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[dramatic music]
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[rock music]
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- My name is Christy Whitaker.
I'm from East Tennessee,
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and I've been a part-time
bladesmith for about two years.
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I'm a mom to four girls.
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They're my inspiration.
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I want to win "Forged in Fire"
to make my kids proud.
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- How are you feeling?
- Fine.
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- My name is Nathan Anderson
from West Valley, Utah.
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I'm a maintenance worker
at the Utah's Hogle Zoo.
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I love animals, and there's
not too many places
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where I can be welding
and look up
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and see a giraffe right there.
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- My name is Don Clary.
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I live in Salinas, California.
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I'm a part-time bladesmith.
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I make kitchen knives.
I make hunting knives.
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I generally don't try
to make my knives pretty.
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I want those knives to be used.
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- My name is Gunnar Wilbanks.
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I'm a high school football coach
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and teacher
and a part-time bladesmith.
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My wife loves it every time
I make a knife,
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I bring it in to her.
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Both of my daughters and my son
they all have to hold it,
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and it turns out
we all love blades.
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- Bladesmiths,
welcome to The Forge.
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The four of you have been
chosen for a very intense
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three rounds
of forging competition.
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At the end of each one,
you're gonna present your work
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to our panel of expert judges.
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These guys behind me
are the ones
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who hold
your fate in their hands,
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because they will be deciding
which one of you
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is ultimately gonna be
leaving here
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with the title
of "Forged by Fire" champion
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and a check for $10,000.
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Today's competition
we are gonna be taking a look
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at the darker side of history.
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That's why we decided
to have you guys
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make your blades out of this.
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This here is the guillotine.
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Bladesmiths, this is a replica
of a deadly device
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that was used during
the reign of terror
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that was The French Revolution.
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And your first task in today's
competition is to come up,
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work together, and source
your high-carbon steel
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from the guillotine blade.
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But that's not all.
We also want you to come up
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and grab mild steel
from these braces here.
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You guys are gonna be putting
together San Mai billets
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and making blades
in your signature style
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between 13 and 15 inches.
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- That's my thing,
is dark stuff.
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So I'm thinking, "This is
right down my alley."
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- Moving onto the second round
of the competition,
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you will be adding handles
to your blades
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turning them into fully
functioning weapons
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at which point
you're gonna turn them back
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over to the judges,
and they're gonna check
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for strength and durability
in a pillory chop
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and then check
your head retention
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in a ballistics tube slice.
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All right, bladesmiths, we have
three hours on the clock
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for the first round.
Your time starts now.
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- Who can run a torch?
I'll bring it to you.
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- They've gotta come up
and take the guillotine apart.
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- You may have to cut it
right here.
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- Yeah, as a football coach
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it's my role to make sure
that everybody has a job
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and everybody works toward
the greater good of the group.
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We're gonna set two smith's
cutting up the mild steel...
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- Watch out.
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- And then we'll have two guys
going ahead
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and cutting up
the high-carbon steel
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and distribute it to all smiths.
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- Come on, baby.
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- Fun guillotine fact: you know
the last time that was used
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by the French to kill somebody?
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September 10, 1977.
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- As an executioner's blade?
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- Yep.
- It's taking too long.
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- It just wasn't cutting it,
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'cause that's some
super-hard steel.
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So let then we just start
to cut it with grinders.
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- They've gotten the entire
guillotine blade out.
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It's free.
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Now they need to cut it up
into smaller sections.
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- Once all those pieces
are taken apart,
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I start measuring
and cutting the legs
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for everybody on the team.
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We are all cutting pieces
of the metal for each other.
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- There's one piece.
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That's what's always
inspirational
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about this competition.
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Everyone's working at the
same pace in the beginning
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to make things fair,
and that's cool.
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- That's enough, right?
- That's four.
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- Everybody has all
their material.
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This is where
the race really begins.
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- I want to try to set
a smaller board weld.
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So I'm gonna take
an 8-inch piece of steel
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and try to reduce
the surface area of the weld
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and hope I can go ahead
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and stretch that thing out
to the 13 to 15 inches.
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- So, guys,
for a setup for San Mai,
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what's the most important step
that they cannot bypass?
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- Cleanliness.
- Cleanliness.
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- Yeah, cleaning that material.
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- Whoo, baby.
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I worked with San Mai
a couple of times
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and haven't had
great success with it,
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but still, I know the theory
and how it should be done.
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About to make sparks,
sparks, sparks.
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- The nice part is that
the guillotine blade is 1095,
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which doesn't have any nickel
or chromium
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or any of the stuff that can
really kind confound a weld.
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- If I win "Forged in Fire,"
the $10,000 is gonna go
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to taking my wife on a trip
to go looking for Bigfoot.
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We love the cryptids,
and she loves Bigfoot.
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[laughs]
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- I take my San Mai pieces,
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and I immediately start
cleaning it up on the grinder.
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I know it's a huge,
important step,
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because if you don't keep
your metal clean on San Mai
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you will get delams.
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- If you spend an extra
three minutes cleaning
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it saves you
45 minutes starting over.
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- Yeah.
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- Dang it.
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- Uh-oh, Chris has got a cut.
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- Oh, man.
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- I look down and notice
that there's blood
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coming down my arm.
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So I have to stop where I'm at
and call the medic over
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so they could take a look
and help get me cleaned up.
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I don't know how I cut myself,
but it's a pretty big gash.
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- All right, we're gonna
go out this way.
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I just gotta wrap you up
real quick, okay?
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- Okay.
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- Hey, guys, Christy's
heading off the floor.
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- And I hope it's not
a deep cut.
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- All I can think about
is the minutes
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that are ticking by on the clock
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and how much I'm missing out.
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And I'm worried
I'm not gonna be able to get
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my blade finished in time.
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- Don't going beyond
with cleaning.
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He's using the acetone
to wipe everything down.
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- Welding.
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- This billet is bigger than
what I normally work with.
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So getting the weld set might be
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the most
difficult part about the knife.
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- Bladesmiths, you have
two hours left on the clock.
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- Coming through.
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And I'm gonna go ahead and see
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if we can get
those forge welds going.
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- Gunnar's being very gentle
with the press
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slowly drawing it out.
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- I use zero power tools
in my shop.
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It's all done by hand.
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Wow.
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But I'm loving using the press.
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It welds together pretty well,
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and it's saving me
all kinds of elbow grease.
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- My billet is up
to temperature,
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so I try and set those welds.
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I'm just surrounded
by all these cool,
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powerful pieces of equipment.
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I felt just kind of like
an orangutan surrounded
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in a room full of celery.
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That may sound a bit weird,
but I mean, hear me out.
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I was watching the orangutan
the other day,
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and the keepers had just put
all sorts of food
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in his enclosure,
and he was making sure
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he went to every corner
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grabbing all that celery
and stuck it in his mouth.
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And I felt kind of like that,
so I'm super happy,
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like an orangutan with celery.
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Heat, beat, repeat.
Heat, beat, repeat. Whoo!
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- Christy's back on the floor.
Great work.
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- All right.
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- I'm bandaged up.
I'm ready to go.
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I have no time to waste.
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I need to start forge welding
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and get back into
this competition.
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I really want
to make my kids proud,
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show them that you can do
anything that you want to do.
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Step out of your comfort zone
and do those things.
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That's your passion.
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- Christy set her weld
on her billet.
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It's about time; we're an hour
into the competition.
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- Yay, all right.
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- The entire billet
is at welding temperature,
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so I tap the billet up
and down with the hammer
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just to set the welds
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before I start
to actually try to draw it out.
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- You guys think Don is gonna
be able to get a good weld
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by just tapping on like this?
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- Can it set a weld?
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Yes. Will it set a weld well?
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- Maybe.
- Not really.
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- [bleep].
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- What happened?
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- I've got a delam
in the middle.
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I don't think
I'm gonna get it welded.
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- That's a bad place
for a delamination,
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is right in the middle
of the billet.
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- Starting over.
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- That's actually
a good way forward.
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I mean, there's really not
much of a way to get back
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from that huge delamination
on his first billet.
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It's just a smart move
to starting over.
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- Welding.
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- Bladesmiths, you have
90 minutes left.
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- Well, I'm from Arkansas,
so I'm gonna make
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an Arkansas Pig Sticker.
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Arkansas Pig Sticker
would be the knife
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that the guys are going down
in the bottom hunting
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razorback hogs.
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- I'm a little concerned
that Gunnar
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doesn't have enough material.
It's looking fairly thin,
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and it's not getting
the length that he needs.
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- Damn, 8 1/2 inches
may not have been enough.
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We're still sitting
a little bit short.
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What I'm gonna end up having
to do to extend this thing
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is press in a hidden tang
instead of a full-tang knife.
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And I'm looking to hit
14-inch mark.
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That's gonna leave me an inch
to play with
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on the grind
so I can get parameters.
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- I'm gonna be making
a super sexy seax.
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00:09:33,690 --> 00:09:35,274
♪ ♪
255
00:09:35,359 --> 00:09:36,701
There's a little bit
of a curve in there,
256
00:09:36,785 --> 00:09:38,778
so it's super sexy.
257
00:09:38,862 --> 00:09:41,205
I'm feeling really good about
where I am right now.
258
00:09:41,365 --> 00:09:42,698
- Looking good.
259
00:09:42,791 --> 00:09:44,367
- Thank you.
- Making a seax?
260
00:09:44,460 --> 00:09:46,961
- Yeah, super sexy seax.
261
00:09:47,120 --> 00:09:48,963
♪ ♪
262
00:09:49,048 --> 00:09:51,549
- I have to hurry up and try
to get my blade shaped,
263
00:09:51,708 --> 00:09:53,301
and I need to do it quickly.
264
00:09:53,385 --> 00:09:55,961
I'm gonna do the traditional
camp-style knife
265
00:09:56,046 --> 00:09:57,713
that I'm used to doing.
266
00:09:57,806 --> 00:10:00,132
It's one of the first ones
that I learned to do.
267
00:10:00,225 --> 00:10:01,559
And it's just something
I feel comfortable with,
268
00:10:01,718 --> 00:10:03,969
so I've kind of stuck to it.
269
00:10:04,063 --> 00:10:06,639
What the hell is happening
to my blade?
270
00:10:06,723 --> 00:10:08,641
What is going on?
271
00:10:08,734 --> 00:10:10,393
As I'm hammering on be Big Blu,
272
00:10:10,477 --> 00:10:12,904
my blade starts to curve.
273
00:10:12,988 --> 00:10:14,897
Dang it.
274
00:10:14,990 --> 00:10:17,566
- When Christy was on Big Blu
she was smashing one section
275
00:10:17,660 --> 00:10:19,994
preferentially to the other,
and that just grew in length.
276
00:10:23,916 --> 00:10:26,492
-- How did I end upme
for with a rainbow? ife,
277
00:10:26,576 --> 00:10:28,252
The judges asked me
for my signature knife,
278
00:10:28,412 --> 00:10:30,838
not my signature rainbow.
279
00:10:30,923 --> 00:10:34,417
I think this right here
is what's gonna send me home,
280
00:10:34,510 --> 00:10:36,836
and then I'll look over
at the picture of my kids,
281
00:10:36,920 --> 00:10:39,514
and I realize they're
the reason that I'm here,
282
00:10:39,673 --> 00:10:43,008
and I can't give up.
I have to keep going,
283
00:10:43,093 --> 00:10:45,353
and I start trying to hammer
it down on the anvil
284
00:10:45,512 --> 00:10:48,106
to straighten it out
as best as I can.
285
00:10:48,265 --> 00:10:51,693
There we go. Come on now.
286
00:10:51,777 --> 00:10:53,936
I finally feel like
I'm at his fault
287
00:10:54,029 --> 00:10:57,022
where I can do the rest of it
on the grinder.
288
00:10:57,107 --> 00:11:00,192
Starting to feel good about it.
289
00:11:00,277 --> 00:11:01,777
♪ ♪
290
00:11:01,862 --> 00:11:03,612
- Bladesmiths, you've got
one hour remaining.
291
00:11:03,697 --> 00:11:05,957
♪ ♪
292
00:11:06,116 --> 00:11:09,535
- As I'm drawing this out,
I don't see any delaminations.
293
00:11:09,628 --> 00:11:11,295
It looks like it's going well.
294
00:11:11,455 --> 00:11:13,381
- Oh, looks good, brother.
295
00:11:13,465 --> 00:11:14,457
- Hey, you made quick work
out of that.
296
00:11:14,541 --> 00:11:16,217
- Yeah.
297
00:11:16,301 --> 00:11:18,886
- So my plan for this knife is
298
00:11:18,971 --> 00:11:21,973
a camp knife with a little bit
of a belly on it.
299
00:11:22,057 --> 00:11:25,810
That'll do really good
in a chop,
300
00:11:25,894 --> 00:11:28,229
and a belly
will help it in a slice.
301
00:11:28,388 --> 00:11:30,356
So I'm comfortable that
I'll be able to finish.
302
00:11:32,642 --> 00:11:34,143
♪ ♪
303
00:11:34,227 --> 00:11:37,146
- Quenching.
304
00:11:37,230 --> 00:11:38,981
- Gunnar's first in the oil.
305
00:11:39,074 --> 00:11:41,075
- That was pretty hot, man.
- That looked pretty hot.
306
00:11:41,160 --> 00:11:43,244
- Yeah, it looked pretty hot
to me.
307
00:11:43,328 --> 00:11:45,413
- Ah, [bleep].
308
00:11:45,572 --> 00:11:47,573
My blades banana-ing
on me a little bit.
309
00:11:47,657 --> 00:11:50,242
I know this is probably
gonna send me home.
310
00:11:50,327 --> 00:11:52,495
So at this point in time
I look at the clock.
311
00:11:52,588 --> 00:11:55,923
I've still got enough time
to go quench again.
312
00:11:56,008 --> 00:11:58,751
I know I can go ahead
and pick up a crack,
313
00:11:58,835 --> 00:12:01,170
but I need a straight blade.
314
00:12:01,254 --> 00:12:03,765
- Oh, my goodness.
That was warm.
315
00:12:03,924 --> 00:12:05,925
- A crack could shoot up
the middle of that.
316
00:12:06,009 --> 00:12:07,852
- Yeah.
317
00:12:07,936 --> 00:12:09,937
- I looked down the blade,
and I see a straight blade.
318
00:12:10,022 --> 00:12:12,515
All right.
319
00:12:12,599 --> 00:12:14,850
- Quenching.
320
00:12:14,935 --> 00:12:16,611
- Nathan is in the oil.
321
00:12:16,770 --> 00:12:18,362
- That tip for that blade
still looked like
322
00:12:18,522 --> 00:12:20,606
it was pretty, pretty red.
323
00:12:20,690 --> 00:12:22,191
- Whoo!
324
00:12:22,275 --> 00:12:23,943
Seams hard. I'm very pleased.
325
00:12:24,036 --> 00:12:26,529
And I started getting it
cleaned up.
326
00:12:26,613 --> 00:12:28,447
Oh, come on.
327
00:12:28,532 --> 00:12:32,126
All of a sudden, I see a crack.
328
00:12:32,211 --> 00:12:35,129
Flip the blade over, and
the crack is over there too.
329
00:12:35,214 --> 00:12:37,632
It's alive,
and it's not going away.
330
00:12:37,716 --> 00:12:39,634
It's just growing.
331
00:12:39,718 --> 00:12:41,803
- What sometimes happens is,
the San Mai blade,
332
00:12:41,962 --> 00:12:43,638
where you've got mild steel
on the outside
333
00:12:43,797 --> 00:12:45,139
and a hardenable steel
in the center
334
00:12:45,298 --> 00:12:47,299
and you overheat
that hardenable steel.
335
00:12:47,392 --> 00:12:50,812
For the quench,
it splits in the middle.
336
00:12:50,896 --> 00:12:51,979
- So at this point, I'm just,
like, really defeated,
337
00:12:52,064 --> 00:12:54,056
but I'm like,
"I'm not stopping."
338
00:12:54,140 --> 00:12:57,059
Maybe one of the other
competitors has a worse blade
339
00:12:57,143 --> 00:12:59,061
or it doesn't meet parameters
or something like that.
340
00:12:59,145 --> 00:13:03,324
So I'm just gonna
keep going with it.
341
00:13:03,408 --> 00:13:06,569
- Bladesmiths,
you have 15 minutes.
342
00:13:06,653 --> 00:13:08,246
♪ ♪
343
00:13:08,405 --> 00:13:09,914
Christy's quenched, guys.
344
00:13:09,998 --> 00:13:12,741
- Hot is the color of the day.
345
00:13:12,835 --> 00:13:14,243
- Fireball.
346
00:13:14,327 --> 00:13:16,829
I knew right then
that my blade was too hot.
347
00:13:16,922 --> 00:13:18,923
I probably just
cracked my blade.
348
00:13:19,007 --> 00:13:21,676
Oh, God.
349
00:13:21,760 --> 00:13:23,502
I'm crushed.
350
00:13:23,587 --> 00:13:25,847
It looks like it's starting
to split in two
351
00:13:25,931 --> 00:13:30,009
from the cracks, and I hope
it doesn't get worse.
352
00:13:30,093 --> 00:13:31,010
♪ ♪
353
00:13:31,094 --> 00:13:34,179
- Quenching.
354
00:13:34,264 --> 00:13:36,023
- All right, Don's in the oil.
355
00:13:39,269 --> 00:13:40,769
The blade is still hot.
356
00:13:40,863 --> 00:13:44,448
So maybe I can get the blade
to bend just a little bit
357
00:13:44,533 --> 00:13:46,617
to take that warp out.
358
00:13:46,702 --> 00:13:47,952
- Ugh.
- Oh, no.
359
00:13:48,036 --> 00:13:49,612
- Oh, what was that?
What was that?
360
00:13:49,696 --> 00:13:53,198
- That was the tip of--that
was the tip of Don's blade.
361
00:13:53,283 --> 00:13:55,209
- I'm thinking, "I'm done."
362
00:13:55,294 --> 00:13:57,369
- Get to the welder, go, go, go.
363
00:13:57,454 --> 00:13:58,871
- Oh, man.
364
00:13:58,955 --> 00:13:59,955
- That's all he can do, right?
- Yep.
365
00:14:00,048 --> 00:14:02,291
- Stupid move.
366
00:14:02,375 --> 00:14:03,718
I get the tip welded on.
367
00:14:03,802 --> 00:14:06,053
It looks ugly as sin,
368
00:14:06,212 --> 00:14:08,964
but I can at least
turn in a knife.
369
00:14:09,057 --> 00:14:11,300
- This has turned into
an absolute nail-biter.
370
00:14:11,393 --> 00:14:13,052
♪ ♪
371
00:14:13,136 --> 00:14:17,982
Five, four, three, two, one.
372
00:14:18,066 --> 00:14:20,142
The first route of
this competition is over.
373
00:14:20,226 --> 00:14:21,652
♪ ♪
374
00:14:21,737 --> 00:14:23,395
- I want to move on so bad,
375
00:14:23,480 --> 00:14:26,065
but still can't get around
the cracks
376
00:14:26,149 --> 00:14:28,400
on the top of the bottom.
377
00:14:28,485 --> 00:14:30,152
- I'm looking
at my competitor's blades.
378
00:14:30,236 --> 00:14:32,905
I've got this welded tip on.
379
00:14:32,989 --> 00:14:34,823
I'm thinking, "I'm going home."
380
00:14:34,908 --> 00:14:37,585
♪ ♪
381
00:14:37,744 --> 00:14:38,911
- All right, bladesmiths,
in the first
382
00:14:39,004 --> 00:14:40,171
three hours of this competition
383
00:14:40,255 --> 00:14:42,590
you guys dismantled
our guillotine
384
00:14:42,674 --> 00:14:44,091
and made San Mai blades.
385
00:14:44,176 --> 00:14:46,677
The time has come
for your first critique.
386
00:14:46,762 --> 00:14:47,762
Gunnar, you're up first.
Are you ready?
387
00:14:47,921 --> 00:14:49,004
- Yes, sir.
388
00:14:49,089 --> 00:14:51,757
♪ ♪
389
00:14:51,850 --> 00:14:53,092
- All right, Gunnar, first off,
390
00:14:53,176 --> 00:14:54,510
this a cool-looking design.
391
00:14:54,603 --> 00:14:56,428
I like the recurve.
The biggest thing, though,
392
00:14:56,513 --> 00:15:00,599
is that there is a crack
along the spine of this blade,
393
00:15:00,684 --> 00:15:02,601
and then it's visible
almost all the way
394
00:15:02,686 --> 00:15:04,603
back to the tang here.
If you move forward from here,
395
00:15:04,696 --> 00:15:07,272
that's gonna have
to be addressed.
396
00:15:07,366 --> 00:15:08,357
- All right, Don,
you're up next.
397
00:15:08,441 --> 00:15:10,359
You ready?
- Ready as I'm gonna get.
398
00:15:10,443 --> 00:15:12,536
♪ ♪
399
00:15:12,696 --> 00:15:15,456
- All right, Don. Let's talk
about this crack you have here.
400
00:15:15,540 --> 00:15:17,708
You did weld it on,
but it's not a complete weld.
401
00:15:17,793 --> 00:15:21,036
It's just tacked on in there.
So should you move forward,
402
00:15:21,129 --> 00:15:23,464
I would think about rewelding
this and finding a way
403
00:15:23,548 --> 00:15:25,624
to really
make this a solid piece.
404
00:15:25,717 --> 00:15:27,042
Good job for sticking
in there, though.
405
00:15:27,127 --> 00:15:28,877
- Thank you.
406
00:15:28,962 --> 00:15:30,546
- All right, Nathan,
please present your work.
407
00:15:30,630 --> 00:15:33,632
♪ ♪
408
00:15:33,717 --> 00:15:35,142
- All right, well, Nathan,
right off the bat,
409
00:15:35,301 --> 00:15:37,219
that's a really cool shape
for a chopper,
410
00:15:37,303 --> 00:15:39,563
but there's a bit of an issue.
411
00:15:39,648 --> 00:15:40,982
You got the--the Grand Canyon
412
00:15:41,066 --> 00:15:42,558
running
along the spine of this blade.
413
00:15:42,642 --> 00:15:45,144
♪ ♪
414
00:15:45,228 --> 00:15:47,479
I can't see through that,
which is a good thing.
415
00:15:47,572 --> 00:15:49,064
- Right.
- But if you move forward
416
00:15:49,149 --> 00:15:50,992
into the second round
there's enough mass here
417
00:15:51,076 --> 00:15:53,661
to work with
that you can make this
418
00:15:53,820 --> 00:15:55,413
a functioning blade
if you move forward,
419
00:15:55,497 --> 00:15:57,406
but you are gonna have
to get creative.
420
00:15:57,499 --> 00:15:59,324
- I can do that.
421
00:15:59,418 --> 00:16:00,743
- Christy, how are we doing?
You ready?
422
00:16:00,827 --> 00:16:01,827
- Yes, sir.
423
00:16:01,911 --> 00:16:03,170
♪ ♪
424
00:16:03,255 --> 00:16:04,588
- Well, Christy,
all of these blades
425
00:16:04,673 --> 00:16:07,591
have had a crack in the spine.
426
00:16:07,676 --> 00:16:11,512
But this is a completely
different animal altogether.
427
00:16:11,596 --> 00:16:15,257
Unfortunately, after it left
your anvil and in the temper,
428
00:16:15,350 --> 00:16:17,009
it blew apart.
429
00:16:17,093 --> 00:16:18,761
And there's really not much
coming back
430
00:16:18,845 --> 00:16:21,188
from something like this.
I'm looking at what
431
00:16:21,273 --> 00:16:22,931
I would consider
a catastrophic failure.
432
00:16:23,016 --> 00:16:26,444
♪ ♪
433
00:16:26,528 --> 00:16:28,779
- All right, Christie,
you fought hard,
434
00:16:28,864 --> 00:16:30,856
but as Ben said,
what happened to your blade
435
00:16:30,949 --> 00:16:32,858
is considered
a catastrophic failure.
436
00:16:32,942 --> 00:16:35,360
Unfortunately, for that reason
I have to ask you,
437
00:16:35,454 --> 00:16:37,121
please step off The Forge floor.
438
00:16:37,205 --> 00:16:39,531
- Yes, sir. Thank you.
439
00:16:39,616 --> 00:16:41,876
When I saw that my blade
split in half,
440
00:16:41,960 --> 00:16:43,869
my heart just
completely dropped.
441
00:16:43,953 --> 00:16:46,630
I knew right then
and there I was finished.
442
00:16:46,715 --> 00:16:47,965
So I'm excited to get back home,
443
00:16:48,050 --> 00:16:49,958
and the girls will see me
one day on TV.
444
00:16:50,043 --> 00:16:50,959
So that'll be cool.
445
00:16:51,044 --> 00:16:54,055
♪ ♪
446
00:16:54,214 --> 00:16:55,547
- All right,
bladesmiths, congratulations.
447
00:16:55,632 --> 00:16:57,224
You all are moving
into the second round
448
00:16:57,309 --> 00:16:59,727
of this competition,
but don't celebrate too long,
449
00:16:59,811 --> 00:17:02,563
because all three of you
have a ton of work to do,
450
00:17:02,722 --> 00:17:04,482
and to make matters worse,
in this round,
451
00:17:04,641 --> 00:17:07,142
the pantry is off-limits.
452
00:17:07,227 --> 00:17:09,153
♪ ♪
453
00:17:09,312 --> 00:17:10,646
You're probably wondering,
454
00:17:10,739 --> 00:17:12,406
"What are we going to use
to make those handles?
455
00:17:12,491 --> 00:17:14,149
You're gonna be using
the remnants of the guillotine.
456
00:17:14,234 --> 00:17:16,485
♪ ♪
457
00:17:16,569 --> 00:17:18,496
Now, at the end of this round,
458
00:17:18,580 --> 00:17:20,072
you're gonna hand over your
finished blades to our judges,
459
00:17:20,156 --> 00:17:21,499
who are gonna check
for strength and durability
460
00:17:21,583 --> 00:17:23,334
in a pillory chop,
461
00:17:23,418 --> 00:17:26,078
then check your edge retention
in a ballistics tube slice.
462
00:17:26,162 --> 00:17:28,247
You guys have two hours
to complete these blades.
463
00:17:28,340 --> 00:17:30,165
Good luck;
that time starts now.
464
00:17:30,250 --> 00:17:33,001
♪ ♪
465
00:17:33,095 --> 00:17:36,421
- Four blades from round one,
all had cracks.
466
00:17:36,506 --> 00:17:39,433
That's the first,
and bad cracks too.
467
00:17:39,518 --> 00:17:41,260
- Round two starts.
468
00:17:41,344 --> 00:17:42,344
I want to grab my handle
material as fast as I can.
469
00:17:42,428 --> 00:17:43,771
So I'm looking
at the guillotine,
470
00:17:43,930 --> 00:17:45,022
and I see the part where,
you know,
471
00:17:45,107 --> 00:17:46,598
you stick your head in,
and I figure
472
00:17:46,691 --> 00:17:48,600
that's the easiest
and the fastest way
473
00:17:48,693 --> 00:17:49,768
of getting my handle material.
474
00:17:49,853 --> 00:17:52,196
♪ ♪
475
00:17:52,280 --> 00:17:54,106
- [laughs]
- That'll work.
476
00:17:54,199 --> 00:17:55,783
- Okay.
- Nathan has to crack
477
00:17:55,867 --> 00:17:58,360
on his spine
but also on that edge,
478
00:17:58,444 --> 00:18:00,704
and that was a thin edge.
479
00:18:00,864 --> 00:18:02,531
- At this point I can't think
of any other possible way
480
00:18:02,615 --> 00:18:04,032
to fix this blade.
481
00:18:04,117 --> 00:18:05,626
So I'm just going to have
to weld it in place
482
00:18:05,710 --> 00:18:07,119
and make sure
I don't overheat it
483
00:18:07,203 --> 00:18:09,880
so I can get the welds
secured up on the spine
484
00:18:09,965 --> 00:18:12,207
and on the cutting edge.
485
00:18:12,300 --> 00:18:15,052
In round one, I set out
to make a super sexy seax,
486
00:18:15,137 --> 00:18:17,129
and with the cracks
and all the welding on there,
487
00:18:17,213 --> 00:18:19,140
she's not such
a super sexy seas anymore.
488
00:18:19,299 --> 00:18:21,884
She's kind of
a plain-old super seax.
489
00:18:21,968 --> 00:18:24,895
The sexiness has kind of left
the building.
490
00:18:24,980 --> 00:18:27,731
- That'll work.
491
00:18:27,891 --> 00:18:30,726
- If I was home and I had to
crack down my blade like this,
492
00:18:30,810 --> 00:18:33,312
the way I fix it is throw it
in the garbage.
493
00:18:33,396 --> 00:18:34,905
I wanted to try to put a weld
all the way
494
00:18:34,990 --> 00:18:36,490
pretty deep into the blade,
495
00:18:36,575 --> 00:18:38,233
and I wanted to build it up
a little bit,
496
00:18:38,318 --> 00:18:41,153
but as you can see,
I'm not a great welder.
497
00:18:41,246 --> 00:18:43,497
- Guys, are you seeing
Gunnar's spine?
498
00:18:43,582 --> 00:18:45,166
It's like popcorn.
499
00:18:45,250 --> 00:18:46,658
- Well, that's not good then,
because that's in
500
00:18:46,743 --> 00:18:50,004
the surface weld.
That's not going deep inside.
501
00:18:50,088 --> 00:18:53,174
- I go ahead and even
everything up down the spine
502
00:18:53,258 --> 00:18:55,834
to make it look
more like a knife.
503
00:18:55,919 --> 00:18:59,513
I'm just hoping it's going to
hold up for the pillory chop.
504
00:18:59,598 --> 00:19:03,008
- I know I need to address
the tip.
505
00:19:03,092 --> 00:19:05,260
One side is not welded at all.
506
00:19:05,345 --> 00:19:07,262
So I get over to the welder...
507
00:19:07,347 --> 00:19:08,689
♪ ♪
508
00:19:08,848 --> 00:19:09,932
Oh, [bleep].
509
00:19:10,025 --> 00:19:11,942
Now I burned through it.
510
00:19:12,027 --> 00:19:15,863
I've got about a pencil-sized
hole that I put in the edge.
511
00:19:15,947 --> 00:19:19,283
- You know, that edge on the
tip, that was pretty thin.
512
00:19:19,367 --> 00:19:21,285
- He bent it at MIG weld
for that one spot
513
00:19:21,369 --> 00:19:23,111
about three times now?
514
00:19:23,196 --> 00:19:25,873
And how many times can you
keep on trying to reweld
515
00:19:26,032 --> 00:19:28,533
one spot before you've actually
just taken
516
00:19:28,618 --> 00:19:30,461
all the temper
or just made it very brittle?
517
00:19:30,545 --> 00:19:34,373
- I'm trying to grind out
the divot that I made in it.
518
00:19:34,457 --> 00:19:36,300
It's not fixed as well
as I would like,
519
00:19:36,384 --> 00:19:40,379
but I've got to move on
and address
520
00:19:40,463 --> 00:19:43,057
the rest of the things
I have to do.
521
00:19:43,216 --> 00:19:45,217
- All right, guys,
you have one hour left.
522
00:19:45,310 --> 00:19:47,394
- But I have to leave
enough time
523
00:19:47,479 --> 00:19:49,137
to be able to put the handle
on there and make a decent.
524
00:19:49,231 --> 00:19:51,565
Eh, all right.
525
00:19:51,724 --> 00:19:53,225
The trick to doing handles
that I learned
526
00:19:53,318 --> 00:19:55,569
from an old
knife-making buddy is,
527
00:19:55,654 --> 00:19:58,730
cut it in half, and then
instead of making a sandwich
528
00:19:58,815 --> 00:19:59,907
where I put that blade
in the middle
529
00:20:00,066 --> 00:20:01,825
and try and find the holes
and drill it,
530
00:20:01,910 --> 00:20:03,652
I'm using the two scales
531
00:20:03,745 --> 00:20:05,153
and setting the knife blade
on top of it.
532
00:20:05,238 --> 00:20:07,572
So when I drill the holes,
it's already lined up,
533
00:20:07,657 --> 00:20:09,250
and they can't go anywhere.
534
00:20:09,409 --> 00:20:11,076
And the holes will line up
perfectly.
535
00:20:11,160 --> 00:20:13,412
Okay, now...
536
00:20:13,505 --> 00:20:14,672
- Gunnar's setting up
the drill press
537
00:20:14,831 --> 00:20:15,914
with his handle material,
538
00:20:16,007 --> 00:20:18,583
'cause he's got
that hidden tang.
539
00:20:18,668 --> 00:20:20,585
- After I've drilled a hole
for my tang,
540
00:20:20,670 --> 00:20:23,013
I found out that I don't have
a bit long enough
541
00:20:23,098 --> 00:20:25,590
to get it as deep as I want to.
542
00:20:25,675 --> 00:20:29,094
I'm gonna have to figure out
a way to get it deeper.
543
00:20:29,187 --> 00:20:31,013
I do have a small block of wood,
544
00:20:31,097 --> 00:20:33,598
so I'm just gonna go ahead
and drill it all the way out,
545
00:20:33,683 --> 00:20:35,276
slap it on, and that adds me
546
00:20:35,360 --> 00:20:38,437
an extra inch
on my handle right there.
547
00:20:38,521 --> 00:20:40,605
- That will work to stabilize
the back of the handle
548
00:20:40,690 --> 00:20:42,449
a little bit, but having
549
00:20:42,534 --> 00:20:45,786
a small piece of softwood
with a hole drilled in it,
550
00:20:45,870 --> 00:20:49,039
you might just be creating
another place to break things.
551
00:20:49,124 --> 00:20:52,617
- All right,
let's hope she'll do.
552
00:20:52,702 --> 00:20:54,870
- Now that I've got
the tip reattached,
553
00:20:54,954 --> 00:20:57,464
I've blown the temper
and blown the hardening.
554
00:20:57,623 --> 00:21:01,460
So I know I need
to get the edge re-quenched.
555
00:21:01,544 --> 00:21:03,795
- Now we got Don with a torch.
556
00:21:03,888 --> 00:21:06,473
- He's heating up
the entire edge.
557
00:21:06,632 --> 00:21:08,717
- I decided I'm gonna do
an edge quench.
558
00:21:08,801 --> 00:21:13,055
That'll leave the spine soft,
but I have to get a hard edge.
559
00:21:13,139 --> 00:21:15,307
- I'm already seeing parts
of that glowing...
560
00:21:15,400 --> 00:21:16,892
- Oh, yeah.
- A bright orange.
561
00:21:16,985 --> 00:21:18,643
- Now would be the time
to get in that quench.
562
00:21:18,728 --> 00:21:19,320
- Exactly.
563
00:21:23,149 --> 00:21:24,241
- The knife's cooled off.
564
00:21:24,326 --> 00:21:25,901
I had already
shut off the torch.
565
00:21:25,985 --> 00:21:29,404
It--it's just a dull orange.
I have no time.
566
00:21:29,489 --> 00:21:31,239
I need to quench.
567
00:21:31,324 --> 00:21:34,076
- That's not hot enough
to get a blade hard.
568
00:21:34,169 --> 00:21:37,245
- I will not be surprised
if it's in two pieces.
569
00:21:37,339 --> 00:21:40,174
- I didn't like the color
when I quenched again,
570
00:21:40,333 --> 00:21:42,593
but I've got to move on
and hopefully
571
00:21:42,752 --> 00:21:44,252
the blade will be fine.
572
00:21:44,337 --> 00:21:46,088
♪ ♪
573
00:21:46,181 --> 00:21:49,257
- Bladesmiths, you're down
to the last 30 minutes.
574
00:21:49,342 --> 00:21:51,259
- So at this point
I'm grinding in my bevels
575
00:21:51,344 --> 00:21:53,345
wanting to make sure
they're good and straight
576
00:21:53,429 --> 00:21:55,189
and got a good
cutting edge on there.
577
00:21:55,273 --> 00:21:57,691
And I can't make it
super beautiful,
578
00:21:57,850 --> 00:22:00,102
'cause I still need
those welds to hold.
579
00:22:00,186 --> 00:22:01,937
So I'm just kinda
rounding edges making sure
580
00:22:02,030 --> 00:22:03,697
that nothing is gonna expose
something that's broken
581
00:22:03,856 --> 00:22:08,952
and that be
a catastrophic failure.
582
00:22:09,112 --> 00:22:11,196
- Now that I've got my handle
together, I'm gonna go ahead
583
00:22:11,280 --> 00:22:13,207
and work on my edge geometry.
584
00:22:13,366 --> 00:22:15,042
It's gonna call
for a pretty fine edge.
585
00:22:15,201 --> 00:22:16,785
I'm just hoping my edge
is gonna hold up
586
00:22:16,869 --> 00:22:18,545
for the pillory chop.
587
00:22:18,630 --> 00:22:20,964
All my kids and my wife
told me, they said,
588
00:22:21,049 --> 00:22:22,633
"If Doug gets to test
your blade,
589
00:22:22,717 --> 00:22:24,134
he better say, 'It will cut.'"
590
00:22:24,293 --> 00:22:28,055
So I'm gonna make sure.
591
00:22:28,214 --> 00:22:30,132
- Gunnar is over here
testing his blade,
592
00:22:30,216 --> 00:22:31,967
his edge on the guillotine.
593
00:22:32,051 --> 00:22:33,143
- Yeah, man.
594
00:22:33,302 --> 00:22:35,137
- All right, there we go.
595
00:22:35,221 --> 00:22:37,314
♪ ♪
596
00:22:37,473 --> 00:22:41,235
I like to have a handle that's
more or less flat on the back
597
00:22:41,319 --> 00:22:43,737
so that it fits against the palm
598
00:22:43,896 --> 00:22:46,314
and a little finger
swell in the middle
599
00:22:46,399 --> 00:22:50,160
and have some hourglass shape
to the profile
600
00:22:50,319 --> 00:22:53,497
so that when you wrap your hand
around it your index finger
601
00:22:53,581 --> 00:22:57,242
and your pinky finger kind of
lock you onto the handle.
602
00:22:57,326 --> 00:22:59,586
I really want to make
the handle comfortable,
603
00:22:59,671 --> 00:23:02,339
but I don't want it
to be so round
604
00:23:02,498 --> 00:23:05,000
that it'll twist in the judge's
hands when they're testing it.
605
00:23:05,084 --> 00:23:06,510
♪ ♪
606
00:23:06,594 --> 00:23:11,590
- Five, four, three, two, one.
607
00:23:11,674 --> 00:23:15,677
Bladesmiths, shut it down.
This round is over.
608
00:23:15,761 --> 00:23:18,522
- Looking at my blade,
I like the shape.
609
00:23:18,606 --> 00:23:21,266
The one concern
I have is the tip.
610
00:23:21,350 --> 00:23:24,278
I can only wait at this point.
611
00:23:24,437 --> 00:23:25,937
♪ ♪
612
00:23:26,022 --> 00:23:27,606
- Bladesmiths, welcome
to the strength test,
613
00:23:27,690 --> 00:23:30,033
the pillory chop.
614
00:23:30,118 --> 00:23:32,870
I'll be chopping into
the wooden part of this pillory
615
00:23:32,954 --> 00:23:34,621
and maybe other parts
of the pillory.
616
00:23:34,706 --> 00:23:36,957
We'll see.
617
00:23:37,116 --> 00:23:38,125
Gunnar, you're up first.
You ready for this?
618
00:23:38,209 --> 00:23:40,035
- Get after it, brother.
619
00:23:40,119 --> 00:23:41,879
♪ ♪
620
00:23:41,963 --> 00:23:43,881
My biggest concern coming in
for testing would be
621
00:23:43,965 --> 00:23:46,958
that the welds in the back
of my blade blow apart.
622
00:23:47,051 --> 00:23:48,210
My heart's beating
out of my chest.
623
00:23:48,294 --> 00:23:55,142
♪ ♪
624
00:24:13,152 --> 00:24:16,404
- [laughs] Jeez.
625
00:24:16,489 --> 00:24:20,751
♪ ♪
626
00:24:20,835 --> 00:24:21,576
- All right, Gunnar,
I mean, you're knife's
627
00:24:21,661 --> 00:24:22,661
still in one piece,
628
00:24:22,754 --> 00:24:25,088
always good after
a strength test.
629
00:24:25,173 --> 00:24:28,008
You did lose a chip right here
from the--hitting the chain,
630
00:24:28,167 --> 00:24:30,835
but the fix that you did
on your crack
631
00:24:30,920 --> 00:24:32,262
seems to have held up great.
632
00:24:32,347 --> 00:24:33,755
So in all,
I think you did a good job.
633
00:24:33,848 --> 00:24:36,007
- Thank you, sir.
634
00:24:36,092 --> 00:24:37,768
- All right, Don. You ready?
635
00:24:37,852 --> 00:24:39,603
- Ready as I'm gonna get, sir
and if it survives you,
636
00:24:39,762 --> 00:24:41,021
it'll survive anything.
637
00:24:41,105 --> 00:24:42,597
- All right, cool.
638
00:24:42,682 --> 00:24:44,349
♪ ♪
639
00:24:44,433 --> 00:24:46,184
- I'm concerned about the tip,
640
00:24:46,269 --> 00:24:48,695
but I think I've done
a good job on the edge,
641
00:24:48,854 --> 00:24:50,605
and I want to see
that edge hold up.
642
00:24:50,690 --> 00:24:57,538
♪ ♪
643
00:25:14,797 --> 00:25:17,224
- All right, Don.
You see what happened, man.
644
00:25:17,308 --> 00:25:20,635
Up until then your edge is--
So far is holding up great,
645
00:25:20,720 --> 00:25:22,312
which is surprising to me
646
00:25:22,471 --> 00:25:25,056
at the low temperature that you
quenched that blade at.
647
00:25:25,141 --> 00:25:29,060
But this repair
that you did just didn't have
648
00:25:29,145 --> 00:25:31,730
the weld penetration
that I would have liked to see.
649
00:25:31,814 --> 00:25:33,574
There's a tiny little
gray spot there.
650
00:25:33,658 --> 00:25:35,317
That's all that
was really holding
651
00:25:35,401 --> 00:25:37,244
the whole thing together.
But unfortunately,
652
00:25:37,403 --> 00:25:39,321
we do consider
this a catastrophic failure.
653
00:25:39,414 --> 00:25:40,822
- I understand.
654
00:25:40,906 --> 00:25:45,160
♪ ♪
655
00:25:45,253 --> 00:25:47,495
- All right, Don, your blade
is now in two pieces,
656
00:25:47,580 --> 00:25:48,922
so we cannot continue testing.
657
00:25:49,007 --> 00:25:51,008
But you're not out
of the fight yet.
658
00:25:51,167 --> 00:25:52,843
Now, Gunnar, you're safe.
659
00:25:52,927 --> 00:25:55,003
You've survived the entire test
so congratulations.
660
00:25:55,087 --> 00:25:56,763
- Thank you.
661
00:25:56,848 --> 00:25:58,515
- But, Don, your blade
broke on the eighth strike.
662
00:25:58,674 --> 00:26:01,768
So, Nathan, that means you need
to survive all eight strikes
663
00:26:01,927 --> 00:26:03,020
in order to move forward
in the competition.
664
00:26:03,104 --> 00:26:04,104
Are you ready?
- Yes, sir.
665
00:26:04,188 --> 00:26:06,181
- Let's do it.
666
00:26:06,265 --> 00:26:07,766
♪ ♪
667
00:26:07,850 --> 00:26:09,359
- I am super concerned
about my edge,
668
00:26:09,444 --> 00:26:11,695
just because of all
the cracking and the welding.
669
00:26:11,779 --> 00:26:14,114
And I'm just hoping and praying
that it doesn't explode.
670
00:26:19,445 --> 00:26:23,290
♪ ♪
671
00:26:38,547 --> 00:26:40,307
- Whew.
- Good job, Nathan.
672
00:26:40,391 --> 00:26:42,476
- Thanks, man.
673
00:26:42,635 --> 00:26:45,145
♪ ♪
674
00:26:45,304 --> 00:26:46,971
- Well, Nathan, it looks like
your blade is in one piece
675
00:26:47,056 --> 00:26:48,482
after all eight strikes
on the pillory.
676
00:26:48,641 --> 00:26:50,567
So congratulations.
677
00:26:50,652 --> 00:26:52,310
Now, Don, unfortunately for you,
678
00:26:52,403 --> 00:26:53,737
because your blade
is in two pieces,
679
00:26:53,821 --> 00:26:55,656
we cannot continue
testing fairly.
680
00:26:55,815 --> 00:26:58,983
And I have to ask you to please
step off The Forge floor.
681
00:26:59,068 --> 00:27:01,403
- Thank you.
Appreciate the opportunity.
682
00:27:01,487 --> 00:27:02,987
Good job, guys.
- Thank you, bud.
683
00:27:03,072 --> 00:27:04,906
- Nathan.
- Good job.
684
00:27:04,999 --> 00:27:08,993
- Well, I'm disappointed,
but I'm not surprised either.
685
00:27:09,087 --> 00:27:11,171
If it wasn't for
the tip flying off,
686
00:27:11,330 --> 00:27:13,331
the results could have been
very different.
687
00:27:13,416 --> 00:27:16,677
When I get home,
I'm gonna go back to my family
688
00:27:16,836 --> 00:27:21,515
and keep on living.
689
00:27:21,599 --> 00:27:23,433
- Well, Nathan, Gunnar,
congratulations, guys.
690
00:27:23,518 --> 00:27:25,176
You're moving forward
in the third and final round
691
00:27:25,269 --> 00:27:27,354
of this competition.
You made your first blades
692
00:27:27,513 --> 00:27:29,180
out of guillotines,
and we're gonna continue on
693
00:27:29,273 --> 00:27:31,191
with the darker side
of history theme
694
00:27:31,350 --> 00:27:34,695
by asking you to build
this blade in four days...
695
00:27:34,854 --> 00:27:38,940
♪ ♪
696
00:27:39,033 --> 00:27:40,701
The executioner sword.
697
00:27:40,860 --> 00:27:43,528
♪ ♪
698
00:27:43,612 --> 00:27:45,780
- The executioner sword
performed it's bloody work
699
00:27:45,865 --> 00:27:47,866
in 16th-century central Europe.
700
00:27:47,950 --> 00:27:50,794
Unlike combat swords,
this lethal blade features
701
00:27:50,953 --> 00:27:54,122
a straight double-edged
cutting blade with a blunt tip
702
00:27:54,206 --> 00:27:56,958
perfect for swiftly chopping
off the heads of criminals.
703
00:27:57,042 --> 00:27:59,878
This deadly weapon was used
on many aristocratic felons
704
00:27:59,962 --> 00:28:02,046
rather than the acts
since it allowed the victim
705
00:28:02,131 --> 00:28:04,632
to meet his end in a dignified
kneeling position
706
00:28:04,717 --> 00:28:06,893
rather than laying facedown
with this head on the block.
707
00:28:06,978 --> 00:28:09,146
While the executioner sword
fell out of use
708
00:28:09,230 --> 00:28:11,565
in the early 18th century,
this gruesome sword
709
00:28:11,649 --> 00:28:15,810
is still wielded in the 2019
video game "Mordhau."
710
00:28:15,903 --> 00:28:17,228
- And when you're building
them, you need to make sure
711
00:28:17,321 --> 00:28:18,897
they fall within
the following parameters.
712
00:28:18,981 --> 00:28:20,315
This double-edged blade here
needs to be
713
00:28:20,399 --> 00:28:22,901
between 32 and 34 inches.
714
00:28:22,985 --> 00:28:25,069
You guys need to have
a 9-inch cruciform guard
715
00:28:25,154 --> 00:28:26,747
that has finials.
716
00:28:26,831 --> 00:28:29,416
You need to have a handle,
including a pommel.
717
00:28:29,500 --> 00:28:31,084
- Love the name.
Love the theme.
718
00:28:31,169 --> 00:28:33,578
I am so excited
to get building on this thing.
719
00:28:33,662 --> 00:28:36,006
I am one round away
from taking my wife
720
00:28:36,165 --> 00:28:37,832
and having her shake
Bigfoot's hand.
721
00:28:37,917 --> 00:28:40,761
- But, bladesmiths, good luck.
We will see you in four days.
722
00:28:40,920 --> 00:28:46,516
♪ ♪
723
00:28:46,601 --> 00:28:48,852
- We're here working
on the executioner sword.
724
00:28:48,936 --> 00:28:50,854
I'm super stoked about that.
725
00:28:50,938 --> 00:28:52,180
All right, let's see
if we can make something
726
00:28:52,273 --> 00:28:53,940
awesome and sharp.
727
00:28:54,099 --> 00:28:56,193
My game plan for today
is getting that blade
728
00:28:56,277 --> 00:28:59,112
forged out to shape,
heat-treated and quenched.
729
00:28:59,271 --> 00:29:02,023
I decided to go with
the high-carbon mono steel.
730
00:29:02,116 --> 00:29:03,950
I didn't want to do some weird
Damascus or something
731
00:29:04,035 --> 00:29:06,611
and have all sorts
of unexpected things happen.
732
00:29:06,704 --> 00:29:08,205
So I just went
with the mono steel.
733
00:29:08,289 --> 00:29:10,457
Heat treat coming up.
Just don't want to rush it.
734
00:29:10,616 --> 00:29:13,960
And I don't want to break it,
because that would be bad.
735
00:29:14,045 --> 00:29:16,630
All right.
736
00:29:16,789 --> 00:29:18,298
♪ ♪
737
00:29:18,457 --> 00:29:20,291
I don't think
that anything went wrong.
738
00:29:20,384 --> 00:29:22,043
I felt pretty good
about the quench.
739
00:29:22,127 --> 00:29:23,386
Should be able
to clean everything up
740
00:29:23,546 --> 00:29:25,713
and move on forward from here.
741
00:29:25,807 --> 00:29:27,974
Sounds good. Whoo!
742
00:29:28,133 --> 00:29:31,469
♪ ♪
743
00:29:31,562 --> 00:29:32,729
- Today we're gonna
start working
744
00:29:32,888 --> 00:29:34,472
on an executioner's blade,
745
00:29:34,565 --> 00:29:37,058
the largest blade by far
that I've ever made.
746
00:29:37,151 --> 00:29:38,810
It gonna take a while.
747
00:29:38,903 --> 00:29:40,904
I have a thick piece of ADC RB2
748
00:29:41,063 --> 00:29:42,739
that I'm gonna try to use.
749
00:29:42,824 --> 00:29:45,817
I know that Nathan is gonna
turn in a beautiful blade.
750
00:29:45,910 --> 00:29:48,403
He's an artist.
I'm a football coach,
751
00:29:48,487 --> 00:29:50,330
but hopefully,
it'll get the job done.
752
00:29:50,489 --> 00:29:54,409
Few hours in,
and I'm almost halfway there.
753
00:29:54,502 --> 00:29:56,586
Kind of forgot what it was
like in a little man's world
754
00:29:56,671 --> 00:29:58,162
just working with a hammer,
755
00:29:58,256 --> 00:29:59,664
'cause I don't have
the power tools.
756
00:29:59,748 --> 00:30:01,583
So far so good.
757
00:30:01,676 --> 00:30:03,585
It's been a long day already.
758
00:30:03,678 --> 00:30:06,513
Can't imagine what the next
three days are gonna hold.
759
00:30:06,672 --> 00:30:08,181
♪ ♪
760
00:30:08,340 --> 00:30:10,341
- Day three, got the shape
where I want it.
761
00:30:10,426 --> 00:30:11,685
Got the edge where I want it.
762
00:30:11,769 --> 00:30:13,428
It's supposed to be
a beefy blade.
763
00:30:13,512 --> 00:30:15,346
So I'm just trying
to stick with that
764
00:30:15,439 --> 00:30:17,015
and kept it
a little bit thicker.
765
00:30:17,099 --> 00:30:18,859
I'm feeling pretty good.
766
00:30:18,943 --> 00:30:20,602
So now it's time to start
working on the guard.
767
00:30:20,695 --> 00:30:22,353
It's a cruciform guard
768
00:30:22,446 --> 00:30:25,857
so it's not wavy or fancy
or anything like that.
769
00:30:25,941 --> 00:30:28,034
It's basically
just a straight piece,
770
00:30:28,193 --> 00:30:29,861
and it's supposed
to symbolize the cross,
771
00:30:29,954 --> 00:30:31,529
and it's got
some finials on the end,
772
00:30:31,622 --> 00:30:34,624
which I've got
my finials right there.
773
00:30:34,709 --> 00:30:36,960
Hopefully,
those won't add too much weight
774
00:30:37,119 --> 00:30:39,045
for what I want to go for,
775
00:30:39,130 --> 00:30:41,789
but I think I'm sitting
pretty good for right now.
776
00:30:41,883 --> 00:30:44,542
I didn't quite get the guard
done or the handle done.
777
00:30:44,635 --> 00:30:46,210
So I'm just gonna have
to really kick it
778
00:30:46,304 --> 00:30:47,462
into gear tomorrow
and get those done.
779
00:30:47,555 --> 00:30:49,464
All right.
780
00:30:49,557 --> 00:30:53,384
- Come on in on day three
and wish me the best.
781
00:30:53,477 --> 00:30:54,978
We're gonna get
to the quench today.
782
00:30:55,062 --> 00:30:56,980
[bleep].
783
00:30:57,064 --> 00:30:59,816
I'm having trouble
getting it heated evenly.
784
00:30:59,975 --> 00:31:01,643
Because my forge is short.
785
00:31:01,736 --> 00:31:04,312
Every time I slide my blade
through, it's so long.
786
00:31:04,405 --> 00:31:06,573
It wants to droop on one end.
787
00:31:06,732 --> 00:31:08,316
Well, every time that
I'm getting down here,
788
00:31:08,400 --> 00:31:10,327
and getting the back end
of it hot,
789
00:31:10,411 --> 00:31:12,329
the front end of it's
cooling off.
790
00:31:12,413 --> 00:31:14,748
We gotta get the timing right
right here.
791
00:31:14,832 --> 00:31:18,501
I get it in the quench tank.
I don't feel any tings.
792
00:31:18,586 --> 00:31:20,078
I don't feel any cracks,
anything like that.
793
00:31:20,171 --> 00:31:22,246
[scraping]
794
00:31:22,340 --> 00:31:24,049
That's not a sound
you want to hear.
795
00:31:28,087 --> 00:31:30,263
It's soft on both ends.
That's not gonna work.
796
00:31:30,422 --> 00:31:32,507
My plan B is to go in
for a second quench,
797
00:31:32,591 --> 00:31:34,351
and instead of laying
the blade flat,
798
00:31:34,435 --> 00:31:36,094
I'll lay it upright.
799
00:31:36,178 --> 00:31:37,354
Maybe I'll be able to hold
the heat
800
00:31:37,513 --> 00:31:38,930
a little bit better that way.
801
00:31:39,014 --> 00:31:41,683
And the blade
is not gonna sag on me.
802
00:31:41,767 --> 00:31:43,351
If the quench doesn't go well,
803
00:31:43,444 --> 00:31:47,948
if I go all the way back
and start at ground zero.
804
00:31:48,032 --> 00:31:49,857
[scraping]
805
00:31:49,951 --> 00:31:52,860
Thank you, Jesus.
806
00:31:52,954 --> 00:31:54,362
Thank you.
807
00:31:54,455 --> 00:31:56,197
I'm elated that
808
00:31:56,281 --> 00:31:58,541
I'm actually gonna
be able to use this blade.
809
00:31:58,626 --> 00:32:00,377
We have a hard blade.
810
00:32:00,461 --> 00:32:03,871
We've got to not screw it up
and keep it that way now.
811
00:32:03,956 --> 00:32:05,715
♪ ♪
812
00:32:05,800 --> 00:32:08,626
- Day four. So today
I've got to get the guard on,
813
00:32:08,711 --> 00:32:11,554
do the handle in the pommel,
and do some fancy engravings.
814
00:32:11,714 --> 00:32:14,382
There we go. I've got the guard
fitting where I want it to.
815
00:32:14,466 --> 00:32:16,551
I need the handle comfortable
816
00:32:16,644 --> 00:32:18,311
so that there's not a reason
to be sent home.
817
00:32:18,470 --> 00:32:21,889
Good as it's gonna get.
And then we'll peen it.
818
00:32:21,974 --> 00:32:25,485
So I started engraving skulls
and some flames
819
00:32:25,569 --> 00:32:27,737
and things like that
to kind of make it my own.
820
00:32:27,822 --> 00:32:29,230
I'm really kind of under
the gun here,
821
00:32:29,314 --> 00:32:32,242
but what really helps me
is my snake, Toaster.
822
00:32:32,326 --> 00:32:33,818
He always helps me
with engravings
823
00:32:33,902 --> 00:32:36,654
and helps calm me down
and gives me pointers.
824
00:32:36,747 --> 00:32:39,741
Pretty close.
Give it a test.
825
00:32:39,825 --> 00:32:44,078
So Toaster really wanted
to see this thing perform.
826
00:32:44,163 --> 00:32:47,582
This blade is so good,
I can smell Bigfoot now.
827
00:32:47,666 --> 00:32:49,250
♪ ♪
828
00:32:49,334 --> 00:32:50,844
- It's day four.
It is the fourth quarter.
829
00:32:50,928 --> 00:32:53,087
Today should be fit
and finish day.
830
00:32:53,172 --> 00:32:54,756
Langet love.
831
00:32:54,840 --> 00:32:56,758
Now that I have everything
fit together,
832
00:32:56,851 --> 00:32:59,436
I can go ahead and straight
down the guard
833
00:32:59,520 --> 00:33:00,603
with the handle.
834
00:33:00,688 --> 00:33:03,514
This thing's been going great.
835
00:33:03,599 --> 00:33:06,100
All right, so far so good.
836
00:33:06,193 --> 00:33:09,270
And hopefully, God willing,
and the creek don't rise,
837
00:33:09,363 --> 00:33:12,273
they might say you're
the "Forged in Fire" champion.
838
00:33:12,366 --> 00:33:13,608
It will KEAL.
839
00:33:13,692 --> 00:33:16,944
♪ ♪
840
00:33:17,038 --> 00:33:19,614
- Well, Nathan, Gunnar,
welcome back to The Forge.
841
00:33:19,698 --> 00:33:21,532
We gave you four days
in your home forges
842
00:33:21,617 --> 00:33:23,785
to build
your best executioner swords,
843
00:33:23,869 --> 00:33:25,545
but only one of you guys
is gonna be leaving here
844
00:33:25,704 --> 00:33:26,713
with a title
of "Forged in Fire" champion
845
00:33:26,797 --> 00:33:28,790
and a check for $10,000.
846
00:33:28,874 --> 00:33:29,791
So, Nathan,
how did the build go for you?
847
00:33:29,875 --> 00:33:32,293
♪ ♪
848
00:33:32,377 --> 00:33:33,961
- It went pretty good.
849
00:33:34,055 --> 00:33:37,131
The steel is 51-60,
cross guard's mild steel.
850
00:33:37,224 --> 00:33:41,644
The handle is ebony,
and the pommel is 01.
851
00:33:41,729 --> 00:33:43,805
- It looks good.
Gunnar, how about you?
852
00:33:43,889 --> 00:33:45,973
♪ ♪
853
00:33:46,058 --> 00:33:49,903
- My blade is 80CrV2.
I've got a TN80 guard,
854
00:33:50,062 --> 00:33:53,406
an oak handle
and weight bar pommel.
855
00:33:53,491 --> 00:33:56,484
- Right on, guys. All right,
so we got a strength test.
856
00:33:56,568 --> 00:33:58,069
We've got a sharpness test.
857
00:33:58,153 --> 00:33:59,913
And being that this is
the executioner sword,
858
00:34:00,072 --> 00:34:01,989
we're gonna start it off
with the KEAL. Doug?
859
00:34:02,074 --> 00:34:04,667
♪ ♪
860
00:34:04,752 --> 00:34:07,995
- Bladesmiths,
welcome to the KEAL test.
861
00:34:08,080 --> 00:34:09,672
♪ ♪
862
00:34:09,757 --> 00:34:11,833
The executioner sword.
863
00:34:11,917 --> 00:34:15,428
That word alone just gives you
visions of decapitated heads.
864
00:34:15,587 --> 00:34:17,171
So to find out
what kind of lethal damage
865
00:34:17,256 --> 00:34:19,841
your executioner sword can do,
866
00:34:19,925 --> 00:34:25,012
I'll deliver some--well, lethal
blows on this ballistics dummy.
867
00:34:25,097 --> 00:34:26,606
Nathan, is it time?
868
00:34:26,765 --> 00:34:29,016
- It's time. Have fun.
- Let's execute.
869
00:34:29,101 --> 00:34:31,018
- I wanna make it
through the next test.
870
00:34:31,103 --> 00:34:32,445
So this ballistic dummy
is standing in the way.
871
00:34:32,530 --> 00:34:34,605
So he's gotta be executed.
872
00:34:34,690 --> 00:34:36,440
So I want to see Doug just cut
this thing right in half and,
873
00:34:36,534 --> 00:34:37,867
you know,
bone and blood and guts
874
00:34:37,952 --> 00:34:39,193
and everything going everywhere.
875
00:34:39,278 --> 00:34:45,959
♪ ♪
876
00:34:51,373 --> 00:34:54,292
- Holy crap.
877
00:34:54,385 --> 00:34:55,635
- Just a little off the top.
878
00:34:55,719 --> 00:34:57,879
[laughter]
879
00:34:57,963 --> 00:34:59,556
♪ ♪
880
00:34:59,640 --> 00:35:03,134
All right, Nathan. First up,
this is a heavy beast.
881
00:35:03,218 --> 00:35:07,147
It is so forward-heavy that you
need two hands to control that.
882
00:35:07,306 --> 00:35:09,473
Now, your handle construction
is smooth.
883
00:35:09,558 --> 00:35:11,976
I'll give you that,
but it also feels
884
00:35:12,069 --> 00:35:13,736
a little bit rounded over here
885
00:35:13,821 --> 00:35:17,157
where it actually gives me
much more control sideways
886
00:35:17,241 --> 00:35:18,983
than it does this way.
887
00:35:19,067 --> 00:35:22,737
But overall, your weapon, sir,
it will KEAL.
888
00:35:22,830 --> 00:35:24,497
- Awesome.
889
00:35:24,582 --> 00:35:26,407
- All right, Gunnar, your turn,
so you ready?
890
00:35:26,491 --> 00:35:29,502
- Absolutely.
- Let's do this.
891
00:35:29,661 --> 00:35:31,329
- I'm not going to say
I'm not nervous,
892
00:35:31,413 --> 00:35:32,839
because I am a little bit,
893
00:35:32,998 --> 00:35:35,508
but at this point in time,
the hay's in the barn,
894
00:35:35,667 --> 00:35:36,751
and whatever's gonna happen
is gonna happen.
895
00:35:36,835 --> 00:35:43,516
♪ ♪
896
00:35:51,099 --> 00:35:54,444
- Good job.
897
00:35:54,528 --> 00:35:56,604
- All right, Gunnar, let's talk
about your executioner
898
00:35:56,697 --> 00:35:58,364
sword over here.
899
00:35:58,523 --> 00:36:02,285
Your blade right here
has a finer grind.
900
00:36:02,369 --> 00:36:04,120
So it makes it
a little bit lighter.
901
00:36:04,279 --> 00:36:07,207
And the edge that you have here
when he came to that skull,
902
00:36:07,291 --> 00:36:10,543
it just glided into that.
Overall, sir,
903
00:36:10,628 --> 00:36:13,371
your executioner sword,
it will KEAL.
904
00:36:13,455 --> 00:36:15,623
- Thank you.
905
00:36:15,707 --> 00:36:18,125
♪ ♪
906
00:36:18,210 --> 00:36:19,969
- All right, gentlemen, it's
time for the strength test,
907
00:36:20,054 --> 00:36:22,138
the skull and bone chop.
908
00:36:22,223 --> 00:36:24,557
And to test the overall
construction of your blades
909
00:36:24,642 --> 00:36:26,217
as well as how they feel
while they're being used,
910
00:36:26,310 --> 00:36:28,302
I'll be chopping
into these skulls
911
00:36:28,387 --> 00:36:30,721
and that nasty giraffe bone.
912
00:36:30,814 --> 00:36:31,814
Nathan, you're up.
Are you ready?
913
00:36:31,899 --> 00:36:33,066
- Yes, sir. Have fun.
914
00:36:37,238 --> 00:36:39,230
- The strength test is
definitely a make-or-break.
915
00:36:39,314 --> 00:36:40,648
And Dave is not gonna go easy
on these things,
916
00:36:40,732 --> 00:36:43,067
and so he's just gonna
beat the crap out of it.
917
00:36:43,151 --> 00:36:45,069
So I'm pretty darn nervous.
918
00:36:45,153 --> 00:36:51,918
♪ ♪
919
00:37:04,098 --> 00:37:05,172
Holy giraffe.
920
00:37:05,266 --> 00:37:07,517
- [laughs]
921
00:37:07,676 --> 00:37:10,603
- All right, Nathan, so right
off, man, this thing is heavy.
922
00:37:10,762 --> 00:37:12,096
But once you get it moving,
it's going,
923
00:37:12,180 --> 00:37:14,098
but controlling it's tough.
924
00:37:14,182 --> 00:37:17,110
Having said that your edge
held up beautifully.
925
00:37:17,269 --> 00:37:19,520
It's still just as sharp
as when I started,
926
00:37:19,604 --> 00:37:22,365
which is pretty darn sharp.
So good job on that.
927
00:37:22,449 --> 00:37:24,358
- Thanks. I like sharp things.
928
00:37:24,451 --> 00:37:26,193
- Gunnar, ready?
929
00:37:26,278 --> 00:37:28,195
- What if I said no?
930
00:37:28,289 --> 00:37:30,790
- I'd say, "You don't watch
the show much, do you?"
931
00:37:30,874 --> 00:37:31,866
- Exactly, exactly.
932
00:37:31,950 --> 00:37:38,798
♪ ♪
933
00:38:00,070 --> 00:38:02,238
- All right, so, Gunnar,
right off, lighter blade,
934
00:38:02,323 --> 00:38:03,814
easier to control.
A lot of that has to do
935
00:38:03,899 --> 00:38:06,067
with the fact that
you've got more handle here.
936
00:38:06,160 --> 00:38:09,737
Now, your blade, it's got some
compacting on the edges,
937
00:38:09,821 --> 00:38:11,914
but I wouldn't run my finger
down this edge.
938
00:38:11,999 --> 00:38:14,408
It's still plenty sharp.
Nicely done.
939
00:38:14,501 --> 00:38:15,826
- Thank you, sir.
940
00:38:15,911 --> 00:38:19,747
♪ ♪
941
00:38:19,840 --> 00:38:22,175
- All right, bladesmiths,
this is the sharpness test,
942
00:38:22,259 --> 00:38:25,169
the jack fruit
and water can slice.
943
00:38:25,262 --> 00:38:26,262
Nathan, you up for it?
You ready?
944
00:38:26,347 --> 00:38:27,338
- Yes, sir. Have fun.
945
00:38:27,422 --> 00:38:28,339
- All right, let's do this.
946
00:38:28,423 --> 00:38:35,188
♪ ♪
947
00:38:42,187 --> 00:38:43,270
- It's still sharp.
948
00:38:43,355 --> 00:38:45,773
- Yeah.
949
00:38:45,857 --> 00:38:48,951
- All right, Nathan,
as far as the downward chop,
950
00:38:49,036 --> 00:38:53,197
it's a very clean cut,
easy, no resistance whatsoever.
951
00:38:53,281 --> 00:38:55,792
Now, when I was cutting,
as soon as I met
952
00:38:55,876 --> 00:39:00,204
the resistance of the water,
it kind of rolled on my hand.
953
00:39:00,297 --> 00:39:03,290
But anything that
it did have contact with
954
00:39:03,375 --> 00:39:04,801
it was able to cut.
955
00:39:04,885 --> 00:39:07,294
Overall, sir, your weapon,
it will cut.
956
00:39:07,379 --> 00:39:08,888
- Thank you.
957
00:39:08,972 --> 00:39:10,464
- All right, Gunnar, your turn.
So you ready?
958
00:39:10,557 --> 00:39:11,557
- Yes, sir. I am.
959
00:39:11,642 --> 00:39:13,050
- Let's do this.
960
00:39:13,135 --> 00:39:19,899
♪ ♪
961
00:39:30,485 --> 00:39:32,078
- All right, Gunnar,
the handle construction
962
00:39:32,162 --> 00:39:35,164
you have here is wide
and ovoid enough to where
963
00:39:35,249 --> 00:39:37,417
when I hold onto it I can
really tell where the edge is,
964
00:39:37,501 --> 00:39:41,078
and it's much easier
to control a blade like this.
965
00:39:41,163 --> 00:39:43,914
In the slice, you can see that
it cuts nicely.
966
00:39:44,007 --> 00:39:46,759
Overall, sir, your weapon,
it will cut.
967
00:39:46,918 --> 00:39:48,419
- Thank you.
968
00:39:48,503 --> 00:39:50,596
♪ ♪
969
00:39:50,681 --> 00:39:52,598
- Well, bladesmiths,
only one of you can leave here
970
00:39:52,757 --> 00:39:54,258
with the title of
"Forged in Fire" champion
971
00:39:54,342 --> 00:39:56,352
and get that check for $10,000.
972
00:39:56,437 --> 00:39:58,262
Now, the judges
discussed your blades,
973
00:39:58,346 --> 00:40:00,606
and they made a final decision.
974
00:40:00,765 --> 00:40:02,516
Today's "Forged in Fire"
champion is...
975
00:40:02,601 --> 00:40:06,270
♪ ♪
976
00:40:06,354 --> 00:40:07,947
Gunnar.
Congratulations.
977
00:40:08,031 --> 00:40:09,523
Now, Nathan,
you fought hard, man,
978
00:40:09,616 --> 00:40:11,192
but unfortunately,
your blade didn't make the cut,
979
00:40:11,276 --> 00:40:13,194
and Doug's gonna tell you why.
980
00:40:13,278 --> 00:40:14,945
- Nathan, without a doubt,
you've got the skills,
981
00:40:15,038 --> 00:40:17,039
because that's
a beautiful sword.
982
00:40:17,124 --> 00:40:18,958
But the weight
you have on your blade
983
00:40:19,117 --> 00:40:20,960
and the choice
of that handle construction
984
00:40:21,044 --> 00:40:22,953
made it a little bit
more difficult to control,
985
00:40:23,038 --> 00:40:24,788
and those are the reasons
why you didn't win today.
986
00:40:24,873 --> 00:40:26,299
- Understandable.
987
00:40:26,458 --> 00:40:28,050
- Well, Nathan,
you have what it takes,
988
00:40:28,135 --> 00:40:29,552
but unfortunately, your time
in this competition has ended.
989
00:40:29,711 --> 00:40:30,878
I'm gonna have to ask you
990
00:40:30,962 --> 00:40:32,129
to please step off
The Forge floor.
991
00:40:32,214 --> 00:40:33,973
- Thank you very much.
Congratulations.
992
00:40:34,057 --> 00:40:37,218
- Thanks, bud.
993
00:40:37,311 --> 00:40:39,720
- This has been a
once-in-a-lifetime experience.
994
00:40:39,804 --> 00:40:41,397
I mean, I've loved
coming out here,
995
00:40:41,482 --> 00:40:44,233
loved being
with the other smiths.
996
00:40:44,392 --> 00:40:45,893
Well, I'm gonna have to find
a different way to take my wife
997
00:40:45,977 --> 00:40:47,978
to go see Bigfoot,
but we're still gonna go.
998
00:40:48,063 --> 00:40:51,240
♪ ♪
999
00:40:51,399 --> 00:40:53,409
- Well, Gunnar, that makes you
the "Forged in Fire" champion.
1000
00:40:53,568 --> 00:40:57,154
You just got yourself a check
for $10,000. Congratulations.
1001
00:40:57,247 --> 00:41:00,824
- Thank you.
Appreciate it, guys.
1002
00:41:00,909 --> 00:41:03,410
I just won "Forged in Fire."
- Feeling good?
1003
00:41:03,495 --> 00:41:06,005
- I mean, I've never thought
I would make it
1004
00:41:06,089 --> 00:41:07,831
this far from day one.
1005
00:41:07,916 --> 00:41:10,259
I don't necessarily think
that I'm a better smith
1006
00:41:10,418 --> 00:41:11,594
than any of these other guys.
1007
00:41:11,678 --> 00:41:14,004
It just worked out
in my favor today.
1008
00:41:14,089 --> 00:41:16,933
As far as the money,
after football season ends,
1009
00:41:17,017 --> 00:41:19,593
my wife and I will probably
take a long weekend somewhere.
1010
00:41:19,678 --> 00:41:26,192
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