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[fire roaring]
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- Over the years, we've seen
hundreds of smiths
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give it their all in our forge.
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- Yes!
- There you go.
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- The judges have critiqued
a lot of blades,
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given advice, and often times
made a lot of tough decisions.
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- This is the closest decision
I have ever had to make.
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- Now for the first time ever,
the judges are taking over.
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Over four weeks, every aspect
of the competition will come
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from the twisted mind
of one of our expert judges:
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their favorite weapons,
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their most impossible
challenges...
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- What on Earth is going on?
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- And the most punishing tests.
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[dramatic music]
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J., Dave, Doug, and Ben
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will each take center stage,
calling all the shots...
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- Go ahead, lift up that cloth.
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- And crafting a competition
like only they can.
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- Oh, no. Aah!
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- Which judge is up next?
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- This is not gonna be easy.
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- Find out as the
Judges Takeover continues now.
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- Good luck.
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♪ ♪
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- My name's Jarred Irby.
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I'm 38 years old.
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I'm from Dallas-Fort Worth,
Texas.
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I'm a driver, engineer,
paramedic
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for a fire department
in north Texas.
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I'm fortunate enough
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that my fire department job
pays the bills.
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So the money I make
from the knives that I build
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gives me the opportunity to give
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a couple thousand dollars a year
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to kids' cancer research.
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[rock music]
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- My name's Clayton Martin.
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I'm 20 years old,
and I'm a full-time bladesmith.
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I realized when I was
about 18 years old
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that I really, really liked
making knives
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and I wanted to do it
for the rest of my life.
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♪ ♪
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- I'm Paul Elkins.
I'm 30 years old.
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I'm from Mesa, Arizona.
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I was watching "Forged in Fire,"
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and I was just sitting there
with a buddy
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and I was like,
"I could totally do that"
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And he said, "No, you can't."
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So, Lou, I'm here, buddy.
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- Name is Josh Adams.
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I'm 36 years old
from Castalia, Ohio,
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and I'm a security contractor
and part-time bladesmith.
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I really enjoy
taking raw materials
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and making them into somethig
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that people admire
and enjoy and can use.
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It's a great
stress reliever too.
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- Bladesmiths,
welcome to The Forge.
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Now, the four of you have
your work cut out for you
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because we have three
very intense rounds
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of forging competition lined up.
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Now, at the end of each one
of those rounds,
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I'm gonna ask
that you present your work
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to our panel of expert judges,
who will critique your work
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and give you some advice.
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Those judges are
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two-time "Forged in Fire"
champion Ben Abbott.
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Next, we've got historic
weapons re-creation specialist
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Dave Baker.
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Finally, edged weapons
specialist Doug Marcaida.
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Bladesmiths, today
is a continuation of a seris
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of competitions we're calling
the Judges Takeover.
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The weapons, the challenges,
and the tests
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all come
from one of their minds.
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Today, smiths, you're taking
part in a competition
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that was designed by a judge
who has proved his worth
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in this forge
and remains undefeated.
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I'm talking about none other...
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[exciting music]
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Than Ben Abbott.
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- What I know about Ben Abbott
is that he's been here
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and he's got the T-shirt
and some trophies, right?
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So if anybody's gonna test
our abilities,
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it's gonna be him.
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- All right, bladesmiths,
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well, I've stood where
you're standing right now.
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I understand the fear
and the uncertainty.
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So let me take a little bit
of that off your shoulders
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by letting you know simply,
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this is not gonna be
an easy competition.
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I've decided in the first round
to give you a material
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we haven't seen used
on this forge floor before.
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That material is under
the cloths on your anvils.
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Go ahead and take that up now.
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[dramatic music]
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What you have there
are two sheets of pure nickel.
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- I was expecting a big piece
of square bar
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or a big piece of W2
or something.
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It's nickel. It's very thin.
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It's point 0.04 thousandths
of an inch.
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It certainly kind of threw me
for a loop.
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- I want you to combine
that nickel with some 1095
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and mild steel from the pantry
in a Go Mai technique,
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which is five layers
of alternating metal.
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I want a core of 1095,
two sheets of nickel,
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and then two sheets
of mild steel on the outside.
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Now I'm gonna ask you
to make a blade
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that's really important to me
and special in my heart.
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And that knife is this...
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The billhook.
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Bladesmiths, this knife
means a lot to me.
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As a child, I remember my father
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using his billhook all the time.
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And I'm excited to give
this particular billhook
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to my son when he's ready.
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When you build your billhooks,
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they should fall within
the following parameters.
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The front should have
a downward curve, blunted tip.
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The distance between that tip
and the choil
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should be between
8 and 9 inches.
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It should be set up
for a through tang.
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Smiths, I'm really excited
to see what you come up with.
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I wanna see your take on this
billhook, and good luck to you.
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- I've never made anything
like a billhook before,
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so I instantly started to think
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about how I'm going
to tackle this curve.
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- Now, in the second round
of this competition,
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we're gonna ask you to add
handles to your billhooks,
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turning them
into fully functioning tools,
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at which point, the judge
is gonna check for strength
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and durability in a log chop.
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Then they're gonna check
your edge retention
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in a sugarcane slice.
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Now, guys, you only have
three hours
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in the first round
of Ben Abbott's takeover.
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Good luck.
Your time starts now.
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- Whoo!
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- All right, here we go.
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- Why'd you choose Go Mai?
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- Well, the look from the side
is really stunning.
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And also, it just makes
a cool-looking knife
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and a functional knife.
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Yeah.
- It's pretty cool.
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- My game plan for making
the blade is, I wanna
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get my steel clean.
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I wanna get good forge welds.
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- What's different
about this process
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in adding the nickel to the mix?
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- Well, the one issue
is that nickel oxide
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is a very tenacious oxide.
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It wants to stay.
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- So if a smith
is going after this
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as if they were doing
a regular forge weld
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and they were planning on using
the flux to flush out
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that oxidation, they're gonna
be in a world of hurt.
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- If they go out at it
like they're trying to do
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a dirty weld in a coal forge
and just kind of
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mash things together
without cleaning, then yeah.
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- I know making this blade
is gonna be difficult
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because nickel just does not
perform like carbon steel.
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It's very soft.
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And if there was to be
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some of that left
on the cutting edge,
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then it certainly
would take some damage.
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- I've never worked
with nickel before.
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I don't know how the nickel
is gonna respond.
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I don't know if that's gonna
affect the blade at all.
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This is gonna be
a bit of a challenge for me.
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I'm welding up
a lot of tack welds
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along the side of my billet
so that it's not gonna expand.
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And I'm hoping that
it's just gonna stay tight
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together in the forge.
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- What makes
forge welding difficult,
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especially in a competition
like this, is, people tend
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to miss the small steps,
you know, cleaning your stee,
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taking your time
to put this puzzle together
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before you throw it in the fire.
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That's what makes or breaks
forge welding.
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- The first thing I'm gonna do
is cut my stock down.
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They gave me way more metal
than I need,
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and it's just gonna take more
time to heat up in the forge.
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- Clayton's cutting chunks off
and just scrapping it.
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- A big gamble
because we've seen before
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in other competitions
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where if you don't have
enough material
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and now they're struggling
to stretch it out
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to meet the parameters,
it gets thinner and thinner.
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- I'm not really concerned
because I'm really used
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to making knives of this size
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and I know
how much steel it takes.
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- We got a press
going on over here.
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- Setting these welds
is a crucial step,
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and if I don't make good welds,
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I'm gonna have to start over.
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- Oh, it's coming apart
right at the end.
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- Yeah.
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- This is something I'm gonna
have to address right now.
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- Not something you wanna see
20 minutes in.
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- I'm gonna try it one
more time to get it to reset
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and hope it sticks.
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Okay.
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It appears to weld pretty well.
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But I still don't have
warm and fuzzies.
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So I cut about an inch
and a half off the end of it.
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I'm just gonna get down
to where I know
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I've got good welds
so that I can move on
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to step 3 out of 50
that I've gotta get done.
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- There we go, Josh is going
for his set at the press.
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- There you go.
Look at that.
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- Real quick.
- Quick, gentle tap.
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- It looks like the welds took.
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I'm super excited.
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Now it's time to move on
and get this thing drawn ou.
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- I'm going to the press firt
to set my welds.
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I am so nervous
that I'm just gonna squish it
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and then it's gonna go
from being half an inch
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to under that in a heartbeat.
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- Oh, we got
another press going on.
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- It looks like all my welds
set properly.
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Cool.
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So now I'm gonna go back
to the press
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and I'm just gonna draw it out.
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And I'm gonna start
widening the tip, too,
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to make sure I meet
my parameter of 2 1/2 inches.
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- Here we go,
Clayton with his first pass.
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- I just wanna make sure
that those layers are togethr
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and all one piece,
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so I'm gonna press really hard
and really aggressively.
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- Listen, you hear that?
- Oh, that's pressure.
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- Yeah, you don't wanna set
a weld with a maximum pressure
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on the press.
- Why not?
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- You could be shearing
the weld as you're welding.
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- Everything went really well
on the press,
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and I'm ready to start
drawing it out on Big Blu.
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♪ ♪
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- Your example is gonna be here
on display
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during the entire competition.
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You asked them
to re-create yours.
252
00:09:37,870 --> 00:09:40,613
- Yeah, well, there are
many styles of billhook.
253
00:09:40,706 --> 00:09:42,373
Some are just, like,
an inch and a half
254
00:09:42,458 --> 00:09:43,616
and they kind of curve around.
255
00:09:43,700 --> 00:09:46,961
I really want that
3-inch width by the bend.
256
00:09:47,120 --> 00:09:48,630
I think it really
just puts the weight
257
00:09:48,714 --> 00:09:52,958
where it's supposed to be
physically and visually.
258
00:09:53,043 --> 00:09:55,970
- This is a blade that means
something to Ben.
259
00:09:56,055 --> 00:09:58,389
And I wanna give him
what he asked for.
260
00:09:58,474 --> 00:09:59,557
- I mean, there's a lot
of reasons
261
00:09:59,716 --> 00:10:00,800
I picked this for my challenge,
262
00:10:00,884 --> 00:10:02,310
but one is, curving metal
263
00:10:02,469 --> 00:10:05,471
and knowing how to set up
for a curve isn't easy.
264
00:10:05,564 --> 00:10:07,315
This isn't something
knife makers do very much.
265
00:10:07,474 --> 00:10:09,150
This is something blacksmiths
do all the time.
266
00:10:09,234 --> 00:10:10,902
So one of the reasons
I like this
267
00:10:10,986 --> 00:10:12,737
is because that's how I knew
how to do it,
268
00:10:12,896 --> 00:10:14,313
'cause I did
a lot of blacksmithing.
269
00:10:14,406 --> 00:10:15,815
- I'm starting to think
about how I'm going
270
00:10:15,899 --> 00:10:17,241
to tackle this curve.
271
00:10:17,401 --> 00:10:18,484
And initially, I'm thinking,
272
00:10:18,568 --> 00:10:19,827
"Oh, I'll go to the horn
of the anvil.
273
00:10:19,986 --> 00:10:21,487
♪ ♪
274
00:10:21,580 --> 00:10:23,498
- Oh, that's not
quite enough curve.
275
00:10:23,657 --> 00:10:24,916
- Nope.
276
00:10:25,075 --> 00:10:26,584
- It's just not
working out for me.
277
00:10:26,669 --> 00:10:29,245
What am I even doing?
278
00:10:29,329 --> 00:10:30,588
- Paul's running
into some trouble.
279
00:10:30,673 --> 00:10:32,924
- If he just slid that down
in the vise--
280
00:10:33,008 --> 00:10:34,676
- Yeah, exactly,
or put it in the hardy hole.
281
00:10:34,760 --> 00:10:37,253
- Yeah, yeah, he could just
kick that point right down
282
00:10:37,346 --> 00:10:38,596
and it would be perfect.
283
00:10:38,681 --> 00:10:41,090
- I end up going back
to the press
284
00:10:41,174 --> 00:10:45,520
and I'm just gently tapping it
to help get that curve in.
285
00:10:45,679 --> 00:10:47,355
- Paul is starting to get
a bit of that bend.
286
00:10:47,514 --> 00:10:49,014
He's got a little bit
of a tip in there.
287
00:10:49,099 --> 00:10:52,276
- My hook looks okay.
It's still a little rough.
288
00:10:52,361 --> 00:10:55,029
I'm thinking to myself,
"We can keep fighting this
289
00:10:55,188 --> 00:10:56,272
"and chasing down
this rabbit hole,
290
00:10:56,365 --> 00:10:58,441
"or it's in there enough
291
00:10:58,525 --> 00:11:01,360
that I can clean it up
on the grinder."
292
00:11:01,453 --> 00:11:04,447
- Bladesmiths,
you have 90 minutes left.
293
00:11:04,540 --> 00:11:06,541
You are halfway through.
294
00:11:06,700 --> 00:11:08,367
♪ ♪
295
00:11:08,452 --> 00:11:11,462
- I have plenty of extra steel
as I'm drawing it out,
296
00:11:11,547 --> 00:11:13,965
so I end up going to the
chop saw and cutting some of.
297
00:11:14,049 --> 00:11:16,292
- Man, Clayton is back over
at the chop saw,
298
00:11:16,376 --> 00:11:19,044
cutting off even more steel.
- Oh, yeah.
299
00:11:19,129 --> 00:11:21,222
- I just worry that if Clayton
has any issues with his blade,
300
00:11:21,306 --> 00:11:23,057
he's not gonna have
enough material to fix it.
301
00:11:23,216 --> 00:11:24,475
♪ ♪
302
00:11:24,634 --> 00:11:26,802
- I'm gonna forge my tip first,
303
00:11:26,887 --> 00:11:29,221
and then I'll start
getting that curve.
304
00:11:29,306 --> 00:11:32,641
I'm feeling really good
about this blade.
305
00:11:32,735 --> 00:11:34,560
All I have to do now
is grind a little bit,
306
00:11:34,644 --> 00:11:36,571
and then I'm gonna go in
for my quench.
307
00:11:36,730 --> 00:11:40,241
♪ ♪
308
00:11:40,400 --> 00:11:42,827
- To meet the parameters
from tip to plunge
309
00:11:42,986 --> 00:11:44,579
is 8 to 9 inches, and I look,
310
00:11:44,738 --> 00:11:46,906
and I just realize
that it's gonna be too long.
311
00:11:46,990 --> 00:11:50,168
So I've gotta do something
to shorten the whole thin.
312
00:11:50,327 --> 00:11:52,578
Rather than reforming the tip
313
00:11:52,662 --> 00:11:54,005
and going back
and doing more hot work,
314
00:11:54,164 --> 00:11:55,331
I'm gonna take the angle grinder
315
00:11:55,415 --> 00:11:57,082
and I'm gonna just extend
the tang,
316
00:11:57,176 --> 00:11:59,502
cut some notches,
and move forward.
317
00:11:59,595 --> 00:12:00,753
- Ben, the way Jarred
is cutting into his blade
318
00:12:00,846 --> 00:12:02,263
like that,
319
00:12:02,347 --> 00:12:03,931
could that cause issues
down the line?
320
00:12:04,090 --> 00:12:05,850
- Yeah, cutting
a 90-degree angle like that
321
00:12:06,009 --> 00:12:07,426
can definitely cause stress
322
00:12:07,519 --> 00:12:09,261
to build up
in that part of the blade.
323
00:12:09,346 --> 00:12:11,189
It could crack
or even break during testin.
324
00:12:11,348 --> 00:12:12,598
- I'm a little bit concerned
325
00:12:12,682 --> 00:12:13,599
that there's
the stress risers in there,
326
00:12:13,683 --> 00:12:15,267
but if I move on to round tw,
327
00:12:15,352 --> 00:12:16,944
I can do more
to address the issue.
328
00:12:17,103 --> 00:12:20,948
♪ ♪
329
00:12:21,107 --> 00:12:23,367
- I start working on the body
of the billhook...
330
00:12:23,452 --> 00:12:25,361
[grunts]
331
00:12:25,454 --> 00:12:27,371
And immediately notice
332
00:12:27,531 --> 00:12:30,032
a delamination on the top of it.
333
00:12:30,116 --> 00:12:31,626
- Oh, guys, are you seeing Josh?
334
00:12:31,785 --> 00:12:33,628
His body language
does not look happy at all.
335
00:12:33,787 --> 00:12:35,037
- Oh, it broke open.
336
00:12:35,130 --> 00:12:37,373
- It did? Oh, man.
337
00:12:37,457 --> 00:12:40,042
- If I don't fix this,
this can send me home.
338
00:12:40,126 --> 00:12:41,636
- If Josh isn't able
to close that delam,
339
00:12:41,720 --> 00:12:42,470
he may need to start over.
340
00:12:46,466 --> 00:12:47,633
So I put some flux
in the open delam
341
00:12:47,726 --> 00:12:49,894
and then shove it
right back in the forge.
342
00:12:49,978 --> 00:12:51,220
That's coming out now.
343
00:12:51,313 --> 00:12:52,888
[rock music]
344
00:12:52,973 --> 00:12:54,649
It sets.
345
00:12:54,808 --> 00:12:56,400
Yeah, baby.
346
00:12:56,560 --> 00:13:00,813
I can see that the other three
smiths are well ahead of me.
347
00:13:00,897 --> 00:13:01,814
I need to push it a little bit.
348
00:13:01,898 --> 00:13:04,992
♪ ♪
349
00:13:05,077 --> 00:13:06,828
- I'm finally ready
for my quench.
350
00:13:06,987 --> 00:13:08,996
I hope that it doesn't
pick up a warp
351
00:13:09,081 --> 00:13:11,165
just because
the high carbon steel
352
00:13:11,324 --> 00:13:14,577
is completely jacketed
by the mild steel.
353
00:13:14,661 --> 00:13:16,328
♪ ♪
354
00:13:16,413 --> 00:13:18,172
- Clayton quenched already.
355
00:13:18,257 --> 00:13:19,832
- I see that
the blade's straight.
356
00:13:19,925 --> 00:13:22,251
And thank God it didn't warp.
357
00:13:22,335 --> 00:13:26,255
♪ ♪
358
00:13:26,339 --> 00:13:28,266
- Got another quenched blade.
359
00:13:28,350 --> 00:13:32,011
- Way too hot.
He quenched that blade at--
360
00:13:32,104 --> 00:13:33,771
- Temperature of the sun.
- Yeah.
361
00:13:33,930 --> 00:13:35,189
- Quench went well.
362
00:13:35,274 --> 00:13:36,265
I know I got a good hard blade.
363
00:13:36,358 --> 00:13:37,859
Feel good about it.
364
00:13:38,018 --> 00:13:40,102
I'm on the grinder,
and then I realize
365
00:13:40,186 --> 00:13:41,437
that I've got a big crack
366
00:13:41,521 --> 00:13:43,856
right in the choil/ricasso area.
367
00:13:43,940 --> 00:13:46,117
♪ ♪
368
00:13:46,201 --> 00:13:48,777
Because of where my crack is,
there's no way for me
369
00:13:48,862 --> 00:13:51,038
to get it with the grinder.
370
00:13:51,197 --> 00:13:52,540
But I'm certainly
gonna address that
371
00:13:52,624 --> 00:13:53,949
should I move forward.
372
00:13:54,042 --> 00:13:56,035
♪ ♪
373
00:13:56,128 --> 00:13:57,453
- So now we got Jarred quenched,
374
00:13:57,546 --> 00:13:58,796
Clayton also quenched.
375
00:13:58,955 --> 00:13:59,955
There's two more to go.
376
00:14:00,040 --> 00:14:02,124
♪ ♪
377
00:14:02,208 --> 00:14:04,126
- So I'm really happy
about my quench.
378
00:14:04,219 --> 00:14:06,220
And I see a slight warp,
but I know I can take it out
379
00:14:06,379 --> 00:14:07,880
in grinding.
380
00:14:07,964 --> 00:14:10,633
As I'm grinding,
I see a crack in my blade.
381
00:14:10,726 --> 00:14:12,393
♪ ♪
382
00:14:12,477 --> 00:14:15,304
I don't have time
to fix the crack right now.
383
00:14:15,388 --> 00:14:17,139
I hope it doesn't send me home.
384
00:14:17,232 --> 00:14:23,062
♪ ♪
385
00:14:23,146 --> 00:14:25,564
- Josh just quenched.
And that blade looked perfect.
386
00:14:25,649 --> 00:14:27,909
- Right now, I don't have
a lot of time
387
00:14:27,993 --> 00:14:29,401
left to do anything.
388
00:14:29,486 --> 00:14:31,987
And I realize I still have
to etch this thing.
389
00:14:32,072 --> 00:14:33,489
Yeah, baby.
390
00:14:33,573 --> 00:14:34,573
This thing looks great.
391
00:14:34,658 --> 00:14:36,500
The contrast with the nickel,
392
00:14:36,660 --> 00:14:38,002
the high carbon steel,
393
00:14:38,086 --> 00:14:39,503
the mild steel,
394
00:14:39,663 --> 00:14:41,914
they gave me goose bumps.
395
00:14:42,007 --> 00:14:47,762
- Five, four, three, two, one.
396
00:14:47,921 --> 00:14:49,013
Bladesmiths,
turn off your machines.
397
00:14:49,097 --> 00:14:50,598
Pull your blades
out of the acid baths.
398
00:14:50,682 --> 00:14:53,184
This round is over.
399
00:14:53,268 --> 00:14:56,345
- I'm feeling great about
the challenge and how I did.
400
00:14:56,429 --> 00:14:58,347
But I'm worried that the judges
401
00:14:58,431 --> 00:15:00,358
are gonna find something
that I didn't see
402
00:15:00,517 --> 00:15:01,850
and I couldn't address.
403
00:15:01,944 --> 00:15:04,269
[dramatic music]
404
00:15:04,354 --> 00:15:06,021
- Guys, in the first three
hours of this competition,
405
00:15:06,114 --> 00:15:08,616
you made billhooks
by the order of Ben Abbott.
406
00:15:08,700 --> 00:15:12,036
But the time has come for your
first critique and elimination.
407
00:15:12,120 --> 00:15:14,697
And, Josh, you're up first.
Please present your work.
408
00:15:14,781 --> 00:15:16,782
♪ ♪
409
00:15:16,866 --> 00:15:18,376
- Well, Josh, the first thing
I noticed
410
00:15:18,535 --> 00:15:19,794
when I picked up your billhook
is that it's small.
411
00:15:19,878 --> 00:15:22,380
It is the correct dimension
from tip to choil.
412
00:15:22,464 --> 00:15:24,966
But there's some meat missing
up here around the nose.
413
00:15:25,125 --> 00:15:27,626
That being said,
looking at your steel,
414
00:15:27,711 --> 00:15:28,886
all of your welds look good.
415
00:15:29,045 --> 00:15:31,130
Nice job.
- Thank you.
416
00:15:31,223 --> 00:15:32,223
- All right Paul,
it's your turn.
417
00:15:32,382 --> 00:15:34,049
Please present your work.
418
00:15:34,134 --> 00:15:35,810
♪ ♪
419
00:15:35,969 --> 00:15:38,646
- So first off, Paul,
your steel looks good.
420
00:15:38,805 --> 00:15:40,639
The things that give me paus,
though,
421
00:15:40,724 --> 00:15:43,651
is that the depth
of curvature of your blade here
422
00:15:43,810 --> 00:15:45,653
isn't like the sample
that we have.
423
00:15:45,737 --> 00:15:48,731
Also, you have delamination
right on the edge.
424
00:15:48,824 --> 00:15:52,326
If you move forward,
that needs to be addresse.
425
00:15:52,485 --> 00:15:53,902
- Thank you.
426
00:15:53,996 --> 00:15:55,904
- Clayton, it's your turn.
Please present your work.
427
00:15:55,989 --> 00:15:57,498
♪ ♪
428
00:15:57,582 --> 00:15:58,907
- All right, Clayton,
general shape-wise,
429
00:15:59,001 --> 00:16:01,168
it looks really good,
but the big issue
430
00:16:01,253 --> 00:16:03,829
is, on your spine
from about here to here,
431
00:16:03,913 --> 00:16:07,091
there's a crack right down
the center of that 1095.
432
00:16:07,175 --> 00:16:08,175
I mean, it's really right there
433
00:16:08,334 --> 00:16:10,094
in the sweet spot of the blade,
434
00:16:10,253 --> 00:16:12,513
and that brings into play what
kind of structural integrity
435
00:16:12,597 --> 00:16:14,181
that blade's gonna have.
436
00:16:14,266 --> 00:16:16,350
You really don't have much
metal to grind on either side.
437
00:16:16,435 --> 00:16:18,686
I like the shape.
I just--
438
00:16:18,845 --> 00:16:21,689
Not crazy about that crack
down the middle there.
439
00:16:21,773 --> 00:16:23,932
- Jarred, please
present your work.
440
00:16:24,017 --> 00:16:26,018
♪ ♪
441
00:16:26,102 --> 00:16:27,936
- Well, Jarred,
you really nailed the shape.
442
00:16:28,030 --> 00:16:29,938
But the thing that gives me
the most pause is,
443
00:16:30,023 --> 00:16:32,033
there is a crack
along your choil
444
00:16:32,117 --> 00:16:34,193
that goes from here
445
00:16:34,286 --> 00:16:36,195
to about here down your tang.
446
00:16:36,288 --> 00:16:38,039
If you move forward from here,
447
00:16:38,123 --> 00:16:41,200
that certainly needs
to be addressed.
448
00:16:41,284 --> 00:16:43,118
- All right bladesmiths, well,
it's been a lot of fun
449
00:16:43,211 --> 00:16:44,795
watching you guys work
through the first round
450
00:16:44,954 --> 00:16:46,547
of Ben Abbott's takeover.
451
00:16:46,631 --> 00:16:48,373
But in this competition,
only three of you
452
00:16:48,467 --> 00:16:50,134
are gonna join us
in the second round.
453
00:16:50,218 --> 00:16:52,970
The judges have discussed,
and they've made a decision.
454
00:16:53,055 --> 00:16:55,047
The bladesmith who's gonna be
leaving The Forge is...
455
00:16:55,131 --> 00:16:59,643
♪ ♪
456
00:16:59,728 --> 00:17:01,228
Clayton.
457
00:17:01,387 --> 00:17:03,147
Unfortunately, your billhook
didn't make the cut,
458
00:17:03,231 --> 00:17:04,807
and Ben Abbott's
gonna tell you why.
459
00:17:04,891 --> 00:17:06,058
- Well, Clayton, first of all,
460
00:17:06,142 --> 00:17:07,902
I wanna say it was great
watching you work,
461
00:17:07,986 --> 00:17:09,895
but that crack
you have in the back
462
00:17:09,979 --> 00:17:11,489
is in a pretty substantial spot
463
00:17:11,648 --> 00:17:14,492
and there's just not enough
meat there to support a fix.
464
00:17:14,576 --> 00:17:15,651
That's the reason
we're letting you go.
465
00:17:15,735 --> 00:17:17,653
- Yes, sir.
466
00:17:17,746 --> 00:17:19,330
- Clayton, your time in this
competition has ended.
467
00:17:19,489 --> 00:17:21,323
I'm gonna have to ask you
to please surrender your work
468
00:17:21,407 --> 00:17:22,658
and step off The Forge floor.
469
00:17:22,751 --> 00:17:24,418
♪ ♪
470
00:17:24,503 --> 00:17:27,079
- It's just one of those things
that happens, you know?
471
00:17:27,172 --> 00:17:28,831
Sometimes blades are gonna crack
472
00:17:28,924 --> 00:17:31,258
and sometimes there's nothing
you can do about it.
473
00:17:31,417 --> 00:17:33,335
But I had a great time
in The Forge.
474
00:17:33,428 --> 00:17:34,503
It was a blast.
475
00:17:34,587 --> 00:17:37,431
♪ ♪
476
00:17:37,516 --> 00:17:38,933
- Well, bladesmiths,
congratulations.
477
00:17:39,092 --> 00:17:40,259
The three of you survived
the first round
478
00:17:40,343 --> 00:17:42,678
of Ben Abbott's
takeover challenge,
479
00:17:42,771 --> 00:17:44,429
which means you're moving
into the second round,
480
00:17:44,514 --> 00:17:45,848
where you're gonna add handles
to your blades,
481
00:17:45,932 --> 00:17:47,608
turning them
to fully functioning tools.
482
00:17:47,767 --> 00:17:49,276
There are a few parameters,
though.
483
00:17:49,361 --> 00:17:51,687
So for that,
I'll hand you back to Ben.
484
00:17:51,780 --> 00:17:52,863
- All right, bladesmiths,
I'm excited to see you
485
00:17:53,022 --> 00:17:53,948
finish out your billhooks.
486
00:17:54,032 --> 00:17:55,449
In order to do that,
487
00:17:55,534 --> 00:17:56,525
you're gonna have to add
a handle to your blades
488
00:17:56,618 --> 00:17:58,777
that's made
out of some sort of wood.
489
00:17:58,862 --> 00:18:00,871
I also wanna see a ferrule.
490
00:18:01,030 --> 00:18:03,365
- The only time I've ever seen
a ferrule on a blade
491
00:18:03,458 --> 00:18:04,783
is this one.
492
00:18:04,876 --> 00:18:06,034
So this ought to be interesting.
493
00:18:06,119 --> 00:18:08,295
♪ ♪
494
00:18:08,380 --> 00:18:09,880
- Now, you guys
have your parameters.
495
00:18:10,039 --> 00:18:11,882
And at the end of this round,
we're gonna test your blades
496
00:18:11,967 --> 00:18:14,376
for strength and durability
in a log chop.
497
00:18:14,469 --> 00:18:16,044
And then we're gonna check
your edge retention
498
00:18:16,138 --> 00:18:17,972
in a sugarcane slice.
499
00:18:18,056 --> 00:18:19,298
Good luck, gentlemen.
500
00:18:19,391 --> 00:18:21,058
You have two hours on the clock,
501
00:18:21,217 --> 00:18:22,885
and your time starts now.
502
00:18:22,978 --> 00:18:25,229
[rock music]
503
00:18:25,313 --> 00:18:28,223
Seems that Josh and Paul
are both in a pretty good spot,
504
00:18:28,308 --> 00:18:30,058
but Jarred's got
a bunch of work.
505
00:18:30,152 --> 00:18:32,311
- I've certainly got
in the forefront of my mind
506
00:18:32,395 --> 00:18:34,313
the big crack
in kind of a crucial area.
507
00:18:34,397 --> 00:18:37,158
- I'd grab that Dremel tool
with the cut-off wheel.
508
00:18:37,242 --> 00:18:38,650
I'd open that crack up
a little bit
509
00:18:38,735 --> 00:18:40,903
so that meat can get in there
and flow
510
00:18:40,987 --> 00:18:42,913
and really secure that joint.
511
00:18:42,998 --> 00:18:44,248
And it looks like that's exactly
512
00:18:44,407 --> 00:18:45,908
what Jarred is doing now.
513
00:18:46,001 --> 00:18:47,242
- I just filled
the whole thing up with weld.
514
00:18:47,327 --> 00:18:50,162
I think I'm okay.
515
00:18:50,246 --> 00:18:51,747
- One thing that's important
516
00:18:51,831 --> 00:18:53,924
is that the ferrule
be flush with the handle.
517
00:18:54,009 --> 00:18:55,417
- What's its purpose?
518
00:18:55,501 --> 00:18:57,761
- It holds the end
of the wood handle togethr
519
00:18:57,846 --> 00:18:58,762
under great force.
520
00:18:58,922 --> 00:19:00,255
Otherwise, you just end up
521
00:19:00,340 --> 00:19:03,342
splitting your handle open
at the end there.
522
00:19:03,426 --> 00:19:05,260
- I know I have to get
this thing on there snug
523
00:19:05,345 --> 00:19:06,854
'cause it's a compression fit.
524
00:19:07,013 --> 00:19:09,598
So I don't want it
to be a straight circle
525
00:19:09,682 --> 00:19:11,350
because I don't want it
to be rolling in their hands
526
00:19:11,434 --> 00:19:12,851
when they're testing it.
527
00:19:12,936 --> 00:19:15,103
This is gonna be harder
to rotate in their hands,
528
00:19:15,188 --> 00:19:17,272
helping set up the handle that
I'm gonna have to shave nex.
529
00:19:17,357 --> 00:19:20,692
♪ ♪
530
00:19:20,777 --> 00:19:22,611
- I've never done
a ferrule before,
531
00:19:22,704 --> 00:19:25,697
so I want to spend
a little more time on that.
532
00:19:25,790 --> 00:19:27,699
- Look at most of the chisels
you buy
533
00:19:27,784 --> 00:19:29,960
or old-school screwdrivers.
534
00:19:30,045 --> 00:19:32,871
To keep that wood from cracking
is that small ferrule.
535
00:19:32,956 --> 00:19:34,215
- Doing this is fairly trick.
536
00:19:34,299 --> 00:19:36,792
If I overgrind,
there could be too much space.
537
00:19:36,876 --> 00:19:39,803
I want this to be
as tight as possible.
538
00:19:39,888 --> 00:19:44,967
So I go to town on profiling
this round end for my handl.
539
00:19:45,051 --> 00:19:46,134
It fits.
540
00:19:46,219 --> 00:19:47,728
Now I have to start blowing
541
00:19:47,887 --> 00:19:49,721
through this woodblock
for the tang.
542
00:19:49,806 --> 00:19:51,899
♪ ♪
543
00:19:52,058 --> 00:19:53,901
- The judges told me
that I had a delam
544
00:19:54,060 --> 00:19:55,653
right towards
the front of my blade.
545
00:19:55,812 --> 00:19:57,312
I have plenty of room.
546
00:19:57,397 --> 00:19:59,073
I can just grind that delam out,
547
00:19:59,232 --> 00:20:00,991
and that'll help accentuate
the hook.
548
00:20:01,076 --> 00:20:02,985
I was able to grind through
that delamination I had
549
00:20:03,069 --> 00:20:05,079
at the very tip of my blade,
550
00:20:05,163 --> 00:20:06,488
so I'm really happy.
551
00:20:06,572 --> 00:20:09,333
- Bladesmiths, you have
one hour remaining.
552
00:20:09,417 --> 00:20:11,168
- I take my handle material
over to the drill press.
553
00:20:11,327 --> 00:20:13,745
I'm gonna drill a hole
straight in the middle of it
554
00:20:13,838 --> 00:20:15,339
all the way down
out of the bottom.
555
00:20:15,423 --> 00:20:18,333
This is a through tang.
It has to go all the way out.
556
00:20:18,418 --> 00:20:20,844
Holy [bleep],
there's gotta be a better way.
557
00:20:20,929 --> 00:20:23,514
The wood is just
so incredibly dense,
558
00:20:23,598 --> 00:20:25,424
and it's mucking up
and sticking.
559
00:20:25,508 --> 00:20:27,259
- Ooh, that's not good.
560
00:20:27,343 --> 00:20:28,602
- I've been at this, trying
561
00:20:28,761 --> 00:20:30,929
to make this thing fit
for too long.
562
00:20:31,014 --> 00:20:34,191
And it really feels like
I've got my feet in the san.
563
00:20:34,276 --> 00:20:35,234
[bleep].
564
00:20:39,114 --> 00:20:40,355
So I'm gonna have
to do a burn through.
565
00:20:40,440 --> 00:20:41,857
- So doing the burn through,
566
00:20:41,941 --> 00:20:44,201
it's really just getting
that last little bit
567
00:20:44,360 --> 00:20:46,361
to make a snug fit on the tang
with the handle material.
568
00:20:46,446 --> 00:20:47,863
- Yeah, there are easier
and quicker ways of doing it
569
00:20:47,947 --> 00:20:51,867
if you have the tools, and even
they have the tools here.
570
00:20:51,960 --> 00:20:53,452
- I know the judges
don't like the burn-in,
571
00:20:53,536 --> 00:20:54,628
but I'm kind of desperate.
572
00:20:54,713 --> 00:20:57,214
I feel miles behind.
573
00:20:57,299 --> 00:20:58,707
[grunts]
574
00:20:58,791 --> 00:21:00,709
I finally get the handle fit.
575
00:21:00,793 --> 00:21:02,720
Now I'm feeling
a little bit relieved.
576
00:21:02,804 --> 00:21:04,713
[rock music]
577
00:21:04,797 --> 00:21:07,049
- I get the ferrule area
578
00:21:07,133 --> 00:21:09,476
so that it fits
right at the tip.
579
00:21:09,561 --> 00:21:12,054
So I take my handle
and start drilling a hol.
580
00:21:12,147 --> 00:21:14,064
Drilling this hole,
it's taking a while
581
00:21:14,223 --> 00:21:16,308
because super dense wood.
582
00:21:16,392 --> 00:21:18,569
So in order to save some tim,
583
00:21:18,728 --> 00:21:22,990
I start profiling my tang
to help me fit into the block.
584
00:21:23,074 --> 00:21:25,326
If I overgrind,
my tang can be compromisd
585
00:21:25,410 --> 00:21:28,153
and break off inside the handle.
586
00:21:28,237 --> 00:21:30,164
I finally match it up.
587
00:21:30,248 --> 00:21:32,157
Now it's time
to move on to the etch.
588
00:21:32,241 --> 00:21:35,502
- All right, gentlemen,
you have 30 minutes left.
589
00:21:35,587 --> 00:21:37,245
- It's a through tang,
590
00:21:37,339 --> 00:21:38,672
so there's two
different options that I have.
591
00:21:38,831 --> 00:21:41,666
I can just bore
a giant hole in this block
592
00:21:41,760 --> 00:21:43,010
and I can just
fill it with epoxy.
593
00:21:43,094 --> 00:21:44,762
But if that epoxy loosens,
594
00:21:44,846 --> 00:21:47,014
I don't want it to start
just twisting in the handle.
595
00:21:47,098 --> 00:21:48,840
So I'm thinking to myself,
596
00:21:48,925 --> 00:21:51,769
"I'm gonna have to be making
a burn through handle."
597
00:21:51,853 --> 00:21:54,021
And I get it
almost perfectly fit on,
598
00:21:54,105 --> 00:21:56,523
so when I go
and I do the peening,
599
00:21:56,608 --> 00:21:59,184
that's just gonna close
any gaps I have left.
600
00:21:59,268 --> 00:22:01,520
I'm done with the burn through
and I'm super ecstatic
601
00:22:01,604 --> 00:22:03,197
knowing that I can move on
602
00:22:03,281 --> 00:22:04,523
to the other parts of the blade
that I need to finish.
603
00:22:04,607 --> 00:22:07,201
♪ ♪
604
00:22:07,360 --> 00:22:09,027
- I've got 20 minutes
left in the round,
605
00:22:09,112 --> 00:22:11,947
and my handle is still a block.
606
00:22:12,031 --> 00:22:13,698
So I run to the grinder
607
00:22:13,783 --> 00:22:16,952
and I just start hogging off
material as quick as I can.
608
00:22:17,036 --> 00:22:18,962
I get a handle shape
that's completely functiona,
609
00:22:19,122 --> 00:22:21,382
and then I put an appleseed
edge on all the way up
610
00:22:21,466 --> 00:22:23,050
and all the way down
on both sides.
611
00:22:23,134 --> 00:22:24,802
I don't feel like it's the
prettiest thing I've ever made,
612
00:22:24,886 --> 00:22:26,795
but it's gonna work.
613
00:22:26,879 --> 00:22:28,380
♪ ♪
614
00:22:28,464 --> 00:22:31,133
- I've been sharpening
this edge for a while.
615
00:22:31,226 --> 00:22:33,635
At this point, I have less
than five minutes left.
616
00:22:33,719 --> 00:22:36,563
I give it that last etch.
It looks great.
617
00:22:36,648 --> 00:22:39,057
And I'm happy
that I completed the challenge.
618
00:22:39,150 --> 00:22:43,895
- Five, four, three, two, one.
619
00:22:43,988 --> 00:22:46,148
Bladesmiths,
put down your tools.
620
00:22:46,232 --> 00:22:47,741
Turn off your machines.
621
00:22:47,900 --> 00:22:51,403
Second round of
Ben Abbott challenge is ove.
622
00:22:51,487 --> 00:22:54,665
- I'm really excited to see
Ben test this weapon out.
623
00:22:54,749 --> 00:22:56,491
It's his challenge.
624
00:22:56,576 --> 00:23:00,504
I think I nailed it,
and I wanna see him test it.
625
00:23:00,588 --> 00:23:03,165
- All right, bladesmiths,
welcome to the strength test.
626
00:23:03,258 --> 00:23:05,676
To test the strength and
durability of your billhooks,
627
00:23:05,760 --> 00:23:08,679
I'm gonna be bashing them
into this log.
628
00:23:08,763 --> 00:23:10,255
Josh, you're up first.
You ready for this?
629
00:23:10,348 --> 00:23:12,090
- You think I'm not?
- All right.
630
00:23:12,175 --> 00:23:13,851
[dramatic music]
631
00:23:13,935 --> 00:23:15,602
- I'm feeling super excited
632
00:23:15,761 --> 00:23:18,096
that I finally get
to see it perform.
633
00:23:18,181 --> 00:23:25,070
♪ ♪
634
00:23:32,620 --> 00:23:35,122
[tense music]
635
00:23:35,281 --> 00:23:37,032
- Well, Josh,
your edge held up great.
636
00:23:37,116 --> 00:23:39,293
I don't see any issues.
637
00:23:39,377 --> 00:23:42,880
The major test
that the strength test is doing
638
00:23:42,964 --> 00:23:44,882
is the interface here
in the handle,
639
00:23:44,966 --> 00:23:47,626
and yours held up great,
and everything is still tight.
640
00:23:47,710 --> 00:23:50,212
Nice job.
- Thank you.
641
00:23:50,305 --> 00:23:52,055
- All right, Paul, you're up.
You ready for this?
642
00:23:52,215 --> 00:23:54,132
- Let it rip, tater chip.
643
00:23:54,217 --> 00:23:56,051
♪ ♪
644
00:23:56,135 --> 00:23:59,054
I'm thinking my blade
isn't gonna be able to handle
645
00:23:59,138 --> 00:24:01,640
the smashing that Ben's about
to put into this thing.
646
00:24:01,724 --> 00:24:04,568
What blade is designed
to do that kind of test?
647
00:24:04,652 --> 00:24:07,729
[rock music]
648
00:24:07,813 --> 00:24:14,661
♪ ♪
649
00:24:19,742 --> 00:24:22,836
[tense music]
650
00:24:22,921 --> 00:24:25,589
- All right, Paul, first off,
you did pick up
651
00:24:25,673 --> 00:24:27,332
a bend on this blade.
652
00:24:27,416 --> 00:24:28,833
But your handle is still tight,
653
00:24:28,918 --> 00:24:30,511
your blade is still
all in one piece,
654
00:24:30,670 --> 00:24:31,586
and your edge
is still very sharp.
655
00:24:31,671 --> 00:24:34,515
So a nice job.
- Thank you.
656
00:24:34,674 --> 00:24:35,674
- All right, Jarred, you're up.
You ready?
657
00:24:35,758 --> 00:24:37,842
- Yes, sir.
- All right, let's do it.
658
00:24:37,927 --> 00:24:39,678
[dramatic music]
659
00:24:39,762 --> 00:24:41,688
- The testing is real life
660
00:24:41,847 --> 00:24:43,598
what the tool is designed to do.
661
00:24:43,691 --> 00:24:45,275
Doesn't make me feel
any better about it.
662
00:24:45,360 --> 00:24:47,269
Hopefully one doesn't become two
663
00:24:47,362 --> 00:24:49,613
by the end of testing.
664
00:24:49,697 --> 00:24:52,774
[rock music]
665
00:24:52,858 --> 00:24:59,706
♪ ♪
666
00:25:03,286 --> 00:25:06,296
[tense music]
667
00:25:06,381 --> 00:25:09,132
- All right, Jarred,
your edge held up really well.
668
00:25:09,217 --> 00:25:11,209
It's just as sharp
as when you sharpened it.
669
00:25:11,294 --> 00:25:14,129
I think the handle
is really comfortable.
670
00:25:14,222 --> 00:25:15,297
You know, all in all,
I think you did a great job.
671
00:25:15,381 --> 00:25:17,465
- Thank you.
672
00:25:17,550 --> 00:25:21,144
♪ ♪
673
00:25:21,229 --> 00:25:23,972
- All right, bladesmiths,
this is the sharpest test,
674
00:25:24,056 --> 00:25:26,483
the sugarcane slice.
675
00:25:26,568 --> 00:25:27,734
To find out how sharp
your weapons are,
676
00:25:27,819 --> 00:25:29,227
I'm gonna take your blades
677
00:25:29,320 --> 00:25:30,729
and cut through
these sugarcanes.
678
00:25:30,822 --> 00:25:32,147
Josh, you're up first.
You ready?
679
00:25:32,231 --> 00:25:34,324
- Yes, sir. Let's go to work.
- Let's do this.
680
00:25:34,409 --> 00:25:37,402
[rock music]
681
00:25:37,486 --> 00:25:44,376
♪ ♪
682
00:25:56,339 --> 00:25:59,174
[tense music]
683
00:25:59,267 --> 00:26:01,685
All right, Josh,
it feels good in the hand, man.
684
00:26:01,769 --> 00:26:03,520
This is a nice thing
to keep in my pocket,
685
00:26:03,605 --> 00:26:04,763
bring it out everywhere.
686
00:26:04,847 --> 00:26:07,599
The edges are sharp,
very sharp cuts
687
00:26:07,683 --> 00:26:10,110
all the way through
the sugarcanes.
688
00:26:10,269 --> 00:26:12,854
Overall, sir,
your billhook, it will cu.
689
00:26:12,938 --> 00:26:14,448
- Thank you.
690
00:26:14,532 --> 00:26:15,782
- All right, Paul,
your turn, sir.
691
00:26:15,867 --> 00:26:18,193
You ready?
- Let it rip, tater chip.
692
00:26:18,277 --> 00:26:19,953
♪ ♪
693
00:26:20,112 --> 00:26:22,530
I'm nervous.
My stomach is up in my throat.
694
00:26:22,615 --> 00:26:24,282
But whatever happens happens.
695
00:26:24,367 --> 00:26:25,792
♪ ♪
696
00:26:29,622 --> 00:26:34,468
♪ ♪
697
00:26:52,153 --> 00:26:53,645
- All right Paul,
698
00:26:53,729 --> 00:26:54,988
despite having
that slight warp right there,
699
00:26:55,073 --> 00:26:57,982
it wasn't an issue
because your edge is very sharp
700
00:26:58,076 --> 00:27:00,911
and it cut cleanly
on these sugarcanes.
701
00:27:00,995 --> 00:27:02,996
Overall, sir,
your billhook, it will cut.
702
00:27:03,155 --> 00:27:04,915
- Thank you.
703
00:27:04,999 --> 00:27:05,999
- All right, Jarred,
you turn, sir.
704
00:27:06,084 --> 00:27:07,992
You ready?
- Yes, sir. Let's do this.
705
00:27:08,077 --> 00:27:14,925
♪ ♪
706
00:27:36,280 --> 00:27:39,190
All right, Jarred,
your edge is sharp.
707
00:27:39,283 --> 00:27:41,025
It cuts easily
through the sugarcanes.
708
00:27:41,110 --> 00:27:44,028
And unlike your competitors,
you have enough curvature
709
00:27:44,122 --> 00:27:45,205
in there where the edge meets it
710
00:27:45,364 --> 00:27:46,623
and it actually rides it through
711
00:27:46,708 --> 00:27:48,533
and cuts all the way through.
712
00:27:48,617 --> 00:27:51,545
Overall, sir,
your billhook, it will cu.
713
00:27:51,704 --> 00:27:53,213
- Thank you.
714
00:27:53,297 --> 00:27:54,965
[rock music]
715
00:27:55,124 --> 00:27:57,625
- Guys, first off, I wanna say
thank you to the three of you.
716
00:27:57,719 --> 00:28:00,128
And thank you to Ben Abbott
for a very exciting challenge.
717
00:28:00,212 --> 00:28:02,889
But unfortunately, one of you
is not gonna be joining us
718
00:28:03,048 --> 00:28:04,891
in the third and final round
of this competition.
719
00:28:04,976 --> 00:28:07,051
The bladesmith
leaving The Forge is...
720
00:28:07,136 --> 00:28:09,479
♪ ♪
721
00:28:09,564 --> 00:28:11,064
Paul.
722
00:28:11,149 --> 00:28:12,557
Unfortunately, your billhook
did not make the cut,
723
00:28:12,650 --> 00:28:14,392
and Ben Abbott's
gonna tell you why.
724
00:28:14,477 --> 00:28:16,060
- Well, Paul,
all three of you made
725
00:28:16,145 --> 00:28:19,063
really good-looking billhooks
that worked really well.
726
00:28:19,157 --> 00:28:20,482
But yours is the only one
that took a bend
727
00:28:20,575 --> 00:28:22,075
in the strength test.
728
00:28:22,234 --> 00:28:25,153
And it's for that reason
we're gonna send you home.
729
00:28:25,246 --> 00:28:26,580
- Paul, we wanna say thank you
730
00:28:26,739 --> 00:28:27,998
for letting us watch your work
in this forge.
731
00:28:28,082 --> 00:28:29,332
But unfortunately,
your time in Ben Abbott's
732
00:28:29,417 --> 00:28:30,992
takeover challenge has ended.
733
00:28:31,076 --> 00:28:31,993
I'm gonna have to ask you
734
00:28:32,077 --> 00:28:33,995
to please step off
The Forge floor.
735
00:28:34,079 --> 00:28:35,997
- I'm extremely proud
of the work I did.
736
00:28:36,081 --> 00:28:38,842
It didn't break, just
the other guys' looked bette.
737
00:28:38,926 --> 00:28:40,927
If I had to say anything
to my best friend, it would be,
738
00:28:41,086 --> 00:28:43,171
"Lou, my blade met
all the requirements,
739
00:28:43,264 --> 00:28:44,756
and I know you're gonna be
proud of me once you see this."
740
00:28:44,840 --> 00:28:47,267
[dramatic music]
741
00:28:47,426 --> 00:28:48,927
♪ ♪
742
00:28:49,011 --> 00:28:50,762
- Bladesmiths,
congratulations, guys.
743
00:28:50,855 --> 00:28:52,272
You're both moving
to the third and final round
744
00:28:52,431 --> 00:28:54,107
of this "Forged in Fire"
challenge.
745
00:28:54,266 --> 00:28:55,525
Now, in this round,
we're gonna ask you to go back
746
00:28:55,610 --> 00:28:57,268
to your home forges
for four days.
747
00:28:57,353 --> 00:28:59,529
And while you're there, you're
gonna be building another blae
748
00:28:59,688 --> 00:29:02,357
from the mind of Ben Abbott.
749
00:29:02,450 --> 00:29:04,526
- All right, bladesmiths,
I love to rise to a challenge,
750
00:29:04,610 --> 00:29:06,036
and I sincerely hope you do too,
751
00:29:06,120 --> 00:29:08,789
'cause what I'm about
to ask you to make is this.
752
00:29:08,948 --> 00:29:13,627
♪ ♪
753
00:29:13,786 --> 00:29:15,629
My Sutton Hoo sword.
754
00:29:15,788 --> 00:29:17,705
♪ ♪
755
00:29:17,799 --> 00:29:19,541
The Sutton Hoo sword
756
00:29:19,634 --> 00:29:21,459
traces its roots back
to seventh-century England.
757
00:29:21,544 --> 00:29:23,211
Named for the burial site
in Suffolk
758
00:29:23,304 --> 00:29:26,297
where it was discovered,
this fierce double-edged blae
759
00:29:26,390 --> 00:29:28,225
was light enough to be wieldd
one-handed,
760
00:29:28,384 --> 00:29:32,145
delivering deadly slashes
and stabs against opponent.
761
00:29:32,304 --> 00:29:34,889
This intricate weapon
was previously featured
762
00:29:34,982 --> 00:29:37,475
on "Forged in Fire"
when Dave Baker challenged me
763
00:29:37,560 --> 00:29:40,728
to build it during
the Judges' Home Forge Battle,
764
00:29:40,813 --> 00:29:43,398
where I spent almost two weeks
forge welding together
765
00:29:43,482 --> 00:29:44,983
twisted Damascus steel
766
00:29:45,076 --> 00:29:48,653
to create a complex
Damascus design.
767
00:29:48,737 --> 00:29:50,321
- Now, when Ben made
his Sutton Hoo,
768
00:29:50,406 --> 00:29:53,491
he replicated the original
complex pattern.
769
00:29:53,576 --> 00:29:55,168
Luckily, he's not asking you
to do that.
770
00:29:55,253 --> 00:29:56,995
But you will only have four days
771
00:29:57,088 --> 00:29:58,913
to meet the following
parameters.
772
00:29:59,006 --> 00:30:01,499
Now, you need to have
a straight double-edged blade
773
00:30:01,592 --> 00:30:04,085
that measures between
27 and 29 inches.
774
00:30:04,178 --> 00:30:05,420
Now, as far as the hilt goes,
775
00:30:05,513 --> 00:30:08,348
you need to have an upper
and a lower guard.
776
00:30:08,507 --> 00:30:11,768
- I don't make swords,
so it should be fine.
777
00:30:11,927 --> 00:30:13,261
I mean, what's the worst
that can happen?
778
00:30:13,354 --> 00:30:15,096
- So, guys, good luck.
779
00:30:15,189 --> 00:30:16,606
You've got a very difficult
challenge ahead of you.
780
00:30:16,691 --> 00:30:18,608
We will see you in four days.
781
00:30:18,767 --> 00:30:19,609
- Let's go.
- All right, man.
782
00:30:19,694 --> 00:30:21,027
- Do it.
783
00:30:21,112 --> 00:30:24,364
[rock music]
784
00:30:24,448 --> 00:30:27,033
- Back here in my home forge
in Castalia, Ohio,
785
00:30:27,192 --> 00:30:29,369
getting ready to make
the Sutton Hoo sword.
786
00:30:29,453 --> 00:30:31,863
Let's do work.
787
00:30:31,947 --> 00:30:33,865
I don't typically do
a lot of Damascus
788
00:30:33,958 --> 00:30:35,709
just because how long it takes
789
00:30:35,793 --> 00:30:39,454
and the complicated process,
but I'm gonna try to get
790
00:30:39,538 --> 00:30:41,381
outside my comfort zone
a little bit.
791
00:30:41,465 --> 00:30:43,708
There's a couple
surface cracks here.
792
00:30:43,801 --> 00:30:45,209
They're not going
across the billet,
793
00:30:45,303 --> 00:30:48,713
so I think I'll grind those
and then reassess.
794
00:30:48,797 --> 00:30:52,142
So I ground down those cracks,
and I'm kind of happy
795
00:30:52,301 --> 00:30:53,801
with what I see
'cause it looks like
796
00:30:53,895 --> 00:30:55,645
they were just on the surface.
797
00:30:55,804 --> 00:30:57,555
I think I'll be good to go.
798
00:30:57,640 --> 00:31:00,058
♪ ♪
799
00:31:00,151 --> 00:31:02,560
- Day one objective
is to build up
800
00:31:02,653 --> 00:31:05,063
a relatively high
layer count Damascus.
801
00:31:05,147 --> 00:31:07,657
The sword was made for a king
802
00:31:07,816 --> 00:31:10,568
and it's very ornately decorated
803
00:31:10,661 --> 00:31:12,996
and there's a lot
of little details
804
00:31:13,080 --> 00:31:14,831
that you can't really miss.
805
00:31:14,916 --> 00:31:16,416
There's not too many obstacles
806
00:31:16,575 --> 00:31:18,418
that can't be overcome
with horsepower.
807
00:31:18,502 --> 00:31:22,413
I'm gonna use 1084 and 15N20
to make some Damascus.
808
00:31:22,506 --> 00:31:24,248
I'm gonna throw
some nickel in there
809
00:31:24,333 --> 00:31:27,093
as kind of paying homage
to the rounds one and two.
810
00:31:27,178 --> 00:31:29,930
Rough right now, but it'll
get better as we get closer.
811
00:31:30,089 --> 00:31:31,848
♪ ♪
812
00:31:31,933 --> 00:31:33,675
- Day two of the home forge.
813
00:31:33,759 --> 00:31:36,344
Yesterday got quite a bit
accomplished.
814
00:31:36,437 --> 00:31:38,939
And today I'll just be
concentrating on drawing it out
815
00:31:39,098 --> 00:31:41,024
into a rough shape.
816
00:31:41,108 --> 00:31:43,267
The billet is in the forge.
817
00:31:43,352 --> 00:31:45,695
I'm working on handle pieces,
818
00:31:45,854 --> 00:31:47,355
doing a little work here
and there.
819
00:31:47,439 --> 00:31:48,865
I think that worked pretty good.
820
00:31:48,950 --> 00:31:51,451
And I come back over
to the forge.
821
00:31:51,610 --> 00:31:54,120
Oh, no.
822
00:31:54,279 --> 00:31:56,864
I left the billet
in the forge too long,
823
00:31:56,958 --> 00:31:58,124
and it just burnt up.
824
00:31:58,209 --> 00:32:00,201
I don't think
825
00:32:00,294 --> 00:32:02,128
this is gonna be salvageable.
826
00:32:02,287 --> 00:32:03,588
♪ ♪
827
00:32:07,551 --> 00:32:09,127
I'm gonna start over
from scratch.
828
00:32:09,211 --> 00:32:11,129
Is what it is.
Plan B.
829
00:32:11,213 --> 00:32:13,881
That's why I have
a backup plan, this 1060.
830
00:32:13,966 --> 00:32:17,727
So I grab my 1060,
should have been plan A.
831
00:32:17,812 --> 00:32:19,637
- It's the beginning of day two.
832
00:32:19,722 --> 00:32:21,815
This thing's gotta
get heated up,
833
00:32:21,899 --> 00:32:23,566
And then we're gonna quench it.
834
00:32:23,651 --> 00:32:25,652
There's any number of things
that can go wrong.
835
00:32:25,811 --> 00:32:27,153
Here we go.
836
00:32:27,238 --> 00:32:30,398
[rock music]
837
00:32:30,482 --> 00:32:32,993
Any one of those
would be catastrophic.
838
00:32:33,077 --> 00:32:34,569
It didn't shatter
into a million pieces,
839
00:32:34,662 --> 00:32:37,071
so I'd say that we're doing
about as good as we can.
840
00:32:37,156 --> 00:32:38,665
I'm a little bit relieved,
841
00:32:38,824 --> 00:32:41,075
but it's not a warm
and fuzzy kind of a feeling.
842
00:32:41,168 --> 00:32:43,077
There's still lots
of handle parts to work o.
843
00:32:43,162 --> 00:32:46,089
♪ ♪
844
00:32:46,248 --> 00:32:47,582
- Beginning of day four.
845
00:32:47,666 --> 00:32:49,333
Today is just gonna be
a lot of grinding
846
00:32:49,427 --> 00:32:51,177
and Dremel-ing that pommel cap.
847
00:32:51,262 --> 00:32:52,754
End of the challenge,
848
00:32:52,838 --> 00:32:54,931
even though I tried
with the Damascus
849
00:32:55,090 --> 00:32:56,433
and it didn't work out,
850
00:32:56,592 --> 00:32:58,009
I still made the sword
851
00:32:58,102 --> 00:33:00,520
and I'm extremely
pleased with it.
852
00:33:00,604 --> 00:33:02,263
I feel there's nothing else
that I can do
853
00:33:02,356 --> 00:33:03,690
to it at this point.
854
00:33:03,849 --> 00:33:06,267
I'm excited to see it
get used and tested.
855
00:33:06,351 --> 00:33:08,770
♪ ♪
856
00:33:08,854 --> 00:33:10,354
- It's the final day.
857
00:33:10,448 --> 00:33:11,531
Walking into the shop today,
858
00:33:11,690 --> 00:33:12,949
the first thing
I've gotta get done
859
00:33:13,034 --> 00:33:14,534
is, I gotta finish
all the millwork on the pommel.
860
00:33:14,693 --> 00:33:17,537
The pommel on this sword
is big and it's heavy,
861
00:33:17,621 --> 00:33:20,031
and so I need to figure out
an effective way to secure it
862
00:33:20,124 --> 00:33:22,950
and fasten it
to the rest of the blade.
863
00:33:23,035 --> 00:33:24,461
And I also need
to kind of work on balance
864
00:33:24,545 --> 00:33:26,704
and what that's gonna do
to the performance.
865
00:33:26,789 --> 00:33:28,465
Epoxy, pins.
866
00:33:28,549 --> 00:33:31,042
Then I can get ready
for the last bit of assembly.
867
00:33:31,126 --> 00:33:32,635
I'm very happy
with how it ended up.
868
00:33:32,795 --> 00:33:34,304
I gave it everything I've go.
869
00:33:34,388 --> 00:33:36,798
I made it as structurally sound
870
00:33:36,882 --> 00:33:40,051
and as ornately fashioned
as I could.
871
00:33:40,135 --> 00:33:41,978
Yeah, it looks pretty good.
872
00:33:42,137 --> 00:33:44,972
I'm glad that I've got
something that I'm happy wit.
873
00:33:45,057 --> 00:33:46,224
And I'm just ready for it
to get tested
874
00:33:46,317 --> 00:33:47,558
and let's just see what happens.
875
00:33:47,643 --> 00:33:50,645
[dramatic music]
876
00:33:50,729 --> 00:33:53,564
♪ ♪
877
00:33:53,649 --> 00:33:55,817
- Well, Jarred, Josh, welcome
back to The Forge, guys.
878
00:33:55,901 --> 00:33:59,579
This is it, the end of the
Ben Abbott takeover challenge.
879
00:33:59,738 --> 00:34:01,581
You guys had four days
at your home forges
880
00:34:01,665 --> 00:34:03,658
to build your Sutton Hoos.
881
00:34:03,751 --> 00:34:04,918
They look great.
882
00:34:05,077 --> 00:34:05,752
But, guys, before we get
into testing,
883
00:34:05,836 --> 00:34:06,920
I wanna hear about them.
884
00:34:07,004 --> 00:34:08,004
So, Jarred, how'd it go for you?
885
00:34:08,089 --> 00:34:10,248
- It was incredibly difficult.
886
00:34:10,341 --> 00:34:13,167
It's a 480-layer Damascus jacket
887
00:34:13,252 --> 00:34:15,837
with nickel cladding
and an 80CrV2 core,
888
00:34:15,921 --> 00:34:18,256
and then the handle's
walnut and brass.
889
00:34:18,340 --> 00:34:20,424
- Josh, how'd it go for you?
- It went well.
890
00:34:20,509 --> 00:34:22,593
Burned up my Damascus billet,
891
00:34:22,678 --> 00:34:24,262
so I had to go
to my backup plan,
892
00:34:24,346 --> 00:34:26,681
which is 1060 model steel.
893
00:34:26,765 --> 00:34:30,276
The handle's brass and
box elder burl for the guard,
894
00:34:30,435 --> 00:34:33,696
hickory for the handle,
but it was a fun time.
895
00:34:33,781 --> 00:34:35,189
- Well, guys,
your blades look strong.
896
00:34:35,282 --> 00:34:36,858
They look sharp.
897
00:34:36,942 --> 00:34:38,368
And only one of you guys
can go home with the title
898
00:34:38,452 --> 00:34:40,703
of "Forged in Fire" champion
and the check for $10,000.
899
00:34:40,788 --> 00:34:42,872
Now, we've got a strength test,
we got a sharpness test,
900
00:34:43,031 --> 00:34:44,541
and up first, the KEAL.
901
00:34:44,625 --> 00:34:45,867
Doug.
902
00:34:45,951 --> 00:34:48,128
♪ ♪
903
00:34:48,212 --> 00:34:50,705
- Bladesmiths,
welcome to the KEAL test.
904
00:34:50,789 --> 00:34:51,965
♪ ♪
905
00:34:52,049 --> 00:34:53,133
To find out how lethal
your weapons are,
906
00:34:53,292 --> 00:34:54,542
I'm gonna take your weapons
and deliver
907
00:34:54,626 --> 00:34:56,886
some lethal blows
on this wild boar carcass.
908
00:34:56,971 --> 00:34:58,462
Jarred, you're up first.
You ready for this?
909
00:34:58,547 --> 00:35:00,715
- Yes sir.
- All right, let's do thi.
910
00:35:00,799 --> 00:35:02,466
- Growing up in Texas,
I'm no stranger to hogs,
911
00:35:02,551 --> 00:35:04,144
and they're hard on equipment,
912
00:35:04,303 --> 00:35:05,803
particularly ones
with real long hair.
913
00:35:05,888 --> 00:35:08,481
So this is gonna be
a very serious test,
914
00:35:08,566 --> 00:35:10,725
and hopefully my blade
will survive the testing.
915
00:35:10,809 --> 00:35:12,610
♪ ♪
916
00:35:16,323 --> 00:35:22,829
♪ ♪
917
00:35:32,423 --> 00:35:33,506
- All right, Jarred, let's talk
918
00:35:33,591 --> 00:35:36,092
about your
Sutton Hoo sword here.
919
00:35:36,177 --> 00:35:39,503
First up, it is a massive beast.
920
00:35:39,597 --> 00:35:40,922
There's a lot of weight to this.
921
00:35:41,006 --> 00:35:43,766
Now, this is a very thick
and hairy wild boar.
922
00:35:43,851 --> 00:35:46,686
So the cuts are deep
despite all that hair.
923
00:35:46,770 --> 00:35:49,522
Overall sir, your weapon,
it will KEAL.
924
00:35:49,681 --> 00:35:51,191
- Thank you.
925
00:35:51,275 --> 00:35:52,350
- All right, Josh,
your turn, sir.
926
00:35:52,443 --> 00:35:53,109
You ready?
- That's why I'm here.
927
00:35:53,268 --> 00:35:55,519
Let's go.
- Let's do it.
928
00:35:55,604 --> 00:35:57,521
- Things that could go wrong
on this boar, you know,
929
00:35:57,615 --> 00:35:59,115
obviously
there's bones in there.
930
00:35:59,200 --> 00:36:01,108
It could cause a chip
in my blade,
931
00:36:01,202 --> 00:36:03,778
but I'm eager to see
this thing get tested.
932
00:36:03,862 --> 00:36:10,710
♪ ♪
933
00:36:27,394 --> 00:36:29,646
- Nice job, man.
934
00:36:29,730 --> 00:36:33,066
- All right, Josh,
your edge is sharp.
935
00:36:33,225 --> 00:36:36,811
As you can see,
it cut the pig in half.
936
00:36:36,895 --> 00:36:39,730
Overall sir, your Sutton Hoo,
it will KEAL.
937
00:36:39,815 --> 00:36:41,482
- Thank you.
938
00:36:41,575 --> 00:36:44,485
[tense music]
939
00:36:44,578 --> 00:36:46,654
- Bladesmiths, welcome
to the strength test,
940
00:36:46,747 --> 00:36:49,415
the enemy shield chop.
941
00:36:49,574 --> 00:36:52,243
I'm gonna be using
your Sutton Hoo swords
942
00:36:52,336 --> 00:36:53,494
to chop
into these enemy shields.
943
00:36:53,578 --> 00:36:54,745
Jarred, you're up first.
You ready?
944
00:36:54,830 --> 00:36:56,831
- Yes, sir.
- Cool.
945
00:36:56,915 --> 00:37:03,763
♪ ♪
946
00:37:20,355 --> 00:37:22,356
- Great job, bud.
- Thank you.
947
00:37:22,441 --> 00:37:26,619
♪ ♪
948
00:37:26,704 --> 00:37:29,706
- All right, Jarred, subtlest
of things on this handle.
949
00:37:29,790 --> 00:37:31,791
These rivets are still
a little sharp.
950
00:37:31,875 --> 00:37:33,376
You know, they need to be
peened over a little more.
951
00:37:33,535 --> 00:37:34,544
So on the base of my hand,
952
00:37:34,628 --> 00:37:36,704
I was getting
a little bit of rubbing.
953
00:37:36,788 --> 00:37:40,550
Your blade has taken
small rolls, but in general,
954
00:37:40,709 --> 00:37:42,385
this held up really well.
955
00:37:42,469 --> 00:37:44,962
I think you did a great job
making a Sutton Hoo sword.
956
00:37:45,055 --> 00:37:47,056
So nice job.
- Thank you.
957
00:37:47,141 --> 00:37:48,299
- All right Josh, you're up.
You ready?
958
00:37:48,383 --> 00:37:49,717
- Do work.
959
00:37:49,801 --> 00:37:56,649
♪ ♪
960
00:38:14,576 --> 00:38:16,327
- All right, Josh, your handle,
961
00:38:16,411 --> 00:38:17,912
I think you did
a really great job.
962
00:38:18,005 --> 00:38:21,507
I think that the artistry
in here is beautiful.
963
00:38:21,592 --> 00:38:24,251
As for blade damage, there's
a couple of small rolls,
964
00:38:24,336 --> 00:38:26,846
but in general,
I think you did a great job.
965
00:38:27,005 --> 00:38:28,255
- Thank you.
966
00:38:28,340 --> 00:38:31,768
♪ ♪
967
00:38:31,852 --> 00:38:34,520
- All right, bladesmiths,
this is the sharpness test,
968
00:38:34,605 --> 00:38:36,263
the animal hide slice.
969
00:38:36,348 --> 00:38:37,932
♪ ♪
970
00:38:38,016 --> 00:38:39,266
Jarred, you're up first.
You ready for this?
971
00:38:39,351 --> 00:38:41,268
- Yes, sir.
- Let's do this.
972
00:38:41,353 --> 00:38:48,201
♪ ♪
973
00:38:57,544 --> 00:38:59,712
All right, Jarred, let's talk
about your weapon here.
974
00:38:59,871 --> 00:39:01,714
So as you see,
when I'm cutting the hide,
975
00:39:01,873 --> 00:39:03,958
this area right here
is quite sharp.
976
00:39:04,042 --> 00:39:06,377
But this area right here that
took some rolling or damae
977
00:39:06,461 --> 00:39:08,295
during the strength test
just isn't quite sharp
978
00:39:08,380 --> 00:39:12,392
and it skips,
but overall, sir, it will cut.
979
00:39:12,551 --> 00:39:13,893
- Thank you.
980
00:39:13,977 --> 00:39:15,052
- All right, Josh,
your turn, sir.
981
00:39:15,137 --> 00:39:16,145
You ready?
- Send it.
982
00:39:16,230 --> 00:39:17,471
- Let's do this.
983
00:39:17,556 --> 00:39:24,362
♪ ♪
984
00:39:38,085 --> 00:39:41,003
- Nice job, man.
985
00:39:41,088 --> 00:39:43,423
- All right, Josh, let's talk
about your weapon here.
986
00:39:43,507 --> 00:39:45,174
You have a wicked grind
over here
987
00:39:45,259 --> 00:39:46,750
'cause even on the areas
988
00:39:46,835 --> 00:39:49,837
that took some rolling,
it's still razor sharp.
989
00:39:49,930 --> 00:39:52,765
On the cuts here, it's like
hot knife through butter.
990
00:39:52,924 --> 00:39:56,436
Overall, sir, your sword,
it will cut.
991
00:39:56,595 --> 00:39:57,845
- Thank you.
992
00:39:57,929 --> 00:40:00,097
♪ ♪
993
00:40:00,182 --> 00:40:02,108
- All right, guys, so you came
to this forge to show
994
00:40:02,192 --> 00:40:04,360
the world you have
what it takes as bladesmiths
995
00:40:04,445 --> 00:40:05,603
to win the title
of "Forged in Fire" champion
996
00:40:05,687 --> 00:40:07,447
and get a check for $10,000.
997
00:40:07,531 --> 00:40:10,274
And I gotta say,
both of you set the bar
998
00:40:10,367 --> 00:40:11,701
extremely high with your swords.
999
00:40:11,785 --> 00:40:14,203
And I know Ben is very proud
of your work.
1000
00:40:14,362 --> 00:40:15,455
You should be too.
1001
00:40:15,614 --> 00:40:17,281
But, guys, at the end
of the day,
1002
00:40:17,365 --> 00:40:19,125
only one of you
can take the title.
1003
00:40:19,209 --> 00:40:21,118
Judges have made
a final decision.
1004
00:40:21,203 --> 00:40:22,870
Today's "Forged in Fire"
champion is...
1005
00:40:22,954 --> 00:40:25,715
♪ ♪
1006
00:40:25,874 --> 00:40:28,134
Is Josh.
Congratulations, man.
1007
00:40:28,218 --> 00:40:30,553
Now, Jarred, you're
an extremely talented smith,
1008
00:40:30,712 --> 00:40:32,638
but unfortunately, you're not
going home with the win today,
1009
00:40:32,723 --> 00:40:34,715
and Ben Abbott's
was gonna tell you why.
1010
00:40:34,799 --> 00:40:36,392
- Well, Jarred, you brought us
an amazing Sutton Hoo replica.
1011
00:40:36,551 --> 00:40:38,469
I really like the Damascus
pattern you put on there.
1012
00:40:38,562 --> 00:40:40,146
I like that you
incorporated nickel
1013
00:40:40,230 --> 00:40:41,555
as an homage
to the first two rounds.
1014
00:40:41,640 --> 00:40:43,399
But at the end of the day,
your opponent's sword
1015
00:40:43,558 --> 00:40:45,809
just cut a little bit better in
the sharpness and KEAL tests.
1016
00:40:45,894 --> 00:40:47,645
And it's for that reason
we're letting you go.
1017
00:40:47,729 --> 00:40:49,822
- Understand.
- Jarred, unfortunately,
1018
00:40:49,981 --> 00:40:51,815
your time in this competition
has ended.
1019
00:40:51,909 --> 00:40:52,742
I'm gonna have to ask you
to please
1020
00:40:52,901 --> 00:40:53,826
step off The Forge floor.
1021
00:40:53,911 --> 00:40:55,319
- Thank you all very much.
1022
00:40:55,403 --> 00:40:58,331
I'm happy with what I made.
I did my very best.
1023
00:40:58,490 --> 00:40:59,999
But I don't think
there's any question
1024
00:41:00,158 --> 00:41:01,909
that his blade
performed better all around.
1025
00:41:01,993 --> 00:41:04,170
♪ ♪
1026
00:41:04,329 --> 00:41:06,080
- All right, Josh,
congratulations, man.
1027
00:41:06,164 --> 00:41:07,840
You're the newest
"Forged in Fire" champion,
1028
00:41:07,999 --> 00:41:10,426
and you got yourself
a check for $10,000.
1029
00:41:10,511 --> 00:41:11,669
Congratulations.
1030
00:41:11,753 --> 00:41:13,930
How do you feel?
- Pretty good.
1031
00:41:14,014 --> 00:41:18,601
I feel relieved, blessed,
and ecstatic that I just won.
1032
00:41:18,685 --> 00:41:19,936
- Do you have plans
for the money?
1033
00:41:20,020 --> 00:41:21,270
- I get the title.
God gets the glory.
1034
00:41:21,355 --> 00:41:22,939
Wife gets a patio.
1035
00:41:23,098 --> 00:41:24,357
- Wife gets a patio.
1036
00:41:24,441 --> 00:41:26,275
- I had a blast performing
under the pressure,
1037
00:41:26,360 --> 00:41:28,027
meeting new people.
1038
00:41:28,111 --> 00:41:30,854
If anybody's thinking
about doing this, try it out.
1039
00:41:30,939 --> 00:41:32,439
It really was a lot of fun.
1040
00:41:32,524 --> 00:41:39,372
♪ ♪