1 00:00:05,047 --> 00:00:06,630 [dramatic music] 2 00:00:06,674 --> 00:00:08,465 - here in the forge, we've seen 3 00:00:08,551 --> 00:00:10,134 some of the most talented bladesmiths battle it out 4 00:00:10,219 --> 00:00:12,469 for the coveted title of "forged in fire" champio. 5 00:00:12,555 --> 00:00:13,846 - Oh, yeah! 6 00:00:13,889 --> 00:00:17,016 - But sometimes even the best fall short. 7 00:00:17,059 --> 00:00:19,810 We're gonna have to ask you to please leave the forge. 8 00:00:19,895 --> 00:00:22,521 - Over the course of four head-to-head competition, 9 00:00:22,565 --> 00:00:24,481 we've seen eight smiths battle it out 10 00:00:24,567 --> 00:00:28,318 for a second chance at victory. 11 00:00:28,404 --> 00:00:30,404 But over the course of those intense duels, 12 00:00:30,489 --> 00:00:33,532 only four smiths remain. 13 00:00:33,576 --> 00:00:36,035 Now the winner of each duel will head back 14 00:00:36,078 --> 00:00:38,037 into the arena for one last chance 15 00:00:38,122 --> 00:00:40,456 at being crowned "forged in fire" champion. 16 00:00:40,541 --> 00:00:43,876 The final battle of the second chance tournament 17 00:00:43,961 --> 00:00:45,502 starts now. 18 00:00:45,588 --> 00:00:47,004 ♪ ♪ 19 00:00:47,089 --> 00:00:50,090 [dramatic music] 20 00:00:50,176 --> 00:00:53,761 ♪ ♪ 21 00:00:53,846 --> 00:00:55,304 - my name is sam smith. 22 00:00:55,389 --> 00:00:56,722 I won the untested duel, 23 00:00:56,766 --> 00:00:58,098 and I'm here for the second chance tournament. 24 00:00:58,184 --> 00:01:00,726 Winning my duel was just the first step. 25 00:01:00,770 --> 00:01:03,520 The "forged in fire" champion title is within grasp. 26 00:01:03,606 --> 00:01:05,773 I'm feeling pretty excited. 27 00:01:05,858 --> 00:01:06,690 ♪ ♪ 28 00:01:06,776 --> 00:01:08,067 - I'm james mays, 29 00:01:08,152 --> 00:01:09,568 and I'm the winner of the tough breaks duel. 30 00:01:09,653 --> 00:01:12,362 When I get into the competitive mode, 31 00:01:12,448 --> 00:01:13,864 there's not time for emotions. 32 00:01:13,949 --> 00:01:15,365 I'm here to get the championship. 33 00:01:15,451 --> 00:01:17,367 That's what I'm here for. 34 00:01:17,453 --> 00:01:19,578 - My name is jennifer lyddane, 35 00:01:19,663 --> 00:01:23,040 and I won the beat the clock duel. 36 00:01:23,125 --> 00:01:24,958 The last time I was here, 37 00:01:25,044 --> 00:01:29,379 I felt like this inner woman power just come out, 38 00:01:29,465 --> 00:01:35,677 and I hope that my skill represents woman all over. 39 00:01:35,763 --> 00:01:37,721 - My name's michael seronde. 40 00:01:37,807 --> 00:01:39,807 I'm the winner of the runner-up duel. 41 00:01:39,892 --> 00:01:42,101 My duel was impossibly hard. 42 00:01:42,186 --> 00:01:44,436 Who knows what they're gonna throw at us now? 43 00:01:44,522 --> 00:01:46,772 - I see you trying to guess what's under there. 44 00:01:46,857 --> 00:01:48,357 - 10 grand is on the line. 45 00:01:48,442 --> 00:01:49,483 I'm here to win. 46 00:01:49,568 --> 00:01:51,610 ♪ ♪ 47 00:01:51,695 --> 00:01:53,570 - sam, james, jennifer, michael, 48 00:01:53,656 --> 00:01:56,240 the four of you have entered the final stage 49 00:01:56,325 --> 00:01:58,367 of our second chance tournament. 50 00:01:58,452 --> 00:01:59,910 Congratulations. 51 00:01:59,995 --> 00:02:02,621 Each one of you came out on top of your respective duels 52 00:02:02,706 --> 00:02:05,541 and earned yourself a spot here today. 53 00:02:05,626 --> 00:02:08,043 Now we're gonna put you through three intense rounds 54 00:02:08,129 --> 00:02:10,420 of forging competition that will culminate 55 00:02:10,506 --> 00:02:12,339 with only one of you leaving here 56 00:02:12,424 --> 00:02:14,133 with the title of "forged in fire" champion 57 00:02:14,218 --> 00:02:17,302 and a check for $10,000. 58 00:02:17,346 --> 00:02:19,263 The judges for today's competition are: 59 00:02:19,348 --> 00:02:22,474 Abs master smith j. Neilson, 60 00:02:22,560 --> 00:02:25,769 historic weapons re-creation specialist dave baker, 61 00:02:25,855 --> 00:02:28,188 and edge weapons specialist and kali martial artist 62 00:02:28,274 --> 00:02:30,524 doug marcaida. 63 00:02:30,609 --> 00:02:31,942 ♪ ♪ 64 00:02:32,027 --> 00:02:33,735 right off the bat, in round one, bladesmiths, 65 00:02:33,821 --> 00:02:34,862 we're going big. 66 00:02:34,947 --> 00:02:36,572 On your anvils, there is a cloth. 67 00:02:36,657 --> 00:02:37,948 Go ahead and remove it for me. 68 00:02:38,033 --> 00:02:41,493 [dramatic music] 69 00:02:41,579 --> 00:02:43,996 what you have there is a two-inch ball bearing 70 00:02:44,081 --> 00:02:46,790 made of 52100 high carbon steel. 71 00:02:46,876 --> 00:02:48,041 In addition to that, 72 00:02:48,127 --> 00:02:50,961 I want you to salvage some steel from these: 73 00:02:51,046 --> 00:02:55,716 ♪ ♪ 74 00:02:55,801 --> 00:02:57,259 these are excavator buckets, 75 00:02:57,344 --> 00:02:59,636 and they are made of mild steel. 76 00:02:59,722 --> 00:03:02,514 So I want you to salvage your material from these buckets, 77 00:03:02,600 --> 00:03:04,975 use the high carbon steel in those ball bearings, 78 00:03:05,060 --> 00:03:08,312 and fashion us some san mai choppers. 79 00:03:08,397 --> 00:03:11,231 - I've never cut sections out of an excavator bucket. 80 00:03:11,317 --> 00:03:13,483 I've only ever welded a crack or two. 81 00:03:13,569 --> 00:03:15,527 That's gonna take some time. 82 00:03:15,571 --> 00:03:19,323 - Your choppers will need to be between 12 and 14 inches. 83 00:03:19,408 --> 00:03:22,659 They'll also need to be set up for a through tang. 84 00:03:22,745 --> 00:03:24,620 Three of you will move forward into round two 85 00:03:24,705 --> 00:03:26,997 of the competition, where you will add handles to your blades 86 00:03:27,082 --> 00:03:29,166 turning them into fully functioning weapons. 87 00:03:29,251 --> 00:03:30,667 We're gonna check for strength and durability 88 00:03:30,711 --> 00:03:33,795 in a lumber and hard hat chop 89 00:03:33,881 --> 00:03:35,005 and then check your edge retention 90 00:03:35,049 --> 00:03:38,008 in a leather apron stab and slice. 91 00:03:38,093 --> 00:03:39,509 You guys have all been here before. 92 00:03:39,595 --> 00:03:40,844 You know what's on the line. 93 00:03:40,930 --> 00:03:42,971 You've got three hours on the clock. 94 00:03:43,057 --> 00:03:45,140 Your time starts now. 95 00:03:45,226 --> 00:03:47,684 [upbeat music] 96 00:03:47,770 --> 00:03:49,144 - and the tournament continues. 97 00:03:49,230 --> 00:03:50,646 - This is gonna be a good one. 98 00:03:50,731 --> 00:03:54,149 We've got four smiths who just won a duel. 99 00:03:54,235 --> 00:03:55,317 They've got to all be very confident 100 00:03:55,402 --> 00:03:56,610 in their skills right now, 101 00:03:56,695 --> 00:03:58,987 but we didn't give them an easy challenge. 102 00:03:59,073 --> 00:04:00,364 - I'm thinking, you know, 103 00:04:00,407 --> 00:04:02,324 I'm just gonna cut the top off 104 00:04:02,409 --> 00:04:03,700 and get a rectangle. 105 00:04:03,786 --> 00:04:05,077 That'll be my bar. 106 00:04:05,120 --> 00:04:06,536 I'll just cut it in half, clean it, 107 00:04:06,622 --> 00:04:09,039 and I'm gonna sandwich that with my ball bearing. 108 00:04:09,124 --> 00:04:12,334 - Those buckets have varying pieces of steel 109 00:04:12,419 --> 00:04:13,502 welded together. 110 00:04:13,587 --> 00:04:15,254 Jennifer went right for the edge. 111 00:04:15,339 --> 00:04:17,881 That's almost a half-inch thick. 112 00:04:17,967 --> 00:04:19,424 With a hand grinder, 113 00:04:19,510 --> 00:04:21,718 she's gonna be right there for 30 minutes. 114 00:04:21,804 --> 00:04:23,095 ♪ ♪ 115 00:04:23,180 --> 00:04:24,972 - oh, my gosh, that is so thick. 116 00:04:25,057 --> 00:04:26,390 ♪ ♪ 117 00:04:26,475 --> 00:04:28,642 - the first thing I do is put that ball bearing 118 00:04:28,727 --> 00:04:31,561 into the forge, so it can get blazing hot. 119 00:04:31,647 --> 00:04:33,272 - Are there any specific characteristics 120 00:04:33,357 --> 00:04:35,899 to the 52100 that these guys should be paying attention to? 121 00:04:35,985 --> 00:04:38,277 - You tend to forge it at a higher temperature. 122 00:04:38,362 --> 00:04:41,113 If you don't, you could put stress fractures in the steel. 123 00:04:41,198 --> 00:04:43,573 That can come back and bite you later. 124 00:04:43,659 --> 00:04:46,535 - The side walls of the buckt are very flat, 125 00:04:46,620 --> 00:04:48,245 so that is where I'm gonna cut some steel. 126 00:04:48,330 --> 00:04:49,705 [metal clattering] 127 00:04:49,790 --> 00:04:52,082 - michael went to the thin wall, 128 00:04:52,167 --> 00:04:53,750 cut his plate right out of that. 129 00:04:53,836 --> 00:04:56,211 ♪ ♪ 130 00:04:56,297 --> 00:04:57,337 - I would really rather use 131 00:04:57,423 --> 00:04:58,839 the cutting edge of the bucket. 132 00:04:58,924 --> 00:05:01,466 That's a lot thicker, but you'd be eating up blades 133 00:05:01,510 --> 00:05:04,761 and ruining grinders all day cutting it off. 134 00:05:04,847 --> 00:05:07,472 So I go straight to the actual side of the bucket itself 135 00:05:07,558 --> 00:05:09,641 because it's thinner material. 136 00:05:09,685 --> 00:05:13,103 I can get it out quicker. 137 00:05:13,188 --> 00:05:15,063 - As everyone rushes to the buckets, 138 00:05:15,149 --> 00:05:16,440 I'm getting the ball bearing 139 00:05:16,525 --> 00:05:18,942 in the forge as fast as possible. 140 00:05:19,028 --> 00:05:20,777 My strategy here is: 141 00:05:20,863 --> 00:05:23,947 Get my ball bearing into a rectangular bar, 142 00:05:24,033 --> 00:05:25,574 and then cut in the bucket. 143 00:05:25,659 --> 00:05:27,367 What part do I wanna use? 144 00:05:27,453 --> 00:05:31,204 I measure out the area of steel I need. 145 00:05:31,290 --> 00:05:33,290 Lo and behold, there's a support piece 146 00:05:33,375 --> 00:05:34,708 welded onto the back. 147 00:05:34,793 --> 00:05:36,668 So I'm going through like an inch and a quarter worth 148 00:05:36,712 --> 00:05:37,794 of steel. 149 00:05:37,880 --> 00:05:38,962 So my solution? 150 00:05:39,048 --> 00:05:40,714 Cut right below it. 151 00:05:40,799 --> 00:05:43,175 - There we go. 152 00:05:43,218 --> 00:05:44,801 Very nice. 153 00:05:44,887 --> 00:05:46,636 ♪ ♪ 154 00:05:46,722 --> 00:05:48,305 - there we go. - There it is. 155 00:05:48,390 --> 00:05:50,349 - Finall--all right, jennifer's finally throug. 156 00:05:50,392 --> 00:05:52,100 - [bleep] 157 00:05:52,186 --> 00:05:55,145 I still have not put that ball bearing in the forge. 158 00:05:55,230 --> 00:05:57,397 - She should have put that ball bearing in the forge. 159 00:05:57,483 --> 00:05:59,691 Let it heat up while she was cutting her mild steel. 160 00:05:59,735 --> 00:06:00,984 - The ball bearing 161 00:06:01,028 --> 00:06:03,487 is gonna take a while to heat up. 162 00:06:03,572 --> 00:06:07,449 This is gonna set me back 30 minutes easy, if not more. 163 00:06:07,534 --> 00:06:09,659 - Bladesmiths, one hour down. 164 00:06:09,745 --> 00:06:12,120 Two hours remaining in this challenge. 165 00:06:12,206 --> 00:06:14,039 - I get my ball bearing drawn out. 166 00:06:14,083 --> 00:06:15,332 There is actually a lot of steel here, 167 00:06:15,417 --> 00:06:16,666 more than I need. 168 00:06:16,752 --> 00:06:20,337 So I cut off one end, so it's nice and flat. 169 00:06:20,422 --> 00:06:22,839 San mai is essentially a three-layer sandwich. 170 00:06:22,925 --> 00:06:24,674 I'm comfortable with the stacking technique, 171 00:06:24,760 --> 00:06:26,802 so that's the way I'm gonna go. 172 00:06:26,887 --> 00:06:28,512 And now we wait. 173 00:06:28,597 --> 00:06:30,680 ♪ ♪ 174 00:06:30,766 --> 00:06:32,974 - I'm gonna use the taco technique 175 00:06:33,060 --> 00:06:35,727 because you only have to deal with one piece of steel. 176 00:06:35,813 --> 00:06:38,021 I can just drop my 52100 straight into it 177 00:06:38,107 --> 00:06:39,356 and go to work. 178 00:06:39,441 --> 00:06:42,317 - There's a difficulty in using that method. 179 00:06:42,403 --> 00:06:44,319 You've got to clean all this area 180 00:06:44,405 --> 00:06:45,695 at the bottom of the taco, 181 00:06:45,739 --> 00:06:48,824 or you get inclusions, cold shots. 182 00:06:48,909 --> 00:06:51,368 The set-up is everything with this technique. 183 00:06:51,453 --> 00:06:52,911 - It's time to go to the press, 184 00:06:52,955 --> 00:06:55,705 and make a good solid weld across the billet. 185 00:06:55,791 --> 00:06:58,041 ♪ ♪ 186 00:06:58,085 --> 00:06:59,918 - sam's gonna go for the taco, too. 187 00:07:00,003 --> 00:07:01,420 - Yep. - Holy cow. 188 00:07:01,463 --> 00:07:03,422 - That bucket really slowed me up, 189 00:07:03,507 --> 00:07:05,590 and I have to use a quicker process. 190 00:07:05,676 --> 00:07:07,926 So what I'm going to do is fold it like a taco 191 00:07:08,011 --> 00:07:10,595 and set my 52100 right in there. 192 00:07:10,681 --> 00:07:13,306 With the possibility of havig more inclusions 193 00:07:13,392 --> 00:07:15,934 doing the taco version of a san mai, 194 00:07:16,019 --> 00:07:18,812 I have to make sure that it welds solid. 195 00:07:18,897 --> 00:07:20,730 ♪ ♪ 196 00:07:20,816 --> 00:07:23,400 - come on, damn it. 197 00:07:23,485 --> 00:07:25,527 So I've got my billet drawn out, 198 00:07:25,612 --> 00:07:28,655 and I notice there's a blister in my steel. 199 00:07:28,740 --> 00:07:29,990 [bleep]. 200 00:07:30,075 --> 00:07:31,741 [dramatic music] 201 00:07:31,785 --> 00:07:34,744 - that didn't look good to me. 202 00:07:34,830 --> 00:07:37,581 - I've got to either fix this or start over. 203 00:07:37,666 --> 00:07:40,584 - Somewhere in there, there's an inclusion or something 204 00:07:40,669 --> 00:07:43,128 that's keeping it from welding. 205 00:07:43,213 --> 00:07:44,796 - Hopefully, there's enough blade left 206 00:07:44,882 --> 00:07:47,257 to meet my parameters. 207 00:07:47,342 --> 00:07:50,177 - Bladesmiths, you have 30 minutes remaining 208 00:07:50,262 --> 00:07:52,387 in this round. 209 00:07:52,473 --> 00:07:54,639 Oh, michael's very efficient with his time. 210 00:07:54,725 --> 00:07:57,642 He's already got his tang, his shoulders... 211 00:07:57,728 --> 00:07:59,686 - I am ready to heat-treat this sucker. 212 00:07:59,771 --> 00:08:02,772 [upbeat music] 213 00:08:02,858 --> 00:08:05,901 ♪ ♪ 214 00:08:05,986 --> 00:08:08,403 there's a little warp. Not the end of the world. 215 00:08:08,489 --> 00:08:12,115 I have time left on the clock, and then... 216 00:08:12,201 --> 00:08:13,909 Oh, no. 217 00:08:13,994 --> 00:08:16,953 I see a giant separation. 218 00:08:17,039 --> 00:08:20,123 Oh, no. 219 00:08:20,167 --> 00:08:22,375 - Michael's eyeballing that steel. 220 00:08:22,461 --> 00:08:24,085 There's an issue. 221 00:08:24,171 --> 00:08:26,463 - Two of the layers are coming apart. 222 00:08:26,548 --> 00:08:28,048 That sucks. 223 00:08:28,133 --> 00:08:30,509 Typically, if there's delaminations, 224 00:08:30,594 --> 00:08:32,010 you can see 'em when you grind. 225 00:08:32,095 --> 00:08:35,180 I didn't see any problems with my weld. 226 00:08:35,224 --> 00:08:37,098 - Uh-oh, I think he's got a crack 227 00:08:37,184 --> 00:08:38,683 all the way through the core. 228 00:08:38,769 --> 00:08:40,185 - Oh, lord. 229 00:08:40,229 --> 00:08:42,103 - I have 30 minutes left. 230 00:08:42,189 --> 00:08:43,647 I can't make another knife. 231 00:08:43,732 --> 00:08:45,440 I don't really know what to do. 232 00:08:45,526 --> 00:08:49,903 [bleep]. 233 00:08:49,988 --> 00:08:51,488 - I throw it back into the forge 234 00:08:51,532 --> 00:08:54,199 and try to reweld that split. 235 00:08:54,243 --> 00:08:56,993 That is my only chance of going forward. 236 00:08:58,038 --> 00:08:59,246 ♪ ♪ 237 00:08:59,331 --> 00:09:00,830 - I think I fixed my delam. 238 00:09:00,874 --> 00:09:04,042 It's time to get it into the quench. 239 00:09:04,127 --> 00:09:06,127 - Bingo. All right. 240 00:09:06,213 --> 00:09:08,338 - Sure as [bleep], there's a warp in my blade. 241 00:09:08,382 --> 00:09:09,714 [bleep]. 242 00:09:09,758 --> 00:09:11,174 Glad I've got extra steel 243 00:09:11,260 --> 00:09:12,884 because I'm gonna have a lot of grinding to do 244 00:09:12,970 --> 00:09:14,928 to get this warp out. 245 00:09:15,013 --> 00:09:15,971 And then-- 246 00:09:16,056 --> 00:09:17,556 [bleep]. 247 00:09:17,599 --> 00:09:22,060 As I'm grinding, I notice that there's a delam in my spine. 248 00:09:22,145 --> 00:09:23,895 I've got to weld it up and get it going. 249 00:09:23,981 --> 00:09:26,648 - James is back at the welder. 250 00:09:26,733 --> 00:09:28,900 - It's not optimal to ever weld on your blade, 251 00:09:28,944 --> 00:09:30,360 but I don't have any choice 252 00:09:30,445 --> 00:09:33,071 because I risk a chance of a catastrophic failure 253 00:09:33,156 --> 00:09:36,032 if there's a gap in the top of my spine. 254 00:09:36,118 --> 00:09:39,035 [dramatic music] 255 00:09:39,121 --> 00:09:40,287 [upbeat music] 256 00:09:40,372 --> 00:09:41,580 - this is a pretty intense round. 257 00:09:41,665 --> 00:09:43,748 Hopefully I can pull through. 258 00:09:43,792 --> 00:09:46,418 - Sam quenched at a really high temperature. 259 00:09:46,461 --> 00:09:48,712 - So if there are other problems with the blade, 260 00:09:48,797 --> 00:09:50,880 that's gonna make it higher the chances 261 00:09:50,924 --> 00:09:51,673 of a break happening. 262 00:09:51,758 --> 00:09:53,133 - Yes. 263 00:09:53,218 --> 00:09:56,052 - I pull my blade out of the quench, and I'm golden. 264 00:09:56,096 --> 00:09:59,264 Now I've got to get rid of some of this excess material. 265 00:09:59,308 --> 00:10:01,141 - I don't wanna quench yet. 266 00:10:01,226 --> 00:10:03,310 I'm feeling quite behind. 267 00:10:03,395 --> 00:10:05,437 I need to quench. 268 00:10:05,522 --> 00:10:07,564 - All right, there goes jennifer in the oil. 269 00:10:07,608 --> 00:10:09,441 - Not bad, a little on the hot side. 270 00:10:09,526 --> 00:10:10,942 - Oh, my gosh. 271 00:10:10,986 --> 00:10:13,320 I have a warp 272 00:10:13,405 --> 00:10:16,489 that is like spaghetti. 273 00:10:16,575 --> 00:10:18,783 I'm going to have to re-quench. 274 00:10:18,827 --> 00:10:21,578 I'm scared to death that it's going to crack on me. 275 00:10:21,663 --> 00:10:23,622 I don't know what it might do. 276 00:10:23,665 --> 00:10:25,498 Please don't warp. 277 00:10:25,584 --> 00:10:27,292 The warp's still there, 278 00:10:27,336 --> 00:10:28,793 not quite as bad. 279 00:10:28,879 --> 00:10:30,754 I lay it on the anvil, and I put a sledgehammer on it, 280 00:10:30,797 --> 00:10:33,006 and I just sit on it. 281 00:10:33,091 --> 00:10:35,050 Please, lord, help me. 282 00:10:35,135 --> 00:10:36,301 [grunts] 283 00:10:36,345 --> 00:10:38,678 - you got five minutes left. 284 00:10:38,764 --> 00:10:41,848 Michael is back in the forge, guys. 285 00:10:41,933 --> 00:10:43,600 - I quench it again. 286 00:10:43,685 --> 00:10:45,477 The crack's still there, 287 00:10:45,520 --> 00:10:48,647 all the way through the middle section of the knife. 288 00:10:48,690 --> 00:10:51,524 I have to do something drastic. 289 00:10:51,610 --> 00:10:53,109 - Oh, come on. - What the hell? 290 00:10:53,153 --> 00:10:54,486 Michael's cutting his blade in half. 291 00:10:54,529 --> 00:10:56,196 - Whoa. 292 00:10:56,281 --> 00:10:57,822 - I cut it in half. 293 00:10:57,908 --> 00:11:01,159 The only option I have is to see if I have enough material 294 00:11:01,244 --> 00:11:02,994 to draw out to the length parameter. 295 00:11:03,080 --> 00:11:04,788 - He's going for a hail mary. 296 00:11:04,873 --> 00:11:06,998 He cut off six inches of blade. 297 00:11:07,084 --> 00:11:08,667 That's not the road I would've driven down, but-- 298 00:11:08,710 --> 00:11:09,876 - it ain't a road. 299 00:11:09,961 --> 00:11:11,836 That's a cliff he just drove off of. 300 00:11:11,922 --> 00:11:13,463 - [bleep]. 301 00:11:13,507 --> 00:11:15,799 I am trying to draw this out with a hammer that's too big, 302 00:11:15,842 --> 00:11:18,093 steel that's too small, and not enough time. 303 00:11:18,178 --> 00:11:19,344 [bleep] damn it. 304 00:11:19,388 --> 00:11:20,804 - This is one of the most insane things 305 00:11:20,847 --> 00:11:22,347 I've ever seen on the forge floor. 306 00:11:22,391 --> 00:11:23,848 [dramatic music] 307 00:11:23,934 --> 00:11:27,018 - five, four, three, 308 00:11:27,062 --> 00:11:28,853 two, one. 309 00:11:28,897 --> 00:11:30,897 Bladesmiths, turn off your machines. 310 00:11:30,982 --> 00:11:33,358 Take your blades out of the oil. 311 00:11:33,443 --> 00:11:36,361 This round's over, guys. 312 00:11:36,405 --> 00:11:38,446 - This is not really a knife. 313 00:11:38,532 --> 00:11:40,699 I don't know if it's gonna meet parameters. 314 00:11:40,742 --> 00:11:44,035 Maybe they'll see that I put everything I had into it. 315 00:11:44,079 --> 00:11:45,704 Who knows? 316 00:11:45,747 --> 00:11:47,497 It's in the judges' hands. 317 00:11:47,582 --> 00:11:48,998 [dramatic music] 318 00:11:49,084 --> 00:11:53,211 - bladesmiths, we are well on our way into the final. 319 00:11:53,296 --> 00:11:54,879 You guys all did a great job. 320 00:11:54,965 --> 00:11:56,798 But michael, 321 00:11:56,883 --> 00:11:59,426 fell apart in the final hour, man. 322 00:11:59,511 --> 00:12:01,553 You fought very hard to be here, 323 00:12:01,596 --> 00:12:05,640 but unfortunately, your blade is only 8 3/4 inches, 324 00:12:05,726 --> 00:12:07,892 missing our 12- to 14-inch requirement 325 00:12:07,936 --> 00:12:09,853 by more than three inches. 326 00:12:09,938 --> 00:12:11,563 So unfortunately for that reason, 327 00:12:11,648 --> 00:12:13,940 I'm gonna have to ask you to please surrender your work, 328 00:12:14,025 --> 00:12:15,942 and leave the forge. 329 00:12:16,027 --> 00:12:17,736 - Fair enough. 330 00:12:17,821 --> 00:12:20,947 - Thank you, michael. - Thanks, guys. 331 00:12:21,032 --> 00:12:22,741 I got chucked out. 332 00:12:22,826 --> 00:12:25,368 I had an awesome knife for 2 1/2 hours, 333 00:12:25,454 --> 00:12:27,078 and then cut it in half. 334 00:12:27,164 --> 00:12:29,581 Probably the worst plan ever. 335 00:12:29,666 --> 00:12:31,750 I knew it was a long shot, 336 00:12:31,793 --> 00:12:34,961 and, you know, I just wanted to turn something in. 337 00:12:35,046 --> 00:12:36,254 I would absolutely do this again, 338 00:12:36,298 --> 00:12:37,630 but I don't know 339 00:12:37,716 --> 00:12:41,176 if there's a three-time returning loser option. 340 00:12:41,261 --> 00:12:43,261 ♪ ♪ 341 00:12:43,305 --> 00:12:44,596 - bladesmiths, congratulations. 342 00:12:44,681 --> 00:12:47,140 That means the three of you are moving forward 343 00:12:47,225 --> 00:12:48,308 into the next round 344 00:12:48,393 --> 00:12:50,059 of our second chance tournament finals. 345 00:12:50,145 --> 00:12:52,228 But there are still issues with your blades 346 00:12:52,272 --> 00:12:53,563 that need addressing. 347 00:12:53,648 --> 00:12:55,106 Let's hear what the judges have to say about them. 348 00:12:55,150 --> 00:12:56,941 Sam, you ready? - Yes, sir. 349 00:12:56,985 --> 00:12:57,776 - Please present your work. 350 00:12:57,819 --> 00:13:00,779 ♪ ♪ 351 00:13:00,822 --> 00:13:02,113 - all right, sam. 352 00:13:02,199 --> 00:13:05,241 First up, your grinds are very clean. 353 00:13:05,285 --> 00:13:06,951 Straight lines all the way through. 354 00:13:06,995 --> 00:13:10,288 Now, your design that you have here has a sheep's foot. 355 00:13:10,332 --> 00:13:12,123 Now, sheep's foot designs are usually made 356 00:13:12,209 --> 00:13:13,625 for cutting weapons, 357 00:13:13,710 --> 00:13:16,127 but our tests will call for stabbing as well as cutting. 358 00:13:16,213 --> 00:13:17,629 And you just need to make sure 359 00:13:17,672 --> 00:13:20,089 that this sheep's foot is able to stab. 360 00:13:20,175 --> 00:13:22,300 Overall, sir, good job. 361 00:13:22,385 --> 00:13:23,676 - Thank you. 362 00:13:23,762 --> 00:13:25,428 - James, you ready? - Yeah, let's do it. 363 00:13:25,514 --> 00:13:26,930 - Let's see what you got. 364 00:13:28,892 --> 00:13:30,308 - So, james, right off, 365 00:13:30,352 --> 00:13:32,477 generally I think your steel looks good. 366 00:13:32,562 --> 00:13:35,647 Biggest issue: That blister right there. 367 00:13:35,732 --> 00:13:38,316 And I can hear when I tap it how shallow it is. 368 00:13:38,401 --> 00:13:41,152 The metal that's on the face of that is paper thin. 369 00:13:41,196 --> 00:13:43,696 Could it get hung up on a cut? Yes, it could. 370 00:13:43,782 --> 00:13:45,824 So it would be a good thing to address it, 371 00:13:45,909 --> 00:13:47,534 but good design. 372 00:13:47,619 --> 00:13:48,993 Nicely done. 373 00:13:49,079 --> 00:13:51,079 - How you feeling, jennifer? - Nervous. 374 00:13:51,164 --> 00:13:52,997 - Let's hear what they have to say about it. 375 00:13:53,041 --> 00:13:55,834 ♪ ♪ 376 00:13:55,877 --> 00:13:58,086 - all right, jennifer, good job on your work. 377 00:13:58,171 --> 00:14:00,421 The profile's nice, what we're asking for. 378 00:14:00,507 --> 00:14:02,340 You do have a warp here 379 00:14:02,384 --> 00:14:05,385 going in one direction, and the tang does the same. 380 00:14:05,470 --> 00:14:07,345 So you got a little bit of a serpentine issue. 381 00:14:07,430 --> 00:14:10,348 The one thing that does concern me is this seam right here 382 00:14:10,433 --> 00:14:13,476 that I can get my nail quite a ways down into. 383 00:14:13,520 --> 00:14:16,354 But overall, good job. - Thank you. 384 00:14:16,439 --> 00:14:17,814 - All right, bladesmiths, congratulations. 385 00:14:17,899 --> 00:14:20,567 The three of you are moving forward into round two. 386 00:14:20,652 --> 00:14:21,985 In this second round of competition, 387 00:14:22,070 --> 00:14:23,653 you guys are going to fix any issues you have 388 00:14:23,738 --> 00:14:26,197 with your blades and add handles to them, 389 00:14:26,241 --> 00:14:27,657 turning them into fully functioning weapons. 390 00:14:27,701 --> 00:14:29,534 On your workstation, there's a cloth. 391 00:14:29,619 --> 00:14:31,160 Go ahead and reveal those materials for me. 392 00:14:31,246 --> 00:14:34,956 [dramatic music] 393 00:14:35,041 --> 00:14:37,375 what you each have there is a pound and a half 394 00:14:37,460 --> 00:14:39,043 of brass hardware. 395 00:14:39,087 --> 00:14:41,671 We're gonna ask you to melt that down in the foundry 396 00:14:41,715 --> 00:14:45,717 and cast both a functional guard and pommel. 397 00:14:45,760 --> 00:14:47,135 Now, bladesmiths, 398 00:14:47,220 --> 00:14:48,970 you guys only have two hours to complete these tasks. 399 00:14:49,055 --> 00:14:50,555 When the time is elapsed, 400 00:14:50,640 --> 00:14:52,390 we're gonna go straight over to the testing arena. 401 00:14:52,434 --> 00:14:53,892 We're gonna test for strength and durability 402 00:14:53,935 --> 00:14:55,560 in a lumber and hard hat cho. 403 00:14:55,645 --> 00:14:57,020 Then we're gonna check for edge retention 404 00:14:57,063 --> 00:14:59,731 in a leather apron stab and slice. 405 00:14:59,774 --> 00:15:01,357 Keep your eyes on the clock. 406 00:15:01,401 --> 00:15:03,401 Your time starts now. 407 00:15:03,445 --> 00:15:05,778 [upbeat music] 408 00:15:05,864 --> 00:15:07,739 casting brass. 409 00:15:07,824 --> 00:15:09,073 - [laughs] 410 00:15:09,117 --> 00:15:11,200 - so how long does brass typically take 411 00:15:11,286 --> 00:15:12,994 to heat up and melt down? 412 00:15:13,079 --> 00:15:15,747 - This stuff's gonna be liquid within ten minutes. 413 00:15:15,790 --> 00:15:17,749 - Yes, come to me, my pretties. 414 00:15:17,792 --> 00:15:20,752 I have used a foundry setup in the past 415 00:15:20,795 --> 00:15:23,755 but never to melt brass for a weapon. 416 00:15:23,798 --> 00:15:26,424 I'm going to split my brass into two piles. 417 00:15:26,509 --> 00:15:28,927 The smaller the mass, the faster it will heat up, 418 00:15:29,012 --> 00:15:31,095 so I take them and put them in the crucible first. 419 00:15:31,181 --> 00:15:33,598 - They could put all that brass in there, melt it, 420 00:15:33,642 --> 00:15:37,268 pour half of it, put it back in the foundry, let it si. 421 00:15:37,312 --> 00:15:38,394 - If they don't have enough, 422 00:15:38,480 --> 00:15:39,771 they're gonna have to completely redo it. 423 00:15:39,856 --> 00:15:42,273 - Yep. - It's all wasted time. 424 00:15:42,317 --> 00:15:45,735 ♪ ♪ 425 00:15:45,779 --> 00:15:47,946 - the first round, my tang had a warp. 426 00:15:48,031 --> 00:15:51,741 I expected to use the torch to straighten it out, 427 00:15:51,826 --> 00:15:53,117 but I have the foundry sitting here. 428 00:15:53,203 --> 00:15:55,912 I can just stick it in there and go. 429 00:15:55,997 --> 00:15:58,706 - That's a great, easy, simple fix. 430 00:15:58,792 --> 00:16:02,043 - Clamp it in the vice, and it comes out straight. 431 00:16:02,128 --> 00:16:03,795 ♪ ♪ 432 00:16:03,838 --> 00:16:05,630 - never done this. 433 00:16:07,342 --> 00:16:08,883 - Is it molten inside? 434 00:16:08,969 --> 00:16:11,386 - Right now it looks clumpy. - Yeah, not good yet. 435 00:16:11,471 --> 00:16:13,763 - That's great that sam's giving her a hand on that. 436 00:16:13,848 --> 00:16:15,598 - But he's got to keep in mind, too, 437 00:16:15,684 --> 00:16:18,101 that the first time he was here, he ended up going hom, 438 00:16:18,144 --> 00:16:20,979 because he was helping out another smith and took up time. 439 00:16:21,064 --> 00:16:22,647 - Can you hold that vice down for me? 440 00:16:22,691 --> 00:16:24,941 - Yeah, I'll help you. Do it. 441 00:16:25,026 --> 00:16:26,693 - Look at that. You see? 442 00:16:26,778 --> 00:16:28,236 There's comradery right there. 443 00:16:28,321 --> 00:16:30,446 He's--sam's helping out colton. - There you go, kid! 444 00:16:30,490 --> 00:16:32,615 - He needed someone with enough mass 445 00:16:32,701 --> 00:16:34,283 to keep that thing from spinning around 446 00:16:34,369 --> 00:16:36,160 and around and around. 447 00:16:36,204 --> 00:16:38,705 Finally, the brass has melted fully. 448 00:16:38,790 --> 00:16:40,415 The first pour I make is great. 449 00:16:40,500 --> 00:16:43,751 The second pour I do, not enough brass. 450 00:16:43,837 --> 00:16:45,044 Come on. 451 00:16:45,088 --> 00:16:46,838 - Dave, you called it. He didn't have enough. 452 00:16:46,923 --> 00:16:49,340 - Luckily, that can be melting and getting ready 453 00:16:49,384 --> 00:16:50,341 while I'm working on the blade. 454 00:16:50,385 --> 00:16:53,177 [dramatic music] 455 00:16:53,221 --> 00:16:56,347 - bladesmiths, you have one hour and 30 minutes left 456 00:16:56,433 --> 00:16:57,348 in this round. 457 00:16:57,392 --> 00:16:59,017 ♪ ♪ 458 00:16:59,102 --> 00:17:02,145 - I want to go with a multi-stacked handle 459 00:17:02,230 --> 00:17:05,481 and make a compression fitting. 460 00:17:05,567 --> 00:17:07,108 - Oh, he's doing a burn through. 461 00:17:07,193 --> 00:17:09,694 [laughs] he's a madman. 462 00:17:09,779 --> 00:17:12,030 - There are smiths who'll try the burn through method, 463 00:17:12,073 --> 00:17:14,824 and it just takes forever. 464 00:17:14,909 --> 00:17:16,784 - I burned my handle material in, 465 00:17:16,870 --> 00:17:18,786 because I feel like I'm gonna have a better chance 466 00:17:18,872 --> 00:17:22,373 of keeping a good tight handle, and I'm not relying on epoxy. 467 00:17:22,459 --> 00:17:24,250 Now it's time to clean it up, 468 00:17:24,335 --> 00:17:25,877 and stack it all up, 469 00:17:25,920 --> 00:17:27,879 and make a nice brick of handle material. 470 00:17:27,922 --> 00:17:29,172 [upbeat music] 471 00:17:29,215 --> 00:17:32,467 - I still need to address this delamination. 472 00:17:32,552 --> 00:17:36,345 So I reprofile, and I put a little curve. 473 00:17:36,431 --> 00:17:41,476 And when I do that, I put an end to the delamination. 474 00:17:41,561 --> 00:17:43,561 Please be ready. 475 00:17:43,605 --> 00:17:46,939 I pour my first cast for my guard. 476 00:17:47,025 --> 00:17:49,192 Just a little bit more. 477 00:17:49,235 --> 00:17:50,068 - Where is the brass? 478 00:17:50,111 --> 00:17:51,402 - I don't have enough brass. 479 00:17:51,488 --> 00:17:53,237 - [groans] 480 00:17:53,281 --> 00:17:55,198 - I look over on her table, 481 00:17:55,283 --> 00:17:56,699 and there's a lot of brass sitting there. 482 00:17:56,743 --> 00:17:58,076 - She should've grabbed a fistful. 483 00:17:58,119 --> 00:17:59,744 - Makes me crazy. 484 00:17:59,829 --> 00:18:02,622 - The first time that I came to compete, 485 00:18:02,707 --> 00:18:04,415 my blade wasn't even tested 486 00:18:04,459 --> 00:18:07,668 because of turning in this blocked up handle. 487 00:18:07,754 --> 00:18:10,421 ♪ ♪ 488 00:18:10,465 --> 00:18:13,091 this could be what sends me home again. 489 00:18:13,134 --> 00:18:17,470 ♪ ♪ 490 00:18:17,555 --> 00:18:19,180 work for me, work for me. 491 00:18:19,265 --> 00:18:21,599 [dramatic music] 492 00:18:21,643 --> 00:18:23,518 - my brass is melted now. 493 00:18:23,603 --> 00:18:26,020 I'm gonna give it another pour and see what happens. 494 00:18:26,106 --> 00:18:28,439 There it is, nice full mold, ready to go. 495 00:18:28,525 --> 00:18:29,941 One more hurrah. 496 00:18:29,984 --> 00:18:31,651 Now I can work on my handle. 497 00:18:31,736 --> 00:18:33,778 I'm going to drill a hole through my block of wood 498 00:18:33,863 --> 00:18:34,946 because it's a fast method. 499 00:18:35,031 --> 00:18:36,405 Time's running out. 500 00:18:36,491 --> 00:18:37,740 I have a legitimate fear 501 00:18:37,826 --> 00:18:39,325 I will have an incomplete blade. 502 00:18:39,410 --> 00:18:40,618 - All right, bladesmiths, 503 00:18:40,703 --> 00:18:44,205 you guys have 30 minutes until this round is over. 504 00:18:44,290 --> 00:18:48,126 - I have to get my pommel to be tight 505 00:18:48,169 --> 00:18:49,627 so that it pushes all my material 506 00:18:49,671 --> 00:18:51,629 up against my finger guard. 507 00:18:51,673 --> 00:18:53,965 So I split and reheat my tang. 508 00:18:54,008 --> 00:18:57,969 Try to roll it down so that it bends both sides 509 00:18:58,054 --> 00:19:00,680 opposite directions and holds pressure against the pommel. 510 00:19:00,765 --> 00:19:04,350 - James is doing exactly what I was hoping he wouldn't. 511 00:19:04,435 --> 00:19:05,977 - Yeah. - Not only does he not hae 512 00:19:06,062 --> 00:19:09,438 epoxy attaching his tang to his handle material, 513 00:19:09,524 --> 00:19:10,773 now he's cooking the epoxy 514 00:19:10,859 --> 00:19:13,317 out of the back of the handle as well. 515 00:19:13,361 --> 00:19:14,902 - The torch melts my leather. 516 00:19:14,988 --> 00:19:16,112 [bleep]. 517 00:19:16,197 --> 00:19:18,990 This messed my entire handle up. 518 00:19:19,033 --> 00:19:21,159 It's never gonna be tight. 519 00:19:21,202 --> 00:19:23,661 I don't have enough time to tear it apart and fix it. 520 00:19:23,705 --> 00:19:25,163 Hopefully it holds together, 521 00:19:25,248 --> 00:19:26,914 and they'll put it though testing. 522 00:19:27,000 --> 00:19:30,334 - You have 15 minutes until the clock stops. 523 00:19:30,378 --> 00:19:31,711 ♪ ♪ 524 00:19:31,796 --> 00:19:35,631 - I finally get the rest of my brass cooked up, 525 00:19:35,717 --> 00:19:38,801 and as soon as that is cooled down, 526 00:19:38,845 --> 00:19:41,846 I can put my handle together. 527 00:19:41,931 --> 00:19:45,349 - Two burn throughs in one day, boys. 528 00:19:45,393 --> 00:19:48,978 - I burn my tang into my block of wood, 529 00:19:49,063 --> 00:19:53,316 and I just start grinding the crap out of this handle. 530 00:19:53,401 --> 00:19:54,984 I want a finished blade. 531 00:19:55,028 --> 00:19:56,611 That's what I came here to do. 532 00:19:56,696 --> 00:19:59,238 [dramatic music] 533 00:19:59,324 --> 00:20:01,157 - I'm running out of time, 534 00:20:01,242 --> 00:20:03,868 and now I'm heating the tang and peening it over. 535 00:20:03,953 --> 00:20:06,662 - Look how big that flame on the rosebud tip is. 536 00:20:06,706 --> 00:20:09,165 All you need is a teeny tiny flame. 537 00:20:09,250 --> 00:20:10,458 - His handle's on fire. 538 00:20:10,543 --> 00:20:13,044 - Oh, my god. 539 00:20:13,087 --> 00:20:15,838 - I hope my knife holds up to the judges' tests. 540 00:20:15,924 --> 00:20:18,466 I'm gonna say a little extra prayer for that handle. 541 00:20:18,551 --> 00:20:20,718 - Five, four, 542 00:20:20,803 --> 00:20:23,763 three, two, one. 543 00:20:23,848 --> 00:20:25,973 This round is over. 544 00:20:26,059 --> 00:20:28,059 Turn off your machines. Put down your tools. 545 00:20:28,144 --> 00:20:30,394 Great work, smiths. 546 00:20:30,480 --> 00:20:32,563 - I'm not happy at all with my blade. 547 00:20:32,607 --> 00:20:34,440 My handle's loose. 548 00:20:34,525 --> 00:20:37,193 My edge is okay, but it's nowhere near 549 00:20:37,278 --> 00:20:39,028 the quality edge I want to put on a blade 550 00:20:39,113 --> 00:20:40,655 to go into a competition. 551 00:20:40,740 --> 00:20:42,907 [dramatic music] 552 00:20:42,951 --> 00:20:45,701 - bladesmiths, welcome to our strength test. 553 00:20:45,787 --> 00:20:48,704 I like to call this the construction to destruction. 554 00:20:48,790 --> 00:20:51,791 I'm gonna take each of your blades, 555 00:20:51,876 --> 00:20:54,543 and beat them into these 2x4s and hard hats. 556 00:20:54,629 --> 00:20:57,421 Now, what your knives do to these materials 557 00:20:57,507 --> 00:21:00,341 is secondary to what the materials do to your knives. 558 00:21:00,426 --> 00:21:01,926 Jennifer, you're gonna go first. 559 00:21:01,970 --> 00:21:03,928 - I've been waiting a long time for this, yes. 560 00:21:03,972 --> 00:21:06,555 - Well, let's get it over with then. 561 00:21:06,599 --> 00:21:08,933 - [grunts] I don't want to go first. 562 00:21:08,977 --> 00:21:10,726 [dramatic music] 563 00:21:10,770 --> 00:21:13,396 I know where that delam was 564 00:21:13,439 --> 00:21:15,564 is likely the weakest part of my blade. 565 00:21:15,608 --> 00:21:17,775 I am not keeping it together. 566 00:21:17,819 --> 00:21:20,778 ♪ ♪ 567 00:21:22,782 --> 00:21:29,787 ♪ ♪ 568 00:21:40,967 --> 00:21:42,591 - doing okay, jennifer? 569 00:21:42,677 --> 00:21:45,261 - I'm good. - Okay. 570 00:21:45,305 --> 00:21:48,973 You still got a wave to the blade. 571 00:21:49,017 --> 00:21:52,059 The handle, it's short. It's very small. 572 00:21:52,145 --> 00:21:55,146 Okay, once I put a glove on here, it was even smaller. 573 00:21:55,189 --> 00:21:57,106 You got a little bit of dulling, 574 00:21:57,191 --> 00:21:58,482 but most of your edge is still there. 575 00:21:58,568 --> 00:22:01,319 So good job. - Thank you. 576 00:22:01,362 --> 00:22:02,778 - Sam, you're up next. You ready? 577 00:22:02,864 --> 00:22:04,322 - Absolutely. - All right, let's go. 578 00:22:04,365 --> 00:22:06,157 ♪ ♪ 579 00:22:06,242 --> 00:22:08,492 - I'm feeling fairly confident about my knife, 580 00:22:08,578 --> 00:22:12,121 but that handle's not where I want it to be. 581 00:22:12,206 --> 00:22:18,002 ♪ ♪ 582 00:22:18,087 --> 00:22:21,005 [heavy rock music] 583 00:22:21,049 --> 00:22:28,012 ♪ ♪ 584 00:22:37,023 --> 00:22:38,731 - all right, sam. 585 00:22:38,816 --> 00:22:41,150 Starting off, your pommel was already loose. 586 00:22:41,194 --> 00:22:42,234 You could hear that jingling. 587 00:22:42,320 --> 00:22:44,195 Now the whole handle's loose. 588 00:22:44,238 --> 00:22:46,072 Everything's moving. 589 00:22:46,157 --> 00:22:47,490 Your edge-- 590 00:22:47,575 --> 00:22:50,701 there was a seam right above the edge on both sides, 591 00:22:50,745 --> 00:22:52,912 and that's gone now. 592 00:22:52,997 --> 00:22:56,707 But other than that, it's still straight. 593 00:22:56,751 --> 00:22:59,001 Still has most of an edge. 594 00:22:59,087 --> 00:23:00,586 So you survived. Good job. 595 00:23:00,671 --> 00:23:02,421 - Thank you. 596 00:23:02,507 --> 00:23:04,799 - James, you ready to go? - Let's see what you got. 597 00:23:04,884 --> 00:23:06,509 - Let's do it. 598 00:23:06,594 --> 00:23:09,261 - Hard hats are no joke. They are hard. 599 00:23:09,347 --> 00:23:11,013 My handle's loose enough, 600 00:23:11,099 --> 00:23:13,557 so if it's gonna break, it's gonna break on that hard hat. 601 00:23:13,601 --> 00:23:23,526 ♪ ♪ 602 00:23:23,611 --> 00:23:25,778 [heavy rock music] 603 00:23:25,863 --> 00:23:32,410 ♪ ♪ 604 00:23:41,087 --> 00:23:43,504 ♪ ♪ 605 00:23:43,589 --> 00:23:45,339 - all right, james, you survived. 606 00:23:45,425 --> 00:23:47,716 Um, the handle... 607 00:23:47,802 --> 00:23:49,718 [rattling] 608 00:23:49,804 --> 00:23:51,887 [laughs] it's kinda like a maraca 609 00:23:51,973 --> 00:23:53,597 or something like that now. 610 00:23:53,641 --> 00:23:56,725 But the way you folded over those tangs, 611 00:23:56,811 --> 00:23:58,394 it's not gonna go anywhere. 612 00:23:58,479 --> 00:24:00,396 Your blister started collapsing, 613 00:24:00,481 --> 00:24:03,023 but it didn't tear apart on the blade. 614 00:24:03,109 --> 00:24:05,860 And your edge is still sharp. 615 00:24:05,945 --> 00:24:07,611 Nice job. - Thank you. 616 00:24:10,783 --> 00:24:12,241 - All right, bladesmiths, 617 00:24:12,326 --> 00:24:14,785 congratulations for passing the strength test. 618 00:24:14,829 --> 00:24:16,245 But are they still sharp? 619 00:24:16,330 --> 00:24:17,663 This is the sharpness test, 620 00:24:17,748 --> 00:24:20,249 the leather apron stab and slice. 621 00:24:20,293 --> 00:24:22,376 Now, unlike the strength test, 622 00:24:22,462 --> 00:24:25,087 this is all about what your weapons do to the aprons. 623 00:24:25,173 --> 00:24:26,797 Jennifer, you're up first. Ready? 624 00:24:26,841 --> 00:24:28,591 - Yes. - Let's do this. 625 00:24:28,676 --> 00:24:34,638 ♪ ♪ 626 00:24:34,682 --> 00:24:37,766 [heavy rock music] 627 00:24:37,852 --> 00:24:44,732 ♪ ♪ 628 00:24:50,615 --> 00:24:52,990 all right, jennifer, let's talk about your blade here. 629 00:24:53,034 --> 00:24:56,035 The tip right here, the edge is not sharp at al. 630 00:24:56,120 --> 00:24:58,037 You have a point here that, with force, 631 00:24:58,122 --> 00:25:00,664 will penetrate the leather apron. 632 00:25:00,708 --> 00:25:04,376 There are areas of your blade that are dull. 633 00:25:04,462 --> 00:25:07,963 The sharp part, it will cut. - Thank you. 634 00:25:08,049 --> 00:25:08,964 - All right, sam, your turn, sir. 635 00:25:09,050 --> 00:25:10,216 You ready? - Yes, sir. 636 00:25:10,301 --> 00:25:11,634 - Let's do this. 637 00:25:11,719 --> 00:25:18,641 ♪ ♪ 638 00:25:23,564 --> 00:25:26,482 [heavy rock music] 639 00:25:26,567 --> 00:25:33,531 ♪ ♪ 640 00:25:40,289 --> 00:25:42,414 all right, sam, let's talk about your blade here. 641 00:25:42,500 --> 00:25:45,209 First up, the handle is still loose. 642 00:25:45,294 --> 00:25:48,712 But your tip actually is sharp at the point 643 00:25:48,756 --> 00:25:51,006 and it penetrates the apron. 644 00:25:51,092 --> 00:25:53,342 When I'm dragging through, it's very interesting. 645 00:25:53,427 --> 00:25:55,386 There are parts here that aren't sharp, 646 00:25:55,429 --> 00:25:57,805 but the edges that took some rolling 647 00:25:57,890 --> 00:25:59,890 actually helped cut the apron. 648 00:25:59,976 --> 00:26:02,017 Overall, sir, your weapon, 649 00:26:02,103 --> 00:26:04,144 it will cut. - Thank you. 650 00:26:04,230 --> 00:26:05,896 - All right, james, how you feeling? 651 00:26:05,982 --> 00:26:08,357 - Let's see what happens. - Let's do this. 652 00:26:08,442 --> 00:26:12,361 ♪ ♪ 653 00:26:12,446 --> 00:26:15,364 [heavy rock music] 654 00:26:15,449 --> 00:26:22,413 ♪ ♪ 655 00:26:29,255 --> 00:26:31,839 all right, james, let's talk about your weapon here. 656 00:26:31,924 --> 00:26:34,216 The tip does penetrate, 657 00:26:34,302 --> 00:26:37,886 but it's your edges here that are actually quite sharp. 658 00:26:37,972 --> 00:26:40,139 It made it easy to cut through the apron 659 00:26:40,224 --> 00:26:42,182 and slash at it. 660 00:26:42,268 --> 00:26:43,934 Overall, sir, your weapon, 661 00:26:43,978 --> 00:26:45,060 it will cut. 662 00:26:45,146 --> 00:26:47,396 ♪ ♪ 663 00:26:47,481 --> 00:26:49,565 - all right, guys, you can breathe. 664 00:26:49,650 --> 00:26:50,899 - Not yet. 665 00:26:50,985 --> 00:26:52,401 - [laughs] 666 00:26:52,486 --> 00:26:54,612 well, bladesmiths, we did not go easy on you. 667 00:26:54,655 --> 00:26:57,448 This is our first second chance tournament, 668 00:26:57,533 --> 00:26:59,867 and the three of you deserve to be standing right here. 669 00:26:59,952 --> 00:27:01,577 You all won your duels, 670 00:27:01,662 --> 00:27:03,996 but as you know, only two of you will be moving forward 671 00:27:04,081 --> 00:27:05,956 into round three of this challenge. 672 00:27:06,000 --> 00:27:08,917 The bladesmith that's gonna be leaving the forge today is.. 673 00:27:09,003 --> 00:27:11,837 ♪ ♪ 674 00:27:11,922 --> 00:27:13,255 sam. 675 00:27:13,341 --> 00:27:14,965 Unfortunately, you just didn't make the cut, bud. 676 00:27:15,009 --> 00:27:17,134 - I understand. - J.'s gonna tell you why. 677 00:27:17,219 --> 00:27:18,594 - You know, sam, 678 00:27:18,679 --> 00:27:21,221 you did outstanding work in your haladie duel, 679 00:27:21,307 --> 00:27:24,558 and you came back and gave us a great thrusting knife. 680 00:27:24,644 --> 00:27:26,685 But handle issues aside, 681 00:27:26,771 --> 00:27:28,354 you took the most damage in the strength test. 682 00:27:28,439 --> 00:27:30,939 That's why we're letting you go. 683 00:27:31,025 --> 00:27:32,941 - I want to say thank you for your great sportsmanship 684 00:27:32,985 --> 00:27:34,568 and working so hard in the forge, 685 00:27:34,654 --> 00:27:37,112 but unfortunately, your time in this competition has ended. 686 00:27:37,198 --> 00:27:38,364 I'm gonna have to ask you 687 00:27:38,449 --> 00:27:39,782 to please step off the forge floor. 688 00:27:39,867 --> 00:27:42,618 - Good luck, guys. - Sam, you did a great job. 689 00:27:42,703 --> 00:27:44,286 - Well, I'm headed back to maine 690 00:27:44,372 --> 00:27:45,454 feeling a little disappointed. 691 00:27:45,498 --> 00:27:47,081 The steel let me down. 692 00:27:47,166 --> 00:27:49,249 That happens sometimes. 693 00:27:49,335 --> 00:27:51,627 It's always a pleasure to be here in "forged in fire," 694 00:27:51,712 --> 00:27:54,296 and I'm happy to be able to swing my hammer once again 695 00:27:54,382 --> 00:27:55,839 and interact with some of the greats, 696 00:27:55,883 --> 00:27:58,801 like doug marcaida, j. Neilson, and david baker. 697 00:27:58,886 --> 00:28:00,844 ♪ ♪ 698 00:28:00,930 --> 00:28:02,179 - well, jennifer, james, 699 00:28:02,223 --> 00:28:04,765 the two of you are moving forward into round three 700 00:28:04,850 --> 00:28:06,725 of our second chance tournament. 701 00:28:06,811 --> 00:28:08,852 So congratulations. It's gotta feel good. 702 00:28:08,896 --> 00:28:10,229 In this final round of competition, 703 00:28:10,314 --> 00:28:12,064 we're gonna be sending you back to your home forges 704 00:28:12,149 --> 00:28:14,525 for four days to build one of our favorite weapons 705 00:28:14,610 --> 00:28:16,193 from the "forged in fire" vault. 706 00:28:16,278 --> 00:28:18,654 You guys will be building this... 707 00:28:18,739 --> 00:28:20,197 ♪ ♪ 708 00:28:20,241 --> 00:28:22,700 the flyssa. 709 00:28:22,743 --> 00:28:25,327 - Seen in season five of "forged in fire," 710 00:28:25,413 --> 00:28:27,162 the flyssa is a traditional sword 711 00:28:27,248 --> 00:28:30,124 used by the kabyle berbers of north africa. 712 00:28:30,209 --> 00:28:32,209 The weapon features a long, thin blade 713 00:28:32,253 --> 00:28:34,878 that flares at the belly and tapers at the tip, 714 00:28:34,964 --> 00:28:37,673 providing quick, deadly slashes in the heat of battl. 715 00:28:37,758 --> 00:28:40,008 One of the distinguishing features of this weapon 716 00:28:40,094 --> 00:28:41,635 is the animal head pommel, 717 00:28:41,721 --> 00:28:43,554 which is designed for counterbalance. 718 00:28:43,639 --> 00:28:46,390 This important element cost one smith the competition 719 00:28:46,434 --> 00:28:47,766 when his unbalanced design 720 00:28:47,852 --> 00:28:50,269 made the weapon hard to control. 721 00:28:50,354 --> 00:28:51,729 - Now, when you're building this blade, 722 00:28:51,814 --> 00:28:53,772 I want you to follow these parameters: 723 00:28:53,858 --> 00:28:56,984 Your blade length needs to be between 36 and 38 inches. 724 00:28:57,069 --> 00:28:58,569 The edge will then taper 725 00:28:58,654 --> 00:29:00,320 and then flare out toward the belly, 726 00:29:00,406 --> 00:29:02,698 and then it'll finally taper down toward the tip. 727 00:29:02,783 --> 00:29:06,076 You're gonna cap this all off with an animal head pomme. 728 00:29:06,162 --> 00:29:07,786 This is your second chance 729 00:29:07,872 --> 00:29:10,748 at achieving the title of "forged in fire" champion. 730 00:29:10,791 --> 00:29:13,459 So make it strong. We'll see you in four day. 731 00:29:13,544 --> 00:29:15,335 [dramatic music] 732 00:29:15,421 --> 00:29:18,005 [upbeat rock music] 733 00:29:18,090 --> 00:29:19,423 - we're back at the home forge. 734 00:29:19,467 --> 00:29:20,674 We got a hell of a build in front of us. 735 00:29:20,760 --> 00:29:23,427 It's the flyssa, great big-ass sword. 736 00:29:23,512 --> 00:29:25,679 We're gonna need every bit of the 40 inches. 737 00:29:25,765 --> 00:29:27,473 I want to build this flyssa 738 00:29:27,558 --> 00:29:29,767 with a little bit extra meat on it, 739 00:29:29,810 --> 00:29:32,186 'cause you never know when you might make a mistake 740 00:29:32,271 --> 00:29:33,687 and have to start over. 741 00:29:33,773 --> 00:29:36,231 Well, I think the parameters have been met, 742 00:29:36,317 --> 00:29:40,527 so at this point, I'm gonna go work on my animal. 743 00:29:40,613 --> 00:29:43,280 Started off, I thought maybe a dog, maybe a bear. 744 00:29:43,324 --> 00:29:44,948 It hasn't really decided what it's gonna be, 745 00:29:44,992 --> 00:29:46,074 and I'm gonna keep playing with it 746 00:29:46,160 --> 00:29:47,117 till I figure out what it is. 747 00:29:47,203 --> 00:29:48,952 It may turn into a dragon. 748 00:29:48,996 --> 00:29:50,871 We don't know yet. 749 00:29:50,956 --> 00:29:52,372 The more I mess with it, 750 00:29:52,458 --> 00:29:54,458 the more I started seeing this elongated nose, 751 00:29:54,543 --> 00:29:56,752 and I think crocodiles are badass, 752 00:29:56,837 --> 00:29:58,629 so that's what we're gonna go with. 753 00:29:58,672 --> 00:30:00,422 There we go. 754 00:30:00,508 --> 00:30:03,091 [upbeat music] 755 00:30:03,177 --> 00:30:06,428 - we are at my home forge in versailles, kentucky. 756 00:30:06,514 --> 00:30:10,307 My goal is to get a rough shape on my ram's head. 757 00:30:12,478 --> 00:30:14,102 I stick it in the forge, 758 00:30:14,188 --> 00:30:16,772 and it's just not working. 759 00:30:16,816 --> 00:30:18,690 I don't want to waste time, 760 00:30:18,776 --> 00:30:21,318 so I started a second ram. 761 00:30:21,403 --> 00:30:22,736 It's okay. 762 00:30:22,822 --> 00:30:24,905 And when I pull out my ram... 763 00:30:24,990 --> 00:30:26,657 I lost my antler! 764 00:30:26,742 --> 00:30:29,952 I've got a one-horned ram. 765 00:30:30,037 --> 00:30:30,786 [mutters] 766 00:30:30,871 --> 00:30:34,081 it melted in my coal forge. 767 00:30:34,166 --> 00:30:36,917 So ram number three. 768 00:30:37,002 --> 00:30:38,961 I'm just gonna take my time. 769 00:30:39,046 --> 00:30:42,339 ♪ ♪ 770 00:30:42,424 --> 00:30:44,633 it was worth it. 771 00:30:44,718 --> 00:30:46,969 ♪ ♪ 772 00:30:47,054 --> 00:30:48,178 - day two. 773 00:30:48,264 --> 00:30:49,388 This is a pretty straightforward sword, 774 00:30:49,473 --> 00:30:51,431 but there's a lot of parts to it. 775 00:30:51,517 --> 00:30:53,183 The sword's coming together good. 776 00:30:53,227 --> 00:30:54,601 It's going together fast. 777 00:30:54,687 --> 00:30:56,520 I may end up quenching early. 778 00:30:56,564 --> 00:30:58,021 Wise man once told me 779 00:30:58,107 --> 00:31:00,190 "if you want to hear god laugh, tell him your plans." 780 00:31:00,276 --> 00:31:02,276 well, my plans were to be quenching early today. 781 00:31:02,361 --> 00:31:03,986 I don't like this weld. 782 00:31:04,071 --> 00:31:05,279 It just don't feel right. 783 00:31:05,364 --> 00:31:07,447 It feels like it's not solid. 784 00:31:07,533 --> 00:31:09,241 I find a cold shut. 785 00:31:09,326 --> 00:31:11,118 The last thing I need is to make it easy 786 00:31:11,203 --> 00:31:12,286 on j. To break my blade. 787 00:31:12,371 --> 00:31:13,787 That [bleep] ain't happening. 788 00:31:13,873 --> 00:31:15,455 What am I gonna do now? 789 00:31:15,541 --> 00:31:20,919 [bleep]. 790 00:31:21,005 --> 00:31:22,087 First thing I need to do 791 00:31:22,172 --> 00:31:24,089 is get some good welds on this thing. 792 00:31:24,174 --> 00:31:25,591 I make my first pass. 793 00:31:25,676 --> 00:31:26,842 The weld looks good. 794 00:31:26,886 --> 00:31:28,260 I feel like I've got a good repair on this. 795 00:31:28,345 --> 00:31:29,970 I think it's gonna hold up. 796 00:31:30,055 --> 00:31:32,139 ♪ ♪ 797 00:31:32,224 --> 00:31:33,515 - day three. 798 00:31:33,601 --> 00:31:35,893 I'm really anxious to quench. 799 00:31:35,978 --> 00:31:39,146 My biggest fear is that it's gonna warp. 800 00:31:39,231 --> 00:31:40,772 Oh, I'm nervous! 801 00:31:40,858 --> 00:31:42,566 I go in for the quench... 802 00:31:42,610 --> 00:31:44,026 ♪ ♪ 803 00:31:44,111 --> 00:31:46,570 and when I take it out... 804 00:31:46,655 --> 00:31:48,989 It's a fricking miracle. It didn't warp! 805 00:31:49,074 --> 00:31:52,034 Holy cow, I just experienced a miracle. 806 00:31:52,119 --> 00:31:53,160 There's no warp. 807 00:31:53,245 --> 00:31:54,244 It's hardened. 808 00:31:54,330 --> 00:31:55,913 I'm proud of what I made, 809 00:31:55,998 --> 00:31:58,749 but I can only imagine what it's gonna go up against. 810 00:31:58,834 --> 00:32:00,125 Yes! 811 00:32:00,210 --> 00:32:01,627 Sorry. 812 00:32:01,712 --> 00:32:02,711 - Day four. 813 00:32:02,796 --> 00:32:04,338 Got the quench done yesterday. 814 00:32:04,423 --> 00:32:07,716 I end up with a couple little minor warps. 815 00:32:07,801 --> 00:32:11,511 So I'm gonna try to do the three pin method, 816 00:32:11,597 --> 00:32:14,890 and pray to god that I don't snap this blade, 817 00:32:14,934 --> 00:32:17,059 'cause I have a habit of breaking blades. 818 00:32:17,102 --> 00:32:19,436 - Oh! - I knew it. 819 00:32:19,480 --> 00:32:21,021 ♪ ♪ 820 00:32:21,106 --> 00:32:23,815 - this time, there's no way I'm gonna make that mistake. 821 00:32:23,901 --> 00:32:25,233 Start putting tension on it. 822 00:32:25,319 --> 00:32:26,610 Heating up the spine. 823 00:32:26,654 --> 00:32:28,278 Keep going. A little bit more pressure. 824 00:32:28,364 --> 00:32:30,656 Anxiety is through the roof. 825 00:32:30,741 --> 00:32:32,491 [dramatic music] 826 00:32:32,576 --> 00:32:35,369 well, hopefully that got it. 827 00:32:35,454 --> 00:32:36,787 That's better. 828 00:32:36,872 --> 00:32:39,331 I think I can grind the rest of that out. 829 00:32:39,416 --> 00:32:40,832 I'm stoked. 830 00:32:40,918 --> 00:32:43,627 I've got a good straight blade now to go to testing with. 831 00:32:43,712 --> 00:32:45,337 This blade's ready to rock. 832 00:32:45,422 --> 00:32:47,005 Let's see what we can do. 833 00:32:47,091 --> 00:32:48,840 - Hey, it's day four, 834 00:32:48,926 --> 00:32:52,094 and I am ready to finish my flyssa. 835 00:32:52,179 --> 00:32:53,595 I am exhausted, 836 00:32:53,681 --> 00:32:55,973 but I still have so much to do. 837 00:32:56,058 --> 00:32:58,934 This is gonna polish up so pretty. 838 00:32:59,019 --> 00:33:01,353 I'm going back and forth from the grinder 839 00:33:01,438 --> 00:33:02,980 to my food scales, 840 00:33:03,023 --> 00:33:05,816 and I just start seeing my drawing 841 00:33:05,901 --> 00:33:07,609 come to life. 842 00:33:07,695 --> 00:33:09,444 It feels sharp to me, 843 00:33:09,488 --> 00:33:12,280 but I really want to test it on something. 844 00:33:12,366 --> 00:33:14,658 [upbeat music] 845 00:33:14,702 --> 00:33:17,035 yes! Yes! 846 00:33:17,121 --> 00:33:20,330 It is looking like a superstar. 847 00:33:20,416 --> 00:33:21,832 I'm so happy. 848 00:33:21,875 --> 00:33:24,042 ♪ ♪ 849 00:33:24,128 --> 00:33:27,004 [dramatic music] 850 00:33:27,047 --> 00:33:30,674 ♪ ♪ 851 00:33:30,718 --> 00:33:32,968 - bladesmiths, welcome back to the forge. 852 00:33:33,053 --> 00:33:36,805 This is it, the final round of our second chance tournament. 853 00:33:36,890 --> 00:33:38,515 But as you know, only one of you 854 00:33:38,559 --> 00:33:41,351 is gonna be leaving here with a check for $10,000 855 00:33:41,395 --> 00:33:44,021 and the ever-coveted title of "forged in fire" champion. 856 00:33:44,064 --> 00:33:46,690 Before we get into testing your blades, 857 00:33:46,734 --> 00:33:48,108 jennifer, tell us about your build. 858 00:33:48,193 --> 00:33:49,317 ♪ ♪ 859 00:33:49,361 --> 00:33:52,571 - my steel is made out of 5160. 860 00:33:52,656 --> 00:33:55,115 My handle material is figured walnut. 861 00:33:55,200 --> 00:33:57,659 And my pommel is made out of mild steel, 862 00:33:57,745 --> 00:33:59,453 and it's a ram. 863 00:33:59,538 --> 00:34:01,038 - Fantastic. James, how 'bout you? 864 00:34:01,081 --> 00:34:02,080 ♪ ♪ 865 00:34:02,166 --> 00:34:04,041 - I also went with the 5160. 866 00:34:04,126 --> 00:34:05,792 Blood wood for my handle. 867 00:34:05,878 --> 00:34:09,379 Brass pins, and mild steel for my crocodile. 868 00:34:09,423 --> 00:34:11,715 - Well, you both brought us beautiful swords. 869 00:34:11,759 --> 00:34:13,383 And you know we only have one way to find out 870 00:34:13,427 --> 00:34:14,885 which one of them's gonna end up on the wall. 871 00:34:14,928 --> 00:34:17,679 We've got a sharpness test, we've got a strength test, 872 00:34:17,765 --> 00:34:19,890 and up first, the keal. Doug? 873 00:34:19,933 --> 00:34:21,725 - All right. 874 00:34:21,769 --> 00:34:25,228 ♪ ♪ 875 00:34:25,314 --> 00:34:29,191 - bladesmiths, welcome to the keal test. 876 00:34:29,276 --> 00:34:31,902 Well, your flyssa swords are long and slender, 877 00:34:31,945 --> 00:34:33,028 but are they lethal? 878 00:34:33,113 --> 00:34:34,196 Well, we're gonna find that out. 879 00:34:34,281 --> 00:34:35,697 To do so, I'm gonna take your weapons 880 00:34:35,783 --> 00:34:38,950 and deliver some slashes and thrusts on this pig carcass. 881 00:34:39,036 --> 00:34:40,368 Jennifer, you're up first. You ready? 882 00:34:40,454 --> 00:34:42,079 - Yes. - Let's do this. 883 00:34:42,122 --> 00:34:43,747 ♪ ♪ 884 00:34:43,791 --> 00:34:46,083 - this pig carcass is huge. It's thick. 885 00:34:46,126 --> 00:34:48,752 My heart is just pounding. 886 00:34:48,796 --> 00:34:52,714 I hope that my flyssa just cuts it right in half. 887 00:34:52,800 --> 00:34:55,759 [dramatic music] 888 00:34:55,803 --> 00:35:02,766 ♪ ♪ 889 00:35:11,944 --> 00:35:14,069 - all right, jennifer, let's talk about your flyssa here. 890 00:35:14,154 --> 00:35:16,404 This is a long and heavier blade. 891 00:35:16,448 --> 00:35:18,031 It's forward-heavy right here. 892 00:35:18,117 --> 00:35:19,699 But your edges are sharp, 893 00:35:19,785 --> 00:35:23,328 and it allows the forward weight to cut deep 894 00:35:23,413 --> 00:35:24,788 into this pig carcass. 895 00:35:24,832 --> 00:35:27,999 Your point right here is sharp enough to thrust 896 00:35:28,085 --> 00:35:29,960 and cut all the way out. 897 00:35:30,003 --> 00:35:33,296 But more importantly, your weapon... 898 00:35:33,382 --> 00:35:35,132 Will keal. 899 00:35:35,217 --> 00:35:36,466 James, your turn. Are you ready? 900 00:35:36,552 --> 00:35:38,885 - Let's go. - Let's do this. 901 00:35:38,971 --> 00:35:40,220 ♪ ♪ 902 00:35:40,305 --> 00:35:42,264 - any time you're slicing into an animal, 903 00:35:42,349 --> 00:35:44,141 you got a chance of hitting a bone. 904 00:35:44,184 --> 00:35:45,517 You hit that bone, 905 00:35:45,602 --> 00:35:48,186 you could roll an edge or snap your blade. 906 00:35:48,272 --> 00:35:51,231 [dramatic music] 907 00:35:51,316 --> 00:35:58,280 ♪ ♪ 908 00:36:06,331 --> 00:36:09,291 - all right, james, let's talk about your flyssa here. 909 00:36:09,376 --> 00:36:11,251 First up, your handle construction. 910 00:36:11,336 --> 00:36:15,130 It's comfortable, but there is still a lot of play here. 911 00:36:15,215 --> 00:36:17,632 So in order to wield and control it, 912 00:36:17,676 --> 00:36:19,634 I have to use two hands. 913 00:36:19,720 --> 00:36:23,054 But your edges are sharp. 914 00:36:23,140 --> 00:36:25,015 As you can see, 915 00:36:25,058 --> 00:36:27,392 it cut very deep into the pig carcass, 916 00:36:27,477 --> 00:36:29,186 and was easy to cut all the way through. 917 00:36:29,229 --> 00:36:31,354 Overall, sir, your weapon... 918 00:36:31,440 --> 00:36:32,731 It will keal. 919 00:36:32,816 --> 00:36:34,024 - Thank you. 920 00:36:34,067 --> 00:36:36,902 ♪ ♪ 921 00:36:36,987 --> 00:36:38,987 - all right, bladesmiths, you know what time it is. 922 00:36:39,072 --> 00:36:41,031 It's time for the strength test. 923 00:36:41,074 --> 00:36:44,034 ♪ ♪ 924 00:36:44,077 --> 00:36:48,413 the dreaded bull hide shield and skull chop. 925 00:36:48,498 --> 00:36:49,915 I will be taking your flyssas, 926 00:36:49,958 --> 00:36:52,375 and I will be attacking our shield and then the skull. 927 00:36:52,461 --> 00:36:53,835 And this test is not about 928 00:36:53,921 --> 00:36:55,295 what your weapons do to these targets. 929 00:36:55,380 --> 00:36:57,881 It's about what these targets do to your weapons. 930 00:36:57,966 --> 00:36:59,216 All right, jennifer, you're up first. 931 00:36:59,301 --> 00:37:00,133 You ready? - Yes. 932 00:37:00,219 --> 00:37:01,843 - Okay. 933 00:37:01,929 --> 00:37:04,888 [dramatic music] 934 00:37:04,932 --> 00:37:09,267 ♪ ♪ 935 00:37:09,353 --> 00:37:12,354 [heavy rock music] 936 00:37:12,439 --> 00:37:19,402 ♪ ♪ 937 00:37:30,082 --> 00:37:31,581 ♪ ♪ 938 00:37:31,667 --> 00:37:32,916 all right, jennifer. 939 00:37:32,960 --> 00:37:36,086 Your handle construction is pretty comfortable. 940 00:37:36,171 --> 00:37:38,088 But as far as your blade goes, 941 00:37:38,173 --> 00:37:40,590 you took no damage whatsoever. 942 00:37:40,634 --> 00:37:43,093 This still has the same edge it started out with. 943 00:37:43,178 --> 00:37:46,096 So good job. - Thank you. 944 00:37:46,181 --> 00:37:48,390 - All right, james, your turn. Ready for this? 945 00:37:48,475 --> 00:37:51,184 - Let's see what we can do. - Okay. 946 00:37:51,270 --> 00:37:53,228 - I had the issue with the cold shut. 947 00:37:53,313 --> 00:37:55,063 It threw me off my game, 948 00:37:55,148 --> 00:37:57,440 and any time you take your blade, 949 00:37:57,484 --> 00:37:59,234 and you smash it against something as hard 950 00:37:59,278 --> 00:38:01,152 as bull skull bone, 951 00:38:01,238 --> 00:38:02,654 you're nervous. 952 00:38:02,739 --> 00:38:05,740 [dramatic music] 953 00:38:09,371 --> 00:38:10,954 [heavy rock music] 954 00:38:10,998 --> 00:38:17,961 ♪ ♪ 955 00:38:27,639 --> 00:38:28,638 ♪ ♪ 956 00:38:28,682 --> 00:38:29,973 - all right, james. 957 00:38:30,017 --> 00:38:31,766 The weight on this-- pretty well done. 958 00:38:31,810 --> 00:38:33,226 We got a bit of an issue 959 00:38:33,312 --> 00:38:35,895 in that your crocodile head has come loose. 960 00:38:35,981 --> 00:38:37,647 Pin's still there. 961 00:38:37,733 --> 00:38:40,442 But that's now moving. 962 00:38:40,485 --> 00:38:43,361 Your blade has taken some rolling. 963 00:38:43,447 --> 00:38:45,155 You can hear it in my fingernail on it. 964 00:38:45,240 --> 00:38:47,657 But you're still in one piece, 965 00:38:47,701 --> 00:38:48,992 did the job. 966 00:38:49,036 --> 00:38:53,330 ♪ ♪ 967 00:38:54,666 --> 00:38:56,124 - all right, bladesmiths, 968 00:38:56,209 --> 00:38:57,917 this is a sharpness test, 969 00:38:58,003 --> 00:38:59,836 the fabric slice. 970 00:38:59,921 --> 00:39:01,379 To find out how sharp your weapons are, 971 00:39:01,465 --> 00:39:03,048 I'm gonna take your weapon and try to slice 972 00:39:03,133 --> 00:39:05,717 over these two different kinds of fabric. 973 00:39:05,802 --> 00:39:07,260 Jennifer, you're up first. You ready? 974 00:39:07,346 --> 00:39:09,095 - Yes. - Let's do this. 975 00:39:09,181 --> 00:39:12,098 [dramatic music] 976 00:39:12,184 --> 00:39:19,022 ♪ ♪ 977 00:39:26,031 --> 00:39:27,405 ♪ ♪ 978 00:39:27,491 --> 00:39:28,990 all right, jennifer, let's talk about your edge here. 979 00:39:29,034 --> 00:39:31,368 On the first cut on the silk, 980 00:39:31,453 --> 00:39:33,787 it cut easily in one shot. 981 00:39:33,872 --> 00:39:37,040 On the second one, it is a thicker fabric. 982 00:39:37,084 --> 00:39:38,291 It did cut, 983 00:39:38,377 --> 00:39:40,043 but not enough to cut all the way through. 984 00:39:40,087 --> 00:39:43,046 But overall, it will cut. - Thank you. 985 00:39:43,090 --> 00:39:44,881 - All right, james, your turn. You ready, sir? 986 00:39:44,925 --> 00:39:46,299 - Yes, let's see what it'll do. 987 00:39:46,385 --> 00:39:47,592 - Let's do this. 988 00:39:47,677 --> 00:39:50,720 [dramatic music] 989 00:39:50,764 --> 00:39:57,560 ♪ ♪ 990 00:40:03,735 --> 00:40:06,611 ♪ ♪ 991 00:40:06,696 --> 00:40:08,988 all right, james, let's talk about your weapon here. 992 00:40:09,074 --> 00:40:11,950 It did cut the fabric, but not all the way through. 993 00:40:12,035 --> 00:40:15,036 The one concern I had over here is just a junction here 994 00:40:15,122 --> 00:40:16,246 that broke off. 995 00:40:16,289 --> 00:40:18,248 It's got pieces of steel sticking out, 996 00:40:18,333 --> 00:40:19,749 and that dug into my hand. 997 00:40:19,793 --> 00:40:22,752 But overall though, it still did cut the fabric. 998 00:40:22,796 --> 00:40:27,173 ♪ ♪ 999 00:40:27,259 --> 00:40:29,384 - well, james, jennifer, you both have a ton to be proud of. 1000 00:40:29,428 --> 00:40:31,469 But there can only be one champion 1001 00:40:31,555 --> 00:40:33,346 in the second chance tournament. 1002 00:40:33,432 --> 00:40:36,766 Today, the "forged in fire" champion is... 1003 00:40:36,810 --> 00:40:39,102 ♪ ♪ 1004 00:40:39,187 --> 00:40:41,604 jennifer, congratulations. 1005 00:40:41,648 --> 00:40:44,566 James, unfortunately, your blade did not make the cut. 1006 00:40:44,609 --> 00:40:46,151 J.'s gonna tell you why. 1007 00:40:46,236 --> 00:40:48,361 - James, you obviously put a lot of work into your sword, 1008 00:40:48,447 --> 00:40:49,863 and it shows. 1009 00:40:49,948 --> 00:40:52,115 But as testing went on, you took damage in the blad, 1010 00:40:52,159 --> 00:40:53,408 and your pommel broke loose 1011 00:40:53,493 --> 00:40:55,076 enough where, during the sharpness test, 1012 00:40:55,120 --> 00:40:56,494 it actually bit doug. 1013 00:40:56,580 --> 00:40:58,746 That's why we're letting you go. 1014 00:40:58,832 --> 00:41:00,498 - Well, james, you can say you beat out 1015 00:41:00,584 --> 00:41:02,834 six of the best smiths we've seen in a long time. 1016 00:41:02,919 --> 00:41:05,003 But unfortunately, your time here in the forge has ended. 1017 00:41:05,088 --> 00:41:06,087 I'm gonna have to ask you 1018 00:41:06,173 --> 00:41:07,797 to please step off the forge floor. 1019 00:41:07,883 --> 00:41:09,424 - Thank you. Congratulations. 1020 00:41:09,509 --> 00:41:11,509 - Thank you. - Thank you, james. 1021 00:41:11,595 --> 00:41:14,637 - Even though I don't get the opportunity to walk away 1022 00:41:14,723 --> 00:41:17,265 as the champion today, I won my duels, 1023 00:41:17,350 --> 00:41:21,144 and that's something for me to be proud of. 1024 00:41:21,229 --> 00:41:23,938 There's no shame in coming here and doing the best I can, 1025 00:41:23,982 --> 00:41:26,316 and that's what I did. 1026 00:41:26,359 --> 00:41:28,067 - Well, jennifer, that means 1027 00:41:28,153 --> 00:41:29,986 that you are the newest "forged in fire" champion, 1028 00:41:30,071 --> 00:41:32,197 and the winner of the second chance tournament. 1029 00:41:32,282 --> 00:41:33,656 Congratulations. 1030 00:41:33,700 --> 00:41:34,949 [applause] 1031 00:41:35,035 --> 00:41:36,784 - oh, my gosh. 1032 00:41:36,828 --> 00:41:38,119 I'm really emotional. 1033 00:41:38,163 --> 00:41:40,163 I'm gonna cry the whole way home. [laughs] 1034 00:41:40,248 --> 00:41:41,498 - well done. 1035 00:41:41,541 --> 00:41:43,625 - This has been quite the journey. 1036 00:41:43,668 --> 00:41:45,335 I made it through the duels. 1037 00:41:45,420 --> 00:41:48,379 I'm so proud of myself just for getting that far, 1038 00:41:48,465 --> 00:41:51,758 and now I'm the "forged in fire" champion! 1039 00:41:51,843 --> 00:41:57,472 ♪ ♪