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[dramatic music]
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♪ ♪
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- My name is mark smith.
I'm from china spring, texas.
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I'm a design engineer
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For a local bank
equipment manufacturer.
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Season three
of "forged in fire,"
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I started watching it.
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But about that time,
I weighed close to 400 pounds.
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"forged in fire" was a driver
to get more healthy.
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I lost about 150 pounds
from bladesmithing,
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And life is good.
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- My name is andrew slaughter.
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I'm 34 years old,
and I'm from fort worth, texas.
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I'd describe myself as goofy,
love to have fun,
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Weird, I guess, because I spend
most of my time in my garage
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Playing with knives and fire.
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[laughs]
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- Ira houseweart
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From the western slope
of colorado.
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I've been a blacksmith now
for over 20 years.
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When I was eight years old,
I developed a bone tumor.
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And it grew real fast
and then stopped.
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It doesn't affect me.
My eyes work really well.
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But that's not really
what I'm here to talk about.
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I'm here to show you
what I can do
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With a piece of hot steel.
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- I'm brenden bohannon,
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And I'm from johnson city,
tennessee.
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I constantly struggle
with my hair.
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I was burning in
a hidden tang,
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I turned my head,
and there went sparks.
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So I went and stuck my head
in the quench bucket
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And called my wife,
and I'm like,
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"so I kind of
burned off half my hair."
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I would like to say
she was surprised,
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But I don't think anything
about me surprises her
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At this point.
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- Bladesmiths,
welcome to the forge.
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Now, the four of you
have been chosen to take pat
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In a very intense
bladesmithing competition
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Where you will put all of your
skills to the ultimate test.
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There are three rounds.
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At the end of each one,
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You'll be asked
to present your work
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To the esteemed judges
sitting behind me.
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Because they're the ones
who are gonna be ultimately
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Deciding which one of you is
leaving here
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With the title of
"forged in fire" champion
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And getting a check
for $10,000.
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Now let's get into it.
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Over the years,
we've had bladesmiths
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Making knives out
of all sorts of materials,
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Just about anything,
but I think it's safe to say
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That we've never had smiths use
what's under this tarp.
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So without further ado,
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Let's find out what you're
making your knives with.
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Gentlemen, this is sheet metal.
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We've got pieces that are
1/16 of an inch thick,
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2 feet wide by 4 feet tall.
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They're made out of 1095 steel,
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And this is all you have
to make your knives.
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- All I can think is "oh, no."
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It's thin.
It does not adhere well.
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It flexes easily.
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That's not a good party.
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- Now, you could use
any technique
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You want to make any blade
that you want.
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Just make sure that the knives
fall within these parameter.
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By the end of round one,
your blades need to measure
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Between 12 and 14 inches.
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They need to be set up
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For a through tang
handle construction.
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Moving on to round two,
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You'll add handles
to those blades,
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Turning them into
fully-functioning weapons.
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When that round is complete,
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You'll hand them over
to the judges,
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And they will check
for strength and durabiliy
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In a three-layer
sheet metal stab and chop,
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And then check
your edge retention,
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In a leather stab
and slice.
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Now, guys, you have
three hours to complete
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This first round
of competition.
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So good luck, stay sharp.
Your time starts now.
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All right,
sheet metal, gentlemen,
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Gonna be a good one.
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- These sheets are so thin,
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They tend to smear off
each other, right?
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- Well, they tend to warp away
from one another
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Because the thin material
on the outside heats up
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A lot quicker than the material
in the inside.
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- And you're running a risk
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Of forge scale
getting inside, right?
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- Exactly.
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- As I look at the sheet metal
thinking, okay,
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I've worked 1095 before.
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We'll stack it together,
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Weld it solid,
and pound it into something.
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I'm a full-time blacksmith,
so I do a lot of hot metal.
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So I'm feeling pretty
comfortable right now.
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- Ira's already got
about 14 pieces,
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And he's already
at the grinder cleaning 'em up.
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- For as long
as "forged in fire" has been
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On the air,
I've had people telling me,
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"you should be on this show."
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And I've got
two teenage daughters
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That I think it'd be fun
to be like,
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"yeah, I'm on tv," you know?
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So here I am.
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- The layered forge weld
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Is gonna the fastest way
to get it done,
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But there's a real risk
of the layers being so thin
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That those aren't gonna
stick very well.
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- Mark got everything
cleaned up.
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Now he's back at the welder,
gonna stack them.
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- The biggest problem
is the initial heat up
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And having those
thin pieces of metal,
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You know,
start spreading apart.
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Because they're gonna
heat at different rates.
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- I typically forge
from 1/4 inch stock,
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And 12 to 14 inches is a lot
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Of steel to stretch
out of 1/16 inch stock.
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So I'm choosing to use
a san mai construction.
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- Brenden went back
to the mild steel bin.
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I think he's going for san mai.
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- You could by stacking
a bunch of thin pieces
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And putting a good 1/4 inch
piece on the outside.
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That way those edge pieces
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Aren't going to lift away
from one another.
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- Mitigating the risk
of getting a forge scale
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On the inside.
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- I don't measure anything.
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I'm doing whatever I can
to get it cut up
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As quickly as possible.
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- Those edges that are uneven
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Wind up pushing
into one another
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And creating cold shuts
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All along the outside
of your billet.
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- Screw it, it's welded.
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- The problem with sheet metal
is, is that it's thin.
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I mean, sheet metal.
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I gotta figure out a way
to have something thick enough
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To turn into a blade.
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My options are I could
cut it up and stack it
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And forge weld
the layers together,
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Or I could do a canister.
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- Andrew is the only one
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Who grabbed a canister
and white out.
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- So he's forcing himself
to peel the can now.
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- I'm choosing
to do canister damascus
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Because I think
it'll be easier for me
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To accomplish successfully.
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I'm nervous, but I think
I can get it done.
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- It seems that going
the canister route
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Might be as advantageous
because andrew doesn't hae
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To worry
about how precise his cuts are.
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You just chop it up
and chuck it in.
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- But using that white out,
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The amount it takes
to have to peel the can,
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The energy and everything
can set him back.
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- I wish he didn't put
the white out in at all.
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It's not necessary.
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- It is not going quick.
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I don't know if I made
the right choice,
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But we'll find out.
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- Bladesmiths, you have 2 hours
and 30 minutes remaining.
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- I think it's time
to take it to the press.
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I don't have a press at home,
super fun tool.
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Weld it solid,
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Put it back in the forge,
do it again.
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- Ira is playing it smart
on the press.
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He's squeezing it lightly.
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He's not putting a ton
of pressure.
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He's just trying
to get those welds set up.
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- He's using
his idle time wisely,
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Coming back to his workstation
and drawing out exactly
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What he wants to get
to as the end product.
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- I know it has
to puncture sheet metal.
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You need a pretty
a good sharp point.
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I didn't want
just a straight blade.
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I mean, I'm an artist
as a profession.
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So I want my blade
to be a piece of art.
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- When you're trying
to set the welds
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On a layered forge weld,
you don't wanna press too hard
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Because it'll deform the sheets
and cause gaps.
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So I just have
to kiss it a little bit
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To press the plates together.
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It's very thin material,
and it's gonna be really eay
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To bend those
or misshape them.
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If there's any dark spaces,
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It's probably
not sticking real good.
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[groans]
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- Mark got really aggressive
on a downward press,
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And he popped the weld at
the very front of that billet.
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You can see he's still
fighting that end.
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See how it's black
at the end there?
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- Looking at andrew,
he's drawn out that canister.
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Isn't he supposed to peel that?
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- Yeah, he may have manipulated
the metal to the point
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Where he's rubbed all
the white out into a problem.
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- See if I can get that son
of a bitch off of here.
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Now I've got
the angle grinder,
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And I'm cutting off the billet,
and it's not working.
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- Andrew trying
to peel his can now,
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And it looks
like a mangled mess.
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- I'm trying to pry it off,
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And I'm not getting anywhere
with this chisel.
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I know this is
taking a long time.
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They're looking
at me right now going,
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"what is this guy doing?"
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- So now he's gotten himself
in a situation where
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He's got
a drawn-out piece of steel,
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But now he's gotta take
a lot of time
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To try and peel this off,
and it's not a good thing.
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- Brenden's gotta turn
on the gas, man.
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He's falling pretty
far behind you.
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- I'd say my welds
are looking good.
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I think it's starting to stick,
but I'm seeing the error
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Of my ways in not trimming
before I heated it up.
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- So because brenden
didn't have even pieces
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Cut up initially,
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Right now he's got
an uneven billet.
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- Uneven pieces could
cause delaminations.
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They could
cause the welds to fail.
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They could let oxygen in.
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But I've wasted so much time,
I'm just gonna run with it.
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- It's starting
to feel pretty good.
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Like, I know I've got a pretty
dang good-looking blade.
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They asked for a through tan,
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So I know I'm gonna need
some sort of pommel.
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I'm thinking,
I gotta do something.
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So I've chopped off some
of my excess material.
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Take that piece,
make a pommel.
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But I didn't see a little
1/2 inch square drift.
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So I go grab some
of my excess,
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And I quick pound
out a little drift.
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00:09:22,621 --> 00:09:24,729
- That's the kind of thinking
that I really like to see.
251
00:09:24,956 --> 00:09:27,290
- Blacksmiths have always
done this.
252
00:09:27,309 --> 00:09:29,550
You can't just go
and buy a blacksmith tool
253
00:09:29,644 --> 00:09:31,127
Down at the hardware store.
254
00:09:31,146 --> 00:09:34,055
So you have to be able
to make these specialty tools.
255
00:09:34,149 --> 00:09:35,740
Hopefully, this is gonna work.
256
00:09:35,967 --> 00:09:38,134
♪ ♪
257
00:09:38,227 --> 00:09:41,562
- The material is only
about 5/16 thick.
258
00:09:41,582 --> 00:09:43,807
That's really hard to press.
259
00:09:43,825 --> 00:09:45,491
And it starts folding.
260
00:09:45,644 --> 00:09:47,919
The end takes it
a little worse.
261
00:09:51,091 --> 00:09:52,573
- Look at mark's billet.
262
00:09:52,593 --> 00:09:54,575
It looks like it opened up
on the tip again.
263
00:09:54,595 --> 00:09:58,004
- And that's the part
that's already delaminated.
264
00:09:58,156 --> 00:10:01,415
- What I decide at that point
is I'm going to put the poit
265
00:10:01,435 --> 00:10:03,009
Where the work stick is,
266
00:10:03,161 --> 00:10:06,253
And I'm gonna make
the tang on the tail.
267
00:10:06,273 --> 00:10:08,665
- Smart, flip it around,
make that your tang.
268
00:10:08,683 --> 00:10:10,500
Especially if
it's gonna be a through tang,
269
00:10:10,518 --> 00:10:12,018
You'll never even see it.
270
00:10:12,112 --> 00:10:13,837
- That's a really, really solid
save move right there.
271
00:10:13,930 --> 00:10:15,688
- It looks like
this is gonna work.
272
00:10:15,841 --> 00:10:18,766
Let's go forward.
273
00:10:18,785 --> 00:10:22,695
- Bladesmiths,
you have one hour remaining.
274
00:10:22,789 --> 00:10:26,199
- Looks like andrew's trying
to peel his can again.
275
00:10:26,293 --> 00:10:27,867
- Say it isn't so.
276
00:10:28,019 --> 00:10:31,020
- I wanted to make sure
that I don't have any
277
00:10:31,114 --> 00:10:35,375
Of this mild steel
on my blade edge whatsoever.
278
00:10:35,527 --> 00:10:36,860
Nothing's working.
279
00:10:36,953 --> 00:10:38,211
I'm not sure
if I'll have enough time
280
00:10:38,363 --> 00:10:40,472
To restart a blade
at this point.
281
00:10:40,699 --> 00:10:42,048
- Would you guys say
282
00:10:42,142 --> 00:10:44,534
He's beyond the point
of no return for peeling it?
283
00:10:44,627 --> 00:10:45,885
- Yeah, I mean,
it would be miraculous
284
00:10:46,037 --> 00:10:47,871
If that can
actually comes off.
285
00:10:47,889 --> 00:10:48,313
- [bleep]
286
00:10:52,377 --> 00:10:53,559
He'd be better off
going to the grinder.
287
00:10:53,712 --> 00:10:54,802
- I'm regretting
doing canister.
288
00:10:54,896 --> 00:10:56,896
I shouldn't have done that.
289
00:10:57,048 --> 00:10:58,639
I think I need
to switch it up.
290
00:10:58,659 --> 00:11:00,733
- Andrew just quit on trying
to peel the can.
291
00:11:00,886 --> 00:11:02,827
- Good.
- That might not be a bad idea.
292
00:11:02,979 --> 00:11:05,221
- When I switched to grinding,
got my fingers crossed.
293
00:11:05,314 --> 00:11:08,833
I need to get this can
off my edge.
294
00:11:08,985 --> 00:11:10,410
- I managed to get all
the ugly off
295
00:11:10,562 --> 00:11:11,836
With the angle grinder
296
00:11:12,063 --> 00:11:13,821
And start actually
hitting some length.
297
00:11:13,840 --> 00:11:16,991
- Brenden back on big blu,
drawing it out.
298
00:11:17,085 --> 00:11:18,510
Coming from way behind,
299
00:11:18,661 --> 00:11:20,236
He's doing a pretty good job
right now.
300
00:11:20,255 --> 00:11:23,756
- I'm going for a celtic style,
aggressive triangle.
301
00:11:23,850 --> 00:11:25,925
Sometimes the steel
just wants to argue with you.
302
00:11:26,077 --> 00:11:28,520
And looking at the shape
that's coming in,
303
00:11:28,747 --> 00:11:30,413
I'm gonna kind of reevaluate
a little bit
304
00:11:30,432 --> 00:11:33,841
And go to something
more like a spanish navaja.
305
00:11:33,860 --> 00:11:37,253
Start drawing out my tang,
and I don't know,
306
00:11:37,346 --> 00:11:38,421
I saw a squirrel,
or a butterfly,
307
00:11:38,440 --> 00:11:39,847
Or a fairy, or something,
308
00:11:39,941 --> 00:11:41,774
And gave it
one squish too many.
309
00:11:41,927 --> 00:11:44,202
Oh, [bleep] [bleep].
310
00:11:44,429 --> 00:11:46,930
There are no mistakes,
only happy accidents,
311
00:11:47,023 --> 00:11:50,266
Except for my brother,
he was a mistake.
312
00:11:50,285 --> 00:11:52,026
I guess I'm just gonna try
and squish it back into shape
313
00:11:52,045 --> 00:11:53,044
And keep going with the flow.
314
00:11:53,271 --> 00:11:55,880
♪ ♪
315
00:11:56,107 --> 00:11:58,216
- The quench is always,
what can go wrong?
316
00:11:58,367 --> 00:12:01,794
You know, hopefully this thing
isn't gonna wanna warp.
317
00:12:01,888 --> 00:12:03,537
- Here we go.
318
00:12:03,631 --> 00:12:05,965
Ira is the first one to be
quenched with 45 minutes left.
319
00:12:06,059 --> 00:12:07,559
- It's looking good.
320
00:12:07,786 --> 00:12:09,469
I don't see really
any bends or anything.
321
00:12:09,563 --> 00:12:12,731
And I think I've got it.
322
00:12:12,958 --> 00:12:15,124
- A lot of things can go wrong
in the quench.
323
00:12:15,218 --> 00:12:18,811
I've got maybe 3/16
on the spine,
324
00:12:18,964 --> 00:12:21,297
Which is considerably less
than I wanted.
325
00:12:21,316 --> 00:12:24,801
So I can get a big wicked bend,
the blade can crack.
326
00:12:24,819 --> 00:12:27,136
♪ ♪
327
00:12:27,230 --> 00:12:29,806
- All right,
mark in quench, guys.
328
00:12:29,899 --> 00:12:32,399
- It's got a curve down
at the tip,
329
00:12:32,419 --> 00:12:35,828
And the tang is pretty severe.
330
00:12:35,922 --> 00:12:37,981
Any attempt to do any
straightening at this point
331
00:12:38,074 --> 00:12:40,500
Can end
in disaster really quick.
332
00:12:40,652 --> 00:12:43,410
So I'm going with it.
333
00:12:43,505 --> 00:12:45,412
- Bladesmiths,
you have 30 minutes left
334
00:12:45,507 --> 00:12:48,674
Before your first critique.
335
00:12:48,769 --> 00:12:52,161
I don't know if he went
and talked to the forge gods,
336
00:12:52,255 --> 00:12:53,605
But andrew's billet
looks all right.
337
00:12:53,832 --> 00:12:57,591
♪ ♪
338
00:12:57,685 --> 00:12:58,851
- There's a little bit
of a warp,
339
00:12:59,004 --> 00:13:01,780
But it's nothing
that I can't grind out later.
340
00:13:01,931 --> 00:13:03,597
I'm getting
the can off the edge.
341
00:13:03,691 --> 00:13:06,175
It's taking some time,
but I want to get as much doe
342
00:13:06,194 --> 00:13:08,119
As I can
before the clock runs out.
343
00:13:08,346 --> 00:13:10,104
[bleep]
344
00:13:10,123 --> 00:13:13,958
I start seeing some cracks.
I'm panicking.
345
00:13:14,110 --> 00:13:16,686
I gotta grind through those
and get them gone,
346
00:13:16,779 --> 00:13:19,613
Or they're are not gonna want
to test my blade.
347
00:13:19,707 --> 00:13:21,466
Definitely feel the pressure.
348
00:13:21,693 --> 00:13:24,710
♪ ♪
349
00:13:24,805 --> 00:13:26,471
- Brenden's quenched.
350
00:13:26,698 --> 00:13:28,455
All right, guys, we got
all four blades quenched.
351
00:13:28,475 --> 00:13:30,366
Now everybody needs
start making their way
352
00:13:30,385 --> 00:13:33,536
To the grinder getting
that final profile done.
353
00:13:33,555 --> 00:13:35,054
- I start
cleaning off the tang,
354
00:13:35,206 --> 00:13:36,481
And I start seeing delams.
355
00:13:36,708 --> 00:13:38,891
If they're just in the handle,
everything's okay.
356
00:13:39,044 --> 00:13:40,134
It's gonna be okay,
it's gonna be okay,
357
00:13:40,228 --> 00:13:42,045
It's gonna be okay.
358
00:13:42,138 --> 00:13:44,322
I get about midway
down the spine.
359
00:13:44,549 --> 00:13:45,990
[bleep]
360
00:13:46,142 --> 00:13:48,159
I thought I got rid
of all the bad steel,
361
00:13:48,311 --> 00:13:51,663
But apparently,
I ended up with a huge delam.
362
00:13:51,890 --> 00:13:53,890
- Oh, snap.
363
00:13:53,983 --> 00:13:55,482
- Probably
from such thin material
364
00:13:55,577 --> 00:13:57,836
Just not wanting to adhere.
365
00:13:58,063 --> 00:14:00,672
I have two options
at this point, give up,
366
00:14:00,823 --> 00:14:02,990
Or I can go over
and grab the welder
367
00:14:03,084 --> 00:14:05,159
And see what we can do.
368
00:14:05,178 --> 00:14:08,829
So I start welding up
the spine and decide
369
00:14:08,849 --> 00:14:11,574
That that's good enough,
back to the grinder.
370
00:14:11,593 --> 00:14:13,834
I'm going to work
until the absolute last second
371
00:14:13,928 --> 00:14:16,337
Trying to clean up the delams,
trying to clean in the shap,
372
00:14:16,431 --> 00:14:17,580
And try and make
everything look nice.
373
00:14:17,599 --> 00:14:22,676
♪ ♪
374
00:14:22,696 --> 00:14:27,256
- Five, four, three, two, one.
375
00:14:27,350 --> 00:14:29,350
Bladesmiths,
turn off the machines,
376
00:14:29,444 --> 00:14:30,869
Put down your tools.
377
00:14:31,096 --> 00:14:33,596
The first round
of competition is over.
378
00:14:33,615 --> 00:14:35,540
- At this point, I'm just glad
379
00:14:35,767 --> 00:14:38,117
That I'll have something
to turn into the judges.
380
00:14:38,211 --> 00:14:40,603
I think I still have a knife
that's gonna do everything
381
00:14:40,696 --> 00:14:42,288
That it needs to do
for the tests.
382
00:14:42,382 --> 00:14:44,716
So with a little luck,
maybe I'll make it through.
383
00:14:44,943 --> 00:14:47,701
♪ ♪
384
00:14:47,795 --> 00:14:49,220
- Bladesmiths, congratulations.
385
00:14:49,447 --> 00:14:50,963
The four of you managed
to take sheet metal
386
00:14:51,057 --> 00:14:53,057
And with various techniques,
turn them into viable blade.
387
00:14:53,209 --> 00:14:55,118
But the time has come
for the first critique.
388
00:14:55,136 --> 00:14:56,636
Mark, you're up first.
Are you ready?
389
00:14:56,788 --> 00:14:58,897
- Yes, I am.
- Please present your work.
390
00:14:59,124 --> 00:15:00,714
♪ ♪
391
00:15:00,734 --> 00:15:03,217
- All right, so, mark,
your steel looks solid here.
392
00:15:03,311 --> 00:15:04,385
I was worried about you.
393
00:15:04,404 --> 00:15:06,070
It looked like you had a delam
394
00:15:06,297 --> 00:15:08,131
At the front of that blade,
but you reversed it,
395
00:15:08,224 --> 00:15:09,482
Put it on the other end
of the blade.
396
00:15:09,634 --> 00:15:11,242
That was smart work.
397
00:15:11,394 --> 00:15:13,894
What we do have going on here
is a little bit of a warp here,
398
00:15:13,914 --> 00:15:16,322
But most of it happens
from the tang back,
399
00:15:16,474 --> 00:15:18,065
And it'd be nice to see
that straightened out
400
00:15:18,084 --> 00:15:19,492
If you move forward,
but good job.
401
00:15:19,644 --> 00:15:21,252
- Thank you.
- Andrew, you ready?
402
00:15:21,479 --> 00:15:23,755
- Yes, I am.
- Please present your work.
403
00:15:23,982 --> 00:15:25,831
♪ ♪
404
00:15:25,926 --> 00:15:27,483
- All right, andrew,
405
00:15:27,502 --> 00:15:29,410
You've got a good amount
of steel here.
406
00:15:29,504 --> 00:15:30,929
You got a couple pockets
407
00:15:31,156 --> 00:15:33,489
And a couple light delams,
nothing major.
408
00:15:33,508 --> 00:15:36,676
You definitely waited
too long to peel that can off,
409
00:15:36,828 --> 00:15:38,344
And we didn't require it.
410
00:15:38,438 --> 00:15:40,346
But next time you try a can,
call me first.
411
00:15:40,440 --> 00:15:41,998
- Okay.
[laughs]
412
00:15:42,016 --> 00:15:43,274
- I can tell you a lot easier
way to do it.
413
00:15:43,501 --> 00:15:44,591
- Okay.
414
00:15:44,611 --> 00:15:46,427
- But otherwise,
did a good job.
415
00:15:46,521 --> 00:15:48,838
- Thank you.
- Ira, you ready?
416
00:15:48,856 --> 00:15:51,282
- Yes, I am.
- Please present your work.
417
00:15:51,509 --> 00:15:53,526
♪ ♪
418
00:15:53,620 --> 00:15:56,696
- All right, ira, off the bat,
it's beautiful work.
419
00:15:56,848 --> 00:15:58,439
You sure have
some skills out there,
420
00:15:58,533 --> 00:16:01,350
So much so that you even got
started on your pommel,
421
00:16:01,369 --> 00:16:02,961
Always good
to have that foresight.
422
00:16:03,188 --> 00:16:04,445
If you move
to the second round,
423
00:16:04,539 --> 00:16:05,964
You have little work to do,
424
00:16:06,191 --> 00:16:08,115
And you can focus more
on refining your blade
425
00:16:08,134 --> 00:16:10,969
Because that is
a beautiful shape.
426
00:16:11,196 --> 00:16:12,637
- Thank you.
427
00:16:12,788 --> 00:16:13,972
- Last but not least,
brenden, are you ready?
428
00:16:14,123 --> 00:16:15,881
- Yes.
- Please present your wor.
429
00:16:16,034 --> 00:16:18,217
♪ ♪
430
00:16:18,369 --> 00:16:19,869
- All right, so, brenden,
431
00:16:19,887 --> 00:16:22,888
I do like that recurve
kind of a vibe to a blade.
432
00:16:23,041 --> 00:16:24,557
It's a shape
that I really enjoy.
433
00:16:24,651 --> 00:16:27,151
But I would have loved to have
seen more meat back here
434
00:16:27,303 --> 00:16:28,802
At the back of this blade.
435
00:16:28,896 --> 00:16:32,048
Also, there are some delams
436
00:16:32,141 --> 00:16:34,308
On your blade
that are worrisome.
437
00:16:34,402 --> 00:16:37,570
So things like that really need
to be cleaned up on this blade.
438
00:16:37,722 --> 00:16:40,239
And I'd just love to see this,
have that taper and profie
439
00:16:40,391 --> 00:16:42,225
That's really clean.
440
00:16:42,243 --> 00:16:44,335
♪ ♪
441
00:16:44,562 --> 00:16:46,896
- Bladesmiths, all four of you
have a lot to be proud of.
442
00:16:46,914 --> 00:16:48,564
But as you know,
only three of you can join us
443
00:16:48,583 --> 00:16:49,899
In the second round
of this competition,
444
00:16:49,992 --> 00:16:51,843
Which means one
of you has to go home.
445
00:16:51,994 --> 00:16:53,569
The bladesmith leaving
the forge is...
446
00:16:53,588 --> 00:16:57,757
♪ ♪
447
00:16:57,851 --> 00:16:59,183
Brenden.
448
00:16:59,335 --> 00:17:01,077
Unfortunately, your blade
did not make the cut.
449
00:17:01,170 --> 00:17:02,745
And doug's gonna tell you why.
450
00:17:02,764 --> 00:17:04,671
- Your blade
having the delaminations,
451
00:17:04,766 --> 00:17:06,190
And your blade
being the least refined,
452
00:17:06,417 --> 00:17:08,509
You have the most work
going to the second round.
453
00:17:08,528 --> 00:17:10,253
For these reasons,
we're sending you home.
454
00:17:10,271 --> 00:17:11,696
- I understand.
455
00:17:11,923 --> 00:17:13,606
- Brenden, we wanna say
thank you for coming out,
456
00:17:13,700 --> 00:17:15,182
But unfortunately your time
in this competition has ended.
457
00:17:15,201 --> 00:17:18,444
Please surrender your work
and step off the forge floor.
458
00:17:18,596 --> 00:17:20,780
- I 100% agree
with the judges' decision.
459
00:17:20,932 --> 00:17:23,616
That is probably one of the
worst knives I've ever made.
460
00:17:23,768 --> 00:17:25,935
I spent a lot
of time chasing delams
461
00:17:25,953 --> 00:17:28,938
And ended up catching
a bad weld off of a bad plan.
462
00:17:29,031 --> 00:17:32,866
But this was
an amazing experience.
463
00:17:32,960 --> 00:17:34,777
- Bladesmiths, congratulations.
464
00:17:34,796 --> 00:17:36,128
The three of you are joining us
465
00:17:36,281 --> 00:17:37,797
In the second round
of this competition.
466
00:17:37,891 --> 00:17:39,390
Now, in this round, you will
add handles to your blades
467
00:17:39,617 --> 00:17:40,966
Turning them
into fully functioning weapons,
468
00:17:41,061 --> 00:17:43,710
As well as fix any issues
that the judges brought up.
469
00:17:43,730 --> 00:17:45,045
Now, along with those handles,
470
00:17:45,065 --> 00:17:46,397
Because we are
doing stab and chop,
471
00:17:46,624 --> 00:17:48,974
You guys will have
to have a functional guard
472
00:17:49,069 --> 00:17:51,552
And a mechanical connection
like a pommel.
473
00:17:51,646 --> 00:17:53,571
Once this round is complete,
474
00:17:53,722 --> 00:17:55,239
You're gonna turn your blades
over to the judges,
475
00:17:55,466 --> 00:17:57,316
And they'll check
for strength and durabiliy
476
00:17:57,468 --> 00:18:00,136
In a three-layer
sheet metal stab and chop,
477
00:18:00,229 --> 00:18:01,895
And then check
your edge retention
478
00:18:01,989 --> 00:18:03,806
In a leather stab and slice.
479
00:18:03,825 --> 00:18:05,975
Bladesmiths,
you only have two hours
480
00:18:06,068 --> 00:18:07,418
In this round
of the competition.
481
00:18:07,645 --> 00:18:09,921
So good luck, work hard.
Your time starts now.
482
00:18:10,148 --> 00:18:11,238
♪ ♪
483
00:18:11,332 --> 00:18:12,815
With two hours on the clock,
484
00:18:12,834 --> 00:18:14,333
They still have a lot
of work to do.
485
00:18:14,427 --> 00:18:16,427
- But the one that's really
ahead of the game is ira.
486
00:18:16,654 --> 00:18:18,154
- Oh, yeah.
487
00:18:18,172 --> 00:18:20,506
- He's got a pommel
worked out already.
488
00:18:20,658 --> 00:18:24,602
- My game plan is to try to
make a stacked leather handle.
489
00:18:24,829 --> 00:18:26,753
- Is a choice
of going with leather
490
00:18:26,773 --> 00:18:29,107
A longer time-consuming thing?
491
00:18:29,334 --> 00:18:30,850
- Oh, it's definitely more
time consuming, yeah.
492
00:18:31,002 --> 00:18:32,259
- Does he get style points
for your guys?
493
00:18:32,353 --> 00:18:33,927
- If he does it right, yeah.
494
00:18:34,021 --> 00:18:35,113
- Having that pommel made,
495
00:18:35,340 --> 00:18:37,931
It's about
my pommel attachment.
496
00:18:38,025 --> 00:18:39,784
I'm gonna peen over the end.
497
00:18:39,935 --> 00:18:40,934
I'm gonna hit pretty hard.
498
00:18:41,028 --> 00:18:42,620
I was worried if I put wood,
499
00:18:42,847 --> 00:18:45,123
Anything else,
I'm gonna crack and break it.
500
00:18:45,274 --> 00:18:46,940
The leather is gonna take
a lot of compression,
501
00:18:46,960 --> 00:18:47,867
And if anything,
it's gonna help it.
502
00:18:48,019 --> 00:18:50,519
♪ ♪
503
00:18:50,538 --> 00:18:54,190
- The first thing I need to do
is get the tang straight.
504
00:18:54,283 --> 00:18:56,041
- Mark's got everything
in a vice,
505
00:18:56,194 --> 00:18:58,361
And that vice will work
as a heat sink.
506
00:18:58,379 --> 00:19:00,863
- Smart.
- Ooh.
507
00:19:00,956 --> 00:19:03,549
It's still got a warp
on the end,
508
00:19:03,701 --> 00:19:05,309
But it's close enough
509
00:19:05,461 --> 00:19:08,554
That I can just even it up
with grinding on the handle.
510
00:19:08,706 --> 00:19:10,481
♪ ♪
511
00:19:10,708 --> 00:19:12,316
- Typically, in a through
tang construction,
512
00:19:12,543 --> 00:19:14,152
There's a tang
going through the handle,
513
00:19:14,379 --> 00:19:15,636
And then there's a pommel
connected to it
514
00:19:15,730 --> 00:19:17,213
To keep everything secure.
515
00:19:17,231 --> 00:19:19,139
But I'm not confident
in my pommel.
516
00:19:19,159 --> 00:19:21,066
So I'm also adding a pinhole.
517
00:19:21,161 --> 00:19:23,552
That way the pommel isn't
my only mechanical connectio.
518
00:19:23,646 --> 00:19:26,739
- All of our knives need
a mechanical connection
519
00:19:26,833 --> 00:19:29,333
From the handle to the knife,
so the pin can do that.
520
00:19:29,560 --> 00:19:30,743
But if you're putting a guard
on the pommel,
521
00:19:30,837 --> 00:19:34,505
The pommel can do it as well,
so it's overkill.
522
00:19:34,657 --> 00:19:36,490
- I'm drilling
this pinhole now,
523
00:19:36,509 --> 00:19:38,325
But I'm gonna have to remember
where it is later on
524
00:19:38,419 --> 00:19:39,677
When I fit up the handle.
525
00:19:39,904 --> 00:19:41,495
♪ ♪
526
00:19:41,514 --> 00:19:42,922
- Ira is on the vice.
527
00:19:43,074 --> 00:19:44,498
He's got his handle
completely assembled
528
00:19:44,592 --> 00:19:46,350
With epoxy and everything.
529
00:19:46,502 --> 00:19:49,002
- I grab the torch,
gets hot quick,
530
00:19:49,022 --> 00:19:52,748
Start peening it over,
and it starts cinching out.
531
00:19:52,841 --> 00:19:55,509
- Will peening it over
give enough compression
532
00:19:55,528 --> 00:19:57,603
To where that leather stack
will not move around?
533
00:19:57,697 --> 00:19:59,255
- Done properly, yes.
534
00:19:59,348 --> 00:20:01,515
- I peen it over,
and the pommel's not wiggling.
535
00:20:01,609 --> 00:20:03,426
I feel pretty good about time.
536
00:20:03,519 --> 00:20:05,352
Now I gotta shape
all the leather wedges
537
00:20:05,371 --> 00:20:07,872
To make it
a comfortable handle.
538
00:20:08,099 --> 00:20:10,766
- Bladesmiths,
one hour has elapsed.
539
00:20:10,785 --> 00:20:12,268
- I go to the pantry.
540
00:20:12,286 --> 00:20:15,213
I'm looking
for a piece of handle material.
541
00:20:15,364 --> 00:20:18,198
- And mark's got
some kind of green block.
542
00:20:18,218 --> 00:20:20,443
- Fairly certain
that's a synthetic.
543
00:20:20,461 --> 00:20:23,203
It's a mix of a blue and green.
544
00:20:23,297 --> 00:20:26,115
- So the next thing is to get
holes drilled into the hande
545
00:20:26,208 --> 00:20:29,376
And get it fitted up
onto the tang.
546
00:20:29,395 --> 00:20:31,454
Man, I love that green stuff.
547
00:20:31,547 --> 00:20:33,305
- His handle material is
not that thick.
548
00:20:33,458 --> 00:20:35,808
It's like
1 1/2 inch by 1 1/2 inch.
549
00:20:35,902 --> 00:20:38,069
- Oh, man.
550
00:20:38,296 --> 00:20:40,238
That's when I noticed
a couple of chips.
551
00:20:40,465 --> 00:20:42,389
So I realized that this
isn't the epoxy resin
552
00:20:42,483 --> 00:20:43,724
I thought it was,
553
00:20:43,743 --> 00:20:45,317
And that it was
probably kirinite,
554
00:20:45,470 --> 00:20:46,819
Which is beautiful stuff,
555
00:20:46,971 --> 00:20:47,987
But it's
a little more fragile,
556
00:20:48,081 --> 00:20:49,730
And it chips easier.
557
00:20:49,824 --> 00:20:53,584
I'm gonna cut that end off,
so hopefully it won't crack,
558
00:20:53,736 --> 00:20:56,420
And move on, and start
doing the guard and pommel.
559
00:20:56,647 --> 00:20:59,164
♪ ♪
560
00:20:59,317 --> 00:21:02,001
- So now I'm epoxying
the guard, the handle,
561
00:21:02,095 --> 00:21:05,579
And the pommel all together
onto the tang.
562
00:21:05,598 --> 00:21:07,823
And I'm also adding
a piece of mild steel
563
00:21:07,842 --> 00:21:09,325
To the end of the pommel.
564
00:21:09,343 --> 00:21:10,659
- We've seen a lot
of smiths do this.
565
00:21:10,753 --> 00:21:12,770
Instead of peening,
what they'll do is
566
00:21:12,921 --> 00:21:16,499
They'll basically put a washer
over the back and then weld it.
567
00:21:16,592 --> 00:21:18,684
It's not a real
favorite of mine.
568
00:21:18,778 --> 00:21:20,594
- So I've got my handle
attached, and now it's time
569
00:21:20,688 --> 00:21:22,505
To attach the pin
to the pinhole,
570
00:21:22,523 --> 00:21:24,282
But I'm going in blind.
571
00:21:24,509 --> 00:21:26,008
No way.
572
00:21:26,101 --> 00:21:27,118
And I'm like, "oh, [bleep],
573
00:21:27,345 --> 00:21:28,360
It goes
through the handle material,
574
00:21:28,513 --> 00:21:30,346
But I completely
missed the tang.
575
00:21:30,364 --> 00:21:32,439
I don't want extra holes
in my handle material
576
00:21:32,533 --> 00:21:33,866
For no reason.
577
00:21:34,018 --> 00:21:35,459
Yeah, now I have
to drill another one.
578
00:21:35,686 --> 00:21:36,961
- Oh, no.
579
00:21:37,112 --> 00:21:38,445
- Damn it.
580
00:21:38,539 --> 00:21:40,631
I drill the second hole.
I miss the tang.
581
00:21:40,783 --> 00:21:43,467
- I wonder if he measured
not factoring the guard.
582
00:21:43,694 --> 00:21:44,969
- Probably.
583
00:21:45,120 --> 00:21:46,529
- I've got two holes
in my handle already.
584
00:21:46,622 --> 00:21:47,863
I'm going in
for a third time.
585
00:21:47,956 --> 00:21:50,366
It's like doing surgery
with your eyes closed.
586
00:21:50,459 --> 00:21:52,143
- Andrew's already got
the connection.
587
00:21:52,294 --> 00:21:54,219
He doesn't need this hole,
and he's still got work
588
00:21:54,372 --> 00:21:55,871
To do on the blade
in less than an hour.
589
00:21:55,890 --> 00:21:57,481
- This one has to work.
590
00:21:57,708 --> 00:21:59,633
I don't have time to keep
messing with this pinhole.
591
00:21:59,652 --> 00:22:01,210
- Holy smokes.
592
00:22:01,228 --> 00:22:02,320
♪ ♪
593
00:22:06,233 --> 00:22:07,383
- This is just wasted time.
594
00:22:07,476 --> 00:22:08,141
- The third time
I find the tang,
595
00:22:08,161 --> 00:22:09,327
And I drill a new hole,
596
00:22:09,554 --> 00:22:10,477
So that I at least
have something
597
00:22:10,496 --> 00:22:11,645
That I can put a pin through.
598
00:22:11,664 --> 00:22:13,389
Perfect.
599
00:22:13,482 --> 00:22:14,557
It's not the hole
I originally made,
600
00:22:14,575 --> 00:22:16,483
But it'll work.
601
00:22:16,502 --> 00:22:19,728
- Bladesmiths, you are down
to the final 30 minutes.
602
00:22:19,747 --> 00:22:21,230
♪ ♪
603
00:22:21,323 --> 00:22:23,507
- It's time to start
getting this edge addressd
604
00:22:23,734 --> 00:22:26,493
Because a dull knife
is not gonna work here.
605
00:22:26,587 --> 00:22:28,404
- Ira is just cruising.
606
00:22:28,497 --> 00:22:30,330
Now he's just refining
everything.
607
00:22:30,424 --> 00:22:31,682
- Put it to the arm,
608
00:22:31,909 --> 00:22:33,926
And it just shaves hair off
really well.
609
00:22:34,020 --> 00:22:35,836
[laughs]
610
00:22:35,930 --> 00:22:38,914
I think when my daughters find
out that I just shaved my am
611
00:22:39,007 --> 00:22:41,584
On tv, they're gonna lose it.
612
00:22:41,602 --> 00:22:44,528
They're like,
"oh, my gosh, dad, why?"
613
00:22:44,755 --> 00:22:46,255
♪ ♪
614
00:22:46,273 --> 00:22:47,773
- I've still gotta
shape the handle
615
00:22:47,867 --> 00:22:50,109
And sharpen the blade.
616
00:22:50,203 --> 00:22:52,853
- Mark back over to work on
that handle a little bit more.
617
00:22:52,872 --> 00:22:55,598
You can see that green dust
flying off that grinder.
618
00:22:55,691 --> 00:22:58,934
- For me bladesmithing is fun.
It's therapeutic.
619
00:22:58,953 --> 00:23:00,603
You know,
I'll go home stressed,
620
00:23:00,696 --> 00:23:02,529
And I'll start
beating some steel,
621
00:23:02,623 --> 00:23:04,382
And it's a blast.
622
00:23:04,609 --> 00:23:07,868
Get the handle shaped
where it will be comfortable,
623
00:23:07,887 --> 00:23:11,614
And then I gotta start
working on the edge.
624
00:23:11,632 --> 00:23:14,617
- Bladesmiths,
you have ten minutes.
625
00:23:14,635 --> 00:23:16,619
- Right now my handle
is really big and blocky.
626
00:23:16,637 --> 00:23:18,729
I need to grind
those corners down
627
00:23:18,956 --> 00:23:20,547
So that the judges
can get their hands around it.
628
00:23:20,641 --> 00:23:22,215
If they can't hold the knife,
629
00:23:22,309 --> 00:23:23,901
They're not gonna
be able to test it.
630
00:23:24,052 --> 00:23:27,053
It ain't "purdy,"
but it's sturdy.
631
00:23:27,073 --> 00:23:31,984
- Five, four, three, two, one.
632
00:23:32,136 --> 00:23:33,727
Bladesmiths,
put down your tools,
633
00:23:33,821 --> 00:23:34,653
Grab your blades.
634
00:23:34,805 --> 00:23:36,730
This round is over.
635
00:23:36,749 --> 00:23:38,323
- For good luck.
636
00:23:38,476 --> 00:23:41,234
I've never kissed
a blade before,
637
00:23:41,328 --> 00:23:42,811
But I did this time.
638
00:23:42,830 --> 00:23:45,423
♪ ♪
639
00:23:45,650 --> 00:23:47,425
- Bladesmiths,
welcome to our strength test,
640
00:23:47,576 --> 00:23:51,820
A three-layer sheet metal
stab and chop.
641
00:23:51,914 --> 00:23:53,097
Mark, you're first.
You ready to go?
642
00:23:53,248 --> 00:23:55,824
- Hit it, sparky.
- I can do that.
643
00:23:55,843 --> 00:23:57,435
♪ ♪
644
00:23:57,662 --> 00:23:59,586
There's always a question
of the heat treat.
645
00:23:59,605 --> 00:24:01,105
And is there cracks
646
00:24:01,332 --> 00:24:03,182
That you just can't see
that are gonna appear?
647
00:24:03,334 --> 00:24:05,443
So yeah, I'm pretty scared as
he's getting ready to do this.
648
00:24:05,670 --> 00:24:07,670
Oh, come on.
649
00:24:07,688 --> 00:24:14,535
♪ ♪
650
00:24:32,029 --> 00:24:33,362
- Uh-oh.
651
00:24:33,455 --> 00:24:35,547
All right, mark.
You survived, good job.
652
00:24:35,641 --> 00:24:37,216
The big problem is
653
00:24:37,368 --> 00:24:40,536
That the handle
has cracked lengthwise.
654
00:24:40,629 --> 00:24:42,480
It took a little bit
of glinting.
655
00:24:42,707 --> 00:24:44,982
There's a couple little rolls
here from chopping
656
00:24:45,209 --> 00:24:48,635
In that sheet metal,
but your blade held up,
657
00:24:48,729 --> 00:24:50,062
You still got an edge,
still got a tip.
658
00:24:50,214 --> 00:24:51,972
Good job.
- Thank you.
659
00:24:52,066 --> 00:24:53,398
- How you feeling
after that, andrew?
660
00:24:53,493 --> 00:24:54,975
- Nervous.
- It's all right.
661
00:24:55,069 --> 00:24:56,660
Be fine.
Be over shortly.
662
00:24:56,887 --> 00:24:58,496
♪ ♪
663
00:24:58,723 --> 00:24:59,905
- I'm concerned about my edge
a little bit,
664
00:25:00,057 --> 00:25:01,815
But I'm mostly concerned
about my pommel.
665
00:25:01,909 --> 00:25:05,394
I'm not 100% sure that
I have it secured well enoug.
666
00:25:05,412 --> 00:25:07,229
The sky is the limit
on what could go wrong here.
667
00:25:07,248 --> 00:25:08,339
♪ ♪
668
00:25:12,236 --> 00:25:17,515
♪ ♪
669
00:25:38,520 --> 00:25:40,687
- All right, andrew.
That's not good.
670
00:25:40,706 --> 00:25:41,872
- Right.
671
00:25:42,024 --> 00:25:43,282
- Not only
it shortened your handle
672
00:25:43,434 --> 00:25:44,542
And you lost
your counterbalance,
673
00:25:44,769 --> 00:25:45,951
But now I've got
a sharp edge of wood
674
00:25:46,103 --> 00:25:48,120
Sitting in the palm of my hand.
675
00:25:48,214 --> 00:25:50,548
But on the plus side,
676
00:25:50,699 --> 00:25:53,050
Even with your
pommel falling off,
677
00:25:53,201 --> 00:25:55,778
You've got this pin that you
put in through the tang.
678
00:25:55,796 --> 00:25:57,629
So everything is still
mechanically connected.
679
00:25:57,723 --> 00:26:00,391
It's still a testable knife.
That was a good move.
680
00:26:00,618 --> 00:26:02,726
You've got some rolling
and some chipping,
681
00:26:02,953 --> 00:26:05,788
But for the most part,
you survived.
682
00:26:05,806 --> 00:26:08,624
- Thanks.
- All right, ira.
683
00:26:08,642 --> 00:26:10,884
Been fun ride so far.
You ready to keep going?
684
00:26:10,903 --> 00:26:12,628
- Let's do it.
- All right.
685
00:26:12,646 --> 00:26:14,071
♪ ♪
686
00:26:14,298 --> 00:26:15,798
- I'm a little nervous,
you know.
687
00:26:15,816 --> 00:26:18,075
Mark and andrew
both took some damage on.
688
00:26:18,226 --> 00:26:19,893
I mean, they're about
to take my blade and swing it
689
00:26:19,912 --> 00:26:21,303
Into a piece of steel.
690
00:26:21,396 --> 00:26:23,247
It's not like some soft thing.
691
00:26:23,474 --> 00:26:25,991
I mean, lots of things
can go wrong.
692
00:26:26,143 --> 00:26:32,923
♪ ♪
693
00:26:50,109 --> 00:26:51,667
- Nice job, ira.
694
00:26:51,685 --> 00:26:53,611
Your edge is good
and still straight.
695
00:26:53,762 --> 00:26:55,354
Still tight, good job.
696
00:26:55,506 --> 00:26:57,022
- Thank you.
697
00:26:57,174 --> 00:27:00,266
♪ ♪
698
00:27:00,361 --> 00:27:01,935
- All right, bladesmiths.
699
00:27:02,029 --> 00:27:04,513
This is the sharpness test,
the leather stab and slice.
700
00:27:04,531 --> 00:27:06,439
♪ ♪
701
00:27:06,459 --> 00:27:07,625
Mark, you're up first.
You ready for this?
702
00:27:07,776 --> 00:27:08,942
- Leather rip.
703
00:27:09,036 --> 00:27:10,294
- [laughs]
I like that.
704
00:27:10,445 --> 00:27:11,520
Let's do that.
705
00:27:11,538 --> 00:27:18,427
♪ ♪
706
00:27:33,878 --> 00:27:35,060
- Oh, yeah.
707
00:27:35,212 --> 00:27:37,137
♪ ♪
708
00:27:37,156 --> 00:27:38,397
- All right, mark.
709
00:27:38,549 --> 00:27:39,731
Despite some of the glinting,
710
00:27:39,884 --> 00:27:41,975
Cut easily,
nice slices through.
711
00:27:42,069 --> 00:27:43,810
Your handle construction,
712
00:27:43,829 --> 00:27:45,329
Though you still have
the cracks in there,
713
00:27:45,556 --> 00:27:47,480
Simply by putting my hand
onto that,
714
00:27:47,574 --> 00:27:48,999
And closing, and making a fist.
715
00:27:49,151 --> 00:27:51,335
Well, it put everything
back together.
716
00:27:51,486 --> 00:27:54,079
Overall, sir, your weapon,
it will cut.
717
00:27:54,231 --> 00:27:55,989
- Thank you.
- All right, andrew, your turn.
718
00:27:56,083 --> 00:27:57,416
So you ready?
- Yep.
719
00:27:57,510 --> 00:27:58,417
- Let's do this.
720
00:27:58,569 --> 00:28:05,349
♪ ♪
721
00:28:24,537 --> 00:28:26,428
- All right, andrew, let's talk
about your blade here.
722
00:28:26,447 --> 00:28:29,765
When I'm slicing onto this
leather sheet, it caught up,
723
00:28:29,783 --> 00:28:31,616
And you can see there's
some jagged edges in there,
724
00:28:31,769 --> 00:28:35,287
But overall, sir, it will cut.
725
00:28:35,439 --> 00:28:36,955
- All right, ira, your turn.
So are you ready?
726
00:28:37,107 --> 00:28:39,124
- Absolutely.
- Let's do this.
727
00:28:39,218 --> 00:28:46,056
♪ ♪
728
00:29:00,481 --> 00:29:02,222
- All right, ira, let's talk
about your weapon here.
729
00:29:02,241 --> 00:29:03,723
Your edges are sharp.
730
00:29:03,743 --> 00:29:05,892
I mean, it lends itself
to thrusting and slashing.
731
00:29:05,986 --> 00:29:07,911
Overall, sir, it will cut.
732
00:29:08,138 --> 00:29:09,638
- Thank you.
733
00:29:09,656 --> 00:29:13,325
♪ ♪
734
00:29:13,419 --> 00:29:15,401
- All right, bladesmiths,
only two of you can join us
735
00:29:15,421 --> 00:29:17,145
In the final round
of this competition.
736
00:29:17,239 --> 00:29:18,330
Our judges discussed
your blades,
737
00:29:18,482 --> 00:29:19,815
And they made a final decision.
738
00:29:19,908 --> 00:29:21,483
The bladesmith leaving
the forge is...
739
00:29:21,502 --> 00:29:24,002
♪ ♪
740
00:29:24,096 --> 00:29:25,821
Andrew.
741
00:29:25,839 --> 00:29:27,656
Unfortunately,
your blade didn't make the cut,
742
00:29:27,749 --> 00:29:28,991
And j. Is gonna tell you why.
743
00:29:29,084 --> 00:29:30,583
- Andrew, you worked
really hard.
744
00:29:30,603 --> 00:29:32,327
You should be proud
of what you did.
745
00:29:32,346 --> 00:29:34,772
But during the strength test,
your edge took the most damage,
746
00:29:34,923 --> 00:29:36,923
Which showed
in the sharpness test.
747
00:29:36,942 --> 00:29:39,518
And you actually
have pieces falling off.
748
00:29:39,670 --> 00:29:41,186
So that's the reasons
we're letting you go.
749
00:29:41,280 --> 00:29:42,946
- I understand.
750
00:29:43,173 --> 00:29:44,840
- Andrew, you got a ton
to be proud of.
751
00:29:44,858 --> 00:29:46,508
Unfortunately, your time
this competition has ende.
752
00:29:46,601 --> 00:29:47,767
I'm gonna have to ask you
to please step
753
00:29:47,861 --> 00:29:49,194
Off the forge floor.
754
00:29:49,346 --> 00:29:50,788
- Thank y'all.
Good luck, guys.
755
00:29:50,939 --> 00:29:52,514
I agree with
the judge's decision.
756
00:29:52,533 --> 00:29:55,183
I'm glad I put that pin
through the tang
757
00:29:55,202 --> 00:29:57,519
And was able
to fight until the end.
758
00:29:57,538 --> 00:29:59,187
First thing I'm gonna do
when I get home
759
00:29:59,206 --> 00:30:00,539
Is hang out with my dog, bogey,
760
00:30:00,691 --> 00:30:02,691
On the couch
and relax for a bit.
761
00:30:02,709 --> 00:30:06,361
♪ ♪
762
00:30:06,380 --> 00:30:08,121
- Well, mark, ira, guys,
congratulations,
763
00:30:08,140 --> 00:30:09,306
You are moving forward
in the third
764
00:30:09,533 --> 00:30:11,475
And final round
of this competition.
765
00:30:11,626 --> 00:30:13,385
In this round, you're going
back to your home forges
766
00:30:13,537 --> 00:30:15,037
To battle it out
for four days,
767
00:30:15,130 --> 00:30:16,705
Building an iconic weapon
from history.
768
00:30:16,723 --> 00:30:18,557
We want you to build this...
769
00:30:18,709 --> 00:30:21,801
♪ ♪
770
00:30:21,895 --> 00:30:26,731
The serrated indian saber.
771
00:30:26,826 --> 00:30:29,067
- The serrated indian saber
traces its origins
772
00:30:29,219 --> 00:30:31,069
Back to 18th century india.
773
00:30:31,163 --> 00:30:32,996
The deadly weapon features
a long curved blade
774
00:30:33,148 --> 00:30:35,907
With serrated edges
designed to intimidate enemis
775
00:30:36,001 --> 00:30:38,393
And penetrate deep
into the thick leather armor
776
00:30:38,412 --> 00:30:41,229
Worn by infantry and
cavalry forces of the time.
777
00:30:41,248 --> 00:30:43,489
This blade played
an important role as the sword
778
00:30:43,509 --> 00:30:47,085
Used by indian forces during
the bloody 1857 uprising
779
00:30:47,179 --> 00:30:50,922
Against british rule
known as the sepoy mutin.
780
00:30:51,075 --> 00:30:52,924
- When you turn your blades in,
781
00:30:53,077 --> 00:30:55,352
They need to measure
between 30 and 32 inches.
782
00:30:55,503 --> 00:30:58,188
And as you can see, this entire
blade is covered in serrations
783
00:30:58,340 --> 00:31:00,098
Minus
an 8 to 10-inch section
784
00:31:00,250 --> 00:31:02,417
On the cutting edge
that is still sharpened.
785
00:31:02,436 --> 00:31:05,195
Your hilt needs to have
a clover shaped guard
786
00:31:05,347 --> 00:31:07,439
And a forward-facing
integral pommel.
787
00:31:07,591 --> 00:31:09,441
- There's a lot of serrations.
788
00:31:09,593 --> 00:31:12,185
I really am not
a serrations expert at all,
789
00:31:12,279 --> 00:31:14,872
But what the heck, let's do it.
790
00:31:15,023 --> 00:31:16,948
- Without further ado, guys,
good luck.
791
00:31:17,101 --> 00:31:18,876
We will see you in four days.
792
00:31:19,103 --> 00:31:20,268
- Good luck.
- Gonna kill it, brother.
793
00:31:20,287 --> 00:31:22,546
♪ ♪
794
00:31:22,773 --> 00:31:25,774
- Day one making
a serrated indian saber.
795
00:31:25,792 --> 00:31:28,293
I've never made
a big curved blade like this,
796
00:31:28,387 --> 00:31:30,554
So there's gonna be
a lot of experimentation here
797
00:31:30,705 --> 00:31:32,948
In the next couple days.
798
00:31:33,041 --> 00:31:34,725
It's a really
lightweight blade.
799
00:31:34,952 --> 00:31:37,377
So I think I'll
just do solid steel.
800
00:31:37,396 --> 00:31:38,803
This is
a functioning ranch.
801
00:31:38,956 --> 00:31:41,064
My great granddad
moved here in 1895,
802
00:31:41,216 --> 00:31:44,142
And I'm still on it,
and stayed in the same famil,
803
00:31:44,294 --> 00:31:45,736
And hopefully
I'll hand it off to my girls.
804
00:31:45,887 --> 00:31:47,053
It's pretty well shaped.
805
00:31:47,072 --> 00:31:48,797
I need
to sand it up a little bi.
806
00:31:48,815 --> 00:31:51,316
So far I have
the blade forged out,
807
00:31:51,468 --> 00:31:54,469
Shaped minus the serrations.
808
00:31:54,488 --> 00:31:55,654
I think I'm okay.
809
00:31:55,806 --> 00:32:00,233
♪ ♪
810
00:32:00,327 --> 00:32:02,144
- Day one in my forge,
811
00:32:02,162 --> 00:32:04,922
I'm just gonna
use 80crv2 mono steel.
812
00:32:05,073 --> 00:32:07,666
I was really tempted
to do damascus,
813
00:32:07,760 --> 00:32:10,669
But there's just too many
possibilities for error.
814
00:32:10,821 --> 00:32:12,596
♪ ♪
815
00:32:12,747 --> 00:32:14,431
I'm really excited
to be in the finals.
816
00:32:14,582 --> 00:32:17,993
This competition really
puts you in like a cauldron
817
00:32:18,011 --> 00:32:19,919
Of mental
and physical pressure.
818
00:32:20,013 --> 00:32:22,255
I'm looking forward to it.
819
00:32:22,274 --> 00:32:24,833
It's taking more time
than I anticipated
820
00:32:24,851 --> 00:32:27,686
To get the material down
to the thinness that I want.
821
00:32:27,838 --> 00:32:29,262
♪ ♪
822
00:32:29,356 --> 00:32:31,114
And then we'll be ready to go
823
00:32:31,266 --> 00:32:33,692
And start doing the features
of the saber.
824
00:32:33,844 --> 00:32:36,102
♪ ♪
825
00:32:36,121 --> 00:32:38,680
- Beginning of day two,
game plan,
826
00:32:38,699 --> 00:32:41,183
Grind in some serrations
827
00:32:41,201 --> 00:32:43,852
And then do a quench here
this afternoon.
828
00:32:43,870 --> 00:32:45,963
There's 99 teeth to do.
829
00:32:46,114 --> 00:32:47,856
So it's gonna take
a little while.
830
00:32:47,874 --> 00:32:50,283
I'm worried about the spacing
and the angle
831
00:32:50,302 --> 00:32:51,876
In which they go in.
832
00:32:51,971 --> 00:32:54,304
It's one of my biggest concerns
on the entire build.
833
00:32:54,456 --> 00:32:57,140
I feel relieved after getting
all the serrations in.
834
00:32:57,292 --> 00:32:59,217
It's time to quench.
835
00:32:59,311 --> 00:33:00,960
Lots of things can go wrong
with the quench.
836
00:33:01,054 --> 00:33:02,721
I can just be too hot.
837
00:33:02,873 --> 00:33:05,298
I can have a big cold spot
that just won't even harden,
838
00:33:05,317 --> 00:33:07,375
But let's go for it.
839
00:33:07,394 --> 00:33:07,818
♪ ♪
840
00:33:11,657 --> 00:33:13,048
[dramatic music]
841
00:33:13,066 --> 00:33:16,159
♪ ♪
842
00:33:16,386 --> 00:33:20,071
It's perfectly straight.
Let's finish it up.
843
00:33:20,165 --> 00:33:23,058
- Well, today's a big day,
and I'm gonna need to do
844
00:33:23,076 --> 00:33:26,152
Quite a bit of handle fittin,
845
00:33:26,171 --> 00:33:29,247
And then I will do
the heat treating.
846
00:33:29,341 --> 00:33:31,341
Fitting the guard,
I have to be careful.
847
00:33:31,493 --> 00:33:33,826
If I remove too much material
off the inside of the guard,
848
00:33:33,846 --> 00:33:37,088
There's gonna be big gaps,
it's not gonna fit tight.
849
00:33:37,241 --> 00:33:39,499
And if it doesn't,
850
00:33:39,518 --> 00:33:42,185
I'm probably gonna have
to redo the guard.
851
00:33:42,412 --> 00:33:45,413
It should be fine.
It should be okay.
852
00:33:45,507 --> 00:33:48,650
So I'm quenching
the blade today.
853
00:33:51,864 --> 00:33:53,772
There's no cracks,
854
00:33:53,866 --> 00:33:55,273
And everything's looking
pretty good right now.
855
00:33:55,425 --> 00:33:58,260
♪ ♪
856
00:33:58,278 --> 00:34:00,037
- Day four, last day.
857
00:34:00,188 --> 00:34:01,780
It's time
to wrap this thing up.
858
00:34:01,932 --> 00:34:04,616
We're gonna use a black walnut
for the handle.
859
00:34:04,768 --> 00:34:06,376
And then on the top,
it's gonna be capped
860
00:34:06,528 --> 00:34:08,103
With silicon bronze.
861
00:34:08,121 --> 00:34:09,771
I'm gonna wrap the handle
862
00:34:09,790 --> 00:34:11,106
With a little bit
of copper twisted wire.
863
00:34:11,124 --> 00:34:12,791
It looks good.
864
00:34:12,885 --> 00:34:16,294
Finish sanding
and then finish sharpening.
865
00:34:16,446 --> 00:34:18,037
♪ ♪
866
00:34:18,057 --> 00:34:20,891
I'm nervous,
but hopefully it holds up.
867
00:34:21,042 --> 00:34:22,784
I think that's it.
868
00:34:22,803 --> 00:34:26,121
- Today I need to get
my handle and guard on,
869
00:34:26,139 --> 00:34:30,308
And then sharpen the blade,
and it'll be ready to go.
870
00:34:30,460 --> 00:34:33,295
I'd add the epoxy gold
because it looks cool,
871
00:34:33,388 --> 00:34:36,740
And it's close
to the bronze guard.
872
00:34:36,967 --> 00:34:40,410
I think it has
a nice touch to it.
873
00:34:40,562 --> 00:34:42,228
Winning this competition
would be
874
00:34:42,247 --> 00:34:44,322
Like winning the super bowl.
875
00:34:44,474 --> 00:34:47,642
It's about showing
that "forged in fire"
876
00:34:47,661 --> 00:34:49,419
Has turned my life around
877
00:34:49,571 --> 00:34:52,664
And given me the skills
to do this.
878
00:34:52,758 --> 00:34:54,499
[chuckles]
879
00:34:54,651 --> 00:34:58,987
♪ ♪
880
00:34:59,005 --> 00:35:01,264
- Mark, ira, gentlemen,
welcome back to the forge.
881
00:35:01,491 --> 00:35:03,249
You just had four days
in your home forges
882
00:35:03,268 --> 00:35:05,918
To put together your very best
serrated indian sabers,
883
00:35:05,938 --> 00:35:07,920
And, guys, they look menacing.
884
00:35:07,940 --> 00:35:09,681
But before we get to testing,
I wanna hear about 'em.
885
00:35:09,833 --> 00:35:11,274
So, mark, how'd it go for you?
886
00:35:11,426 --> 00:35:12,776
- It was good.
887
00:35:12,927 --> 00:35:15,761
80crv2, put the curve in it,
and then spent
888
00:35:15,781 --> 00:35:18,523
A whole lot of time
putting serrations in it.
889
00:35:18,675 --> 00:35:20,358
- Well, it looks great.
Ira, how about you?
890
00:35:20,510 --> 00:35:22,119
- Went well.
891
00:35:22,346 --> 00:35:25,029
Forged it out day one
out of 80crv2,
892
00:35:25,124 --> 00:35:28,274
Then some black walnut
from a tree off the farm.
893
00:35:28,293 --> 00:35:30,185
- Gentlemen,
both your blades look strong,
894
00:35:30,203 --> 00:35:31,703
And they look wicked sharp.
895
00:35:31,797 --> 00:35:33,463
But the best way we know how
to find which one of you guys
896
00:35:33,615 --> 00:35:34,780
Is gonna go home
with the win today,
897
00:35:34,800 --> 00:35:36,466
By putting them
through two dynamic tests.
898
00:35:36,618 --> 00:35:38,209
And up first, doug.
899
00:35:38,362 --> 00:35:41,045
♪ ♪
900
00:35:41,140 --> 00:35:43,548
- Bladesmiths, welcome
to the dynamic keal test.
901
00:35:43,700 --> 00:35:45,124
♪ ♪
902
00:35:45,144 --> 00:35:46,309
Mark, you're up first.
You ready for this?
903
00:35:46,536 --> 00:35:49,646
- Blade's ready.
- All right, let's do this.
904
00:35:49,873 --> 00:35:51,631
- There's a lot
of stress involved in,
905
00:35:51,725 --> 00:35:53,057
How is mine gonna perform?
906
00:35:53,210 --> 00:35:55,710
Is it gonna fail?
907
00:35:55,729 --> 00:36:02,492
♪ ♪
908
00:36:29,021 --> 00:36:30,762
- All right, mark, let's talk
about your weapon here.
909
00:36:30,914 --> 00:36:33,598
Your handle is a little bit
on the rounded side,
910
00:36:33,750 --> 00:36:36,860
But the saving grace is
this flare that you have there.
911
00:36:37,011 --> 00:36:39,345
It allowed me
to get my hand in here,
912
00:36:39,364 --> 00:36:42,032
And it's locked in between
your guard and your pommel,
913
00:36:42,183 --> 00:36:44,016
Good on that.
914
00:36:44,036 --> 00:36:48,596
Now you did pick up one small
chip where it cut the bone.
915
00:36:48,690 --> 00:36:50,765
But other than that,
it'll keal.
916
00:36:50,784 --> 00:36:51,933
- Thank you.
917
00:36:52,026 --> 00:36:53,284
- Ira, your turn.
So are you ready?
918
00:36:53,437 --> 00:36:55,861
- I'm ready.
919
00:36:55,881 --> 00:36:57,789
I'm worried about this test.
920
00:36:57,941 --> 00:36:59,624
My heart's racing,
my knees are shaking,
921
00:36:59,718 --> 00:37:02,385
My hand's sweaty.
922
00:37:02,612 --> 00:37:04,221
I'm just so worried
he's gonna swing it,
923
00:37:04,448 --> 00:37:05,947
And it's gonna break
on the first swing.
924
00:37:05,966 --> 00:37:06,056
♪ ♪
925
00:37:09,970 --> 00:37:12,896
[dramatic music]
926
00:37:13,123 --> 00:37:17,359
♪ ♪
927
00:37:41,093 --> 00:37:42,425
[laughs]
928
00:37:42,652 --> 00:37:45,336
♪ ♪
929
00:37:45,489 --> 00:37:47,322
- All right, ira, first up,
930
00:37:47,415 --> 00:37:49,081
The slices
into this ballistics dummy,
931
00:37:49,101 --> 00:37:51,584
Thrusting and using the teeth,
932
00:37:51,603 --> 00:37:53,828
I can really feel everything
on the blade,
933
00:37:53,847 --> 00:37:55,497
But what's more important
934
00:37:55,515 --> 00:37:57,682
Is the wield ability
of this weapon.
935
00:37:57,776 --> 00:38:01,427
It's so nice and light,
and I can control every move.
936
00:38:01,446 --> 00:38:04,447
Overall, sir,
your indian serrated saber,
937
00:38:04,599 --> 00:38:05,782
It will keal.
938
00:38:06,009 --> 00:38:10,436
♪ ♪
939
00:38:10,530 --> 00:38:13,181
- All right, gentlemen, welcome
to our dynamic strength test.
940
00:38:13,199 --> 00:38:15,016
Sticking with
our sheet metal theme,
941
00:38:15,109 --> 00:38:18,520
Our sheet metal chop
and bag slice.
942
00:38:18,613 --> 00:38:20,038
Mark, you're up first.
You ready?
943
00:38:20,190 --> 00:38:21,965
- She's got this,
but I might need a hug.
944
00:38:22,116 --> 00:38:23,691
- [laughs]
945
00:38:23,710 --> 00:38:30,557
♪ ♪
946
00:39:02,841 --> 00:39:04,657
- All right, mark, right off,
947
00:39:04,676 --> 00:39:07,418
Your blade is still
in the shape it came in.
948
00:39:07,512 --> 00:39:09,179
It felt good cutting.
949
00:39:09,406 --> 00:39:10,830
It's a little
on the forward heavy side.
950
00:39:10,924 --> 00:39:11,997
I would love to have seen
that balance
951
00:39:12,092 --> 00:39:13,666
Just a little bit further back.
952
00:39:13,685 --> 00:39:14,834
But it didn't affect
the cuts at all.
953
00:39:14,928 --> 00:39:17,595
So good job.
- Thank you.
954
00:39:17,689 --> 00:39:19,689
- Ready to play, ira?
955
00:39:19,841 --> 00:39:20,840
- Not really.
956
00:39:20,934 --> 00:39:23,193
- [laughs]
I am.
957
00:39:23,420 --> 00:39:29,949
♪ ♪
958
00:40:00,790 --> 00:40:02,899
So, ira, first off,
959
00:40:03,126 --> 00:40:05,384
The shape and scale
of this is really beautiful.
960
00:40:05,404 --> 00:40:07,645
The way it just flows
from one point to the other.
961
00:40:07,739 --> 00:40:09,964
The taper really, really nice.
962
00:40:10,057 --> 00:40:12,467
You took one chip
in the blade right here.
963
00:40:12,560 --> 00:40:14,560
But other than that, man,
this is still--I'm not
964
00:40:14,579 --> 00:40:15,486
Gonna run my finger
down this blade.
965
00:40:15,580 --> 00:40:17,414
It's still sharp.
Well done.
966
00:40:17,641 --> 00:40:19,082
- Thank you.
967
00:40:19,309 --> 00:40:22,568
♪ ♪
968
00:40:22,662 --> 00:40:24,587
- Well, gentlemen, in the first
two rounds of this competition,
969
00:40:24,739 --> 00:40:26,147
You both proved your worth
970
00:40:26,240 --> 00:40:28,073
By making knives
out of sheet metal.
971
00:40:28,093 --> 00:40:29,817
And in this final round,
you both knocked it
972
00:40:29,911 --> 00:40:31,319
Out of the park
with the most intricate blades
973
00:40:31,337 --> 00:40:32,820
I've seen in a long time.
974
00:40:32,839 --> 00:40:34,747
But in this competition,
only one of you can take home
975
00:40:34,766 --> 00:40:37,508
The title
and a check for $10,000.
976
00:40:37,661 --> 00:40:39,936
Our judges did agree
977
00:40:40,163 --> 00:40:41,663
That today's
"forged in fire" champion is...
978
00:40:41,681 --> 00:40:44,515
♪ ♪
979
00:40:44,609 --> 00:40:46,926
Ira, congratulations.
980
00:40:46,945 --> 00:40:48,761
Now, mark,
you did a phenomenal job,
981
00:40:48,780 --> 00:40:50,930
But unfortunately your blade
did not make the cut.
982
00:40:51,024 --> 00:40:53,341
And dave baker's gonna
tell you why.
983
00:40:53,434 --> 00:40:55,009
- Mark, you
brought us a performer
984
00:40:55,028 --> 00:40:56,435
That tested out really,
really well.
985
00:40:56,455 --> 00:40:59,013
This came down to fit, finish,
986
00:40:59,106 --> 00:41:01,015
Balance,
and the handle construction.
987
00:41:01,034 --> 00:41:02,033
And that's why
we're letting you go.
988
00:41:02,127 --> 00:41:03,609
- Yep.
989
00:41:03,628 --> 00:41:05,186
- Well, mark, we hope
you enjoyed your time here.
990
00:41:05,279 --> 00:41:06,463
And we wanna say,
thank you so much
991
00:41:06,690 --> 00:41:08,131
For letting us watch you work,
but unfortunately,
992
00:41:08,282 --> 00:41:09,466
At this point,
I'm gonna have to ask you
993
00:41:09,693 --> 00:41:11,301
To please stay up off
the forge floor.
994
00:41:11,452 --> 00:41:13,361
- Been a tremendous pleasure.
- Thank you, sir.
995
00:41:13,379 --> 00:41:14,804
- Good job, mark.
996
00:41:15,031 --> 00:41:16,956
- I'm happy that it came down
to such details.
997
00:41:17,050 --> 00:41:18,308
I think any other competition
998
00:41:18,459 --> 00:41:20,810
I could have gone
home a winner.
999
00:41:20,962 --> 00:41:22,870
I'd love to compete
on "forged in fire" again.
1000
00:41:22,889 --> 00:41:24,463
It pushes your abilities,
1001
00:41:24,483 --> 00:41:27,484
And it is just--it's
an amazing adventure.
1002
00:41:27,711 --> 00:41:29,393
♪ ♪
1003
00:41:29,546 --> 00:41:31,488
- Ira, congratulations, sir.
1004
00:41:31,715 --> 00:41:32,822
You are the newest
"forged in fire" champion,
1005
00:41:33,049 --> 00:41:34,899
And you just received
a check for $10,000.
1006
00:41:34,993 --> 00:41:36,809
Congratulations.
1007
00:41:36,903 --> 00:41:38,644
- Just won "forged in fire."
1008
00:41:38,663 --> 00:41:40,071
It feels pretty awesome.
1009
00:41:40,223 --> 00:41:42,907
- That's a beautiful example
of that weapon.
1010
00:41:43,001 --> 00:41:44,000
I think you nailed it.
1011
00:41:44,151 --> 00:41:45,560
Well done.
- Thank you.
1012
00:41:45,578 --> 00:41:47,820
The whole experience
has been super fun,
1013
00:41:47,914 --> 00:41:50,732
From the stressful part
of building the first knife,
1014
00:41:50,750 --> 00:41:52,567
Playing with
the coal iron press.
1015
00:41:52,660 --> 00:41:54,344
I think that's where
the money's going.
1016
00:41:54,571 --> 00:42:00,600
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