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- Here in the forge,
it's all about the blades.
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But tonight, we've got the
ultimate forging smackdown.
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[dramatic music]
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this is our first-ever
wwe challenge.
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Whoo!
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Only one smith
will claim victory,
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earn himself a check
for $10,000
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and a wwe title
from the legend,
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nature boy himself,
ric flair.
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♪ ♪
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[dramatic music]
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♪ ♪
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[bell rings]
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[intense rock music]
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- let's go!
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♪ ♪
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I am hunter
"the vulcan viking" copeland
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from broken arrow,
oklahoma.
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- [chuckles]
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- vulcan is the blacksmith
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who forged all of the weapons
for the greek gods.
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So, you know, I got
a little viking style here,
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and I got
a little vulcan blood.
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So that's where
I'm getting my skills today.
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Man, I am stoked to be here
on the wwe competition.
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- You seem ready.
- Yeah.
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- Right on, bud.
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♪ ♪
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- yeah!
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My name's josh
"black rooster" patterson.
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I'm 28 years old,
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and I do full armored combat
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just for fun.
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I have 90 pounds of armor
on my body,
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and I swing a sword
or an axe, full force,
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trying to knock somebody
to the ground.
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[bell rings]
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when it comes down
to this competition,
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I'm confident in my skills
because I take a lot of hit.
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I don't really go down.
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♪ ♪
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- oh, yeah, brother!
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- Yee-haw.
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♪ ♪
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- my name is phil,
but they call me
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"sergeant cheesebadger."
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I'm from wisconsin.
I'm a former marine.
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And I'm here to take home
the victory.
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I'm not dropping a flying
elbow off the top ropes,
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but I'm just gonna try to make
the sickest blade I can.
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♪ ♪
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- [laughing]
- the best for last.
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My name is nick maiden.
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You'll know me
as "green river."
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straight out of kentucky
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and up here to absolutely
pound some steel, folks.
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Green river is my alias
in cowboy fast draw.
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I do my best with an audience.
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When I've got somebody
to show off in front of,
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that's when I excel.
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- You're crushing it.
[chuckles]
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well, bladesmiths,
I hope you guys came ready
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to leave it all
out on the floor
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because we've got
three very intense rounds
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of edged weapon competition
ready for you.
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You guys are gonna
be doing it all
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in front of our very own
badass weapons experts,
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abs master bladesmith,
j. "the bone crusher" neilson,
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historic weapons
recreation specialist,
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"the doctor" dave baker,
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and edged weapon specialist
and kali martial artist,
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our very own kealing machine,
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"dangerous" doug marcaida.
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- [laughs]
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- you've entered
the "forged in fire" arena
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to battle it out
for a check for $10,000,
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the title of "forged in fire"
champion, and today,
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also for this...
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♪ ♪
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wwe title.
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[dramatic music]
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bladesmiths,
today's competition
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is all about the wwe.
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The challenges and the tests
are all inspired
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by the most memorable moments
in wwe history.
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- Ric flair!
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- And up first, the cage match.
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[engine whirring]
- great.
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Yeah.
- Nice.
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[dramatic music]
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I've never wrestled
in a cage match,
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but I will rip this cage
and the whole thing apart
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if that's what it's gonna take.
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- Gentlemen, this is gonna be
an all-out battle.
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This is our version of the 1998
hell in a cell match.
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Trapped inside this cage
are stacks of 1095 and 15n20,
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which you will need
to break free.
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Once you get them out, we want
you to make damascus billet.
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And because the wwe
is over 40 years old,
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we want those billets
to be at least 40 layers.
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With those billets, we want you
to build signature blades
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in your signature styles
that measure
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between 13 and 15 inches.
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Now in round two
of the competition,
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you will add handles
to your blades,
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turning them into fully
functioning weapons.
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At which point, the judges
will put them to the test.
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We're gonna check
for strength and durability
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in a steel chair smash
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and then check
your edge retention
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in a turnbuckle attack.
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All right, bladesmiths,
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you guys ready to kick ass
and leave it all on the floor?
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- Absolutely.
- Oh, yeah.
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- We're ready.
- Yeah.
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- All right, you've got
three hours on the clock.
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And good luck.
Your time starts now.
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[intense rock music]
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♪ ♪
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hey, doug, can you give us
your best ric flair?
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- Whoo!
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- [laughing]
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whoo!
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- [laughing]
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♪ ♪
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- on the surface, I might look
like this pretty boy,
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but in the core,
that's where the competitor is.
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♪ ♪
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blade, blade.
Are you [bleep] kidding me?
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- Hunter broke his wheel.
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- [grunting]
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they said smash into it.
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I'm like, "okay."
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- josh is a beast, man.
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He just got straight
through that thing.
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- When I saw cage matches
when I was a kid,
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I just thought that was
the craziest thing ever.
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And now here I am cutting
into this cage,
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getting after it.
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- All right.
Philip's in.
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[intense rock music]
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- I've always been
a huge wwe fan
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from the time I was a kid.
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Basically, I'm walking into
my own hell in the cell her.
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[grunts]
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- nicholas is in.
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There we go.
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[laughter]
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♪ ♪
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- there we go.
- And hunter's out.
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- All right.
- All right, four of four
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have gotten their steel.
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That went a little bit quicker
than I thought it would.
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So I feel like these guys
may have done this before.
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- You didn't do background
checks on these guys?
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- [laughs]
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♪ ♪
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- my game plan is to make sure
my steel stays very clean.
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I'm gonna hit it all
in the grinder first
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before I try
to set those welds.
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- All right, so we're looking
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for at least 40 layers
of damascus.
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They've got ten layers.
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What's the fastest way
to get to the 40?
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- Take that initial stack,
just draw it out,
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cut it in four pieces,
restack, and reweld it.
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Bang--you got 40.
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- Now that my steel is clean,
it's straight into the fire.
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♪ ♪
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- I can stack these up
and get ten layers,
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or I can cut them all in half
and start with 20.
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I'm gonna go
for a high layer count.
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- The higher you go,
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the more tendency you'll have
to shift and maybe shear welds.
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- Okay.
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- In the forge.
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First thing, I make sure
that I alternate my steel
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and in the forge it goes.
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Come on, baby, burn.
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The hardest part of this
challenge is staying in frot
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of three other guys
that are clearly younger
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than I am
and clearly in better shape.
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- We've only just started
and I already feel like
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I'm behind everyone else.
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This is my opportunity
to jump ahead.
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I'm just gonna weld
this thing together,
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stick it in the forge,
and here I go.
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- Hunter going straight
for the welder.
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You think that's a good idea?
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- It's a risk.
- Come on, baby.
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- All right, bladesmiths,
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the bell will ring
in 2 hours and 30 minutes!
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- Coming through.
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If I don't nail this forge
weld on the first shot,
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it could send me home.
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- when these guys go to set
that first weld,
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those billets should look like
a melting stick of butter.
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- So I stretch my ten layer
billet out about eight inches,
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and that's when I'm ready
to cut and stack my billt
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so I can make those 40 layers.
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I take those four chunks
and start cleaning up
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those surfaces
for a really good forge weld.
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My stack took a good weld,
and I'm just super excite.
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♪ ♪
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- all right, big blu, you and I
are gonna be friends now.
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♪ ♪
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I've got this billet drawn out.
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I'm gonna try
and impress the judges.
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They wanted 40 layers.
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I'm gonna throw 100 at them.
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Once I get five pieces,
I'm gonna stack them up.
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That'll get me my 100 layers.
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Yeah.
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- Look, I like
what josh has done.
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He's taken the time to go above
and beyond with the layers.
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- Whoo!
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I'm no longer josh,
"the black rooster."
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now I'm josh,
"the man of many layers."
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oh, that's cool.
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♪ ♪
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- all right.
We're trying it.
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Welds look awesome.
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This billet's almost
as pretty as I am.
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Ah.
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Now I'm gonna see if I can cut
this thing up into four pieces.
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Let's set this thing on fire.
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[intense rock music]
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ha-ha!
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One of my pieces is
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considerably shorter
than the others.
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Oh, no.
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- Well, if they got
uneven layers,
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would that make a harder
forge weld down the road?
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- Those overhangs are gonna
try to push together,
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leaving cold shuts, bad welds.
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- This sucks.
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This is bad right now.
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But as long as I can get
the weld set up on the en,
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I can push all that ugly stuff
into the handle.
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I'm gonna make
the pretty part my blade.
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Let's get hot.
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I've got to get it together
and move on to drawing it out.
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This one counts.
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- All ready.
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- Nicholas is setting his weld
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with a hammer
instead of the press.
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- It's not a bad thing to do.
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- Instead of cutting my billet
into four pieces of steel,
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I'm gonna cut in half.
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Here we go.
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Restack it, draw it out.
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Oh, boy.
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Cut it in half,
restack it one more time.
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- You're adding
another process.
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You're adding another weld.
258
00:09:14,555 --> 00:09:15,762
None of that's necessary.
259
00:09:15,847 --> 00:09:17,097
- I'd rather do it a way
260
00:09:17,182 --> 00:09:20,225
I'm confident in doing it
than ruin my work.
261
00:09:20,269 --> 00:09:21,518
Coming out.
262
00:09:21,603 --> 00:09:23,520
So now I've got
my 40-layer billet.
263
00:09:23,605 --> 00:09:24,688
Let's make a knife.
264
00:09:24,773 --> 00:09:26,565
♪ ♪
265
00:09:26,650 --> 00:09:27,691
- all right, guys!
266
00:09:27,776 --> 00:09:30,151
You've got 90 minutes
on the clock!
267
00:09:30,237 --> 00:09:31,403
[intense rock music]
268
00:09:31,446 --> 00:09:33,363
- I feel good
that my billet's solid.
269
00:09:33,448 --> 00:09:35,574
I'm gonna start forming my tip.
270
00:09:35,659 --> 00:09:36,700
Good?
271
00:09:36,785 --> 00:09:38,285
- The billet josh is working on
272
00:09:38,370 --> 00:09:39,911
is pretty lean-looking.
273
00:09:39,997 --> 00:09:43,206
- I'm gonna make that tip
just as thick as I can,
274
00:09:43,292 --> 00:09:45,750
basically a very
pretty metal spike
275
00:09:45,836 --> 00:09:47,586
that's gonna go
right through that chair.
276
00:09:47,671 --> 00:09:49,170
Yeah, that's heating up.
277
00:09:49,256 --> 00:09:50,964
I'm pretty confident
in my blade right now.
278
00:09:51,049 --> 00:09:52,632
[bleep] yeah.
279
00:09:52,718 --> 00:09:53,717
♪ ♪
280
00:09:53,802 --> 00:09:54,884
- oh, yeah.
281
00:09:54,970 --> 00:09:56,052
My stack is all welded up.
282
00:09:56,138 --> 00:09:57,554
But I want to do
something extra.
283
00:09:57,639 --> 00:09:58,930
I want to throw a little
raindrop pattern in there.
284
00:09:59,016 --> 00:10:01,600
- I give him props
for trying to get a pattern
285
00:10:01,685 --> 00:10:03,435
when we didn't ask him to.
286
00:10:03,520 --> 00:10:05,061
- I don't know
if this is gonna work,
287
00:10:05,147 --> 00:10:07,397
but if it does, it'll look
really good down the road.
288
00:10:07,482 --> 00:10:08,773
Oh, yeah, brother!
289
00:10:08,859 --> 00:10:11,151
[rock music]
290
00:10:11,236 --> 00:10:12,569
- I like that.
291
00:10:12,654 --> 00:10:15,280
Let's get my tip shaped up.
292
00:10:15,324 --> 00:10:18,908
My blade is styled
after just a basic ka-bar.
293
00:10:18,994 --> 00:10:21,411
Got the idea because me
and my dad use his ka-bar
294
00:10:21,496 --> 00:10:23,580
to open cans all the time.
295
00:10:23,665 --> 00:10:26,082
My dad is a former marine.
296
00:10:26,168 --> 00:10:28,710
When I was a pup,
we had high and tight flat tops
297
00:10:28,795 --> 00:10:30,337
every time we got a haircut.
298
00:10:30,422 --> 00:10:33,256
And as soon as I was old enough
to make my own hair decisions,
299
00:10:33,342 --> 00:10:35,050
boom--I never touched it again.
300
00:10:35,135 --> 00:10:36,384
Whoo!
301
00:10:36,470 --> 00:10:40,138
- Gentlemen, you have
one hour remaining!
302
00:10:40,223 --> 00:10:41,640
[intense rock music]
303
00:10:41,683 --> 00:10:44,059
- so I'm drawing out
this 40-layer billet.
304
00:10:44,144 --> 00:10:45,769
Oh, look at what I got.
305
00:10:45,854 --> 00:10:48,813
I see this giant bubble
on part of the steel.
306
00:10:48,899 --> 00:10:50,148
Like a zit.
307
00:10:50,192 --> 00:10:51,483
- I think he's talking
about a blister.
308
00:10:51,526 --> 00:10:52,609
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
309
00:10:52,694 --> 00:10:54,736
- Somewhere in there,
there's a layer
310
00:10:54,821 --> 00:10:57,989
that's got something
that's keeping it from welding.
311
00:10:58,033 --> 00:11:00,617
They kind of bubble up as you
get the metal really hot.
312
00:11:00,702 --> 00:11:02,619
- God, have mercy.
313
00:11:02,704 --> 00:11:04,162
- Is there any way,
by looking at it,
314
00:11:04,206 --> 00:11:06,498
to see how deep it is
in the layer structure?
315
00:11:06,583 --> 00:11:09,084
- Not until you bust it open.
316
00:11:09,169 --> 00:11:11,044
- I'm pretty ticked
over this bubble
317
00:11:11,129 --> 00:11:12,796
because this is
on the surface,
318
00:11:12,881 --> 00:11:14,214
and this has jumped
out of nowhere.
319
00:11:14,257 --> 00:11:16,174
- With 45 minutes, he's got
to come up with a plan
320
00:11:16,259 --> 00:11:17,300
and just run with it.
321
00:11:17,386 --> 00:11:18,843
- Damn it!
322
00:11:22,474 --> 00:11:23,306
[dramatic music]
323
00:11:23,392 --> 00:11:24,474
- oh, look at what I got.
324
00:11:24,559 --> 00:11:26,601
So I'm drawing out
this 40-layer billet,
325
00:11:26,687 --> 00:11:29,813
and I see this giant bubble
on part of the steel.
326
00:11:29,898 --> 00:11:31,356
Oh, look at that!
327
00:11:31,400 --> 00:11:33,858
- If it's not on your edge,
drill a hole in it.
328
00:11:33,944 --> 00:11:36,611
Put that in your tang.
You're done.
329
00:11:36,697 --> 00:11:38,571
- So at this point,
there's no getting rid of it.
330
00:11:38,657 --> 00:11:40,198
There's no starting over.
331
00:11:40,242 --> 00:11:41,700
I'm gonna go ahead
and just shape the handle
332
00:11:41,785 --> 00:11:44,744
on that part of the area
and make it go away.
333
00:11:44,830 --> 00:11:47,455
- Nicholas is using
that blister pocket
334
00:11:47,541 --> 00:11:48,832
as his tang now.
335
00:11:48,875 --> 00:11:50,375
- Smart.
336
00:11:50,419 --> 00:11:52,001
- It's certainly not
best-case scenario,
337
00:11:52,087 --> 00:11:53,878
but it's definitely gonna be
a better fix
338
00:11:53,964 --> 00:11:55,547
than leaving it out
on the blade.
339
00:11:55,590 --> 00:11:57,507
[sighs]
340
00:11:57,592 --> 00:11:59,718
- you guys have
30 minutes left!
341
00:12:01,680 --> 00:12:02,887
- Now that I have
a rough shape,
342
00:12:02,931 --> 00:12:04,389
I have to go in for the quench
343
00:12:04,433 --> 00:12:06,558
because I'm looking at the
clock, and it's running out.
344
00:12:06,601 --> 00:12:08,226
♪ ♪
345
00:12:08,270 --> 00:12:09,853
- there you go.
Philip just quenched.
346
00:12:09,938 --> 00:12:11,104
- That's good.
- There we go.
347
00:12:11,189 --> 00:12:12,355
- Looking good.
348
00:12:12,441 --> 00:12:14,274
I'm overjoyed
that it's not warped
349
00:12:14,359 --> 00:12:16,401
because there is no time
to fix it anyways.
350
00:12:17,779 --> 00:12:20,613
- That is nice.
Time to quench.
351
00:12:20,699 --> 00:12:22,657
- That's a hot blade.
352
00:12:22,743 --> 00:12:23,908
- Yeah!
353
00:12:23,994 --> 00:12:25,577
- [laughs]
he's happy with it.
354
00:12:25,662 --> 00:12:28,246
We'll see when you guys
smash a chair into it.
355
00:12:28,290 --> 00:12:31,082
- I clean it up,
throw it in the etch,
356
00:12:31,126 --> 00:12:32,584
I pull it out, and it's got
357
00:12:32,669 --> 00:12:35,378
a beautiful 100-layer
damascus pattern.
358
00:12:35,464 --> 00:12:38,256
That's fantastic.
359
00:12:38,300 --> 00:12:39,799
- Quenching.
360
00:12:39,885 --> 00:12:42,594
- Hunter went in screaming hot.
361
00:12:42,679 --> 00:12:43,762
- I don't like that.
362
00:12:43,847 --> 00:12:45,930
Smoke.
All I see is smoke.
363
00:12:46,016 --> 00:12:49,100
I notice when I pick my blade
up that there is a warp.
364
00:12:49,186 --> 00:12:50,435
Oh!
365
00:12:50,520 --> 00:12:52,103
This could be enough
to kick me home.
366
00:12:52,147 --> 00:12:53,730
I'm gonna see if I can work
out some of this warp
367
00:12:53,815 --> 00:12:55,774
before I have to show it
to the judges.
368
00:12:55,817 --> 00:12:56,983
I can make it work.
369
00:12:57,068 --> 00:12:58,902
- Five minutes on the clock!
370
00:12:58,945 --> 00:12:59,819
[intense rock music]
371
00:12:59,905 --> 00:13:01,279
- [exhales]
372
00:13:01,323 --> 00:13:02,447
I'm down to the end
of the round.
373
00:13:02,532 --> 00:13:04,616
I know it's time
to throw it in the oil.
374
00:13:04,659 --> 00:13:06,284
♪ ♪
375
00:13:06,369 --> 00:13:08,453
pull it out of the oil,
grab the file.
376
00:13:08,497 --> 00:13:10,663
♪ ♪
377
00:13:10,749 --> 00:13:12,624
it skated across.
I feel great.
378
00:13:12,667 --> 00:13:14,793
♪ ♪
379
00:13:14,836 --> 00:13:16,377
damn it all.
380
00:13:16,463 --> 00:13:17,796
And lo and behold,
381
00:13:17,839 --> 00:13:20,548
there's another giant bubble
on the side of it.
382
00:13:20,634 --> 00:13:23,468
- And nicholas's blade looks
like the surface of the moon
383
00:13:23,512 --> 00:13:26,971
that's been pounded to death
by asteroids or something.
384
00:13:27,057 --> 00:13:30,016
- There is absolutely nothing
I can do about it forge-wis.
385
00:13:30,101 --> 00:13:33,436
So I'm doing what I can
to grind this delam down.
386
00:13:33,522 --> 00:13:35,814
Anything left,
I'll have to do in round tw.
387
00:13:35,899 --> 00:13:37,774
That's all I can do.
388
00:13:37,859 --> 00:13:40,819
♪ ♪
389
00:13:40,904 --> 00:13:46,074
- five, four, three, two, one.
390
00:13:46,159 --> 00:13:47,992
This round is over.
Good work.
391
00:13:48,036 --> 00:13:49,160
- [exhales]
392
00:13:49,204 --> 00:13:51,120
I know the cracks
along the edges
393
00:13:51,206 --> 00:13:53,498
are gonna be my issue.
394
00:13:53,542 --> 00:13:54,958
Ten more minutes
with the grinder
395
00:13:55,043 --> 00:13:56,501
and I'm convinced
they'll disappear.
396
00:13:56,545 --> 00:13:59,295
But I've got to get that extra
ten minutes in round two.
397
00:13:59,381 --> 00:14:01,172
- All right, gentlemen,
398
00:14:01,258 --> 00:14:02,966
well, you guys
all definitely threw down
399
00:14:03,051 --> 00:14:05,468
in our first three hours
of the cage match.
400
00:14:05,554 --> 00:14:08,388
But the time has come for the
judges to give their critiques
401
00:14:08,473 --> 00:14:09,889
and decide which three of you
are moving forward
402
00:14:09,975 --> 00:14:12,725
in this competition,
and who's gonna be going home.
403
00:14:12,811 --> 00:14:13,685
Hunter, you're up first.
You ready?
404
00:14:13,770 --> 00:14:14,894
- Yes, sir.
- All right.
405
00:14:14,980 --> 00:14:16,479
Please present your work.
406
00:14:16,565 --> 00:14:18,648
[dramatic music]
407
00:14:18,692 --> 00:14:20,358
- all right, hunter,
right off,
408
00:14:20,443 --> 00:14:21,693
I like the profile
you got going here.
409
00:14:21,736 --> 00:14:23,152
It's a nice shape.
410
00:14:23,238 --> 00:14:24,696
It's got a warp in it.
411
00:14:24,739 --> 00:14:26,030
♪ ♪
412
00:14:26,074 --> 00:14:29,200
I would really take care
of that issue
413
00:14:29,286 --> 00:14:31,244
more than anything else
on this blade.
414
00:14:31,329 --> 00:14:33,538
But again, I like
what you got going on here
415
00:14:33,582 --> 00:14:34,706
and interested in seeing
what you do with this
416
00:14:34,791 --> 00:14:35,748
if you move forward.
417
00:14:35,834 --> 00:14:37,083
- Thank you.
418
00:14:37,168 --> 00:14:39,043
- Josh, the man of many layers,
you ready?
419
00:14:39,087 --> 00:14:40,378
- Yes, sir.
- All right, man.
420
00:14:40,463 --> 00:14:41,421
Let's see your work.
421
00:14:41,506 --> 00:14:43,756
[dramatic music]
422
00:14:43,842 --> 00:14:46,175
- all right,
so josh, right off,
423
00:14:46,219 --> 00:14:47,802
doing 100 layers
without being asked,
424
00:14:47,888 --> 00:14:49,012
that's going above
and beyond.
425
00:14:49,097 --> 00:14:50,221
Love seeing that.
426
00:14:50,307 --> 00:14:51,723
You can really see
that pattern,
427
00:14:51,808 --> 00:14:53,391
putting 100 layers in there.
428
00:14:53,435 --> 00:14:55,935
It's so much more dramatic
than having a low layer count.
429
00:14:56,021 --> 00:14:57,437
As far as design goes,
430
00:14:57,522 --> 00:14:59,564
you've got a long blade
that's a little bit lean.
431
00:14:59,649 --> 00:15:02,025
But your handle
got even leaner.
432
00:15:02,068 --> 00:15:03,943
So I'd be careful of that,
moving forward.
433
00:15:04,029 --> 00:15:06,279
- Thank you, sir.
- Philip, you ready, bud?
434
00:15:06,364 --> 00:15:08,323
- Yes, sir.
- Let's see what you got.
435
00:15:08,408 --> 00:15:10,283
[tense music]
436
00:15:10,368 --> 00:15:11,784
- all right, philip,
I like the shape.
437
00:15:11,870 --> 00:15:13,703
I like the profile of this.
438
00:15:13,788 --> 00:15:16,372
But right here
where my thumbnail is,
439
00:15:16,416 --> 00:15:17,916
you've got a crack
right there.
440
00:15:17,959 --> 00:15:21,252
It goes across the edge
and up both sides.
441
00:15:21,338 --> 00:15:22,795
I'd address that so you
don't want this knife
442
00:15:22,881 --> 00:15:24,422
blowing apart on you
during testing.
443
00:15:24,466 --> 00:15:25,798
- Nope.
444
00:15:25,884 --> 00:15:27,592
- But you got the pattern.
Good job.
445
00:15:27,677 --> 00:15:29,302
- Thanks.
- Nicholas, you're up.
446
00:15:29,387 --> 00:15:30,845
Please present your work.
447
00:15:30,931 --> 00:15:33,014
[tense music]
448
00:15:33,099 --> 00:15:35,725
- all right, nick, first up,
that's a nice chopper.
449
00:15:35,810 --> 00:15:37,393
Now let's talk
about your metal here.
450
00:15:37,479 --> 00:15:41,105
What I'm worried about is that
you have some unwelded sections
451
00:15:41,191 --> 00:15:42,899
on the spine of your blade.
452
00:15:42,984 --> 00:15:44,067
Now when you expose that,
453
00:15:44,110 --> 00:15:45,610
we're not sure
if there are cracks
454
00:15:45,695 --> 00:15:46,861
or if there's something
that you can just grind awa.
455
00:15:46,947 --> 00:15:49,113
So that's an issue
that you have to address.
456
00:15:49,157 --> 00:15:51,115
But overall, it's a nice shape.
457
00:15:51,159 --> 00:15:53,284
Good job.
458
00:15:53,370 --> 00:15:55,078
- All right, gentlemen,
we asked you guys
459
00:15:55,121 --> 00:15:57,205
for 40-layer damascus blades.
460
00:15:57,290 --> 00:15:59,123
And all four of you
came through with that,
461
00:15:59,167 --> 00:16:00,667
so you should be proud
of yourselves.
462
00:16:00,710 --> 00:16:03,419
But as you know, only three
of you guys are moving forward
463
00:16:03,505 --> 00:16:05,254
into the next round
of our competition,
464
00:16:05,340 --> 00:16:06,965
which means one of you
is going home.
465
00:16:07,008 --> 00:16:09,926
The bladesmith leaving
the forge is...
466
00:16:10,011 --> 00:16:12,136
[dramatic music]
467
00:16:12,180 --> 00:16:13,429
nicholas.
468
00:16:13,515 --> 00:16:15,640
Unfortunately, your blade
just didn't make the cut,
469
00:16:15,684 --> 00:16:17,475
and j's gonna tell you why.
470
00:16:17,519 --> 00:16:19,310
- Well, nick,
you fought like a champ.
471
00:16:19,396 --> 00:16:22,438
But between the unwelded
sections, the blisters,
472
00:16:22,524 --> 00:16:25,525
and the stuff that we can't
even see under the forge scale,
473
00:16:25,610 --> 00:16:26,943
you're gonna have the most work
474
00:16:27,028 --> 00:16:28,111
to try to catch up
with your competitors.
475
00:16:28,196 --> 00:16:29,487
That's why we're
letting you go.
476
00:16:29,572 --> 00:16:31,406
- All right.
- Well, nick,
477
00:16:31,491 --> 00:16:32,907
you should be proud
of yourself for that,
478
00:16:32,993 --> 00:16:34,826
but please surrender your work
and leave the forge.
479
00:16:34,869 --> 00:16:37,412
- Well, I'm the first guy
thrown over the ropes.
480
00:16:37,497 --> 00:16:38,621
It happens.
481
00:16:38,665 --> 00:16:40,123
- Good job, nick.
- Great work, man.
482
00:16:40,208 --> 00:16:43,376
- I lost, but I don't feel
like a loser.
483
00:16:43,461 --> 00:16:46,337
To know that doug marcaida
held something that I made
484
00:16:46,381 --> 00:16:49,549
is alone enough of a reason
to have come up here.
485
00:16:49,634 --> 00:16:51,342
- Well, gentlemen,
congratulations.
486
00:16:51,428 --> 00:16:53,761
The three of you have made it
through round one.
487
00:16:53,847 --> 00:16:56,305
But in our second round,
it is no holds barred.
488
00:16:56,349 --> 00:16:58,016
Gentlemen, this round
of the competition,
489
00:16:58,059 --> 00:16:59,350
you guys are gonna fix
any issues
490
00:16:59,436 --> 00:17:01,519
you have with your blades
and add handles to them,
491
00:17:01,563 --> 00:17:03,479
making them
fully-functioning weapons.
492
00:17:03,565 --> 00:17:06,024
But since it's
a wwe theme competition,
493
00:17:06,109 --> 00:17:08,276
we want you guys to use these.
494
00:17:08,361 --> 00:17:11,237
[dramatic music]
495
00:17:11,322 --> 00:17:13,448
gentlemen, these are
some iconic weapons
496
00:17:13,533 --> 00:17:16,826
used by the wwe superstars
to bash each other's faces in.
497
00:17:16,911 --> 00:17:18,870
And these are
your handle materials.
498
00:17:18,955 --> 00:17:21,581
You've got hammers.
You've got brass knuckles.
499
00:17:21,666 --> 00:17:23,291
You've got bats.
500
00:17:23,376 --> 00:17:25,752
It's all up to you to decide
what you want to use.
501
00:17:25,837 --> 00:17:27,670
You have two hours
in this round of competition.
502
00:17:27,756 --> 00:17:29,380
After the two hours
has elapsed,
503
00:17:29,424 --> 00:17:31,632
you guys will turn your blades
over to our judges
504
00:17:31,718 --> 00:17:33,176
who will check for strength
and durability
505
00:17:33,261 --> 00:17:34,177
in a steel chair smash.
506
00:17:34,262 --> 00:17:35,553
[tense music]
507
00:17:35,638 --> 00:17:36,929
and then we're gonna check
your edge retention
508
00:17:37,015 --> 00:17:38,723
in a turnbuckle slash.
509
00:17:38,808 --> 00:17:39,932
Good luck.
510
00:17:40,018 --> 00:17:41,517
Your time starts now.
511
00:17:41,561 --> 00:17:44,896
[intense rock music]
512
00:17:44,939 --> 00:17:46,856
- man, there's a fight
out there, all right.
513
00:17:46,941 --> 00:17:48,733
- Oh, yeah.
Easiest way to win
514
00:17:48,818 --> 00:17:50,443
a competition
is have no competition.
515
00:17:50,528 --> 00:17:52,111
- [chuckles]
516
00:17:52,197 --> 00:17:54,822
- right off the bat,
I'm going for that bat
517
00:17:54,908 --> 00:17:57,075
'cause I know I can make
a great handle out of that.
518
00:17:57,118 --> 00:17:58,367
♪ ♪
519
00:17:58,411 --> 00:18:00,078
- philip needs
to find that crack.
520
00:18:00,163 --> 00:18:01,913
It's visible.
- Oh, yeah.
521
00:18:01,956 --> 00:18:03,247
- It's threatening
the structure of the knife.
522
00:18:03,291 --> 00:18:04,957
♪ ♪
523
00:18:05,043 --> 00:18:08,753
- for me, the big elephant
in the room is this crack.
524
00:18:08,838 --> 00:18:11,089
But I have a lot left to do
on this blade
525
00:18:11,174 --> 00:18:13,424
and virtually no time
to do it in.
526
00:18:13,468 --> 00:18:15,593
So I'm just gonna fix
those later in the round.
527
00:18:15,637 --> 00:18:19,055
♪ ♪
528
00:18:19,140 --> 00:18:20,515
- the first thing I do
in round two is
529
00:18:20,600 --> 00:18:23,601
I grab my handle material,
I start hacking my stuff up.
530
00:18:23,645 --> 00:18:25,978
- The problem with josh's
handle that I see is
531
00:18:26,064 --> 00:18:27,438
I'd like to beef it up
532
00:18:27,524 --> 00:18:29,857
'cause right now,
it's so small,
533
00:18:29,943 --> 00:18:32,610
you put scales on it,
and it gets too wide.
534
00:18:32,654 --> 00:18:35,071
- As I come back
to my workstation,
535
00:18:35,156 --> 00:18:38,449
I realize the scales
won't cover it.
536
00:18:38,535 --> 00:18:40,409
I got to go get new scales.
537
00:18:40,453 --> 00:18:43,496
Hello.
That's even better.
538
00:18:43,581 --> 00:18:46,290
Man of many layers
might be freaking out
539
00:18:46,376 --> 00:18:48,126
just a little bit
on the inside.
540
00:18:49,879 --> 00:18:51,087
- These drill holes.
541
00:18:51,172 --> 00:18:52,338
I'm really worried about
542
00:18:52,423 --> 00:18:53,631
drilling these holes
in my tang.
543
00:18:53,675 --> 00:18:55,216
Let's see what we got here.
544
00:18:55,301 --> 00:18:57,802
Could be hard, and it could
cause me a lot of problem.
545
00:18:57,846 --> 00:18:59,262
Please, god.
546
00:18:59,347 --> 00:19:02,306
[tense music]
547
00:19:02,350 --> 00:19:03,599
♪ ♪
548
00:19:03,685 --> 00:19:05,643
this is just perfect.
[laughs]
549
00:19:05,687 --> 00:19:07,061
that's two holes.
550
00:19:07,147 --> 00:19:09,063
♪ ♪
551
00:19:09,149 --> 00:19:10,815
[rock music]
552
00:19:10,859 --> 00:19:13,067
- david baker had some
feedback on the handle.
553
00:19:13,153 --> 00:19:15,319
So I make sure that
there's a finger groove,
554
00:19:15,363 --> 00:19:18,322
and I have a little bit
of a pinky catch.
555
00:19:18,366 --> 00:19:20,283
- That's teeny tiny up
around the neck
556
00:19:20,368 --> 00:19:21,534
of that handle, isn't it?
557
00:19:21,619 --> 00:19:23,077
- Oh, yeah.
558
00:19:23,163 --> 00:19:25,621
- I'm hoping when the judges
are holding my knife,
559
00:19:25,707 --> 00:19:27,915
they say,
"this is a good handle."
560
00:19:28,001 --> 00:19:29,667
♪ ♪
561
00:19:29,711 --> 00:19:32,795
- gentlemen,
you've got one hour left.
562
00:19:32,881 --> 00:19:35,047
- So now that my handles
are flat,
563
00:19:35,133 --> 00:19:36,132
I go over to the drill press
564
00:19:36,176 --> 00:19:38,342
to start getting
these holes put in.
565
00:19:38,386 --> 00:19:40,511
[drill squeaking]
566
00:19:40,555 --> 00:19:42,054
- that's not a happy drill bit.
- No.
567
00:19:42,140 --> 00:19:44,015
- It's not cutting.
This is bad.
568
00:19:44,058 --> 00:19:45,933
- Philip is still trying to get
through that drill.
569
00:19:46,019 --> 00:19:47,351
- [exhales deeply]
570
00:19:47,395 --> 00:19:49,854
I have a ton to do
on this blade
571
00:19:49,939 --> 00:19:51,522
and not enough time.
572
00:19:51,608 --> 00:19:53,024
All right.
573
00:19:53,109 --> 00:19:54,317
Not ideal.
574
00:19:58,031 --> 00:19:59,363
[tense music]
575
00:19:59,449 --> 00:20:00,114
- philip is still trying to get
through that drill.
576
00:20:00,200 --> 00:20:01,532
- [exhales deeply]
577
00:20:01,576 --> 00:20:03,326
that drill bit
is just not cutting.
578
00:20:03,411 --> 00:20:05,745
I know I'm just
losing precious time.
579
00:20:05,830 --> 00:20:07,038
But I have an idea.
580
00:20:07,123 --> 00:20:09,874
I'm gonna throw a quick
fuller in there
581
00:20:09,918 --> 00:20:11,542
to thin out that material.
582
00:20:11,586 --> 00:20:12,668
So hopefully,
I can get through it
583
00:20:12,712 --> 00:20:13,836
a little bit easier.
584
00:20:13,922 --> 00:20:15,046
- Philip's taking
some weight off
585
00:20:15,131 --> 00:20:16,881
by putting a fuller down
the edge of it.
586
00:20:16,925 --> 00:20:19,300
- Fullering the tang
is a good idea.
587
00:20:19,385 --> 00:20:21,594
- So I got the fuller in.
I go back to the drill press.
588
00:20:21,679 --> 00:20:25,389
[dramatic music]
589
00:20:25,475 --> 00:20:27,642
finally.
Dodged a major bullet there.
590
00:20:27,727 --> 00:20:28,768
Whoo.
591
00:20:28,853 --> 00:20:31,812
[intense rock music]
592
00:20:31,898 --> 00:20:33,856
- my handle's together.
Everything is looking good.
593
00:20:33,942 --> 00:20:35,149
I'm going to the grinder.
594
00:20:35,235 --> 00:20:36,692
♪ ♪
595
00:20:36,778 --> 00:20:39,237
I'm really trying to get
the spine to straighten p
596
00:20:39,280 --> 00:20:40,404
without taking
too much meat away.
597
00:20:40,490 --> 00:20:41,906
- To get rid of that warp,
598
00:20:41,950 --> 00:20:43,658
he would have had
to heat that blade up.
599
00:20:43,743 --> 00:20:46,118
With that handle
on that blade, he cannot now
600
00:20:46,204 --> 00:20:49,997
add heat to straighten it out
'cause you'll melt the glue.
601
00:20:50,083 --> 00:20:51,415
♪ ♪
602
00:20:51,501 --> 00:20:53,751
- if I have a slight bow
in a good strong knife,
603
00:20:53,795 --> 00:20:54,961
I'll submit that.
604
00:20:55,046 --> 00:20:56,170
And I'll be proud
about that too.
605
00:20:56,256 --> 00:20:57,922
♪ ♪
606
00:20:57,966 --> 00:21:01,759
- you guys have 30 minutes
left on the clock!
607
00:21:01,803 --> 00:21:03,386
- Now that I have my scales
all glued up,
608
00:21:03,429 --> 00:21:05,179
I can go to the grinder
and start working.
609
00:21:05,265 --> 00:21:06,764
♪ ♪
610
00:21:06,808 --> 00:21:09,642
I know I'm gonna make
a ridiculously thick edge
611
00:21:09,727 --> 00:21:12,103
and survive the round.
612
00:21:12,146 --> 00:21:13,229
- You know,
I don't get to hit things
613
00:21:13,273 --> 00:21:14,563
with metal chairs very often.
614
00:21:14,649 --> 00:21:16,440
So I'm gonna relish this.
615
00:21:16,484 --> 00:21:18,234
- It needs to survive the test,
616
00:21:18,319 --> 00:21:20,444
not necessarily
win a beauty pageant.
617
00:21:20,488 --> 00:21:22,029
- Hunter's handle
is just pretty much...
618
00:21:22,115 --> 00:21:23,364
- Yeah.
619
00:21:23,449 --> 00:21:25,074
- We're gonna have some
flair around here,
620
00:21:25,118 --> 00:21:26,534
but there's none
on hunter's handle.
621
00:21:26,619 --> 00:21:29,370
- I put an index finger groove
underneath the blade.
622
00:21:29,455 --> 00:21:31,455
It should lock their hand
into place.
623
00:21:31,541 --> 00:21:33,624
This adjustment hopefully
will cover me.
624
00:21:33,668 --> 00:21:37,503
- Bladesmiths, you guys
are down to 15 minutes!
625
00:21:37,588 --> 00:21:39,046
[intense rock music]
626
00:21:39,132 --> 00:21:40,715
- I feel so good that
I got a tight fit
627
00:21:40,800 --> 00:21:42,216
up on my handle scales.
628
00:21:42,302 --> 00:21:45,594
Now it's time to remove
a ton of mass on this blade.
629
00:21:45,680 --> 00:21:47,805
At this point, there's not
much I can do about the crack,
630
00:21:47,890 --> 00:21:50,349
and I just hope
it doesn't come apart.
631
00:21:50,435 --> 00:21:53,811
- Philip's crack, how likely
is it that it goes all the way
632
00:21:53,855 --> 00:21:56,022
through the width of the blade?
633
00:21:56,107 --> 00:21:57,773
- You have to grind
into it to find out.
634
00:21:57,859 --> 00:22:00,318
- But I would have been
635
00:22:00,361 --> 00:22:01,777
really positive
they were ground out
636
00:22:01,821 --> 00:22:03,571
before I go
into a testing round.
637
00:22:03,656 --> 00:22:07,533
♪ ♪
638
00:22:07,618 --> 00:22:12,163
- five, four, three,
two, one.
639
00:22:12,206 --> 00:22:14,332
This round is over.
640
00:22:14,375 --> 00:22:15,541
- [laughing]
641
00:22:15,626 --> 00:22:16,834
- feel freaking great
about my blade.
642
00:22:16,878 --> 00:22:18,669
Vulcan viking
from the top rope.
643
00:22:18,713 --> 00:22:21,422
Steel chair doesn't want it.
Let's go!
644
00:22:21,507 --> 00:22:22,923
- Bladesmiths,
645
00:22:23,009 --> 00:22:26,469
welcome to our
wwe-inspired strength test,
646
00:22:26,512 --> 00:22:27,887
the steel chair smash.
647
00:22:27,972 --> 00:22:29,680
[rock music]
648
00:22:29,766 --> 00:22:31,098
this is gonna be a lot of fun.
649
00:22:31,184 --> 00:22:33,392
Now what I'm gonna do
is clamp each of your blades
650
00:22:33,478 --> 00:22:35,519
in this mechanism,
take the steel chairs,
651
00:22:35,605 --> 00:22:38,981
and smash them into your blades
straight down
652
00:22:39,025 --> 00:22:41,567
over and over and over again.
653
00:22:41,652 --> 00:22:44,278
Now what the knives do
to the chair--
654
00:22:44,364 --> 00:22:45,738
come on.
655
00:22:45,823 --> 00:22:47,156
We're looking to see what
the chairs do to the knives,
656
00:22:47,200 --> 00:22:48,240
you know that as well as I do.
657
00:22:48,326 --> 00:22:50,368
All right, philip,
you ready to go?
658
00:22:50,411 --> 00:22:52,119
- Let's do it.
- Let's do it.
659
00:22:52,205 --> 00:22:53,996
[tense music]
660
00:22:54,082 --> 00:22:56,082
- I'm just so worried
about that crack
661
00:22:56,167 --> 00:22:57,333
because in my mind,
662
00:22:57,377 --> 00:22:58,709
that thing's just gonna
blow apart
663
00:22:58,795 --> 00:22:59,960
as soon as he hits it
with the chair.
664
00:23:00,046 --> 00:23:02,546
[tense music]
665
00:23:02,590 --> 00:23:03,631
- [grunts]
666
00:23:03,716 --> 00:23:05,299
[rock music]
667
00:23:05,385 --> 00:23:07,468
[grunts]
668
00:23:07,553 --> 00:23:09,220
[grunts]
669
00:23:09,263 --> 00:23:10,388
- [exhales]
670
00:23:10,431 --> 00:23:13,224
♪ ♪
671
00:23:13,309 --> 00:23:15,017
- [grunts]
672
00:23:16,562 --> 00:23:17,770
[tense music]
673
00:23:17,855 --> 00:23:19,563
all right, philip,
you've survived.
674
00:23:19,649 --> 00:23:21,273
I can still see that crack
675
00:23:21,359 --> 00:23:23,567
on both sides going
across the cutting edge,
676
00:23:23,611 --> 00:23:25,361
but it didn't come apart.
677
00:23:25,405 --> 00:23:26,987
So great job on that.
678
00:23:27,073 --> 00:23:30,408
You got a little bit of dulling
from the steel on the chair.
679
00:23:30,493 --> 00:23:33,369
But you still have edge there.
Good job.
680
00:23:33,454 --> 00:23:35,246
- Thanks, j.
- All right, josh.
681
00:23:35,289 --> 00:23:37,164
You ready to go?
- Are you ready?
682
00:23:37,250 --> 00:23:38,999
- I love it
when people try to heckle me.
683
00:23:39,085 --> 00:23:41,377
[rock music]
684
00:23:41,462 --> 00:23:43,879
- I designed my blade
for this test.
685
00:23:43,923 --> 00:23:45,923
But I see what j. Is doing.
686
00:23:45,967 --> 00:23:47,007
I'm worried.
687
00:23:47,093 --> 00:23:53,264
♪ ♪
688
00:23:53,307 --> 00:23:54,849
- [grunting]
689
00:23:54,934 --> 00:23:57,184
♪ ♪
690
00:23:57,270 --> 00:23:58,853
[grunts]
691
00:23:58,938 --> 00:24:02,148
♪ ♪
692
00:24:02,233 --> 00:24:03,149
[steel chair clatters]
693
00:24:03,234 --> 00:24:04,859
- well done, sir.
- Thank you.
694
00:24:04,944 --> 00:24:07,361
- All right, josh,
you survived. Good job.
695
00:24:07,447 --> 00:24:10,239
The edge of your blade
is not super sharp,
696
00:24:10,324 --> 00:24:11,574
but there's still
an edge there.
697
00:24:11,659 --> 00:24:13,951
I'm not crazy
about the handle though.
698
00:24:13,995 --> 00:24:16,287
It feels like my fingers
are getting squeezed
699
00:24:16,330 --> 00:24:18,080
in between these two
high points here.
700
00:24:18,166 --> 00:24:19,915
And beefing up the handle
would have been a nice touch
701
00:24:20,001 --> 00:24:22,293
but didn't affect
this test at all.
702
00:24:22,336 --> 00:24:23,627
So good job.
703
00:24:23,671 --> 00:24:24,962
- Thank you.
704
00:24:25,006 --> 00:24:27,339
- You ready, hunter?
- Yeah, let's go.
705
00:24:27,425 --> 00:24:28,799
[dramatic music]
706
00:24:28,885 --> 00:24:31,177
the one thing to be nervous
about is a dang chair
707
00:24:31,262 --> 00:24:32,678
flying at your blade.
708
00:24:32,763 --> 00:24:34,597
Uh, I'm worried.
709
00:24:34,640 --> 00:24:35,764
This is really scary.
710
00:24:35,850 --> 00:24:36,807
[exhales]
711
00:24:40,313 --> 00:24:40,811
♪ ♪
712
00:24:40,897 --> 00:24:42,146
- [grunts]
713
00:24:42,190 --> 00:24:44,315
[intense electronic music]
714
00:24:44,400 --> 00:24:46,317
[grunting]
715
00:24:46,360 --> 00:24:47,735
♪ ♪
716
00:24:47,820 --> 00:24:49,320
[grunts]
717
00:24:49,363 --> 00:24:52,072
♪ ♪
718
00:24:52,158 --> 00:24:53,949
[tense music]
719
00:24:54,035 --> 00:24:55,576
all right, hunter,
you survived.
720
00:24:55,661 --> 00:24:58,996
Your edge, you do have
some chipping here,
721
00:24:59,040 --> 00:25:01,290
probably from too much heat
in the quench.
722
00:25:01,334 --> 00:25:04,126
But your knife's in one piece,
723
00:25:04,212 --> 00:25:05,711
and the chair is toast.
724
00:25:05,796 --> 00:25:07,630
So good job.
- Thank you.
725
00:25:08,841 --> 00:25:10,591
- Thanks for leaving me
some blades.
726
00:25:10,676 --> 00:25:12,051
[dramatic music]
727
00:25:12,136 --> 00:25:14,887
bladesmiths, welcome
to the sharpness test,
728
00:25:14,972 --> 00:25:17,348
the turnbuckle attack.
729
00:25:17,391 --> 00:25:18,682
Now to find out
how sharp your weapons are,
730
00:25:18,726 --> 00:25:19,808
I'm gonna take your weapons,
731
00:25:19,894 --> 00:25:21,393
and I'm gonna be
cutting, gutting,
732
00:25:21,479 --> 00:25:23,479
and smashing this turnbuckle.
733
00:25:23,523 --> 00:25:24,897
Philip, you're up first.
You ready for this?
734
00:25:24,982 --> 00:25:26,315
- I'm ready.
Let's do it.
735
00:25:26,400 --> 00:25:28,025
- All right, let's do it.
736
00:25:28,069 --> 00:25:32,988
♪ ♪
737
00:25:33,032 --> 00:25:36,033
[intense rock music]
738
00:25:36,077 --> 00:25:40,829
♪ ♪
739
00:25:43,709 --> 00:25:45,376
all right, philip, let's talk
about your blade here.
740
00:25:45,461 --> 00:25:47,086
The areas that you have
on your blade
741
00:25:47,171 --> 00:25:49,004
that are on the top here
are sharp.
742
00:25:49,090 --> 00:25:51,340
Now it's a heavier blade,
743
00:25:51,425 --> 00:25:53,008
but you know what,
it's nicely balanced.
744
00:25:53,052 --> 00:25:56,804
And overall, sir, it will cut.
745
00:25:56,889 --> 00:25:58,222
All right, josh,
it's your turn.
746
00:25:58,266 --> 00:25:59,557
Are you ready, sir?
747
00:25:59,600 --> 00:26:01,475
- I'm ready, sir.
- All right, let's do this.
748
00:26:01,561 --> 00:26:04,562
[rock music]
749
00:26:04,605 --> 00:26:11,527
♪ ♪
750
00:26:15,908 --> 00:26:17,366
[tense music]
751
00:26:17,451 --> 00:26:19,285
all right, josh, let's talk
about your weapon here.
752
00:26:19,370 --> 00:26:21,370
There are areas here
that took some damage
753
00:26:21,414 --> 00:26:23,956
during the strength test
that are not sharp.
754
00:26:24,041 --> 00:26:27,418
But the areas that are sharp
cut nicely on the turnbuckle.
755
00:26:27,461 --> 00:26:30,504
Now your handle construction
is just so narrow
756
00:26:30,590 --> 00:26:31,964
that there are times
when it wants
757
00:26:32,049 --> 00:26:34,425
to spin around in my hand
because there's space inside.
758
00:26:34,510 --> 00:26:37,261
But overall, sir,
your weapon, it will cut.
759
00:26:37,305 --> 00:26:38,429
- Thank you, doug.
760
00:26:40,308 --> 00:26:41,432
- [laughs]
761
00:26:41,517 --> 00:26:42,433
- all right, hunter.
You ready?
762
00:26:42,518 --> 00:26:43,434
- Yes, sir.
763
00:26:43,519 --> 00:26:45,185
- Let's do this.
764
00:26:45,271 --> 00:26:47,021
[tense music]
765
00:26:47,106 --> 00:26:50,107
[rock music]
766
00:26:50,151 --> 00:26:54,403
♪ ♪
767
00:26:55,656 --> 00:26:56,947
all right, hunter.
768
00:26:57,033 --> 00:26:59,825
Your blade cut deeply
on the turnbuckle.
769
00:26:59,910 --> 00:27:03,621
And that is because your blade
has the thinnest grind
770
00:27:03,664 --> 00:27:05,164
among all the other blades.
771
00:27:05,249 --> 00:27:07,291
Now, your handle construction,
772
00:27:07,376 --> 00:27:09,918
it is wide enough that I can
be comfortable with the blade
773
00:27:10,004 --> 00:27:11,962
and slashing
and controlling your weapon.
774
00:27:12,048 --> 00:27:15,299
Overall, sir, your weapon,
it will cut.
775
00:27:15,384 --> 00:27:16,592
- Thank you.
776
00:27:16,677 --> 00:27:18,302
[tense music]
777
00:27:18,346 --> 00:27:19,887
- all right, gentlemen.
Well, great job.
778
00:27:19,972 --> 00:27:21,597
You all made it through
the bashing and the slashin,
779
00:27:21,682 --> 00:27:23,057
but the time has come
for the judges
780
00:27:23,142 --> 00:27:24,475
to talk about your blades,
781
00:27:24,560 --> 00:27:26,727
decide who is gonna be staying
in this competition
782
00:27:26,812 --> 00:27:28,354
and who's gonna
be heading home.
783
00:27:28,439 --> 00:27:29,938
So while they discuss,
I'm gonna ask you to please
784
00:27:30,024 --> 00:27:31,649
step off the forge floor.
785
00:27:31,692 --> 00:27:33,651
♪ ♪
786
00:27:33,736 --> 00:27:34,985
all right, gentlemen, well,
787
00:27:35,029 --> 00:27:35,861
it seems that there's
pros and cons
788
00:27:35,946 --> 00:27:37,196
to everybody's blade.
789
00:27:37,281 --> 00:27:38,989
- I think philip's
in a good place.
790
00:27:39,075 --> 00:27:41,158
He took some dulling
in the strength test,
791
00:27:41,202 --> 00:27:42,826
but his knife held up overall.
792
00:27:42,912 --> 00:27:44,620
It's well balanced,
and the handle's comfortabl.
793
00:27:44,664 --> 00:27:45,954
- Okay.
- Out of all three blades,
794
00:27:45,998 --> 00:27:47,790
hunter's has maintained,
795
00:27:47,875 --> 00:27:50,501
even with the damage,
the sharpest edge.
796
00:27:50,586 --> 00:27:54,463
- Now josh's blade,
the handle is just so narro,
797
00:27:54,507 --> 00:27:55,673
it spin in my hand.
798
00:27:55,716 --> 00:27:58,175
Also, it cut the least
among all three.
799
00:27:58,219 --> 00:27:59,551
♪ ♪
800
00:27:59,637 --> 00:28:01,095
- all right, well, dave,
have you made your decision?
801
00:28:01,180 --> 00:28:02,304
- I have, yes.
802
00:28:02,348 --> 00:28:03,514
- J., have you made
your decision?
803
00:28:03,557 --> 00:28:04,807
- Oh, yeah.
- Doug, what about you?
804
00:28:04,850 --> 00:28:06,183
- Yes.
- All right.
805
00:28:06,227 --> 00:28:07,851
I'm gonna call them back in.
806
00:28:07,895 --> 00:28:09,645
♪ ♪
807
00:28:09,730 --> 00:28:10,896
well, gentlemen,
the three of you guys
808
00:28:10,981 --> 00:28:12,856
battled it out
in the cage match.
809
00:28:12,900 --> 00:28:14,483
But as you know, only two
of you guys are moving forward
810
00:28:14,527 --> 00:28:16,235
into round three
of the competition.
811
00:28:16,320 --> 00:28:18,278
And the bladesmith that's gonna
be leaving the forge is...
812
00:28:18,364 --> 00:28:20,781
[dramatic music]
813
00:28:20,866 --> 00:28:22,116
josh.
814
00:28:22,201 --> 00:28:23,992
Unfortunately, your blade
just didn't make the cut.
815
00:28:24,036 --> 00:28:25,536
And dave's gonna tell you why.
816
00:28:25,579 --> 00:28:28,539
- Josh, I got to tell you,
100-layer count, unprompted,
817
00:28:28,624 --> 00:28:29,957
never happened before.
818
00:28:30,042 --> 00:28:31,375
And you should be very,
very proud of that.
819
00:28:31,419 --> 00:28:34,128
But that obtuse grind
on your blade
820
00:28:34,213 --> 00:28:36,839
lost a lot of its edge
in the strength test.
821
00:28:36,882 --> 00:28:38,215
And that spindly handle,
822
00:28:38,300 --> 00:28:40,175
it's just not big enough
for that knife.
823
00:28:40,261 --> 00:28:41,218
And that's why
we're letting you go.
824
00:28:41,303 --> 00:28:42,261
- Thank you.
825
00:28:42,346 --> 00:28:44,138
- Well, josh, man,
you fought hard,
826
00:28:44,223 --> 00:28:45,723
but unfortunately,
your time here has ended.
827
00:28:45,808 --> 00:28:48,183
I'm gonna ask you to please
step off the forge floor, bud.
828
00:28:48,269 --> 00:28:49,893
[tense music]
829
00:28:49,979 --> 00:28:51,895
- I'm very disappointed
in the outcome.
830
00:28:51,981 --> 00:28:52,980
- Good work, josh.
831
00:28:53,065 --> 00:28:54,106
- I designed the blade
832
00:28:54,191 --> 00:28:56,608
to survive the strength test.
833
00:28:56,694 --> 00:28:59,027
I should have put
a little bit more
834
00:28:59,113 --> 00:29:00,946
into the sharpness test.
835
00:29:01,031 --> 00:29:02,573
But there's nothing
I can do about it now.
836
00:29:02,616 --> 00:29:05,576
This is a once-in-a-lifetime
opportunity.
837
00:29:05,661 --> 00:29:07,411
I'm so glad I came and did it.
838
00:29:07,455 --> 00:29:10,539
♪ ♪
839
00:29:10,624 --> 00:29:12,166
- hunter, philip,
congratulations.
840
00:29:12,251 --> 00:29:14,042
The two of you have beat out
the competition,
841
00:29:14,128 --> 00:29:16,170
which means you're moving
into round three.
842
00:29:16,255 --> 00:29:19,089
Now with the "forged in fire"
title, $10,000 check,
843
00:29:19,175 --> 00:29:20,924
and the wwe title on the line,
844
00:29:21,010 --> 00:29:23,260
this challenge
is far from over.
845
00:29:23,345 --> 00:29:24,219
In this last round,
we're gonna send you
846
00:29:24,263 --> 00:29:25,763
back to your home forges
847
00:29:25,848 --> 00:29:27,848
to build a wicked warrior's
weapon from history.
848
00:29:27,933 --> 00:29:29,141
You guys ready to rumble?
849
00:29:29,226 --> 00:29:30,392
- Oh, yeah.
- Ready.
850
00:29:30,478 --> 00:29:31,643
- All right, gentlemen,
851
00:29:31,729 --> 00:29:32,519
you guys are gonna be
building this.
852
00:29:32,605 --> 00:29:34,271
[dramatic music]
853
00:29:34,315 --> 00:29:37,357
the bastard sword.
854
00:29:37,443 --> 00:29:39,943
- The bastard sword was widely
popular throughout europe
855
00:29:40,029 --> 00:29:42,279
during the middle ages
and well into the renaissance.
856
00:29:42,323 --> 00:29:44,823
It's so well-known,
a version of this deadly blade
857
00:29:44,909 --> 00:29:46,950
was wielded by the famous
bastard, jon snow,
858
00:29:47,036 --> 00:29:49,328
in hbo's "game of thrones."
859
00:29:49,413 --> 00:29:52,623
while its blade length varied
from 36 to 40 inches,
860
00:29:52,666 --> 00:29:55,125
the name came from
its uniquely sized handle
861
00:29:55,169 --> 00:29:57,628
that was between one
and two hands long,
862
00:29:57,671 --> 00:29:58,837
earning it
its alternative name,
863
00:29:58,923 --> 00:30:00,422
the hand-and-a-half sword.
864
00:30:00,508 --> 00:30:02,800
Lethal in battle,
the sword could easily deliver
865
00:30:02,843 --> 00:30:04,510
devastating blows
with two hands
866
00:30:04,595 --> 00:30:06,470
or quickly inflict slashes
867
00:30:06,514 --> 00:30:08,555
in close-quarter combat
with one.
868
00:30:08,641 --> 00:30:11,141
- Gentleman, the bastard sword
is a beast.
869
00:30:11,185 --> 00:30:13,310
And you guys have
a lot of parameters to follow.
870
00:30:13,354 --> 00:30:16,480
Your blade length needs to be
between 35 and 37 inches.
871
00:30:16,524 --> 00:30:19,483
You need to have at least
9-inch fullers on both sides.
872
00:30:19,568 --> 00:30:21,693
You guys have a cross guard,
a side ring,
873
00:30:21,779 --> 00:30:23,904
a finger ring, a counter guard,
874
00:30:23,989 --> 00:30:25,989
and top the whole thing off
with a pommel.
875
00:30:26,075 --> 00:30:27,658
- Oh, I'm so excited
to make that sword.
876
00:30:27,701 --> 00:30:28,826
♪ ♪
877
00:30:28,869 --> 00:30:30,285
oh, yeah, brother!
878
00:30:30,371 --> 00:30:32,287
Nothing can stop me now.
879
00:30:32,373 --> 00:30:34,748
Certainly not
the vulcan viking.
880
00:30:34,834 --> 00:30:36,667
- Gentlemen, you got four days
at your home forges.
881
00:30:36,752 --> 00:30:38,210
Good luck.
We'll see you then.
882
00:30:38,295 --> 00:30:39,503
- Good luck, brother.
883
00:30:39,588 --> 00:30:41,088
- "brother."
884
00:30:41,173 --> 00:30:44,174
[rock music]
885
00:30:44,218 --> 00:30:45,509
- all right, so it's day one.
886
00:30:45,553 --> 00:30:47,219
We're back here
at my home forge.
887
00:30:47,304 --> 00:30:48,470
So my plan with this build
888
00:30:48,514 --> 00:30:50,681
is to make the blade
out of damascus.
889
00:30:50,724 --> 00:30:53,308
It's probably enough.
It's probably too much.
890
00:30:53,352 --> 00:30:56,019
The reason why I want
to make damascus is,
891
00:30:56,105 --> 00:30:57,813
I want my blade
to be over-the-top.
892
00:30:57,857 --> 00:30:59,481
And I think
it's gonna look awesome.
893
00:30:59,567 --> 00:31:01,066
It's very close to being ready.
894
00:31:01,151 --> 00:31:03,026
Almost halfway there.
895
00:31:03,070 --> 00:31:06,363
We're at the end of day one,
and the billet is solid.
896
00:31:06,448 --> 00:31:08,198
So I'm feeling
pretty confident about it.
897
00:31:08,242 --> 00:31:09,950
All right.
898
00:31:10,035 --> 00:31:12,744
[rock music]
899
00:31:12,830 --> 00:31:14,580
- day one, we're here
in broken arrow,
900
00:31:14,665 --> 00:31:16,456
and we're gonna start working
on the bastard sword.
901
00:31:16,542 --> 00:31:18,083
And we're hot.
902
00:31:18,168 --> 00:31:20,502
My blade is gonna be made
out of 5160.
903
00:31:20,546 --> 00:31:21,545
It's a spring steel.
904
00:31:21,630 --> 00:31:22,546
It's really close.
905
00:31:22,590 --> 00:31:24,172
My blade's forged to shape,
906
00:31:24,258 --> 00:31:26,216
and I'm ready
to move into the guard.
907
00:31:26,260 --> 00:31:28,886
So this is the top.
My handle will be down here.
908
00:31:28,971 --> 00:31:30,721
This is kind of the part
of the sword
909
00:31:30,806 --> 00:31:32,180
that's gonna wow the crowd.
910
00:31:32,266 --> 00:31:33,515
I want this piece to look good.
911
00:31:33,559 --> 00:31:34,683
I want my finger to just wrap
912
00:31:34,727 --> 00:31:36,059
around right there
nice and comfy.
913
00:31:36,103 --> 00:31:37,185
I like it.
914
00:31:37,271 --> 00:31:39,521
Day one is a huge success.
915
00:31:39,565 --> 00:31:41,398
Oh, I'm just--
I'm leaps and bounds
916
00:31:41,442 --> 00:31:42,816
beyond where I thought
I was gonna be.
917
00:31:42,902 --> 00:31:43,901
This is great.
918
00:31:43,944 --> 00:31:45,235
♪ ♪
919
00:31:45,321 --> 00:31:48,363
- my plan for day two
is to refine my blade shape,
920
00:31:48,449 --> 00:31:50,782
get it quenched
and heat-treated.
921
00:31:50,868 --> 00:31:53,160
I got the profiling
right where I want.
922
00:31:53,245 --> 00:31:56,663
And I'm getting ready
to quench my blade.
923
00:31:56,749 --> 00:31:58,790
Anything can happen
when you go into a quench.
924
00:31:58,876 --> 00:32:00,834
It can crack or bend or warp.
925
00:32:00,920 --> 00:32:06,381
And I really don't
want that to happen.
926
00:32:06,467 --> 00:32:07,299
-It's time to go in
for the quench.
927
00:32:07,384 --> 00:32:08,634
[dramatic music]
928
00:32:08,719 --> 00:32:10,761
I don't hear any pings.
I don't hear any tings.
929
00:32:10,804 --> 00:32:11,929
All right.
930
00:32:11,972 --> 00:32:13,221
Everything looks great.
931
00:32:13,307 --> 00:32:15,098
We might have a good sword.
932
00:32:15,184 --> 00:32:17,100
I have enough here
to grind a straight blade,
933
00:32:17,186 --> 00:32:19,394
which is awesome.
934
00:32:19,438 --> 00:32:21,438
- Day three.
935
00:32:21,482 --> 00:32:24,107
Yesterday went fantastic.
The blade is quenched.
936
00:32:24,151 --> 00:32:25,943
I feel great.
I'm a little ahead of schedule.
937
00:32:25,986 --> 00:32:27,486
I have a little
extra time right now.
938
00:32:27,571 --> 00:32:29,571
So I'm deciding to temper
on the clock.
939
00:32:29,657 --> 00:32:30,948
Yes, sir.
940
00:32:31,033 --> 00:32:33,116
Which pulls some of
the hardness out of the blae
941
00:32:33,202 --> 00:32:35,410
and gives it the flexibility
and the strength
942
00:32:35,496 --> 00:32:38,121
that it needs to put up with j.
943
00:32:38,207 --> 00:32:39,623
Oof.
944
00:32:39,667 --> 00:32:41,458
My blade's getting too hot
in this one area.
945
00:32:41,543 --> 00:32:42,793
It spells trouble.
946
00:32:42,878 --> 00:32:44,920
This is the thinnest part
of the blade.
947
00:32:45,005 --> 00:32:46,380
I should have thought of that.
Let's see what happens.
948
00:32:46,465 --> 00:32:47,798
This is a big problem.
949
00:32:47,841 --> 00:32:49,967
In any of the testing,
if something wants to fail,
950
00:32:50,010 --> 00:32:52,094
it'll be this area.
951
00:32:52,179 --> 00:32:54,096
I want to leave a little
thickness in this area.
952
00:32:54,181 --> 00:32:55,973
And I think I can kind
of compensate for this.
953
00:32:56,016 --> 00:32:57,474
It's not perfectly ideal,
954
00:32:57,559 --> 00:33:01,436
but I think this thickness
is the answer to this problem.
955
00:33:01,480 --> 00:33:03,105
[rock music]
956
00:33:03,190 --> 00:33:06,274
- my plan for day four
is fit and finish.
957
00:33:06,360 --> 00:33:07,734
I have to fit up my pommel.
958
00:33:07,820 --> 00:33:09,027
Mild steel is so soft,
959
00:33:09,113 --> 00:33:11,363
it almost just drills
like wood--look at that.
960
00:33:11,448 --> 00:33:12,948
So I'm going through
my tap and die set,
961
00:33:13,033 --> 00:33:14,825
and I'm realizing
that the smallest set
962
00:33:14,868 --> 00:33:16,660
that I have is a 1/4 inch,
963
00:33:16,704 --> 00:33:18,787
and my tang
is nowhere near that wide.
964
00:33:21,375 --> 00:33:22,499
If I had five more hours,
965
00:33:22,584 --> 00:33:24,793
I would definitely
thread that tang.
966
00:33:24,878 --> 00:33:26,253
It's just
a tighter construction.
967
00:33:26,338 --> 00:33:28,296
But I need to move on.
968
00:33:28,340 --> 00:33:29,965
So I'm going with the peening
969
00:33:30,050 --> 00:33:31,258
because I'm running
out of time.
970
00:33:34,013 --> 00:33:35,262
Hopefully, it all stays tight.
971
00:33:35,347 --> 00:33:37,806
It's gonna have to do.
972
00:33:37,850 --> 00:33:39,182
- Day four.
973
00:33:39,226 --> 00:33:40,308
Just have a couple
things to clean up,
974
00:33:40,394 --> 00:33:41,685
and we're pretty much done.
975
00:33:41,729 --> 00:33:43,520
This is kind of the point
of no return.
976
00:33:43,564 --> 00:33:45,772
So here we go,
putting the handle together.
977
00:33:45,858 --> 00:33:47,315
The epoxy sets.
978
00:33:47,359 --> 00:33:49,484
But I've started to notice
that I have a large gap
979
00:33:49,570 --> 00:33:51,278
right here
underneath the guard.
980
00:33:51,363 --> 00:33:52,446
This is bad.
981
00:33:52,531 --> 00:33:53,989
I just want it
to not come loose
982
00:33:54,074 --> 00:33:55,866
and start jingling around
in their hand.
983
00:33:55,951 --> 00:33:58,285
Let's see what I can do.
984
00:33:58,370 --> 00:34:00,704
I'm gonna kind of wrap wire
985
00:34:00,748 --> 00:34:03,874
nice and tight all in there
and epoxy it down into place
986
00:34:03,917 --> 00:34:07,044
and just kind of hide
this little mistake I have.
987
00:34:07,087 --> 00:34:08,253
Oh, that's perfect.
988
00:34:08,338 --> 00:34:09,880
It doesn't look the way
I wish it looked.
989
00:34:09,923 --> 00:34:11,548
But it's really not that bad.
990
00:34:11,592 --> 00:34:13,717
I'm not gonna let these guys
have all the fun.
991
00:34:13,761 --> 00:34:15,802
So I'm gonna do
a little bit of testing.
992
00:34:15,888 --> 00:34:17,846
[rock music]
993
00:34:17,931 --> 00:34:19,473
[yells]
994
00:34:19,558 --> 00:34:21,349
yeah!
995
00:34:21,435 --> 00:34:24,352
[dramatic music]
996
00:34:24,438 --> 00:34:27,564
♪ ♪
997
00:34:27,649 --> 00:34:29,357
- well, bladesmiths,
welcome back to the forge.
998
00:34:29,443 --> 00:34:33,236
Guys, I got to say, your
bastard swords look fantastic.
999
00:34:33,280 --> 00:34:35,280
We're gonna get into them,
but first,
1000
00:34:35,365 --> 00:34:37,908
I got a special guest
I got to introduce.
1001
00:34:37,993 --> 00:34:41,078
Please join me in welcoming
an absolute legend,
1002
00:34:41,163 --> 00:34:42,788
a wwe hall of famer,
1003
00:34:42,873 --> 00:34:45,040
and one of the most prolific
and I'd say most stylish
1004
00:34:45,125 --> 00:34:47,584
wwe superstar of all time,
1005
00:34:47,628 --> 00:34:50,253
"nature boy" ric flair.
1006
00:34:50,297 --> 00:34:52,089
- Heavyweight champion,
1007
00:34:52,132 --> 00:34:56,676
"nature boy" ric flair!
1008
00:34:56,762 --> 00:34:58,428
[rock music]
1009
00:34:58,472 --> 00:35:00,222
[applause]
1010
00:35:00,307 --> 00:35:01,389
- whoo!
1011
00:35:01,475 --> 00:35:02,974
♪ ♪
1012
00:35:03,060 --> 00:35:04,684
you guys ready to play?
1013
00:35:04,770 --> 00:35:06,394
- Yeah, ready.
- Always.
1014
00:35:06,438 --> 00:35:08,605
- There's $10,000 on the line
1015
00:35:08,649 --> 00:35:11,358
plus an opportunity
1016
00:35:11,443 --> 00:35:12,943
to carry the big gold.
1017
00:35:13,028 --> 00:35:14,444
I don't know how cool
that is to you guys.
1018
00:35:14,530 --> 00:35:16,113
It's very cool to me.
1019
00:35:16,198 --> 00:35:18,907
- [sputtering]
1020
00:35:18,951 --> 00:35:21,743
this is crazy.
1021
00:35:21,787 --> 00:35:24,162
- Well, gentlemen,
before we get into the testing,
1022
00:35:24,248 --> 00:35:25,831
I want to hear about
these beautiful bastards.
1023
00:35:25,916 --> 00:35:28,583
So, hunter,
how'd the build go for you?
1024
00:35:28,669 --> 00:35:30,418
[dramatic music]
1025
00:35:30,504 --> 00:35:33,130
- I used 5160 for the blade,
mild steel guard,
1026
00:35:33,215 --> 00:35:34,589
and a hickory handle
1027
00:35:34,675 --> 00:35:37,134
covered with a galvanized
steel wire wrap.
1028
00:35:37,177 --> 00:35:39,553
- All right, great.
Philip, how'd it go for you?
1029
00:35:39,638 --> 00:35:41,304
[dramatic music]
1030
00:35:41,390 --> 00:35:45,142
- so for my blade, I used
a mix of 15n20 and 80crv,
1031
00:35:45,227 --> 00:35:47,018
mild steel guard and pommel,
1032
00:35:47,104 --> 00:35:50,647
and a leather-wrapped
hickory handle.
1033
00:35:50,691 --> 00:35:52,315
- I'm really looking forward
to seeing
1034
00:35:52,401 --> 00:35:54,985
how your swords perform.
1035
00:35:55,028 --> 00:35:56,820
First thing up
is the keal test.
1036
00:35:56,905 --> 00:35:59,406
I'm really looking forward
to seeing that.
1037
00:35:59,491 --> 00:36:00,615
Dave, are you ready, man?
1038
00:36:00,701 --> 00:36:02,242
- Good to go.
- Let's do this.
1039
00:36:02,327 --> 00:36:05,120
[tense music]
1040
00:36:05,205 --> 00:36:06,621
♪ ♪
1041
00:36:06,707 --> 00:36:08,123
- all right, gentlemen,
you know what time it is.
1042
00:36:08,208 --> 00:36:09,291
It's time for the keal test.
1043
00:36:09,376 --> 00:36:11,209
I'm gonna take your swords.
1044
00:36:11,295 --> 00:36:13,503
I'm gonna attack
this gel torso here,
1045
00:36:13,589 --> 00:36:16,047
see what kind of damage we do.
1046
00:36:16,133 --> 00:36:17,591
Hunter, you're up first.
You ready?
1047
00:36:17,676 --> 00:36:19,259
- Yes, sir.
- Okay.
1048
00:36:19,344 --> 00:36:20,343
[dramatic music]
1049
00:36:20,387 --> 00:36:21,845
- oh, I'm just stoked.
1050
00:36:21,930 --> 00:36:24,014
This is a lifelong dream of
a bladesmith to make a sword,
1051
00:36:24,057 --> 00:36:25,807
whack one of those
ballistic dummies.
1052
00:36:25,893 --> 00:36:27,058
I'm just gonna be
lopping limbs
1053
00:36:27,144 --> 00:36:28,810
or something off
of this thing.
1054
00:36:28,896 --> 00:36:30,645
I'm so excited for this moment.
1055
00:36:30,731 --> 00:36:32,189
[whispers]
come on, baby.
1056
00:36:32,232 --> 00:36:33,815
- [grunts]
1057
00:36:33,859 --> 00:36:35,442
[rock music]
1058
00:36:35,527 --> 00:36:36,735
[grunts]
1059
00:36:36,820 --> 00:36:37,694
♪ ♪
1060
00:36:37,779 --> 00:36:39,029
[grunts]
1061
00:36:39,114 --> 00:36:42,866
[grunting]
1062
00:36:42,951 --> 00:36:44,534
[grunts]
1063
00:36:44,620 --> 00:36:46,328
[grunts]
1064
00:36:46,413 --> 00:36:48,330
♪ ♪
1065
00:36:48,415 --> 00:36:49,623
- whoo!
1066
00:36:49,708 --> 00:36:51,124
Very cool, man.
1067
00:36:52,544 --> 00:36:53,793
[tense music]
1068
00:36:53,879 --> 00:36:55,086
- yeah, I think he's done.
1069
00:36:55,172 --> 00:36:56,338
♪ ♪
1070
00:36:56,423 --> 00:36:58,548
- [chuckles]
1071
00:36:58,592 --> 00:37:01,384
- all right, hunter, right off,
it's a performer.
1072
00:37:01,470 --> 00:37:03,386
It cut deep on each one
of those cuts.
1073
00:37:03,472 --> 00:37:05,013
As a matter of fact,
that one downward diagonal
1074
00:37:05,098 --> 00:37:07,390
goes all the way
through the rib cage.
1075
00:37:07,434 --> 00:37:08,850
Handle could have been
just a little bit longer.
1076
00:37:08,936 --> 00:37:09,851
I'm winding up with
about a hand and a quarter
1077
00:37:09,895 --> 00:37:11,770
instead of a hand and a half.
1078
00:37:11,855 --> 00:37:13,605
But you've definitely got
a lethal blade here.
1079
00:37:13,690 --> 00:37:15,440
- Thank you.
- All right, philip.
1080
00:37:15,525 --> 00:37:16,608
You're up.
You ready?
1081
00:37:16,693 --> 00:37:18,026
- Ready.
1082
00:37:18,111 --> 00:37:19,819
I am pretty nervous
going into testing.
1083
00:37:19,905 --> 00:37:21,863
My main concern
is that my blade
1084
00:37:21,949 --> 00:37:24,574
is just gonna fly
out of my handle.
1085
00:37:24,618 --> 00:37:26,868
The only thing holding it
together is epoxy
1086
00:37:26,954 --> 00:37:29,746
and a little bit of peening
over with the hammer
1087
00:37:29,831 --> 00:37:35,585
to hold that pommel
on there a little bit.
1088
00:37:35,671 --> 00:37:36,920
This is terrible.
1089
00:37:36,964 --> 00:37:38,588
♪ ♪
1090
00:37:38,674 --> 00:37:39,965
- [grunts]
1091
00:37:40,050 --> 00:37:41,299
[electronic music]
1092
00:37:41,385 --> 00:37:42,425
[grunts]
1093
00:37:42,469 --> 00:37:45,011
♪ ♪
1094
00:37:45,097 --> 00:37:46,554
[grunts]
1095
00:37:46,640 --> 00:37:48,098
♪ ♪
1096
00:37:48,183 --> 00:37:52,018
[grunting]
1097
00:37:52,104 --> 00:37:53,687
♪ ♪
1098
00:37:53,772 --> 00:37:54,896
[grunts]
1099
00:37:54,982 --> 00:37:59,442
♪ ♪
1100
00:37:59,528 --> 00:38:01,528
- oh, my gosh.
1101
00:38:01,613 --> 00:38:03,446
- Very cool.
Very cool.
1102
00:38:03,490 --> 00:38:06,157
- So, right off, I like
the scale of your blade.
1103
00:38:06,243 --> 00:38:07,450
I mean, it's very large,
1104
00:38:07,536 --> 00:38:08,994
and it's got
a lot of weight to it,
1105
00:38:09,079 --> 00:38:10,453
but the balance is nice.
1106
00:38:10,539 --> 00:38:12,622
You can see all these cuts
are so deep.
1107
00:38:12,666 --> 00:38:14,124
I was actually worried
on that last one
1108
00:38:14,209 --> 00:38:16,918
that I would hit the post
that's holding that thing up.
1109
00:38:16,962 --> 00:38:21,256
But as far as being a cutting
sword, this thing is lethal.
1110
00:38:21,341 --> 00:38:24,759
Good job.
- Thank you.
1111
00:38:24,845 --> 00:38:26,469
[dramatic music]
1112
00:38:26,513 --> 00:38:27,637
- you having fun doing this?
1113
00:38:27,723 --> 00:38:29,139
- Oh, yeah. Great so far.
- Making history?
1114
00:38:29,182 --> 00:38:30,682
- Feeling good.
- So what's up next?
1115
00:38:30,767 --> 00:38:32,475
You ready for this?
1116
00:38:32,519 --> 00:38:34,978
We're gonna test the strength
of your swords.
1117
00:38:35,063 --> 00:38:36,813
You ready, j.?
1118
00:38:36,857 --> 00:38:37,981
- Oh, yeah.
- Very cool.
1119
00:38:38,025 --> 00:38:39,733
- Thank you, sir.
1120
00:38:39,818 --> 00:38:42,152
[rock music]
1121
00:38:42,195 --> 00:38:43,987
- [chuckles]
1122
00:38:44,072 --> 00:38:46,489
- bladesmiths,
welcome to our strength tes,
1123
00:38:46,533 --> 00:38:49,993
the wwe bash fest.
1124
00:38:50,078 --> 00:38:51,411
To test the edge-holding
ability
1125
00:38:51,496 --> 00:38:53,204
and overall construction,
1126
00:38:53,290 --> 00:38:56,666
I'm gonna go through
a series of wwe weapons.
1127
00:38:56,752 --> 00:38:59,377
We're gonna destroy the table,
puncture and bash
1128
00:38:59,463 --> 00:39:00,879
through the garbage can,
1129
00:39:00,964 --> 00:39:03,548
and just tear
that ladder to pieces.
1130
00:39:03,633 --> 00:39:04,799
Hunter, you're up first.
You ready to go?
1131
00:39:04,885 --> 00:39:07,135
- Yes, sir.
- All right, let's do it.
1132
00:39:07,220 --> 00:39:09,012
[tense music]
1133
00:39:09,097 --> 00:39:11,348
- j., steal the show, brother.
1134
00:39:11,391 --> 00:39:13,516
♪ ♪
1135
00:39:13,602 --> 00:39:14,851
- [grunts]
1136
00:39:14,895 --> 00:39:16,353
- dang.
1137
00:39:16,438 --> 00:39:19,356
[rock music]
1138
00:39:19,399 --> 00:39:22,025
♪ ♪
1139
00:39:22,110 --> 00:39:24,986
[grunting]
1140
00:39:25,030 --> 00:39:27,364
[grunts]
1141
00:39:27,407 --> 00:39:29,991
♪ ♪
1142
00:39:30,035 --> 00:39:30,992
[grunts]
1143
00:39:31,078 --> 00:39:32,118
[dramatic music]
1144
00:39:32,204 --> 00:39:34,954
[blade clatters]
1145
00:39:35,040 --> 00:39:38,708
♪ ♪
1146
00:39:38,794 --> 00:39:41,544
- oh, man.
1147
00:39:41,588 --> 00:39:42,462
- Hunter, you started out
strong, man.
1148
00:39:42,547 --> 00:39:43,588
- Oof.
1149
00:39:43,673 --> 00:39:44,798
- It was actually
very comfortable,
1150
00:39:44,883 --> 00:39:46,549
even though the handle's
a little bit short.
1151
00:39:46,635 --> 00:39:50,053
But you look at the grain,
it looks like sand.
1152
00:39:50,138 --> 00:39:51,888
- Mm-hmm.
- So that caused a weak point,
1153
00:39:51,973 --> 00:39:53,390
and a shockwave
went all the way down
1154
00:39:53,433 --> 00:39:55,225
and snapped it
at this weak point.
1155
00:39:55,268 --> 00:39:56,393
Sorry, man.
1156
00:39:56,436 --> 00:39:58,228
- My heart.
1157
00:40:00,399 --> 00:40:02,190
[tense music]
1158
00:40:02,234 --> 00:40:03,733
- hunter, it's painful
to see, man.
1159
00:40:03,819 --> 00:40:05,402
You put a lot of work into that
thing, and it looks great.
1160
00:40:05,445 --> 00:40:06,736
But unfortunately,
1161
00:40:06,822 --> 00:40:09,072
you did have a catastrophic
failure on the ladder,
1162
00:40:09,157 --> 00:40:10,907
which means we can't test
your blade any further.
1163
00:40:10,951 --> 00:40:12,826
But you are not
out of the fight yet.
1164
00:40:12,911 --> 00:40:14,619
Philip, in order
to claim the title,
1165
00:40:14,704 --> 00:40:15,912
you've got to make it
through the table.
1166
00:40:15,956 --> 00:40:17,205
You got to make it through
1167
00:40:17,290 --> 00:40:19,249
all the swings
through the trashcan.
1168
00:40:19,292 --> 00:40:21,501
And you've got to make it
through at least one bash
1169
00:40:21,586 --> 00:40:22,794
into the ladder.
1170
00:40:22,879 --> 00:40:24,087
You prepared for it?
1171
00:40:24,172 --> 00:40:26,631
- I'm nervous, but I'm ready.
1172
00:40:26,716 --> 00:40:30,927
- Whoo!
Get in the spirit, man.
1173
00:40:31,012 --> 00:40:32,137
- All right, let's see
what your blade can do.
1174
00:40:32,222 --> 00:40:34,264
J.?
1175
00:40:34,307 --> 00:40:37,267
[dramatic music]
1176
00:40:37,310 --> 00:40:40,019
♪ ♪
1177
00:40:40,105 --> 00:40:41,855
damn.
1178
00:40:41,940 --> 00:40:45,024
[rock music]
1179
00:40:45,110 --> 00:40:47,777
♪ ♪
1180
00:40:47,821 --> 00:40:50,905
- [grunting]
1181
00:40:50,991 --> 00:40:53,408
[dramatic music]
1182
00:40:53,452 --> 00:40:55,118
[grunts]
1183
00:40:55,162 --> 00:40:56,953
♪ ♪
1184
00:40:56,997 --> 00:40:58,788
- well done.
1185
00:40:58,832 --> 00:41:02,167
♪ ♪
1186
00:41:02,252 --> 00:41:04,002
- hunter, man, you fought hard.
1187
00:41:04,087 --> 00:41:05,795
The first round, you excelled.
1188
00:41:05,839 --> 00:41:07,839
But unfortunately,
during the testing,
1189
00:41:07,924 --> 00:41:09,466
you did suffer
catastrophic failure.
1190
00:41:09,509 --> 00:41:11,259
And for that reason, your time
in the forge has ended.
1191
00:41:11,303 --> 00:41:12,677
I'm gonna have
to ask you to please
1192
00:41:12,762 --> 00:41:14,971
step off
the forge floor, bud.
1193
00:41:15,056 --> 00:41:16,681
- Thank you, hunter.
- Thank you, guys.
1194
00:41:16,766 --> 00:41:18,266
- Good job, man.
All right, good work.
1195
00:41:18,310 --> 00:41:20,059
- Thank you very much.
1196
00:41:20,145 --> 00:41:22,353
Oh, it hurts.
It hurts a lot.
1197
00:41:22,439 --> 00:41:24,189
When I went
to fit my guard up,
1198
00:41:24,274 --> 00:41:26,774
I actually welded
at the base of the guard.
1199
00:41:26,860 --> 00:41:28,318
That ruined my heat treat
right there.
1200
00:41:28,403 --> 00:41:30,487
I'm willing to look
for the brighter side.
1201
00:41:30,530 --> 00:41:33,156
Uh, optimistic is the word.
1202
00:41:33,200 --> 00:41:35,700
That was one of the best snaps
I've ever had in my life.
1203
00:41:35,785 --> 00:41:37,702
Wow.
Just learned how to snap.
1204
00:41:37,787 --> 00:41:39,829
Look at that.
[scoffs]
1205
00:41:39,873 --> 00:41:41,289
- well, philip, you know
what that means, man.
1206
00:41:41,374 --> 00:41:43,500
You are the "forged in fire"
champion.
1207
00:41:43,543 --> 00:41:45,418
- Philip, congratulations, man!
1208
00:41:45,504 --> 00:41:46,878
Whoo!
1209
00:41:46,963 --> 00:41:49,547
- That comes with a check
for $10,000
1210
00:41:49,633 --> 00:41:52,842
as well as a wwe title.
1211
00:41:52,886 --> 00:41:54,385
- Here we go, man.
1212
00:41:54,471 --> 00:41:55,678
You've got 10 grand.
1213
00:41:55,764 --> 00:41:57,180
- Get out of this man's way.
1214
00:41:57,224 --> 00:41:58,515
- Whoo!
1215
00:41:58,600 --> 00:42:01,351
- "forged in fire" champion,
brother.
1216
00:42:01,436 --> 00:42:03,520
This title is going
1217
00:42:03,563 --> 00:42:05,772
in the most obnoxious spot
of the living room
1218
00:42:05,857 --> 00:42:09,526
that I can find,
probably taped onto the tv.
1219
00:42:09,569 --> 00:42:11,694
- Let me hear it one time.
1220
00:42:11,780 --> 00:42:13,196
Both: Whoo!
1221
00:42:13,281 --> 00:42:14,197
- [chuckling]
1222
00:42:14,282 --> 00:42:17,200
[intense rock music]
1223
00:42:17,244 --> 00:42:18,952
♪ ♪
1224
00:42:19,037 --> 00:42:20,703
[bell rings]