1 00:00:06,290 --> 00:00:08,208 - Over the years, we've seen hundreds of smiths 2 00:00:08,292 --> 00:00:09,718 give it their all in our Forge. 3 00:00:09,802 --> 00:00:12,212 - Yes! - There you go! 4 00:00:12,305 --> 00:00:14,973 - The judges have critiqued a lot of blades, given advice, 5 00:00:15,058 --> 00:00:17,550 and often times made a lot of tough decisions. 6 00:00:17,635 --> 00:00:19,978 - This is the closest decision I have ever had to make. 7 00:00:20,137 --> 00:00:22,472 - Now for the first time ever, 8 00:00:22,565 --> 00:00:25,475 the judges are taking over. 9 00:00:25,568 --> 00:00:28,561 Over four weeks, every aspect of the competition 10 00:00:28,646 --> 00:00:30,155 will come from the twisted mind 11 00:00:30,239 --> 00:00:32,148 of one of our expert judges. 12 00:00:32,233 --> 00:00:33,817 Their favorite weapons, 13 00:00:33,901 --> 00:00:35,494 their most impossible challenges... 14 00:00:35,653 --> 00:00:37,237 - What on earth is going on? 15 00:00:37,330 --> 00:00:39,072 - And the most punishing tests. 16 00:00:39,156 --> 00:00:40,499 [dramatic music] 17 00:00:40,583 --> 00:00:41,750 J., 18 00:00:41,909 --> 00:00:42,909 Dave, 19 00:00:42,993 --> 00:00:44,086 Doug, 20 00:00:44,245 --> 00:00:45,921 and Ben 21 00:00:46,005 --> 00:00:48,757 will each take center stage, calling all the shots. 22 00:00:48,841 --> 00:00:51,009 - Go ahead and lift up that cloth. 23 00:00:51,168 --> 00:00:53,512 - In crafting a competition like only they can. 24 00:00:53,671 --> 00:00:56,014 - Oh, no. [screams] 25 00:00:56,173 --> 00:00:57,682 - Which judge is up next? 26 00:00:57,842 --> 00:00:59,425 - This is not gonna be easy. 27 00:00:59,510 --> 00:01:02,604 - Find out as the Judges Takeover continues now. 28 00:01:02,763 --> 00:01:03,605 - Good luck. 29 00:01:03,764 --> 00:01:10,612 ♪ ♪ 30 00:01:11,856 --> 00:01:13,273 - My name's Jim Morrissey. 31 00:01:13,357 --> 00:01:16,860 I'm 37 years old. I'm from Deland, Florida. 32 00:01:16,944 --> 00:01:20,613 My son, James, who's 11, loves to forge with me. 33 00:01:20,706 --> 00:01:22,290 Having him in the forge is awesome. 34 00:01:22,449 --> 00:01:24,709 He is autistic, so it actually helps him, 35 00:01:24,869 --> 00:01:26,711 having something to focus on. 36 00:01:26,796 --> 00:01:28,121 You give him a specific task 37 00:01:28,205 --> 00:01:29,965 and that kid will follow through with it. 38 00:01:30,124 --> 00:01:32,375 ♪ ♪ 39 00:01:32,459 --> 00:01:35,470 - My name is Bob Clarke. I'm 51 years old. 40 00:01:35,555 --> 00:01:38,306 I'm the chief operating officer for the Office of Technology, 41 00:01:38,391 --> 00:01:40,058 which is the central IT organization 42 00:01:40,217 --> 00:01:41,718 for the state of Indiana. 43 00:01:41,811 --> 00:01:44,637 It is a stressful job, so whenever I get off work, 44 00:01:44,722 --> 00:01:46,815 I like to go down and pound hot steel. 45 00:01:46,974 --> 00:01:49,893 ♪ ♪ 46 00:01:49,986 --> 00:01:52,821 - My name is Wade Plumlee. I'm from Pasco, Washington. 47 00:01:52,980 --> 00:01:56,065 I'm a sheet metal worker and a part-time bladesmit. 48 00:01:56,150 --> 00:01:57,659 I'm pretty competitive. 49 00:01:57,818 --> 00:01:59,661 I don't like people to be better than me. 50 00:01:59,820 --> 00:02:01,237 I like to be the best one in the room. 51 00:02:01,330 --> 00:02:02,330 [chuckles] 52 00:02:02,489 --> 00:02:04,240 ♪ ♪ 53 00:02:04,333 --> 00:02:06,835 - My name is Tyler Reinhardt. I'm 19 years old. 54 00:02:06,919 --> 00:02:09,412 I'm a full-time college student, 55 00:02:09,496 --> 00:02:11,590 but one thing I really like to do is 56 00:02:11,749 --> 00:02:14,584 recreating historical blades 57 00:02:14,677 --> 00:02:17,420 because I think it's a very cool window into the past, 58 00:02:17,504 --> 00:02:18,847 you can say. 59 00:02:19,006 --> 00:02:21,341 ♪ ♪ 60 00:02:21,425 --> 00:02:24,352 - Bladesmiths, welcome to the Forge. 61 00:02:24,511 --> 00:02:26,679 The four of you came here to test yourselves 62 00:02:26,764 --> 00:02:28,765 against each other and against our clock 63 00:02:28,849 --> 00:02:30,775 in three extremely intense rounds 64 00:02:30,860 --> 00:02:32,527 of bladesmithing competition. 65 00:02:32,686 --> 00:02:34,604 Now guys, at the end of each one of these rounds, 66 00:02:34,688 --> 00:02:36,022 I'm going to ask you to present your work 67 00:02:36,115 --> 00:02:38,942 to our panel of expert judges. 68 00:02:39,035 --> 00:02:40,443 Our judges today are: 69 00:02:40,536 --> 00:02:43,112 two-time "Forged in Fire" champion, Ben Abbott. 70 00:02:43,197 --> 00:02:45,782 Next, historic weapons recreation specialist, 71 00:02:45,866 --> 00:02:47,292 Dave Baker. 72 00:02:47,451 --> 00:02:49,711 And edge weapons specialist and kali martial artists, 73 00:02:49,795 --> 00:02:51,046 Doug Marcaida. 74 00:02:51,205 --> 00:02:52,372 ♪ ♪ 75 00:02:52,465 --> 00:02:54,374 They're going to decide which one of you 76 00:02:54,467 --> 00:02:55,884 is going to leave here on top, 77 00:02:56,043 --> 00:02:58,044 joining the ranks of the "Forged in Fire" champions 78 00:02:58,137 --> 00:03:00,380 and taking home a check for 10 grand. 79 00:03:00,473 --> 00:03:02,140 Today, guys, this is a continuation 80 00:03:02,299 --> 00:03:03,716 of a series of competitions 81 00:03:03,809 --> 00:03:06,052 We are calling the Judges Takeover, 82 00:03:06,136 --> 00:03:07,637 where everything from the blades, 83 00:03:07,730 --> 00:03:09,555 the challenges, and the tests 84 00:03:09,640 --> 00:03:12,567 all come from within the minds of one of our esteemed judges. 85 00:03:12,726 --> 00:03:14,394 ♪ ♪ 86 00:03:14,478 --> 00:03:17,906 And today, bladesmiths, you guys are in for a treat. 87 00:03:18,065 --> 00:03:20,158 You're going to be jumping into the mind of a man 88 00:03:20,243 --> 00:03:22,494 who over the past few years has probably built more swords 89 00:03:22,653 --> 00:03:25,655 than any smith you've ever met. 90 00:03:25,739 --> 00:03:28,750 I'm talking about none other than the weapons maker himself, 91 00:03:28,909 --> 00:03:29,993 David Baker. 92 00:03:30,077 --> 00:03:32,254 ♪ ♪ 93 00:03:32,413 --> 00:03:34,589 - [chuckles] 94 00:03:34,674 --> 00:03:37,917 I know he's made some really intricate weaponry, 95 00:03:38,002 --> 00:03:39,761 so I'm anxious. 96 00:03:39,920 --> 00:03:41,596 I'm worried that Dave is gonna pull out 97 00:03:41,681 --> 00:03:44,424 this intricate... whatever. 98 00:03:44,508 --> 00:03:45,767 - All right, bladesmiths. 99 00:03:45,926 --> 00:03:47,927 I hope you're ready to go back in time. 100 00:03:48,012 --> 00:03:50,105 Now, for those of you who don't know my background, 101 00:03:50,264 --> 00:03:52,682 I moved to Hollywood in 1980 to start a career 102 00:03:52,775 --> 00:03:54,350 in the entertainment industry. 103 00:03:54,435 --> 00:03:56,602 And 41 years almost to the date, 104 00:03:56,687 --> 00:03:59,281 you can see I'm an overnight success. 105 00:03:59,365 --> 00:04:02,617 Now, the 80s were decade that gave us 106 00:04:02,776 --> 00:04:05,453 some of the most iconic weapons of all time 107 00:04:05,612 --> 00:04:07,706 for movies. 108 00:04:07,865 --> 00:04:09,365 Gentlemen, for these first two round, 109 00:04:09,458 --> 00:04:12,035 I don't want you to build an iconic blade from history. 110 00:04:12,119 --> 00:04:14,629 I want you to build something like this. 111 00:04:14,788 --> 00:04:21,553 ♪ ♪ 112 00:04:23,389 --> 00:04:26,641 That is the bone daddy, a fantasy-inspired seax. 113 00:04:26,800 --> 00:04:28,134 ♪ ♪ 114 00:04:28,227 --> 00:04:30,145 Now, in Hollywood, when a director comes to you 115 00:04:30,229 --> 00:04:33,565 and he says, "I want a blade that's got a fantasy spin, 116 00:04:33,724 --> 00:04:36,151 but inspired by a real blade" 117 00:04:36,235 --> 00:04:37,652 Now, that was the cool thing about the 80s. 118 00:04:37,811 --> 00:04:39,479 Most of the blades from those movies, 119 00:04:39,572 --> 00:04:41,323 they were built for functionality. 120 00:04:41,482 --> 00:04:42,824 ♪ ♪ 121 00:04:42,908 --> 00:04:46,411 Now, the blade itself needs to be 12 to 14 inches, 122 00:04:46,570 --> 00:04:48,654 swelling to a clip point. 123 00:04:48,739 --> 00:04:50,665 - The upswept blade on the spine 124 00:04:50,824 --> 00:04:53,001 and the sharp drop to the clip point 125 00:04:53,085 --> 00:04:54,419 is something that I don't normally make. 126 00:04:54,578 --> 00:04:55,745 That is going to be a challenge, 127 00:04:55,838 --> 00:04:57,255 but I'm up for it. 128 00:04:57,340 --> 00:04:59,082 - Now, I bet you're wondering 129 00:04:59,166 --> 00:05:00,833 how we're going to build these weapons. 130 00:05:00,918 --> 00:05:02,594 I'm going to give you a choice. 131 00:05:02,753 --> 00:05:06,431 You can use a canister, or you can make a 50-layer Damascus. 132 00:05:06,590 --> 00:05:08,091 Now, that 50-layer Damascus, 133 00:05:08,184 --> 00:05:09,759 I'd really like to see some kind of a pattern in it 134 00:05:09,843 --> 00:05:11,603 because I want to see your spin, 135 00:05:11,762 --> 00:05:13,679 your take on this weapon. 136 00:05:13,764 --> 00:05:15,431 Have fun. 137 00:05:15,516 --> 00:05:16,849 ♪ ♪ 138 00:05:16,934 --> 00:05:18,860 - The bone daddy. 139 00:05:19,019 --> 00:05:20,436 ♪ ♪ 140 00:05:20,529 --> 00:05:22,364 Now, bladesmiths, in round two of the competition, 141 00:05:22,448 --> 00:05:24,023 you're gonna add handles to your fantasy seaxes, 142 00:05:24,116 --> 00:05:25,867 making them fully functioning weapons, 143 00:05:25,951 --> 00:05:27,869 at which point, you're gonna hand them over to the judge, 144 00:05:27,953 --> 00:05:29,788 who are going to check for strength and durability 145 00:05:29,872 --> 00:05:31,706 in a film light chop. 146 00:05:31,865 --> 00:05:33,116 And they're gonna check your edge retention 147 00:05:33,209 --> 00:05:35,451 in a movie screen slice. 148 00:05:35,544 --> 00:05:37,036 Now, guys, we have three hours on the clock 149 00:05:37,121 --> 00:05:38,454 for this first round of competition. 150 00:05:38,547 --> 00:05:40,298 Good luck, work hard. 151 00:05:40,383 --> 00:05:41,716 Your time starts now. 152 00:05:41,875 --> 00:05:44,627 ♪ ♪ 153 00:05:44,711 --> 00:05:46,712 - Who's your bone daddy? [laughter] 154 00:05:46,806 --> 00:05:48,056 - That's my bone daddy. [laughter] 155 00:05:48,215 --> 00:05:49,474 ♪ ♪ 156 00:05:49,558 --> 00:05:50,883 All four of these smiths 157 00:05:50,976 --> 00:05:52,477 have gone right to the stacked Damascus. 158 00:05:52,561 --> 00:05:54,145 - Yep. 159 00:05:54,230 --> 00:05:57,640 - So Dave, why'd you choose the fantasy seax? 160 00:05:57,724 --> 00:06:01,727 - Viking movies have a lot of fantasy background to the. 161 00:06:01,812 --> 00:06:04,239 And seax is one of those blades that it's just a great chopper, 162 00:06:04,398 --> 00:06:07,075 but it's also a large canvas for these guys to work with. 163 00:06:07,234 --> 00:06:08,484 ♪ ♪ 164 00:06:08,569 --> 00:06:10,153 - First thing I'm doing is 165 00:06:10,246 --> 00:06:13,156 cleaning off my individual pieces for the billet. 166 00:06:13,249 --> 00:06:15,917 If I don't clean my steel, there's an increased chance 167 00:06:16,001 --> 00:06:18,911 that it'll have an inclusion or a delamination. 168 00:06:18,996 --> 00:06:20,997 - They're all bellied up to their grinders, 169 00:06:21,081 --> 00:06:23,007 but do they have to be doing this right now? 170 00:06:23,092 --> 00:06:25,585 - I would. Forge scale is essentially rust, 171 00:06:25,669 --> 00:06:28,421 so it just sits like plates of dirt 172 00:06:28,505 --> 00:06:30,840 in-between your glue joint. - Oh, dang. 173 00:06:30,933 --> 00:06:32,851 - Well, the thing that initially attracted me 174 00:06:33,010 --> 00:06:36,095 to bladesmithing was the "Forged in Fire" competition. 175 00:06:36,180 --> 00:06:38,857 And, first thing I ever did actually was go out 176 00:06:38,941 --> 00:06:41,192 to our fire pit and chuck a piece of steel in there, 177 00:06:41,351 --> 00:06:44,270 but that did not work out. 178 00:06:44,354 --> 00:06:47,365 So my first knife was not very good, to say the least, 179 00:06:47,524 --> 00:06:49,284 but I just got progressively better. 180 00:06:49,443 --> 00:06:52,871 ♪ ♪ 181 00:06:53,030 --> 00:06:55,281 - I'm not into fantasy blades, 182 00:06:55,374 --> 00:06:57,783 but hey, if that's what Dave wants, 183 00:06:57,868 --> 00:06:59,711 I'm going to give it to him. 184 00:06:59,795 --> 00:07:01,954 I get everything cleaned up 185 00:07:02,039 --> 00:07:03,956 and get it all welded together. 186 00:07:04,041 --> 00:07:06,709 Failure to prepare is preparing to fail, 187 00:07:06,793 --> 00:07:09,045 so I start preparing small little things 188 00:07:09,138 --> 00:07:11,964 that can help me as I'm going along in the build. 189 00:07:12,049 --> 00:07:14,142 I'ma go give him a little kiss. 190 00:07:14,301 --> 00:07:16,060 Now that I have the steel hot enough, 191 00:07:16,220 --> 00:07:18,146 I don't want to squeeze it too hard, 192 00:07:18,305 --> 00:07:20,306 'cause I don't want to stress the steel. 193 00:07:20,390 --> 00:07:22,558 - What you don't want to do is be really aggressive 194 00:07:22,651 --> 00:07:24,402 on those first passes 195 00:07:24,561 --> 00:07:28,397 and either shear or weld or have your stack start to lean. 196 00:07:28,491 --> 00:07:30,492 - I want one homogeneous piece of steel when I'm done. 197 00:07:30,651 --> 00:07:33,077 ♪ ♪ 198 00:07:33,162 --> 00:07:35,571 - I make Damascus for my blades 'cause people love it, 199 00:07:35,656 --> 00:07:37,499 so I'm hoping that gives me an advantage. 200 00:07:37,658 --> 00:07:39,083 ♪ ♪ 201 00:07:39,168 --> 00:07:40,826 As my billet is heating up, 202 00:07:40,920 --> 00:07:42,921 I'm going to go do my drawing. 203 00:07:43,080 --> 00:07:45,673 - Historically, there are a number of different seax. 204 00:07:45,758 --> 00:07:48,009 We gave them some basic parameters 205 00:07:48,093 --> 00:07:50,011 with sort of that broke-back seax look, 206 00:07:50,170 --> 00:07:52,263 but other than that, the sky's the limit. 207 00:07:52,422 --> 00:07:53,923 - Dave called his a bone daddy. 208 00:07:54,016 --> 00:07:56,935 I think I'm going to call my blade the Bob Daddy Blade. 209 00:07:57,019 --> 00:07:58,353 Now I'm gonna set my welds. 210 00:07:58,512 --> 00:08:00,012 ♪ ♪ 211 00:08:00,105 --> 00:08:02,515 - What makes this a fantasy seax? 212 00:08:02,599 --> 00:08:05,101 - Right, well, scale-wise, it's a little larger. 213 00:08:05,185 --> 00:08:07,612 The fact that it's got a canister to Damascus to it. 214 00:08:07,696 --> 00:08:09,438 It's called the bone daddy because the pattern 215 00:08:09,523 --> 00:08:12,200 reminded me of fossils. 216 00:08:12,359 --> 00:08:13,284 ♪ ♪ 217 00:08:13,369 --> 00:08:14,694 - I really like Dave's work 218 00:08:14,787 --> 00:08:18,030 and I look up to him as a bladesmith. 219 00:08:18,123 --> 00:08:20,291 - With everybody doing stacked Damascus, 220 00:08:20,376 --> 00:08:23,953 we're expecting at least three different stacks to make 50. 221 00:08:24,037 --> 00:08:26,455 - Yeah. They'll need to draw that 20 out, 222 00:08:26,540 --> 00:08:29,384 cut it at at least three, and restack it. 223 00:08:29,468 --> 00:08:31,711 - So I get my billet drawn out to the size I want. 224 00:08:31,804 --> 00:08:34,305 - Wade's already drawing his billet out. 225 00:08:34,464 --> 00:08:36,465 - Measured out my equal lengths, 226 00:08:36,550 --> 00:08:38,059 start cutting them off, and that way, 227 00:08:38,143 --> 00:08:40,886 I can just put them back and weld them together. 228 00:08:40,971 --> 00:08:42,647 If I don't clean the steel again, 229 00:08:42,806 --> 00:08:45,391 it's gonna create problems like delams and other problems 230 00:08:45,484 --> 00:08:47,902 that I don't want to mess with later on. 231 00:08:48,061 --> 00:08:50,405 So I got my 60 layers of Damascus now. 232 00:08:50,564 --> 00:08:51,906 ♪ ♪ 233 00:08:52,065 --> 00:08:55,318 - Bladesmiths, you have two hours left. 234 00:08:55,402 --> 00:08:56,828 - Right now is the time 235 00:08:56,987 --> 00:08:58,997 for me to cut these pieces. 236 00:08:59,081 --> 00:09:00,582 They are not matching sizes, 237 00:09:00,741 --> 00:09:02,834 which is completely not optimal. 238 00:09:02,918 --> 00:09:04,243 Welding! 239 00:09:04,336 --> 00:09:06,162 But I'm not doing this at home. 240 00:09:06,255 --> 00:09:08,497 I don't have time to sit there and measure and everything. 241 00:09:08,591 --> 00:09:11,834 I know that I have to get these back in the forge quickly, 242 00:09:11,927 --> 00:09:13,753 draw this billet out. 243 00:09:13,837 --> 00:09:15,930 - It's kind of like the Tower of Babel. 244 00:09:16,015 --> 00:09:18,507 - What could happen is, as you're pressing them dow, 245 00:09:18,592 --> 00:09:22,353 the part that's longer might not forge weld. 246 00:09:22,438 --> 00:09:24,597 - Jim's got an issue with his weld right now. 247 00:09:24,681 --> 00:09:27,016 It looks like the top front portion 248 00:09:27,109 --> 00:09:29,018 is kind of peeling away. 249 00:09:29,102 --> 00:09:30,278 - I need to prepare that 250 00:09:30,362 --> 00:09:33,281 that's just gonna be sacrificial steel. 251 00:09:33,365 --> 00:09:36,200 - When we talk about the things that can go wrong with a weld, 252 00:09:36,360 --> 00:09:40,112 we kind of overlooked the fact that how you stack everything 253 00:09:40,197 --> 00:09:42,114 can lead to success or failure. 254 00:09:42,207 --> 00:09:44,533 - I really hope that I have enough steel 255 00:09:44,618 --> 00:09:47,295 to be able to chop this off and meet parameters. 256 00:09:47,454 --> 00:09:50,048 ♪ ♪ 257 00:09:50,207 --> 00:09:53,468 - My billet seems to be holding together very well. 258 00:09:53,552 --> 00:09:55,303 I need to cut it and restack it. 259 00:09:55,387 --> 00:09:57,055 Three pieces. 260 00:09:57,139 --> 00:09:58,306 Kind of just long. 261 00:09:58,465 --> 00:10:00,391 ♪ ♪ 262 00:10:00,550 --> 00:10:03,895 Normally at home, I take a lot of time to clean off my billet 263 00:10:04,054 --> 00:10:05,730 on the second welding pass, 264 00:10:05,814 --> 00:10:08,983 but here, I am under a time limit. 265 00:10:09,068 --> 00:10:11,560 - Tyler stacked his billet 266 00:10:11,645 --> 00:10:13,145 and he didn't clean it. 267 00:10:13,238 --> 00:10:15,156 - That's a dangerous bet right there. 268 00:10:15,315 --> 00:10:16,649 I think we're going to see things come apart. 269 00:10:16,742 --> 00:10:18,660 - Trouble. 270 00:10:18,819 --> 00:10:20,569 - This next forge weld is very critical for me 271 00:10:20,663 --> 00:10:21,987 because if this doesn't work, 272 00:10:22,081 --> 00:10:23,739 the blade's not gonna be strong. 273 00:10:23,832 --> 00:10:25,249 - Almost there. 274 00:10:25,334 --> 00:10:26,584 I've always loved working with metal, 275 00:10:26,669 --> 00:10:28,160 even when I was a kid, 276 00:10:28,245 --> 00:10:30,496 so whenever I moved out into the country, 277 00:10:30,589 --> 00:10:31,997 I didn't have great internet, 278 00:10:32,091 --> 00:10:34,166 so I thought this would be a great hobby to do 279 00:10:34,251 --> 00:10:36,511 that doesn't require any kind of data. 280 00:10:36,595 --> 00:10:39,931 - Bob took the time to cut this second stack evenly. 281 00:10:40,015 --> 00:10:41,432 He's already got what looks like 282 00:10:41,591 --> 00:10:42,850 a really clean billet going. 283 00:10:43,009 --> 00:10:44,519 - Yeah. 284 00:10:44,678 --> 00:10:47,346 - As soon as they told us we got extra points 285 00:10:47,431 --> 00:10:48,856 for putting a pattern on, 286 00:10:49,015 --> 00:10:51,434 I knew I was going to go with a ladder pattern. 287 00:10:51,518 --> 00:10:53,194 Almost. 288 00:10:53,353 --> 00:10:55,604 The ladder pattern is probably one of the easiest patters 289 00:10:55,698 --> 00:10:57,690 to put in quickly. 290 00:10:57,774 --> 00:11:00,443 - Really excited to see what these smiths 291 00:11:00,527 --> 00:11:01,619 bring to the challenge. 292 00:11:01,778 --> 00:11:03,037 - All right, bladesmiths, 293 00:11:03,122 --> 00:11:06,040 you guys are halfway through round one. 294 00:11:06,199 --> 00:11:07,199 ♪ ♪ 295 00:11:07,292 --> 00:11:09,127 Tyler, flattened his bar out, 296 00:11:09,286 --> 00:11:12,872 and now he is over there just trying to even out his billet. 297 00:11:12,956 --> 00:11:16,718 - So I started grinding on the edge of my billet, 298 00:11:16,802 --> 00:11:19,554 and as I do that, I noticed that there's a bubble. 299 00:11:19,713 --> 00:11:21,213 ♪ ♪ 300 00:11:21,298 --> 00:11:24,133 - Ooh, that's no good. - Yeah, I see that too, Dave. 301 00:11:24,226 --> 00:11:25,634 - It's not welded. 302 00:11:25,728 --> 00:11:27,311 - It's not very big, 303 00:11:27,396 --> 00:11:29,981 so I cut off the area that it's in 304 00:11:30,065 --> 00:11:32,984 because I had a lot of steel to work with. 305 00:11:33,068 --> 00:11:34,393 - Do you think it's all stemming 306 00:11:34,478 --> 00:11:35,903 from not having cleaned it before stacking? 307 00:11:36,062 --> 00:11:37,238 - Yep. 308 00:11:37,322 --> 00:11:38,990 - I'm gonna keep moving along, 309 00:11:39,074 --> 00:11:42,067 and then I find a second bubble. 310 00:11:42,152 --> 00:11:43,161 - Ooh. - Oh! 311 00:11:43,245 --> 00:11:44,912 - Uh-oh. - Oh, no. 312 00:11:45,071 --> 00:11:46,822 - I know I can't simply cut it off 313 00:11:46,915 --> 00:11:49,584 because then I wouldn't have any steel left. 314 00:11:49,743 --> 00:11:52,920 - Skipping a step in the recipe could come back 315 00:11:53,079 --> 00:11:55,414 and bite you when you're in the critical time. 316 00:11:55,507 --> 00:11:58,250 - It's a lot deeper than I thought. 317 00:11:58,335 --> 00:11:59,835 I'm panicking. 318 00:11:59,928 --> 00:12:01,429 Time is running down. 319 00:12:01,588 --> 00:12:05,516 There might be more delaminations that I don't se. 320 00:12:05,601 --> 00:12:07,593 This isn't looking good. 321 00:12:07,686 --> 00:12:08,936 That might be what sends me home. 322 00:12:09,095 --> 00:12:10,438 ♪ ♪ 323 00:12:14,518 --> 00:12:15,935 - Ooh. Oh, no. - Oh! 324 00:12:16,019 --> 00:12:17,361 - As I'm forging my blade, 325 00:12:17,521 --> 00:12:19,605 I find a second bubble. 326 00:12:19,689 --> 00:12:20,948 - If he's got blisters now, 327 00:12:21,107 --> 00:12:22,775 he's only got half the billet he needed. 328 00:12:22,859 --> 00:12:24,535 Shouldn't he just scrap it? 329 00:12:24,620 --> 00:12:26,445 - Yes, he should. 330 00:12:26,530 --> 00:12:28,539 - I know I can't simply cut it off. 331 00:12:28,624 --> 00:12:30,374 Then I wouldn't have any steel left. 332 00:12:30,459 --> 00:12:34,128 So I use a chisel to open up the air pocket. 333 00:12:34,213 --> 00:12:36,622 - Even if you have that blister, 334 00:12:36,715 --> 00:12:38,541 you pop and you force it down, 335 00:12:38,625 --> 00:12:40,885 chances are that hole you made isn't big enough 336 00:12:40,969 --> 00:12:42,211 for all that forge scale to come out of. 337 00:12:42,295 --> 00:12:43,471 - Oh, sure. 338 00:12:43,630 --> 00:12:45,548 - I reflux it and forge weld it again. 339 00:12:45,632 --> 00:12:47,049 ♪ ♪ 340 00:12:47,133 --> 00:12:49,969 As far as I can tell, I think it has been fixed. 341 00:12:50,053 --> 00:12:52,137 Hopefully this doesn't come back to bite me. 342 00:12:52,231 --> 00:12:55,558 - I really hope Tyler can pull this off. 343 00:12:55,651 --> 00:12:57,059 - Now that I've got this billet stretched out 344 00:12:57,143 --> 00:12:58,978 and my ladder pattern cut in, 345 00:12:59,062 --> 00:13:01,322 I'm gonna start putting a tip on this knife. 346 00:13:01,406 --> 00:13:03,065 - Oh, Bob's working his tip in it, 347 00:13:03,149 --> 00:13:05,409 and he's got a really good touch with Big Blu. 348 00:13:05,569 --> 00:13:07,570 - I do it in one heat. 349 00:13:07,663 --> 00:13:10,072 - That thing looks mean! 350 00:13:10,156 --> 00:13:11,999 - I love it! 351 00:13:12,158 --> 00:13:15,578 - Bladesmiths, y'all have 45 minutes left. 352 00:13:15,671 --> 00:13:18,497 Oh, Jim's got past the point of fighting that stack 353 00:13:18,582 --> 00:13:21,083 and it looks like he's got a good-looking billet now. 354 00:13:21,176 --> 00:13:23,335 - At this point, I'm looking at the clock, 355 00:13:23,420 --> 00:13:25,847 and I say, okay, David wanted to see a pattern. 356 00:13:25,931 --> 00:13:29,008 So why would you not want to meet that request? 357 00:13:29,092 --> 00:13:30,342 - Jim's over here on the drill press, 358 00:13:30,435 --> 00:13:32,761 putting in a raindrop pattern. 359 00:13:32,855 --> 00:13:36,107 - Doing a raindrop pattern is really difficult. 360 00:13:36,191 --> 00:13:39,518 You need to drill those holes in to a depth that's enough, 361 00:13:39,603 --> 00:13:40,695 drilled from the other side 362 00:13:40,854 --> 00:13:42,855 and not hitting any of those holes, 363 00:13:42,939 --> 00:13:46,200 and then quench everything out to an even shape. 364 00:13:46,359 --> 00:13:48,694 - I go over to Big Blu to draw it out. 365 00:13:48,778 --> 00:13:51,196 I'm starting to see some raindrops in there. 366 00:13:51,290 --> 00:13:53,699 Not many. Maybe a light rain day. 367 00:13:53,783 --> 00:13:55,868 ♪ ♪ 368 00:13:55,961 --> 00:13:57,703 - Wade's material is pristine 369 00:13:57,787 --> 00:13:59,964 on all sides. - Yeah. 370 00:14:00,048 --> 00:14:02,291 - I got my wife back home. She's ridden for me big time. 371 00:14:02,384 --> 00:14:04,886 And also my family, they're just a big support group. 372 00:14:05,045 --> 00:14:07,555 They're really proud of what I do. 373 00:14:07,714 --> 00:14:09,557 I'm trying to get the tip drawn out. 374 00:14:09,716 --> 00:14:10,799 And getting it in the shape of the seax 375 00:14:10,893 --> 00:14:13,135 is harder than it looks. 376 00:14:13,228 --> 00:14:15,897 - Wade is struggling with this particular shap, 377 00:14:16,056 --> 00:14:18,974 but, you know, having the spine come up 378 00:14:19,067 --> 00:14:23,062 and then go back down is giving Wade some issues. 379 00:14:23,155 --> 00:14:25,648 - My blade's starting to look similar to what it should be, 380 00:14:25,741 --> 00:14:27,575 so I decided to make a ladder pattern out of it 381 00:14:27,659 --> 00:14:30,819 just to give a little bit more pizazz in there. 382 00:14:30,904 --> 00:14:32,655 - He's putting a ladder pattern in it now. 383 00:14:32,739 --> 00:14:35,082 - Holy moly! 384 00:14:35,241 --> 00:14:36,417 That seems pretty late in the game 385 00:14:36,501 --> 00:14:38,419 to be working on extra patterning. 386 00:14:38,578 --> 00:14:40,588 - He has to press out what he ground in. 387 00:14:40,747 --> 00:14:43,591 - The only way that Wade can get those out is just, 388 00:14:43,675 --> 00:14:45,000 you have to keep thinning the blade. 389 00:14:45,085 --> 00:14:46,835 - So he's sacrificing a lot of thickness, 390 00:14:46,920 --> 00:14:49,013 and in turn, sacrificing potential strength. 391 00:14:49,097 --> 00:14:50,839 - It's possible. 392 00:14:50,924 --> 00:14:52,850 - The clock is really ticking down on me now, 393 00:14:52,935 --> 00:14:55,269 and I just need to make sure that I'm using my time 394 00:14:55,354 --> 00:14:56,345 as wisely as possible. 395 00:14:56,429 --> 00:14:58,606 ♪ ♪ 396 00:14:58,765 --> 00:15:00,516 - So now that I'm ready for my quench, 397 00:15:00,609 --> 00:15:02,693 I want to make sure the temperature's just righ. 398 00:15:02,852 --> 00:15:04,278 So what I'm gonna do is 399 00:15:04,363 --> 00:15:06,355 I'm gonna sprinkle table salt all over this blade. 400 00:15:06,439 --> 00:15:07,856 And that table salt will melt 401 00:15:07,941 --> 00:15:09,441 at almost exactly the right temperature 402 00:15:09,526 --> 00:15:10,952 when that blade's ready to quench. 403 00:15:11,111 --> 00:15:12,695 - What a cool trick! - Nice. Yeah! 404 00:15:12,779 --> 00:15:15,698 ♪ ♪ 405 00:15:15,782 --> 00:15:17,449 - Bob has quenched. 406 00:15:17,542 --> 00:15:19,201 Let's see how Bob likes the blade. 407 00:15:19,285 --> 00:15:20,786 ♪ ♪ 408 00:15:20,870 --> 00:15:22,955 - Straight. 409 00:15:23,039 --> 00:15:24,465 I'm gonna grind this thing down 410 00:15:24,624 --> 00:15:26,133 so that when I put it in the etch, 411 00:15:26,218 --> 00:15:27,876 you'll be able to see this pattern. 412 00:15:27,961 --> 00:15:31,213 ♪ ♪ 413 00:15:31,297 --> 00:15:33,799 - Well, amazingly enough, 414 00:15:33,883 --> 00:15:35,801 Tyler's managed to draw that blade out. 415 00:15:35,885 --> 00:15:37,561 - Yeah, man. 416 00:15:37,721 --> 00:15:40,982 - I want to make sure to heat my blade very evenly. 417 00:15:41,141 --> 00:15:43,726 I'm looking for a nice, dull red color. 418 00:15:43,810 --> 00:15:46,070 ♪ ♪ 419 00:15:46,154 --> 00:15:47,563 - Tyler quenched. 420 00:15:47,647 --> 00:15:50,491 - All right, Tyler. - That's a success story. 421 00:15:50,575 --> 00:15:52,568 - I have a straight blade. 422 00:15:52,652 --> 00:15:56,822 And it has hardened, so I'm gonna start grinding. 423 00:15:56,906 --> 00:15:59,000 - This is the moment of truth for Tyler. 424 00:15:59,084 --> 00:16:00,501 - Yep. - As he grinds, 425 00:16:00,585 --> 00:16:03,746 he's gonna find things trapped inside that blade 426 00:16:03,830 --> 00:16:05,497 because he didn't do that cleaning step. 427 00:16:05,590 --> 00:16:08,584 - I really don't want to have an inclusion or delamination. 428 00:16:08,677 --> 00:16:11,587 I really want to see Dave Baker test it out. 429 00:16:11,671 --> 00:16:18,093 ♪ ♪ 430 00:16:18,186 --> 00:16:19,261 - Jim quenched. 431 00:16:19,345 --> 00:16:22,014 - Whoo-hoo! 432 00:16:22,107 --> 00:16:24,349 - Ooh! You can see that pattern. 433 00:16:24,443 --> 00:16:25,601 I need to start grinding on this 434 00:16:25,685 --> 00:16:27,019 'cause this thing is thick. 435 00:16:27,103 --> 00:16:30,189 ♪ ♪ 436 00:16:30,273 --> 00:16:32,357 - Four quenched blades. - Great to see. 437 00:16:32,442 --> 00:16:33,776 - I start cleaning it up, making sure 438 00:16:33,860 --> 00:16:35,944 everything's coming out the way it should. 439 00:16:36,038 --> 00:16:38,530 - Ooh, that's an aggressive-looking blade there. 440 00:16:38,623 --> 00:16:39,790 I like what Wade's got going on. 441 00:16:39,949 --> 00:16:41,208 - Everything looks good. 442 00:16:41,367 --> 00:16:42,626 I can't believe that just came together 443 00:16:42,711 --> 00:16:43,619 in just the three hours. 444 00:16:43,712 --> 00:16:45,546 - Five, four, 445 00:16:45,630 --> 00:16:48,716 three, two, one. 446 00:16:48,800 --> 00:16:49,800 Bladesmiths, turn off you machines. 447 00:16:49,959 --> 00:16:51,460 Put down your tools. 448 00:16:51,553 --> 00:16:53,629 The first round of this fantasy competition is over. 449 00:16:53,722 --> 00:16:54,963 [applause] 450 00:16:55,057 --> 00:16:56,215 [laughter] 451 00:16:56,299 --> 00:16:57,883 ♪ ♪ 452 00:16:57,967 --> 00:16:59,635 - Despite the problems with my blade, 453 00:16:59,719 --> 00:17:01,729 I feel I did pretty good. 454 00:17:01,813 --> 00:17:04,306 And it came out pretty well, I think. 455 00:17:04,390 --> 00:17:07,226 ♪ ♪ 456 00:17:07,310 --> 00:17:08,569 - All right, bladesmiths, 457 00:17:08,728 --> 00:17:10,404 in the first three hours of this competition, 458 00:17:10,489 --> 00:17:12,740 Dave asked you to make your fantasy seax, 459 00:17:12,824 --> 00:17:15,484 and the time has come for the first critique and elimination. 460 00:17:15,568 --> 00:17:17,486 And Jim, you're up first, please present your work. 461 00:17:17,570 --> 00:17:20,072 ♪ ♪ 462 00:17:20,165 --> 00:17:21,990 - All right, Jim, you kinda 463 00:17:22,084 --> 00:17:23,918 changed up that seax shape a little bit, 464 00:17:24,002 --> 00:17:26,587 gave it that kind of a recurved edge to it almost, 465 00:17:26,671 --> 00:17:28,163 which is kind of cool. 466 00:17:28,248 --> 00:17:29,998 There's a lot of material here. 467 00:17:30,083 --> 00:17:32,084 It's still a thick blade. 468 00:17:32,177 --> 00:17:34,095 But I can see that patterning 469 00:17:34,179 --> 00:17:36,013 from the 60 layers you've got on this. 470 00:17:36,172 --> 00:17:38,173 Your steel looks solid. 471 00:17:38,258 --> 00:17:39,183 I think you're well on your way. 472 00:17:39,342 --> 00:17:40,851 Nicely done. - Thank you, sir. 473 00:17:41,010 --> 00:17:42,928 - Bob, you ready? - I'm ready. 474 00:17:43,012 --> 00:17:44,847 - Please present your work. 475 00:17:44,931 --> 00:17:47,349 ♪ ♪ 476 00:17:47,433 --> 00:17:50,102 - All right, Bob, I really like your spin 477 00:17:50,186 --> 00:17:53,355 on what a fantasy seax could look like. 478 00:17:53,448 --> 00:17:55,107 Should you move forward, 479 00:17:55,191 --> 00:17:58,277 just the matter of really refining some of these seams 480 00:17:58,370 --> 00:18:00,287 and delaminations you have, 481 00:18:00,446 --> 00:18:02,456 but definitely within grinder range. 482 00:18:02,541 --> 00:18:05,450 But overall, I like where it's going. 483 00:18:05,535 --> 00:18:06,710 - Thank you. 484 00:18:06,795 --> 00:18:08,871 - Wade, you're up. Please present your work. 485 00:18:08,964 --> 00:18:12,299 ♪ ♪ 486 00:18:12,458 --> 00:18:13,634 - All right, Wade. This is cool. 487 00:18:13,718 --> 00:18:16,053 Really nice design all the way around, 488 00:18:16,138 --> 00:18:19,882 but the one thing that gives me a little concern is, 489 00:18:19,966 --> 00:18:22,885 you've got two grind lines that were pretty deep. 490 00:18:22,978 --> 00:18:24,311 One's right here. 491 00:18:24,470 --> 00:18:26,564 It starts here and goes to the edge. 492 00:18:26,648 --> 00:18:29,817 And the other one is right here and it goes to the edge. 493 00:18:29,901 --> 00:18:32,736 So, this is something that will have to be dealt with, 494 00:18:32,821 --> 00:18:34,146 or else that's a stress riser 495 00:18:34,239 --> 00:18:36,732 that could pop that blade right in half. 496 00:18:36,816 --> 00:18:40,903 Other than those lines, good job. 497 00:18:40,987 --> 00:18:42,738 - Tyler, you're up. Please present your work. 498 00:18:42,822 --> 00:18:45,416 ♪ ♪ 499 00:18:45,500 --> 00:18:47,659 - All right, Tyler, you came up with a cool profile. 500 00:18:47,752 --> 00:18:50,171 It's definitely got a seax look to it, 501 00:18:50,255 --> 00:18:52,748 but this pockmark that showed up here, 502 00:18:52,841 --> 00:18:55,009 it's a huge gap that was inside your steels 503 00:18:55,168 --> 00:18:57,094 as you were welding them together. 504 00:18:57,179 --> 00:18:59,671 This came from the fact that you did not clean your steels 505 00:18:59,764 --> 00:19:01,348 when you stacked them back up. 506 00:19:01,507 --> 00:19:04,426 And I'm not sure where else in this blade 507 00:19:04,510 --> 00:19:05,844 there are structural issues, 508 00:19:05,937 --> 00:19:08,022 but you managed to get it all in 509 00:19:08,181 --> 00:19:10,349 and it has neat profile, so nice job. 510 00:19:10,433 --> 00:19:14,111 ♪ ♪ 511 00:19:14,270 --> 00:19:15,196 - All right, bladesmiths. 512 00:19:15,355 --> 00:19:16,864 In this competition, only three of you 513 00:19:16,948 --> 00:19:18,032 can join us in the second round. 514 00:19:18,191 --> 00:19:20,359 And the judges have made a decision. 515 00:19:20,452 --> 00:19:22,277 The bladesmith leaving The Forge is... 516 00:19:22,362 --> 00:19:26,540 ♪ ♪ 517 00:19:26,699 --> 00:19:28,626 Tyler. 518 00:19:28,710 --> 00:19:30,211 - Tyler, you came up with a good design 519 00:19:30,295 --> 00:19:32,546 and you never quit out there, which was great to see. 520 00:19:32,631 --> 00:19:35,049 But by not cleaning those stacks, 521 00:19:35,133 --> 00:19:37,051 those welds didn't take, and we're just not sure 522 00:19:37,135 --> 00:19:39,470 of the structural stability of the center of that blade. 523 00:19:39,554 --> 00:19:40,638 That's why we're letting you go. 524 00:19:40,722 --> 00:19:43,048 - I understand. Thank you. 525 00:19:43,132 --> 00:19:45,142 - Tyler, you're a talented smith, 526 00:19:45,227 --> 00:19:47,645 but unfortunately, your time in the competition has ende. 527 00:19:47,729 --> 00:19:49,554 I'm gonna have to ask you to please surrender your work 528 00:19:49,648 --> 00:19:51,223 and step off The Forge floor. 529 00:19:51,307 --> 00:19:52,808 ♪ ♪ 530 00:19:52,892 --> 00:19:55,236 - This experience was very exciting for me 531 00:19:55,395 --> 00:19:58,822 and I'm definitely going to continue making Damascs 532 00:19:58,982 --> 00:20:00,649 and improving my process 533 00:20:00,742 --> 00:20:03,151 so that stuff like this doesn't happen again. 534 00:20:03,236 --> 00:20:05,570 ♪ ♪ 535 00:20:05,655 --> 00:20:07,656 - Well, Jim, Bob, Wade, congratulations, gentlemen. 536 00:20:07,740 --> 00:20:09,074 The three of you are moving forward 537 00:20:09,158 --> 00:20:12,327 into the second round of Dave Baker's Takeover. 538 00:20:12,412 --> 00:20:14,004 Now in this round, you're gonna fix any issus 539 00:20:14,089 --> 00:20:16,164 you have with your blades, as well as add handles to them, 540 00:20:16,258 --> 00:20:18,926 turning into fully functioning fantasy seaxes. 541 00:20:19,010 --> 00:20:20,594 Now, there are some parameters, and for that, 542 00:20:20,679 --> 00:20:22,429 I'm gonna give you back to Dave. 543 00:20:22,514 --> 00:20:25,683 - So gentlemen, to finish your blades in this second round, 544 00:20:25,767 --> 00:20:27,935 you're going to need to add a button guard, 545 00:20:28,019 --> 00:20:31,855 as well as work in an antler crown to your handle. 546 00:20:31,940 --> 00:20:33,691 Good luck. - All right, bladesmiths. 547 00:20:33,775 --> 00:20:35,442 You've got your work cut out for you. 548 00:20:35,527 --> 00:20:37,019 You have two hours on the clock. 549 00:20:37,112 --> 00:20:38,779 And when that time is up, the judges are gonna check 550 00:20:38,863 --> 00:20:41,532 for strength and durability in a film light chop. 551 00:20:41,616 --> 00:20:43,358 And then, they're gonna check your edge retention 552 00:20:43,451 --> 00:20:45,027 in a movie screen slide. 553 00:20:45,120 --> 00:20:46,611 All right, bladesmiths, you've got two hours. 554 00:20:46,696 --> 00:20:48,447 And that time starts now. 555 00:20:48,531 --> 00:20:50,532 ♪ ♪ 556 00:20:50,616 --> 00:20:52,617 Well, Dave, you asked for a fantasy seax. 557 00:20:52,711 --> 00:20:54,119 With the blades we have out here, 558 00:20:54,203 --> 00:20:55,713 you seeing them turning into those? 559 00:20:55,797 --> 00:20:57,456 - Yeah, all of these smiths have been really creative 560 00:20:57,549 --> 00:20:58,623 in what they've got going on. 561 00:20:58,708 --> 00:21:00,208 ♪ ♪ 562 00:21:00,293 --> 00:21:01,710 - Doug identified a couple of inclusions 563 00:21:01,794 --> 00:21:03,879 on the top of my blade, near the spine. 564 00:21:03,972 --> 00:21:05,889 I want to fix them quickly because I know 565 00:21:05,974 --> 00:21:07,382 I'm gonna need time for that handle. 566 00:21:07,467 --> 00:21:08,642 It's gonna be complicated. 567 00:21:08,801 --> 00:21:11,219 And that fit is really critical. 568 00:21:11,313 --> 00:21:13,889 - Holy moly, Bob is going aggressive on the grinder. 569 00:21:13,973 --> 00:21:15,474 ♪ ♪ 570 00:21:15,567 --> 00:21:16,817 - As I'm grinding my blade, 571 00:21:16,976 --> 00:21:18,643 I realize these inclusions aren't that bad 572 00:21:18,737 --> 00:21:21,229 and they disappear, so crisis averted. 573 00:21:21,314 --> 00:21:24,816 ♪ ♪ 574 00:21:24,909 --> 00:21:26,327 - I have some deep grinder marks, 575 00:21:26,411 --> 00:21:28,403 so I start working on fixing the dents 576 00:21:28,488 --> 00:21:30,581 and the dings in the blades. 577 00:21:30,665 --> 00:21:32,157 - Wade got those lines 578 00:21:32,241 --> 00:21:34,076 when he ground in that ladder pattern. 579 00:21:34,160 --> 00:21:35,494 He's got to deal with those. 580 00:21:35,578 --> 00:21:37,338 And that might take away from some of that shape. 581 00:21:37,497 --> 00:21:39,256 - I need to finish up on this grinder 582 00:21:39,415 --> 00:21:40,248 and get my handle started. 583 00:21:40,333 --> 00:21:42,751 ♪ ♪ 584 00:21:42,844 --> 00:21:45,679 - I'm feeling pretty good after Dave's feedback, 585 00:21:45,838 --> 00:21:47,923 but I need to get this thing on a diet. 586 00:21:48,007 --> 00:21:49,350 ♪ ♪ 587 00:21:49,509 --> 00:21:51,435 As I'm grinding, I'm thinking to myself, 588 00:21:51,594 --> 00:21:54,346 "What's a good way to take a little bit more weight off 589 00:21:54,430 --> 00:21:56,515 and still have a nice, aesthetic look to the blade?" 590 00:21:56,599 --> 00:21:59,768 So I think, "Okay, let me throw a fuller in there real quick." 591 00:21:59,861 --> 00:22:03,105 Nothing huge, but it will pull some more weight off. 592 00:22:03,189 --> 00:22:05,607 - Well, Jim's got a lot of weight to remove. 593 00:22:05,691 --> 00:22:07,609 So it's good to see that he's spending the time doing that. 594 00:22:07,693 --> 00:22:09,444 - Yeah. 595 00:22:09,537 --> 00:22:13,115 - Bladesmiths, you have 1 hour and 30 minutes left. 596 00:22:13,199 --> 00:22:15,042 ♪ ♪ 597 00:22:15,126 --> 00:22:17,294 - My handle's gonna have a brass button guard 598 00:22:17,379 --> 00:22:20,789 followed by a piece of wood, and then a stag antler handle. 599 00:22:20,873 --> 00:22:22,549 I know I got to dry-fit my pins 600 00:22:22,634 --> 00:22:24,793 to make sure they'll fit in there once I get the glue up. 601 00:22:24,877 --> 00:22:26,211 I'm a little concerned that 602 00:22:26,295 --> 00:22:28,130 the antler is very brittle and they break apart, 603 00:22:28,223 --> 00:22:29,723 but I also know that I'm running low on time. 604 00:22:29,882 --> 00:22:31,475 I don't want me spending any more time than I have to 605 00:22:31,634 --> 00:22:32,884 over on this antler. 606 00:22:32,969 --> 00:22:34,812 ♪ ♪ 607 00:22:34,896 --> 00:22:37,981 - Bob is completely filling his stag horn. 608 00:22:38,066 --> 00:22:39,233 - You really want to see that. 609 00:22:39,392 --> 00:22:40,976 I mean, you don't want any looseness. 610 00:22:41,069 --> 00:22:43,654 - Now that I've got my handle material glued up, 611 00:22:43,738 --> 00:22:45,489 all I have left to do is shape this handle 612 00:22:45,648 --> 00:22:47,908 and sharpen this blade. 613 00:22:48,067 --> 00:22:50,318 I start shaping that button guard, 614 00:22:50,412 --> 00:22:52,996 but when I do that, it starts spinning. 615 00:22:53,081 --> 00:22:54,248 That epoxy is not holding it. 616 00:22:54,407 --> 00:22:55,999 [bleep]. 617 00:22:56,159 --> 00:22:58,669 If there's a void in here, that handle could come loose. 618 00:22:58,753 --> 00:23:00,087 All I'm thinking is, I'm not gonna be able 619 00:23:00,171 --> 00:23:01,088 to turn this knife in. 620 00:23:01,247 --> 00:23:02,581 [bleep]. 621 00:23:02,674 --> 00:23:03,915 I need to figure out how to fix that 622 00:23:04,000 --> 00:23:05,426 as fast as I possibly can. 623 00:23:05,585 --> 00:23:06,260 [groans] 624 00:23:10,256 --> 00:23:13,008 So I do a few tacks right up near the spine 625 00:23:13,092 --> 00:23:15,010 to make sure that that button guard doesn't go anywhere. 626 00:23:15,094 --> 00:23:17,179 - Bob's putting weld on the button guard. 627 00:23:17,272 --> 00:23:18,597 - It's not good. 628 00:23:18,681 --> 00:23:19,931 At a very critical juncture, 629 00:23:20,024 --> 00:23:21,850 you're putting heat treatment, 630 00:23:21,943 --> 00:23:23,610 and it can be dangerous. 631 00:23:23,695 --> 00:23:25,112 It'll break right there. 632 00:23:25,271 --> 00:23:27,022 - It's solid. It's not going anywhere. 633 00:23:27,106 --> 00:23:29,357 ♪ ♪ 634 00:23:29,442 --> 00:23:32,703 - It's time for me to start working on my handle. 635 00:23:32,787 --> 00:23:34,196 I'm gonna get wood in the center, 636 00:23:34,280 --> 00:23:37,199 and then I'll use the crown as the end cap. 637 00:23:37,283 --> 00:23:38,867 My plan is to peen it over 638 00:23:38,951 --> 00:23:40,619 to make a mechanical connection. 639 00:23:40,712 --> 00:23:42,370 - These guys are going above and beyond. 640 00:23:42,455 --> 00:23:44,131 You asked for the button guard and the crown, 641 00:23:44,290 --> 00:23:46,383 and we've got multiple-piece handle construction. 642 00:23:46,542 --> 00:23:47,959 - Yeah, I'm excited. 643 00:23:48,052 --> 00:23:49,720 - As soon as I drill through it all, 644 00:23:49,879 --> 00:23:51,296 my plan is destroyed. 645 00:23:51,380 --> 00:23:53,140 I drilled a large enough hole 646 00:23:53,299 --> 00:23:54,808 for a whole space shuttle to run through it. 647 00:23:54,893 --> 00:23:57,227 And now, there is absolutely no way for me to peen this over. 648 00:23:57,312 --> 00:23:58,803 [bleep]. 649 00:23:58,888 --> 00:24:00,639 I need to make a mechanical connection 650 00:24:00,723 --> 00:24:02,474 because I don't want my thing to come apart. 651 00:24:02,558 --> 00:24:04,234 And now, I need to drill another hole 652 00:24:04,319 --> 00:24:06,061 through this tang and the antler 653 00:24:06,145 --> 00:24:07,488 and throw another brass rod 654 00:24:07,647 --> 00:24:09,656 to make a second mechanical connection. 655 00:24:09,815 --> 00:24:12,242 - Guys, you only have 30 minutes left. 656 00:24:12,401 --> 00:24:15,412 - So I drilled the second hole through the antler, 657 00:24:15,497 --> 00:24:18,406 but I have to get this glued up, shaped, and sharpened. 658 00:24:18,491 --> 00:24:20,575 ♪ ♪ 659 00:24:20,660 --> 00:24:21,993 - The edge I'm looking for on this blade 660 00:24:22,078 --> 00:24:23,504 is a nice, fine edge that'll be able 661 00:24:23,588 --> 00:24:25,080 to go through in these light tests 662 00:24:25,173 --> 00:24:27,332 but also be able to go through the sharpness test. 663 00:24:27,416 --> 00:24:28,675 ♪ ♪ 664 00:24:28,760 --> 00:24:31,094 It's not shaving the hair on my arm, 665 00:24:31,179 --> 00:24:32,587 so I grab a stropping block 666 00:24:32,672 --> 00:24:34,089 and I just run it over that a few times 667 00:24:34,173 --> 00:24:35,849 until I can get some hair shaved on my arms, 668 00:24:35,934 --> 00:24:36,841 to make sure it's sharp. 669 00:24:36,926 --> 00:24:38,593 Yes. 670 00:24:38,678 --> 00:24:40,095 I feel like my knife came out pretty nicely. 671 00:24:40,179 --> 00:24:42,847 ♪ ♪ 672 00:24:42,932 --> 00:24:44,274 - Bob's over there, etching. 673 00:24:44,433 --> 00:24:47,018 - Good. - All right! 674 00:24:47,111 --> 00:24:48,520 - I love the profile on my blade. 675 00:24:48,613 --> 00:24:50,197 The etch came out really nice, 676 00:24:50,281 --> 00:24:52,440 so I should go straight back to the grinder to sharpen. 677 00:24:52,534 --> 00:24:55,118 ♪ ♪ 678 00:24:55,203 --> 00:24:56,861 - Everything's glued up and together, 679 00:24:56,946 --> 00:24:58,780 but I now have little gaps 680 00:24:58,873 --> 00:25:02,709 in-between the wood and my guard and the antler. 681 00:25:02,868 --> 00:25:04,786 - We've tested blades that had gaps 682 00:25:04,870 --> 00:25:07,455 between multiple pieces of handle material. 683 00:25:07,540 --> 00:25:09,291 It take a bite out of your hands. 684 00:25:09,375 --> 00:25:11,126 - So I've watched this competition enough 685 00:25:11,210 --> 00:25:13,044 to know that if I leave this unaddressed, 686 00:25:13,129 --> 00:25:15,055 it's going to send me home. 687 00:25:15,139 --> 00:25:17,132 So I'm gonna fill it with epoxy 688 00:25:17,216 --> 00:25:19,718 and hope that that's enough to not send me home. 689 00:25:19,802 --> 00:25:21,478 ♪ ♪ 690 00:25:21,563 --> 00:25:23,564 - Five, four, 691 00:25:23,648 --> 00:25:26,400 three, two, one. 692 00:25:26,559 --> 00:25:28,893 Bladesmiths, round two of the competition's over. 693 00:25:28,978 --> 00:25:30,320 ♪ ♪ 694 00:25:30,405 --> 00:25:31,738 - I looked down at my blade 695 00:25:31,897 --> 00:25:33,490 and I can't believe how well it came out. 696 00:25:33,649 --> 00:25:35,150 I'm feeling relieved. 697 00:25:35,243 --> 00:25:38,153 Like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders. 698 00:25:38,237 --> 00:25:40,163 - All right, gentlemen, I've really enjoyed 699 00:25:40,248 --> 00:25:42,499 watching you guys build these fantasy-based seaxes, 700 00:25:42,584 --> 00:25:44,492 and I can't wait to get to test 'em. 701 00:25:44,586 --> 00:25:47,162 So what we're going to do is our movie light chop. 702 00:25:47,246 --> 00:25:49,581 I'll be taking your fantasy-inspired seaxes 703 00:25:49,665 --> 00:25:51,166 and chopping into these studio lights. 704 00:25:51,259 --> 00:25:53,335 Now, this isn't about what your blades do to the light. 705 00:25:53,428 --> 00:25:55,086 It's about what those lights can do to your blades. 706 00:25:55,171 --> 00:25:57,005 And Jim, you are up first. You ready? 707 00:25:57,089 --> 00:25:58,506 - Let's get at 'er. - Okay. 708 00:25:58,591 --> 00:26:00,342 ♪ ♪ 709 00:26:00,435 --> 00:26:03,011 - I am not confident going into this testing. 710 00:26:03,104 --> 00:26:05,096 I know there's a bit of a void in my handle 711 00:26:05,181 --> 00:26:06,598 that I filled with epoxy. 712 00:26:06,691 --> 00:26:08,099 I don't want to hurt Dave 713 00:26:08,192 --> 00:26:10,018 and I don't want my thing to come apart. 714 00:26:10,102 --> 00:26:12,446 ♪ ♪ 715 00:26:16,275 --> 00:26:20,787 ♪ ♪ 716 00:26:25,376 --> 00:26:26,534 - Nice. Nice. 717 00:26:26,628 --> 00:26:28,286 [laughter] 718 00:26:28,371 --> 00:26:30,372 That was awesome. 719 00:26:30,465 --> 00:26:33,050 - All right, Jim. Your blade is still straight. 720 00:26:33,209 --> 00:26:34,626 Everything's still tight. 721 00:26:34,710 --> 00:26:37,462 Your edge did take some dulling 722 00:26:37,546 --> 00:26:39,389 and some rolling. 723 00:26:39,474 --> 00:26:41,299 All in all, I like the design of this, 724 00:26:41,392 --> 00:26:43,551 that kind of forward sweep to it. 725 00:26:43,636 --> 00:26:45,562 Good job. - Thank you, sir. 726 00:26:45,647 --> 00:26:47,055 - Bob, your time to play. Are you ready? 727 00:26:47,139 --> 00:26:47,981 - Whack it. Don't crack it. 728 00:26:48,066 --> 00:26:50,475 [laughter] 729 00:26:50,559 --> 00:26:51,485 - Okay. 730 00:26:51,569 --> 00:26:53,395 [laughter] 731 00:26:53,479 --> 00:26:55,739 - Smacking a blade into metal and glass 732 00:26:55,823 --> 00:26:58,650 could actually cause the blade to roll over a chip. 733 00:26:58,743 --> 00:26:59,818 I'm not sure what's gonna happen. 734 00:26:59,902 --> 00:27:06,667 ♪ ♪ 735 00:27:15,426 --> 00:27:16,835 both: Ooh! - [inhales sharply] 736 00:27:16,919 --> 00:27:22,507 ♪ ♪ 737 00:27:22,591 --> 00:27:23,925 All right, Bob. 738 00:27:24,018 --> 00:27:25,852 First off, a couple of things are going on. 739 00:27:25,937 --> 00:27:27,354 See the size of the tang 740 00:27:27,438 --> 00:27:29,597 compared to the size of the blade? 741 00:27:29,682 --> 00:27:33,101 You're less than half of what that ricasso is. 742 00:27:33,194 --> 00:27:35,112 And then by putting that weld in there, 743 00:27:35,196 --> 00:27:37,948 I mean, you just superheated that section of the blade. 744 00:27:38,107 --> 00:27:40,450 And it literally snapped right at the base of that weld. 745 00:27:40,535 --> 00:27:42,953 - Mm-hmm. - It's still got a sharp edge. 746 00:27:43,112 --> 00:27:46,364 All in all, I think as far as designing a fantasy-based seax, 747 00:27:46,449 --> 00:27:47,782 that's a neat-looking knife. 748 00:27:47,867 --> 00:27:49,793 - Thank you. 749 00:27:49,877 --> 00:27:52,713 - Bob, that's an extremely aggressive tes, 750 00:27:52,797 --> 00:27:56,040 but unfortunately, your blade did break on the fourth strike. 751 00:27:56,125 --> 00:27:58,301 But you are not out of the fight yet. 752 00:27:58,386 --> 00:28:00,554 Now, Wade, you have to survive all four of the strikes 753 00:28:00,713 --> 00:28:02,222 in order to move forward in the third round. 754 00:28:02,306 --> 00:28:03,715 Are you ready? - Let's go. Lights out. 755 00:28:03,808 --> 00:28:05,049 - All right. Let's get it. Dave. 756 00:28:05,134 --> 00:28:08,052 ♪ ♪ 757 00:28:08,137 --> 00:28:09,804 - My blade's on the thinner side. 758 00:28:09,889 --> 00:28:11,398 Looking at Bob's blade before it broke, 759 00:28:11,557 --> 00:28:13,224 it definitely has a thicker blade, 760 00:28:13,309 --> 00:28:15,226 so I'm really worried about how my blade is going to perform. 761 00:28:15,311 --> 00:28:22,200 ♪ ♪ 762 00:28:39,752 --> 00:28:40,752 - All right, Wade. Good work. 763 00:28:40,845 --> 00:28:42,846 You survived all four strikes. 764 00:28:43,005 --> 00:28:45,089 Now, Bob, unfortunately, you suffered a catastrophic failure 765 00:28:45,174 --> 00:28:46,591 during the test 766 00:28:46,675 --> 00:28:48,676 and we cannot continue testing your fantasy seax. 767 00:28:48,761 --> 00:28:50,687 I want to say we appreciate all your hard work, 768 00:28:50,846 --> 00:28:53,190 but unfortunately, your time in Dave's competition has ended. 769 00:28:53,274 --> 00:28:55,517 I'm going to you to please step off The Forge floor. 770 00:28:55,610 --> 00:28:57,018 - Thanks. 771 00:28:57,111 --> 00:28:59,029 - Thank you, Bob. It's a good-looking knife. 772 00:28:59,113 --> 00:29:00,614 - I had a great experience. 773 00:29:00,698 --> 00:29:03,033 I loved it. I loved the competitors. 774 00:29:03,117 --> 00:29:04,701 I would do it again. 775 00:29:04,786 --> 00:29:08,288 Dave said he liked the design on my blade, 776 00:29:08,372 --> 00:29:09,531 so I'm going away happy. 777 00:29:09,615 --> 00:29:12,626 ♪ ♪ 778 00:29:12,710 --> 00:29:14,711 - All right, Jim, Wade. Congratulations, guys. 779 00:29:14,796 --> 00:29:16,788 The two of you have made it through the first two rounds 780 00:29:16,872 --> 00:29:18,456 of Dave's Takeover competition. 781 00:29:18,549 --> 00:29:20,375 Now in this third and final round, 782 00:29:20,468 --> 00:29:22,377 we are sending you back to your home forges 783 00:29:22,461 --> 00:29:26,223 to build another iconic weapon from the mind of Dave Baker. 784 00:29:26,382 --> 00:29:27,724 Take it away, Dave. 785 00:29:27,809 --> 00:29:29,551 - All right, gentlemen, I have built 786 00:29:29,635 --> 00:29:31,978 over 200 weapons so far for these competitions, 787 00:29:32,063 --> 00:29:33,805 but I think this one was my favorite. 788 00:29:33,889 --> 00:29:35,807 I want you to build this. 789 00:29:35,891 --> 00:29:39,227 ♪ ♪ 790 00:29:39,311 --> 00:29:41,071 The fantasy broadsword, 791 00:29:41,155 --> 00:29:43,481 the sword that got me inspired to join this craft. 792 00:29:43,566 --> 00:29:45,408 - Nice. 793 00:29:45,493 --> 00:29:47,410 - The broadsword is an iconic weapon from history 794 00:29:47,495 --> 00:29:49,246 that has inspired many fantasy weapons 795 00:29:49,330 --> 00:29:51,164 throughout cinematic history 796 00:29:51,249 --> 00:29:52,749 Such as the swords featured in the classic 797 00:29:52,908 --> 00:29:54,325 "Conan the Barbarian" 798 00:29:54,410 --> 00:29:56,077 and "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy. 799 00:29:56,170 --> 00:29:57,996 The broadsword dates back to medieval Europe, 800 00:29:58,080 --> 00:29:59,923 featuring a wide double-edged blade 801 00:30:00,007 --> 00:30:01,833 designed to deliver devastating cuts 802 00:30:01,917 --> 00:30:03,334 and slashes during battle 803 00:30:03,419 --> 00:30:04,845 while the fullers on both sides 804 00:30:04,929 --> 00:30:07,171 keep it light enough to reel with one hand. 805 00:30:07,256 --> 00:30:09,349 These deadly weapons were so effective in combat 806 00:30:09,433 --> 00:30:13,019 they were wilted by knights across Europe. 807 00:30:13,178 --> 00:30:15,021 - Your blades need to be double-edged 808 00:30:15,180 --> 00:30:17,691 and measure between 26 and 28 inches, 809 00:30:17,775 --> 00:30:20,101 measured from tip to guard in a straight line. 810 00:30:20,185 --> 00:30:22,353 And because Dave wants to see your own individual talent 811 00:30:22,438 --> 00:30:23,697 and creativity in these blades, 812 00:30:23,856 --> 00:30:25,782 he wants to have a fantasy-style guard 813 00:30:25,941 --> 00:30:27,859 and pommel attached. 814 00:30:27,952 --> 00:30:29,777 - I think making a fantasy guard 815 00:30:29,862 --> 00:30:31,279 will be my biggest challenge. 816 00:30:31,363 --> 00:30:33,364 But I can't wait to tell my son 817 00:30:33,449 --> 00:30:34,958 that dad is in the finals, bud. 818 00:30:35,042 --> 00:30:37,627 We're gonna build this badass sword. 819 00:30:37,786 --> 00:30:39,629 - All right, guys, you have four days at your home forgs 820 00:30:39,714 --> 00:30:41,372 to build your fantasy swords. 821 00:30:41,465 --> 00:30:44,134 Good luck. We will see you then. 822 00:30:44,218 --> 00:30:46,386 - Ready? Let's go. 823 00:30:46,470 --> 00:30:49,464 [laughter] 824 00:30:49,548 --> 00:30:53,393 ♪ ♪ 825 00:30:53,477 --> 00:30:55,729 - Back here at my home forge in Pasco, Washington, 826 00:30:55,888 --> 00:30:57,805 getting ready to build my fantasy broadsword. 827 00:30:57,890 --> 00:30:59,149 Oh, yeah. 828 00:30:59,233 --> 00:31:00,483 My overall game plan for the day 829 00:31:00,568 --> 00:31:02,569 is getting my broadsword profiled out 830 00:31:02,653 --> 00:31:04,145 and get it ready for heat treat. 831 00:31:04,229 --> 00:31:06,323 So I started off working a good tip in there. 832 00:31:06,407 --> 00:31:07,649 Definitely a struggle. 833 00:31:07,733 --> 00:31:08,816 I've got no power tools, 834 00:31:08,901 --> 00:31:10,485 so I got to do it all by hand 835 00:31:10,569 --> 00:31:12,570 and that's a thick piece of metal to be moving by hand. 836 00:31:12,655 --> 00:31:14,322 ♪ ♪ 837 00:31:14,406 --> 00:31:16,324 So I didn't get as far as I was hoping today. 838 00:31:16,408 --> 00:31:18,168 Almost got all my parameters met 839 00:31:18,327 --> 00:31:20,161 and I just got a little bit to go in the morning. 840 00:31:20,245 --> 00:31:22,914 ♪ ♪ 841 00:31:22,998 --> 00:31:26,084 - So we're in Deland, Florida at my shop, Shamrock Knives. 842 00:31:26,168 --> 00:31:29,095 In my mind, this fantasy theme, 843 00:31:29,254 --> 00:31:30,847 I just kind of tried to model it 844 00:31:30,932 --> 00:31:32,682 after something like a barbarian would be carrying, 845 00:31:32,767 --> 00:31:34,926 you know, some badass looking. 846 00:31:35,019 --> 00:31:36,603 So the first step is gonna be 847 00:31:36,762 --> 00:31:38,438 getting this all tack-welded together. 848 00:31:38,522 --> 00:31:41,683 I have learned advanced Damascus techniques, 849 00:31:41,776 --> 00:31:44,444 which leaves me with making Damascus for this sword. 850 00:31:44,528 --> 00:31:46,112 This is solid. 851 00:31:46,197 --> 00:31:48,773 Making the Damascus will take up my whole first day, 852 00:31:48,857 --> 00:31:50,784 but I'm not worried about that 853 00:31:50,868 --> 00:31:53,528 'cause it's gonna look nice and it's gonna perform. 854 00:31:53,621 --> 00:31:56,706 Finishing up day one, I've got half a sword length. 855 00:31:56,791 --> 00:31:58,708 But all in all, I'm feeling 856 00:31:58,793 --> 00:32:01,044 pretty confident that I can get this done. 857 00:32:01,128 --> 00:32:02,295 - Starting day two. 858 00:32:02,454 --> 00:32:04,372 I got my blade profile pretty good, 859 00:32:04,456 --> 00:32:06,124 so I move on to my heat treat. 860 00:32:06,208 --> 00:32:07,458 Okay. Here we go. 861 00:32:07,543 --> 00:32:13,974 ♪ ♪ 862 00:32:14,058 --> 00:32:15,967 I'm liking it. It's looking really good. 863 00:32:16,060 --> 00:32:17,635 Everything came out beautifully. 864 00:32:17,720 --> 00:32:19,387 - Morning of day two. 865 00:32:19,471 --> 00:32:21,481 This is my son, James. - Hello. 866 00:32:21,640 --> 00:32:22,890 - He hangs out in the forge with me a lot 867 00:32:22,975 --> 00:32:25,318 and helps me out. 868 00:32:25,477 --> 00:32:26,820 So what do you think of the sword so far? 869 00:32:29,907 --> 00:32:31,741 - There's a lot of work to get done. 870 00:32:31,826 --> 00:32:33,743 And I really got to get this sword drawn out 871 00:32:33,902 --> 00:32:35,236 to its proper parameters. 872 00:32:35,329 --> 00:32:37,163 This won't work. 873 00:32:37,322 --> 00:32:39,499 I start noticing, there's cracks. 874 00:32:39,658 --> 00:32:41,918 The layers themselves are splitting apart. 875 00:32:42,003 --> 00:32:43,578 So... 876 00:32:43,671 --> 00:32:45,329 [sword clatters] 877 00:32:45,414 --> 00:32:46,748 That's [bleep]. 878 00:32:46,832 --> 00:32:49,175 Day one was pretty much a waste. 879 00:32:49,334 --> 00:32:51,669 It's a lot of work, to lose an entire day. 880 00:32:51,754 --> 00:32:53,421 ♪ ♪ 881 00:32:53,505 --> 00:32:55,006 Now I got to start over again. 882 00:32:55,090 --> 00:32:57,350 And I really hope I can finish on time. 883 00:33:01,355 --> 00:33:03,189 I am pretty pissed off, but sitting here 884 00:33:03,348 --> 00:33:05,767 and getting mad isn't gonna help me win this. 885 00:33:05,851 --> 00:33:08,695 And I've got a lot to do in the next 20 hours. 886 00:33:08,779 --> 00:33:09,604 I just decided to move on to some plain mono steel, 887 00:33:09,688 --> 00:33:11,197 some 5160. 888 00:33:11,282 --> 00:33:13,775 It's all right. We're gonna get it done. 889 00:33:13,868 --> 00:33:15,443 - Start of day four. 890 00:33:15,527 --> 00:33:17,287 Yesterday, I was able to get my guard pommel 891 00:33:17,371 --> 00:33:18,872 and handle all put together. 892 00:33:18,956 --> 00:33:20,874 Nice. All the way through. 893 00:33:20,958 --> 00:33:22,792 This is a fantasy broadsword I'm building, 894 00:33:22,951 --> 00:33:24,619 and so, to put my spin on it, 895 00:33:24,712 --> 00:33:26,629 I'm gonna be making it look like David Baker. 896 00:33:26,714 --> 00:33:29,290 I'm gonna put a handlebar mustache on the guard 897 00:33:29,374 --> 00:33:30,958 and then also put a beard for the pommel. 898 00:33:31,043 --> 00:33:32,302 [laughter] 899 00:33:32,461 --> 00:33:34,879 And, man, it looks really good. 900 00:33:34,963 --> 00:33:38,558 It's time to go to the grinder and put an edge on this blade. 901 00:33:38,642 --> 00:33:40,393 [whistles] 902 00:33:40,478 --> 00:33:42,479 I had to leave a thicker edge on my blade, 903 00:33:42,638 --> 00:33:44,639 that way, it'd be able to handle a good strength tes. 904 00:33:44,723 --> 00:33:46,483 Voilà. 905 00:33:46,567 --> 00:33:47,892 Crap. 906 00:33:47,985 --> 00:33:49,736 I'm stoked with how this turned out 907 00:33:49,820 --> 00:33:52,647 and I'm ready for the judges to look at it. 908 00:33:52,731 --> 00:33:55,399 - The last day I got to finish this sword. 909 00:33:55,484 --> 00:33:58,820 Yesterday, I got my second sword forged out and quenched. 910 00:33:58,904 --> 00:34:00,321 Today, I got to put this sword together 911 00:34:00,405 --> 00:34:02,323 and fit up my guard, fit up my pommel. 912 00:34:02,416 --> 00:34:03,574 Oh, look at that. 913 00:34:03,659 --> 00:34:05,660 I put these little eyes all over it. 914 00:34:05,753 --> 00:34:08,830 You know, it's kind of like the sword sees into your soul. 915 00:34:08,914 --> 00:34:10,498 If you got to go battle a, you know, a troll, 916 00:34:10,582 --> 00:34:12,250 take this with you. 917 00:34:12,334 --> 00:34:15,753 I'm proud that I was able to make it in 35 hours. 918 00:34:15,838 --> 00:34:18,598 I was raised to never give up. 919 00:34:18,757 --> 00:34:20,934 And then, I want to teach that to my son. 920 00:34:21,018 --> 00:34:23,344 It's [bleep] sharp. [chuckles] 921 00:34:23,428 --> 00:34:28,850 ♪ ♪ 922 00:34:28,943 --> 00:34:31,528 - Well, Jim, Wade, welcome back to The Forge, guys. 923 00:34:31,687 --> 00:34:34,864 We gave you four days to work on your best fantasy blade 924 00:34:35,023 --> 00:34:36,774 per the request of Dave Baker in his takeover challenge. 925 00:34:36,859 --> 00:34:38,118 And only one of you guys is 926 00:34:38,202 --> 00:34:39,527 gonna have your fantasy come true, 927 00:34:39,620 --> 00:34:41,195 taking home the title of "Forged in Fire" champion 928 00:34:41,288 --> 00:34:42,780 and a check for $10,000. 929 00:34:42,865 --> 00:34:44,874 But, before we put your blades to the test, 930 00:34:45,033 --> 00:34:46,617 I want to hear a bit about 'em. 931 00:34:46,702 --> 00:34:48,536 Jim, how'd it go for you? - It was a little stressful. 932 00:34:48,620 --> 00:34:50,037 But overall, it was pretty fun. 933 00:34:50,131 --> 00:34:51,789 ♪ ♪ 934 00:34:51,882 --> 00:34:53,708 I built it with 5160 steel. 935 00:34:53,792 --> 00:34:55,635 It's got a 4140 guard. 936 00:34:55,794 --> 00:34:57,962 And I inlaid some jewels and some jade 937 00:34:58,046 --> 00:35:00,890 into the handle and guard for the fantasy theme. 938 00:35:00,975 --> 00:35:02,800 - Yeah, it looks like it should be on a movie poster. 939 00:35:02,893 --> 00:35:04,060 But good job. - Thank you, sir. 940 00:35:04,145 --> 00:35:07,471 - Wade, how about you? - It went good. 941 00:35:07,565 --> 00:35:09,390 I made my blade out of 5160. 942 00:35:09,474 --> 00:35:11,225 And then, I used rebar for the guard 943 00:35:11,310 --> 00:35:13,653 and a piece of mild steel for the pommel. 944 00:35:13,737 --> 00:35:15,229 For my fantasy theme, 945 00:35:15,322 --> 00:35:17,231 I went where Dave Baker was transported into a land 946 00:35:17,316 --> 00:35:18,649 where he was turned into a sword 947 00:35:18,734 --> 00:35:20,401 and became the David Blader. 948 00:35:20,494 --> 00:35:22,236 He's got a bearded pommel and a mustache guard. 949 00:35:22,321 --> 00:35:24,488 - Oh! [laughter] 950 00:35:24,582 --> 00:35:26,499 - Well done, man. Well done. 951 00:35:26,584 --> 00:35:27,909 I love it. 952 00:35:27,993 --> 00:35:30,161 ♪ ♪ 953 00:35:30,245 --> 00:35:32,997 - So we've got a strength test. We've got a sharpness test. 954 00:35:33,090 --> 00:35:35,249 And up first, the KEAL. Doug. 955 00:35:35,334 --> 00:35:38,511 ♪ ♪ 956 00:35:38,596 --> 00:35:42,098 - Bladesmiths, welcome to the KEAL test. 957 00:35:42,257 --> 00:35:44,601 To find out what kind of lethal damage your weapons will do, 958 00:35:44,760 --> 00:35:46,769 I'll take your fantasy swords and deliver some lethal blos 959 00:35:46,929 --> 00:35:49,189 on this wild boar carcass. 960 00:35:49,273 --> 00:35:50,848 Jim, you're up first. Are you ready for this? 961 00:35:50,941 --> 00:35:52,942 - Yes, sir. - Let's do this. 962 00:35:53,027 --> 00:35:56,103 - There's a big, hairy beast. 963 00:35:56,188 --> 00:35:59,866 That hair and that skin is thick, and it's tough. 964 00:35:59,950 --> 00:36:03,361 The tang itself inside the pommel is a little bit short. 965 00:36:03,445 --> 00:36:06,781 Any heavy testing may test that pommel strength. 966 00:36:06,874 --> 00:36:13,713 ♪ ♪ 967 00:36:23,807 --> 00:36:25,633 - Nice. There you go. 968 00:36:25,717 --> 00:36:28,228 ♪ ♪ 969 00:36:28,312 --> 00:36:30,730 - All right, Jim, let's talk about your fantasy sword here. 970 00:36:30,814 --> 00:36:34,150 The blade is obtuse, but it's sharp 971 00:36:34,235 --> 00:36:37,311 and it lends itself to a very deep cut and thrust. 972 00:36:37,404 --> 00:36:39,072 What I also like is that 973 00:36:39,156 --> 00:36:40,990 it's got an eye that stares back at you. 974 00:36:41,075 --> 00:36:42,400 Oh! It just gave me a wink. [laughter] 975 00:36:42,493 --> 00:36:45,411 Overall, sir, your sword, it'll KEAL. 976 00:36:45,570 --> 00:36:46,996 - Thank you. 977 00:36:47,081 --> 00:36:48,239 - All right, Wade. It's your turn. 978 00:36:48,332 --> 00:36:49,499 You ready? - Let's go hog-wild. 979 00:36:49,658 --> 00:36:52,243 - All right. We shall. 980 00:36:52,327 --> 00:36:54,587 - The wild boar has got that thick hair on there. 981 00:36:54,672 --> 00:36:57,507 And you got bones in there that you got to go through. 982 00:36:57,591 --> 00:36:59,667 I'm a little worried about how this is gonna hold up. 983 00:36:59,751 --> 00:37:06,599 ♪ ♪ 984 00:37:22,449 --> 00:37:25,118 - All right, Wade, let's talk about your Dave Blader. 985 00:37:25,277 --> 00:37:28,195 First up, it is a forward-weighted blade, 986 00:37:28,289 --> 00:37:33,293 but that actually adds to the cutting power of this blade. 987 00:37:33,377 --> 00:37:36,037 As you can see in the first cut, that was a very deep cut. 988 00:37:36,130 --> 00:37:37,297 In thrusting, 989 00:37:37,381 --> 00:37:39,457 the weight alone drops down and drags 990 00:37:39,541 --> 00:37:41,208 and cuts even deeper on the way out. 991 00:37:41,302 --> 00:37:42,802 Overall, sir, 992 00:37:42,961 --> 00:37:45,963 your fantasy sword, it will KEAL. 993 00:37:46,048 --> 00:37:47,473 - Thank you. 994 00:37:50,302 --> 00:37:52,478 - All right, gentlemen, it's time for the strength test. 995 00:37:52,563 --> 00:37:54,221 The giant helmet chop. 996 00:37:54,306 --> 00:37:55,898 ♪ ♪ 997 00:37:55,983 --> 00:37:59,068 Now, every great fantasy movie has a hero--that's me-- 998 00:37:59,227 --> 00:38:02,155 Who takes a sword made by the great smith--that's you guys-- 999 00:38:02,314 --> 00:38:04,648 To take on an evil villain-- That's them. 1000 00:38:04,733 --> 00:38:07,401 Now, this test isn't about what your blades do to the helmets, 1001 00:38:07,486 --> 00:38:09,078 but what these helmets can do to your blades. 1002 00:38:09,163 --> 00:38:10,246 All right, Jim, you're up first. 1003 00:38:10,331 --> 00:38:11,405 Are you ready? - Yeah, man. 1004 00:38:11,490 --> 00:38:13,166 - Okay. 1005 00:38:13,325 --> 00:38:15,910 - It's very intimidating to see these giant helmets 1006 00:38:15,994 --> 00:38:17,754 with spikes on 'em. 1007 00:38:17,838 --> 00:38:19,589 Something's got to give when one of these two steels 1008 00:38:19,673 --> 00:38:20,923 hit each other. 1009 00:38:21,083 --> 00:38:23,167 In a fantasy battlefield, 1010 00:38:23,251 --> 00:38:26,179 you would hope that the sword would just crush that helmet, 1011 00:38:26,338 --> 00:38:28,089 but these things look pretty uncrushable. 1012 00:38:28,173 --> 00:38:31,642 ♪ ♪ 1013 00:38:35,514 --> 00:38:38,316 ♪ ♪ 1014 00:38:49,027 --> 00:38:50,111 - Oh! 1015 00:38:50,195 --> 00:38:53,030 ♪ ♪ 1016 00:38:53,115 --> 00:38:54,365 - [sighs] 1017 00:38:54,449 --> 00:38:55,616 - Get that. 1018 00:38:55,700 --> 00:39:01,539 ♪ ♪ 1019 00:39:01,623 --> 00:39:03,883 All right, so Jim, I love the look of this thing. 1020 00:39:03,967 --> 00:39:05,551 It's really got a fantasy feel to it, 1021 00:39:05,636 --> 00:39:07,136 which I really appreciate. 1022 00:39:07,221 --> 00:39:08,879 What happened-- 1023 00:39:08,972 --> 00:39:11,215 Well, right there at the connection 1024 00:39:11,308 --> 00:39:12,883 between your tang and your pommel, 1025 00:39:12,968 --> 00:39:14,477 it's just very, very small. 1026 00:39:14,561 --> 00:39:15,970 I mean, the grain looks all right, 1027 00:39:16,063 --> 00:39:18,064 but all that shock traveling through that blade 1028 00:39:18,148 --> 00:39:19,649 just popped it loose. 1029 00:39:19,808 --> 00:39:21,892 But I do really appreciate what you put into this sword. 1030 00:39:21,985 --> 00:39:22,735 - Thank you. - Nicely done. 1031 00:39:22,820 --> 00:39:24,237 - Appreciate it. 1032 00:39:28,066 --> 00:39:31,152 ♪ ♪ 1033 00:39:31,245 --> 00:39:33,571 - All right, Jim, hate to see it, but unfortunately, 1034 00:39:33,655 --> 00:39:35,739 your fantasy sword did suffer catastrophic failure, 1035 00:39:35,824 --> 00:39:37,667 so we cannot continue your testing. 1036 00:39:37,751 --> 00:39:39,752 But you're not out of the fight yet. 1037 00:39:39,911 --> 00:39:42,255 Wade, you've gotta survive seven strikes 1038 00:39:42,339 --> 00:39:44,006 on the giant helmet in order to become 1039 00:39:44,091 --> 00:39:45,332 the "Forged in Fire" champion. 1040 00:39:45,426 --> 00:39:46,592 Are you ready? 1041 00:39:46,677 --> 00:39:47,760 - Let's see how David Blader performs? 1042 00:39:47,919 --> 00:39:50,430 - Let's go. 1043 00:39:50,514 --> 00:39:52,515 - I'm a little worried because I'm thinking about my pommel 1044 00:39:52,674 --> 00:39:54,091 and how it's attached. 1045 00:39:54,176 --> 00:39:55,852 I know I got a thin tang going through there too, 1046 00:39:56,011 --> 00:39:57,270 just like Jim did, 1047 00:39:57,354 --> 00:39:58,846 and I'm worried if that thing is gonna pop off. 1048 00:39:58,930 --> 00:40:05,778 ♪ ♪ 1049 00:40:19,618 --> 00:40:21,294 [exhales in relief] 1050 00:40:24,539 --> 00:40:25,631 - Which one's prettier? 1051 00:40:25,716 --> 00:40:27,133 [laughter] 1052 00:40:29,294 --> 00:40:31,962 ♪ ♪ 1053 00:40:32,047 --> 00:40:33,881 - Well, Wade, congratulations, man. 1054 00:40:33,965 --> 00:40:36,642 You survived all seven strikes on the helmet. 1055 00:40:36,727 --> 00:40:39,395 Now, Jim, I hope you had as much fun in this competition 1056 00:40:39,554 --> 00:40:41,055 as we had watching you, 1057 00:40:41,148 --> 00:40:43,390 but unfortunately, due to that catastrophic failure, 1058 00:40:43,475 --> 00:40:46,152 your time in Dave Baker's Takeover has ended. 1059 00:40:46,236 --> 00:40:47,394 I gonna have to ask you to please 1060 00:40:47,479 --> 00:40:48,979 step off The Forge floor. 1061 00:40:49,064 --> 00:40:50,072 - All right. Thanks, man. 1062 00:40:50,157 --> 00:40:51,649 - Good job. Get over here. 1063 00:40:51,742 --> 00:40:52,992 - Very well done. - Great job, Jim. 1064 00:40:53,076 --> 00:40:54,568 - Jim, thanks so much. 1065 00:40:54,653 --> 00:40:56,487 It's a great-looking piece, man. 1066 00:40:56,571 --> 00:40:58,489 - Overall my blade held up amazingly, 1067 00:40:58,582 --> 00:41:01,742 so I'm happy with my heat treat. 1068 00:41:01,826 --> 00:41:03,586 Being asked to build something from a guy 1069 00:41:03,670 --> 00:41:05,588 who makes fantasy weapons all the time, 1070 00:41:05,672 --> 00:41:06,664 it was pretty cool. 1071 00:41:06,748 --> 00:41:08,249 It was a great personal honor 1072 00:41:08,342 --> 00:41:10,584 to have Dave say great things about my sword. 1073 00:41:10,669 --> 00:41:12,345 ♪ ♪ 1074 00:41:12,429 --> 00:41:14,505 - Well, Wade, you channeled Dave Baker in your blade 1075 00:41:14,598 --> 00:41:16,173 and it paid off. Congratulations. 1076 00:41:16,258 --> 00:41:17,758 You are the newest "Forged in Fire" champion. 1077 00:41:17,842 --> 00:41:20,261 And you just got yourself a check for $10,000. 1078 00:41:20,345 --> 00:41:22,763 - Well done. - Thank you. 1079 00:41:22,847 --> 00:41:26,359 I'm the new "Forged in Fire" champion. Whoo! 1080 00:41:26,443 --> 00:41:27,935 - Do you have plans for the money? 1081 00:41:28,019 --> 00:41:29,436 - Uh, my wife does. 1082 00:41:29,530 --> 00:41:31,280 [laughter] 1083 00:41:31,365 --> 00:41:34,108 - Winning this competition with the various challenges 1084 00:41:34,192 --> 00:41:36,702 presented by Dave Baker was just awesome. 1085 00:41:36,861 --> 00:41:38,454 To think that it came from his mind 1086 00:41:38,613 --> 00:41:40,623 and then I was able to put my own little spins on those 1087 00:41:40,782 --> 00:41:42,032 and then come out on top 1088 00:41:42,125 --> 00:41:43,951 just put an extra cherry on top. 1089 00:41:44,035 --> 00:41:49,173 ♪ ♪