1 00:00:06,716 --> 00:00:10,710 - Over the past few years, we've seen 199 groups of smiths 2 00:00:10,795 --> 00:00:12,888 from all over the world enter this sport 3 00:00:13,047 --> 00:00:14,714 to put their skills to the test 4 00:00:14,799 --> 00:00:17,392 in hope of earning the title of Forged in Fire champion. 5 00:00:19,220 --> 00:00:21,471 Tonight, we reach a new milestone, 6 00:00:21,555 --> 00:00:25,067 our 200th competition. In honor of that achievement, 7 00:00:25,226 --> 00:00:27,227 we are turning things over to those who got us here, 8 00:00:27,311 --> 00:00:28,653 our fans. 9 00:00:28,738 --> 00:00:30,730 - This episode is their episode. 10 00:00:30,815 --> 00:00:33,566 - Every aspect to this competition, the weapons, 11 00:00:33,651 --> 00:00:36,828 the challenges, and the tests have been chosen by you. 12 00:00:36,987 --> 00:00:38,914 - Thanks fans. [chuckles] 13 00:00:39,073 --> 00:00:39,989 - Which of tonight's bladesmiths 14 00:00:40,083 --> 00:00:41,249 will come out on top 15 00:00:41,408 --> 00:00:42,501 leaving The Forge with 10 grand 16 00:00:42,585 --> 00:00:44,669 as the champion of our 200th 17 00:00:44,754 --> 00:00:46,254 Forged in Fire competition. 18 00:00:47,757 --> 00:00:50,750 [rock music] 19 00:00:50,835 --> 00:00:52,252 - My name is Tim Jane. 20 00:00:52,336 --> 00:00:54,596 People call me TJ, and I'm 60 years old. 21 00:00:54,755 --> 00:00:56,172 ♪ ♪ 22 00:00:56,257 --> 00:00:58,266 I started forging by eight years ago 23 00:00:58,425 --> 00:01:00,844 once I saw "Forged in Fire'" s first show. 24 00:01:01,604 --> 00:01:04,264 Wife says it kept me from going insane. Or did it? 25 00:01:04,357 --> 00:01:06,274 [chuckles] 26 00:01:06,433 --> 00:01:07,859 ♪ ♪ 27 00:01:08,018 --> 00:01:09,694 - My name's Michael Bizark. 28 00:01:09,854 --> 00:01:13,115 I'm 39 years old and I've been forging for six years. 29 00:01:13,199 --> 00:01:14,199 I've been a fan of "Forged in Fire" 30 00:01:14,358 --> 00:01:16,034 since the very beginning. 31 00:01:16,193 --> 00:01:18,620 I've practiced every technique I've seen on this competition. 32 00:01:18,704 --> 00:01:20,372 And I definitely have what it takes to be the next 33 00:01:20,456 --> 00:01:21,957 Forged in Fire champion. 34 00:01:23,117 --> 00:01:24,626 ♪ ♪ 35 00:01:24,710 --> 00:01:27,379 - My name's Jimmy Coronado, 38 years old. 36 00:01:27,463 --> 00:01:31,374 I'm a full-time groundskeeper and a part-time bladesmith. 37 00:01:31,467 --> 00:01:34,210 It feels great to be part of the 200th episode. 38 00:01:34,295 --> 00:01:36,796 I'm here to have some fun, make some blades 39 00:01:36,881 --> 00:01:38,431 and hopefully take home some money. 40 00:01:40,634 --> 00:01:41,718 ♪ ♪ 41 00:01:41,802 --> 00:01:43,478 - My name is Chris Moss. 42 00:01:43,637 --> 00:01:47,232 I'm 34 years old and I am a full-time knifemaker. 43 00:01:47,391 --> 00:01:50,652 When I started making knives, people thought I was a freak. 44 00:01:50,811 --> 00:01:52,654 This competition made knife-making cool. 45 00:01:55,566 --> 00:01:57,567 - Bladesmiths, welcome to The Forge. 46 00:01:57,660 --> 00:01:59,077 [suspenseful music] 47 00:01:59,162 --> 00:02:02,247 We are all pumped up because this is the beginning 48 00:02:02,331 --> 00:02:05,658 of the 200th "Forged in Fire" competition. 49 00:02:05,743 --> 00:02:09,004 We've had hundreds of talented smiths come through that door 50 00:02:09,163 --> 00:02:13,666 and we have 199 championships blades mounted on our wals 51 00:02:13,759 --> 00:02:16,336 and inside the "Forged in Fire" vault. 52 00:02:16,420 --> 00:02:19,931 And one of you guys is going to be joining that group. 53 00:02:20,090 --> 00:02:22,684 Just like always, they're going to be three very intense rounds 54 00:02:22,843 --> 00:02:25,678 in this forging competition. And at the end of each one, 55 00:02:25,771 --> 00:02:27,272 I'm gonna ask you to present your work 56 00:02:27,356 --> 00:02:29,599 to our panel of expert judges 57 00:02:29,683 --> 00:02:33,269 who'll then critique your blades and make an elimination. 58 00:02:33,354 --> 00:02:36,531 The judges for this 200th competition are two-time 59 00:02:36,690 --> 00:02:38,200 Forged in Fire champion, Ben Abbot, 60 00:02:38,359 --> 00:02:40,610 historic weapons re-creation specialist, 61 00:02:40,694 --> 00:02:44,530 Dave Baker, and edged weapons specialist, Doug Marcaida. 62 00:02:44,624 --> 00:02:46,208 They're the ones who will decide 63 00:02:46,292 --> 00:02:49,118 which one of you smiths will be leaving here the 200th 64 00:02:49,212 --> 00:02:50,620 Forged in Fire champion. 65 00:02:50,704 --> 00:02:54,549 That also comes with a check for $10,000. 66 00:02:54,634 --> 00:02:57,385 Being 200 in, it's a milestone. 67 00:02:57,544 --> 00:02:58,711 But we know that without the smiths 68 00:02:58,804 --> 00:03:00,388 who come share their skills with us 69 00:03:00,473 --> 00:03:02,557 and all the fans who tune in every single week, 70 00:03:02,642 --> 00:03:05,468 we would not be here today. So to say "thank you," 71 00:03:05,552 --> 00:03:08,480 we decided to leave this competition up to those fan. 72 00:03:08,639 --> 00:03:10,065 The weapons, the challenges, 73 00:03:10,224 --> 00:03:13,142 and the tests have all been handpicked by them. 74 00:03:13,227 --> 00:03:14,644 Let's start this competition off 75 00:03:14,728 --> 00:03:16,396 with what you're gonna be building. 76 00:03:16,480 --> 00:03:19,565 We gave our fans a choice between a karambit, a kukri, 77 00:03:19,650 --> 00:03:22,068 and a tomahawk and the fans have spoken 78 00:03:22,161 --> 00:03:25,071 with an overwhelming 41% of the vote. 79 00:03:25,155 --> 00:03:28,658 Bladesmiths, you guys are going to be building this. 80 00:03:28,751 --> 00:03:31,586 [dramatic music] 81 00:03:31,745 --> 00:03:33,997 ♪ ♪ 82 00:03:34,090 --> 00:03:36,332 The kukri. 83 00:03:36,425 --> 00:03:38,418 - Yeah. [laughter] 84 00:03:38,502 --> 00:03:40,011 - Now this isn't any kukri. 85 00:03:40,096 --> 00:03:42,088 This one was specifically handmade 86 00:03:42,172 --> 00:03:45,425 for our 200th competition by the very first 87 00:03:45,509 --> 00:03:48,687 Forged in Fire champion, Matthew Parkinson. 88 00:03:48,846 --> 00:03:50,355 You guys have any questions? 89 00:03:50,514 --> 00:03:52,190 - What are we making it out of? 90 00:03:52,275 --> 00:03:56,352 - That's a good question. We left it up to the fans. 91 00:03:56,437 --> 00:03:58,280 They had to choose between you guys 92 00:03:58,439 --> 00:04:01,190 salvaging steel from the back of a dump truck, 93 00:04:01,284 --> 00:04:05,111 doing 200-layer Damascus or salvaging your steel 94 00:04:05,204 --> 00:04:07,280 from heavy machinery and equipment. 95 00:04:07,373 --> 00:04:11,367 With an overwhelming 69% of the vote, 96 00:04:11,460 --> 00:04:13,619 the fans have spoken. 97 00:04:13,704 --> 00:04:16,631 You guys are gonna be building your blades out of this. 98 00:04:16,790 --> 00:04:22,295 ♪ ♪ 99 00:04:22,388 --> 00:04:26,966 200-layer Damascus. The fans want you to give us 100 00:04:27,051 --> 00:04:31,646 exactly 200 layers of alternating steel. 101 00:04:31,805 --> 00:04:34,557 - Getting to 200 layers is a challenge in and of itself. 102 00:04:34,650 --> 00:04:36,318 It's time consuming. 103 00:04:36,477 --> 00:04:39,645 But after that, I still have to be able to forge a kukri. 104 00:04:39,730 --> 00:04:43,316 It's a very tricky shape to get right. 105 00:04:44,234 --> 00:04:46,578 - If you can get exactly 200 layers of Damascus, 106 00:04:46,662 --> 00:04:49,164 you're gonna be rewarded in the second round. 107 00:04:49,323 --> 00:04:51,166 You definitely have your work cut out for you. 108 00:04:51,250 --> 00:04:53,251 And typically, I'd let you know what the testing was gonna be, 109 00:04:53,336 --> 00:04:54,919 but we're going to hold that in our pocket 110 00:04:55,004 --> 00:04:57,080 until the time comes. 111 00:04:57,164 --> 00:04:58,673 You have three hours on the clock 112 00:04:58,832 --> 00:05:01,426 for the first round of our 200th competition. 113 00:05:01,585 --> 00:05:03,928 So good luck. Your time starts now. 114 00:05:04,013 --> 00:05:05,755 [rock music] 115 00:05:05,848 --> 00:05:09,017 200th competition. 116 00:05:09,101 --> 00:05:12,261 - And a special throwback to that first episode, 117 00:05:12,355 --> 00:05:13,596 I'm wearing black. 118 00:05:13,689 --> 00:05:15,273 - Oh, God. 119 00:05:15,432 --> 00:05:16,432 - Wow. That's--that's quite an homage. 120 00:05:16,517 --> 00:05:18,434 - Yeah. 121 00:05:18,527 --> 00:05:21,771 - You've decided to give us a 200-layer kukri 122 00:05:21,855 --> 00:05:27,276 to make on the 200th episode. Thanks, fans. 123 00:05:27,370 --> 00:05:31,447 - Welding, to be at 200 layers, I'd take 10 layers, 124 00:05:31,540 --> 00:05:32,949 weld them together, 125 00:05:33,042 --> 00:05:35,960 draw it out and then cut it into five. 126 00:05:36,120 --> 00:05:37,879 That should give me 50 layers. 127 00:05:38,038 --> 00:05:39,789 Take that, weld it, draw it out again. 128 00:05:39,873 --> 00:05:41,132 Cut it into four. 129 00:05:41,291 --> 00:05:42,842 And I should be at my 200 layers. 130 00:05:45,629 --> 00:05:46,796 - What I love about this one, guys, 131 00:05:46,880 --> 00:05:49,966 is that our fans chose everything about it. 132 00:05:50,050 --> 00:05:51,884 - Yeah. - I have to figure out 133 00:05:51,969 --> 00:05:53,553 how I'm gonna get to 200 layers. 134 00:05:53,637 --> 00:05:56,398 My plan was to forge weld to 10 layers together 135 00:05:56,557 --> 00:05:59,150 and then stack it to get 20 layers. 136 00:05:59,309 --> 00:06:02,070 And then I split my billet in two. 137 00:06:02,229 --> 00:06:05,898 And then I will forge the first one, two times ove, 138 00:06:05,983 --> 00:06:08,985 which will give me 40 layers. 139 00:06:09,078 --> 00:06:12,071 And I will forge the second billet four times over 140 00:06:12,156 --> 00:06:13,581 and I have 80 layers. 141 00:06:13,740 --> 00:06:15,324 Then you take that and double that, 142 00:06:15,409 --> 00:06:17,326 which will be 160 layers. 143 00:06:17,420 --> 00:06:19,745 160 plus 40 is 200. 144 00:06:19,839 --> 00:06:21,664 - Welding. 145 00:06:21,757 --> 00:06:23,833 You can do two billets and work two billets at a time 146 00:06:23,917 --> 00:06:25,334 and then eventually work them together. 147 00:06:25,428 --> 00:06:27,003 But you're adding steps. 148 00:06:27,096 --> 00:06:29,347 - 200 layers is a beast. 149 00:06:29,432 --> 00:06:33,268 - Half the smiths who come in here 150 00:06:33,352 --> 00:06:35,854 started smithing because they saw these competitions. 151 00:06:35,938 --> 00:06:37,430 - Yep. 152 00:06:37,523 --> 00:06:39,190 - I've got to be able to make sure 153 00:06:39,275 --> 00:06:44,028 that I don't end up with 199 layers or 204 layers. 154 00:06:44,188 --> 00:06:46,272 So I've got to lay out the math 155 00:06:46,356 --> 00:06:48,691 and make sure I'm gonna do it right. 156 00:06:48,784 --> 00:06:50,776 - We started with five pieces of material each, 157 00:06:50,861 --> 00:06:52,361 that makes 10. 158 00:06:52,446 --> 00:06:53,946 You have to draw it out. 159 00:06:54,039 --> 00:06:56,458 You cut it into five pieces that makes 50. 160 00:06:56,542 --> 00:06:58,784 You cut that into four pieces, that's 200. 161 00:06:58,878 --> 00:07:01,287 Hot steel. 162 00:07:01,371 --> 00:07:02,955 - Chris is already on the press 163 00:07:03,048 --> 00:07:04,132 setting his weld for the first time. 164 00:07:04,291 --> 00:07:05,633 - Cool. 165 00:07:05,792 --> 00:07:08,970 ♪ ♪ 166 00:07:09,129 --> 00:07:12,557 - I am concerned going into this competition about time. 167 00:07:12,641 --> 00:07:14,809 So I wanna get those welds set. 168 00:07:14,968 --> 00:07:16,802 Then I can go hog-wild and do what I want 169 00:07:16,896 --> 00:07:19,722 and I'm not gonna mess up the steel. 170 00:07:19,815 --> 00:07:23,726 My plan is to stack 10, fold it once to 20, 171 00:07:23,819 --> 00:07:27,230 stretch that out, fold it once to 40, 172 00:07:27,314 --> 00:07:30,074 stretch that out and make five pieces. 173 00:07:30,234 --> 00:07:34,078 Stack them up and got your 200. 174 00:07:34,238 --> 00:07:36,322 My plans always sounds simple. 175 00:07:36,415 --> 00:07:39,075 Execution might not be the same thing. 176 00:07:39,168 --> 00:07:41,085 - This is a pretty big blade, 177 00:07:41,170 --> 00:07:43,079 but do people actually carry things like this in real life? 178 00:07:43,172 --> 00:07:44,589 - Oh yeah, man. 179 00:07:44,673 --> 00:07:46,832 On a 200th episode. You need 'em. 180 00:07:46,926 --> 00:07:49,585 - [laughs] 181 00:07:49,678 --> 00:07:52,672 - Jimmy, just going ham. 182 00:07:52,765 --> 00:07:55,258 - I think I have my first weld complete. 183 00:07:55,342 --> 00:07:57,936 So I'm gonna cut it into the five pieces 184 00:07:58,095 --> 00:08:00,096 in preparing them for the weld. 185 00:08:00,189 --> 00:08:01,773 - They should consider cleaning it after cutting 186 00:08:01,857 --> 00:08:03,942 and stacking together 187 00:08:04,026 --> 00:08:05,527 because there's going to be a lot of forge skill on that. 188 00:08:05,686 --> 00:08:07,445 And we've seen that happen before where they cut it 189 00:08:07,530 --> 00:08:08,613 and they stack it without cleaning 190 00:08:08,772 --> 00:08:11,357 and the welds don't take. 191 00:08:11,450 --> 00:08:12,942 - I got to start cleaning them up 192 00:08:13,035 --> 00:08:15,620 because if I have a delamination at this point, 193 00:08:15,779 --> 00:08:18,030 I'm not sure that I can fix it. 194 00:08:18,115 --> 00:08:19,958 - Jimmy's got a stack of 50. 195 00:08:20,117 --> 00:08:22,285 He's heading to the press to get it all consolidated. 196 00:08:22,369 --> 00:08:23,795 - It seemed to be 197 00:08:23,879 --> 00:08:27,957 a solid consolidated billet at this point. 198 00:08:28,041 --> 00:08:29,208 ♪ ♪ 199 00:08:29,301 --> 00:08:31,970 - Two hours left in your first round. 200 00:08:32,129 --> 00:08:34,714 - This being our 200th episode, 201 00:08:34,798 --> 00:08:39,468 I've done 212 weapons for this competition. 202 00:08:39,553 --> 00:08:41,804 One of the things we discussed in the very beginning 203 00:08:41,897 --> 00:08:43,556 was we shouldn't ask smiths 204 00:08:43,640 --> 00:08:45,692 to do anything we haven't tried to do ourselves. 205 00:08:47,894 --> 00:08:49,237 ♪ ♪ 206 00:08:49,321 --> 00:08:52,490 - The weld's stick. So I'm gonna cut that in 1/2 207 00:08:52,649 --> 00:08:54,817 and I'll have to separate billets. 208 00:08:54,910 --> 00:08:56,744 - By using those two billets, 209 00:08:56,903 --> 00:08:59,330 it's gonna add a weld into the entire process, 210 00:08:59,415 --> 00:09:02,166 which is gonna take him a good 20 minutes. 211 00:09:02,326 --> 00:09:03,576 - My plan with the first billet 212 00:09:03,669 --> 00:09:05,753 is the stack it to get 20 layers. 213 00:09:05,838 --> 00:09:10,166 And then do that one more time, take to get 40 layers. 214 00:09:10,259 --> 00:09:12,335 - Perfect. 215 00:09:12,428 --> 00:09:14,587 - The weld stick. I'm excited. 216 00:09:14,680 --> 00:09:16,014 Now I'm gonna let that billet cool off 217 00:09:16,173 --> 00:09:19,100 as I work on the second billet. 218 00:09:19,259 --> 00:09:21,093 ♪ ♪ 219 00:09:21,186 --> 00:09:23,512 - I just put my 50 layer billet in the fire. 220 00:09:23,606 --> 00:09:24,930 My steel is looking good 221 00:09:25,024 --> 00:09:27,942 to draw out the length on this billet. 222 00:09:28,101 --> 00:09:31,613 - Chris' billet, I mean, that thing looks dead solid. 223 00:09:31,697 --> 00:09:36,367 - I have 200 layers ready to be forged into a kukri. 224 00:09:37,194 --> 00:09:38,786 ♪ ♪ 225 00:09:38,871 --> 00:09:40,780 - I have to wait long enough for it to be peened up 226 00:09:40,864 --> 00:09:44,950 to make sure that first weld gets set. 227 00:09:45,044 --> 00:09:47,045 - He's been struggling to push that down 228 00:09:47,204 --> 00:09:50,882 and he's still at 10 layers. 229 00:09:50,966 --> 00:09:54,469 It looks like TJ's gassing out a little bit already. 230 00:09:54,628 --> 00:09:56,554 - It's hot. 231 00:09:56,713 --> 00:09:59,298 I've seen all the competitions and I've seen people sweating. 232 00:09:59,383 --> 00:10:02,810 - I'm sweating profusely. I'm starting to feel shaky. 233 00:10:02,895 --> 00:10:04,720 - It was hot. 234 00:10:04,805 --> 00:10:06,147 - TJ cut his in half 235 00:10:06,306 --> 00:10:07,640 and I think he's gonna go with just restacking 236 00:10:07,724 --> 00:10:09,058 those two pieces. 237 00:10:09,151 --> 00:10:10,893 - Making it 20. 238 00:10:10,986 --> 00:10:14,238 - He's gotta go the long way. 239 00:10:14,398 --> 00:10:15,657 - All right, bladesmiths, 240 00:10:15,741 --> 00:10:19,568 you guys have one hour left in your first round. 241 00:10:19,653 --> 00:10:22,238 - Now, I got 200 layers 242 00:10:22,322 --> 00:10:26,668 and I don't have much time to forge out a kukri. 243 00:10:26,827 --> 00:10:28,586 [bleep] 244 00:10:28,671 --> 00:10:30,162 - Uh-oh. 245 00:10:30,247 --> 00:10:32,256 - I squished too much. 246 00:10:32,416 --> 00:10:35,927 And that messed up my shape on the bottom part of the kukri. 247 00:10:36,011 --> 00:10:37,345 - That's not looking like a kukri. 248 00:10:37,504 --> 00:10:39,505 - Oh, snap. 249 00:10:39,589 --> 00:10:42,767 - The only thing I can do to try not to waste time 250 00:10:42,926 --> 00:10:45,261 is forge it out the best I can, 251 00:10:45,354 --> 00:10:48,856 and then simply grind away or whatever doesn't look nic. 252 00:10:49,015 --> 00:10:51,183 It's not the prettiest work I've ever done, 253 00:10:51,268 --> 00:10:53,269 but I think I'm managing to get it 254 00:10:53,353 --> 00:10:56,364 where it needs to be. 255 00:10:56,523 --> 00:10:57,606 ♪ ♪ 256 00:10:57,700 --> 00:10:59,775 - This is the 200th episode. 257 00:10:59,860 --> 00:11:01,944 I want to be able to go above and beyond. 258 00:11:02,028 --> 00:11:04,864 I wanna cut in a ladder pattern. 259 00:11:04,948 --> 00:11:08,367 - And 200 layers with a ladder pattern has a beautiful, 260 00:11:08,460 --> 00:11:11,879 we call it a chatoyance, but it's like pearl wood. 261 00:11:12,038 --> 00:11:14,549 - Ladder pattern is beautiful. It's also quick. 262 00:11:14,708 --> 00:11:16,300 ♪ ♪ 263 00:11:16,460 --> 00:11:18,961 - That's a nice-looking shape over there that Chris has got. 264 00:11:19,045 --> 00:11:22,056 - It's the closest to the example we've got. 265 00:11:22,215 --> 00:11:23,799 ♪ ♪ 266 00:11:23,884 --> 00:11:26,978 - I have two 40-layer billets. One is welded perfectly. 267 00:11:27,062 --> 00:11:30,815 So I need to forge well the second billet. 268 00:11:30,899 --> 00:11:32,400 - Look at Mike at the press, guys. 269 00:11:32,484 --> 00:11:36,812 - Oh, this thing is falling apart in front of u. 270 00:11:36,905 --> 00:11:37,989 - Damn it. 271 00:11:38,073 --> 00:11:39,991 All: No! 272 00:11:40,075 --> 00:11:41,901 - It stuck to the press. 273 00:11:41,994 --> 00:11:44,746 - All right, this is start over time. 274 00:11:44,905 --> 00:11:47,665 - What the heck. I don't have enough time to start over. 275 00:11:47,824 --> 00:11:50,242 Just have to improvise, by 40 layers 276 00:11:50,335 --> 00:11:52,837 in one billet, 20 in another, 277 00:11:52,996 --> 00:11:56,165 I can forge weld them together and have 60 layers. Is it 200? 278 00:11:56,258 --> 00:12:00,336 No, but I think I can put together a salvageable blade. 279 00:12:00,420 --> 00:12:02,930 - I think Mike is hoping to outrun the other guy. 280 00:12:03,089 --> 00:12:04,173 He doesn't care about the bear anymore. 281 00:12:04,266 --> 00:12:05,433 - [laughs] 282 00:12:07,093 --> 00:12:08,260 ♪ ♪ 283 00:12:08,345 --> 00:12:10,605 - I've got my 200 layer together. 284 00:12:10,689 --> 00:12:12,681 I'm gonna start drawing this thing out 285 00:12:12,766 --> 00:12:17,278 and start shaping it. It's getting too hot. 286 00:12:17,437 --> 00:12:19,939 ♪ ♪ 287 00:12:20,032 --> 00:12:22,942 - He's so tired. He's missing the steel. 288 00:12:23,035 --> 00:12:26,454 - I'm exhausted. - Oh, okay. 289 00:12:26,613 --> 00:12:28,623 - Hey, keep eyes on him. He's about to fall. 290 00:12:28,782 --> 00:12:31,951 - Get someone on TJ. 291 00:12:32,035 --> 00:12:34,045 - Hey, you wanna take a minute or two and step outside. 292 00:12:34,204 --> 00:12:35,463 - I'm feeling kind of light-headed. 293 00:12:39,718 --> 00:12:41,969 - Guy, this is coming up on the end of this 200th competition. 294 00:12:42,128 --> 00:12:45,631 TJ is gassing out so the medic took him off. 295 00:12:45,715 --> 00:12:47,383 He's gonna check his vitals. 296 00:12:47,467 --> 00:12:50,144 Give him a minute to get his bearings back, cool dow. 297 00:12:50,303 --> 00:12:52,063 - I'm feeling kind of light-headed. 298 00:12:52,147 --> 00:12:54,223 - Okay. Your sugar is a little high. 299 00:12:54,307 --> 00:12:55,983 I'm gonna put you on some oxygen. 300 00:12:56,068 --> 00:12:58,811 I wanna see how you turn around with the oxygen on 301 00:12:58,904 --> 00:13:01,322 and we'll go from there. Okay? 302 00:13:01,406 --> 00:13:03,148 - He still got a chance to come back in. 303 00:13:03,233 --> 00:13:05,067 - [scoffs] 304 00:13:05,160 --> 00:13:06,569 [rock music] 305 00:13:06,653 --> 00:13:10,748 30 minutes remaining, gentlemen. 306 00:13:10,907 --> 00:13:12,583 Chris just quenched. 307 00:13:12,668 --> 00:13:15,586 - Hot, looked like a great color too. 308 00:13:15,671 --> 00:13:17,088 - I'm not seeing any warps, 309 00:13:17,172 --> 00:13:19,248 but I also need to see if it's hard. 310 00:13:19,332 --> 00:13:21,667 ♪ ♪ 311 00:13:21,751 --> 00:13:24,512 It's hard. I have plenty of materials to move, 312 00:13:24,596 --> 00:13:26,922 which I have to get to right now. 313 00:13:27,007 --> 00:13:31,102 ♪ ♪ 314 00:13:31,261 --> 00:13:33,012 - Here we go. Jimmy's in. 315 00:13:33,096 --> 00:13:35,014 - It looks as straight as can be, 316 00:13:35,098 --> 00:13:36,515 and I need to take my blade over 317 00:13:36,600 --> 00:13:39,768 to the grinder and clean it up. 318 00:13:39,862 --> 00:13:43,606 - Jimmy has a shape closer to a sickle than a kukri. 319 00:13:43,699 --> 00:13:46,859 - At this point, I'm okay with the shape of my blade. 320 00:13:46,943 --> 00:13:50,029 ♪ ♪ 321 00:13:50,113 --> 00:13:52,031 - Looking at Mike's profile. 322 00:13:52,115 --> 00:13:54,625 It doesn't have the belly of a kukri. 323 00:13:54,710 --> 00:13:57,202 - I lost 25% of my steel, but I feel 324 00:13:57,287 --> 00:14:00,965 like I have enough material to complete this challenge. 325 00:14:01,049 --> 00:14:02,967 - Mike just quenched. 326 00:14:03,126 --> 00:14:05,636 - I'm pretty satisfied with the way it came out of the quench. 327 00:14:05,721 --> 00:14:08,464 The blade's thinner, it's lighter than anticipate. 328 00:14:08,548 --> 00:14:12,476 It's not always a bad thing. 329 00:14:12,561 --> 00:14:14,896 - My worry is with TJ. 330 00:14:14,980 --> 00:14:16,063 - I recommend you go to the hospital. 331 00:14:16,148 --> 00:14:17,389 - That's fine. 332 00:14:17,474 --> 00:14:19,308 - Reason being, 333 00:14:19,401 --> 00:14:21,986 if your sugar gets any higher, you could pass out. 334 00:14:22,070 --> 00:14:25,406 - The medic pulled TJ out and he just made the call. 335 00:14:25,490 --> 00:14:28,567 He's not going to come back in. Involuntary withdrawal. 336 00:14:28,652 --> 00:14:29,994 There's no shame. 337 00:14:30,078 --> 00:14:32,821 That guy has worked his ass off to the point 338 00:14:32,906 --> 00:14:34,832 where he had to be escorted out. 339 00:14:34,917 --> 00:14:38,827 - His health is more important than any competition. 340 00:14:38,912 --> 00:14:44,258 - Five, four, three, two, one. Bladesmiths, the first round 341 00:14:44,417 --> 00:14:46,001 of our 200 challenge is officially over. 342 00:14:46,094 --> 00:14:48,262 - Good job, dude. 343 00:14:48,347 --> 00:14:50,514 - I wasn't able to get the 200 layers, 344 00:14:50,674 --> 00:14:54,060 but 60 layers in three hours, it's still not an easy task. 345 00:14:55,845 --> 00:14:57,271 - All right, bladesmiths, 346 00:14:57,430 --> 00:14:58,931 in the first three hours of this competition, 347 00:14:59,015 --> 00:15:01,684 the fans voted to have you guys build your kukris 348 00:15:01,768 --> 00:15:04,436 with 200 layers of Damascus. 349 00:15:04,521 --> 00:15:06,614 Now, unfortunately, the heat got the best of TJ 350 00:15:06,698 --> 00:15:08,282 and he had to leave the competition. 351 00:15:08,441 --> 00:15:09,784 After being treated at the hospital, 352 00:15:09,868 --> 00:15:11,118 he has been released 353 00:15:11,203 --> 00:15:12,620 and he has made a full recovery, 354 00:15:12,704 --> 00:15:15,623 but his time in The Forge has ended, 355 00:15:15,707 --> 00:15:19,201 but our judges need to take a closer look at your blades. 356 00:15:19,294 --> 00:15:21,879 Mike, you're up first, please present your work. 357 00:15:21,964 --> 00:15:23,714 [suspenseful music] 358 00:15:23,799 --> 00:15:25,466 - So, Mike, 359 00:15:25,550 --> 00:15:27,718 we saw that you opted not to do the 200 layers. 360 00:15:27,803 --> 00:15:30,212 You went 60 layers here, but what I'd really like to see 361 00:15:30,296 --> 00:15:32,214 if you move forward is a lot of refinement. 362 00:15:32,298 --> 00:15:35,718 Right now, you've got a super obtuse grind on this thin. 363 00:15:35,811 --> 00:15:38,562 I mean, that's thicker than an axe head right there. 364 00:15:38,647 --> 00:15:39,805 It's gonna take some grind to get done. 365 00:15:39,889 --> 00:15:41,557 - Yes, sir. 366 00:15:41,641 --> 00:15:44,476 - All right, Jim, you're up next, please present your work. 367 00:15:44,561 --> 00:15:46,478 ♪ ♪ 368 00:15:46,563 --> 00:15:48,489 - All right, Jimmy, first of, 369 00:15:48,648 --> 00:15:51,734 congratulations on getting us 200 layers. 370 00:15:51,818 --> 00:15:54,495 Your steel looks solid, 371 00:15:54,579 --> 00:15:56,580 but let's talk about your design here. 372 00:15:56,740 --> 00:15:58,165 The thing about the kukri, 373 00:15:58,324 --> 00:16:00,167 it's got a belly that comes to a point 374 00:16:00,326 --> 00:16:03,170 to allow the cut-through and continue on. 375 00:16:03,255 --> 00:16:05,414 You have an extreme angle over here. 376 00:16:05,507 --> 00:16:09,501 And with this, it's going to snag and get in there. 377 00:16:09,586 --> 00:16:11,595 On the second round, it would be nice to at least 378 00:16:11,680 --> 00:16:15,016 get some kind of design over here or reprofile this. 379 00:16:15,175 --> 00:16:16,759 - Yes, sir. 380 00:16:16,843 --> 00:16:19,678 - All right, Chris, please present your work. 381 00:16:19,763 --> 00:16:23,348 ♪ ♪ 382 00:16:23,433 --> 00:16:25,517 - This is a crazy cool kukri, Chri. 383 00:16:25,602 --> 00:16:28,529 I mean, this is exactly what we were looking for. 384 00:16:28,613 --> 00:16:30,197 The shape is perfect. 385 00:16:30,356 --> 00:16:32,950 The steel here, all the welds look great. 386 00:16:33,035 --> 00:16:35,202 The big issue I have with this is its weight. 387 00:16:35,287 --> 00:16:37,196 It's really, really, really heavy, 388 00:16:37,289 --> 00:16:39,448 but you nailed it. Nice job. 389 00:16:39,532 --> 00:16:42,043 - Thank you. 390 00:16:42,127 --> 00:16:43,702 - All right, bladesmiths. Well, congratulations. 391 00:16:43,787 --> 00:16:45,296 All three of you guys are moving forward 392 00:16:45,380 --> 00:16:47,956 into the second round. Jimmy, Chris, 393 00:16:48,041 --> 00:16:50,375 you guys were able to do exactly what the fans askd 394 00:16:50,460 --> 00:16:51,877 and you gave us 200 layers of Damascus. 395 00:16:51,961 --> 00:16:53,545 So the two of you 396 00:16:53,638 --> 00:16:54,805 are getting an extra 30 minutes 397 00:16:54,890 --> 00:16:57,224 for the second round. 398 00:16:57,383 --> 00:16:59,226 - My decision to keep it 60 layers. 399 00:16:59,385 --> 00:17:01,970 I'm happy with that, but I absolutely wish 400 00:17:02,055 --> 00:17:04,306 I had that extra 30 minutes. 401 00:17:04,399 --> 00:17:06,150 - Now, bladesmiths, same as in the first round, 402 00:17:06,234 --> 00:17:08,477 we asked the fans what they wanted you to do, 403 00:17:08,561 --> 00:17:11,146 and they spoke with 50% of the vote. 404 00:17:11,231 --> 00:17:13,824 The fans want you guys to add three mosaic pins 405 00:17:13,983 --> 00:17:16,902 that show the number 200. 406 00:17:16,986 --> 00:17:20,072 That is one pin with the two and two pins with a zero. 407 00:17:20,156 --> 00:17:21,907 Now, Jimmy, Chris, you guys both have two hours 408 00:17:21,991 --> 00:17:23,408 and 30 minutes for the second round. 409 00:17:23,493 --> 00:17:26,170 Mike, you've only got two hours. You guys ready? 410 00:17:26,254 --> 00:17:27,755 - Sir. 411 00:17:27,839 --> 00:17:29,340 - All right, gentlemen. Good luck. 412 00:17:29,424 --> 00:17:32,334 Your time starts now. 413 00:17:32,427 --> 00:17:34,753 Oh, poor Mike. 414 00:17:34,846 --> 00:17:37,431 He gotta sit on his hands for 30 minutes 415 00:17:37,516 --> 00:17:41,176 watching the other guys get to run away. 416 00:17:41,269 --> 00:17:43,262 - As soon as the round start, immediately 417 00:17:43,355 --> 00:17:45,106 I've got to start on my mosaic pins 418 00:17:45,190 --> 00:17:46,765 because those have to be ready to go 419 00:17:46,858 --> 00:17:48,016 when I'm ready to do my handle. 420 00:17:48,101 --> 00:17:50,602 I take brass flat stock 421 00:17:50,687 --> 00:17:54,281 and with my pliers I bend the curve into a two. 422 00:17:54,366 --> 00:17:56,358 Then I have to squish it down to make sure 423 00:17:56,442 --> 00:18:00,028 that it will fit inside of the mosaic pin. 424 00:18:00,122 --> 00:18:02,039 - The trick is to get that two as small as you can 425 00:18:02,124 --> 00:18:03,699 so that you don't have 426 00:18:03,792 --> 00:18:06,377 to have a 1/2 inch hole pin to make it work. 427 00:18:06,536 --> 00:18:09,880 - Then I have to get my epoxy into the pins so they can set. 428 00:18:09,965 --> 00:18:13,717 - All right, Chris has already gluing up his pins. 429 00:18:13,802 --> 00:18:16,637 - Doug told me that I needed to add a little more curve 430 00:18:16,721 --> 00:18:18,297 to the front of my blade 431 00:18:18,381 --> 00:18:20,048 because the angle was a little bit too steep. 432 00:18:20,133 --> 00:18:21,475 So the first thing I do 433 00:18:21,634 --> 00:18:23,978 is put a little bit more curve in there. 434 00:18:24,062 --> 00:18:26,221 - All right, Jimmy trying to get that curvature 435 00:18:26,306 --> 00:18:27,389 you were looking for, Doug. 436 00:18:27,473 --> 00:18:29,233 - Nice. 437 00:18:29,317 --> 00:18:32,394 - And once I got to a place where I liked, I just decided 438 00:18:32,478 --> 00:18:35,406 I need to move on and start working on my handle. 439 00:18:35,565 --> 00:18:38,325 - Wow. Jimmy has really fixed that profile quite a bit. 440 00:18:40,403 --> 00:18:42,663 We're coming really close to the two-hour mark 441 00:18:42,747 --> 00:18:45,916 where Mike finally gets to get started in the second round. 442 00:18:46,001 --> 00:18:48,252 - I'm going to have to really hustle to get this blade 443 00:18:48,336 --> 00:18:49,912 completed in time. 444 00:18:50,005 --> 00:18:53,924 - All right, Mike, your two hours starts now. 445 00:18:54,009 --> 00:18:55,334 - And there goes Mike. 446 00:18:55,418 --> 00:18:56,501 - First thing I'm gonna do 447 00:18:56,595 --> 00:18:58,596 is try to shape this number two. 448 00:18:58,680 --> 00:19:01,173 I filled the round bar with epoxy, 449 00:19:01,266 --> 00:19:03,008 which I stained with a blue dye 450 00:19:03,092 --> 00:19:06,094 and I set the number twos into the round bar. 451 00:19:06,179 --> 00:19:09,014 And no mistakes can happen at this point. 452 00:19:09,098 --> 00:19:10,858 - I run over to the drill press, 453 00:19:10,942 --> 00:19:16,030 drilling a pilot hole then I upsize to a quarter inch bit. 454 00:19:16,114 --> 00:19:18,032 The pilot hole is gonna help a lot with that larger pin. 455 00:19:18,191 --> 00:19:19,608 - Oh, yeah. 456 00:19:19,701 --> 00:19:23,695 - The middle hole. It was hard as glass. 457 00:19:23,780 --> 00:19:25,539 - Chris is still struggling with those holes. 458 00:19:25,624 --> 00:19:27,032 - Yeah. That's the kind of thing 459 00:19:27,116 --> 00:19:29,126 that could really just trip a person u. 460 00:19:29,211 --> 00:19:30,619 - It starts to scream a little bit, 461 00:19:30,703 --> 00:19:33,455 then it hangs up in the hole and I'm stuck. 462 00:19:33,539 --> 00:19:35,883 - At this point I am full on panic mode. 463 00:19:35,967 --> 00:19:39,470 It's taking too much time. I have to be able to pivot. 464 00:19:39,554 --> 00:19:43,465 So I already have a 3/16-inch hole all the way through. 465 00:19:43,549 --> 00:19:44,892 So I'm just gonna go 466 00:19:45,051 --> 00:19:48,312 with a 3/16-inch pin in that center hole. 467 00:19:48,471 --> 00:19:51,398 At home, I wouldn't be happy, but it's what it is. 468 00:19:51,557 --> 00:19:53,984 I've got a lot of work left to do. 469 00:19:54,069 --> 00:19:56,654 There is not much time left. 470 00:19:56,813 --> 00:20:00,482 - Bladesmiths, you have one hour and 15 minutes left. 471 00:20:00,566 --> 00:20:02,067 ♪ ♪ 472 00:20:02,151 --> 00:20:04,912 So being on both sides of this competition, Ben, 473 00:20:05,071 --> 00:20:07,498 what's been your favorite experience? 474 00:20:07,582 --> 00:20:08,999 - The friends that I made while competing. 475 00:20:09,158 --> 00:20:10,084 - [whistles] Yeah, buddy. 476 00:20:10,243 --> 00:20:11,493 - Wow. 477 00:20:11,577 --> 00:20:13,504 - Oh man, there you go. 478 00:20:13,588 --> 00:20:15,247 - Hold on to it from the other side. 479 00:20:15,340 --> 00:20:17,582 - It's a crack with comradery. 480 00:20:17,676 --> 00:20:19,510 - I think I'm about ready to glue, 481 00:20:19,594 --> 00:20:22,337 so I need to get everything lined up 482 00:20:22,422 --> 00:20:26,008 and one doesn't quite fit in the middle. 483 00:20:26,101 --> 00:20:29,594 So I need to get a little bit of material off there. 484 00:20:29,679 --> 00:20:32,264 [bleep] 485 00:20:32,348 --> 00:20:35,100 - Oh, go, Jimmy is grinding 486 00:20:35,184 --> 00:20:37,769 and he lost his pin stock into the vacuum catcher. 487 00:20:37,854 --> 00:20:39,187 [tense music] 488 00:20:39,272 --> 00:20:41,532 - That's in another dimension. 489 00:20:41,691 --> 00:20:42,783 - Oh, come on, man. 490 00:20:47,205 --> 00:20:48,697 I don't know whether I'm gonna, waste time making another pin 491 00:20:48,790 --> 00:20:52,293 because the clock is moving very fast and I'm freaking out. 492 00:20:52,452 --> 00:20:54,870 [groans] 493 00:20:54,954 --> 00:20:57,881 So try not to waste time. 494 00:20:58,041 --> 00:21:00,959 I decided to just cut my remaining zero pens in half 495 00:21:01,052 --> 00:21:02,553 and hope that--that's enough 496 00:21:02,637 --> 00:21:06,381 to take care of the two zero pins. 497 00:21:06,466 --> 00:21:08,050 - I pin the handles on... 498 00:21:08,134 --> 00:21:09,801 What the...? 499 00:21:09,886 --> 00:21:13,722 And I realized the epoxy that I added blue dye to 500 00:21:13,806 --> 00:21:17,151 did not set. How they gonna [bleep] work? 501 00:21:17,235 --> 00:21:19,570 I'm an idiot. I know the problem was 502 00:21:19,654 --> 00:21:21,071 I added too much dye to the epoxy. 503 00:21:21,230 --> 00:21:22,656 I've got to start over. 504 00:21:22,741 --> 00:21:23,907 - He's gotta restart. 505 00:21:23,992 --> 00:21:25,567 - Oh, my goodness. 506 00:21:25,660 --> 00:21:27,828 - To say frustrated is an understatement, 507 00:21:27,912 --> 00:21:30,414 but I need to keep moving forward. 508 00:21:30,498 --> 00:21:32,074 So I went back to the bench 509 00:21:32,167 --> 00:21:34,743 and started bending some sheet metal again. 510 00:21:34,827 --> 00:21:36,161 I don't know if I'm gonna have enough time, 511 00:21:36,245 --> 00:21:40,499 but I'm gonna do my best. 512 00:21:40,583 --> 00:21:43,835 - So now I have my handle on. I've got to get to the grinder. 513 00:21:43,920 --> 00:21:46,838 The judges told me that my blade steel looked good 514 00:21:46,923 --> 00:21:48,924 but it definitely needed to go on a diet. 515 00:21:49,008 --> 00:21:51,185 So one of the fastest ways to remove steel 516 00:21:51,269 --> 00:21:53,437 is to put a fuller. It allows you to remove 517 00:21:53,521 --> 00:21:55,105 a lot of material quickly and reduce the weight. 518 00:21:55,190 --> 00:21:57,015 - Look at the size 519 00:21:57,100 --> 00:21:58,359 of that fuller on the side of Chris' kukri. 520 00:21:58,443 --> 00:22:00,185 - Yep. - Whoo-hoo. 521 00:22:00,269 --> 00:22:01,695 - My fuller is not pretty, 522 00:22:01,780 --> 00:22:03,364 but it is reducing some weight. 523 00:22:03,523 --> 00:22:08,619 I have 30 minutes left. I've got to dash. 524 00:22:08,703 --> 00:22:10,287 - I have my handle glued up, 525 00:22:10,372 --> 00:22:12,447 clamped up and now it's drying. 526 00:22:12,532 --> 00:22:14,282 So I'd start working on the edge a little bit. 527 00:22:14,367 --> 00:22:16,118 ♪ ♪ 528 00:22:16,211 --> 00:22:19,871 - All right, Jimmy's working his edge pretty aggressivel. 529 00:22:19,956 --> 00:22:22,883 - Well, I cut my finger on it. So it's pretty sharp. 530 00:22:22,967 --> 00:22:25,377 [chuckles] 531 00:22:25,461 --> 00:22:28,305 - Bladesmiths, you have ten minutes. 532 00:22:28,390 --> 00:22:30,057 - So as the clock is ticking down, 533 00:22:30,141 --> 00:22:32,810 I know I have to put an edge on this blade. 534 00:22:32,969 --> 00:22:34,970 I've seen 199 episodes. 535 00:22:35,054 --> 00:22:37,639 I know they're gonna abuse the living heck out of this blad. 536 00:22:37,723 --> 00:22:38,890 I don't know what they're gonna hit with it, 537 00:22:38,983 --> 00:22:40,225 but they're gonna hit something. 538 00:22:40,309 --> 00:22:42,236 They're gonna try to break it. 539 00:22:42,395 --> 00:22:44,062 I'm designing this blade to have a convex edge 540 00:22:44,155 --> 00:22:45,897 because it's the strongest edge 541 00:22:45,982 --> 00:22:48,242 a blade you can possibly have. 542 00:22:48,401 --> 00:22:49,484 Hopefully it's gonna be sharp enough 543 00:22:49,569 --> 00:22:51,820 to pass the cutting test. 544 00:22:51,904 --> 00:22:57,742 - Five, four, three, two, one, bladesmiths, 545 00:22:57,827 --> 00:23:00,921 turn off your machines. Put down your tools. 546 00:23:01,005 --> 00:23:04,416 The second round of our 200 competition is now over. 547 00:23:04,500 --> 00:23:07,002 - I am not scared at all. I wanna see my blade 548 00:23:07,086 --> 00:23:11,348 smashed through whatever they're gonna do. 549 00:23:11,433 --> 00:23:14,184 - All right, bladesmiths, welcome to the strength test. 550 00:23:14,269 --> 00:23:16,186 Once again, the fans have spoken, 551 00:23:16,271 --> 00:23:19,857 and with 38% of the vote, they chose the ice block chop. 552 00:23:19,941 --> 00:23:22,184 Surviving this is quite a feat. 553 00:23:22,268 --> 00:23:24,269 Chris, you're up first. Are you ready for this? 554 00:23:24,353 --> 00:23:26,697 - As ready as I'm gonna be. 555 00:23:26,856 --> 00:23:28,273 I'm freaking out. 556 00:23:28,357 --> 00:23:30,784 I have seen so many blades 557 00:23:30,943 --> 00:23:33,787 get damaged or broken on ice block chop. 558 00:23:33,946 --> 00:23:36,031 It's brutal. 559 00:23:36,115 --> 00:23:37,124 ♪ ♪ 560 00:23:37,208 --> 00:23:39,460 - [groans] 561 00:23:39,544 --> 00:23:41,295 - I have no idea what's gonna happen. 562 00:23:41,379 --> 00:23:43,872 [rock music] 563 00:23:43,956 --> 00:23:50,804 ♪ ♪ 564 00:23:55,635 --> 00:23:58,437 ♪ ♪ 565 00:23:59,805 --> 00:24:02,641 Dear God. 566 00:24:02,725 --> 00:24:05,060 - All right, Chris, it's still razor sharp all the way along. 567 00:24:05,153 --> 00:24:07,395 The ice didn't affect your blade in any way. 568 00:24:07,480 --> 00:24:09,981 It was a lot of fun to swing, but still on the heavier side. 569 00:24:10,066 --> 00:24:11,325 Nice job. 570 00:24:11,484 --> 00:24:12,901 - Thank you. 571 00:24:12,994 --> 00:24:14,402 - All right, Jimmy, are you ready for this? 572 00:24:14,487 --> 00:24:16,154 - I was, but give it hell anyway. 573 00:24:16,239 --> 00:24:18,749 - All right. 574 00:24:18,833 --> 00:24:20,751 - I'm worried that because of the extreme angle 575 00:24:20,835 --> 00:24:24,162 I have in my blade, it might just snap right off. 576 00:24:24,255 --> 00:24:27,582 I really hope that holds up. 577 00:24:27,667 --> 00:24:34,181 ♪ ♪ 578 00:24:40,513 --> 00:24:43,190 - [exhales] 579 00:24:43,274 --> 00:24:45,442 - All right, Jimmy, you survived. 580 00:24:45,527 --> 00:24:47,027 You got to still have a sharp edge 581 00:24:47,111 --> 00:24:48,779 and you're still straight. 582 00:24:48,863 --> 00:24:50,522 The thing that gets me about this kukri 583 00:24:50,606 --> 00:24:53,450 is the proportions. It's just difficult to control. 584 00:24:53,535 --> 00:24:54,952 That being said, it held up well 585 00:24:55,036 --> 00:24:57,788 and so nice job. - Thank you. 586 00:24:57,872 --> 00:24:59,456 - All right, Mike, you ready for this? 587 00:24:59,615 --> 00:25:00,615 - Let's smash some ice. 588 00:25:00,708 --> 00:25:03,126 - Let's do it 589 00:25:03,286 --> 00:25:04,878 - Ice is not forgiving. 590 00:25:04,963 --> 00:25:08,623 My fear is my blade is too thin and it's gonna break. 591 00:25:08,708 --> 00:25:15,389 ♪ ♪ 592 00:25:20,553 --> 00:25:23,730 ♪ ♪ 593 00:25:23,889 --> 00:25:26,233 - All right, Mike, you're all in one piece. 594 00:25:26,392 --> 00:25:29,060 Nice job, but your edge here has some spots 595 00:25:29,145 --> 00:25:30,821 where the weld has let go. 596 00:25:30,905 --> 00:25:33,815 A chip came off over here, so it did take some damage, 597 00:25:33,899 --> 00:25:35,734 but in general, held up from the strength test. Nice job. 598 00:25:35,818 --> 00:25:38,069 - Thank you. 599 00:25:38,154 --> 00:25:39,496 [dramatic music] 600 00:25:39,655 --> 00:25:41,081 - All right, bladesmiths, 601 00:25:41,240 --> 00:25:43,834 welcome to our 200th competition sharpness test. 602 00:25:43,918 --> 00:25:47,170 The fans have spoken and they've chosen the rope slice. 603 00:25:47,255 --> 00:25:48,580 [dramatic sting] 604 00:25:48,664 --> 00:25:49,998 By the way, the fans have requested 605 00:25:50,082 --> 00:25:52,751 that we turn the heat up. 606 00:25:52,835 --> 00:25:55,670 [dramatic music] 607 00:25:55,763 --> 00:25:57,764 ♪ ♪ 608 00:25:57,849 --> 00:25:59,174 Chris, you ready for this? 609 00:25:59,267 --> 00:26:00,601 - Uh... Yeah. 610 00:26:04,939 --> 00:26:06,097 [dramatic music] 611 00:26:06,182 --> 00:26:07,932 - That's an intense test. 612 00:26:08,026 --> 00:26:10,518 If my knife doesn't cut, I'm going home. 613 00:26:10,603 --> 00:26:16,024 ♪ ♪ 614 00:26:16,108 --> 00:26:18,777 [exhales] 615 00:26:18,861 --> 00:26:21,038 - All right, Chris, let's talk about your kukri here. 616 00:26:21,197 --> 00:26:23,206 This is a sharp edge, sir. 617 00:26:23,291 --> 00:26:26,209 No issues in cutting through the rope and overall, sir, 618 00:26:26,294 --> 00:26:30,038 your 200-layer kukri, it will cut. 619 00:26:30,131 --> 00:26:31,790 - Awesome. 620 00:26:31,874 --> 00:26:33,216 - All right, Jimmy, your turn, so are you ready? 621 00:26:33,376 --> 00:26:34,876 - Yes, sir. Let's do this. 622 00:26:34,969 --> 00:26:37,462 [rock music] 623 00:26:37,546 --> 00:26:44,436 ♪ ♪ 624 00:26:47,723 --> 00:26:50,308 - All right, Jimmy, let's talk about your kukri here. 625 00:26:50,393 --> 00:26:54,145 Your edge took two slices to cut all the way through. 626 00:26:54,230 --> 00:26:57,074 Overall, sir, your kukri, it will cut. 627 00:26:57,158 --> 00:26:58,817 - Thank you, sir. 628 00:26:58,901 --> 00:27:00,151 - All right, Mike, your turn. So are you ready? 629 00:27:00,244 --> 00:27:01,736 - Yes. Doug, let's cut some rope. 630 00:27:01,821 --> 00:27:08,669 ♪ ♪ 631 00:27:14,842 --> 00:27:17,177 - All right Mike, let's talk about your kukri here. 632 00:27:17,261 --> 00:27:19,671 The edge you have here is obtuse. 633 00:27:19,755 --> 00:27:21,348 Now, while it cut a little, 634 00:27:21,432 --> 00:27:23,258 it didn't cut all the way through. 635 00:27:23,351 --> 00:27:26,344 So overall sir, your kukri, it will cut, a little. 636 00:27:26,429 --> 00:27:28,021 - Thank you. 637 00:27:28,106 --> 00:27:29,681 [suspenseful music] 638 00:27:29,765 --> 00:27:31,433 - Well guys, through and through in this competition, 639 00:27:31,517 --> 00:27:33,017 the fans have not failed us. 640 00:27:33,102 --> 00:27:35,112 They gave you a very difficult competition. 641 00:27:35,271 --> 00:27:37,614 But the time has come for us to find out which two of you 642 00:27:37,773 --> 00:27:39,941 are gonna be joining us in the third and final round. 643 00:27:40,034 --> 00:27:42,285 The judges have made a decision and the bladesmith 644 00:27:42,370 --> 00:27:46,373 who's gonna be leaving The Forge is... 645 00:27:46,532 --> 00:27:48,116 Mike. 646 00:27:48,200 --> 00:27:50,368 Unfortunately, your kukri didn't make the cut 647 00:27:50,461 --> 00:27:52,796 and Ben Abbott can tell you why. 648 00:27:52,955 --> 00:27:55,707 - Well, Mike, you put a pretty obtuse grind on your blad, 649 00:27:55,791 --> 00:27:57,459 which didn't do really well on the sharp test, 650 00:27:57,543 --> 00:27:59,127 and it didn't really hold up well 651 00:27:59,211 --> 00:28:00,887 in the strength test either. 652 00:28:00,972 --> 00:28:03,306 It's for those reasons we're gonna let you go. 653 00:28:03,466 --> 00:28:05,967 - Well, Mike, you fought hard but unfortunately at this time, 654 00:28:06,051 --> 00:28:08,219 I'm gonna have to ask you to please exit The Forge. 655 00:28:08,304 --> 00:28:10,397 - Thank you. 656 00:28:10,556 --> 00:28:12,307 I'm going home, but I'm okay with that. 657 00:28:12,391 --> 00:28:15,643 I've watched 199 episodes. I thought I was fully prepared 658 00:28:15,728 --> 00:28:18,071 but there's no way to prepare for this challenge. 659 00:28:18,156 --> 00:28:22,159 I did my best and I'm gonna continue making blades. 660 00:28:23,077 --> 00:28:24,828 - Jimmy, Chris, congratulations guys, 661 00:28:24,912 --> 00:28:27,581 you made it through the first two rounds of our 200th 662 00:28:27,665 --> 00:28:30,158 "Forged in Fire" competition. Now, in this final round, 663 00:28:30,242 --> 00:28:32,335 we're sending you both back to your home forges 664 00:28:32,495 --> 00:28:35,088 to build an iconic weapon from the "Forged in Fire" vaul. 665 00:28:35,173 --> 00:28:36,757 Just like the rest of this competition, 666 00:28:36,841 --> 00:28:39,834 we asked the fans, what they wanted you to build. 667 00:28:39,919 --> 00:28:41,836 Now, they had the choice between the spadroon, 668 00:28:41,921 --> 00:28:45,256 the Darb Sri Gun Chai, and the hunga munga. 669 00:28:45,341 --> 00:28:47,851 Well, gentlemen, with 45% of the vote, 670 00:28:48,010 --> 00:28:50,261 the fans have spoken. 671 00:28:50,346 --> 00:28:51,930 The two of you guys are going back to your home forges 672 00:28:52,014 --> 00:28:54,107 to build... 673 00:28:54,192 --> 00:28:58,028 the Darb Sri Gun Chai. 674 00:28:58,112 --> 00:29:00,438 - Featured in season seven of "Forged in Fire," 675 00:29:00,523 --> 00:29:03,191 the Darb Sri Gun Chai is a double-handed sword 676 00:29:03,275 --> 00:29:05,860 originally from 18th century Thailand. 677 00:29:05,945 --> 00:29:07,621 This five-foot-long, single-edged blade, 678 00:29:07,705 --> 00:29:09,030 was designed to destroy enemies 679 00:29:09,114 --> 00:29:11,282 with deadly blows and slashe. 680 00:29:11,367 --> 00:29:13,877 The signature flames and valleys of the spine 681 00:29:14,036 --> 00:29:17,047 prove the difficult challenge for previous competitors. 682 00:29:17,131 --> 00:29:20,550 However, one smith's decision to put slippery rabbit fur 683 00:29:20,709 --> 00:29:24,137 on the handle grip ultimately cost him the competition. 684 00:29:25,640 --> 00:29:27,382 - It is a massive blade, 685 00:29:27,466 --> 00:29:29,226 but it needs to fall between these parameters. 686 00:29:29,310 --> 00:29:32,729 Your blade length needs to be between 29 and 31 inches. 687 00:29:32,888 --> 00:29:35,473 Needs to be single-edged. And on the spine of your blade, 688 00:29:35,558 --> 00:29:38,652 you need to have at least two flames and a valley. 689 00:29:38,736 --> 00:29:42,989 That big old handle needs to be between 26 and 28 inches. 690 00:29:43,148 --> 00:29:45,659 - Thank you, fans. That's the one I wanted. 691 00:29:45,818 --> 00:29:48,245 That looks like a fun weapon to make 692 00:29:48,329 --> 00:29:52,916 but it's also a massive feat to undertake in four days. 693 00:29:53,075 --> 00:29:55,085 - Bladesmiths, good luck. We will see you in four days. 694 00:29:55,169 --> 00:29:56,327 - Good luck, man. 695 00:29:56,420 --> 00:29:58,255 - Good luck. - You got it. 696 00:29:58,339 --> 00:30:01,508 [rock music] 697 00:30:01,592 --> 00:30:05,420 - We are back in my home fore in Asheboro, North Carolina, 698 00:30:05,513 --> 00:30:08,006 getting ready to start the 200th challenge 699 00:30:08,099 --> 00:30:09,683 with the Darb Sri Gun Chai. 700 00:30:09,767 --> 00:30:11,518 I'm ready to rock. 701 00:30:11,677 --> 00:30:13,428 In keeping with the 200th episode, 702 00:30:13,521 --> 00:30:16,180 I wanna put 200 layers of Damascus in my blade. 703 00:30:16,274 --> 00:30:17,849 I wanna go above and beyond. 704 00:30:17,933 --> 00:30:19,517 I think it's something that I can manage. 705 00:30:19,602 --> 00:30:21,278 ♪ ♪ 706 00:30:21,362 --> 00:30:23,938 I forge them to the same size, clean up the edges, 707 00:30:24,023 --> 00:30:26,950 file them together and now I have 200 layers. 708 00:30:27,034 --> 00:30:29,452 At the end of today, I have good Damascus. 709 00:30:29,612 --> 00:30:31,112 I'm ready for tomorrow. 710 00:30:31,196 --> 00:30:33,865 ♪ ♪ 711 00:30:33,958 --> 00:30:35,617 - It's day one, feel good. 712 00:30:35,701 --> 00:30:37,878 I mean, can't get mad while forging, right? 713 00:30:37,962 --> 00:30:39,963 [chuckles] 714 00:30:40,122 --> 00:30:43,133 So today I'm working on four separate Damascus billets, 715 00:30:43,217 --> 00:30:46,970 one for the guard, and three to form the sword. 716 00:30:47,054 --> 00:30:48,388 Once that gets screaming hot, 717 00:30:48,547 --> 00:30:51,224 I can start taking it over to the hammer. 718 00:30:51,309 --> 00:30:53,059 I have my billets all welded up. 719 00:30:53,144 --> 00:30:57,480 Bet I can get a nice twist going in each of my billets. 720 00:30:57,565 --> 00:30:59,649 And now I'm going to take the billets 721 00:30:59,808 --> 00:31:01,067 and weld them together 722 00:31:01,152 --> 00:31:04,321 and forge my blade out of that. 723 00:31:04,405 --> 00:31:08,149 I managed to get my billet welded up. I feel all right. 724 00:31:08,233 --> 00:31:09,984 ♪ ♪ 725 00:31:10,077 --> 00:31:12,495 - Morning of day two, I got a lot to get done. 726 00:31:12,580 --> 00:31:15,323 Forging is done. Get this started. 727 00:31:15,407 --> 00:31:17,492 The quenching is always nerve wracking. 728 00:31:17,576 --> 00:31:20,086 You could ruin everything that you have. 729 00:31:20,171 --> 00:31:21,755 - It definitely sabered, 730 00:31:21,839 --> 00:31:23,924 which meant it curves off to the side. 731 00:31:24,083 --> 00:31:28,086 - I caught a warp. That really sucks. 732 00:31:28,170 --> 00:31:31,339 - You could literally snap your blade in half. 733 00:31:31,423 --> 00:31:33,683 - And then I'm there holding two blades. 734 00:31:33,842 --> 00:31:36,269 Damn it. This sucks. 735 00:31:36,354 --> 00:31:40,023 - All right, here goes something. 736 00:31:40,107 --> 00:31:43,777 Definitely a little bit of a nail biter. 737 00:31:43,861 --> 00:31:46,187 Now we're good. That is a huge relief. 738 00:31:46,271 --> 00:31:47,355 Looks good. 739 00:31:47,439 --> 00:31:48,856 ♪ ♪ 740 00:31:48,950 --> 00:31:52,110 - Day three, yesterday I got a good heat treat. 741 00:31:52,194 --> 00:31:54,788 So today my biggest concern is the handle. 742 00:31:54,872 --> 00:31:57,791 So I'm attempting a canister pommel, 743 00:31:57,875 --> 00:32:01,795 and I forged out the numbers 2, 0, 0, 744 00:32:01,879 --> 00:32:03,630 and I put them inside the canister, 745 00:32:03,714 --> 00:32:05,715 hoping that when I forge it all out, 746 00:32:05,800 --> 00:32:09,377 I should get a nice 200 visible there inside the pommel. 747 00:32:09,461 --> 00:32:11,888 2, 0, 0. 748 00:32:11,973 --> 00:32:15,633 Kind of a two. I have everything together. 749 00:32:15,718 --> 00:32:17,727 I can't believe I'm at this point alread. 750 00:32:17,812 --> 00:32:19,387 Now I just have to see 751 00:32:19,480 --> 00:32:22,140 what my finished blade looks like tomorrow. 752 00:32:22,224 --> 00:32:23,483 ♪ ♪ 753 00:32:23,567 --> 00:32:25,560 - Day four. 754 00:32:25,644 --> 00:32:27,895 We're on the home stretch for the Darb Sri Gun Chai. 755 00:32:27,989 --> 00:32:30,231 There we go. Gotta get this thing put together. 756 00:32:30,324 --> 00:32:31,733 There it fits on. 757 00:32:31,826 --> 00:32:33,985 All of my components for the handle are done 758 00:32:34,069 --> 00:32:35,570 and ready to be assembled. 759 00:32:35,663 --> 00:32:38,665 Now I get to the point that I've been dreading. 760 00:32:38,749 --> 00:32:40,491 I've got to put these flames in. 761 00:32:40,576 --> 00:32:42,002 Should've used a finer marker for this. 762 00:32:42,086 --> 00:32:44,004 Let's make it flaming. 763 00:32:44,088 --> 00:32:47,424 A single slip of the grinder and I could fail parameters. 764 00:32:47,508 --> 00:32:49,250 We should be good. 765 00:32:49,343 --> 00:32:51,428 Man, I'm so glad to be done with these flames. 766 00:32:51,587 --> 00:32:53,596 This weapon is massive. 767 00:32:53,681 --> 00:32:55,682 It's fitting for the 200th episode. 768 00:32:55,766 --> 00:32:58,509 I'm ready to see what it can do. 769 00:32:59,344 --> 00:33:02,430 - Going into day four, I'm tired. 770 00:33:02,523 --> 00:33:06,434 Well, while grinding, I found a very slight warp. 771 00:33:06,518 --> 00:33:08,111 [groans] 772 00:33:08,270 --> 00:33:09,687 It could be grounds 773 00:33:09,772 --> 00:33:11,531 for elimination out of the competition. 774 00:33:11,690 --> 00:33:14,117 So I'm going to attempt to straighten this warp 775 00:33:14,201 --> 00:33:16,944 using the three-pen jig in my vice. 776 00:33:17,038 --> 00:33:18,121 When you're putting that kind of strain 777 00:33:18,205 --> 00:33:19,956 on a heat-treated blade, 778 00:33:20,041 --> 00:33:22,625 there's always the possibility of snapping. 779 00:33:22,785 --> 00:33:25,045 If something goes wrong here, I don't know what I'll do. 780 00:33:29,467 --> 00:33:31,042 End result, blade came out straight, 781 00:33:31,126 --> 00:33:32,469 and it worked like a charm. 782 00:33:32,553 --> 00:33:35,221 I did it. It's done. 783 00:33:35,380 --> 00:33:39,300 And I cannot wait to see this thing be destroyed 784 00:33:39,384 --> 00:33:40,551 or destroy something. 785 00:33:40,636 --> 00:33:42,812 [chuckles] 786 00:33:42,897 --> 00:33:44,972 [suspenseful music] 787 00:33:45,057 --> 00:33:46,557 ♪ ♪ 788 00:33:46,642 --> 00:33:48,818 - Well, Jimmy, Chris, welcome back to The Forge. 789 00:33:48,903 --> 00:33:51,145 These are some beautiful blades, 790 00:33:51,238 --> 00:33:53,147 but before we do some damage, I wanna hear about them. 791 00:33:53,232 --> 00:33:54,324 So Jimmy, how'd it go for you? 792 00:33:54,408 --> 00:33:57,151 - It went well. 793 00:33:57,236 --> 00:33:59,570 I made my blade out of multi-bar Damascus. 794 00:33:59,655 --> 00:34:03,333 I use cat's claw, Manzanita and bloodwood in my handle. 795 00:34:03,417 --> 00:34:05,752 - Pretty impressive, man. Chris, how did it go for you? 796 00:34:05,836 --> 00:34:08,412 - It went pretty well. 797 00:34:08,497 --> 00:34:11,165 I made the blade out of 200 layers of 15 and 20, 798 00:34:11,258 --> 00:34:13,501 1084, 1075, 799 00:34:13,594 --> 00:34:18,256 and W2, solid brass fittings and a leather wrap. 800 00:34:18,340 --> 00:34:21,101 - Guys, these Darb Sri Gun Chai are immaculate, 801 00:34:21,185 --> 00:34:22,844 but there's only one way we know how to find out 802 00:34:22,937 --> 00:34:25,847 which one of you guys is taking home the 200th title 803 00:34:25,931 --> 00:34:28,775 and that check for 10 grand. We've got a sharpness test. 804 00:34:28,859 --> 00:34:32,278 We've got a strength tests and up first, KEAL. Doug? 805 00:34:33,364 --> 00:34:36,190 [suspenseful music] 806 00:34:36,275 --> 00:34:40,453 - Bladesmiths, welcome to our 200th KEAL test. 807 00:34:40,538 --> 00:34:42,539 In honor of our 200th competition, 808 00:34:42,623 --> 00:34:45,125 we're bringing back two of our favorite ballistic dummies. 809 00:34:45,284 --> 00:34:47,451 The lovely Medusa and her snake headband, 810 00:34:47,536 --> 00:34:50,037 and our bluer than blue dummy of the north. 811 00:34:50,122 --> 00:34:51,455 Jimmy, you're up first. You ready for this? 812 00:34:51,540 --> 00:34:53,374 - Absolutely. - All right, let's do thi. 813 00:34:53,458 --> 00:34:54,959 ♪ ♪ 814 00:34:55,043 --> 00:34:58,054 - Going into the testing, I'm a little bit concerned. 815 00:34:58,139 --> 00:35:00,548 They're big dummies and they got all sorts of boe 816 00:35:00,632 --> 00:35:02,142 and stuff inside them 817 00:35:02,226 --> 00:35:03,718 and it could just come flying apart. 818 00:35:03,802 --> 00:35:08,556 ♪ ♪ 819 00:35:08,649 --> 00:35:11,559 [rock music] 820 00:35:11,643 --> 00:35:18,158 ♪ ♪ 821 00:35:24,990 --> 00:35:27,250 [giggles] 822 00:35:27,334 --> 00:35:29,335 [suspenseful music] 823 00:35:29,420 --> 00:35:30,661 - All right, Jimmy. Let's talk about 824 00:35:30,746 --> 00:35:32,330 your Darb Sri Gun Chai here. 825 00:35:32,423 --> 00:35:33,840 First up, the handle construction. 826 00:35:33,999 --> 00:35:35,842 You have it ovoid enough to where when I wrap 827 00:35:35,926 --> 00:35:37,927 my hand around it, it's a good grip. 828 00:35:38,086 --> 00:35:40,847 It's a very light weapon. 829 00:35:41,006 --> 00:35:43,683 Now your blade had a little bit of a warp, 830 00:35:43,767 --> 00:35:48,262 but it is sharp and overall, sir, it will KEAL. 831 00:35:48,355 --> 00:35:49,689 - Thank you, sir. 832 00:35:49,848 --> 00:35:50,765 - All right, Chris, it's your turn, 833 00:35:50,858 --> 00:35:53,184 so are you ready? 834 00:35:53,268 --> 00:35:54,769 - Yeah. - All right, let's do this. 835 00:35:54,853 --> 00:35:56,529 ♪ ♪ 836 00:35:56,614 --> 00:35:58,781 - Honestly. I'm worried that when Doug hits the head 837 00:35:58,866 --> 00:36:01,275 that my blade is just gonna break in half. 838 00:36:01,360 --> 00:36:05,371 ♪ ♪ 839 00:36:05,456 --> 00:36:08,282 [rock music] 840 00:36:08,375 --> 00:36:15,048 ♪ ♪ 841 00:36:26,143 --> 00:36:27,810 - All right, Chris, 842 00:36:27,970 --> 00:36:29,720 first up, it cuts deep, 843 00:36:29,813 --> 00:36:32,056 because it's a wieldable weapon. 844 00:36:32,140 --> 00:36:35,810 The edge is very sharp, no marks whatsoever. 845 00:36:35,894 --> 00:36:39,647 And overall, sir, your weapon, it will KEAL. 846 00:36:39,740 --> 00:36:41,491 - Thank you, sir. 847 00:36:41,575 --> 00:36:43,660 [suspenseful music] 848 00:36:43,744 --> 00:36:45,745 - All right, gentlemen, 200th competition. 849 00:36:45,904 --> 00:36:48,665 That's almost 400 Smiths that have had their blades 850 00:36:48,749 --> 00:36:52,585 go through our strength tests. Today we're gonna turn it up 851 00:36:52,670 --> 00:36:54,412 with a fan favorite, the skull chopper, 852 00:36:54,496 --> 00:36:56,998 but not just one skull, six skulls. 853 00:36:57,082 --> 00:37:01,427 ♪ ♪ 854 00:37:01,512 --> 00:37:03,254 Jimmy, you're up first, you ready? 855 00:37:03,338 --> 00:37:04,839 - Have fun, Dave. - Okay. 856 00:37:04,923 --> 00:37:11,354 ♪ ♪ 857 00:37:11,438 --> 00:37:14,181 [dramatic music] 858 00:37:14,266 --> 00:37:20,446 ♪ ♪ 859 00:37:27,204 --> 00:37:30,039 - [laughs] 860 00:37:30,124 --> 00:37:31,866 [suspenseful music] 861 00:37:31,950 --> 00:37:33,701 ♪ ♪ 862 00:37:33,794 --> 00:37:37,964 - All right, Jimmy. Your blade took some small roles here, 863 00:37:38,048 --> 00:37:41,625 but the blade is in the same shape it started out with. 864 00:37:41,710 --> 00:37:44,470 Good job. - Thank you, sir. 865 00:37:44,629 --> 00:37:46,973 - All right, Chris, you're up. Ready? 866 00:37:47,057 --> 00:37:47,807 - Give it all she got. 867 00:37:52,229 --> 00:37:55,648 - There're six enormous animal skulls 868 00:37:55,807 --> 00:37:58,901 waiting to completely demolish my blade. 869 00:37:58,986 --> 00:38:02,488 It's got me really worried. 870 00:38:02,573 --> 00:38:05,399 [rock music] 871 00:38:05,484 --> 00:38:12,290 ♪ ♪ 872 00:38:19,340 --> 00:38:22,008 [suspenseful music] 873 00:38:22,092 --> 00:38:24,668 - All right, Chris, blade held up, 874 00:38:24,753 --> 00:38:28,181 still in one piece, still solid. Well done. 875 00:38:28,340 --> 00:38:30,091 - Thank you. 876 00:38:30,175 --> 00:38:34,678 ♪ ♪ 877 00:38:34,763 --> 00:38:36,847 - Bladesmiths, welcome to the sharpness test. 878 00:38:36,932 --> 00:38:39,100 The multiple targets slice. 879 00:38:39,184 --> 00:38:41,102 ♪ ♪ 880 00:38:41,186 --> 00:38:42,686 Jimmy, you're up first. You ready for this? 881 00:38:42,780 --> 00:38:44,105 - Yes, sir. - All right. 882 00:38:44,189 --> 00:38:50,703 ♪ ♪ 883 00:39:05,386 --> 00:39:08,045 [suspenseful music] 884 00:39:08,130 --> 00:39:10,965 All right, Jimmy, there is one dull spot here, 885 00:39:11,058 --> 00:39:12,725 which I think might've got caught up on the second 886 00:39:12,810 --> 00:39:14,644 to last of the ballistics tubes. 887 00:39:14,803 --> 00:39:17,888 But all of the rest of the cuts were super sharp. So nice job. 888 00:39:17,973 --> 00:39:19,974 - Thank you. 889 00:39:20,067 --> 00:39:21,401 - All right, Chris. You're up next. You ready? 890 00:39:21,485 --> 00:39:23,144 - Give it all she got - All right. 891 00:39:23,228 --> 00:39:29,742 ♪ ♪ 892 00:39:31,578 --> 00:39:34,321 [rock music] 893 00:39:34,406 --> 00:39:41,212 ♪ ♪ 894 00:39:49,513 --> 00:39:51,097 All right, Chris. Well, as you can see, 895 00:39:51,256 --> 00:39:54,100 great cuts on all of the media up ther. 896 00:39:54,184 --> 00:39:56,677 In all, this thing is one hell of a cutter. Nice job. 897 00:39:56,761 --> 00:39:58,187 - Thank you. 898 00:39:58,272 --> 00:40:00,681 [suspenseful music] 899 00:40:00,765 --> 00:40:02,099 ♪ ♪ 900 00:40:02,184 --> 00:40:04,018 - Guys, this has been exciting. 901 00:40:04,102 --> 00:40:06,779 Our fans have put you through a very difficult challeng, 902 00:40:06,938 --> 00:40:08,364 but you guys came with your A games ready 903 00:40:08,449 --> 00:40:10,274 and gave us beautiful blades. 904 00:40:10,358 --> 00:40:12,368 But the time has come to decide which one of you 905 00:40:12,453 --> 00:40:14,945 is taking home the 200th Forged in Fire champion title 906 00:40:15,030 --> 00:40:17,448 and that check for $10,000. 907 00:40:17,541 --> 00:40:19,366 The winner of the 200 "Forged in Fire" 908 00:40:19,460 --> 00:40:21,544 competition is... 909 00:40:21,628 --> 00:40:24,380 [suspenseful music] 910 00:40:24,539 --> 00:40:26,799 Chris, congratulations. 911 00:40:26,958 --> 00:40:28,959 Now, Jimmy, you rocked it the entire way, 912 00:40:29,044 --> 00:40:31,295 but unfortunately your blade didn't make the cut 913 00:40:31,379 --> 00:40:33,556 and Dave Baker is gonna tell you why. 914 00:40:33,640 --> 00:40:35,799 - Jimmy, you brought us a beautiful blade, 915 00:40:35,884 --> 00:40:37,810 but like when we have a competition this close, 916 00:40:37,969 --> 00:40:40,304 we have to look at the smallest things, 917 00:40:40,397 --> 00:40:42,139 the warp on the tip of your blade 918 00:40:42,224 --> 00:40:44,225 and then the damage you took in the strength test 919 00:40:44,318 --> 00:40:46,477 actually affects the cut and the sharpness test. 920 00:40:46,570 --> 00:40:47,728 That's why we're letting you go. 921 00:40:47,821 --> 00:40:49,730 - I understand. 922 00:40:49,814 --> 00:40:51,991 - Well, Jimmy, unfortunately, your time in this competition 923 00:40:52,075 --> 00:40:53,317 has ended. I'm gonna have to ask you 924 00:40:53,410 --> 00:40:55,077 to please step off The Forge floor. 925 00:40:55,237 --> 00:40:57,413 - Thanks, man. Respect. 926 00:40:57,572 --> 00:41:01,918 I'm disappointed, but I gave it all I could and Chris's blade 927 00:41:02,002 --> 00:41:03,911 just performed a little bit better. 928 00:41:03,995 --> 00:41:05,663 Coming here for the 200th competition 929 00:41:05,747 --> 00:41:09,175 has been a great honor. The fans had no mercy on us 930 00:41:09,334 --> 00:41:11,677 and I--I think they're a little nuts. 931 00:41:11,836 --> 00:41:13,254 [laughs] 932 00:41:13,338 --> 00:41:15,097 ♪ ♪ 933 00:41:15,257 --> 00:41:16,933 - Chris, congratulations. 934 00:41:17,017 --> 00:41:20,094 You are the 200th Forged in Fire champion. 935 00:41:20,187 --> 00:41:23,272 You've got yourself a check for $10,000. Congratulations. 936 00:41:23,431 --> 00:41:25,933 - Thank you. Thank you. 937 00:41:26,017 --> 00:41:28,945 All of these obstacles that the fans have put in our way 938 00:41:29,104 --> 00:41:32,940 and they consistently picked something that would be awesome 939 00:41:33,024 --> 00:41:35,442 and really hard. It's what I would want to see. 940 00:41:35,527 --> 00:41:38,445 I just won the 200th competition 941 00:41:38,530 --> 00:41:40,206 of "Forged in Fire." 942 00:41:40,290 --> 00:41:42,950 [rock music] 943 00:41:43,043 --> 00:41:44,877 ♪ ♪