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♪ ♪
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- my name is jayden simisky.
I'm 19 years old.
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And I started bladesmithing
at about age 15.
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My entire life, I've gotten
into trouble for two things:
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Playing with knives
and playing with fire.
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And so, eventually,
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it clicked in my mind
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that I could make knives
with fire,
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and it really
just went from there.
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♪ ♪
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- my name is matt schweinberg.
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I'm 38 years old
from knoxville, tennessee.
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I'm a senior engineer
and a part-time bladesmith.
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I'm not normally
a competitive guy,
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but for this,
I made an exception
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'cause I'm here to win.
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My adrenaline's already
pumping through my veins,
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and I'm ready
for that challenge.
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♪ ♪
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- how you feeling, matt?
- Terrified.
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[both laugh]
- honest.
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- My name's connor logan.
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I'm 26, and I'm from
kansas city, missouri.
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I got into knife making
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because, as a 15-,
16-year-old-kid,
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I had a fascination
with knives,
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but I didn't have any money
to buy them.
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So I decided to make them.
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And as it turns out, making
knives is much more expensive
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than buying knives.
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But it's a lot more fun too.
So it's a win-win.
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- my name is jason redman.
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I'm 51 years old.
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I'm from augusta, georgia.
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I'm a military veteran.
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I'm an ex-police officer
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and a part-time bladesmith.
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I want to win $10,000
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to donate it
to a veterans' organization
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so more people can be touched
by what we do.
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That's why I do it.
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- well, gentlemen,
welcome to the forge.
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The four of you are
about to take part
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in three very intense rounds
of forging competition,
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where we're gonna test
all of your skills.
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Now at the end of each one
of those rounds,
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you're gonna present your work
to our panel of expert judges,
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who will then
critique your work
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and make an elimination.
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Judges for today's competition
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are abs master smith
j. Neilson,
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historic weapons
recreation specialist
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dave baker,
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and edged weapons specialist
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and kali martial artist
doug marcaida.
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they'll be deciding who's gonna
be going home empty-handed
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and who's gonna be
leaving here
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with the title
of "forged in fire" champion
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along with a check for $10,000.
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Let's get into it.
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On your anvils,
you guys have a cloth.
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Go ahead
and remove that for me.
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- Yes.
- Yes!
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- What you guys have
in front of you
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are bars of 1095
and 15n20 steel,
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which we want you to use
to make damascus billets
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and forge them into blades.
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But today, we don't want you
to build signature blades
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in your signature style.
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No, gentlemen, we got something
much more complex,
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much more intricate:
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A blade that was
designed specifically
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for this competition
by dave baker himself.
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Today, I want you
to build this.
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gentlemen, this is no mistake.
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The blade you guys
are gonna be building
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is laying behind this display.
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Today's competition,
we're gonna be testing
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your visualization skills
in a competition
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we're calling the memory game.
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Guys, I'm gonna call you up
one at a time,
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and you're each gonna have
20 seconds and only 20 seconds
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to check out the blade
behind this display
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and commit it to memory,
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'cause after that 20 seconds
is completed,
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you will not get to look
at the blade again.
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Now you don't
have to be exact.
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But keep in mind, if the smith
next to you is closer,
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you might just be going home.
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You guys ready?
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Jayden, you're up first.
Come on up, bud.
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- I got a terrible memory,
man.
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Go fish is hard.
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Yeah!
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my mind starts coming up
with ways to remember this.
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And immediately,
my mind goes to my arm.
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I can use, you know, hand,
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elbow to forefinger,
that type of thing.
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That way, I don't
have to remember any numbers
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and have kind of a reference
that is attached to me.
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- Matt, you're up.
Come on.
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- I do have a strong memory.
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So I feel like that
is gonna be an advantage.
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- 20 seconds starts now.
- [bleep].
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It has a trailing tip on it
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with a serrated back.
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It's gonna be
a lot to remember.
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- Jason, your turn.
Come check it out.
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[tense music]
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- [laughs]
- time starts now.
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- I just take
two basic measurements.
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And then I try to step back
and visualize it in my mind.
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Start focusing
on one detail of the blade,
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and it feels like
I lose another detail.
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- Three, two, one.
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Time is up.
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Last but not least, connor.
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Your turn, bud.
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- Generally, I think my memory
is pretty good.
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But 20 seconds
is not a lot of time.
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Okay.
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It's, "a," huge,
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b, unnecessarily complicated.
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- Three, two, one.
Time's up.
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- And, c, it's pretty cool, all
right?
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I'll give you that one.
It's a pretty cool knife.
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♪ ♪
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- now, gentlemen,
after round one is complete,
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we'll get into round two,
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where you guys are gonna add
handles to your blades,
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turning them
into fully functioning weapons.
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We're gonna check
for strength and durability
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in a copper pipe chop,
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and then we're gonna check
your edge retention
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in a water tube slice.
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Now, gentlemen, you guys have
three hours on the clock.
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Good luck.
Your time starts now.
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[rock music]
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- aside from the profile,
you got a choil.
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You got a finger weld.
You got a bird's beak, right?
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- Then you get
into the real details,
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which are
the shape of the grind,
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the guard
will be under the handle,
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how deep the serrations are.
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- Which, with 20-second look,
is very hard to see.
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- Oh, yeah.
- Absolutely.
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- Wide freeform.
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I need to write everything
that's in my mind, put it down,
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so I don't have to think
about it anymore.
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♪ ♪
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- one of the oldest forms
of measurement
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is using from your elbow
to your fingers.
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- I'm gonna get it ready
for forge welding.
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Really kind of intimidating
as a 19-year-old
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seeing all these, you know,
battle-hardened judges
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ready to judge my work.
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I think that dave baker's
probably got shirts
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that are older than I am.
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[rock music]
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- so we have to make
a damascus blade.
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But dave's blade,
it's not damascus.
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It's not cool, dave.
I'm talking to you.
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It's not cool.
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That's good.
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- Honestly,
when I designed this,
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I just piled on
as much as I could.
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- You're evil.
- [laughs]
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- this is evil.
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- Oh, yeah.
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I feel 70% confident.
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That's a c, and I'll take it.
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Cs get degrees.
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Okay.
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- Gotta grind.
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The first thing I gotta do
is get the steel clean.
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Muscle memory kicks in,
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and I'm feeling great
at this point.
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So I get it stacked properly,
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straight into the forge.
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I like to challenge myself.
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All of the hobbies
I've ever had are hard.
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The challenge part's what gets
me up in the morning.
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come on.
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- Jason's steel
is looking good.
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- Oh, yeah.
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- Cool, calm, and collected.
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We have to do
multilayer damascus.
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Never done that before.
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So I can't make any mistakes.
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I try and get all
my loose pieces together
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and even on all sides,
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and I toss it in the forge.
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So far, so good.
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It's very important that
I set these welds properly.
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If I squish too much too soon,
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it will cause the billet
to blow apart.
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And I don't have time
to start over.
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- Matt is being
a little more aggressive
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than I like to see
on a first press.
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You can definitely
shear some welds
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when you're too aggressive.
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- I don't hear any dead space.
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So I'm feeling very confident
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that my forge welding
was a success.
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And now it's time to start
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drawing it out
and shaping the blade.
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♪ ♪
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- gentlemen, you got
two hours and 30 minutes
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left on the clock!
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- It's not up to temp yet.
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I've had a full beard
since eighth grade.
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That's a big fire risk.
$10,000 can buy you a lot.
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It cannot buy you this.
Not for sale.
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[bleep], it's hot.
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My billet's finally up to heat.
I'm ready to go.
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Mm.
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I gotta set my welds.
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Otherwise,
the billet's no good.
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- if you don't get
a good damascus weld,
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you don't have a good billet,
you got nothing to turn in.
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- Gotta get me one of these.
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- It looks like
it's welding pretty well.
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- And back in the fire
with you.
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[rock music]
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- at this point,
my welds are set,
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my billet's
starting to draw out,
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and I'm cruising, man.
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it'd be good to set myself
apart from the competition.
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So I'm gonna put in
a ladder pattern.
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Hell, yeah.
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- He's putting
a ladder pattern there.
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- That's awesome. What?
Why are you shaking your head?
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- Too early.
- Oh, all right.
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- He's gonna forge almost
all of that ladder pattern out.
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- Perfect.
- Progress.
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My billet's looking great,
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and out of the corner
of my eye,
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I see other smiths setting up
to do some damascus pattern.
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So I'm thinking I need
to do the same.
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- Now we've got two smiths
doing it?
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- [laughs]
smithy see, smithy do.
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- Finished putting
in my notches.
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00:09:00,707 --> 00:09:03,583
Now I can just move on to the
next part of making this blade.
259
00:09:03,669 --> 00:09:05,252
♪ ♪
260
00:09:05,337 --> 00:09:07,420
- I see jayden and matt,
they're doing ladder pattern.
261
00:09:07,506 --> 00:09:08,547
Mm.
262
00:09:08,590 --> 00:09:09,798
I'm gonna try to outdo them.
263
00:09:09,883 --> 00:09:11,841
So I'm gonna do
a twist pattern.
264
00:09:11,927 --> 00:09:14,052
- And here we go.
Jason's doing it too.
265
00:09:14,137 --> 00:09:16,054
- Oh, no.
- Holy smokes.
266
00:09:16,139 --> 00:09:17,430
This is fantastic.
- All right.
267
00:09:17,516 --> 00:09:18,974
- Get two twists on it.
268
00:09:19,059 --> 00:09:21,476
- The twist is putting tons
of risk in it
269
00:09:21,562 --> 00:09:22,852
because all those twists
270
00:09:22,938 --> 00:09:25,021
need to now be
forge welded together
271
00:09:25,065 --> 00:09:26,356
or you're going to have lines
272
00:09:26,441 --> 00:09:28,525
and cold shuts running
throughout the blade.
273
00:09:28,610 --> 00:09:29,693
♪ ♪
274
00:09:29,778 --> 00:09:32,070
- the difficulty
with this twist is
275
00:09:32,114 --> 00:09:34,823
to maintain the width
on dave baker's blade,
276
00:09:34,908 --> 00:09:35,991
'cause it's wide.
277
00:09:36,076 --> 00:09:38,034
At this point, I'm thinking,
278
00:09:38,120 --> 00:09:40,954
"keeping it simple
maybe would have been better."
279
00:09:41,039 --> 00:09:42,539
mm.
280
00:09:42,624 --> 00:09:44,916
- Gentlemen, 90 minutes
on the clock!
281
00:09:45,002 --> 00:09:46,710
- That press is nice.
282
00:09:46,795 --> 00:09:49,754
I see the guys going
after a ladder pattern.
283
00:09:49,798 --> 00:09:52,674
There's no pattern requirement.
They just said damascus.
284
00:09:52,759 --> 00:09:54,050
That's all
I'm gonna give them.
285
00:09:54,136 --> 00:09:55,260
I'm not making work for myself.
286
00:09:55,345 --> 00:09:56,886
[rock music]
287
00:09:56,972 --> 00:09:58,847
I spent a lot of time
drawing the billet out.
288
00:09:58,932 --> 00:10:01,433
So much metal.
And it's still too thick.
289
00:10:01,518 --> 00:10:03,518
So I'm just gonna ditch
some of this.
290
00:10:03,604 --> 00:10:05,437
[tense music]
291
00:10:05,522 --> 00:10:07,063
I'm grinding on it.
292
00:10:07,149 --> 00:10:09,566
I'm trying to get that
stupid thing to come off.
293
00:10:09,610 --> 00:10:11,818
- We have a thing called
a chop saw.
294
00:10:11,903 --> 00:10:13,486
♪ ♪
295
00:10:13,572 --> 00:10:15,280
- there's no point
in this competition
296
00:10:15,365 --> 00:10:17,824
that you're not hearing that
little clock go boop, boop.
297
00:10:17,909 --> 00:10:20,285
I can feel it.
It's counting right there.
298
00:10:20,370 --> 00:10:21,536
That's gonna be fun.
299
00:10:21,622 --> 00:10:23,455
Finally, it pops free.
300
00:10:23,498 --> 00:10:26,625
So I gotta get it in the forge
as soon as I can.
301
00:10:26,668 --> 00:10:28,084
It's ugly.
302
00:10:28,170 --> 00:10:29,127
♪ ♪
303
00:10:29,171 --> 00:10:30,587
- nice.
304
00:10:30,631 --> 00:10:32,255
I've got the billet prepped.
305
00:10:32,341 --> 00:10:34,299
I'm gonna forge
my entire profile.
306
00:10:34,384 --> 00:10:36,176
And then I'm gonna clean it up
on the grinder.
307
00:10:36,261 --> 00:10:37,802
♪ ♪
308
00:10:37,846 --> 00:10:39,763
on the blade that we're
supposed to be modeling,
309
00:10:39,848 --> 00:10:42,098
it's got this real
gnarly sawback.
310
00:10:42,184 --> 00:10:43,767
And I'm not gonna add that
311
00:10:43,852 --> 00:10:45,185
because I'm confident
it's something
312
00:10:45,270 --> 00:10:46,603
I can do post heat treat
313
00:10:46,688 --> 00:10:48,897
if I do make it
to the second round.
314
00:10:48,982 --> 00:10:50,899
- Everybody's kind of
on the right track.
315
00:10:50,984 --> 00:10:52,067
- Yep.
316
00:10:52,152 --> 00:10:54,110
- It's gonna come down
to details.
317
00:10:54,196 --> 00:10:55,737
- As I'm making my blade,
318
00:10:55,822 --> 00:10:57,155
I know that
I'm missing something
319
00:10:57,240 --> 00:10:58,490
around the ricasso area.
320
00:10:58,575 --> 00:11:00,158
I think I'm just gonna
roll with it
321
00:11:00,243 --> 00:11:02,202
and hope that
it will not send me home.
322
00:11:02,287 --> 00:11:03,828
That looks cool.
323
00:11:03,914 --> 00:11:04,954
[rock music]
324
00:11:05,040 --> 00:11:06,665
- good.
325
00:11:06,708 --> 00:11:08,458
I'm happy with
the rough shape that I have.
326
00:11:08,543 --> 00:11:09,959
I'm ready to move over
to the grinder.
327
00:11:10,045 --> 00:11:11,461
♪ ♪
328
00:11:11,546 --> 00:11:12,962
as I'm on the grinder,
329
00:11:13,048 --> 00:11:14,756
I notice that there's a delam
on the side of the blade.
330
00:11:14,841 --> 00:11:15,965
[bleep].
331
00:11:16,051 --> 00:11:17,258
- Oh, no.
332
00:11:17,344 --> 00:11:18,968
- We might have seen
a sign of matt
333
00:11:19,054 --> 00:11:20,970
being aggressive
with the billet.
334
00:11:21,056 --> 00:11:23,431
- I don't have time
for this to be happening.
335
00:11:23,517 --> 00:11:25,975
If I don't get that delam
out of there for the quench,
336
00:11:26,061 --> 00:11:29,604
that's going to be a place
for a crack to occur.
337
00:11:29,690 --> 00:11:30,730
I'm terrified.
338
00:11:30,816 --> 00:11:32,065
[bleep].
339
00:11:32,150 --> 00:11:33,942
- Matt's in panic mode
right now.
340
00:11:34,027 --> 00:11:35,360
[dramatic music]
341
00:11:39,032 --> 00:11:41,491
the only way to fix it
342
00:11:41,576 --> 00:11:43,118
is to weld it up.
343
00:11:43,203 --> 00:11:45,203
- If that weld doesn't solve
that problem,
344
00:11:45,247 --> 00:11:46,705
that could snap the blade.
345
00:11:46,790 --> 00:11:48,081
- Oh, yeah.
346
00:11:48,166 --> 00:11:49,249
Welded it up,
and it's good to go.
347
00:11:49,334 --> 00:11:51,084
Time is of the essence
right now.
348
00:11:51,169 --> 00:11:53,044
I can feel the adrenaline
pumping through my veins.
349
00:11:53,130 --> 00:11:55,171
And I'm like,
"we're gonna get this done."
350
00:11:55,215 --> 00:11:57,716
[rock music]
351
00:11:57,801 --> 00:11:59,008
- I like it.
352
00:11:59,094 --> 00:12:01,678
I've got the width worked out.
353
00:12:01,763 --> 00:12:04,347
Now I've gotta just start
getting the shape of the blade
354
00:12:04,433 --> 00:12:06,725
'cause somebody sped up
the time
355
00:12:06,810 --> 00:12:08,017
'cause I don't know
where it went.
356
00:12:08,103 --> 00:12:09,686
♪ ♪
357
00:12:09,771 --> 00:12:11,438
I'm dropping the point
of the blade,
358
00:12:11,523 --> 00:12:13,523
trying to hit it up
towards the tip.
359
00:12:13,608 --> 00:12:16,526
The steel's just not moving
like I want it to
360
00:12:16,570 --> 00:12:18,236
at this point.
361
00:12:18,280 --> 00:12:19,529
- I don't know.
362
00:12:19,614 --> 00:12:21,197
Jason's still looks a bit lean.
363
00:12:21,283 --> 00:12:22,907
There doesn't look like
there's enough meat
364
00:12:22,951 --> 00:12:25,744
to grind in the aspects
we're asking for.
365
00:12:25,829 --> 00:12:29,164
- All right, guys.
You are down to 30 minutes.
366
00:12:29,249 --> 00:12:30,957
- That'll do.
367
00:12:31,042 --> 00:12:33,418
I feel good about the profile.
It's still a little heavy.
368
00:12:33,503 --> 00:12:35,420
But if I make it
to the second round,
369
00:12:35,505 --> 00:12:36,796
there's gonna be room
to take care of that.
370
00:12:36,882 --> 00:12:37,881
I'm ready to quench.
371
00:12:37,966 --> 00:12:40,592
♪ ♪
372
00:12:40,635 --> 00:12:42,343
it's [bleep] hot.
373
00:12:42,429 --> 00:12:44,137
- Jayden went into the oil.
But he was pretty hot.
374
00:12:44,222 --> 00:12:45,764
- Yeah.
375
00:12:45,807 --> 00:12:47,223
- Get a quick glimpse
of the blade,
376
00:12:47,309 --> 00:12:48,308
and it's dead straight.
377
00:12:48,393 --> 00:12:49,350
I am stoked.
378
00:12:49,436 --> 00:12:50,560
Perfect.
379
00:12:50,645 --> 00:12:51,644
♪ ♪
380
00:12:51,730 --> 00:12:53,271
- oh, yeah.
381
00:12:53,315 --> 00:12:55,273
So I've got this thing
mostly to shape.
382
00:12:55,358 --> 00:12:57,609
I think it looks like
the dave baker special.
383
00:12:57,652 --> 00:13:00,195
Maybe.
Kind of.
384
00:13:00,280 --> 00:13:03,114
- Connor has still got a bit
of a drop point.
385
00:13:03,200 --> 00:13:05,533
It doesn't really have
a curvature to the spine.
386
00:13:05,619 --> 00:13:07,285
It's more like a peak.
387
00:13:07,370 --> 00:13:10,413
- I heat it up to quench temp,
and I throw it in.
388
00:13:10,499 --> 00:13:12,957
♪ ♪
389
00:13:13,001 --> 00:13:14,709
- all right,
connor's quenched.
390
00:13:14,795 --> 00:13:15,794
- That's nice.
391
00:13:15,837 --> 00:13:17,295
Seems pretty straight.
392
00:13:17,339 --> 00:13:18,379
I'm good to go.
393
00:13:18,465 --> 00:13:20,089
And then I realize,
394
00:13:20,175 --> 00:13:23,384
"oh, man, it's got these weird
scallop-y serrations."
395
00:13:23,470 --> 00:13:25,678
I gotta put those in.
396
00:13:25,764 --> 00:13:28,139
- I hate serrations on the back
of a blade.
397
00:13:28,225 --> 00:13:29,849
- Then why did you
put them on here?
398
00:13:29,935 --> 00:13:31,142
Because you're evil.
399
00:13:31,228 --> 00:13:32,644
- [laughs]
400
00:13:32,687 --> 00:13:34,521
- [bleep], that's ugly.
401
00:13:34,606 --> 00:13:36,231
If I forget any
of these features
402
00:13:36,316 --> 00:13:37,816
and the guys around me
remember it,
403
00:13:37,901 --> 00:13:38,983
that's a plane ticket home.
404
00:13:39,069 --> 00:13:40,318
Generally, I think my memory
405
00:13:40,362 --> 00:13:41,736
is pretty good.
406
00:13:41,822 --> 00:13:43,863
But I'm just gonna have
to roll with it.
407
00:13:43,949 --> 00:13:45,323
There we go.
408
00:13:45,408 --> 00:13:49,327
- Bladesmiths, we're down
to 15 minutes!
409
00:13:49,412 --> 00:13:51,120
- Awesome.
410
00:13:51,164 --> 00:13:52,831
[rock music]
411
00:13:52,916 --> 00:13:54,833
- matt's quenched.
412
00:13:54,876 --> 00:13:56,960
- It's looking straight.
413
00:13:57,045 --> 00:13:59,003
I'm starting
to get happier now.
414
00:13:59,089 --> 00:14:00,505
And that's when I realize
415
00:14:00,549 --> 00:14:02,006
I forgot the serration.
416
00:14:02,050 --> 00:14:03,800
Oh!
417
00:14:03,844 --> 00:14:05,844
I don't want to get
sent home over not having
418
00:14:05,887 --> 00:14:07,262
the feature in the knife.
419
00:14:07,347 --> 00:14:09,764
So now we're in mad dash mode.
420
00:14:09,850 --> 00:14:11,641
I'm putting these serrations
in the best I can.
421
00:14:11,726 --> 00:14:13,476
♪ ♪
422
00:14:13,520 --> 00:14:14,978
- man.
423
00:14:15,063 --> 00:14:16,521
There's minutes
left on the clock.
424
00:14:16,606 --> 00:14:18,648
I've gotta get
this blade quenched.
425
00:14:18,733 --> 00:14:20,024
♪ ♪
426
00:14:20,068 --> 00:14:23,194
- all right.
Jason is quenched.
427
00:14:23,280 --> 00:14:25,572
Whoa!
So that was hot.
428
00:14:25,657 --> 00:14:27,448
- That was way hot.
429
00:14:27,534 --> 00:14:28,741
- We're good.
430
00:14:28,827 --> 00:14:30,618
At this point,
I'm feeling great.
431
00:14:30,704 --> 00:14:32,120
Whoo.
432
00:14:32,205 --> 00:14:35,373
- Jason's blade, it's a long,
thin banana.
433
00:14:35,458 --> 00:14:37,333
- Now I'm realizing
434
00:14:37,419 --> 00:14:39,377
this doesn't look
as wide as it should be.
435
00:14:39,462 --> 00:14:41,880
The point doesn't look like
it's dropped enough.
436
00:14:41,965 --> 00:14:44,382
But I've got no time.
This is what we got.
437
00:14:44,426 --> 00:14:46,426
Come on, come on.
438
00:14:46,511 --> 00:14:49,178
- Five, four, three,
439
00:14:49,264 --> 00:14:50,763
two, one.
440
00:14:50,849 --> 00:14:52,390
Gentlemen,
turn off your machines,
441
00:14:52,475 --> 00:14:53,766
put down your tools.
442
00:14:53,852 --> 00:14:55,977
This round is over.
443
00:14:56,062 --> 00:14:57,478
- Looking
at the competitor's blades,
444
00:14:57,564 --> 00:14:59,564
I've completely forgotten
to do the choil.
445
00:14:59,608 --> 00:15:01,733
All of them have some sort
of serration on the back
446
00:15:01,776 --> 00:15:03,151
except for me.
447
00:15:03,236 --> 00:15:06,070
I'm hoping that is not
counted against me.
448
00:15:06,114 --> 00:15:07,697
- Color me impressed,
gentlemen.
449
00:15:07,741 --> 00:15:09,574
There have been times
where we've had a blade out
450
00:15:09,659 --> 00:15:10,909
that the smiths
had to recreate
451
00:15:10,994 --> 00:15:12,619
that they could see
the entire round
452
00:15:12,704 --> 00:15:14,162
and they didn't come out
with anything near
453
00:15:14,247 --> 00:15:15,705
as good as you guys did.
454
00:15:15,790 --> 00:15:18,207
So you should all be
proud of yourselves.
455
00:15:18,293 --> 00:15:19,584
It is time for the critique.
456
00:15:19,669 --> 00:15:22,086
So, jayden, you're up first.
Ready?
457
00:15:22,172 --> 00:15:23,212
- Yes.
- All right.
458
00:15:23,298 --> 00:15:24,339
Please present your weapon.
459
00:15:24,424 --> 00:15:26,049
[dramatic music]
460
00:15:26,092 --> 00:15:28,635
- all right, jayden,
steel looks clean, tight.
461
00:15:28,720 --> 00:15:30,595
I don't see any seams.
Everything's straight.
462
00:15:30,639 --> 00:15:32,597
And looking down
at dave's example,
463
00:15:32,682 --> 00:15:36,601
you notice you got a few things
that are missing on this piece.
464
00:15:36,645 --> 00:15:38,394
The serrations.
465
00:15:38,480 --> 00:15:40,647
You're missing a couple things
in the choil area.
466
00:15:40,732 --> 00:15:44,233
So thinning these out some,
adding those on the grinder.
467
00:15:44,319 --> 00:15:45,610
I think you're well
on your way.
468
00:15:45,654 --> 00:15:47,111
- Thank you.
- Matt, you're up.
469
00:15:47,197 --> 00:15:48,404
You ready?
- Absolutely.
470
00:15:48,490 --> 00:15:51,157
- Please present your work.
471
00:15:51,242 --> 00:15:53,076
- All right, matt.
472
00:15:53,161 --> 00:15:54,786
So right off,
you actually added
473
00:15:54,871 --> 00:15:57,121
a lot of the elements
that we were looking for.
474
00:15:57,165 --> 00:16:00,375
But, dude,
that's a whole lot of handle.
475
00:16:00,460 --> 00:16:03,211
You've got a good general shape
to work from.
476
00:16:03,296 --> 00:16:05,213
There's a lot of work
to go forward on this blade.
477
00:16:05,298 --> 00:16:06,923
Good job.
- Thank you.
478
00:16:07,008 --> 00:16:08,466
- All right, connor,
you're up next.
479
00:16:08,510 --> 00:16:09,801
Please present your work.
480
00:16:09,844 --> 00:16:11,594
[dramatic music]
481
00:16:11,680 --> 00:16:14,764
- all right, connor, compared
to the sample we have,
482
00:16:14,849 --> 00:16:16,975
it's got the curve going,
but it drops to a point
483
00:16:17,060 --> 00:16:19,894
as opposed to trail off
to a trailing point.
484
00:16:19,980 --> 00:16:22,730
I see a lot of the pieces
we're looking for in here,
485
00:16:22,816 --> 00:16:24,065
but they're not refined.
486
00:16:24,150 --> 00:16:26,651
A little refinement,
you should be on your way.
487
00:16:26,695 --> 00:16:28,027
- All right, jason.
You ready?
488
00:16:28,113 --> 00:16:29,320
- Yes, sir.
- All right.
489
00:16:29,364 --> 00:16:30,822
Let's see what
you came up with.
490
00:16:30,865 --> 00:16:32,615
[dramatic music]
491
00:16:32,659 --> 00:16:34,617
- all right, jason.
You got a good start here.
492
00:16:34,703 --> 00:16:36,703
There's definitely
a few issues.
493
00:16:36,788 --> 00:16:38,579
There's a pretty
good warp on here.
494
00:16:38,665 --> 00:16:40,623
And it doesn't just warp here.
495
00:16:40,667 --> 00:16:42,959
It actually warps down
at the back end too.
496
00:16:43,044 --> 00:16:46,337
The biggest problem is
there's not a ton of steel here
497
00:16:46,423 --> 00:16:48,923
to modify it easily
to match this.
498
00:16:49,009 --> 00:16:51,175
But overall, good job.
499
00:16:51,261 --> 00:16:53,636
- Thanks, sir.
- All right, gentlemen.
500
00:16:53,722 --> 00:16:56,472
Only three of you are moving
forward into round two.
501
00:16:56,558 --> 00:16:58,141
The judges have made
their decision.
502
00:16:58,184 --> 00:17:00,309
And the bladesmith
leaving the forge is...
503
00:17:00,395 --> 00:17:04,147
♪ ♪
504
00:17:04,190 --> 00:17:05,732
jason.
505
00:17:05,817 --> 00:17:07,525
Unfortunately, your blade
just didn't make the cut.
506
00:17:07,610 --> 00:17:09,027
And dave's gonna tell you why.
507
00:17:09,112 --> 00:17:10,778
- Jason, trying to replicate
that blade
508
00:17:10,864 --> 00:17:12,155
is a monumental task.
509
00:17:12,240 --> 00:17:13,614
And basically,
it came down to the fact
510
00:17:13,700 --> 00:17:15,241
that your blade
of all four blades
511
00:17:15,326 --> 00:17:16,743
is the furthest
from the example.
512
00:17:16,828 --> 00:17:18,244
That, combined with the warp,
513
00:17:18,329 --> 00:17:19,662
that's why
we're letting you go.
514
00:17:19,748 --> 00:17:21,539
- Totally understand.
- Well, jason,
515
00:17:21,583 --> 00:17:23,041
I'm gonna have to ask you
to please
516
00:17:23,084 --> 00:17:24,876
surrender your work
and leave the forge.
517
00:17:24,961 --> 00:17:26,044
- Thank you.
518
00:17:26,129 --> 00:17:27,378
In my mind, it was close.
519
00:17:27,464 --> 00:17:29,130
But now that I see
the two together,
520
00:17:29,215 --> 00:17:30,882
it's not as close as I thought.
521
00:17:30,967 --> 00:17:32,550
- You did good work, jason.
522
00:17:32,635 --> 00:17:34,719
- It was definitely
a humbling experience.
523
00:17:34,763 --> 00:17:36,679
It's a lot harder
than I thought.
524
00:17:36,765 --> 00:17:38,473
But that's part
of the fun of it.
525
00:17:38,558 --> 00:17:40,683
That's why I do it--
because it's hard.
526
00:17:40,769 --> 00:17:42,560
♪ ♪
527
00:17:42,645 --> 00:17:44,062
- gentlemen, you've got
three blades here that got you
528
00:17:44,147 --> 00:17:45,438
into the second round
of competition.
529
00:17:45,523 --> 00:17:46,856
So congratulations.
530
00:17:46,941 --> 00:17:48,399
Now, we want you
to fix any issues
531
00:17:48,443 --> 00:17:50,193
you have with your blades,
as well as add
532
00:17:50,278 --> 00:17:52,320
any of the features that
you missed from dave's blade.
533
00:17:52,405 --> 00:17:54,030
Now, we're gonna keep
that mounted up here
534
00:17:54,074 --> 00:17:56,491
for this entire round,
so you're welcome for that.
535
00:17:56,576 --> 00:17:58,367
Now keeping up
with the memory theme,
536
00:17:58,453 --> 00:17:59,577
on the other side
of this display,
537
00:17:59,662 --> 00:18:01,079
there are four pictures.
538
00:18:01,164 --> 00:18:02,872
Two of them are mosaic pins,
539
00:18:02,957 --> 00:18:04,207
and two of them are colors.
540
00:18:04,292 --> 00:18:06,209
I want you to match
those mosaic pins
541
00:18:06,294 --> 00:18:07,752
and incorporate both
of those colors
542
00:18:07,796 --> 00:18:09,420
into your handle material.
543
00:18:09,506 --> 00:18:11,547
I'm gonna spin it around
for 30 seconds.
544
00:18:11,591 --> 00:18:14,133
In that time, you've gotta
memorize those pictures
545
00:18:14,219 --> 00:18:15,760
and use them
in your handle construction.
546
00:18:17,222 --> 00:18:19,180
Your time starts now.
547
00:18:19,265 --> 00:18:22,225
[tense music]
548
00:18:22,310 --> 00:18:23,601
♪ ♪
549
00:18:23,686 --> 00:18:25,436
- my one weakness--memory.
550
00:18:25,480 --> 00:18:28,314
It feels like some little
evil genius engineered this
551
00:18:28,399 --> 00:18:30,775
perfectly for me
to not work out well.
552
00:18:30,860 --> 00:18:33,444
- Three, two, one.
553
00:18:33,530 --> 00:18:35,279
All right, gentlemen,
time is up.
554
00:18:35,323 --> 00:18:37,573
Y'all got it?
- That's a lot.
555
00:18:37,617 --> 00:18:39,158
- Now, after these two hours
are complete,
556
00:18:39,244 --> 00:18:40,827
you'll turn your blades
over to the judges.
557
00:18:40,912 --> 00:18:42,120
And we're gonna test
for strength and durability
558
00:18:42,205 --> 00:18:43,663
in a copper pipe chop.
559
00:18:43,748 --> 00:18:45,790
And then we're gonna check
for edge retention
560
00:18:45,875 --> 00:18:48,126
in a water tube slice.
561
00:18:48,211 --> 00:18:49,710
You've got two hours
on the clock.
562
00:18:49,796 --> 00:18:51,087
Your time starts now.
563
00:18:51,131 --> 00:18:54,507
[rock music]
564
00:18:54,592 --> 00:18:55,883
- I gotta tell you,
565
00:18:55,969 --> 00:18:58,219
this entire challenge
is just cruel.
566
00:18:58,304 --> 00:18:59,804
- [laughing]
- it's rough.
567
00:18:59,889 --> 00:19:02,098
- I never made
mosaic pins before.
568
00:19:02,183 --> 00:19:03,808
This is the main thing
I'm worried about.
569
00:19:03,852 --> 00:19:06,769
- So what is so difficult
about doing the mosaic pin?
570
00:19:06,855 --> 00:19:08,938
- The biggest thing is making
sure you get all the air
571
00:19:09,023 --> 00:19:10,815
either out
or through the pin.
572
00:19:10,900 --> 00:19:14,026
You don't want to drill through
it and then have a bubble.
573
00:19:14,112 --> 00:19:16,154
- I got the mosaic materials
cut to size.
574
00:19:16,239 --> 00:19:19,615
Now I'm just gonna fill these
big brass tubes with epoxy,
575
00:19:19,701 --> 00:19:22,160
jam everything in there,
and hope it goes well.
576
00:19:23,580 --> 00:19:25,163
♪ ♪
577
00:19:25,248 --> 00:19:26,789
- I've made mosaic pins
a time or two before.
578
00:19:26,875 --> 00:19:29,500
That's real fiddly work
under a time crunch.
579
00:19:29,586 --> 00:19:31,419
This one's gonna have to do.
580
00:19:31,504 --> 00:19:33,921
Normally, it takes me
probably 45 minutes.
581
00:19:34,007 --> 00:19:36,048
I don't have that kind of time.
So to get it done,
582
00:19:36,134 --> 00:19:37,508
I just decide,
if I make a mess,
583
00:19:37,594 --> 00:19:38,676
I don't have to clean it up.
584
00:19:38,761 --> 00:19:40,553
Come on now.
585
00:19:40,638 --> 00:19:43,014
- Connor is spending a lot
of time on those mosaic pins.
586
00:19:43,057 --> 00:19:45,183
- It seems like the trap
of the mosaic pins
587
00:19:45,268 --> 00:19:47,518
is going down the rabbit hole
of making them perfect.
588
00:19:47,562 --> 00:19:49,145
- Stay.
Good puppy.
589
00:19:49,230 --> 00:19:51,105
Now it's time
to address the blade.
590
00:19:51,191 --> 00:19:52,565
Okay.
591
00:19:53,776 --> 00:19:56,694
- Once I have my mosaic pin
constructed, I can go ahead
592
00:19:56,779 --> 00:19:59,488
and cut the handle
to be a more manageable size.
593
00:19:59,574 --> 00:20:01,282
♪ ♪
594
00:20:01,367 --> 00:20:02,658
followed by running
a bead of weld
595
00:20:02,744 --> 00:20:04,285
on both sides of the handle.
596
00:20:05,622 --> 00:20:07,538
- What does he need to weld on?
597
00:20:07,624 --> 00:20:09,207
- So he needs
to weld something on
598
00:20:09,292 --> 00:20:11,167
to create that bird's beak.
599
00:20:11,252 --> 00:20:12,668
♪ ♪
600
00:20:12,754 --> 00:20:13,836
- the bird's beak's
coming out.
601
00:20:13,922 --> 00:20:15,504
Now that I've over this hump,
602
00:20:15,590 --> 00:20:17,215
stress is starting
to come down a little bit,
603
00:20:17,258 --> 00:20:18,799
but so is the time
on the clock.
604
00:20:18,885 --> 00:20:20,551
So far, so good.
605
00:20:20,637 --> 00:20:23,679
- Gentlemen, 30 minutes
have elapsed out of round two!
606
00:20:23,765 --> 00:20:25,223
- [sighs]
607
00:20:25,266 --> 00:20:26,933
I missed a couple
of features in round one.
608
00:20:27,018 --> 00:20:28,517
So I need to put that in.
609
00:20:28,603 --> 00:20:30,311
The sawback
on the spine of the blade
610
00:20:30,396 --> 00:20:32,104
and also this big choil.
611
00:20:32,190 --> 00:20:34,190
The heart rate's
a little bit higher.
612
00:20:34,275 --> 00:20:37,193
Just a lot to do and not
very much time to do it.
613
00:20:37,987 --> 00:20:39,570
I'm starting to feel
the stress a little bit again.
614
00:20:39,656 --> 00:20:41,405
But I'm making sure
to take my deep breaths
615
00:20:41,449 --> 00:20:44,033
because smooth--wait, [bleep]--
what is the saying?
616
00:20:44,118 --> 00:20:47,119
Smooth is--slow is smooth
and smooth is fast.
617
00:20:47,205 --> 00:20:48,246
That's what it was.
618
00:20:48,331 --> 00:20:50,081
All right.
619
00:20:50,166 --> 00:20:52,333
- A little bit of oil there.
620
00:20:52,418 --> 00:20:53,626
I gotta get some holes
for these pins.
621
00:20:53,711 --> 00:20:55,253
[bleep] me.
622
00:20:55,338 --> 00:20:56,712
I tried to leave
the handle soft.
623
00:20:56,798 --> 00:20:58,422
Apparently,
that didn't work out
624
00:20:58,508 --> 00:21:01,092
'cause that is just harder
than a cold coffin nail.
625
00:21:01,177 --> 00:21:03,094
Spending a lot of time
doing that.
626
00:21:03,179 --> 00:21:04,345
- Connor's having a little bit
of trouble there.
627
00:21:04,430 --> 00:21:06,055
- Oh, [bleep].
628
00:21:06,140 --> 00:21:07,723
I'm getting frustrated
with these holes,
629
00:21:07,767 --> 00:21:10,226
but I can't move on
until I get the holes drilled.
630
00:21:10,270 --> 00:21:11,602
Nope.
631
00:21:11,688 --> 00:21:12,937
- Uh-oh.
- Oh, boy.
632
00:21:13,022 --> 00:21:14,522
Panic's starting to set in.
633
00:21:14,607 --> 00:21:16,482
- Clock is looming
over your shoulder.
634
00:21:16,567 --> 00:21:18,818
I don't have time to be
messing around with this.
635
00:21:18,903 --> 00:21:20,444
[bleep] me.
636
00:21:24,659 --> 00:21:26,534
I'm just gonna use another
means to make that hole.
637
00:21:26,619 --> 00:21:28,619
At least I know
it's hard, I guess.
638
00:21:28,705 --> 00:21:29,287
I see a dremel tool
and some carbide bits.
639
00:21:29,372 --> 00:21:30,454
Awesome.
640
00:21:30,498 --> 00:21:32,123
- You can take the carbide burr
641
00:21:32,166 --> 00:21:33,291
and use that to drill your hole
642
00:21:33,334 --> 00:21:34,750
even if it's hardened material.
643
00:21:34,794 --> 00:21:36,919
- You can do it, little buddy.
644
00:21:36,963 --> 00:21:39,005
It just melts away that steel.
645
00:21:39,090 --> 00:21:41,257
I wish I had done it
way sooner.
646
00:21:41,342 --> 00:21:43,968
That's what I want.
647
00:21:44,053 --> 00:21:45,970
- Matt, to get
the colors right,
648
00:21:46,055 --> 00:21:47,596
he grabbed a red
and a blue liner.
649
00:21:47,682 --> 00:21:49,557
So he's checking the boxes.
650
00:21:49,642 --> 00:21:50,808
- I'm at the drill press,
and I realize
651
00:21:50,893 --> 00:21:52,810
that my mosaic pin
is too short.
652
00:21:52,895 --> 00:21:54,353
[bleep].
653
00:21:54,439 --> 00:21:55,938
I don't have enough time
to make another one
654
00:21:55,982 --> 00:21:57,606
and do all the other things
that I gotta do.
655
00:21:57,692 --> 00:21:59,525
I'm gonna abandon
the mosaic pin
656
00:21:59,610 --> 00:22:01,569
and just work on
profiling the handle shape
657
00:22:01,654 --> 00:22:03,612
so that it's more comfortable
in the judge's hand.
658
00:22:03,698 --> 00:22:06,407
- It's not a parameter failure,
but if it comes down to it,
659
00:22:06,492 --> 00:22:08,326
where everybody tests equally,
660
00:22:08,411 --> 00:22:09,744
those mosaic pins
and the colors
661
00:22:09,829 --> 00:22:11,120
are really gonna matter.
662
00:22:11,205 --> 00:22:14,123
Bladesmiths, you guys
are down to one hour!
663
00:22:14,167 --> 00:22:15,666
[rock music]
664
00:22:15,710 --> 00:22:17,418
- it's mean-looking.
My blade's cooling.
665
00:22:17,503 --> 00:22:19,337
I'm gonna start finding
handle material.
666
00:22:19,422 --> 00:22:21,088
[bleep] yeah.
667
00:22:21,174 --> 00:22:22,506
I know these scales
need to be orange and blue
668
00:22:22,550 --> 00:22:24,175
'cause those are
the two colors I saw.
669
00:22:24,218 --> 00:22:26,427
The color is not
a fire engine red,
670
00:22:26,512 --> 00:22:28,012
more like a flame red,
671
00:22:28,097 --> 00:22:29,263
which has a lot
of orange in it.
672
00:22:29,349 --> 00:22:31,557
- It'll suffice.
- I think so.
673
00:22:31,642 --> 00:22:34,435
- I realize that one of these
things is not gonna be enough
674
00:22:34,520 --> 00:22:36,145
to cover my entire tang.
675
00:22:36,230 --> 00:22:37,521
So I'm gonna have to cut
the other one on an angle
676
00:22:37,607 --> 00:22:39,065
and kind of make an l shape.
677
00:22:39,150 --> 00:22:40,566
Okay.
678
00:22:40,651 --> 00:22:43,069
Now that I got the scales
all cleaned up and ready to go,
679
00:22:43,154 --> 00:22:45,196
I'm gonna glue this thing
together and clamp it up.
680
00:22:45,239 --> 00:22:46,906
All right.
681
00:22:46,991 --> 00:22:48,908
I got a couple of minutes
left to profile this handle
682
00:22:48,993 --> 00:22:50,117
and put on a cutting edge.
683
00:22:50,203 --> 00:22:51,827
♪ ♪
684
00:22:51,913 --> 00:22:53,287
- yeah.
685
00:22:53,373 --> 00:22:55,164
Now that I have
my handle squished together
686
00:22:55,249 --> 00:22:56,874
with c clamps,
687
00:22:56,918 --> 00:22:58,959
I can start
profiling my edge.
688
00:22:59,045 --> 00:23:02,171
I'm trying to make
my edge geometry
689
00:23:02,215 --> 00:23:03,881
as good as I can
690
00:23:03,966 --> 00:23:05,091
so that it'll pass
the water tube test
691
00:23:05,176 --> 00:23:06,759
but not so fine
692
00:23:06,844 --> 00:23:09,637
that it's going to break
during the copper pipe chop.
693
00:23:09,722 --> 00:23:10,888
♪ ♪
694
00:23:10,932 --> 00:23:12,598
- 15 minutes on the clock!
695
00:23:12,683 --> 00:23:13,974
- Mm.
696
00:23:14,060 --> 00:23:15,684
I got my handles cut to size.
697
00:23:15,770 --> 00:23:18,437
Now I just need to epoxy
it all up, get it fit together.
698
00:23:18,523 --> 00:23:19,730
Oh, come on.
699
00:23:19,774 --> 00:23:21,107
And it just won't go.
700
00:23:21,192 --> 00:23:22,942
[tense music]
701
00:23:23,027 --> 00:23:24,568
[bleep].
Oh!
702
00:23:24,612 --> 00:23:26,362
- The wood just popped
off the liner.
703
00:23:26,406 --> 00:23:29,073
- "god bless america
and all she stands for."
704
00:23:29,117 --> 00:23:31,617
that's what my mom used to say
when she was trying to curse.
705
00:23:31,702 --> 00:23:33,160
I gotta keep going though.
706
00:23:33,246 --> 00:23:34,453
Splash some superglue
on there.
707
00:23:34,539 --> 00:23:36,247
It bonds instantly.
708
00:23:36,290 --> 00:23:38,249
- Connor's getting the edge
on now.
709
00:23:38,292 --> 00:23:40,084
He's cutting it
extremely close today.
710
00:23:40,128 --> 00:23:41,502
- All that time
that connor spent
711
00:23:41,587 --> 00:23:43,212
on trying to set up those pins
712
00:23:43,297 --> 00:23:45,673
really is coming back
to bite him right now.
713
00:23:45,758 --> 00:23:48,634
- Yep.
- Five minutes on the clock!
714
00:23:48,719 --> 00:23:50,344
- I don't have
a handle shaped.
715
00:23:50,430 --> 00:23:51,720
I also don't have an edge
on the blade.
716
00:23:51,806 --> 00:23:53,848
I don't have enough time
to do both well.
717
00:23:53,933 --> 00:23:55,683
So I'm gonna do both
half well.
718
00:23:55,768 --> 00:23:57,893
It pains me,
but it's what I gotta do.
719
00:23:57,979 --> 00:24:00,688
♪ ♪
720
00:24:00,773 --> 00:24:05,067
- five, four, three, two, one.
721
00:24:05,153 --> 00:24:07,820
Turn off your machines.
This round is over.
722
00:24:07,905 --> 00:24:09,572
[tense music]
723
00:24:09,657 --> 00:24:11,657
- I am not feeling great.
724
00:24:11,742 --> 00:24:13,701
The blade isn't finished.
The handle isn't done.
725
00:24:13,786 --> 00:24:15,536
But I don't know where
the other guys are at.
726
00:24:15,621 --> 00:24:18,205
I could be
not the worst on the block.
727
00:24:18,291 --> 00:24:21,000
- All right, bladesmiths.
Welcome to the strength test.
728
00:24:21,085 --> 00:24:23,043
Copper pipe chop.
729
00:24:23,129 --> 00:24:26,046
Looks simple, but this copper
pipe loves tearing up edges.
730
00:24:26,132 --> 00:24:28,883
So I'm gonna give them a few
whacks and test the edges,
731
00:24:28,968 --> 00:24:30,509
overall construction
of your knives.
732
00:24:30,595 --> 00:24:32,803
You know, what they do
to the pipes is cool to see,
733
00:24:32,847 --> 00:24:35,306
but the big thing is what
the pipes do to your blades.
734
00:24:35,349 --> 00:24:36,849
Jayden, you're up first.
You ready to go?
735
00:24:36,934 --> 00:24:38,976
- Take it easy, but take it.
736
00:24:39,020 --> 00:24:41,604
- [laughs]
okay.
737
00:24:41,689 --> 00:24:43,731
- Copper is really soft
738
00:24:43,816 --> 00:24:45,983
and kind of likes
to stick on to steel.
739
00:24:46,027 --> 00:24:47,359
It could really easily roll it
740
00:24:47,445 --> 00:24:49,153
or do all sorts
of things to it.
741
00:24:49,197 --> 00:24:50,863
My heart is racing
at this point
742
00:24:50,948 --> 00:24:52,990
'cause I don't know
what's gonna happen.
743
00:24:53,034 --> 00:24:55,951
[dramatic music]
744
00:24:56,037 --> 00:24:57,244
♪ ♪
745
00:24:59,665 --> 00:25:02,291
♪ ♪
746
00:25:02,335 --> 00:25:04,043
- [grunts]
- cool.
747
00:25:04,128 --> 00:25:06,795
- [grunting]
748
00:25:06,839 --> 00:25:08,756
[speed metal music]
749
00:25:08,841 --> 00:25:10,591
[grunts]
750
00:25:10,676 --> 00:25:12,259
[grunts]
751
00:25:12,345 --> 00:25:14,470
that was gnarly.
752
00:25:14,555 --> 00:25:16,096
- All right, jayden.
You got all we asked for.
753
00:25:16,182 --> 00:25:18,641
So your memory
must be pretty good.
754
00:25:18,684 --> 00:25:20,893
Couple little chips and rolls.
755
00:25:20,978 --> 00:25:22,353
[tense music]
756
00:25:22,396 --> 00:25:24,355
but otherwise,
handle's comfortable.
757
00:25:24,440 --> 00:25:25,814
Great job.
758
00:25:25,858 --> 00:25:27,858
- Thank you.
I'm glad I went first.
759
00:25:27,902 --> 00:25:29,443
That was horrifying.
760
00:25:29,529 --> 00:25:31,320
- Matt, you ready for this?
- I'm terrified.
761
00:25:31,405 --> 00:25:33,697
- That's all right.
We'll do it anyway.
762
00:25:33,741 --> 00:25:35,366
- I've seen past competitions
763
00:25:35,409 --> 00:25:36,992
where the copper pipe chop
764
00:25:37,036 --> 00:25:38,702
does a lot of damage
to blades,
765
00:25:38,746 --> 00:25:40,996
and I'm worried that
my blade might be next.
766
00:25:41,040 --> 00:25:43,457
I can't count
how fast my heart's beating.
767
00:25:43,543 --> 00:25:46,460
[tense music]
768
00:25:46,546 --> 00:25:47,753
♪ ♪
769
00:25:47,838 --> 00:25:50,798
- [grunting]
770
00:25:50,883 --> 00:25:53,092
[grunts]
771
00:25:53,177 --> 00:25:54,468
[speed metal music]
772
00:25:54,554 --> 00:25:56,971
[grunts]
773
00:25:57,056 --> 00:25:58,180
[grunts]
774
00:26:01,394 --> 00:26:02,726
- all right, matt,
you survived.
775
00:26:02,770 --> 00:26:04,311
Good job.
776
00:26:04,397 --> 00:26:06,522
Blade's still straight.
You still have an edge there.
777
00:26:06,607 --> 00:26:08,899
But what happened
to the mosaic pins there?
778
00:26:08,985 --> 00:26:10,067
They're not there.
779
00:26:10,111 --> 00:26:11,485
That's one of the things
we asked for.
780
00:26:11,571 --> 00:26:14,071
- The mosaic pin that I made,
I made it too short.
781
00:26:14,115 --> 00:26:15,906
I had to abandon it
to make a functional weapon.
782
00:26:15,950 --> 00:26:17,866
- Okay.
It's not a parameter failure.
783
00:26:17,910 --> 00:26:19,827
But that's a bit of an issue.
784
00:26:19,912 --> 00:26:21,203
The handle's fine.
785
00:26:21,247 --> 00:26:23,414
It's actually comfortable
back here.
786
00:26:23,457 --> 00:26:25,749
Up here, it's a bit
on the thick side.
787
00:26:25,793 --> 00:26:27,626
But your blade's still
straight, still sharp,
788
00:26:27,712 --> 00:26:29,587
handle's still on.
Good job.
789
00:26:29,630 --> 00:26:32,214
- Thank you.
- Connor, how you feeling?
790
00:26:32,258 --> 00:26:35,593
- Less good than I was before
I saw you waling away, but--
791
00:26:35,678 --> 00:26:37,261
- [laughs]
792
00:26:37,305 --> 00:26:39,471
it's all right.
You're okay.
793
00:26:40,308 --> 00:26:41,765
- Going into testing,
my biggest concern
794
00:26:41,809 --> 00:26:43,767
is that it's gonna
tear his hand up
795
00:26:43,811 --> 00:26:45,227
'cause it's not
a finished handle.
796
00:26:45,313 --> 00:26:46,729
So I'm a little nervous
797
00:26:46,814 --> 00:26:49,023
about him swinging that
at the copper pipes.
798
00:26:49,108 --> 00:26:52,026
[tense music]
799
00:26:52,111 --> 00:26:59,116
♪ ♪
800
00:27:02,496 --> 00:27:04,788
- let me talk to these guys
for a second.
801
00:27:04,874 --> 00:27:06,457
Feel that.
802
00:27:06,542 --> 00:27:09,501
Right there, you got
a little shiv right there.
803
00:27:09,587 --> 00:27:12,546
[dramatic music]
804
00:27:12,632 --> 00:27:14,298
♪ ♪
805
00:27:14,342 --> 00:27:16,800
- connor, I got a big issue
with this.
806
00:27:16,886 --> 00:27:18,927
I know you were rushed
at the end.
807
00:27:18,971 --> 00:27:22,264
But this handle
is extremely sharp
808
00:27:22,350 --> 00:27:24,183
right where my finger is.
809
00:27:24,268 --> 00:27:26,226
And then the end of the blade
right here
810
00:27:26,312 --> 00:27:29,063
is almost like a little shiv
digging into my finger.
811
00:27:29,148 --> 00:27:33,150
♪ ♪
812
00:27:33,235 --> 00:27:35,486
leather, tougher than my skin.
813
00:27:35,529 --> 00:27:38,572
♪ ♪
814
00:27:38,658 --> 00:27:40,824
that marks.
It's digging into the leather.
815
00:27:40,910 --> 00:27:42,743
I would not feel comfortable
816
00:27:42,828 --> 00:27:45,162
unless I was wearing
a glove swinging this.
817
00:27:45,206 --> 00:27:48,123
And that's totally unfair
to your competitors.
818
00:27:48,209 --> 00:27:49,833
- I understand completely.
819
00:27:52,171 --> 00:27:54,505
- Connor, man, we hate to see
somebody go this way.
820
00:27:54,548 --> 00:27:56,882
J. Unfortunately can't
fairly test your weapon.
821
00:27:56,967 --> 00:27:58,676
We want to say
thanks for coming out.
822
00:27:58,719 --> 00:28:00,886
You fought really hard.
You did great in round one.
823
00:28:00,971 --> 00:28:03,806
But unfortunately, your time
here in the forge has ended.
824
00:28:03,849 --> 00:28:05,516
- I understand.
Thank you.
825
00:28:05,559 --> 00:28:06,767
♪ ♪
826
00:28:06,852 --> 00:28:08,352
- damn good fight, man.
827
00:28:08,396 --> 00:28:09,895
- In a way, I'm relieved
that they gave it
828
00:28:09,980 --> 00:28:11,563
a vote of no confidence.
829
00:28:11,649 --> 00:28:13,065
I did not want j.
To swing that and hurt himself.
830
00:28:13,150 --> 00:28:14,608
I wouldn't put it in my hands.
831
00:28:14,694 --> 00:28:16,527
And my hands
are pretty calloused.
832
00:28:16,570 --> 00:28:19,738
So it's unfair for me to expect
anybody else to do that.
833
00:28:19,824 --> 00:28:21,407
All in all, it's not too bad.
834
00:28:21,492 --> 00:28:22,741
I accomplished my two goals.
835
00:28:22,827 --> 00:28:24,159
Don't get out on round one.
836
00:28:24,203 --> 00:28:25,953
Don't light my face on fire.
837
00:28:26,038 --> 00:28:28,330
Check and check.
I feel pretty good about it.
838
00:28:28,374 --> 00:28:31,166
- Gentlemen, congratulations.
It's down to the two of you
839
00:28:31,252 --> 00:28:32,668
to decide
who's gonna leave here
840
00:28:32,712 --> 00:28:34,420
with the title
of "forged in fire" champion
841
00:28:34,505 --> 00:28:36,547
and that check for $10,000.
842
00:28:36,590 --> 00:28:38,465
Now, in this final round,
we're sending you back
843
00:28:38,551 --> 00:28:40,384
to your home forges
for four days
844
00:28:40,469 --> 00:28:42,386
to build an iconic weapon
from history.
845
00:28:42,471 --> 00:28:44,012
We want you to build this.
846
00:28:44,098 --> 00:28:46,807
[dramatic music]
847
00:28:46,892 --> 00:28:48,308
- oh!
848
00:28:48,394 --> 00:28:51,145
- This is
the elephant tusk sword.
849
00:28:51,230 --> 00:28:52,896
♪ ♪
850
00:28:52,940 --> 00:28:55,399
- dating as far back
as the 6th century b.C.,
851
00:28:55,443 --> 00:28:57,693
the mighty elephant
was used during warfare
852
00:28:57,778 --> 00:29:00,446
often armed with the fierce
elephant tusk sword.
853
00:29:00,531 --> 00:29:02,281
This lethal weapon
featured a socket
854
00:29:02,366 --> 00:29:04,408
that connected directly
to the elephant's tusk.
855
00:29:04,493 --> 00:29:06,285
The double-edge blade
was designed
856
00:29:06,370 --> 00:29:07,911
to inflict massive destruction
857
00:29:07,955 --> 00:29:09,580
as the elephant charged
through barricades
858
00:29:09,665 --> 00:29:11,331
and ranks of enemy soldiers.
859
00:29:11,417 --> 00:29:13,333
Throughout history,
there is evidence
860
00:29:13,419 --> 00:29:16,086
of thousands of elephant tusk
swords being used in battle.
861
00:29:16,172 --> 00:29:18,922
However, only four pairs
of these intimidating weapons
862
00:29:18,966 --> 00:29:20,591
still exist today.
863
00:29:21,218 --> 00:29:22,926
- There's a lot
of parameters here.
864
00:29:22,970 --> 00:29:24,595
So I hope you've got a mind
like an elephant.
865
00:29:24,638 --> 00:29:27,765
Your swords must have
a flamberge blade
866
00:29:27,808 --> 00:29:30,684
and feature at least two peaks.
867
00:29:30,770 --> 00:29:33,020
You need to have two fullers
on both sides.
868
00:29:33,105 --> 00:29:36,106
And that blade needs to measure
between 16 and 17 inches
869
00:29:36,150 --> 00:29:37,900
from tip to center of the base.
870
00:29:37,985 --> 00:29:40,319
And the whole system
needs to mount securely
871
00:29:40,404 --> 00:29:43,739
with a mechanical fixture
to the metal tusk we supply.
872
00:29:43,824 --> 00:29:46,241
- I've never seen
anything like it.
873
00:29:46,285 --> 00:29:48,827
I'm trying to figure out how
I'm even gonna construct this.
874
00:29:48,913 --> 00:29:51,163
The terrifying feeling
is starting to set in again.
875
00:29:51,248 --> 00:29:53,040
- Good luck.
We'll see you in four days.
876
00:29:53,125 --> 00:29:54,208
- Hell, yeah.
877
00:29:54,293 --> 00:29:55,542
♪ ♪
878
00:29:55,628 --> 00:29:58,295
[rock music]
879
00:29:58,339 --> 00:30:00,297
- back here in knoxville
at my home forge,
880
00:30:00,382 --> 00:30:02,382
we're gonna build
the elephant tusk sword.
881
00:30:02,468 --> 00:30:04,468
All right.
Here we go.
882
00:30:04,512 --> 00:30:07,888
For today, my goals are to get
most of the forging done
883
00:30:07,973 --> 00:30:09,848
if not all of it.
884
00:30:09,934 --> 00:30:13,143
The first thing I'm doing
is using this chunk of 5160,
885
00:30:13,229 --> 00:30:16,355
I'm going to try and draw
that out to the required width.
886
00:30:16,440 --> 00:30:18,148
Got a little ways to go.
887
00:30:18,192 --> 00:30:20,150
I've got my width
that I'm looking for.
888
00:30:20,194 --> 00:30:23,111
But my workpiece might be
a little too thin.
889
00:30:23,197 --> 00:30:26,990
I'm going to try and forge weld
in a mild steel medial ridge.
890
00:30:27,076 --> 00:30:29,660
So I'm going to get
some mild steel
891
00:30:29,745 --> 00:30:31,787
and try and forge weld
that onto both sides.
892
00:30:31,831 --> 00:30:32,996
♪ ♪
893
00:30:33,040 --> 00:30:34,915
a little ways to go.
894
00:30:35,000 --> 00:30:36,500
[bleep].
895
00:30:36,544 --> 00:30:38,919
So I see a little bit
of surface cracking here.
896
00:30:39,004 --> 00:30:41,713
Just want to make sure
I don't have to start over.
897
00:30:41,799 --> 00:30:43,340
It's gotta go.
898
00:30:43,384 --> 00:30:46,093
I know for sure
that I have a bad forge weld.
899
00:30:46,178 --> 00:30:48,095
♪ ♪
900
00:30:48,180 --> 00:30:50,556
well, that sucks.
901
00:30:50,641 --> 00:30:52,474
At this point,
I'm really frustrated.
902
00:30:52,560 --> 00:30:54,101
I really don't have time
for this.
903
00:30:54,186 --> 00:30:56,478
I've decided
to just run beads of weld
904
00:30:56,522 --> 00:30:58,522
that I can grind away later.
905
00:30:58,566 --> 00:31:00,607
I hope this doesn't affect
the integrity of my blade.
906
00:31:00,693 --> 00:31:03,402
[rock music]
907
00:31:03,487 --> 00:31:05,070
- all right, we're back
in boulder, colorado,
908
00:31:05,155 --> 00:31:06,405
here at my home forge.
909
00:31:06,490 --> 00:31:07,531
And we're gonna start working
910
00:31:07,616 --> 00:31:09,199
on the elephant tusk sword.
911
00:31:09,243 --> 00:31:11,368
So I've decided to do damascus
for this blade,
912
00:31:11,453 --> 00:31:13,412
hopefully to set myself apart
from the competition
913
00:31:13,497 --> 00:31:15,205
just that extra little bit.
914
00:31:15,249 --> 00:31:16,915
Oh, yeah.
915
00:31:17,001 --> 00:31:18,417
So the first heat
of any forge welding process
916
00:31:18,502 --> 00:31:20,210
is always the most important.
917
00:31:20,254 --> 00:31:21,378
This is when I need
to make sure
918
00:31:21,422 --> 00:31:22,880
I get all of my welds set up,
919
00:31:22,965 --> 00:31:24,548
and I make sure that I avoid
920
00:31:24,592 --> 00:31:26,508
any sort of delam or inclusion.
921
00:31:26,594 --> 00:31:29,219
Everything's looking good.
922
00:31:29,305 --> 00:31:31,555
I think that
it's all welded up well.
923
00:31:31,599 --> 00:31:33,015
I think I'm gonna finish
forging the blade
924
00:31:33,100 --> 00:31:34,391
right as the day ends,
925
00:31:34,476 --> 00:31:36,476
which is exactly
where I want to be.
926
00:31:36,562 --> 00:31:38,228
♪ ♪
927
00:31:38,314 --> 00:31:40,022
- day two, I'm a little bit
behind schedule
928
00:31:40,107 --> 00:31:41,732
of where I wanted to be.
929
00:31:41,775 --> 00:31:44,067
But I gotta quench
by the end of the day today.
930
00:31:44,111 --> 00:31:46,278
All right.
Now we're cooking.
931
00:31:46,363 --> 00:31:48,405
The sword is meant
for an elephant.
932
00:31:48,490 --> 00:31:50,908
So the amount of force
that's gonna go into the blade
933
00:31:50,951 --> 00:31:52,576
is gonna be off the charts.
934
00:31:52,661 --> 00:31:54,870
We want as even of a heat
as we can get.
935
00:31:54,955 --> 00:31:56,496
Check it with a magnet.
936
00:31:56,582 --> 00:31:58,248
Make sure that we're
at a critical temp
937
00:31:58,334 --> 00:32:01,668
and then pull it out,
drop it in my quench oil.
938
00:32:01,754 --> 00:32:03,295
♪ ♪
939
00:32:03,380 --> 00:32:04,463
good so far.
940
00:32:04,548 --> 00:32:07,925
[tense music]
941
00:32:08,010 --> 00:32:11,136
I don't see any cracks.
All the welds held up.
942
00:32:11,221 --> 00:32:12,346
Nothing blew apart.
943
00:32:12,431 --> 00:32:14,056
So far, so good.
944
00:32:14,141 --> 00:32:16,475
Now just to make it
look pretty.
945
00:32:16,560 --> 00:32:18,268
[rock music]
946
00:32:18,354 --> 00:32:19,895
- today, I got a lot to do.
947
00:32:19,980 --> 00:32:22,314
I'm going to start
preparing to weld
948
00:32:22,399 --> 00:32:24,399
the socket cap onto the blade.
949
00:32:24,443 --> 00:32:26,276
I'm gonna start
prepping the blade
950
00:32:26,362 --> 00:32:29,029
to weld these on
just like that.
951
00:32:29,114 --> 00:32:32,240
And then run a bead of weld
all the way through here.
952
00:32:32,284 --> 00:32:35,118
So welding high-carbon steel
to mild steel
953
00:32:35,204 --> 00:32:37,454
is a pretty risky
and tricky operation.
954
00:32:37,498 --> 00:32:39,665
If I do these
welds incorrectly,
955
00:32:39,750 --> 00:32:41,458
I will end up with cracks;
956
00:32:41,543 --> 00:32:42,960
I could end up
with the whole blade
957
00:32:43,045 --> 00:32:44,628
basically just breaking off.
958
00:32:44,672 --> 00:32:47,297
If these welds don't go well,
the blade's done,
959
00:32:47,341 --> 00:32:48,840
and I'm just gonna
have to restart.
960
00:32:48,926 --> 00:32:50,926
And I really don't want
that to happen.
961
00:32:51,011 --> 00:32:51,593
[dramatic music]
962
00:32:55,474 --> 00:32:58,433
[dramatic music]
963
00:32:58,519 --> 00:32:59,476
♪ ♪
964
00:32:59,561 --> 00:33:01,478
the welds ended up great.
965
00:33:01,563 --> 00:33:04,106
So I'm feeling good
about where I am.
966
00:33:04,191 --> 00:33:05,315
♪ ♪
967
00:33:05,359 --> 00:33:06,566
- it's day four.
968
00:33:06,652 --> 00:33:08,735
Gonna be a lot
of coffee today. [laughs]
969
00:33:08,821 --> 00:33:10,904
yesterday, I finished
shaping the blade.
970
00:33:10,990 --> 00:33:12,656
So today, I'm gonna start off
971
00:33:12,700 --> 00:33:15,367
by securing the blade
to the socket.
972
00:33:15,452 --> 00:33:17,953
I'm worried about possibly
overheating the blade.
973
00:33:18,038 --> 00:33:19,538
So I'm gonna have to take
some extra care
974
00:33:19,623 --> 00:33:21,164
to make sure that heat
doesn't travel
975
00:33:21,208 --> 00:33:22,958
and ruin the temper
on the blade.
976
00:33:23,043 --> 00:33:25,168
Let that cool off.
977
00:33:25,212 --> 00:33:27,713
Doing a kind of test fit
of the sword.
978
00:33:27,798 --> 00:33:29,172
Perfect.
979
00:33:29,216 --> 00:33:31,133
Everything goes together
smooth as silk.
980
00:33:31,176 --> 00:33:33,260
This blade is crazy.
981
00:33:33,345 --> 00:33:35,595
I never would have
imagined myself
982
00:33:35,681 --> 00:33:37,180
making something like this.
983
00:33:37,224 --> 00:33:38,515
So I'm kind of excited to see
984
00:33:38,600 --> 00:33:39,850
what kind of destruction
it does.
985
00:33:39,893 --> 00:33:42,185
Or maybe the sword falls apart.
I don't know.
986
00:33:42,229 --> 00:33:44,229
Looks pretty sweet.
987
00:33:44,314 --> 00:33:45,647
[rock music]
988
00:33:45,733 --> 00:33:47,482
- yesterday,
I got the blade heat-treated
989
00:33:47,568 --> 00:33:49,234
and quenched; it's hard.
990
00:33:49,319 --> 00:33:51,278
And today's mostly just gonna
be making this thing beautiful
991
00:33:51,363 --> 00:33:53,363
and put an edge on it.
That's really it.
992
00:33:53,449 --> 00:33:55,323
Making a sword
that's not designed
993
00:33:55,409 --> 00:33:57,034
to be swung by a person
994
00:33:57,077 --> 00:33:59,202
but is meant to be behind
an elephant,
995
00:33:59,288 --> 00:34:00,996
it's a bit of a challenge.
996
00:34:01,081 --> 00:34:02,289
So I'm gonna grind it
like I would an ax.
997
00:34:02,374 --> 00:34:04,374
I'm gonna do big convex edges.
998
00:34:04,418 --> 00:34:06,001
Because all that extra meat
in there
999
00:34:06,086 --> 00:34:08,545
will help support
the cutting edge itself.
1000
00:34:08,589 --> 00:34:10,505
That's exactly how I wanted it.
1001
00:34:10,591 --> 00:34:12,466
It's way cooler than I ever
thought it would have been.
1002
00:34:12,551 --> 00:34:13,925
And I'm happy with it.
1003
00:34:14,011 --> 00:34:15,719
At this point,
I could show up,
1004
00:34:15,763 --> 00:34:17,095
and on the first hit,
it could snap in half
1005
00:34:17,181 --> 00:34:18,555
and I'd walk away happy.
1006
00:34:18,640 --> 00:34:20,849
I hope it doesn't though.
I do want to win.
1007
00:34:20,934 --> 00:34:22,184
[laughs]
1008
00:34:22,227 --> 00:34:25,187
[suspenseful music]
1009
00:34:25,272 --> 00:34:26,855
♪ ♪
1010
00:34:26,940 --> 00:34:28,815
- well, gentlemen,
welcome back to the forge.
1011
00:34:28,901 --> 00:34:31,693
Guys, you had four days to work
on your elephant tusk swords,
1012
00:34:31,779 --> 00:34:33,195
and they look great.
1013
00:34:33,280 --> 00:34:34,780
We're about to have
a lot of fun with them.
1014
00:34:34,865 --> 00:34:36,114
But before we get into that,
1015
00:34:36,200 --> 00:34:37,657
I wanna hear
about these builds.
1016
00:34:37,743 --> 00:34:39,076
So, jayden,
how did your build go for you?
1017
00:34:39,161 --> 00:34:41,161
- Went great.
1018
00:34:41,246 --> 00:34:44,456
Made it out of 1084
and 15n20 damascus.
1019
00:34:44,541 --> 00:34:48,126
Did a fluted socket and
a couple of ferrules on there.
1020
00:34:48,212 --> 00:34:49,503
- Fantastic.
Matt, how about you?
1021
00:34:49,588 --> 00:34:51,505
- Blade went well.
1022
00:34:51,590 --> 00:34:53,590
The blade itself
is made out of 5160,
1023
00:34:53,634 --> 00:34:55,675
and it's got
a mild steel socket
1024
00:34:55,761 --> 00:34:57,636
that attaches it
to an elephant tusk.
1025
00:34:57,721 --> 00:34:59,096
- All right, gentlemen.
1026
00:34:59,139 --> 00:35:00,055
One of you is gonna
be leaving here
1027
00:35:00,099 --> 00:35:01,723
with a check for $10,000
1028
00:35:01,809 --> 00:35:04,017
and the title
of "forged in fire" champion.
1029
00:35:04,103 --> 00:35:05,519
But the only way for us
to find out
1030
00:35:05,604 --> 00:35:06,812
which one you is coming out
on top
1031
00:35:06,897 --> 00:35:08,271
is put them
through a few tests.
1032
00:35:08,357 --> 00:35:10,315
And up first, the keal.
Doug.
1033
00:35:10,400 --> 00:35:12,943
[dramatic music]
1034
00:35:12,986 --> 00:35:15,278
- bladesmiths,
welcome to the keal test.
1035
00:35:15,364 --> 00:35:18,031
In battle, these swords
were attached to elephants
1036
00:35:18,117 --> 00:35:20,617
who just rammed
across its opponents.
1037
00:35:20,661 --> 00:35:23,453
To find out what kind of lethal
damage your weapon will do,
1038
00:35:23,497 --> 00:35:25,789
we're gonna go hog wild
on this ballistics dummy.
1039
00:35:25,874 --> 00:35:27,124
Jayden, you're up first.
You ready for this?
1040
00:35:27,167 --> 00:35:29,417
- Hell, yeah.
- Let's do this.
1041
00:35:29,503 --> 00:35:32,087
- That thing is gonna be
putting a lot of force
1042
00:35:32,172 --> 00:35:33,755
behind the blade.
1043
00:35:33,799 --> 00:35:35,549
The biggest thing
I'm worried about right now
1044
00:35:35,634 --> 00:35:37,175
is the blade snapping.
1045
00:35:37,261 --> 00:35:39,511
[tense music]
1046
00:35:39,596 --> 00:35:42,472
[rock music]
1047
00:35:42,558 --> 00:35:44,391
ooh.
1048
00:35:44,476 --> 00:35:48,645
♪ ♪
1049
00:35:48,730 --> 00:35:50,772
ah!
1050
00:35:50,858 --> 00:35:53,525
♪ ♪
1051
00:35:53,610 --> 00:35:54,818
I wasn't expecting
his head to come off.
1052
00:35:54,862 --> 00:35:56,653
[both laugh]
1053
00:35:56,697 --> 00:35:58,738
- all right, jayden, let's talk
about your weapon here.
1054
00:35:58,824 --> 00:36:01,366
Every thrust was deadly.
1055
00:36:01,451 --> 00:36:03,326
It went all the way through.
1056
00:36:03,370 --> 00:36:06,288
What I do like is, I can see
the damascus pattern
1057
00:36:06,331 --> 00:36:08,081
on your blade there.
1058
00:36:08,167 --> 00:36:11,293
Jayden, your elephant
tusk sword, it will keal.
1059
00:36:11,378 --> 00:36:12,752
♪ ♪
1060
00:36:12,838 --> 00:36:14,129
- that's all I wanted.
1061
00:36:14,214 --> 00:36:15,839
- All right, matt.
Your turn, sir. You ready?
1062
00:36:15,883 --> 00:36:17,924
- Hopefully my sword is not
"irr-elephant" after this test.
1063
00:36:18,010 --> 00:36:20,719
[laughter]
- we're gonna have fun.
1064
00:36:20,804 --> 00:36:22,971
- I don't think
there's been a test yet
1065
00:36:23,056 --> 00:36:25,098
that's gonna have
this much force behind it.
1066
00:36:25,184 --> 00:36:28,185
When it comes to a dead stop,
it can snap just like that.
1067
00:36:28,228 --> 00:36:31,062
[tense music]
1068
00:36:31,148 --> 00:36:34,149
[rock music]
1069
00:36:35,027 --> 00:36:36,151
- cool.
1070
00:36:36,236 --> 00:36:43,200
♪ ♪
1071
00:36:45,287 --> 00:36:47,495
- all right, matt,
it penetrates very deep.
1072
00:36:47,581 --> 00:36:50,123
And on the way out, it cuts.
1073
00:36:50,209 --> 00:36:51,541
It's a weighted weapon
right here that,
1074
00:36:51,627 --> 00:36:53,168
when it thrusts--
you see the hole
1075
00:36:53,212 --> 00:36:54,544
right in the middle
of the ballistics dummy?
1076
00:36:54,588 --> 00:36:55,962
It destroyed
everything in there.
1077
00:36:56,048 --> 00:36:58,632
Your weapon right here,
it will keal.
1078
00:36:58,717 --> 00:37:00,175
- Thank you, doug.
1079
00:37:00,219 --> 00:37:02,510
[suspenseful music]
1080
00:37:02,596 --> 00:37:04,304
- all right, gentlemen.
1081
00:37:04,389 --> 00:37:05,722
For the strength test,
1082
00:37:05,766 --> 00:37:07,224
we've mounted
your elephant tusk swords
1083
00:37:07,309 --> 00:37:08,975
on our battering ram here.
1084
00:37:09,061 --> 00:37:12,145
And I will be attacking
that armored soldier.
1085
00:37:12,231 --> 00:37:14,064
All right, jayden.
You ready for this?
1086
00:37:14,107 --> 00:37:16,066
- Yeah, let's do it.
- Okay.
1087
00:37:16,109 --> 00:37:17,984
- The tip is the weakest point
in my blade.
1088
00:37:18,070 --> 00:37:20,278
And it's also where all of the
force is gonna be delivered.
1089
00:37:20,364 --> 00:37:21,863
So my heart is pounding.
1090
00:37:21,949 --> 00:37:23,740
My ears are rushing.
1091
00:37:23,825 --> 00:37:25,408
I'm just hoping
that it holds up.
1092
00:37:25,452 --> 00:37:28,912
[dramatic music]
1093
00:37:33,126 --> 00:37:34,918
oof.
1094
00:37:35,003 --> 00:37:37,254
[rock music]
1095
00:37:37,297 --> 00:37:39,089
ooh.
1096
00:37:39,132 --> 00:37:45,345
♪ ♪
1097
00:37:45,430 --> 00:37:47,138
that's terrifying.
1098
00:37:47,224 --> 00:37:48,932
[suspenseful music]
1099
00:37:49,017 --> 00:37:50,517
- jayden, I really have
to commend you
1100
00:37:50,602 --> 00:37:52,018
on the artistry of this blade.
1101
00:37:52,104 --> 00:37:54,104
The low-layer pattern
really pops.
1102
00:37:54,189 --> 00:37:57,607
The connections here are
all really beautifully done.
1103
00:37:57,693 --> 00:38:00,735
And for this test,
that tip still has an edge.
1104
00:38:00,821 --> 00:38:04,447
Everything is right and tight
and true and nothing's changed.
1105
00:38:04,533 --> 00:38:06,241
Well done.
- Thank you.
1106
00:38:06,326 --> 00:38:07,409
- Matt, you ready to roll?
1107
00:38:07,494 --> 00:38:08,702
- Absolutely.
- Okay.
1108
00:38:09,997 --> 00:38:12,956
[suspenseful music]
1109
00:38:13,000 --> 00:38:14,457
♪ ♪
1110
00:38:14,543 --> 00:38:17,502
[rock music]
1111
00:38:17,587 --> 00:38:19,212
♪ ♪
1112
00:38:19,298 --> 00:38:21,131
- [laughs]
1113
00:38:21,174 --> 00:38:25,802
♪ ♪
1114
00:38:27,973 --> 00:38:29,973
[tense music]
1115
00:38:30,058 --> 00:38:32,475
- so matt,
your blade held up fine.
1116
00:38:32,561 --> 00:38:34,352
The tip,
1117
00:38:34,438 --> 00:38:36,563
it's a little bit duller
than what it started out with,
1118
00:38:36,648 --> 00:38:38,481
but I wouldn't run my finger
down this edge.
1119
00:38:38,567 --> 00:38:40,692
So, nicely done.
It held up beautifully.
1120
00:38:40,777 --> 00:38:41,693
- Thank you.
1121
00:38:41,778 --> 00:38:44,446
♪ ♪
1122
00:38:44,531 --> 00:38:46,031
- all right, bladesmiths.
1123
00:38:46,116 --> 00:38:48,283
We know your weapons can keal
and we know they are strong.
1124
00:38:48,368 --> 00:38:50,452
Now it's time to find out
how sharp your weapons are.
1125
00:38:50,537 --> 00:38:54,831
This is the sharpness test,
the guillotine fruit slice.
1126
00:38:54,875 --> 00:38:57,876
I'm gonna take your elephant
tusk sword, release it,
1127
00:38:57,961 --> 00:38:59,419
and try to cut
through the fruit.
1128
00:38:59,504 --> 00:39:02,464
I want to see clean cuts
all the way through.
1129
00:39:02,549 --> 00:39:03,965
Jayden, you're up first.
You ready?
1130
00:39:04,009 --> 00:39:06,343
- Hell, yeah.
- All right. Let's do this.
1131
00:39:06,386 --> 00:39:07,510
♪ ♪
1132
00:39:07,596 --> 00:39:10,555
[rock music]
1133
00:39:10,640 --> 00:39:15,268
♪ ♪
1134
00:39:15,354 --> 00:39:16,394
- nice.
1135
00:39:16,480 --> 00:39:18,396
♪ ♪
1136
00:39:18,482 --> 00:39:20,523
- all right, jayden,
your edge here
1137
00:39:20,609 --> 00:39:22,692
cut all the way through
cleanly.
1138
00:39:22,736 --> 00:39:26,946
Bottom line, sir, your elephant
tusk sword, it will cut.
1139
00:39:27,741 --> 00:39:29,532
All right, matt.
Your turn, sir. You ready?
1140
00:39:29,576 --> 00:39:32,285
- I'm ready.
- Okay.
1141
00:39:32,371 --> 00:39:35,372
[rock music]
1142
00:39:35,415 --> 00:39:39,209
♪ ♪
1143
00:39:39,294 --> 00:39:40,627
- [exhales]
- all right, matt.
1144
00:39:40,712 --> 00:39:42,587
Let's talk
about your weapon here.
1145
00:39:42,672 --> 00:39:46,424
The weight on this, it drives
the cut all the way through.
1146
00:39:46,510 --> 00:39:48,009
Your edge is sharp.
1147
00:39:48,053 --> 00:39:50,970
More importantly, sir,
it will cut.
1148
00:39:51,056 --> 00:39:52,013
- Thank you, doug.
1149
00:39:52,099 --> 00:39:53,681
[dramatic music]
1150
00:39:53,767 --> 00:39:55,100
- well, jayden, matt,
you guys both performed
1151
00:39:55,185 --> 00:39:56,976
exceptionally well
during your tests.
1152
00:39:57,062 --> 00:39:58,603
But as you know, only one of
you guys will be leaving here
1153
00:39:58,688 --> 00:40:00,897
with the title
of "forged in fire" champion.
1154
00:40:00,941 --> 00:40:02,273
While the judges deliberate,
1155
00:40:02,359 --> 00:40:04,109
I'm gonna ask you to please
step off the forge floor.
1156
00:40:04,194 --> 00:40:05,777
♪ ♪
1157
00:40:05,862 --> 00:40:08,029
- I'm a little unsure
of what's gonna happen.
1158
00:40:08,115 --> 00:40:09,739
Both matt and I
brought great work.
1159
00:40:09,825 --> 00:40:11,241
They both performed
really well.
1160
00:40:11,284 --> 00:40:12,617
They held up really well.
1161
00:40:12,702 --> 00:40:14,619
So at this point,
it's anyone's guess.
1162
00:40:14,704 --> 00:40:16,371
♪ ♪
1163
00:40:16,456 --> 00:40:17,914
- it seems like
about neck and neck.
1164
00:40:17,999 --> 00:40:19,374
What do you think
about the blades?
1165
00:40:19,459 --> 00:40:21,084
- Well, I mean,
these are one of the most
1166
00:40:21,169 --> 00:40:23,503
out-of-the-box weapons
we've asked a smith to make.
1167
00:40:23,588 --> 00:40:25,296
And I think they both
knocked it out of the park.
1168
00:40:25,382 --> 00:40:27,674
- They pretty much
performed equally.
1169
00:40:27,759 --> 00:40:29,926
So it's all
about the craftsmanship.
1170
00:40:30,011 --> 00:40:31,594
- One of them, craft wise,
1171
00:40:31,680 --> 00:40:34,556
is just on a different level.
- Okay.
1172
00:40:34,641 --> 00:40:36,141
So it sounds like you guys
are all in agreement
1173
00:40:36,226 --> 00:40:38,601
on who's going home
with the win.
1174
00:40:38,687 --> 00:40:40,103
All right,
we'll call them back in.
1175
00:40:41,398 --> 00:40:43,356
♪ ♪
1176
00:40:43,442 --> 00:40:45,150
well, gentlemen,
this is the kind of test
1177
00:40:45,235 --> 00:40:46,860
that we like to see.
1178
00:40:46,945 --> 00:40:48,736
We've got two smiths
who performed almost equally.
1179
00:40:48,780 --> 00:40:50,864
But as you guys know,
only one of you is gonna be
1180
00:40:50,949 --> 00:40:52,991
leaving here
with a check for $10,000
1181
00:40:53,076 --> 00:40:55,326
and the title
of "forged in fire" champion.
1182
00:40:55,412 --> 00:40:57,495
The judges have made
the decision.
1183
00:40:57,581 --> 00:40:59,622
And today's "forged in fire"
champion is...
1184
00:40:59,666 --> 00:41:01,749
♪ ♪
1185
00:41:01,835 --> 00:41:03,084
jayden.
Congratulations.
1186
00:41:03,128 --> 00:41:04,669
You won, man.
Matt, unfortunately,
1187
00:41:04,754 --> 00:41:06,379
that means you did not
come out on top today.
1188
00:41:06,465 --> 00:41:07,922
And dave's gonna tell you why.
1189
00:41:07,966 --> 00:41:10,258
- Well, matt, first off,
you made us
1190
00:41:10,343 --> 00:41:11,759
a target-destroying piece
of work there.
1191
00:41:11,845 --> 00:41:14,012
But when two weapons
test identically,
1192
00:41:14,097 --> 00:41:16,848
it comes down to those
finer details, fit and finish.
1193
00:41:16,933 --> 00:41:18,475
That's why
we're letting you go.
1194
00:41:18,518 --> 00:41:20,185
- I understand.
- Well, matt, I want to say,
1195
00:41:20,270 --> 00:41:22,687
you absolutely earned
your spot here in the finals.
1196
00:41:22,772 --> 00:41:24,898
But unfortunately, your time
here in the forge has ended.
1197
00:41:24,983 --> 00:41:27,650
I'm gonna have to ask you
to please step out.
1198
00:41:27,736 --> 00:41:30,570
- I'm proud of the sword
that I've turned in.
1199
00:41:30,655 --> 00:41:33,364
They were virtually
the same performance.
1200
00:41:33,450 --> 00:41:34,949
Good job, man.
- Yeah, you too.
1201
00:41:35,035 --> 00:41:36,534
- And jayden's weapon,
1202
00:41:36,620 --> 00:41:37,869
he turned in a work of art,
1203
00:41:37,954 --> 00:41:40,872
and I think
he deserves the title.
1204
00:41:40,957 --> 00:41:43,082
First thing I'm gonna do
when I get home:
1205
00:41:43,168 --> 00:41:44,834
Kiss my wife
and crack open a beer.
1206
00:41:44,920 --> 00:41:46,377
[laughs]
1207
00:41:46,463 --> 00:41:48,338
- well, jayden, that means you
1208
00:41:48,423 --> 00:41:50,381
are today's
"forged in fire" champion.
1209
00:41:50,467 --> 00:41:52,217
You're gonna be leaving here
with a check for $10,000, man.
1210
00:41:52,302 --> 00:41:53,593
Congratulations.
- Thank you.
1211
00:41:53,678 --> 00:41:55,178
[applause]
1212
00:41:55,263 --> 00:41:56,804
I'm the new
"forged in fire" champion,
1213
00:41:56,890 --> 00:41:58,223
and I'm really stoked about it.
1214
00:41:58,308 --> 00:41:59,641
- How old are you again?
- 19.
1215
00:41:59,726 --> 00:42:00,850
- 19 years old.
1216
00:42:00,936 --> 00:42:02,435
That is extremely
impressive, man.
1217
00:42:02,521 --> 00:42:04,479
- Thank you.
Whoo!
1218
00:42:04,564 --> 00:42:06,022
I'm so bad at emotion.
1219
00:42:06,107 --> 00:42:07,690
[laughs]
1220
00:42:07,776 --> 00:42:10,735
[rock music]
1221
00:42:10,820 --> 00:42:13,863
♪ ♪