00,557 --> 00:19:01,472
I'm feeling great.
504
00:19:01,516 --> 00:19:03,891
♪ ♪
505
00:19:03,977 --> 00:19:07,395
- I've got my scales cut.
I know my tang's too long,
506
00:19:07,480 --> 00:19:09,397
so I wanna go ahead
and shorten this thing up
507
00:19:09,482 --> 00:19:11,524
and get it to the size
and shape I want it to be
508
00:19:11,609 --> 00:19:15,444
before I start fitting
these scales up.
509
00:19:15,530 --> 00:19:16,988
I got the tang cut off.
510
00:19:17,031 --> 00:19:20,324
Now I'm ready to get
some pinholes in this bab.
511
00:19:20,368 --> 00:19:22,535
I had some drill press issues
in round one.
512
00:19:22,620 --> 00:19:25,830
I'm still having no luck
at this press.
513
00:19:25,915 --> 00:19:27,331
It doesn't wanna cut at all.
514
00:19:27,375 --> 00:19:29,167
If I don't get a hole
in this tang now,
515
00:19:29,210 --> 00:19:30,835
it's gonna come back
and bite me in the end.
516
00:19:30,920 --> 00:19:33,671
I'm not gonna be able
to get scales to stay on here
517
00:19:33,756 --> 00:19:34,839
and survive testing.
518
00:19:34,924 --> 00:19:36,215
- Mike's still having
some trouble
519
00:19:36,301 --> 00:19:38,551
with the drill bit holes.
520
00:19:38,636 --> 00:19:39,844
- Son of a bitch, man.
521
00:19:42,473 --> 00:19:43,556
Und
with this thing,
522
00:19:43,641 --> 00:19:45,850
so I'm like, well,
I'll sharpen this bit.
523
00:19:45,894 --> 00:19:47,852
I do it at home all the time.
524
00:19:47,937 --> 00:19:49,770
I get back to the press.
525
00:19:49,856 --> 00:19:51,689
The bit cuts right through
like butter. No problem.
526
00:19:51,733 --> 00:19:53,065
Hallelujah.
527
00:19:53,151 --> 00:19:55,359
Problem solved just like tha.
528
00:19:55,403 --> 00:20:00,364
♪ ♪
529
00:20:00,408 --> 00:20:02,241
- yes. Now that I got
both my scales,
530
00:20:02,327 --> 00:20:03,409
I'm gonna fit up my handle.
531
00:20:03,494 --> 00:20:04,660
In the back of my mind,
532
00:20:04,704 --> 00:20:06,829
I am reminded
of other competitors
533
00:20:06,915 --> 00:20:08,706
and how their handles
snapped apart
534
00:20:08,791 --> 00:20:12,418
when driving in a pin
that's too tight of the hole.
535
00:20:12,503 --> 00:20:17,048
I'm praying with each tap
that it does not crack.
536
00:20:17,091 --> 00:20:18,549
[exhales]
537
00:20:18,593 --> 00:20:20,760
one thing done.
Time for the next.
538
00:20:20,845 --> 00:20:22,220
And it's off
to the grinder I go.
539
00:20:22,263 --> 00:20:29,227
♪ ♪
540
00:20:30,521 --> 00:20:32,104
- before I put these
corby bits in,
541
00:20:32,190 --> 00:20:35,441
I need to make sure I have
my holes lined up to the blade.
542
00:20:35,526 --> 00:20:37,443
I'm gonna line
my handle material up
543
00:20:37,528 --> 00:20:39,237
where I can epoxy them
together,
544
00:20:39,322 --> 00:20:41,489
screw in the corby bits,
and get over the grinder.
545
00:20:41,574 --> 00:20:42,865
♪ ♪
546
00:20:42,909 --> 00:20:45,076
so I put the epoxy
on the first scale.
547
00:20:45,119 --> 00:20:48,246
I'm lined up, and I pick up the
other scale and automatically
548
00:20:48,331 --> 00:20:52,541
I grabbed it,
swipe it with some epoxy.
549
00:20:52,627 --> 00:20:54,710
Oh crap.
I'm on the wrong side.
550
00:20:54,796 --> 00:20:57,421
Oh, this could be all bad.
551
00:20:57,507 --> 00:20:59,757
- Oh, he just glued the wrong
side of the scale, too.
552
00:20:59,842 --> 00:21:01,425
[laughter]
- oh man.
553
00:21:01,511 --> 00:21:03,052
You weren't supposed
to be looking.
554
00:21:03,137 --> 00:21:04,762
- We saw that.
- Yeah.
555
00:21:04,847 --> 00:21:07,932
- Damn. It's one thing to know
they're talking about you,
556
00:21:07,976 --> 00:21:11,394
but when you hear it,
you know, oh, no.
557
00:21:11,479 --> 00:21:13,771
I am that guy.
558
00:21:13,856 --> 00:21:15,564
I take everything
to the grinder
559
00:21:15,650 --> 00:21:16,941
and I just cleaned it up.
560
00:21:17,026 --> 00:21:18,526
The glue's off the handle,
561
00:21:18,611 --> 00:21:20,611
and now I'm just gonna
put this thing back together
562
00:21:20,655 --> 00:21:22,029
and get it together right.
563
00:21:22,115 --> 00:21:25,616
- Bladesmiths, you only have
30 minutes remaining.
564
00:21:25,660 --> 00:21:27,201
♪ ♪
565
00:21:27,287 --> 00:21:30,204
- I've got both scales on.
I get my corby bolts.
566
00:21:30,290 --> 00:21:32,456
I start trying
to put 'em together.
567
00:21:32,500 --> 00:21:34,000
If I don't
do it perfectly right,
568
00:21:34,085 --> 00:21:37,920
then I'm not gonna get
a good mechanical connection.
569
00:21:37,964 --> 00:21:40,756
The hell? That ain't working.
570
00:21:40,800 --> 00:21:42,967
Right away,
I feel the threads snap.
571
00:21:43,052 --> 00:21:46,971
You gotta be kidding me.
Damn. Those broke.
572
00:21:47,056 --> 00:21:51,642
[bleep]. I'm gonna go get two
more corbys and start ove.
573
00:21:51,686 --> 00:21:53,728
This time, I took my time,
574
00:21:53,813 --> 00:21:55,646
and I made sure not to
over torque these things.
575
00:21:55,732 --> 00:21:57,773
I made sure they were centered
up where they needed to be,
576
00:21:57,817 --> 00:22:01,527
and once they snugged up,
I stopped.
577
00:22:01,612 --> 00:22:03,029
I look at the clock.
I still feel like
578
00:22:03,114 --> 00:22:05,031
I got plenty of time to go over
579
00:22:05,116 --> 00:22:07,658
and shape this handle
and put an edge on this blade.
580
00:22:07,744 --> 00:22:11,162
So at this point, I'm finally
starting to feel some relief.
581
00:22:11,205 --> 00:22:13,456
Out of the three,
who is the most refined?
582
00:22:13,541 --> 00:22:16,250
- Cameron. He doesn't have
the issues that travis has
583
00:22:16,336 --> 00:22:19,670
when we're talking about
what's inside the can.
584
00:22:19,756 --> 00:22:21,339
- I'm looking at
that delamination
585
00:22:21,382 --> 00:22:22,798
right at the end of the tip,
586
00:22:22,884 --> 00:22:25,468
and I know
that it's gonna be tight.
587
00:22:25,553 --> 00:22:26,927
I can't grind too much.
588
00:22:27,013 --> 00:22:29,513
I've got less than
a 1/2 inch of room.
589
00:22:29,599 --> 00:22:31,140
I cannot go below parameters.
590
00:22:31,225 --> 00:22:33,934
I have got to get this blade
just right.
591
00:22:34,020 --> 00:22:37,021
Get rid of that.
592
00:22:37,106 --> 00:22:39,648
I refuse to go home
on parameters.
593
00:22:39,692 --> 00:22:43,986
- Five, four, three, two, one.
594
00:22:44,030 --> 00:22:45,196
Gentlemen,
turn off your machines.
595
00:22:45,281 --> 00:22:46,489
Put down your tools.
596
00:22:46,532 --> 00:22:48,866
Round two is officially over.
597
00:22:48,910 --> 00:22:50,868
♪ ♪
598
00:22:50,912 --> 00:22:52,912
- I'm feeling pretty good
about my blade because
599
00:22:52,997 --> 00:22:54,705
I got rid of this delam.
600
00:22:54,791 --> 00:22:56,165
I feel a lot better
at the end of round two
601
00:22:56,250 --> 00:22:57,958
than I did at round one.
602
00:22:58,044 --> 00:22:59,251
♪ ♪
603
00:22:59,295 --> 00:23:01,587
- bladesmiths, welcome
to our strength test.
604
00:23:01,672 --> 00:23:03,964
Our ladder pry and chop.
605
00:23:04,050 --> 00:23:05,716
♪ ♪
606
00:23:05,802 --> 00:23:08,135
I'm going to take your blades,
607
00:23:08,221 --> 00:23:09,553
drive them
under these metal plates,
608
00:23:09,639 --> 00:23:11,680
and try to pry them off.
609
00:23:11,766 --> 00:23:13,432
Then, after that,
610
00:23:13,518 --> 00:23:15,893
ah, I might just beat the hell
out of the ladder for a while.
611
00:23:15,978 --> 00:23:17,728
How does that sound?
612
00:23:17,814 --> 00:23:19,355
- Absolutely.
- Go for it.
613
00:23:19,440 --> 00:23:22,024
- Don't act so thrilled.
[laughter]
614
00:23:22,110 --> 00:23:24,068
remember,
you signed up for this.
615
00:23:24,112 --> 00:23:25,778
[laughter]
616
00:23:25,863 --> 00:23:27,279
mike, you're up first.
You ready to go?
617
00:23:27,365 --> 00:23:29,740
- Absolutely. Let's do it.
- All right. Let's go.
618
00:23:29,784 --> 00:23:31,200
♪ ♪
619
00:23:31,285 --> 00:23:33,077
- I think there's a couple
spots where it might be
620
00:23:33,121 --> 00:23:34,745
a little soft
for the chop test
621
00:23:34,789 --> 00:23:37,039
but hopefully
it turns out good.
622
00:23:37,125 --> 00:23:38,374
This is what I came here for.
623
00:23:38,418 --> 00:23:40,751
I'm excited to see
j. Go at it.
624
00:23:40,795 --> 00:23:47,758
♪ ♪
625
00:23:54,976 --> 00:23:58,102
[grunting]
626
00:23:58,146 --> 00:24:05,109
♪ ♪
627
00:24:05,194 --> 00:24:06,569
- kill it.
628
00:24:06,612 --> 00:24:09,071
- All right, mike.
You survived. Good job.
629
00:24:09,115 --> 00:24:11,157
Biggest problem I had,
though, is this tip.
630
00:24:11,242 --> 00:24:13,117
It didn't come to a, like,
a chisel point
631
00:24:13,161 --> 00:24:14,243
or anything like that,
so it's harder
632
00:24:14,328 --> 00:24:16,537
to drive it
under that plate.
633
00:24:16,622 --> 00:24:19,790
Handle's a little lean,
but it's not uncomfortable.
634
00:24:19,876 --> 00:24:22,334
And everything is still
together and tight. Good job.
635
00:24:22,420 --> 00:24:25,045
- Thank you.
636
00:24:25,131 --> 00:24:26,464
- Cameron.
- [whimpers]
637
00:24:26,549 --> 00:24:29,675
[laughter]
638
00:24:29,760 --> 00:24:31,343
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
639
00:24:31,429 --> 00:24:32,803
I saw you look
dead in my eyes.
640
00:24:32,847 --> 00:24:34,430
It scared the crap outta me.
I'm sorry.
641
00:24:34,474 --> 00:24:36,098
- It'll be over soon,
one way or another.
642
00:24:36,184 --> 00:24:37,558
- Words of encouragement.
643
00:24:37,643 --> 00:24:38,934
- Grady's other job
is motivational speaking.
644
00:24:38,978 --> 00:24:41,270
- Yeah.
[laughter]
645
00:24:41,355 --> 00:24:43,022
- given the way
I designed this edge,
646
00:24:43,107 --> 00:24:45,274
I am still afraid of this
getting broken apart
647
00:24:45,359 --> 00:24:46,942
because I had to quench
three times,
648
00:24:47,028 --> 00:24:50,237
so that put a little bit of
some stress fractures in there.
649
00:24:50,323 --> 00:24:51,989
If there are chips
that break off on my blad,
650
00:24:52,033 --> 00:24:54,450
I'm afraid that it's gonna
be game over for me.
651
00:24:58,331 --> 00:25:05,503
♪ ♪
652
00:25:10,051 --> 00:25:13,010
[grunting]
653
00:25:13,054 --> 00:25:20,017
♪ ♪
654
00:25:21,729 --> 00:25:22,978
- all right, cameron.
655
00:25:23,064 --> 00:25:25,272
You survived.
Good job.
656
00:25:25,358 --> 00:25:28,359
This isn't ground down
to a zero edge or even close,
657
00:25:28,444 --> 00:25:30,152
so it was a little trouble
driving it in,
658
00:25:30,196 --> 00:25:32,029
but once I got it under there,
659
00:25:32,073 --> 00:25:34,240
that plate popped
right off no problem.
660
00:25:34,325 --> 00:25:36,909
You're edge is still good.
Good work.
661
00:25:36,994 --> 00:25:38,786
- Thank you very much.
662
00:25:38,871 --> 00:25:40,996
Your turn, buddy.
663
00:25:41,082 --> 00:25:43,707
- He looks thrilled.
[laughter]
664
00:25:43,751 --> 00:25:45,543
♪ ♪
665
00:25:45,628 --> 00:25:47,920
- I'm pretty scared
at this moment.
666
00:25:48,005 --> 00:25:49,088
It's anybody's game.
667
00:25:49,173 --> 00:25:51,966
I mean,
it all comes down to this.
668
00:25:52,051 --> 00:25:59,014
♪ ♪
669
00:26:12,321 --> 00:26:13,904
- not good.
670
00:26:13,948 --> 00:26:17,283
♪ ♪
671
00:26:17,368 --> 00:26:18,867
- okay, travis.
672
00:26:18,911 --> 00:26:20,911
You never know what's gonna
happen in these competitions.
673
00:26:20,955 --> 00:26:22,955
That was the last thing
I expected.
674
00:26:23,040 --> 00:26:25,499
Your blade held up great.
No problem there.
675
00:26:25,585 --> 00:26:27,918
But your handle scales
came off.
676
00:26:27,962 --> 00:26:31,130
You can see that
the male threads
677
00:26:31,215 --> 00:26:33,215
aren't even coming
about halfway through.
678
00:26:33,301 --> 00:26:36,427
I think you might have had
a thread holding each one,
679
00:26:36,512 --> 00:26:37,761
and that's about it.
680
00:26:37,805 --> 00:26:39,888
And that's why
your handle came apart.
681
00:26:44,854 --> 00:26:46,270
- Travis, you were able to fix
the issues
682
00:26:46,314 --> 00:26:48,105
with the blade after round one,
683
00:26:48,149 --> 00:26:49,398
but unfortunately
your handles fell off
684
00:26:49,483 --> 00:26:50,983
during the testing phase.
685
00:26:51,068 --> 00:26:53,277
And, unfortunately, that makes
the tool no longer testable,
686
00:26:53,321 --> 00:26:54,945
and for that reason,
we're gonna have to ask yu
687
00:26:54,989 --> 00:26:57,114
to leave the forge.
- Thank you, guys.
688
00:26:57,158 --> 00:26:58,407
- Well done.
- Thank you.
689
00:26:58,492 --> 00:26:59,450
- Good job.
- Good work, travis.
690
00:26:59,535 --> 00:27:01,452
- Thank you.
- Good fight.
691
00:27:01,495 --> 00:27:02,911
- I'm disappointed in myself.
692
00:27:02,997 --> 00:27:05,122
I should've known better.
693
00:27:05,166 --> 00:27:06,957
I'll just go home
and get back to the forge
694
00:27:07,043 --> 00:27:08,709
and keep on doing
what I love to do.
695
00:27:08,794 --> 00:27:11,420
I made it this far.
I made a solid blade.
696
00:27:11,505 --> 00:27:13,422
I'm happy.
I'll be all right.
697
00:27:15,801 --> 00:27:17,301
- Cameron, mike,
congratulations.
698
00:27:17,386 --> 00:27:18,761
It is now down
to the two of you
699
00:27:18,846 --> 00:27:20,346
to decide who's gonna go home
with the title
700
00:27:20,431 --> 00:27:23,807
of "forged in fire" champion
and a check for $10,000.
701
00:27:23,893 --> 00:27:25,601
Now, this final round
of competition,
702
00:27:25,686 --> 00:27:27,311
we're gonna be sending you guys
back to your guys home forges
703
00:27:27,355 --> 00:27:29,647
to build not one but two iconic
704
00:27:29,690 --> 00:27:31,440
multi-tools and weapons
from russia.
705
00:27:31,484 --> 00:27:32,483
And that weapon is...
706
00:27:32,526 --> 00:27:36,153
♪ ♪
707
00:27:36,197 --> 00:27:38,155
the spetsnaz shovel.
708
00:27:39,659 --> 00:27:41,659
- Originating in
the 19th century,
709
00:27:41,744 --> 00:27:43,994
these all-purpose shovels
were adapted for use
710
00:27:44,038 --> 00:27:46,455
by the russian special force,
the spetsnaz.
711
00:27:46,499 --> 00:27:49,124
These versatile shovels were
used as entrenching tools,
712
00:27:49,210 --> 00:27:51,835
oars for rafting,
and even as cookware.
713
00:27:51,879 --> 00:27:54,672
The soviet military units
eventually trained to use
714
00:27:54,715 --> 00:27:56,548
the spetsnaz shovel
as a weapon.
715
00:27:56,634 --> 00:27:58,092
The short handles made
for quick moves
716
00:27:58,177 --> 00:27:59,760
in close quarter combat.
717
00:27:59,845 --> 00:28:01,845
These shovels feature
deadly sharp edges
718
00:28:01,931 --> 00:28:03,389
that could be used
for anything
719
00:28:03,474 --> 00:28:05,307
from chopping wood
to slashing flesh,
720
00:28:05,351 --> 00:28:07,184
or even thrown at a target.
721
00:28:07,228 --> 00:28:09,353
This utilitarian tool
can be seen wielded
722
00:28:09,397 --> 00:28:11,146
in season three
of history channel's
723
00:28:11,190 --> 00:28:13,649
hit survival series "alone."
724
00:28:13,734 --> 00:28:15,025
- now, when you guys
are building these,
725
00:28:15,069 --> 00:28:16,735
I want you to follow
these parameters.
726
00:28:16,821 --> 00:28:18,070
Your blades will need to be
between
727
00:28:18,155 --> 00:28:20,572
5 1/2 and 6 1/2
inches wide,
728
00:28:20,658 --> 00:28:22,866
between 7 and 8 inches tall,
729
00:28:22,952 --> 00:28:24,827
and it's gonna need to be
sharpened all the way
730
00:28:24,870 --> 00:28:26,328
around the outer edge.
731
00:28:26,372 --> 00:28:27,871
The overall length
of your shovels
732
00:28:27,957 --> 00:28:30,207
needs to not exceed 23 inches.
733
00:28:30,251 --> 00:28:31,417
You guys will have four days
734
00:28:31,502 --> 00:28:33,419
to work on
your spetsnaz shovel.
735
00:28:33,504 --> 00:28:36,255
So good luck,
we'll see you in four days.
736
00:28:36,340 --> 00:28:37,715
- Good luck.
737
00:28:37,758 --> 00:28:41,510
♪ ♪
738
00:28:41,554 --> 00:28:44,763
- I'm here at my home forge
in warner robins, georgia.
739
00:28:44,849 --> 00:28:47,850
Today's game plan is just
to get all of my forging don.
740
00:28:47,935 --> 00:28:50,519
Damn.
That ain't moving [bleep].
741
00:28:50,604 --> 00:28:53,355
I have a lot of steel to move
and a very thin blade
742
00:28:53,399 --> 00:28:57,067
to forge out,
so hopefully all goes well.
743
00:28:57,153 --> 00:28:59,236
I start off with these
two pieces of leaf spring
744
00:28:59,321 --> 00:29:02,614
just to see if I can get it
forged down to parameters.
745
00:29:02,700 --> 00:29:04,616
[bleep] me.
I don't think I'm gonna get
746
00:29:04,702 --> 00:29:05,701
what I need out of that.
747
00:29:05,786 --> 00:29:07,536
It's going longways
instead of width.
748
00:29:07,621 --> 00:29:11,248
And then I notice a piece of
w1 that I had laying around.
749
00:29:11,292 --> 00:29:14,626
It's 2-inch round stock,
so I know for a fact
750
00:29:14,712 --> 00:29:17,463
that it's enough material
for the job I mean it to do.
751
00:29:17,548 --> 00:29:20,966
I'm at the minimum printer
for the length of blade.
752
00:29:21,051 --> 00:29:25,095
I'm gonna keep stretching it
out then working on the width.
753
00:29:25,139 --> 00:29:28,307
End of day one, after my
restart with the leaf springs,
754
00:29:28,392 --> 00:29:29,767
pretty happy of where I'm at,
755
00:29:29,810 --> 00:29:32,019
and I think I'll be good
to go for tomorrow.
756
00:29:32,104 --> 00:29:35,147
♪ ♪
757
00:29:35,232 --> 00:29:36,648
- we're here in jacksonville,
florida.
758
00:29:36,734 --> 00:29:38,442
I am stoked, man.
I prayed
759
00:29:38,486 --> 00:29:39,777
that I would make it this far.
760
00:29:39,862 --> 00:29:41,779
I'm gonna forge out
these shovels
761
00:29:41,864 --> 00:29:43,614
and see if I can win this.
762
00:29:43,699 --> 00:29:45,657
I've got it about drawn out
to length.
763
00:29:45,743 --> 00:29:47,659
I haven't quite got it
as wide as I want.
764
00:29:47,745 --> 00:29:49,703
I'm not sure
I have enough material.
765
00:29:49,789 --> 00:29:52,414
I go cut me another piece
of steel for the second one,
766
00:29:52,500 --> 00:29:55,042
and drop in the forge.
767
00:29:55,127 --> 00:29:56,210
That oughta do it.
768
00:29:56,295 --> 00:29:57,336
About three blows in...
769
00:29:57,421 --> 00:29:58,629
Woah!
770
00:29:58,714 --> 00:30:01,507
The whole end of the billet
just explodes.
771
00:30:01,592 --> 00:30:05,010
Wow! What the heck?
772
00:30:05,095 --> 00:30:07,262
I've never seen
a piece of steel do that.
773
00:30:07,348 --> 00:30:10,057
Now I've got one piece left.
This sucks.
774
00:30:10,142 --> 00:30:13,143
No way.
775
00:30:13,187 --> 00:30:14,520
This is my third attempt.
776
00:30:14,605 --> 00:30:16,313
Do over. I take my time.
777
00:30:16,357 --> 00:30:18,232
I keep my steel
to the right temperature.
778
00:30:18,317 --> 00:30:21,485
It didn't explode on me
this time, so it worked out.
779
00:30:21,529 --> 00:30:22,694
I didn't get as far
as I wanted today,
780
00:30:22,780 --> 00:30:25,239
but I'm ready
to fine tune tomorrow.
781
00:30:25,324 --> 00:30:27,324
♪ ♪
782
00:30:27,409 --> 00:30:29,618
- day three. I've gotta still
flatten out
783
00:30:29,662 --> 00:30:30,744
one of my billets...
784
00:30:30,830 --> 00:30:32,079
Whoo! That's hot.
785
00:30:32,164 --> 00:30:34,748
Get my handle
and blade junction merged up,
786
00:30:34,834 --> 00:30:36,458
and then quench.
787
00:30:36,502 --> 00:30:39,503
I'm having to make sure that
they're both exactly the same,
788
00:30:39,547 --> 00:30:41,296
but still very confident
that I can do.
789
00:30:41,382 --> 00:30:45,634
- That looks pretty badass,
if I don't say so myself.
790
00:30:45,719 --> 00:30:47,177
I feel like I've gotten
to a place now
791
00:30:47,221 --> 00:30:49,179
to where my blades are ready
for the heat treat.
792
00:30:49,265 --> 00:30:52,808
I'm hoping that this goes
right because at this point
793
00:30:52,893 --> 00:30:54,601
if it breaks, cracks,
794
00:30:54,687 --> 00:30:57,187
I don't even know if I can make
another blade in ten hours.
795
00:30:57,231 --> 00:30:58,522
Here we go.
796
00:30:58,566 --> 00:31:03,151
♪ ♪
797
00:31:03,237 --> 00:31:05,237
[scraping]
sound I wanna hear.
798
00:31:05,322 --> 00:31:08,699
End of day three,
I am very happy to finally have
799
00:31:08,784 --> 00:31:10,993
all the shovel heads
forged out, hardened.
800
00:31:11,078 --> 00:31:13,203
Can't wait for the fourth day
to get these fit
801
00:31:13,289 --> 00:31:15,289
and finished up
and out of here.
802
00:31:15,374 --> 00:31:17,666
♪ ♪
803
00:31:17,751 --> 00:31:18,876
- morning of day three.
804
00:31:18,961 --> 00:31:20,711
First thing I wanna
try to do today
805
00:31:20,754 --> 00:31:23,130
is lighten 'em up a little bit
and then start on the handle.
806
00:31:23,215 --> 00:31:24,882
I'm starting to get
all the scale off
807
00:31:24,925 --> 00:31:27,217
and I'm starting to see
nice, shiny steel,
808
00:31:27,303 --> 00:31:28,886
but starting to get
a little concerned
809
00:31:28,971 --> 00:31:31,847
that these might
be little micro cracks.
810
00:31:31,932 --> 00:31:33,682
It doesn't look very good.
811
00:31:33,726 --> 00:31:36,393
I may end up forging
a couple more.
812
00:31:36,478 --> 00:31:38,353
I really don't wanna start over
at this point,
813
00:31:38,397 --> 00:31:40,272
but the steel's no good.
814
00:31:40,357 --> 00:31:43,567
As much as I don't wanna go
through forging two more,
815
00:31:43,611 --> 00:31:46,069
I'm back at square one,
cutting steel,
816
00:31:46,113 --> 00:31:48,655
putting it in the forge,
same as I did day one.
817
00:31:48,741 --> 00:31:50,365
♪ ♪
818
00:31:50,409 --> 00:31:52,075
after two days of practice,
819
00:31:52,119 --> 00:31:54,411
today's forging
went a lot easier.
820
00:31:54,455 --> 00:31:55,746
Everything's looking good.
821
00:31:55,831 --> 00:31:57,706
I'm gonna use
every minute of tomorrow
822
00:31:57,750 --> 00:31:59,249
to give myself the best chance
823
00:31:59,293 --> 00:32:01,877
that I can possibly have
to finish this build.
824
00:32:04,048 --> 00:32:05,422
- Start of day four.
825
00:32:05,466 --> 00:32:07,257
Today is just a matter
of fitting up the handle
826
00:32:07,301 --> 00:32:09,259
and sharpening
and really getting a good feel
827
00:32:09,345 --> 00:32:12,346
and some of that weight
out of those shovels.
828
00:32:12,431 --> 00:32:14,139
I've had a lot of good luck
in my past
829
00:32:14,224 --> 00:32:16,683
with one special girl,
so I go ahead
830
00:32:16,769 --> 00:32:19,561
and put my girlfriend's name
in russian on the handle
831
00:32:19,605 --> 00:32:22,105
just
as a hopeful good luck charm.
832
00:32:22,149 --> 00:32:24,775
And if it doesn't work,
then I know who to blame.
833
00:32:24,818 --> 00:32:26,777
♪ ♪
834
00:32:26,820 --> 00:32:29,279
so I'm gonna measure my blades
one more time,
835
00:32:29,323 --> 00:32:32,783
and as I look at one of 'em--
[bleep]
836
00:32:32,868 --> 00:32:35,744
I'm an 1/8 inch
under parameters
837
00:32:35,788 --> 00:32:37,371
at the very tip here.
838
00:32:37,456 --> 00:32:40,082
♪ ♪
839
00:32:40,167 --> 00:32:42,292
parameters is key
in this competition,
840
00:32:42,336 --> 00:32:43,961
so I need to fix that issue,
841
00:32:44,004 --> 00:32:46,797
otherwise I won't even be able
to test my blade.
842
00:32:46,840 --> 00:32:48,465
I only got six hours left.
843
00:32:48,509 --> 00:32:51,843
I don't know if I'm even
gonna turn in two blades.
844
00:32:51,929 --> 00:32:53,303
[sighs]
[bleep]
845
00:32:57,226 --> 00:32:57,265
I've gotta heat it back up
and spread out that area.
846
00:33:00,688 --> 00:33:03,939
I'm getting really worried that
I'm getting really thin,
847
00:33:03,983 --> 00:33:06,566
but I feel like I can still
make parameters with this.
848
00:33:06,652 --> 00:33:08,026
♪ ♪
849
00:33:08,112 --> 00:33:09,945
I get it cleaned up
best I can.
850
00:33:09,989 --> 00:33:11,488
I'm not real happy with it,
851
00:33:11,532 --> 00:33:13,782
but I hope
that they do well in testing.
852
00:33:17,246 --> 00:33:18,787
- It's the morning
of day four.
853
00:33:18,831 --> 00:33:20,831
After three very long days,
854
00:33:20,874 --> 00:33:23,333
my spetsnaz
are heat-treated, tempered.
855
00:33:23,419 --> 00:33:25,544
Only thing left to do today
is fit and finish.
856
00:33:25,629 --> 00:33:27,504
I've never built anything
like this before.
857
00:33:27,548 --> 00:33:29,506
Never even thought about
building anything
858
00:33:29,550 --> 00:33:30,841
like this before,
859
00:33:30,926 --> 00:33:34,011
but, honestly, I loved it.
860
00:33:34,054 --> 00:33:36,513
It was a challenge.
It was a learning experience.
861
00:33:36,557 --> 00:33:39,266
It made me a better smith,
so I learned.
862
00:33:39,351 --> 00:33:42,686
I gained a lot of experience
and, overall,
863
00:33:42,730 --> 00:33:44,688
it was very exciting,
and I'm happy with it.
864
00:33:44,773 --> 00:33:47,107
I'd say that's a matching set.
865
00:33:47,192 --> 00:33:52,195
♪ ♪
866
00:33:52,281 --> 00:33:54,197
- well, gentlemen.
It's good to have you back.
867
00:33:54,283 --> 00:33:56,116
You guys had four days
in your home forges to work
868
00:33:56,201 --> 00:33:59,161
on you spetsnaz shovels,
and we can't wait to dig in.
869
00:33:59,246 --> 00:34:00,829
So, cameron,
tell me about your blade.
870
00:34:00,914 --> 00:34:02,497
- The shovels are made
from w1,
871
00:34:02,541 --> 00:34:04,541
and the handles are ashwood.
872
00:34:04,585 --> 00:34:05,834
I've worked real hard on 'em.
873
00:34:05,919 --> 00:34:07,335
Can't wait to see
what they can do.
874
00:34:07,421 --> 00:34:10,297
- Mike, how about you?
- I made the spetsnaz shovels
875
00:34:10,382 --> 00:34:13,675
from some 1045 tool steel
and mahogany handles
876
00:34:13,719 --> 00:34:15,052
that I turned on wood lathe.
877
00:34:15,095 --> 00:34:16,428
It was a challenge,
but I got it done.
878
00:34:16,513 --> 00:34:17,596
- All rights, guys.
879
00:34:17,681 --> 00:34:18,847
There's only one way
to find out
880
00:34:18,932 --> 00:34:20,599
which one of you guys
is gonna be leaving here
881
00:34:20,684 --> 00:34:22,309
with the title
of "forged in fire" champion
882
00:34:22,394 --> 00:34:24,936
and that's through a strength
test, a sharpness tests,
883
00:34:25,022 --> 00:34:26,938
and up first, the keal test.
884
00:34:27,024 --> 00:34:28,231
Doug.
885
00:34:28,275 --> 00:34:30,400
♪ ♪
886
00:34:30,486 --> 00:34:33,236
- bladesmiths, welcome
to the keal test.
887
00:34:34,573 --> 00:34:36,865
Can you dig it?
888
00:34:36,909 --> 00:34:38,408
Well, I certainly can.
889
00:34:38,494 --> 00:34:41,161
Your spetsnaz shovels
look ready to go.
890
00:34:41,246 --> 00:34:43,163
But what kind of lethal damage
can they do?
891
00:34:43,248 --> 00:34:44,915
To find that,
I'm gonna take your shovels
892
00:34:44,958 --> 00:34:46,958
and deliver some lethal blows
on this ballistics dummy.
893
00:34:47,044 --> 00:34:48,627
Cameron, you're up first.
Are you ready for this?
894
00:34:48,712 --> 00:34:51,421
- Oh, yeah.
- All right. Let's do this.
895
00:34:55,928 --> 00:35:02,891
♪ ♪
896
00:35:08,315 --> 00:35:09,898
- ah!
897
00:35:09,942 --> 00:35:10,941
- All right, cameron.
898
00:35:11,026 --> 00:35:13,068
Let's talk about
your spetsnaz shovels.
899
00:35:13,153 --> 00:35:16,071
The weight is right,
but there is a little bit
900
00:35:16,115 --> 00:35:18,281
of an issue with your handles.
901
00:35:18,367 --> 00:35:20,075
They're too smooth.
A couple of times,
902
00:35:20,119 --> 00:35:22,369
it really felt like
it wanted to slip out.
903
00:35:22,454 --> 00:35:24,079
They deliver nice cuts.
904
00:35:24,164 --> 00:35:28,875
Thrusts are very effective,
and overall, sir, it will keal.
905
00:35:28,961 --> 00:35:30,460
- Yes!
906
00:35:30,504 --> 00:35:32,629
- All right, mike, your turn,
sir. You ready?
907
00:35:32,673 --> 00:35:34,631
- I'm ready.
908
00:35:34,675 --> 00:35:41,638
♪ ♪
909
00:35:51,275 --> 00:35:53,859
- [laughing]
910
00:35:53,944 --> 00:35:54,818
- all right, mike.
Let's talk about
911
00:35:54,862 --> 00:35:56,444
your spetsnaz shovels here.
912
00:35:56,488 --> 00:35:57,988
These are razor-sharp.
913
00:35:58,073 --> 00:36:00,031
Your handle construction--
914
00:36:00,117 --> 00:36:02,492
the one thing I didn't care for
was it's round.
915
00:36:02,536 --> 00:36:04,327
When it's round,
it can go different ways
916
00:36:04,371 --> 00:36:06,163
and I have to constantly
make adjustments,
917
00:36:06,206 --> 00:36:07,831
but because of the ribbing
that you have there,
918
00:36:07,916 --> 00:36:10,000
I was able to hold
onto it quite well.
919
00:36:10,043 --> 00:36:13,170
Overall, sir,
your shovels will keal.
920
00:36:13,255 --> 00:36:14,504
- Awesome.
921
00:36:14,548 --> 00:36:15,839
♪ ♪
922
00:36:15,883 --> 00:36:17,674
- all right, gentlemen,
you know what time it is.
923
00:36:17,759 --> 00:36:18,842
It's time
for the strength test,
924
00:36:18,927 --> 00:36:21,511
what we're calling
our throw and chop.
925
00:36:21,597 --> 00:36:23,597
What I'm gonna be doing
is throwing your shovels
926
00:36:23,682 --> 00:36:24,806
into our targets
927
00:36:24,850 --> 00:36:26,308
and then chopping
on our fence here.
928
00:36:26,351 --> 00:36:27,851
What this about is not
929
00:36:27,895 --> 00:36:29,352
what your shovels do
to these targets,
930
00:36:29,438 --> 00:36:31,479
but what these targets
can do to your shovels.
931
00:36:31,523 --> 00:36:32,731
Cameron, you're up first.
You ready?
932
00:36:32,816 --> 00:36:34,149
- Yep. Let's do this.
933
00:36:34,193 --> 00:36:36,693
- [laughs] that was
a very tentative yes.
934
00:36:37,988 --> 00:36:39,237
- My mind's racing
a hundred miles an hour.
935
00:36:39,323 --> 00:36:41,323
Did I make sure that the socket
was nicely tight?
936
00:36:41,366 --> 00:36:44,367
Is my blade really tempered
as good as I think it is?
937
00:36:44,411 --> 00:36:46,203
Just a lot of things
going through my mind.
938
00:36:46,246 --> 00:36:50,790
♪ ♪
939
00:36:50,876 --> 00:36:55,462
♪ ♪
940
00:36:55,547 --> 00:36:56,546
[laughs]
941
00:36:56,590 --> 00:37:03,553
♪ ♪
942
00:37:05,265 --> 00:37:07,349
[laughing]
- all right, cameron.
943
00:37:07,434 --> 00:37:08,683
For throwing,
the smooth handle's great.
944
00:37:08,769 --> 00:37:10,727
It's not a plus
for chopping though.
945
00:37:10,771 --> 00:37:12,395
When I'm chopping,
946
00:37:12,439 --> 00:37:14,731
I'm constantly kind of
pulling it back into my hand
947
00:37:14,816 --> 00:37:16,858
because it wants
to slide forward.
948
00:37:16,944 --> 00:37:22,030
This, right here, this thin
spot where you got that hammer,
949
00:37:22,115 --> 00:37:23,698
it took a roll right there.
- Mm-hmm.
950
00:37:23,742 --> 00:37:25,575
- But it threw well. Good job.
951
00:37:25,619 --> 00:37:28,119
- Thank you very much.
- All right, mike. You're up.
952
00:37:28,205 --> 00:37:29,204
Are you ready?
- Yeah. I'm ready.
953
00:37:29,289 --> 00:37:30,413
- Okay.
954
00:37:30,457 --> 00:37:37,379
♪ ♪
955
00:37:52,688 --> 00:37:53,853
- okay. So right off the bat,
956
00:37:53,939 --> 00:37:55,397
your finish work
is really nice.
957
00:37:55,440 --> 00:37:57,524
Your sockets
are really beautiful.
958
00:37:57,609 --> 00:38:00,151
They threw great.
They certainly chopped fine.
959
00:38:00,237 --> 00:38:03,280
I don't see any issues with
the edge of your blade at all.
960
00:38:03,365 --> 00:38:05,782
These are definitely
well-made tools. Good job.
961
00:38:05,867 --> 00:38:06,783
- Thank you.
962
00:38:06,827 --> 00:38:08,576
♪ ♪
963
00:38:08,662 --> 00:38:10,120
- all right, bladesmiths.
964
00:38:10,163 --> 00:38:13,790
This is the sharpness test.
The sandman slice.
965
00:38:13,875 --> 00:38:15,292
Now, unlike the strength test,
966
00:38:15,335 --> 00:38:18,295
this is all about what your
weapons do to the sandman.
967
00:38:18,338 --> 00:38:20,005
Cameron, you're up first.
You ready for this?
968
00:38:20,090 --> 00:38:21,798
- Let's do this.
- Let's do this.
969
00:38:21,842 --> 00:38:28,805
♪ ♪
970
00:38:43,905 --> 00:38:45,405
all right, cameron.
971
00:38:45,490 --> 00:38:47,824
No issues with slashing
and chopping on the sandman.
972
00:38:47,909 --> 00:38:50,827
Sir, your weapons will cut.
973
00:38:50,871 --> 00:38:52,203
All right, mike.
Your turn, sir. Are you ready?
974
00:38:52,289 --> 00:38:53,830
- I'm ready.
- Let's do this.
975
00:38:53,915 --> 00:38:56,833
- I'm nervous. I mean,
who knows what kind of material
976
00:38:56,918 --> 00:38:58,460
that sandbag man is wearing.
977
00:38:58,545 --> 00:39:00,170
I don't know how thick it is,
and it's a shovel,
978
00:39:00,213 --> 00:39:01,504
so who knows if it's gonna
979
00:39:01,548 --> 00:39:04,341
slice through this sandbag
or bounce off.
980
00:39:04,384 --> 00:39:11,348
♪ ♪
981
00:39:20,734 --> 00:39:21,900
- all right, mike.
982
00:39:21,985 --> 00:39:24,027
Your edges are sharp.
983
00:39:24,071 --> 00:39:26,446
Every cut was deep
and sliced nicely.
984
00:39:26,531 --> 00:39:28,365
Overall, sir, it will cut.
985
00:39:28,450 --> 00:39:29,366
- Thank you.
986
00:39:29,409 --> 00:39:32,535
♪ ♪
987
00:39:32,621 --> 00:39:34,037
- well, gentlemen.
You guys should both
988
00:39:34,081 --> 00:39:35,038
be very proud of yourselves.
989
00:39:35,082 --> 00:39:36,498
We put your spetsnaz shovels
990
00:39:36,541 --> 00:39:38,041
through very hard tests,
991
00:39:38,126 --> 00:39:40,377
but, as you know,
there can only be one champion
992
00:39:40,420 --> 00:39:41,628
of "forged in fire."
993
00:39:41,671 --> 00:39:43,254
while the judges deliberate,
I'm gonna ask you
994
00:39:43,340 --> 00:39:44,839
to please
step off the forge floor.
995
00:39:44,925 --> 00:39:49,344
♪ ♪
996
00:39:49,388 --> 00:39:50,512
- all right, gentlemen,
you've got
997
00:39:50,555 --> 00:39:52,138
a hard decision to make.
998
00:39:52,224 --> 00:39:53,807
Doug, you spent the most time
wielding 'em.
999
00:39:53,892 --> 00:39:55,725
What do you think?
- Both blades performed
1000
00:39:55,811 --> 00:39:57,602
equally on my tests.
1001
00:39:57,687 --> 00:39:59,312
But cameron's is so smooth
1002
00:39:59,398 --> 00:40:01,231
that it just wanted
to fly off my hands.
1003
00:40:01,274 --> 00:40:03,817
Mike's, on the other hand,
it's easy to control
1004
00:40:03,902 --> 00:40:06,486
and have a good grip,
but it's so round it's hard
1005
00:40:06,571 --> 00:40:08,738
to tell and index
where those edges are.
1006
00:40:08,824 --> 00:40:10,490
- J., what do you think?
- Well, like doug said,
1007
00:40:10,575 --> 00:40:12,826
I mean, they both have
some handle issues,
1008
00:40:12,911 --> 00:40:16,204
but the big thing for me
is cameron's blade edges
1009
00:40:16,289 --> 00:40:18,665
took a little bit of damage
whereas mike's edges
1010
00:40:18,750 --> 00:40:21,084
are any even finer
and took no damage at all.
1011
00:40:21,169 --> 00:40:22,919
- Okay. So, dave,
have you made a decision?
1012
00:40:22,963 --> 00:40:24,087
- I have.
- J.?
1013
00:40:24,131 --> 00:40:25,422
- Yup.
- Doug?
1014
00:40:25,507 --> 00:40:26,381
- Yes, I have.
- All right.
1015
00:40:26,466 --> 00:40:28,258
We'll call 'em back in.
1016
00:40:28,301 --> 00:40:32,679
♪ ♪
1017
00:40:32,764 --> 00:40:35,056
- gentlemen, you guys should
both be really proud work.
1018
00:40:35,142 --> 00:40:36,307
It's a very hard build,
1019
00:40:36,351 --> 00:40:38,852
and it came down
to the fineness of details.
1020
00:40:38,937 --> 00:40:40,603
As you know,
there can only be one champion
1021
00:40:40,689 --> 00:40:42,147
of "forged in fire."
1022
00:40:42,232 --> 00:40:43,398
today's champion is...
1023
00:40:43,483 --> 00:40:48,403
♪ ♪
1024
00:40:48,488 --> 00:40:49,779
mike.
Congratulations.
1025
00:40:49,865 --> 00:40:51,614
You are the
"forged in fire" champion.
1026
00:40:51,700 --> 00:40:53,783
Cameron, unfortunately that
means you didn't win toda,
1027
00:40:53,869 --> 00:40:55,201
and dave's gonna tell you why.
1028
00:40:55,287 --> 00:40:57,620
- Cameron, what this came down
to is really two things:
1029
00:40:57,664 --> 00:40:59,622
Your handle being as slippery
as it was
1030
00:40:59,708 --> 00:41:01,291
and the damage you took
in the strength test.
1031
00:41:01,334 --> 00:41:02,792
For those reasons
we're letting you go.
1032
00:41:02,878 --> 00:41:04,127
- All right.
1033
00:41:04,171 --> 00:41:05,462
- Cameron, you definitely have
what it takes
1034
00:41:05,547 --> 00:41:06,588
to fight in the forge.
1035
00:41:06,631 --> 00:41:08,256
You made it
from four down to two.
1036
00:41:08,300 --> 00:41:10,008
It was a close call,
but your time
1037
00:41:10,093 --> 00:41:11,009
in the forge is ended.
1038
00:41:11,094 --> 00:41:12,093
I'm gonna have to ask you
to please
1039
00:41:12,179 --> 00:41:13,178
step off the forge floor.
1040
00:41:13,221 --> 00:41:15,805
- Thank you.
- Good work, cameron.
1041
00:41:15,891 --> 00:41:18,141
- I wanted to win it really
badly to prove to myself
1042
00:41:18,226 --> 00:41:20,018
that I really can go up
to the standards
1043
00:41:20,103 --> 00:41:23,146
as what other abs master smiths
are able to do.
1044
00:41:23,231 --> 00:41:25,815
And this experience--
it's really amazing,
1045
00:41:25,859 --> 00:41:27,525
and I couldn't have
asked for more.
1046
00:41:27,611 --> 00:41:29,110
- Mike, congratulations.
1047
00:41:29,196 --> 00:41:31,779
That means you are today's
"forged in fire" champion.
1048
00:41:31,865 --> 00:41:34,532
You'll be getting a check
for $10,000.
1049
00:41:34,618 --> 00:41:36,493
Congratulations.
- Thank you.
1050
00:41:36,578 --> 00:41:38,912
[applause]
I'm feeling amazing.
1051
00:41:38,997 --> 00:41:41,039
Like on top
of the world amazing.
1052
00:41:41,124 --> 00:41:43,917
- Mike, I was really impressed
on the finish you got on thos.
1053
00:41:44,002 --> 00:41:46,044
Really nice. Clean from top
to bottom. Well done.
1054
00:41:46,129 --> 00:41:47,670
- Thank you.
I build knives for a hobby.
1055
00:41:47,714 --> 00:41:50,840
From this point on, though,
I really want to concentrate
1056
00:41:50,884 --> 00:41:52,675
on doing real high end work
1057
00:41:52,761 --> 00:41:54,677
and just improve my skills.
1058
00:41:54,721 --> 00:42:00,517
♪ ♪