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- Over the years,
we've seen hundreds of smiths
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give it their all in our Forge.
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- Yes!
- There you go!
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- The judges have critiqued
a lot of blades, given advice,
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and often times made a lot
of tough decisions.
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- This is the closest decision
I have ever had to make.
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- Now for the first time ever,
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the judges are taking over.
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Over four weeks, every aspect
of the competition
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will come from the twisted mind
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of one of our expert judges.
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Their favorite weapons,
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their most impossible
challenges...
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- What on earth is going on?
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- And the most punishing tests.
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[dramatic music]
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J.,
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Dave,
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Doug,
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and Ben
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will each take center stage,
calling all the shots.
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- Go ahead
and lift up that cloth.
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- In crafting a competition
like only they can.
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- Oh, no.
[screams]
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- Which judge is up next?
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- This is not gonna be easy.
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- Find out as the
Judges Takeover continues now.
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- Good luck.
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♪ ♪
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- My name's Jim Morrissey.
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I'm 37 years old.
I'm from Deland, Florida.
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My son, James, who's 11,
loves to forge with me.
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Having him in the forge
is awesome.
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He is autistic,
so it actually helps him,
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having something to focus on.
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You give him a specific task
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and that kid
will follow through with it.
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- My name is Bob Clarke.
I'm 51 years old.
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I'm the chief operating officer
for the Office of Technology,
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which is
the central IT organization
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for the state of Indiana.
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It is a stressful job,
so whenever I get off work,
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I like to go down
and pound hot steel.
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- My name is Wade Plumlee.
I'm from Pasco, Washington.
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I'm a sheet metal worker
and a part-time bladesmit.
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I'm pretty competitive.
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I don't like people
to be better than me.
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I like to be the best one
in the room.
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[chuckles]
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- My name is Tyler Reinhardt.
I'm 19 years old.
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I'm a full-time college student,
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but one thing
I really like to do is
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recreating historical blades
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because I think it's a very
cool window into the past,
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you can say.
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- Bladesmiths,
welcome to the Forge.
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The four of you came here
to test yourselves
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against each other
and against our clock
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in three extremely
intense rounds
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of bladesmithing competition.
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Now guys, at the end
of each one of these rounds,
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I'm going to ask you
to present your work
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to our panel of expert judges.
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Our judges today are:
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two-time "Forged in Fire"
champion, Ben Abbott.
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Next, historic weapons
recreation specialist,
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Dave Baker.
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And edge weapons specialist
and kali martial artists,
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Doug Marcaida.
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They're going to decide
which one of you
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is going to leave here on top,
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joining the ranks of the
"Forged in Fire" champions
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and taking home a check
for 10 grand.
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Today, guys,
this is a continuation
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of a series of competitions
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We are calling
the Judges Takeover,
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where everything
from the blades,
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the challenges, and the tests
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all come from within the minds
of one of our esteemed judges.
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And today, bladesmiths,
you guys are in for a treat.
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You're going to be jumping
into the mind of a man
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who over the past few years
has probably built more swords
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than any smith you've ever met.
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I'm talking about none other
than the weapons maker himself,
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David Baker.
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- [chuckles]
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I know he's made
some really intricate weaponry,
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so I'm anxious.
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I'm worried that Dave
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this intricate... whatever.
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- All right, bladesmiths.
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I hope you're ready
to go back in time.
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Now, for those of you
who don't know my background,
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I moved to Hollywood in 1980
to start a career
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in the entertainment industry.
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And 41 years almost to the date,
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you can see
I'm an overnight success.
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Now, the 80s were decade
that gave us
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some of the most
iconic weapons of all time
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for movies.
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Gentlemen,
for these first two round,
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I don't want you to build
an iconic blade from history.
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I want you to build
something like this.
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That is the bone daddy,
a fantasy-inspired seax.
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Now, in Hollywood,
when a director comes to you
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and he says, "I want a blade
that's got a fantasy spin,
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but inspired by a real blade"
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Now, that was the cool thing
about the 80s.
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Most of the blades
from those movies,
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they were built
for functionality.
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Now, the blade itself
needs to be 12 to 14 inches,
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swelling to a clip point.
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- The upswept blade on the spine
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and the sharp drop
to the clip point
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is something that
I don't normally make.
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That is going to be a challenge,
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but I'm up for it.
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- Now, I bet you're wondering
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how we're going
to build these weapons.
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I'm going to give you a choice.
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You can use a canister, or you
can make a 50-layer Damascus.
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Now, that 50-layer Damascus,
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I'd really like to see
some kind of a pattern in it
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because I want to see your spin,
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your take on this weapon.
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Have fun.
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- The bone daddy.
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♪ ♪
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Now, bladesmiths, in round two
of the competition,
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you're gonna add handles
to your fantasy seaxes,
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making them
fully functioning weapons,
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at which point, you're gonna
hand them over to the judge,
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who are going to check
for strength and durability
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in a film light chop.
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And they're gonna check
your edge retention
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in a movie screen slice.
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Now, guys, we have three hours
on the clock
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for this first round
of competition.
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Good luck, work hard.
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Your time starts now.
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- Who's your bone daddy?
[laughter]
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- That's my bone daddy.
[laughter]
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All four of these smiths
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have gone right
to the stacked Damascus.
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- Yep.
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- So Dave, why'd you choose
the fantasy seax?
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- Viking movies have a lot
of fantasy background to the.
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And seax is one of those blades
that it's just a great chopper,
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but it's also a large canvas
for these guys to work with.
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- First thing I'm doing is
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cleaning off my individual
pieces for the billet.
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If I don't clean my steel,
there's an increased chance
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that it'll have an inclusion
or a delamination.
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- They're all bellied up
to their grinders,
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but do they have to be
doing this right now?
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- I would. Forge scale
is essentially rust,
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so it just sits
like plates of dirt
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in-between your glue joint.
- Oh, dang.
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- Well, the thing
that initially attracted me
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to bladesmithing was the
"Forged in Fire" competition.
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And, first thing I ever did
actually was go out
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to our fire pit and chuck
a piece of steel in there,
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but that did not work out.
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So my first knife was not
very good, to say the least,
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but I just got
progressively better.
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- I'm not into fantasy blades,
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but hey,
if that's what Dave wants,
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I'm going to give it to him.
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I get everything cleaned up
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and get it all welded together.
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Failure to prepare
is preparing to fail,
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so I start preparing
small little things
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that can help me as
I'm going along in the build.
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I'ma go give him a little kiss.
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Now that I have the steel
hot enough,
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I don't want
to squeeze it too hard,
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'cause I don't want
to stress the steel.
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- What you don't want to do
is be really aggressive
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on those first passes
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and either shear or weld or
have your stack start to lean.
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- I want one homogeneous piece
of steel when I'm done.
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- I make Damascus for my
blades 'cause people love it,
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so I'm hoping that
gives me an advantage.
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As my billet is heating up,
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I'm going to go do my drawing.
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- Historically, there are
a number of different seax.
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We gave them
some basic parameters
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with sort of that
broke-back seax look,
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but other than that,
the sky's the limit.
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- Dave called his a bone daddy.
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I think I'm going to call
my blade the Bob Daddy Blade.
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Now I'm gonna set my welds.
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- What makes this
a fantasy seax?
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- Right, well, scale-wise,
it's a little larger.
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The fact that it's got
a canister to Damascus to it.
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It's called the bone daddy
because the pattern
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reminded me of fossils.
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- I really like Dave's work
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and I look up to him
as a bladesmith.
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- With everybody
doing stacked Damascus,
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we're expecting at least three
different stacks to make 50.
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- Yeah. They'll need
to draw that 20 out,
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cut it at at least three,
and restack it.
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- So I get my billet drawn out
to the size I want.
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- Wade's already
drawing his billet out.
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- Measured out my equal lengths,
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start cutting them off,
and that way,
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I can just put them back
and weld them together.
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If I don't
clean the steel again,
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it's gonna create problems
like delams and other problems
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that I don't want
to mess with later on.
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So I got my 60 layers
of Damascus now.
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- Bladesmiths,
you have two hours left.
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- Right now is the time
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for me to cut these pieces.
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They are not matching sizes,
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which is completely not optimal.
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Welding!
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But I'm not doing this at home.
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I don't have time to sit there
and measure and everything.
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I know that I have to get these
back in the forge quickly,
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draw this billet out.
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- It's kind of like
the Tower of Babel.
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- What could happen is,
as you're pressing them dow,
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the part that's longer
might not forge weld.
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- Jim's got an issue
with his weld right now.
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It looks like
the top front portion
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is kind of peeling away.
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- I need to prepare that
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that's just gonna be
sacrificial steel.
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- When we talk about the things
that can go wrong with a weld,
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we kind of overlooked the fact
that how you stack everything
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can lead to success or failure.
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- I really hope
that I have enough steel
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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
♪ ♪