1 00:00:06,215 --> 00:00:08,133 - Over the years we've seen hundreds of smiths 2 00:00:08,217 --> 00:00:09,459 give it their all in our forge. 3 00:00:09,552 --> 00:00:10,710 - Yes! 4 00:00:10,795 --> 00:00:12,712 - There you go! 5 00:00:12,805 --> 00:00:14,798 - The judges have critiqued a lot of blades, given advice, 6 00:00:14,891 --> 00:00:17,383 and often times made a lot of tough decisions. 7 00:00:17,468 --> 00:00:20,553 - This is the closest decision I have ever had to make. 8 00:00:20,646 --> 00:00:22,639 - But now for the first time ever, 9 00:00:22,723 --> 00:00:24,149 our judges are gonna be 10 00:00:24,308 --> 00:00:26,309 the architects of this competition. 11 00:00:26,393 --> 00:00:29,646 This is the judge's takeover. Over the next four weeks, 12 00:00:29,739 --> 00:00:32,324 they will be choosing every aspect of the competition, 13 00:00:32,408 --> 00:00:36,161 the weapons, the challenges, and all of the tests. 14 00:00:36,245 --> 00:00:38,413 With the judges at the helm, the smiths are going to be 15 00:00:38,572 --> 00:00:41,166 challenged like never before, with each of our judges 16 00:00:41,325 --> 00:00:44,669 bring their own unique twist to the competition. 17 00:00:44,754 --> 00:00:47,422 It's time for the judge's takeover to begin. 18 00:00:50,259 --> 00:00:53,419 [rock music] 19 00:00:53,504 --> 00:01:00,685 ♪ ♪ 20 00:01:00,770 --> 00:01:03,188 - I am Dale Brannigan from Shelby, North Carolina. 21 00:01:03,272 --> 00:01:05,515 I design technology systems for banks 22 00:01:05,608 --> 00:01:07,350 and financial institutions. 23 00:01:07,443 --> 00:01:09,602 I like forging for the escape, 24 00:01:09,687 --> 00:01:14,524 get to hit things with hammers, and play with fire. [laughs] 25 00:01:14,608 --> 00:01:15,942 - My name's Wesley Crum. 26 00:01:16,035 --> 00:01:17,694 My full-time job is a wildland firefighter 27 00:01:17,787 --> 00:01:19,279 for the state of Mississippi. 28 00:01:19,363 --> 00:01:21,030 Being a firefighter, sometims you've got to make 29 00:01:21,115 --> 00:01:23,208 a split-second decision going one way or the othe. 30 00:01:23,292 --> 00:01:27,287 So I think it's prepared me for this competition. 31 00:01:27,380 --> 00:01:29,539 - I'm John Blankman from Avon, Utah. 32 00:01:29,623 --> 00:01:31,883 I'm a fire sprinkler contractor. 33 00:01:32,042 --> 00:01:34,294 I like bladesmithing 'cause at this point in my life, 34 00:01:34,387 --> 00:01:36,138 I'm stuck behind a desk most of the time 35 00:01:36,222 --> 00:01:38,214 and this allows me to get back out 36 00:01:38,307 --> 00:01:41,560 and do things with my hands, and it's just fulfilling. 37 00:01:43,804 --> 00:01:46,815 - My name is Tyler Grantrodm. I'm from Ordway, Colorado. 38 00:01:46,974 --> 00:01:48,233 The way I got into bladesmithing 39 00:01:48,317 --> 00:01:50,068 was actually "Forged in Fire." 40 00:01:50,153 --> 00:01:52,070 When I saw the competition, it kind of gave me a push 41 00:01:52,229 --> 00:01:54,322 to give it a try and the knives that I've finished 42 00:01:54,481 --> 00:01:56,324 ended up looking a little more like a knife than I expecte. 43 00:01:56,409 --> 00:01:57,909 So I made another and then another 44 00:01:58,068 --> 00:02:01,163 and then another and here I am. 45 00:02:01,322 --> 00:02:04,416 - Bladesmiths welcome to the Forge. 46 00:02:04,500 --> 00:02:07,243 You're all here because you are talented bladesmiths, 47 00:02:07,328 --> 00:02:08,920 but what we want to find out 48 00:02:09,005 --> 00:02:11,590 is do you have what it takes to compete for $10,000 49 00:02:11,749 --> 00:02:13,917 and the title of Forged in Fire Champion. 50 00:02:14,010 --> 00:02:16,502 We've got three intense rounds of bladesmithing competition 51 00:02:16,587 --> 00:02:17,921 lined up for you. At the end of each one, 52 00:02:18,005 --> 00:02:19,172 you're going to present your work 53 00:02:19,265 --> 00:02:20,849 to our panel of expert judges 54 00:02:20,933 --> 00:02:24,519 who will then make a critique and an elimination. 55 00:02:24,678 --> 00:02:28,097 Those judges are ABS Mastersmith J. Neilson, 56 00:02:28,191 --> 00:02:31,017 Historic Weapons re-creation specialist Dave Baker, 57 00:02:31,110 --> 00:02:35,021 and edge weapons specialist Doug Marcaida. 58 00:02:35,105 --> 00:02:37,699 You four are lucky enough to take part 59 00:02:37,783 --> 00:02:41,861 in a series of challenges we're calling the judge's takeover. 60 00:02:41,954 --> 00:02:43,872 Now in each one of these competitions, 61 00:02:44,031 --> 00:02:46,958 our judges have decided the weapons, the tests, 62 00:02:47,043 --> 00:02:49,285 and the challenges that you will be going through. 63 00:02:49,370 --> 00:02:51,788 - I'm feeling a little freaked out right now. 64 00:02:51,881 --> 00:02:53,873 Worried about what's coming 65 00:02:53,958 --> 00:02:56,801 and which judge it's going to be. 66 00:02:56,961 --> 00:03:00,513 - Tonight, it's J's turn to take over. 67 00:03:05,645 --> 00:03:07,887 - He's just got that crazy look on his face. 68 00:03:07,972 --> 00:03:09,731 If you look up insanity in the dictionary 69 00:03:09,890 --> 00:03:11,066 you're going to see a picture of J. Neilson 70 00:03:11,225 --> 00:03:13,485 rubbing his hands with a crazy smile on his face. 71 00:03:13,644 --> 00:03:15,478 It's very frightening. 72 00:03:15,562 --> 00:03:17,146 - Welcome to my competition. 73 00:03:17,240 --> 00:03:20,408 I guarantee you this is not going to be easy. 74 00:03:20,567 --> 00:03:23,078 First of all, you guys see you got a cloth on your anvil 75 00:03:23,162 --> 00:03:27,573 if you haven't watched my DVDs, you're going to wish you did. 76 00:03:27,667 --> 00:03:30,377 Go ahead and pull that cloth. 77 00:03:31,996 --> 00:03:35,006 Your challenge today, gentlemen, is to make a blade 78 00:03:35,165 --> 00:03:36,916 using one of my favorite techniques, 79 00:03:37,009 --> 00:03:41,930 canister Damascus, but I don't want you to make just any blade 80 00:03:42,014 --> 00:03:45,091 I want you to recreate a unique blade that I made. 81 00:03:45,175 --> 00:03:49,512 ♪ ♪ 82 00:03:49,596 --> 00:03:54,183 This, gentlemen, is what I call a serpentine push dagger. 83 00:03:54,277 --> 00:03:55,527 The idea for this design 84 00:03:55,686 --> 00:03:57,437 actually came from this competition. 85 00:03:57,530 --> 00:03:59,447 I decided I want to challenge myself. 86 00:03:59,606 --> 00:04:02,867 Now, you're going to recreate my serpentine push dagger, 87 00:04:03,027 --> 00:04:05,453 but you have to stay within these following parameters, 88 00:04:05,612 --> 00:04:09,532 your dagger blade must be between 8 and 9 inches, 89 00:04:09,625 --> 00:04:11,701 but your blade also has to have a recurve, 90 00:04:11,794 --> 00:04:14,620 you need to be set up for a full tang design, 91 00:04:14,714 --> 00:04:16,881 and you must remove your canister. 92 00:04:19,626 --> 00:04:21,878 I'm not going to make it that easy on you guys. 93 00:04:21,962 --> 00:04:24,139 - Now, 2 1/2-inch recurve is a big recurve 94 00:04:24,298 --> 00:04:25,557 on a 9-inch knife. 95 00:04:25,641 --> 00:04:28,051 - All right, guys, good luck. 96 00:04:28,135 --> 00:04:29,635 - That's going to be a challenge. 97 00:04:29,729 --> 00:04:31,137 - Now in round two of this competition, 98 00:04:31,230 --> 00:04:32,889 you will add handles to your blades turning thm 99 00:04:32,982 --> 00:04:34,807 into fully functioning weapons at which point our judges 100 00:04:34,900 --> 00:04:36,642 will check for strength and durability 101 00:04:36,727 --> 00:04:40,405 in a sheet metal punch and a metal chain slash. 102 00:04:40,489 --> 00:04:42,065 Then we're going to check for edge retention 103 00:04:42,149 --> 00:04:44,650 in a canvas stab and slice. 104 00:04:44,744 --> 00:04:46,494 You have three hours on the clock. 105 00:04:46,653 --> 00:04:48,071 Good luck, gentlemen, make J proud. 106 00:04:48,164 --> 00:04:50,915 Your time starts now. 107 00:04:51,000 --> 00:04:53,084 - Boy oh boy, this is brutal. 108 00:04:53,243 --> 00:04:54,753 - I have watched J. Neilson's DVDs 109 00:04:54,912 --> 00:04:57,497 on how to make canister multiple, multiple times. 110 00:04:57,590 --> 00:05:00,583 My wife is sick of seeing them. [laughs] 111 00:05:00,676 --> 00:05:02,010 First thing I'm going to do 112 00:05:02,094 --> 00:05:04,179 is get Wite-Out in that can and let it dry. 113 00:05:04,338 --> 00:05:06,514 - This is where preparation is really important. 114 00:05:06,673 --> 00:05:08,850 - Yeah, and you really have to follow the steps 115 00:05:09,009 --> 00:05:11,677 just like a recipe to get that Wite-Out dried out 116 00:05:11,762 --> 00:05:13,605 because if you don't then those ball-bearings 117 00:05:13,689 --> 00:05:14,764 are going to have Wite-Out on it 118 00:05:15,432 --> 00:05:16,682 and then they're not going to weld together, 119 00:05:16,776 --> 00:05:19,527 and then the can can fuse to the billet. 120 00:05:19,686 --> 00:05:22,105 - It's going to be hard for e to concentrate 121 00:05:22,198 --> 00:05:24,699 knowing that J. Neilson is going to be staring there 122 00:05:24,858 --> 00:05:26,776 and I'm just going to feel it in the back of my head. 123 00:05:26,869 --> 00:05:28,444 I think that's gonna help me though and be like, 124 00:05:28,529 --> 00:05:30,455 "Hey, you better bring the A-game." 125 00:05:34,126 --> 00:05:36,285 - Why do you want to see the can off? 126 00:05:36,379 --> 00:05:39,372 - Having this double-edged dagger, it's not super wide 127 00:05:39,465 --> 00:05:41,132 so I'd want the can off completely 128 00:05:41,217 --> 00:05:44,043 so it won't be right on the edge or anything. 129 00:05:44,136 --> 00:05:45,878 - While I have my steel in the forge 130 00:05:45,963 --> 00:05:47,880 to give it a little extra soak time, 131 00:05:47,973 --> 00:05:50,558 I go over and I measure the serpentine dagger. 132 00:05:50,717 --> 00:05:53,812 - You can leave that canister in there for quite a while 133 00:05:53,896 --> 00:05:56,222 and I wouldn't take it out until I saw the outside 134 00:05:56,306 --> 00:05:59,984 of the can starting to melt like a stick of butter. 135 00:06:00,144 --> 00:06:01,394 - My favorite thing about J. 136 00:06:01,487 --> 00:06:03,571 Neilson is his complete lack of mercy. 137 00:06:03,730 --> 00:06:05,990 - All four of the smiths have grabbed their canister, 138 00:06:06,150 --> 00:06:07,409 filled them with ball-bearings, 139 00:06:07,568 --> 00:06:10,903 and sometimes to save time they leave the can on. 140 00:06:10,996 --> 00:06:12,831 - Well, we weren't doing that this time. 141 00:06:12,990 --> 00:06:14,749 - You are evil. 142 00:06:14,834 --> 00:06:16,576 - I think J. Neilson's just the guy that likes a challenge 143 00:06:16,660 --> 00:06:18,336 and he likes to see other people challenged too. 144 00:06:19,922 --> 00:06:21,256 - [laughs] 145 00:06:21,415 --> 00:06:23,007 ♪ ♪ 146 00:06:23,167 --> 00:06:25,093 - Whoa, Tyler's got a big burn hole 147 00:06:25,177 --> 00:06:26,836 coming through his canister there. 148 00:06:26,929 --> 00:06:29,338 - I see that I have a hole in one of my wields 149 00:06:29,432 --> 00:06:31,841 so my Wite-Out is leaking and causing a little fire. 150 00:06:31,934 --> 00:06:33,852 I need to weld that back up. I'm a little worried 151 00:06:33,936 --> 00:06:35,937 that I might've burnt out all of my Wite-Out 152 00:06:36,096 --> 00:06:38,347 'cause it possibly could stick to the can. 153 00:06:38,432 --> 00:06:40,600 So I can't peel something that's welded on. 154 00:06:40,684 --> 00:06:43,528 I hope it's good. 155 00:06:43,687 --> 00:06:44,863 - This moment is crucial. 156 00:06:44,947 --> 00:06:46,772 Setting the welds is the most important part 157 00:06:46,866 --> 00:06:48,450 'cause if you give it too much pressure 158 00:06:48,609 --> 00:06:50,526 or not enough pressure, you're starting over. 159 00:06:50,619 --> 00:06:51,619 - Wesley on the press. 160 00:06:51,704 --> 00:06:53,037 - There he goes. Wesley's cooking. 161 00:06:53,197 --> 00:06:54,539 - First weld set. I feel good. 162 00:06:54,623 --> 00:06:56,124 Hopefully, I can peel this can right off. 163 00:06:57,626 --> 00:07:01,796 [bleep]. It's not moving. It's welded solid. 164 00:07:01,955 --> 00:07:04,048 So I don't know if I didn't use enough Wite-Out 165 00:07:04,133 --> 00:07:06,292 or if I didn't let it dry enough or what, 166 00:07:06,385 --> 00:07:08,794 but I can't spend any more time on this. 167 00:07:08,888 --> 00:07:10,630 I decided that I'm just going to leave it on, 168 00:07:10,723 --> 00:07:13,308 forge it out, and then grind it away. 169 00:07:13,467 --> 00:07:15,477 - Grinding a can off is very time-consuming. 170 00:07:15,636 --> 00:07:17,803 Wesley goes through all this, etches it, 171 00:07:17,897 --> 00:07:21,057 and you could see patches of canister on there. 172 00:07:21,141 --> 00:07:24,477 Does not bode well for Wesley's chances. 173 00:07:24,561 --> 00:07:26,145 ♪ ♪ 174 00:07:26,238 --> 00:07:28,648 - My can looks nice like hot melty butter. 175 00:07:28,741 --> 00:07:30,900 Now it's time to set my first weld. 176 00:07:30,984 --> 00:07:32,485 - Dale's gone for his first press 177 00:07:32,578 --> 00:07:33,912 and he looked like he was pretty hot 178 00:07:33,996 --> 00:07:35,321 and he didn't bite down too hard 179 00:07:35,414 --> 00:07:38,082 on that first pressing which is great. 180 00:07:38,242 --> 00:07:40,502 - Almost there. 181 00:07:40,661 --> 00:07:42,420 ♪ ♪ 182 00:07:42,505 --> 00:07:43,755 - John just did his first pass in the press 183 00:07:43,839 --> 00:07:47,250 and it looked like he was nice easy touches. 184 00:07:47,334 --> 00:07:50,336 - But that billet was not as screaming hot. 185 00:07:50,429 --> 00:07:52,931 As we've seen not having enough heat in the billet 186 00:07:53,015 --> 00:07:54,599 you might find 187 00:07:54,683 --> 00:07:57,435 that the core of that billet isn't welded properly. 188 00:07:57,520 --> 00:07:58,937 - It seemed to be moving well. 189 00:07:59,096 --> 00:08:01,013 I'm going to try to peel a can off. 190 00:08:01,098 --> 00:08:05,101 ♪ ♪ 191 00:08:05,194 --> 00:08:09,021 Oop. It was not welded yet. 192 00:08:09,106 --> 00:08:13,034 - Uh-oh, John didn't like what he saw in there. Uh-oh. 193 00:08:13,193 --> 00:08:14,536 - Too soon. 194 00:08:14,695 --> 00:08:17,863 So I--back to the welder seal it back up again 195 00:08:17,948 --> 00:08:20,458 and go back in the fire. 196 00:08:20,617 --> 00:08:23,628 - One problem with that is the Wite-Out is already cooked 197 00:08:23,787 --> 00:08:27,790 so now it's probably going to weld to the billet inside. 198 00:08:27,874 --> 00:08:31,553 - Bladesmiths, you have two hours remaining! 199 00:08:31,712 --> 00:08:33,471 ♪ ♪ 200 00:08:33,630 --> 00:08:35,557 - I'm trying to peel my can by grinding off the corner, 201 00:08:35,641 --> 00:08:37,809 but the problem is I don't see a seam anywhere. 202 00:08:37,893 --> 00:08:42,564 So that tells me that my billet is weld into the can. 203 00:08:42,648 --> 00:08:44,482 - I think my Wite-Out ended up burning out 204 00:08:44,641 --> 00:08:46,142 through a little bit of holes I had. 205 00:08:46,235 --> 00:08:47,977 So it didn't stop it from sticking like it should. 206 00:08:48,070 --> 00:08:50,655 So I'm going to have to grind it off instead of peeling. 207 00:08:50,814 --> 00:08:53,566 - Tyler and Wesley I'm really worried about the amount 208 00:08:53,650 --> 00:08:55,410 of grinding they have in front of them. 209 00:08:55,569 --> 00:08:58,204 - I'm pretty far behind, so I gotta pick it up. 210 00:08:59,406 --> 00:09:00,582 ♪ ♪ 211 00:09:00,741 --> 00:09:03,743 - All right, looks like Dale has a clean billet. 212 00:09:03,827 --> 00:09:05,920 Got the can ground off. 213 00:09:06,079 --> 00:09:08,423 - It is shiny all the way across 214 00:09:08,582 --> 00:09:09,924 and I'm going to start to use the press 215 00:09:10,083 --> 00:09:12,343 to stretch out the billet lengthwise 216 00:09:12,502 --> 00:09:14,512 and to isolate the handle. 217 00:09:14,671 --> 00:09:18,090 - This would be the ideal time for Dale to go over one, 218 00:09:18,183 --> 00:09:20,259 isolate that small section at the back, 219 00:09:20,352 --> 00:09:22,345 and then go and fuller it out. 220 00:09:22,429 --> 00:09:24,180 - You really need a T-shaped blade. 221 00:09:24,273 --> 00:09:25,765 - Yep. 222 00:09:25,858 --> 00:09:27,183 - Oh, I think that's what he's doing. 223 00:09:27,267 --> 00:09:28,768 - When I make normal knives, 224 00:09:28,852 --> 00:09:31,696 the tang goes in line with the knife. 225 00:09:31,780 --> 00:09:34,616 This is perpendicular, so I have to stretch 226 00:09:34,775 --> 00:09:36,692 this thing out sideways, which is not something 227 00:09:36,785 --> 00:09:40,112 that I do on a regular basis. 228 00:09:40,197 --> 00:09:42,206 ♪ ♪ 229 00:09:42,291 --> 00:09:44,709 - Well, I get it out and pressed again. 230 00:09:44,868 --> 00:09:46,794 Try this again. 231 00:09:46,879 --> 00:09:51,207 - Again, I don't know if he was hot enough to get it to weld. 232 00:09:51,300 --> 00:09:53,301 - Here we go. Let's see. 233 00:09:53,460 --> 00:09:57,963 - What in the hell? I can't peel the can off. 234 00:09:58,057 --> 00:10:00,049 The canister had actually pinched on 235 00:10:00,133 --> 00:10:03,469 to the harder steel inside. 236 00:10:03,553 --> 00:10:04,979 - John's tired. 237 00:10:05,138 --> 00:10:07,565 - Oh, he's beet--he's beet red. - Oh, hell. 238 00:10:07,650 --> 00:10:09,567 I don't even know if I can save this billet. 239 00:10:09,726 --> 00:10:10,976 If I can't peel that can off 240 00:10:11,061 --> 00:10:17,066 I'm going to be the first one to go home. 241 00:10:17,150 --> 00:10:18,317 I guess I gotta start over. 242 00:10:18,402 --> 00:10:20,078 ♪ ♪ 243 00:10:20,162 --> 00:10:22,580 - An hour and 20 minutes in, and John is starting over. 244 00:10:22,739 --> 00:10:25,324 - John's biggest thing he needs to do is get the can together 245 00:10:25,409 --> 00:10:28,661 and leave it in there to get hot enough. 246 00:10:28,745 --> 00:10:31,839 - The pressure has doubled but I don't quit. 247 00:10:33,667 --> 00:10:36,260 - Bladesmiths, you're halfway through round one! 248 00:10:36,345 --> 00:10:38,596 You have 90 minutes remaining! 249 00:10:38,681 --> 00:10:40,756 - I got to fix and 'bout--cut about half of my billet off. 250 00:10:40,841 --> 00:10:42,925 I have gotten to start folding the shape. 251 00:10:43,009 --> 00:10:44,927 The shape of this blade is very difficult. 252 00:10:45,020 --> 00:10:46,938 Not only do you have four bevels to deal with, 253 00:10:47,097 --> 00:10:50,358 but you also have the extreme curve to deal with too 254 00:10:50,517 --> 00:10:53,269 and that just makes it insanely hard. 255 00:10:53,353 --> 00:10:56,188 We're going to bend it some more. 256 00:10:56,281 --> 00:10:57,523 - I mean, who would have thought 257 00:10:57,607 --> 00:10:58,607 this would be a hard challenge? 258 00:10:58,692 --> 00:11:00,609 - Gosh, J, you came up with it. 259 00:11:00,703 --> 00:11:03,121 [laughter] 260 00:11:03,205 --> 00:11:05,873 - If you don't challenge the smiths, they won't improve. 261 00:11:05,958 --> 00:11:08,784 - But Tyler's aggressively hammering on that horn trying 262 00:11:08,869 --> 00:11:11,954 to get that deep 2 1/2-inch curve in there. 263 00:11:12,038 --> 00:11:13,456 - Tyler is doing a good job. 264 00:11:13,540 --> 00:11:15,791 - He just got so much material. 265 00:11:15,876 --> 00:11:20,129 ♪ ♪ 266 00:11:20,213 --> 00:11:21,973 - Dale's is looking pretty good. 267 00:11:22,132 --> 00:11:26,969 - I am feeling exhausted, but it's looking really cool. 268 00:11:27,053 --> 00:11:30,064 It kind of looks like a python. 269 00:11:30,223 --> 00:11:31,899 I have everything nice and straight. 270 00:11:32,058 --> 00:11:33,735 I go start getting ready for my quench. 271 00:11:33,894 --> 00:11:35,820 Do a couple of quick heat cycles. 272 00:11:35,904 --> 00:11:40,065 Hopefully, refine whatever horrible grain I created. 273 00:11:40,150 --> 00:11:42,985 ♪ ♪ 274 00:11:43,078 --> 00:11:47,415 It's definitely hard. That's good. I gotta go and-- 275 00:11:47,574 --> 00:11:52,003 - Bladesmiths, you're down to one hour! 276 00:11:52,087 --> 00:11:53,588 - On the second billet 277 00:11:53,747 --> 00:11:55,331 I'm feeling a lot better about the heat. 278 00:11:55,424 --> 00:11:57,925 So I should be good with the forge welding. 279 00:11:58,010 --> 00:11:59,260 - John did, fortunately, 280 00:11:59,344 --> 00:12:01,420 at least let that billet get hotter. 281 00:12:01,505 --> 00:12:03,339 That color was a lot better the second time around. 282 00:12:03,423 --> 00:12:05,174 - Oh, yeah, it was. 283 00:12:05,267 --> 00:12:07,268 - I know I don't have any time left to do anymore, 284 00:12:07,352 --> 00:12:09,345 but I start peeling the can off. 285 00:12:09,429 --> 00:12:11,180 ♪ ♪ 286 00:12:11,273 --> 00:12:15,518 - Well, let's hope John has better results this time. 287 00:12:15,602 --> 00:12:18,112 - Go, John! 288 00:12:18,271 --> 00:12:19,530 - There we go, John. - There we go. 289 00:12:19,689 --> 00:12:20,782 - The billet is good. 290 00:12:20,866 --> 00:12:25,453 Now I have to go to town with metal. 291 00:12:25,537 --> 00:12:28,614 - Bladesmiths, you have 30 minutes remaining! 292 00:12:28,698 --> 00:12:32,034 ♪ ♪ 293 00:12:32,118 --> 00:12:33,869 - I pull my blade out of the quench, 294 00:12:33,954 --> 00:12:35,788 and it does not look like it really warped any 295 00:12:35,872 --> 00:12:38,207 and so it looks okay. 296 00:12:38,291 --> 00:12:39,708 And now I'm gonna try to bring it to the grinder 297 00:12:39,802 --> 00:12:43,596 and try to grind off as much of this can that I ca. 298 00:12:46,058 --> 00:12:47,809 - Wesley, I'm really worried about 299 00:12:47,968 --> 00:12:50,228 because it's less than 25 minutes. 300 00:12:50,387 --> 00:12:55,233 He got to shave and grind all that canister off and quench. 301 00:12:55,317 --> 00:12:57,652 - He's kind of missing that recurred shape that you have. 302 00:12:59,980 --> 00:13:02,323 - Pull it out. I see there's a little warp, 303 00:13:02,482 --> 00:13:04,575 but I don't have time to mess with it. 304 00:13:04,660 --> 00:13:06,986 I've got to get to the grinder maybe I can grind it out. 305 00:13:07,070 --> 00:13:09,330 I'm just running out of time. 306 00:13:09,414 --> 00:13:12,241 - Bladesmiths, you have 10 minutes remaining! 307 00:13:12,325 --> 00:13:14,085 ♪ ♪ 308 00:13:14,169 --> 00:13:17,663 - My shape on this thing is really rough but I just hae 309 00:13:17,756 --> 00:13:19,748 to pull the plug on making it look pretty, 310 00:13:19,833 --> 00:13:21,500 and get it in there to get it quenched. 311 00:13:21,585 --> 00:13:23,761 ♪ ♪ 312 00:13:23,846 --> 00:13:26,681 - John has done a fabulous job 313 00:13:26,765 --> 00:13:31,594 of coming back from absolute disaster. 314 00:13:31,678 --> 00:13:37,266 - Five, four, three, two, one. Gentlemen, 315 00:13:37,350 --> 00:13:39,768 turn off your machines, put down your tools. 316 00:13:39,853 --> 00:13:41,604 This round is over! 317 00:13:41,697 --> 00:13:43,022 - [grunts] 318 00:13:43,115 --> 00:13:44,699 - That was a lot harder than I expected. 319 00:13:46,285 --> 00:13:48,027 I am extremely happy 320 00:13:48,111 --> 00:13:51,614 with what I was able to do in an hour and a half. 321 00:13:51,707 --> 00:13:54,458 I didn't think that I was gonna be able to do it, 322 00:13:54,543 --> 00:13:57,286 but I knew I wasn't going to quit trying. 323 00:13:57,370 --> 00:13:58,796 - All right, gentlemen, 324 00:13:58,881 --> 00:14:00,456 in the first three hours of this competition 325 00:14:00,549 --> 00:14:02,875 we asked you to make canister Damascus and recreate 326 00:14:02,959 --> 00:14:05,219 J's serpentine push dagger. 327 00:14:05,304 --> 00:14:07,555 Not an easy challenge, but you all came through. 328 00:14:07,639 --> 00:14:09,381 So congratulations. 329 00:14:09,466 --> 00:14:11,893 But the time has come for the first critique and eliminatio. 330 00:14:12,052 --> 00:14:13,895 Dale, you're up please present your work. 331 00:14:16,389 --> 00:14:17,815 - All right, Dale, 332 00:14:17,900 --> 00:14:20,726 by far you, have the closest design over here 333 00:14:20,810 --> 00:14:23,979 to what J has good job on that, but the problem with your blade 334 00:14:24,072 --> 00:14:26,741 is you've got to tip really thin at the end 335 00:14:26,825 --> 00:14:29,160 and that could be a problem in testing. 336 00:14:29,244 --> 00:14:31,412 If you move forward it's about refining your blade 337 00:14:31,496 --> 00:14:33,164 and making it functional 338 00:14:33,323 --> 00:14:38,169 so that it operates without any issues at all. Good job. 339 00:14:38,253 --> 00:14:40,546 - All right, Wes, you're up next please present your work. 340 00:14:42,248 --> 00:14:45,250 - All right, Wesley, first off your steel looks pretty good, 341 00:14:45,335 --> 00:14:47,503 but we do have a couple issues. 342 00:14:47,587 --> 00:14:50,681 You definitely need more mass on the handle 343 00:14:50,766 --> 00:14:52,341 to make it comfortable and match that. 344 00:14:52,434 --> 00:14:55,019 You could always add material and stuff like that. 345 00:14:55,178 --> 00:14:58,597 My big thing is even if you add the material the point 346 00:14:58,682 --> 00:15:01,350 is supposed to be lined up with the index finger, 347 00:15:01,434 --> 00:15:02,851 and you could tell it's not. 348 00:15:02,945 --> 00:15:06,772 Doing a thrust with this I'd have to move my arm 349 00:15:06,856 --> 00:15:09,692 and kind of hook into it to stab with it. 350 00:15:09,776 --> 00:15:11,276 You just need to find a way 351 00:15:11,370 --> 00:15:14,789 to make this look closer to that. 352 00:15:16,700 --> 00:15:18,793 - John, you're up next. Please present your work. 353 00:15:21,463 --> 00:15:26,217 - John, first off, man, you worked hard to make this. 354 00:15:26,301 --> 00:15:27,969 I commend you on that. 355 00:15:28,128 --> 00:15:30,805 You don't have that forward point, 356 00:15:30,889 --> 00:15:32,381 but there's enough mass in this blade 357 00:15:32,465 --> 00:15:33,641 that I can almost trace 358 00:15:33,800 --> 00:15:37,395 that blade onto this blank which is a plus. 359 00:15:37,479 --> 00:15:39,888 For the most part, you've got a solid piece of steel. 360 00:15:39,982 --> 00:15:41,557 It's good work. 361 00:15:41,641 --> 00:15:43,317 - Thank you. 362 00:15:43,476 --> 00:15:45,444 - Tyler, please present your work. 363 00:15:47,990 --> 00:15:50,908 - All right, Tyler, there's a lot of steel still here, 364 00:15:51,067 --> 00:15:54,662 but on the plus side, you got the shape pretty close. 365 00:15:54,746 --> 00:15:56,405 You do have that forward-facing tip, 366 00:15:56,498 --> 00:15:59,667 but you definitely need to do something down here. 367 00:15:59,751 --> 00:16:01,752 Add some more to the tang. 368 00:16:01,837 --> 00:16:03,412 If you move into the second round, 369 00:16:03,496 --> 00:16:04,663 I think you've got a good chance 370 00:16:04,748 --> 00:16:07,258 of making a viable copy of this knife. 371 00:16:07,342 --> 00:16:10,011 It's a good job. - Thank you. 372 00:16:10,170 --> 00:16:13,589 - I made this blade in an hour and a half. 373 00:16:13,673 --> 00:16:17,426 I'm just nervous, tense, and expecting the worst. 374 00:16:17,510 --> 00:16:18,936 - All right, gentlemen, 375 00:16:19,021 --> 00:16:21,430 the judges have made the decision and the bladesmih 376 00:16:21,514 --> 00:16:26,444 leaving the forge is... 377 00:16:26,603 --> 00:16:28,446 Wesley. Unfortunately, your blade didn't make the cut, 378 00:16:28,530 --> 00:16:30,281 and Doug's gonna tell you why. 379 00:16:30,365 --> 00:16:32,274 - Wesley, I really appreciate all the effort and time 380 00:16:32,358 --> 00:16:34,368 that you put in, but at the end of the day, 381 00:16:34,527 --> 00:16:36,370 your blade has the least amount of material 382 00:16:36,455 --> 00:16:38,947 to make it a viable blade and get back on track. 383 00:16:39,041 --> 00:16:41,950 And for that reason, we're sending you home. 384 00:16:42,044 --> 00:16:43,202 - Understood. 385 00:16:43,295 --> 00:16:44,545 - Well, Wesley you fought hard 386 00:16:44,629 --> 00:16:46,297 through a very difficult competition, 387 00:16:46,456 --> 00:16:47,882 but unfortunately, your blade's not going to be moving forward 388 00:16:47,966 --> 00:16:49,300 to the next round. 389 00:16:49,384 --> 00:16:50,959 For that reason, I'm going to have to ask you 390 00:16:51,044 --> 00:16:54,889 to please surrender your work and step off the Forge floo. 391 00:16:54,973 --> 00:16:56,640 - This blade was extremely difficult. 392 00:16:56,800 --> 00:16:58,809 It's definitely the hardest thing I've ever done, 393 00:16:58,968 --> 00:17:01,562 but I am going to go home and make a serpentine push dagger 394 00:17:01,721 --> 00:17:03,230 and it's going to look just like J. Neilson's 395 00:17:03,315 --> 00:17:06,317 and I'm going to send him a picture of it. 396 00:17:06,401 --> 00:17:07,476 - Gentlemen, congratulations. 397 00:17:07,560 --> 00:17:08,986 The three of you are moving forward 398 00:17:09,071 --> 00:17:11,063 into the second round of this competition. 399 00:17:11,147 --> 00:17:13,982 And in this round, J's got a stipulation for you. 400 00:17:14,067 --> 00:17:16,485 - Bladesmiths, remember you have to sharpen both your edge, 401 00:17:16,569 --> 00:17:19,321 being a dagger, and you have to add handles. 402 00:17:19,405 --> 00:17:21,240 And for that you're going to use one of my favorite 403 00:17:21,324 --> 00:17:25,077 handle materials, burl wood 404 00:17:25,161 --> 00:17:27,254 - Now, guys, at the end of this round, 405 00:17:27,339 --> 00:17:29,173 the judges are going to test for strength and durability 406 00:17:29,257 --> 00:17:30,424 in a sheet metal punch 407 00:17:30,509 --> 00:17:32,084 and a metal chain slash. 408 00:17:32,168 --> 00:17:33,919 Then they're going to check your edge retention 409 00:17:34,003 --> 00:17:36,338 in a canvas stab and slice. 410 00:17:36,422 --> 00:17:37,932 Bladesmiths, we've put two hours on the clock 411 00:17:38,016 --> 00:17:39,424 for this round of the competition. 412 00:17:39,518 --> 00:17:41,760 Good luck. Your time starts now. 413 00:17:41,845 --> 00:17:47,432 ♪ ♪ 414 00:17:47,517 --> 00:17:48,684 - Well, Dale set himself up 415 00:17:48,768 --> 00:17:50,694 in a really good position for this round. 416 00:17:50,779 --> 00:17:52,696 He's got the least amount of work to do. 417 00:17:52,781 --> 00:17:54,365 - I have to work on the tip 418 00:17:54,449 --> 00:17:58,193 so hopefully it'll hold up in the sheet metal punch. 419 00:17:58,278 --> 00:18:01,205 - Dale's tip is a little bit lean and longer 420 00:18:01,364 --> 00:18:02,957 than what yours is. 421 00:18:03,041 --> 00:18:04,283 Do you leave yourself open 422 00:18:04,367 --> 00:18:06,127 for the testing of that tip to snap off? 423 00:18:09,455 --> 00:18:11,540 - Basically, I just have a knife blank 424 00:18:11,624 --> 00:18:13,458 with a very rough shape. 425 00:18:13,543 --> 00:18:16,044 So first thing I'm gonna do is take my knife up to the example 426 00:18:16,129 --> 00:18:17,880 and try and trace out a little bit of a shape. 427 00:18:17,973 --> 00:18:19,473 - Look what John's doing... - That's smart. 428 00:18:19,558 --> 00:18:21,559 - Perfect. He had a billet bigger 429 00:18:21,718 --> 00:18:26,138 all around than your example. So now just reduce to the size. 430 00:18:26,222 --> 00:18:27,639 - Exactly. 431 00:18:27,724 --> 00:18:31,318 ♪ ♪ 432 00:18:31,403 --> 00:18:34,146 - Tyler's got a lot of grinding to do. 433 00:18:34,239 --> 00:18:35,814 - Good thing about Tyler's blade 434 00:18:35,899 --> 00:18:37,491 is it's got the form that we're already looking for. 435 00:18:37,650 --> 00:18:39,484 - Yeah. - My to-do list for this round 436 00:18:39,569 --> 00:18:42,070 is I have to get all this weight off this knife 437 00:18:42,155 --> 00:18:43,747 and then try to get my thick, 438 00:18:43,832 --> 00:18:46,167 thick edges into some sort of edge. 439 00:18:48,670 --> 00:18:51,338 - Making a push dagger handl, which is T-shaped, 440 00:18:51,497 --> 00:18:53,582 the tang is perpendicular to the blade. 441 00:18:53,675 --> 00:18:55,584 We have to put some wood scales on there 442 00:18:55,677 --> 00:18:57,678 and it has to be large enough to be comfortable 443 00:18:57,762 --> 00:18:59,346 and small enough to fit in the hand. 444 00:18:59,505 --> 00:19:01,849 - You look at J's design and the handle size 445 00:19:01,933 --> 00:19:04,760 isn't that big, that does not mean 446 00:19:04,853 --> 00:19:07,679 it's any less complex than any other handle. 447 00:19:07,764 --> 00:19:09,431 - I got my pins in the handle material, 448 00:19:09,524 --> 00:19:11,275 I just got to shape it, make it comfortable, 449 00:19:11,359 --> 00:19:13,861 take the hotspots off, and get it ready. 450 00:19:15,605 --> 00:19:19,617 - Bladesmiths, you are down to one hour! 451 00:19:19,701 --> 00:19:22,110 - I got the handle roughly ground out. 452 00:19:22,195 --> 00:19:23,787 Figured it's time to get some pinholes in it. 453 00:19:23,872 --> 00:19:25,956 It's drilling great-- 454 00:19:26,041 --> 00:19:28,951 [groans] and then it hits hard spot. 455 00:19:29,035 --> 00:19:32,120 Nope. Figured I am not wasting any more time 456 00:19:32,214 --> 00:19:35,874 I'm gonna go straight to the cutting torch. 457 00:19:35,959 --> 00:19:37,301 - John's got the hot wrench. 458 00:19:37,385 --> 00:19:39,053 - John is blowing holes. - Yeah, he's blowing holes. 459 00:19:39,137 --> 00:19:41,880 - He's blowing holes. - Oh, no. 460 00:19:41,965 --> 00:19:43,548 Let's hope he doesn't accidentally overheat that 461 00:19:43,642 --> 00:19:45,717 and lock that tang right off. 462 00:19:45,802 --> 00:19:47,519 - Using now the torch, I can overheat my metal 463 00:19:48,897 --> 00:19:51,223 and lose my temper and hardness in the tang, 464 00:19:51,307 --> 00:19:58,656 but I just don't have time. I've got to try it. 465 00:19:58,740 --> 00:19:59,698 So I've got one shot. I got to get this done right. 466 00:20:00,825 --> 00:20:02,576 - All right, moment of truth. 467 00:20:04,913 --> 00:20:06,655 Oh, wow, those are the cleanest holes 468 00:20:06,739 --> 00:20:08,082 I've seen with a torch. 469 00:20:08,241 --> 00:20:10,084 - I got the holes burning through the tang, 470 00:20:10,168 --> 00:20:12,503 but I know I still have a lot to do. 471 00:20:12,662 --> 00:20:15,089 So now I have to move on. 472 00:20:15,248 --> 00:20:16,581 - Bladesmiths, you have 30 minutes 473 00:20:16,666 --> 00:20:18,667 before testing and elimination! 474 00:20:18,751 --> 00:20:20,168 ♪ ♪ 475 00:20:20,253 --> 00:20:22,263 Tyler's still taking a ton of material off. 476 00:20:22,422 --> 00:20:24,423 - I've been at the grinder for a while 477 00:20:24,516 --> 00:20:26,100 and I'm just going to continue 478 00:20:26,259 --> 00:20:27,676 until I get it to where I can feel an edge. 479 00:20:27,769 --> 00:20:29,678 So once I'm there I'll go to my handle. 480 00:20:29,762 --> 00:20:31,438 - Oftentimes we see the smiths their handle 481 00:20:31,523 --> 00:20:32,940 is like an afterthought, 482 00:20:33,099 --> 00:20:34,942 but their handles often times send them home 483 00:20:35,026 --> 00:20:36,768 because they're not refined enough 484 00:20:36,853 --> 00:20:38,770 or they're actually dangerous for you guys to swing. 485 00:20:38,855 --> 00:20:41,273 ♪ ♪ 486 00:20:41,357 --> 00:20:42,783 - I'm feeling pretty good about this blade. 487 00:20:42,942 --> 00:20:44,535 Trying to make it as sharp as I can 488 00:20:44,619 --> 00:20:45,861 before the end of the round. 489 00:20:45,945 --> 00:20:48,372 - With all the curves around it, 490 00:20:48,456 --> 00:20:50,291 it's important that aptly dip 491 00:20:50,375 --> 00:20:53,794 to every edge of that which is gonna be difficult. 492 00:20:53,878 --> 00:20:55,454 - The inside curves are horrible. 493 00:20:55,538 --> 00:20:57,798 I have to use a small wheels and grind them vertically 494 00:20:57,882 --> 00:20:59,633 to get in there and get them sharp. 495 00:21:02,462 --> 00:21:04,888 - Now I need to start getting the handle shaped. 496 00:21:04,973 --> 00:21:06,298 - It looks like he's got 497 00:21:06,391 --> 00:21:08,633 a pretty bulbous egg-shaped handle 498 00:21:08,718 --> 00:21:10,218 which is pretty important for this one 499 00:21:10,303 --> 00:21:11,553 because you have to have a good solid grip. 500 00:21:11,637 --> 00:21:12,980 - Yeah. 501 00:21:13,064 --> 00:21:16,058 - And a lot of material in your palm. 502 00:21:16,151 --> 00:21:18,810 - Tyler still doesn't have that handle shaped at all. 503 00:21:18,895 --> 00:21:21,405 - I still have to make a punch dagger-type handle 504 00:21:21,489 --> 00:21:22,898 so it's going to be a pain in the neck 505 00:21:22,982 --> 00:21:24,992 to try to get inside those little grooves 506 00:21:25,076 --> 00:21:27,745 to grind a perfect little handle for your fingers. 507 00:21:27,829 --> 00:21:31,490 - Really worrying about Tyler. His handle is tiny. 508 00:21:31,583 --> 00:21:33,909 There's so little to grip on to. 509 00:21:33,993 --> 00:21:35,827 ♪ ♪ 510 00:21:35,920 --> 00:21:40,749 - Five, four, three, two, one. 511 00:21:40,842 --> 00:21:44,503 Gentlemen, put down your tools. This round is over! 512 00:21:44,587 --> 00:21:46,013 - I feel pretty good. 513 00:21:46,097 --> 00:21:48,766 I actually have a usable knife in front of me. 514 00:21:48,850 --> 00:21:51,101 I wish my tang was a little bit longer, 515 00:21:51,186 --> 00:21:53,187 but I think it feels pretty good for my hands. 516 00:21:53,271 --> 00:21:55,263 We'll have to see. 517 00:21:55,357 --> 00:21:57,766 - Bladesmiths, welcome to our strength test. 518 00:21:57,850 --> 00:22:02,771 Our sheet metal punch and steel chain slash. 519 00:22:02,855 --> 00:22:05,774 Remember, it's not what your serpentine daggers 520 00:22:05,867 --> 00:22:07,368 do to that steel 521 00:22:07,452 --> 00:22:09,620 I want to see what the steel does to your daggers. 522 00:22:09,704 --> 00:22:11,205 And Tyler, you're ready to go? 523 00:22:11,289 --> 00:22:13,374 - I guess so. - All right, let's do it. 524 00:22:15,201 --> 00:22:16,794 - I am concerned a little bit about my handle 525 00:22:16,878 --> 00:22:19,204 because it is a little smaller than the other ones, 526 00:22:19,288 --> 00:22:20,789 but I'm hoping they can hold on to it 527 00:22:20,873 --> 00:22:22,049 I tried to make it nice and thick. 528 00:22:22,967 --> 00:22:28,213 - [laughs] 529 00:22:28,297 --> 00:22:31,216 [metal music] 530 00:22:31,300 --> 00:22:38,065 ♪ ♪ 531 00:22:52,163 --> 00:22:53,664 - All right, Tyler, you survived. 532 00:22:53,748 --> 00:22:57,409 Good job. Your blade is super thick, still, I mean, 533 00:22:57,502 --> 00:22:59,503 it's--it's almost a 1/4-inch-thick 534 00:22:59,587 --> 00:23:01,997 and you did take some chipping on the chain. 535 00:23:02,081 --> 00:23:05,175 The handle is a big problem. 536 00:23:05,260 --> 00:23:07,511 There's very little to hold onto here. 537 00:23:07,670 --> 00:23:09,096 This thing keeps twisting 538 00:23:09,180 --> 00:23:12,340 and--and digging and biting into me. 539 00:23:12,434 --> 00:23:14,768 It's just really hard to comfortably use this piece, 540 00:23:14,927 --> 00:23:16,186 but that being said, you did survive. 541 00:23:16,271 --> 00:23:17,679 It's a good job. 542 00:23:17,763 --> 00:23:18,856 - Thank you. 543 00:23:18,940 --> 00:23:20,107 - You ready to go, John? 544 00:23:20,191 --> 00:23:21,442 - Ready as I'll ever be. 545 00:23:21,601 --> 00:23:22,851 - All right, well, let's do it then. 546 00:23:22,935 --> 00:23:24,528 ♪ ♪ 547 00:23:24,612 --> 00:23:26,113 - The chain is a lot bigger 548 00:23:26,272 --> 00:23:27,614 than I thought it was going to be 549 00:23:27,699 --> 00:23:31,118 and all I can think is, "Here comes the end." 550 00:23:36,124 --> 00:23:39,034 [metal music] 551 00:23:39,118 --> 00:23:45,966 ♪ ♪ 552 00:23:55,885 --> 00:23:58,970 - All right, John, you survived. Good job there. 553 00:23:59,055 --> 00:24:01,973 The first few strikes went in real deep, 554 00:24:02,058 --> 00:24:05,310 you know, a thinner blade, good edge on it. Good job. 555 00:24:05,394 --> 00:24:08,063 - Thank you. 556 00:24:08,147 --> 00:24:09,239 - Hey, Dale, how are you feeling? 557 00:24:09,398 --> 00:24:11,733 - Uh, I'm feeling okay. 558 00:24:11,826 --> 00:24:12,951 - Let's do it. 559 00:24:15,163 --> 00:24:18,832 - J is punching that sheet really hard. 560 00:24:18,991 --> 00:24:20,742 I'm worried that my tip's gonna break off 561 00:24:20,826 --> 00:24:22,744 in that sheet metal, and then I'm worried 562 00:24:22,828 --> 00:24:24,129 that the chain is going to destroy my edge. 563 00:24:26,174 --> 00:24:29,084 [metal music] 564 00:24:29,168 --> 00:24:36,016 ♪ ♪ 565 00:24:40,104 --> 00:24:42,022 - [groans] 566 00:24:46,861 --> 00:24:48,779 - Well, Dale, your edge held up really good, 567 00:24:48,863 --> 00:24:51,690 but you had that extension on the tip 568 00:24:51,774 --> 00:24:57,445 and when I did the chain it just--the tip flew off. 569 00:24:57,530 --> 00:25:00,198 But seriously, looking at your grain structure, it's not bad. 570 00:25:00,291 --> 00:25:02,284 So it's not from a poor heat treat. 571 00:25:02,368 --> 00:25:03,877 It was probably just, you know, 572 00:25:03,962 --> 00:25:06,380 some slight flaw in there that you couldn't see. 573 00:25:06,464 --> 00:25:07,956 It's not a catastrophic failure. 574 00:25:08,040 --> 00:25:11,051 We'll just call it a violent re-profiling. 575 00:25:11,135 --> 00:25:12,544 I think you're still good. 576 00:25:12,628 --> 00:25:15,880 - Thank you. 577 00:25:15,965 --> 00:25:20,135 - All right, bladesmiths, time for the sharpness test. 578 00:25:20,219 --> 00:25:21,886 To find out how sharp your weapons are I'm going 579 00:25:21,971 --> 00:25:24,898 to take your weapon and stab and slice on this canvas. 580 00:25:25,057 --> 00:25:26,558 Tyler, you're first, ready for this? 581 00:25:26,642 --> 00:25:27,651 - Yes, sir. 582 00:25:27,735 --> 00:25:28,810 - Let's do this. 583 00:25:28,894 --> 00:25:35,742 ♪ ♪ 584 00:25:46,337 --> 00:25:48,589 All right, Tyler, let's talk about your serpentine dagger. 585 00:25:48,673 --> 00:25:52,417 First up, the handle, the handle is just too small 586 00:25:52,501 --> 00:25:54,428 for a big blade like this 587 00:25:54,587 --> 00:25:56,930 because of that with prolonged use 588 00:25:57,015 --> 00:25:59,507 it could hurt the user quite a bit. 589 00:25:59,601 --> 00:26:01,593 Now though stout, 590 00:26:01,677 --> 00:26:03,770 you have some sharp edges where you have a clean-cut, 591 00:26:03,929 --> 00:26:06,181 but there are also areas over here with some dullig 592 00:26:06,265 --> 00:26:08,692 that actually just rip rather than cut clean. 593 00:26:08,776 --> 00:26:11,278 But overall, sir, your serpentine dagger it will cut. 594 00:26:11,362 --> 00:26:13,855 - Thank you, Doug. 595 00:26:13,939 --> 00:26:15,949 - All right, John, it's your turn. So you ready? 596 00:26:16,108 --> 00:26:17,192 - Yup. 597 00:26:17,276 --> 00:26:19,277 - All right, let's do this. 598 00:26:19,362 --> 00:26:26,251 ♪ ♪ 599 00:26:39,807 --> 00:26:41,800 All right, John, let's talk about your dagger right here. 600 00:26:41,884 --> 00:26:44,135 First up, this area right here is sharp enough 601 00:26:44,220 --> 00:26:46,563 to puncture on this canvas. 602 00:26:46,648 --> 00:26:48,815 The edge cuts cleanly. 603 00:26:48,974 --> 00:26:51,142 Overall, sir, you're a weapon it'll cut. 604 00:26:51,227 --> 00:26:53,061 - Thank you. 605 00:26:53,145 --> 00:26:54,312 - All right, Dale, your turn, sir. You ready? 606 00:26:54,405 --> 00:26:55,563 - Yeah. Let's poke some stuff. 607 00:26:55,657 --> 00:26:56,898 - All right. Let's poke. 608 00:26:56,982 --> 00:27:03,830 ♪ ♪ 609 00:27:20,423 --> 00:27:21,765 All right, Dale, let's talk about 610 00:27:21,849 --> 00:27:23,258 your serpentine dagger right here. 611 00:27:23,342 --> 00:27:25,760 You're a tip, despite getting some damage 612 00:27:25,845 --> 00:27:28,772 during the strength test it was able to puncture. 613 00:27:28,856 --> 00:27:31,683 Not easily, I mean, I pretty much popped it, 614 00:27:31,767 --> 00:27:34,602 but it was able to go through. Your edges are sharp. 615 00:27:34,687 --> 00:27:37,605 So you've got some nice clean cuts in there and overall, si, 616 00:27:37,690 --> 00:27:39,107 your weapon, it will cut. 617 00:27:39,191 --> 00:27:41,609 - Thanks, Doug. - Good job. 618 00:27:41,703 --> 00:27:43,704 ♪ ♪ 619 00:27:43,788 --> 00:27:45,205 - Well, gentlemen, 620 00:27:45,364 --> 00:27:47,449 J did not go easy on you in this competition. 621 00:27:47,533 --> 00:27:50,293 He gave you a very difficult task, but you all delivered. 622 00:27:50,378 --> 00:27:52,295 But only two of you are going to be moving forward 623 00:27:52,455 --> 00:27:54,456 in this competition. 624 00:27:54,957 --> 00:27:59,636 The bladesmith leaving the forges is... 625 00:27:59,795 --> 00:28:01,796 Tyler. Unfortunately, 626 00:28:01,881 --> 00:28:03,131 your blade's not going to be moving forward, 627 00:28:03,215 --> 00:28:04,966 and J's gonna tell you why. 628 00:28:05,059 --> 00:28:07,552 - Tyler, I got to commend you for working so hard 629 00:28:07,645 --> 00:28:09,637 on a very difficult challenge, 630 00:28:09,722 --> 00:28:13,558 but at the end of the day, that blade is very heavy 631 00:28:13,642 --> 00:28:16,737 and the handle is very small, and it hurts the user 632 00:28:16,896 --> 00:28:18,572 and I've got the marks to prove it. 633 00:28:18,656 --> 00:28:19,898 That's why we're sending you home. 634 00:28:19,982 --> 00:28:21,483 - Thank you. 635 00:28:21,576 --> 00:28:23,243 - Well, Tyler, you have a lot to be proud of, 636 00:28:23,327 --> 00:28:24,819 but unfortunately, you're not going to be going forward 637 00:28:24,912 --> 00:28:26,404 in this competition. This time I have to ask yu 638 00:28:26,497 --> 00:28:28,248 to please step off the forge floor. 639 00:28:28,332 --> 00:28:29,991 - Thank you, guys, it was a lot of fun. 640 00:28:30,084 --> 00:28:31,659 But it's disappointing that I can't move on 641 00:28:31,753 --> 00:28:33,161 to the final round, 642 00:28:33,254 --> 00:28:35,088 but I am happy that I was able to get this far. 643 00:28:35,247 --> 00:28:36,923 It was fun to actually make this knife 644 00:28:37,082 --> 00:28:39,760 that was specifically designed for us by J. 645 00:28:39,919 --> 00:28:41,252 He made it difficult on purpose. 646 00:28:41,345 --> 00:28:42,679 I'm happy that I was able to get 647 00:28:42,838 --> 00:28:44,097 as far as I did with that. 648 00:28:48,436 --> 00:28:50,595 - Bladesmiths, congratulations. You're moving forward 649 00:28:50,679 --> 00:28:52,180 into the third and final round of our competition. 650 00:28:52,264 --> 00:28:54,608 Where we're sending you back to your home forges 651 00:28:54,692 --> 00:28:56,351 to build an iconic weapon from history. 652 00:28:56,435 --> 00:28:58,028 Now, I'm gonna apologize in advance 653 00:28:58,112 --> 00:29:01,856 because I didn't choose this blade that was up to J. 654 00:29:01,941 --> 00:29:03,525 - Bladesmiths, you didn't think I was gonna start 655 00:29:03,609 --> 00:29:05,285 taking it easy on you now? Did you? 656 00:29:05,444 --> 00:29:06,694 - No. 657 00:29:06,779 --> 00:29:13,543 - I want you to build this. 658 00:29:13,702 --> 00:29:15,420 A Maguindanao Kris. 659 00:29:16,789 --> 00:29:19,290 - [sighs] 660 00:29:19,375 --> 00:29:21,459 - The Maguindanao Kris traces its origin back 661 00:29:21,544 --> 00:29:23,553 to the 14th century Mindanao, 662 00:29:23,638 --> 00:29:26,798 the second-largest island in the Philippines. 663 00:29:26,882 --> 00:29:29,884 This double-edged sword is defined by its distinct waves 664 00:29:29,977 --> 00:29:33,480 designed to inflict wide deadly slashes in combat. 665 00:29:33,564 --> 00:29:35,139 The amount of waves in a warrior's weapon 666 00:29:35,224 --> 00:29:38,142 also indicates your status within the tribe. 667 00:29:38,227 --> 00:29:40,228 The more waves, the higher the rank. 668 00:29:40,312 --> 00:29:42,322 The Kris was the most common Moro sword 669 00:29:42,406 --> 00:29:45,066 and many can be seen today in museums across the worl, 670 00:29:45,159 --> 00:29:46,743 including the Metropolitan Museum of Art 671 00:29:46,902 --> 00:29:49,663 in New York City. 672 00:29:49,747 --> 00:29:50,905 - Now gentlemen, when you're building 673 00:29:50,998 --> 00:29:52,082 your Maguindanao Krises, 674 00:29:52,166 --> 00:29:53,658 you need to fall within these parameters. 675 00:29:53,742 --> 00:29:57,579 Your blades need to measure between 22 and 24 inches. 676 00:29:57,672 --> 00:30:00,173 The base part needs to be flamberge with two peaks 677 00:30:00,258 --> 00:30:02,008 and two valleys. 678 00:30:02,093 --> 00:30:05,336 The base of your blade needs to feature a Kris-styled flare 679 00:30:05,421 --> 00:30:08,089 and you need to add on a bird's beak-shaped handle. 680 00:30:08,173 --> 00:30:10,341 - Hardest part of making this blade at home 681 00:30:10,426 --> 00:30:12,936 is going to be the curves again. 682 00:30:13,020 --> 00:30:15,597 I mean, it's--it's a whole new thing to me 683 00:30:15,681 --> 00:30:18,433 and so I got to get that figured out and quick. 684 00:30:18,517 --> 00:30:19,517 - You have four days in your home 685 00:30:19,602 --> 00:30:21,269 forges to build your blades. 686 00:30:21,353 --> 00:30:23,771 Good luck, gentlemen, we'll see you then. 687 00:30:23,856 --> 00:30:25,440 - Good luck. - Good luck. 688 00:30:25,524 --> 00:30:28,034 ♪ ♪ 689 00:30:28,193 --> 00:30:31,037 - Day one, so I decided to use Damascus on this 690 00:30:31,122 --> 00:30:32,789 'cause I know my competitor is going to bring 691 00:30:32,948 --> 00:30:36,701 a really nice blade and I want to jazz it up a little bit. 692 00:30:36,785 --> 00:30:40,622 Okay. So this sword--once again they're throwing curves at us. 693 00:30:40,715 --> 00:30:42,540 Curves are not my thing. I haven't done them, 694 00:30:42,625 --> 00:30:45,126 but I'm pretty confident I can get this thing done 695 00:30:45,210 --> 00:30:48,054 and have it turn out pretty nice though. 696 00:30:48,213 --> 00:30:49,556 Making some pretty good time on this. 697 00:30:49,715 --> 00:30:51,799 So for day one, I got everything forged, 698 00:30:51,893 --> 00:30:53,968 welded, and drawn out to a rough shape. 699 00:30:54,053 --> 00:30:55,970 Everything went pretty well. 700 00:30:56,055 --> 00:30:58,806 ♪ ♪ 701 00:30:58,891 --> 00:31:00,475 - Here we are, back in my home forge 702 00:31:00,568 --> 00:31:03,486 ready to get started on this Maguindanao Kris 703 00:31:03,646 --> 00:31:05,229 it's gonna be fun. 704 00:31:05,314 --> 00:31:06,740 I've never made anything that really resembles 705 00:31:06,899 --> 00:31:08,816 the Kris' shape, but I'm confident 706 00:31:08,901 --> 00:31:10,160 that I can make this blade. 707 00:31:10,244 --> 00:31:11,411 I have the skills to get it done 708 00:31:11,495 --> 00:31:12,996 it's just--do I have the time to do it? 709 00:31:13,155 --> 00:31:14,664 Steel's moving slow. 710 00:31:14,823 --> 00:31:15,907 Press is a little weak. 711 00:31:16,000 --> 00:31:17,334 Keeps bending it all over the place 712 00:31:17,418 --> 00:31:21,171 so I have to keep straightening it out. 713 00:31:21,255 --> 00:31:22,756 We're getting there. 714 00:31:22,915 --> 00:31:24,415 It's starting to look like a Kris. 715 00:31:24,500 --> 00:31:26,176 We're just about at the end of the day, 716 00:31:26,260 --> 00:31:27,928 and I feel pretty good about where I'm at. 717 00:31:28,087 --> 00:31:29,003 Yay! 718 00:31:29,088 --> 00:31:30,505 ♪ ♪ 719 00:31:30,589 --> 00:31:32,006 - Day two, we're gonna start 720 00:31:32,091 --> 00:31:34,267 getting the curves into the blade itself 721 00:31:34,352 --> 00:31:35,927 then taking a lot of weight off of it. 722 00:31:36,020 --> 00:31:37,345 So now I set up some jigs 723 00:31:37,438 --> 00:31:40,765 to get these curves bent into the blade, 724 00:31:40,849 --> 00:31:42,359 but I ain't getting' [inaudible] 725 00:31:42,518 --> 00:31:44,018 When you're putting these radical of a bend in it, 726 00:31:44,111 --> 00:31:46,780 your steel could rip and have a tear in it. 727 00:31:48,699 --> 00:31:49,866 You got to kinda cross your fingers 728 00:31:49,951 --> 00:31:52,535 that you're doing it right. That should work. 729 00:31:52,620 --> 00:31:54,028 So the blade's come along really nice. 730 00:31:54,121 --> 00:31:57,624 It's in pretty good shape where I want it to be. 731 00:31:57,783 --> 00:32:01,544 Oh, crap. Got a little bit of a crack here. 732 00:32:01,629 --> 00:32:02,879 Having a weak spot in your blade 733 00:32:02,964 --> 00:32:04,965 like that can cause a catastrophic failure 734 00:32:05,049 --> 00:32:06,708 and the blade could break. 735 00:32:06,792 --> 00:32:07,801 I'm hoping I can grind this out 736 00:32:07,885 --> 00:32:11,137 and still have enough width left. 737 00:32:11,296 --> 00:32:12,463 If that goes all the way through, 738 00:32:12,548 --> 00:32:17,811 then I'm gonna be starting over. 739 00:32:17,895 --> 00:32:19,562 Seriously? 740 00:32:19,647 --> 00:32:23,316 If I can't get this crack ground out, then this is junk. 741 00:32:23,475 --> 00:32:26,319 Okay. 742 00:32:26,404 --> 00:32:28,071 Finally, I get to the bottom of it 743 00:32:28,155 --> 00:32:31,741 and it's still savable and I don't have to start over. 744 00:32:31,900 --> 00:32:33,484 Big sigh of relief. 745 00:32:33,569 --> 00:32:35,069 - Feeling pretty good. 746 00:32:35,154 --> 00:32:36,738 I Just want to get this handle on today. 747 00:32:36,822 --> 00:32:39,416 We're getting there. Yesterday, we got the quench done. 748 00:32:39,575 --> 00:32:41,075 Everything went perfectly. 749 00:32:41,168 --> 00:32:43,336 Handle material is pretty close to shape already. 750 00:32:43,421 --> 00:32:45,005 I got my holes through 751 00:32:45,089 --> 00:32:48,508 and now I'm trying to put in the pins and they don't fit. 752 00:32:48,592 --> 00:32:51,261 Whenever something doesn't fit, the only logical solution 753 00:32:51,345 --> 00:32:53,013 is to use force. 754 00:32:55,349 --> 00:32:58,768 Dammit! And surprise, I cracked the handle. 755 00:32:58,927 --> 00:33:01,429 So we'll do that again. 756 00:33:01,522 --> 00:33:03,431 The only thing I can do now is make a new handle. 757 00:33:03,524 --> 00:33:05,692 It's gonna be tough to get this blade finishe. 758 00:33:07,686 --> 00:33:09,604 - Day four, things are going along pretty good. 759 00:33:09,697 --> 00:33:11,522 Trying to get the blade polished up a little bit, 760 00:33:11,615 --> 00:33:13,199 get the handle put on to it, 761 00:33:13,284 --> 00:33:16,277 and get it etched and finish it up. 762 00:33:16,361 --> 00:33:18,446 Looking good. So with my handle, 763 00:33:18,539 --> 00:33:19,864 I'm trying something a little bit different. 764 00:33:19,948 --> 00:33:21,958 I'm gonna use just a clear scale 765 00:33:22,043 --> 00:33:24,544 so that you can still see the Damascus underneath it. 766 00:33:24,703 --> 00:33:25,879 So it's not as polished as much as I'd like, 767 00:33:26,038 --> 00:33:28,048 but I've got to get the edge on it. 768 00:33:28,132 --> 00:33:29,883 All right, got it all sharpened up let's go out 769 00:33:29,967 --> 00:33:31,551 and give her a quick test. 770 00:33:33,212 --> 00:33:35,221 I'm feeling great about what I've accomplished. 771 00:33:35,306 --> 00:33:37,465 I do believe that's all I can do. 772 00:33:37,549 --> 00:33:39,300 ♪ ♪ 773 00:33:39,393 --> 00:33:41,561 - It's the last day. We have a lot of work to do. 774 00:33:41,645 --> 00:33:43,730 All right. The handle is glued up. 775 00:33:43,889 --> 00:33:45,973 The epoxy is set. It doesn't look bad. 776 00:33:46,058 --> 00:33:48,318 Now, I'm going to wrap the handle with hemp. 777 00:33:48,402 --> 00:33:50,478 It's not a requirement, but it'll give a good grip 778 00:33:50,571 --> 00:33:53,073 and it looks kind of cool. I have a completed weapon. 779 00:33:53,232 --> 00:33:55,399 Just to turn in something complete 780 00:33:55,484 --> 00:33:58,569 at the end of these rounds is a kind of a feat, 781 00:33:58,662 --> 00:34:00,655 so I'm super happy that I'm done. 782 00:34:00,748 --> 00:34:03,658 [tense music] 783 00:34:03,742 --> 00:34:08,254 ♪ ♪ 784 00:34:08,339 --> 00:34:10,006 - Gentlemen, welcome back to the Forge. 785 00:34:10,091 --> 00:34:11,758 You guys spent four days 786 00:34:11,842 --> 00:34:12,917 building your Maguindanao Krises, 787 00:34:13,010 --> 00:34:14,260 and they both look fantastic, 788 00:34:14,345 --> 00:34:15,929 but before we get into the testing 789 00:34:16,013 --> 00:34:17,680 I want to hear about them. So, John, how'd it go for you? 790 00:34:17,840 --> 00:34:19,766 - Oh, it went pretty good. 791 00:34:19,925 --> 00:34:23,094 That's 48 layers of 1095 and 15N20. 792 00:34:23,178 --> 00:34:24,595 I had to go with the a little extra 793 00:34:24,680 --> 00:34:25,939 so I went with the clear handle. 794 00:34:26,098 --> 00:34:27,941 So you can see the Damascus in that as well. 795 00:34:28,025 --> 00:34:29,275 - That's really neat. 796 00:34:29,360 --> 00:34:31,018 Well, Dale, how'd it go for you? 797 00:34:31,103 --> 00:34:33,196 - Went pretty well. 798 00:34:33,355 --> 00:34:37,525 It's a 5160 steel blade with a twist Damascus guard 799 00:34:37,609 --> 00:34:40,787 and a black walnut handle with a hemp wrap. 800 00:34:40,871 --> 00:34:41,621 - Both your Krises look fantastic. 801 00:34:41,705 --> 00:34:42,956 They both look deadly, 802 00:34:43,040 --> 00:34:44,532 but there's really only one way for us 803 00:34:44,625 --> 00:34:46,200 to find out which one of you is going to leave here 804 00:34:46,285 --> 00:34:47,702 with the title of Forged in Fire Champion 805 00:34:47,786 --> 00:34:50,788 and a check for $10,000. We have a strength test. 806 00:34:50,873 --> 00:34:54,208 We have a sharpness test and up first, the KEAL. Dou. 807 00:34:54,293 --> 00:34:57,387 ♪ ♪ 808 00:34:57,471 --> 00:35:00,223 - Bladesmiths, welcome to the KEAL test. 809 00:35:00,307 --> 00:35:02,967 To find out what kind of lethal damage your weapon will do 810 00:35:03,051 --> 00:35:05,395 I will take your Kris and deliver some lethal blows 811 00:35:05,554 --> 00:35:07,063 on this pig carcass. 812 00:35:07,148 --> 00:35:08,556 John, you're up first. You ready for this? 813 00:35:08,649 --> 00:35:09,807 - You bet. 814 00:35:09,892 --> 00:35:12,810 - All right, let's do this. 815 00:35:12,903 --> 00:35:15,479 - The pig carcass is a tough test. 816 00:35:15,573 --> 00:35:17,907 A lot of bone, thick skin, 817 00:35:17,992 --> 00:35:20,735 can cause your edge to start chipping on the bones. 818 00:35:20,828 --> 00:35:22,996 You know, I can just tell it's not gonna be a cakewalk. 819 00:35:25,657 --> 00:35:32,505 ♪ ♪ 820 00:35:44,009 --> 00:35:45,852 Sweet! 821 00:35:49,106 --> 00:35:50,097 - All right, John, let's talk about 822 00:35:50,182 --> 00:35:52,192 your Maguindanao Kris here. 823 00:35:52,276 --> 00:35:54,352 I really appreciate that you have this large flare 824 00:35:54,436 --> 00:35:58,531 because it's a very forward-heavy blade, 825 00:35:58,616 --> 00:36:00,358 but because of that weight 826 00:36:00,442 --> 00:36:02,702 and a very sharp edge you have here, 827 00:36:02,786 --> 00:36:05,696 these are very, very deep cuts on this pig carcass. 828 00:36:05,781 --> 00:36:06,948 It'll KEAL. 829 00:36:07,032 --> 00:36:08,291 - Cool. 830 00:36:08,375 --> 00:36:09,951 - Dale, your turn, sir. Are you ready? 831 00:36:10,035 --> 00:36:11,878 - That's what I'm here for. - All right. Let's do this. 832 00:36:13,372 --> 00:36:15,715 - That is a huge pig up ther. 833 00:36:15,874 --> 00:36:17,300 It's full of ribs and a long spine. 834 00:36:17,459 --> 00:36:20,461 So fine edge on big bones. 835 00:36:20,545 --> 00:36:26,142 I'm scared to death. 836 00:36:26,301 --> 00:36:27,969 Who knows what's going to happen. 837 00:36:28,053 --> 00:36:34,901 ♪ ♪ 838 00:36:43,160 --> 00:36:45,078 - Neat, man. Good job 839 00:36:48,499 --> 00:36:49,582 - All right, Dale, let's talk about 840 00:36:49,667 --> 00:36:51,334 your Maguindanao Kris. 841 00:36:51,418 --> 00:36:53,586 First up, it's a lot lighter. 842 00:36:53,671 --> 00:36:56,414 Now that allows me to use velocity 843 00:36:56,498 --> 00:36:57,757 to cut down a pig like this 844 00:36:57,841 --> 00:36:59,425 with the same amount of strikes. 845 00:36:59,510 --> 00:37:02,512 The edge will cut that deeply and overall, sir, 846 00:37:02,671 --> 00:37:05,098 your weapon it will KEAL. 847 00:37:05,182 --> 00:37:06,674 - Awesome. 848 00:37:06,758 --> 00:37:10,678 ♪ ♪ 849 00:37:10,762 --> 00:37:12,438 - Bladesmiths, welcome to our strength test. 850 00:37:12,523 --> 00:37:15,599 One of my personal favorites, the ice block chop. 851 00:37:15,693 --> 00:37:17,443 I'm going to take your Kris swords 852 00:37:17,528 --> 00:37:21,030 and try to free those masks. We're going to have some fun. 853 00:37:21,115 --> 00:37:22,440 John, you're first. You ready to go? 854 00:37:22,524 --> 00:37:24,358 - I am. Go make snow cones. 855 00:37:24,451 --> 00:37:25,943 - We can do that. 856 00:37:26,028 --> 00:37:29,030 [intense music] 857 00:37:29,114 --> 00:37:35,962 ♪ ♪ 858 00:37:52,554 --> 00:37:54,439 - Holy cow. 859 00:37:56,391 --> 00:38:01,062 - Nice work, John, Love the Damascus. Very heavy. 860 00:38:01,146 --> 00:38:04,324 It tears through the ice, but if the ice block 861 00:38:04,408 --> 00:38:07,401 was any bigger it'd be tearing through me too. 862 00:38:07,494 --> 00:38:11,739 And you got a bit of a warp, but still razor-sharp. 863 00:38:11,823 --> 00:38:12,823 Good job. 864 00:38:12,908 --> 00:38:14,075 - Thanks. 865 00:38:14,168 --> 00:38:15,826 - Dale, you ready to go? 866 00:38:15,919 --> 00:38:17,170 - If anybody's going to break my sword 867 00:38:17,254 --> 00:38:18,412 it might as well be you. 868 00:38:18,497 --> 00:38:20,081 - I appreciate that. Let's do it. 869 00:38:20,174 --> 00:38:23,084 [intense music] 870 00:38:23,168 --> 00:38:29,974 ♪ ♪ 871 00:38:45,866 --> 00:38:47,441 Dale, nice job. 872 00:38:47,534 --> 00:38:53,280 The only complaint I have is your wrap here is loose, 873 00:38:53,374 --> 00:38:57,701 but everything's still tight. Your edge is good. Nice job. 874 00:38:57,786 --> 00:38:59,787 - Thanks, J. 875 00:38:59,871 --> 00:39:02,039 ♪ ♪ 876 00:39:02,124 --> 00:39:04,875 - All right, bladesmiths, this is the sharpness test, 877 00:39:04,960 --> 00:39:07,053 the palm slice. 878 00:39:07,137 --> 00:39:08,554 To find out how sharp your weapons 879 00:39:08,639 --> 00:39:10,139 are I am going to take your Maguindanao Krises 880 00:39:10,224 --> 00:39:13,226 and try to cut through these palms. 881 00:39:13,385 --> 00:39:14,802 John, you're up first. You ready for this? 882 00:39:14,886 --> 00:39:16,971 - I am. 883 00:39:17,055 --> 00:39:23,903 ♪ ♪ 884 00:39:31,078 --> 00:39:32,820 Nice. 885 00:39:32,904 --> 00:39:35,998 ♪ ♪ 886 00:39:36,083 --> 00:39:37,324 - All right, John, let's talk about your weapon here. 887 00:39:37,409 --> 00:39:41,003 First up, your edge is still very sharp. 888 00:39:41,163 --> 00:39:44,331 It's just that the weight of this has me holding on to it 889 00:39:44,416 --> 00:39:46,426 because I don't want this to be flying around, 890 00:39:46,585 --> 00:39:49,420 but for this particular test, it'll cut. 891 00:39:49,504 --> 00:39:50,754 - Thank you. 892 00:39:50,848 --> 00:39:52,006 - Dale, your turn, sir. Are you ready? 893 00:39:52,099 --> 00:39:53,174 - Slice it up. 894 00:39:53,267 --> 00:39:54,508 - All right, will do. 895 00:39:54,593 --> 00:40:01,441 ♪ ♪ 896 00:40:13,111 --> 00:40:14,111 All right, Dale, let's talk about 897 00:40:14,196 --> 00:40:15,788 your Maguindanao Kris here. 898 00:40:15,873 --> 00:40:18,449 It's thin and razor-sharp. 899 00:40:18,533 --> 00:40:21,202 Definitely, the type of edge you want in cutting 900 00:40:21,286 --> 00:40:24,881 these brushes, and overall sir, your edge you will cut. 901 00:40:24,965 --> 00:40:26,040 - Thanks, Doug. 902 00:40:26,124 --> 00:40:28,134 ♪ ♪ 903 00:40:28,293 --> 00:40:29,293 - Well, bladesmiths, before we get 904 00:40:29,386 --> 00:40:30,803 into the hard part I want to say 905 00:40:30,888 --> 00:40:32,555 it's been a pleasure watching both of you guys wor. 906 00:40:32,714 --> 00:40:35,391 There's been a lot of twists and turns in J's challeng, 907 00:40:35,476 --> 00:40:39,645 but this is a competition and there's only one champion. 908 00:40:39,804 --> 00:40:44,725 The Forged in Fire Champion today is... 909 00:40:44,818 --> 00:40:46,560 Dale, congratulations. 910 00:40:46,645 --> 00:40:48,488 John, you did a fantastic job, but unfortunately, 911 00:40:48,572 --> 00:40:50,573 you're Kris isn't going to end up on the wall 912 00:40:50,657 --> 00:40:52,408 and J's going to tell you why. 913 00:40:52,567 --> 00:40:55,152 - John, you did a great job in all of these challenge, 914 00:40:55,237 --> 00:40:57,997 but during a strength test that bend in the blade 915 00:40:58,156 --> 00:40:59,749 and the overall weight of the blade, 916 00:40:59,833 --> 00:41:01,242 those are the reasons that we're sending you home. 917 00:41:01,335 --> 00:41:02,668 - Oh, I agree. 918 00:41:02,827 --> 00:41:04,337 - Well, John, unfortunately, your time 919 00:41:04,421 --> 00:41:06,172 in this competition has ended. I'm going to have to ask you 920 00:41:06,256 --> 00:41:07,748 to please step off the forged floor. 921 00:41:07,832 --> 00:41:09,175 - All right. It's been a great experience. 922 00:41:09,259 --> 00:41:10,843 I appreciate it. - Thank you, John. 923 00:41:10,928 --> 00:41:12,086 - Great job. - This whole journey 924 00:41:12,170 --> 00:41:14,597 with "Forged in Fire" has been incredible. 925 00:41:14,756 --> 00:41:17,934 Knowing that no matter what happens, what goes wron, 926 00:41:18,018 --> 00:41:20,520 you keep going, keep pushing, 927 00:41:20,604 --> 00:41:24,524 and you can overcome whatever obstacle comes in front of you. 928 00:41:26,768 --> 00:41:28,769 - Well, Dale, congratulations, man. 929 00:41:28,862 --> 00:41:30,613 That means you are the newest Forged in Fire Champion. 930 00:41:30,697 --> 00:41:35,451 You just won yourself a check for $10,000. Well done. 931 00:41:35,536 --> 00:41:37,620 - I'm blown away. Super proud. 932 00:41:37,704 --> 00:41:40,039 Literally, the day before I started that was five years 933 00:41:40,123 --> 00:41:41,791 to the day I lit my first forge. 934 00:41:41,875 --> 00:41:44,535 - No kidding? - Who knew five years later 935 00:41:44,628 --> 00:41:46,537 you'd be a Forged in Fire champ? 936 00:41:46,621 --> 00:41:48,038 - Everybody who knows that you make knives ask, 937 00:41:48,123 --> 00:41:49,715 "When are you going to be on 'Forged in Fire?'" 938 00:41:49,800 --> 00:41:51,208 Now I can tell them not only have I 939 00:41:51,293 --> 00:41:52,376 been on "Forged in Fire," 940 00:41:52,469 --> 00:41:55,129 but I won a J. Neilson challenge. 941 00:41:55,213 --> 00:42:00,226 ♪ ♪