1 00:00:05,122 --> 00:00:06,790 [dramatic music] 2 00:00:06,883 --> 00:00:08,383 - Here in the Forge, we have put hundreds of smiths 3 00:00:08,542 --> 00:00:10,627 to the test, but one fierce competitor 4 00:00:10,711 --> 00:00:13,463 has proven himself time and time again. 5 00:00:13,547 --> 00:00:15,048 Ben Abbott. 6 00:00:15,132 --> 00:00:16,725 An expert blacksmith and bladesmith, 7 00:00:16,809 --> 00:00:18,727 a fan favorite turn judge, 8 00:00:18,886 --> 00:00:21,563 Ben Abbott remains undefeated in this forge. 9 00:00:21,647 --> 00:00:24,483 His current record is 6 and 0, 10 00:00:24,642 --> 00:00:26,568 but soon all that could change. 11 00:00:26,727 --> 00:00:30,072 ♪ ♪ 12 00:00:30,231 --> 00:00:32,657 Tonight three smiths who suffered catastrophic failures 13 00:00:32,817 --> 00:00:34,484 at the hands of Ben Abbott 14 00:00:34,577 --> 00:00:36,236 will seek their revenge. 15 00:00:36,320 --> 00:00:37,320 - Come on, come on, come on, come on. 16 00:00:37,404 --> 00:00:39,331 - I got to start again. 17 00:00:39,490 --> 00:00:43,326 - Do they have what it takes to finally beat Ben Abbott? 18 00:00:43,419 --> 00:00:45,087 The competition continues now. 19 00:00:45,246 --> 00:00:51,676 ♪ ♪ 20 00:00:51,761 --> 00:00:53,503 - My name is Chris Campbell. 21 00:00:53,596 --> 00:00:55,255 I live in South Florida in a little town called Stuart 22 00:00:55,339 --> 00:00:57,099 on the coast. 23 00:00:57,258 --> 00:00:58,683 The first time I was on "Forged in Fire," 24 00:00:58,768 --> 00:01:00,936 it was a first responders episode, 25 00:01:01,020 --> 00:01:03,021 and the handle broke apart completely 26 00:01:03,106 --> 00:01:06,516 in Ben Abbott's hands. 27 00:01:06,600 --> 00:01:08,693 [exhales] - Whew. 28 00:01:08,778 --> 00:01:10,270 - Just the idea of being able to 29 00:01:10,354 --> 00:01:13,690 not only gain some revenge for him snapping my handle 30 00:01:13,783 --> 00:01:16,535 but also being head-to-head with best person out there 31 00:01:16,619 --> 00:01:18,120 is the greatest thing world. 32 00:01:18,279 --> 00:01:19,538 ♪ ♪ 33 00:01:19,622 --> 00:01:21,289 - My name is Dorian Mosack. 34 00:01:21,448 --> 00:01:23,959 I'm from Peoria, Illinois, and I own a gym. 35 00:01:24,118 --> 00:01:28,046 The last time I was here, Ben broke my blade. 36 00:01:28,131 --> 00:01:30,549 I was heartbroken, and I really thought I lost 37 00:01:30,708 --> 00:01:32,375 an opportunity of a lifetime. 38 00:01:32,468 --> 00:01:35,295 So being back here again and a chance to do it again, 39 00:01:35,388 --> 00:01:39,891 I'm even more excited this time around. 40 00:01:39,976 --> 00:01:42,310 - My name is Caleb Ledford. I'm 20 years old, 41 00:01:42,395 --> 00:01:43,895 and I'm from Young Harris, Georgia. 42 00:01:43,980 --> 00:01:45,480 This is my redemption round. 43 00:01:45,639 --> 00:01:46,806 Last time, I made it to the final round, 44 00:01:46,899 --> 00:01:51,561 where Ben ended up breaking my handle. 45 00:01:51,654 --> 00:01:53,646 - Your handle is coming apart. 46 00:01:53,731 --> 00:01:54,906 - Ben might've broken my handle, 47 00:01:54,991 --> 00:01:57,734 but I'm here to break his winning streak. 48 00:01:57,827 --> 00:01:59,077 - Well, Chris, Dorian, Caleb, 49 00:01:59,236 --> 00:02:00,570 welcome back to The Forge. 50 00:02:00,663 --> 00:02:03,582 Now, you each have your second chance at the title 51 00:02:03,666 --> 00:02:06,576 of "Forged in Fire" champion and a check for $10,000. 52 00:02:06,660 --> 00:02:07,919 But, Ben, I got to ask, 53 00:02:08,078 --> 00:02:09,254 do these guys look familiar to you? 54 00:02:09,338 --> 00:02:11,748 - Yeah, I'm seeing familiar faces out there. 55 00:02:11,841 --> 00:02:13,258 - I'd say they should probably look pretty familiar, 56 00:02:13,342 --> 00:02:15,010 because each and every one of you suffered 57 00:02:15,094 --> 00:02:17,921 a catastrophic failure at the hands of Ben Abbott. 58 00:02:18,005 --> 00:02:19,839 - [laughs] Uh-oh. 59 00:02:19,932 --> 00:02:21,600 - But at the end of this competition, 60 00:02:21,684 --> 00:02:23,843 one of you will have the chance to go head-to-head 61 00:02:23,928 --> 00:02:25,178 with Ben Abbott 62 00:02:25,271 --> 00:02:27,847 and try your hand at beating the unbeaten. 63 00:02:27,932 --> 00:02:30,016 Now, currently Ben's record is 6 and 0, 64 00:02:30,109 --> 00:02:31,935 so we're about to see if any one of you 65 00:02:32,019 --> 00:02:34,687 has what it takes to take him down. 66 00:02:34,772 --> 00:02:37,032 Now, Ben, do you have anything to say to these guys? 67 00:02:37,191 --> 00:02:39,117 - Sorry, guys. I guess I realized 68 00:02:39,202 --> 00:02:41,110 you're all going to be coming pretty hard for me, 69 00:02:41,204 --> 00:02:45,874 but I'm not going to make it easy on you, so good luck. 70 00:02:45,958 --> 00:02:47,626 - What a guy. 71 00:02:47,785 --> 00:02:49,035 Well, bladesmiths, Ben is going to be 72 00:02:49,128 --> 00:02:50,629 purely an observer during this round 73 00:02:50,713 --> 00:02:52,538 of the competition just for fairness sake, 74 00:02:52,623 --> 00:02:54,966 but he is joined at the table by two judges 75 00:02:55,051 --> 00:02:57,552 who have the opportunity to make the critical decision. 76 00:02:57,637 --> 00:02:59,629 They're the ones who hold your fate in their hands 77 00:02:59,722 --> 00:03:02,048 in deciding who's going to be going up against Ben 78 00:03:02,141 --> 00:03:03,800 for the title of "Forged in Fire" champion 79 00:03:03,893 --> 00:03:07,053 and a check for $10,000. 80 00:03:07,137 --> 00:03:08,396 Now, here's how it's going to work, 81 00:03:08,555 --> 00:03:09,814 the three of you are going to go head-to-head 82 00:03:09,899 --> 00:03:12,567 in a single five-hour bladesmithing round, 83 00:03:12,726 --> 00:03:15,478 where we want you to build a blade from start to finish. 84 00:03:15,562 --> 00:03:18,406 Now, in this first round, we want you to each build 85 00:03:18,491 --> 00:03:21,243 a signature blade in your signature style. 86 00:03:21,327 --> 00:03:23,912 In order to do that, you're going to need to use this. 87 00:03:24,071 --> 00:03:26,906 ♪ ♪ 88 00:03:26,991 --> 00:03:30,326 What we have here are jars of bandsaw blades, ball bearings, 89 00:03:30,411 --> 00:03:34,673 small springs, roller bearings, and some chainsaw blades. 90 00:03:34,832 --> 00:03:36,416 And we want you to make your blades 91 00:03:36,500 --> 00:03:38,260 out of canister Damascus. 92 00:03:38,419 --> 00:03:40,178 Now, if that doesn't seem hard enough, 93 00:03:40,263 --> 00:03:41,921 we're going to raise the bar a little bit. 94 00:03:42,006 --> 00:03:43,673 This is the part of the competition we like to call 95 00:03:43,766 --> 00:03:45,591 the No Can Can. 96 00:03:45,676 --> 00:03:49,012 You must remove your canisters. 97 00:03:49,096 --> 00:03:50,355 Your blade length measured from tip 98 00:03:50,439 --> 00:03:52,023 to where the cutting edge ends, 99 00:03:52,108 --> 00:03:54,859 it needs to measure between 11 and 13 inches. 100 00:03:55,019 --> 00:03:56,686 By the time the clock runs out 101 00:03:56,770 --> 00:03:58,187 those blades need to be quenched, 102 00:03:58,272 --> 00:03:59,856 they need to be hardened, tempered, 103 00:03:59,949 --> 00:04:02,692 and have a handle securely attached and ready for testing. 104 00:04:02,776 --> 00:04:06,112 - I have very little experience with canister Damascus. 105 00:04:06,205 --> 00:04:07,455 It's got a lot more, in my opinion, 106 00:04:07,614 --> 00:04:10,542 ways to go wrong. So I'm nervous. 107 00:04:10,701 --> 00:04:12,368 - Now, guys, when the clock hits zero, 108 00:04:12,453 --> 00:04:13,536 I'm going to ask that you turn the blades 109 00:04:13,629 --> 00:04:15,130 over to Dave and Doug, 110 00:04:15,214 --> 00:04:16,539 and they're going to test your blades for strength 111 00:04:16,632 --> 00:04:19,792 and durability in a bone chop 112 00:04:19,885 --> 00:04:21,219 and then check your edge retention 113 00:04:21,304 --> 00:04:23,379 in a ballistics tube slice. 114 00:04:23,472 --> 00:04:25,131 You guys ready to get into it? 115 00:04:25,224 --> 00:04:27,642 Then good luck, because that time starts now. 116 00:04:27,801 --> 00:04:29,978 ♪ ♪ 117 00:04:30,062 --> 00:04:31,888 Now, we know two of these smiths 118 00:04:31,981 --> 00:04:34,807 had issues with their handles. 119 00:04:34,892 --> 00:04:37,485 The issue they had with their handles is sitting right here. 120 00:04:37,644 --> 00:04:38,811 ♪ ♪ 121 00:04:38,896 --> 00:04:39,896 - Seeing this competition before, 122 00:04:39,989 --> 00:04:41,573 peeling the canister off 123 00:04:41,732 --> 00:04:45,485 is always the number one issue that most people have. 124 00:04:45,569 --> 00:04:48,246 They end up spending countless amount of time grinding, 125 00:04:48,331 --> 00:04:49,322 chiseling the material away. 126 00:04:49,415 --> 00:04:50,999 - Come on. 127 00:04:51,158 --> 00:04:52,334 - So the less time I can spend doing that 128 00:04:52,493 --> 00:04:55,670 the more time I can spend actually forging. 129 00:04:55,829 --> 00:04:58,331 - Typically, when we're doing a canister around, 130 00:04:58,424 --> 00:05:00,759 we're astounded when the smiths use White Out 131 00:05:00,918 --> 00:05:03,086 to try to peel the can, because it's not necessary. 132 00:05:03,170 --> 00:05:05,013 That's something they have to do this time. 133 00:05:05,097 --> 00:05:08,007 That's a tall order for a five-hour challenge. 134 00:05:08,100 --> 00:05:09,509 - My game plan is just to make sure 135 00:05:09,593 --> 00:05:12,345 that I cover inside of this canister with White Out. 136 00:05:12,438 --> 00:05:13,855 And I just got to make sure that it's dry 137 00:05:13,939 --> 00:05:15,857 before I start getting things crammed in there. 138 00:05:16,016 --> 00:05:17,517 ♪ ♪ 139 00:05:17,610 --> 00:05:18,768 - We know that you've got to be patient 140 00:05:18,861 --> 00:05:19,861 with drying out the White Out. 141 00:05:20,020 --> 00:05:21,437 - Yeah. 142 00:05:21,530 --> 00:05:23,365 - I started to look at the roller bearings 143 00:05:23,449 --> 00:05:24,783 thinking they're very, very tough. 144 00:05:24,942 --> 00:05:26,943 But also, they take up a lot of room, 145 00:05:27,027 --> 00:05:29,529 so I can use that along with the powdered steel 146 00:05:29,613 --> 00:05:31,364 and hopefully fill up all the voids 147 00:05:31,448 --> 00:05:34,042 and make a good, solid weld. 148 00:05:34,201 --> 00:05:35,543 ♪ ♪ 149 00:05:35,702 --> 00:05:37,629 - There's an air of retribution in the air 150 00:05:37,788 --> 00:05:40,206 with three people who have had blades broken by Ben Abbott. 151 00:05:40,290 --> 00:05:42,300 However, I had very serious concerns 152 00:05:42,459 --> 00:05:44,886 about getting that can off. 153 00:05:45,045 --> 00:05:46,888 So immediately I start putting White Out 154 00:05:46,972 --> 00:05:48,714 inside my can. 155 00:05:48,799 --> 00:05:50,550 - Ooh, Chris is starting to put his roller bearings 156 00:05:50,634 --> 00:05:52,727 into his can straight out of the acetone. 157 00:05:52,886 --> 00:05:54,979 Does he need to let those dry up before throwing them I? 158 00:05:55,064 --> 00:05:56,806 - It's more of, did the White Out dry in his can? 159 00:05:56,899 --> 00:05:58,391 - I don't think he got enough time for that either. 160 00:05:58,475 --> 00:05:59,818 - Ahh, [bleep]. 161 00:05:59,902 --> 00:06:01,653 Acetone weakens the White Out 162 00:06:01,812 --> 00:06:03,563 and starts covering all the bearings. 163 00:06:03,647 --> 00:06:04,823 Ahh. 164 00:06:04,982 --> 00:06:06,324 I know it's not going to forge well, 165 00:06:06,409 --> 00:06:08,910 so I have to start over again with fresh White Out 166 00:06:08,994 --> 00:06:11,079 and his time give it some time before it dries 167 00:06:11,238 --> 00:06:13,748 before I put my bearings and powder back in. 168 00:06:13,833 --> 00:06:16,334 I'm freaked out about making such a mistake early on, 169 00:06:16,493 --> 00:06:18,420 but it's better to get it done early 170 00:06:18,504 --> 00:06:20,422 so I don't have to worry about anything the rest of the round, 171 00:06:20,581 --> 00:06:23,341 I hope. 172 00:06:23,500 --> 00:06:25,593 - So I put the White Out in the canister. 173 00:06:25,678 --> 00:06:28,504 I have my steel, my ball bearings all packed up, 174 00:06:28,589 --> 00:06:31,174 and I get it put into the forge. 175 00:06:31,258 --> 00:06:35,928 - Holy cow. I think that his can just opened up. 176 00:06:36,021 --> 00:06:37,263 You really run the risk of getting 177 00:06:37,347 --> 00:06:38,431 a lot of oxygen in there, 178 00:06:38,524 --> 00:06:40,775 and the weld won't stick very well. 179 00:06:40,934 --> 00:06:42,852 - I know I can't put that back in the forge, 180 00:06:42,936 --> 00:06:46,030 and I'm gonna have to go make another canister. 181 00:06:46,115 --> 00:06:49,033 I'm getting super stressed out that I just lost some time, 182 00:06:49,193 --> 00:06:52,528 so I need to work a little bit faster to try to get caught up. 183 00:06:52,613 --> 00:06:56,782 - Bladesmiths, you have four hours left. 184 00:06:56,867 --> 00:06:58,117 - The most challenging part of this competition 185 00:06:58,202 --> 00:07:00,795 is getting the canister to weld correctly 186 00:07:00,880 --> 00:07:04,457 and then remove the entire canister from the billet. 187 00:07:04,550 --> 00:07:06,634 I think my welds are set good. 188 00:07:06,793 --> 00:07:11,139 I'm going to pry the canister from the billet. 189 00:07:11,298 --> 00:07:13,216 - I'm listening to Caleb and that chisel, 190 00:07:13,309 --> 00:07:15,551 and things are going his way. 191 00:07:15,636 --> 00:07:19,388 - It's actually coming off really, really nicely. 192 00:07:19,482 --> 00:07:21,641 - Here we go, hey-oh! 193 00:07:21,725 --> 00:07:23,234 - My material looks fine. 194 00:07:23,393 --> 00:07:24,986 And I'm ready to move on to actually forging my billet. 195 00:07:25,145 --> 00:07:27,730 ♪ ♪ 196 00:07:27,814 --> 00:07:29,157 - All right, we're 15 minutes in, 197 00:07:29,241 --> 00:07:30,983 and Chris is now attempting to remove his can. 198 00:07:31,076 --> 00:07:33,069 - I start cutting off the corners 199 00:07:33,162 --> 00:07:35,738 so I could see some kind of exposed steel. 200 00:07:35,822 --> 00:07:37,332 Oh, come on. 201 00:07:37,416 --> 00:07:40,418 My canister appears to be forge welded to the billet 202 00:07:40,503 --> 00:07:43,246 on the inside, and I don't want to restart. 203 00:07:43,330 --> 00:07:45,256 The White Out's probably not going to work again. 204 00:07:45,341 --> 00:07:46,758 So I'm just going to keep working hard 205 00:07:46,842 --> 00:07:48,584 and get this billet off. 206 00:07:48,677 --> 00:07:50,762 Going up against Ben made me supremely happy, 207 00:07:50,921 --> 00:07:52,588 because Ben is undefeated. 208 00:07:52,673 --> 00:07:54,173 He's the best. He's undefeated, 209 00:07:54,258 --> 00:07:55,600 6 and 0 by now, 210 00:07:55,684 --> 00:07:59,187 and I would love to beat him and make him feel small. 211 00:07:59,271 --> 00:08:00,355 [saw whirring] 212 00:08:00,514 --> 00:08:01,856 ♪ ♪ 213 00:08:02,015 --> 00:08:03,441 - I'm hoping I did everything right this time, 214 00:08:03,526 --> 00:08:05,944 because I don't want to have to restart all over again. 215 00:08:06,028 --> 00:08:08,780 So I'm gonna have to start peeling the canister off. 216 00:08:08,864 --> 00:08:10,439 [bleep]. 217 00:08:10,524 --> 00:08:12,692 I realize that my steel didn't set. 218 00:08:12,776 --> 00:08:14,527 - Ooh. - Uh-oh. 219 00:08:14,620 --> 00:08:16,946 I think he's about to restart again. 220 00:08:17,039 --> 00:08:19,115 - He might not have gotten near as much compression 221 00:08:19,208 --> 00:08:20,041 as he thought he was getting. 222 00:08:20,200 --> 00:08:21,617 - All right. 223 00:08:21,702 --> 00:08:23,211 I'm not going to use any White Out. 224 00:08:23,295 --> 00:08:24,954 I know it's probably going to make it 225 00:08:25,038 --> 00:08:26,872 even more difficult for me to peel the canister off, 226 00:08:26,957 --> 00:08:28,874 but I just don't have any time left. 227 00:08:28,968 --> 00:08:30,385 - Guys, I saw Dorian grab White Out, 228 00:08:30,469 --> 00:08:32,378 but I don't think he put it in his hand. 229 00:08:32,462 --> 00:08:34,556 Is it even possible to remove the can with the chisel? 230 00:08:34,715 --> 00:08:37,800 - No, he'll literally need to grind that can off. 231 00:08:37,893 --> 00:08:39,218 - Number three. 232 00:08:39,303 --> 00:08:42,138 - Bladesmiths, you have three hours left. 233 00:08:42,231 --> 00:08:43,898 - Come on. 234 00:08:43,983 --> 00:08:45,725 And it must have taken me an hour and a half, 235 00:08:45,809 --> 00:08:47,727 but finally the billet comes clear. 236 00:08:47,811 --> 00:08:49,571 Yes! 237 00:08:49,730 --> 00:08:52,231 My billet looks a little sketchy to me. 238 00:08:52,324 --> 00:08:55,234 I can still see some of the bearings. 239 00:08:55,319 --> 00:08:58,404 However, it still seemed consolidated, 240 00:08:58,497 --> 00:09:00,406 so I decide to put it in the forge 241 00:09:00,490 --> 00:09:02,417 and just tread carefully. 242 00:09:02,501 --> 00:09:05,244 - So we've seen this happen before, where their billet 243 00:09:05,337 --> 00:09:06,921 that's not completely welded. 244 00:09:07,006 --> 00:09:08,664 Quick fix, what do you do? 245 00:09:08,749 --> 00:09:10,508 - 1095 powder and flux. 246 00:09:10,593 --> 00:09:13,177 - And then let Big Blu take care of the rest of it. 247 00:09:13,262 --> 00:09:15,838 - Once I get it to length, it starts looking really, 248 00:09:15,922 --> 00:09:17,682 really bad. 249 00:09:17,766 --> 00:09:20,602 But I see good, solid steel on the inside, 250 00:09:20,686 --> 00:09:24,263 so I decide it's time to grind off all the bad steel. 251 00:09:24,356 --> 00:09:26,107 There has to be clean steel on the inside, 252 00:09:26,191 --> 00:09:28,768 because if there's not, I'm going to have to restart, 253 00:09:28,861 --> 00:09:30,778 and I don't know if I can pull that off. 254 00:09:30,863 --> 00:09:32,021 - You got to grind away kind of early, 255 00:09:32,105 --> 00:09:34,282 because a crack probably gets more crack. 256 00:09:34,441 --> 00:09:36,275 Even if you have to grind, like, a notch in there 257 00:09:36,368 --> 00:09:38,694 to get it out of the way, it's worth it. 258 00:09:38,779 --> 00:09:40,455 - I think I'm okay. 259 00:09:40,614 --> 00:09:42,874 The cold shuts are going away, and everything looks tigh. 260 00:09:42,958 --> 00:09:44,617 However, I don't grind them all out, 261 00:09:44,710 --> 00:09:46,619 because I want a nice beefy blade. 262 00:09:46,703 --> 00:09:49,205 I just hope that during testing I don't regret that choice. 263 00:09:49,298 --> 00:09:50,965 [grinder whirring] 264 00:09:51,124 --> 00:09:53,384 - And I'm just going to go ahead and start working on 265 00:09:53,469 --> 00:09:55,970 drawing out my billet. 266 00:09:56,129 --> 00:09:57,388 Oh, [bleep]. 267 00:09:57,473 --> 00:09:58,806 It is crumbling apart. 268 00:09:58,965 --> 00:10:00,883 I don't think that went through at all. 269 00:10:00,976 --> 00:10:03,386 - Oh! - No way! 270 00:10:03,470 --> 00:10:05,647 - There's no way that I can salvage this, 271 00:10:05,806 --> 00:10:08,566 I have to start from scratch now. 272 00:10:08,725 --> 00:10:10,485 - Guys, Caleb's restarting. 273 00:10:10,569 --> 00:10:12,987 - This could cost me the competition for sure. 274 00:10:13,072 --> 00:10:14,146 If this doesn't go well, then 275 00:10:14,239 --> 00:10:15,406 I might be completely out of options. 276 00:10:15,491 --> 00:10:16,658 Oh, man. 277 00:10:20,737 --> 00:10:22,080 - I've lost a lot of time, 278 00:10:22,164 --> 00:10:23,656 and I need to get straight to work on my next canister. 279 00:10:23,749 --> 00:10:25,249 - Yeah, now's the time to do it. 280 00:10:25,409 --> 00:10:27,085 I mean, you know, start over. 281 00:10:27,169 --> 00:10:29,671 But the main thing about is, don't do the same mistake. 282 00:10:29,755 --> 00:10:32,757 - This time, I grab the bandsaw blades. 283 00:10:32,916 --> 00:10:35,251 Hopefully, these will be a lot easier to weld to each othe. 284 00:10:35,335 --> 00:10:37,845 ♪ ♪ 285 00:10:38,004 --> 00:10:39,505 - I won't have time to make a fourth billet, 286 00:10:39,598 --> 00:10:42,600 so I just need to get this steel to set. 287 00:10:42,685 --> 00:10:44,927 My plan is, I'm going to cut and peel the top of it off 288 00:10:45,011 --> 00:10:48,264 and just flatten it and grind the rest. 289 00:10:48,348 --> 00:10:49,607 - He's going to spend more time 290 00:10:49,692 --> 00:10:52,101 trying to remove that can than Chris is. 291 00:10:52,185 --> 00:10:53,602 ♪ ♪ 292 00:10:53,687 --> 00:10:55,029 - I see that I have good steel, 293 00:10:55,114 --> 00:10:57,865 so I know I still have a chance to make a knife. 294 00:10:58,024 --> 00:10:58,941 It's going to take some time to grind 295 00:10:59,025 --> 00:11:00,535 all of this canister off, 296 00:11:00,619 --> 00:11:04,122 but at this point, I think it's my best option. 297 00:11:04,206 --> 00:11:06,949 - Bladesmiths, you are halfway through. 298 00:11:07,033 --> 00:11:08,626 ♪ ♪ 299 00:11:08,711 --> 00:11:10,369 - The quench is going to tell me the truth 300 00:11:10,454 --> 00:11:11,796 on whether or not that core part of steel 301 00:11:11,880 --> 00:11:13,706 is actually good. 302 00:11:13,790 --> 00:11:15,374 I have no idea what could happen. 303 00:11:15,459 --> 00:11:17,960 It could just blow to pieces once I put it in the oil. 304 00:11:18,044 --> 00:11:19,211 I'm not thinking of Ben at all. 305 00:11:19,296 --> 00:11:21,881 I'm thinking about not screwing up. 306 00:11:21,965 --> 00:11:24,467 - All right. Chris is quenched. 307 00:11:24,551 --> 00:11:26,969 - It didn't blow to pieces. Back to work. 308 00:11:27,053 --> 00:11:29,472 I'm ecstatic, and I'm ready to grind this thing and get read. 309 00:11:29,556 --> 00:11:32,141 ♪ ♪ 310 00:11:32,234 --> 00:11:34,727 - I honestly don't know how I got this far. 311 00:11:34,820 --> 00:11:36,571 Just an hour and a half ago 312 00:11:36,730 --> 00:11:38,656 I thought this thing was over with. 313 00:11:38,741 --> 00:11:40,742 - Dorian is Captain Catch Up, man. 314 00:11:40,826 --> 00:11:42,067 No matter what happens, he catches 315 00:11:42,152 --> 00:11:44,153 right back up to the crowd. 316 00:11:44,237 --> 00:11:46,831 - So now I have to get the blade quenched. 317 00:11:46,990 --> 00:11:48,833 The last time I competed 318 00:11:48,917 --> 00:11:50,585 I quenched my blade way too hot. 319 00:11:50,669 --> 00:11:55,080 - Oh, no. Don't do it. 320 00:11:55,165 --> 00:11:56,749 - This time I'm taking my time 321 00:11:56,833 --> 00:11:59,168 and checking it with a magnet before I go into oil. 322 00:11:59,252 --> 00:12:03,172 ♪ ♪ 323 00:12:03,256 --> 00:12:04,849 - All right, we have another quenched blade. 324 00:12:04,933 --> 00:12:06,768 - I'm pretty amazed and beside myself 325 00:12:06,927 --> 00:12:10,262 that I've actually gotten a knife quenched. 326 00:12:10,347 --> 00:12:11,680 But I have to get a handle done 327 00:12:11,765 --> 00:12:12,848 and get it cleaned up and ready. 328 00:12:12,933 --> 00:12:15,351 ♪ ♪ 329 00:12:15,435 --> 00:12:17,945 - I'll get my second billet out of the canister. 330 00:12:18,030 --> 00:12:19,688 From what I can see, 331 00:12:19,773 --> 00:12:21,282 I'm confident that it's good all the way through. 332 00:12:21,441 --> 00:12:22,942 But I'm still watching the clock, 333 00:12:23,035 --> 00:12:24,285 and it is still going down. 334 00:12:24,369 --> 00:12:25,694 I just got to work as quickly as I can. 335 00:12:25,779 --> 00:12:29,123 ♪ ♪ 336 00:12:29,208 --> 00:12:31,959 It's straight as an arrow, so I'm very pleased. 337 00:12:32,044 --> 00:12:35,379 Now, I can get to work on cleaning up the blade. 338 00:12:35,464 --> 00:12:37,706 - All right, guys, you have an hour left on the clock. 339 00:12:37,791 --> 00:12:39,133 ♪ ♪ 340 00:12:39,218 --> 00:12:40,468 - Grinder's going together well. 341 00:12:40,552 --> 00:12:42,127 Let's do dip in acid. 342 00:12:42,221 --> 00:12:43,879 But I want to get an acid's etch to see 343 00:12:43,972 --> 00:12:46,307 if I have any serious cold shuts or problems. 344 00:12:46,466 --> 00:12:47,809 Damn it. 345 00:12:47,968 --> 00:12:50,061 This thing is covered in cold shuts. 346 00:12:50,145 --> 00:12:52,063 It's a nightmare. 347 00:12:52,222 --> 00:12:54,640 - Chris was the only one who stuck with this first canister, 348 00:12:54,733 --> 00:12:56,392 and you remember he had some candy bar 349 00:12:56,476 --> 00:12:58,143 cracking going on in the press. 350 00:12:58,228 --> 00:13:00,571 I got to be honest, I don't think it's all gone. 351 00:13:00,656 --> 00:13:03,315 - I could fill it with weld, but that would ruin the temper 352 00:13:03,408 --> 00:13:05,660 and potentially soften my blade. 353 00:13:05,819 --> 00:13:08,070 It's a risk one direction or another. 354 00:13:08,163 --> 00:13:10,915 Looking at these cold shuts, they're not too deep. 355 00:13:10,999 --> 00:13:14,076 They don't go all the way through; they're superficial. 356 00:13:14,160 --> 00:13:16,754 I'm running short on time; I choose not to weld it. 357 00:13:16,839 --> 00:13:19,248 I hope it doesn't come back to bite me. 358 00:13:19,332 --> 00:13:20,925 ♪ ♪ 359 00:13:21,084 --> 00:13:23,010 - Last time I was here, the blade held up beautifully, 360 00:13:23,095 --> 00:13:24,762 but the handle broke. 361 00:13:24,847 --> 00:13:26,589 - Your handle is coming apart. 362 00:13:26,673 --> 00:13:28,007 ♪ ♪ 363 00:13:28,100 --> 00:13:29,842 - Looking back on that now, 364 00:13:29,935 --> 00:13:34,013 I realized that I've got to use a lot stronger handle material. 365 00:13:34,097 --> 00:13:36,440 So I've decided to go with a synthetic material, 366 00:13:36,525 --> 00:13:38,776 and I don't want to be known for losing for a handle 367 00:13:38,861 --> 00:13:40,194 a second time around. 368 00:13:40,353 --> 00:13:42,438 That just means I'm bad at handles now. 369 00:13:42,522 --> 00:13:45,190 ♪ ♪ 370 00:13:45,275 --> 00:13:47,451 - I do like Dorian's blade profile. 371 00:13:47,536 --> 00:13:49,787 Such a slight little bend to the handle. 372 00:13:49,946 --> 00:13:51,622 - Yeah. - I like it. 373 00:13:51,707 --> 00:13:53,541 - The biggest thing about the handles that I've learned 374 00:13:53,700 --> 00:13:55,951 from watching the competition is that the judges 375 00:13:56,044 --> 00:13:58,379 don't like it when the knifes twist in their hands 376 00:13:58,463 --> 00:14:00,289 or they can't get a good grip on it. 377 00:14:00,373 --> 00:14:01,874 So I'm really taking my time 378 00:14:01,958 --> 00:14:04,376 and make sure it's got good contours to it. 379 00:14:04,461 --> 00:14:06,378 I have the basic shape of my handle now. 380 00:14:06,463 --> 00:14:08,631 And it's coming together the way I wanted it to. 381 00:14:08,715 --> 00:14:09,965 I'm going to glue my handle together 382 00:14:10,058 --> 00:14:12,468 while I still have time. 383 00:14:12,552 --> 00:14:16,472 - Bladesmiths, you have 30 minutes before testing. 384 00:14:16,556 --> 00:14:18,816 - Last time, my tang broke in the handle, 385 00:14:18,975 --> 00:14:21,644 because it was a through-handle and I screwed up my welding. 386 00:14:21,728 --> 00:14:25,648 ♪ ♪ 387 00:14:25,732 --> 00:14:28,484 This time it's a full tang. It's a lot of steel. 388 00:14:28,568 --> 00:14:31,412 And it's a thick, strong blade. 389 00:14:31,496 --> 00:14:33,998 - Ben, you know what it feels like to break a blad, 390 00:14:34,082 --> 00:14:35,833 but what do you think you'd be feeling 391 00:14:35,918 --> 00:14:38,502 if one of these guys broke your blade in this competition? 392 00:14:38,587 --> 00:14:41,580 - I would be sad. - [laughs] 393 00:14:41,673 --> 00:14:44,091 - The pins slide together great. 394 00:14:44,176 --> 00:14:46,168 I'm right to the grinder to start working on that blad. 395 00:14:46,252 --> 00:14:49,096 ♪ ♪ 396 00:14:49,255 --> 00:14:50,005 - Chris and Dorian, they're at the point 397 00:14:50,098 --> 00:14:51,674 of shaping their blades. 398 00:14:51,767 --> 00:14:54,018 Caleb still doesn't have anything on his tang. 399 00:14:54,102 --> 00:14:56,095 - I haven't put pinholes in my scales yet, 400 00:14:56,179 --> 00:14:58,514 but since my blade has already been heat-treated, 401 00:14:58,607 --> 00:15:01,517 my tang is still too hard for me to drill through. 402 00:15:01,601 --> 00:15:02,777 Well, this is going swimmingly. 403 00:15:02,861 --> 00:15:06,021 I'm panicking for sure right now. 404 00:15:06,106 --> 00:15:08,691 I'm going to work on annealing the tang. 405 00:15:08,784 --> 00:15:11,786 - Caleb finally got one of his pinholes in. 406 00:15:11,945 --> 00:15:13,529 - I get to work on my second pin, 407 00:15:13,613 --> 00:15:15,864 and it's not cutting whatsoever. 408 00:15:15,949 --> 00:15:18,283 I have very, very little time right now. 409 00:15:18,368 --> 00:15:19,785 If I don't get my handle glued on now, 410 00:15:19,869 --> 00:15:23,047 then I won't have a handle whatsoever. 411 00:15:23,131 --> 00:15:24,465 I'm going to stick with just one pin 412 00:15:24,549 --> 00:15:27,459 and hope that's strong enough to hold it together. 413 00:15:27,544 --> 00:15:30,888 But if not, then my handle's flying across the room. 414 00:15:31,047 --> 00:15:33,891 - Caleb's only got one pin at the bottom of his blade. 415 00:15:34,050 --> 00:15:34,892 Are there any concerns? 416 00:15:35,051 --> 00:15:36,477 - It's an iffy situation. 417 00:15:36,561 --> 00:15:39,304 It's not something I would say, "Oh, it's a fail." 418 00:15:39,389 --> 00:15:42,566 ♪ ♪ 419 00:15:42,651 --> 00:15:44,810 - Dorian is prepping his blade for an acid bath right now. 420 00:15:44,894 --> 00:15:46,145 That's good, because we're requiring 421 00:15:46,238 --> 00:15:48,731 that can to be off the blades. 422 00:15:48,824 --> 00:15:51,325 - The acid etch is really important for me. 423 00:15:51,410 --> 00:15:52,568 When I was peeling the can off, 424 00:15:52,652 --> 00:15:54,829 I only got one full side peeled off, 425 00:15:54,988 --> 00:15:57,072 and I've ground down the other three sides. 426 00:15:57,157 --> 00:15:59,000 So if I pull this blade out of the acid 427 00:15:59,084 --> 00:16:01,335 and I don't have that high-carbon steel on the edge, 428 00:16:01,494 --> 00:16:02,745 then the competition is over for me. 429 00:16:02,829 --> 00:16:04,580 ♪ ♪ 430 00:16:04,673 --> 00:16:06,257 I see that I still have some mild steel on the blade 431 00:16:06,341 --> 00:16:07,925 from the canister. 432 00:16:08,010 --> 00:16:10,002 Thankfully, it's not on the edge. 433 00:16:10,095 --> 00:16:11,846 - Well, Ben, we have five minutes left, 434 00:16:12,005 --> 00:16:13,839 and that means it's time for you to head out. 435 00:16:13,923 --> 00:16:14,932 - All right. 436 00:16:15,091 --> 00:16:16,592 - See you, bud. - Yep. 437 00:16:16,685 --> 00:16:18,853 - You can get some rest and get ready for your test. 438 00:16:18,937 --> 00:16:21,764 - It was one of the parameters to peel the can off. 439 00:16:21,848 --> 00:16:23,441 I made an honest attempt at it. 440 00:16:23,600 --> 00:16:26,185 Hopefully, it's not going to be an issue moving forward. 441 00:16:26,278 --> 00:16:31,440 - Five. Four. Three. Two. One. 442 00:16:31,524 --> 00:16:34,702 Bladesmiths, this five-hour round is over. 443 00:16:34,786 --> 00:16:36,528 - I'm not happy with my one pin. 444 00:16:36,613 --> 00:16:38,372 I already had Ben break my handle, 445 00:16:38,457 --> 00:16:40,532 and I'm really not looking to see Dave break it this time. 446 00:16:40,617 --> 00:16:42,201 But all I can do is hope for the best right now 447 00:16:42,285 --> 00:16:45,037 and hope that it holds through. 448 00:16:45,121 --> 00:16:48,123 - All right, bladesmiths, in this five-hour No Can Can 449 00:16:48,216 --> 00:16:50,384 competition we asked you to make your signature blades 450 00:16:50,543 --> 00:16:53,554 that measure between 11 and 13 inches. 451 00:16:53,713 --> 00:16:57,633 Now, unfortunately, we do have a parameter issue. 452 00:16:57,717 --> 00:17:00,811 Dorian, unfortunately, you did miss parameters. 453 00:17:00,896 --> 00:17:02,638 Dave Baker is going to tell you why. 454 00:17:02,731 --> 00:17:05,224 - First off, Dorian, five hours, three cans, 455 00:17:05,308 --> 00:17:06,725 and you turned it in a really good-looking knife, 456 00:17:06,810 --> 00:17:08,402 and I wish I could test it. 457 00:17:08,487 --> 00:17:10,646 But this was the No Can Can challenge, 458 00:17:10,739 --> 00:17:14,158 and your blade still has cans on both sides of that. 459 00:17:14,242 --> 00:17:15,993 It's nicely done, but with that can there, 460 00:17:16,152 --> 00:17:20,072 we can't test it the same way we can test the other blade. 461 00:17:20,165 --> 00:17:21,824 - You fought hard the entire time. 462 00:17:21,908 --> 00:17:23,584 You had a lot of walls you ran up against, 463 00:17:23,668 --> 00:17:25,252 but you never gave up. 464 00:17:25,411 --> 00:17:26,921 Unfortunately, because you still have 465 00:17:27,005 --> 00:17:28,247 can in your blade, I'm going to ask you 466 00:17:28,340 --> 00:17:29,832 to please step off The Forge floor. 467 00:17:29,916 --> 00:17:31,667 ♪ ♪ 468 00:17:31,760 --> 00:17:33,085 - Thanks, bud. 469 00:17:33,178 --> 00:17:34,670 I'm pretty pissed right now. 470 00:17:34,754 --> 00:17:36,839 Working on the canister, not using the White Out 471 00:17:36,932 --> 00:17:39,591 all just kind of led to me having an even worse time 472 00:17:39,676 --> 00:17:41,685 trying to take that third canister off. 473 00:17:41,845 --> 00:17:43,771 I still feel great about the knife that I turned in, 474 00:17:43,930 --> 00:17:45,681 and I feel really honored to be here, 475 00:17:45,774 --> 00:17:47,108 and I'm really happy that I got another chance 476 00:17:47,192 --> 00:17:49,852 to come and compete. 477 00:17:49,945 --> 00:17:51,529 - All right, gentlemen. Welcome to the strength tes, 478 00:17:51,613 --> 00:17:54,365 the bone chop. Now, to test the strength 479 00:17:54,449 --> 00:17:56,024 and overall construction of your blades, 480 00:17:56,109 --> 00:17:58,035 I'll be chopping into these big old beef bones 481 00:17:58,120 --> 00:17:59,453 as hard as I can. 482 00:17:59,538 --> 00:18:01,029 - Chris, you're up first. You ready? 483 00:18:01,114 --> 00:18:02,698 - Yes, sir. - Okay. 484 00:18:02,782 --> 00:18:03,958 ♪ ♪ 485 00:18:04,117 --> 00:18:07,044 Bone is a soft, yet hard material. 486 00:18:07,203 --> 00:18:08,462 So it's a moment of truth. 487 00:18:08,621 --> 00:18:10,131 We're going to find out if these cold shuts are 488 00:18:10,215 --> 00:18:11,882 in fact a problem with my blade. 489 00:18:12,041 --> 00:18:16,128 Last time, my tang broke, so I am as nervous as can be. 490 00:18:16,212 --> 00:18:16,971 ♪ ♪ 491 00:18:20,967 --> 00:18:23,051 I do not want to see my blade break again. 492 00:18:23,136 --> 00:18:29,817 ♪ ♪ 493 00:18:42,747 --> 00:18:45,583 - So, Chris, you did not suffer a catastrophic failure. 494 00:18:45,742 --> 00:18:49,077 Your blade is in one piece, and your handle's all together. 495 00:18:49,162 --> 00:18:50,746 - Beautiful. 496 00:18:50,830 --> 00:18:52,664 - But there are a couple places 497 00:18:52,757 --> 00:18:54,750 that have taken some small chips, 498 00:18:54,834 --> 00:18:58,095 and there's some delaminations at the ricasso 499 00:18:58,254 --> 00:19:01,182 that kind of go all the way across, but it's in one piece. 500 00:19:01,266 --> 00:19:04,018 Well done. 501 00:19:04,177 --> 00:19:05,352 - All right, Caleb, you're up. You ready? 502 00:19:05,437 --> 00:19:07,354 - Let's do it. - Okay. 503 00:19:07,439 --> 00:19:10,098 I'm pretty nervous. That one pin, 504 00:19:10,183 --> 00:19:12,517 I'm just not sure that it's going to do its justice. 505 00:19:12,602 --> 00:19:15,103 I'm having flashbacks from the last time I competed. 506 00:19:15,188 --> 00:19:16,614 Handle's starting to crack and break. 507 00:19:16,698 --> 00:19:18,357 And it's starting to look like my handle 508 00:19:18,441 --> 00:19:20,275 might just do the same thing again. 509 00:19:20,360 --> 00:19:27,208 ♪ ♪ 510 00:19:36,384 --> 00:19:38,627 - Good job, man. 511 00:19:38,711 --> 00:19:39,887 - All right, so, Caleb, 512 00:19:40,046 --> 00:19:42,381 right off, it's a light, comfortable blade. 513 00:19:42,465 --> 00:19:45,050 You've got barely any damage 514 00:19:45,143 --> 00:19:46,635 that I could feel on this blade. 515 00:19:46,719 --> 00:19:48,145 The only thing I would've really loved to see 516 00:19:48,230 --> 00:19:49,137 is another connection to this handle. 517 00:19:49,231 --> 00:19:50,231 - Me too. 518 00:19:50,315 --> 00:19:51,974 - But other than that, good job. 519 00:19:52,058 --> 00:19:53,475 - Thank you. 520 00:19:53,559 --> 00:19:58,739 ♪ ♪ 521 00:19:58,823 --> 00:20:00,816 - All right, bladesmiths. Congratulations. 522 00:20:00,900 --> 00:20:02,993 History did not repeat itself. 523 00:20:03,078 --> 00:20:05,737 Your blades passed through that bone chop. 524 00:20:05,822 --> 00:20:07,915 But we know you have a bone to pick with Ben, 525 00:20:08,074 --> 00:20:10,000 but to get to that point we still got to test 526 00:20:10,085 --> 00:20:11,919 and find out how sharp your blades are. 527 00:20:12,003 --> 00:20:13,912 This is the sharpness test, the ballistics tubes slice. 528 00:20:13,997 --> 00:20:16,331 ♪ ♪ 529 00:20:16,424 --> 00:20:17,749 Chris, you're up first. You ready for this? 530 00:20:17,842 --> 00:20:19,918 - Yes, sir. - Let's do this. 531 00:20:20,003 --> 00:20:26,767 ♪ ♪ 532 00:20:36,853 --> 00:20:38,779 - All right, Chris, let's talk about your weapon here. 533 00:20:38,863 --> 00:20:41,198 First up, it's a heavier blade, and that's due to the fact 534 00:20:41,283 --> 00:20:44,693 that you look at the blade here, it's very thick spine. 535 00:20:44,786 --> 00:20:46,862 The first cuts are nice, but when we got to, like, 536 00:20:46,955 --> 00:20:48,363 the fourth tube, 537 00:20:48,448 --> 00:20:50,624 it met resistance to where it no longer cut. 538 00:20:50,783 --> 00:20:52,951 It just got hung up on the blade. 539 00:20:53,036 --> 00:20:55,954 But overall, it will cut. 540 00:20:56,039 --> 00:20:57,631 - Thank you, sir. 541 00:20:57,716 --> 00:20:58,957 - All right, Caleb, your turn, sir. You ready? 542 00:20:59,042 --> 00:21:00,959 - Let's do it. - Let's do this. 543 00:21:01,044 --> 00:21:07,933 ♪ ♪ 544 00:21:11,730 --> 00:21:14,056 All right, Caleb, let's talk about your blade over here. 545 00:21:14,149 --> 00:21:18,810 First up, a much lighter blade you have over here. 546 00:21:18,903 --> 00:21:22,906 The edge is sharp enough to cut cleanly on the first two tubes. 547 00:21:22,991 --> 00:21:25,909 Now, there's not enough weight to push the rest of this, 548 00:21:26,069 --> 00:21:27,411 so that on the third one, 549 00:21:27,495 --> 00:21:28,912 it cut into it, but that's about it. 550 00:21:28,997 --> 00:21:30,331 It didn't cut all the way through. 551 00:21:30,415 --> 00:21:32,491 But judging from the clean cuts, 552 00:21:32,584 --> 00:21:34,576 overall your weapon, it will cut. 553 00:21:34,660 --> 00:21:35,994 - Thank you. 554 00:21:36,079 --> 00:21:39,081 ♪ ♪ 555 00:21:39,174 --> 00:21:40,916 - All right, bladesmiths. Well, this No Can Can 556 00:21:41,009 --> 00:21:43,010 competition was definitely a difficult one. 557 00:21:43,169 --> 00:21:45,763 And it ended with a very difficult decision. 558 00:21:45,847 --> 00:21:47,848 The bladesmith going up against Ben Abbott 559 00:21:47,932 --> 00:21:49,758 in the Beat The Unbeaten challenge is... 560 00:21:49,842 --> 00:21:53,270 ♪ ♪ 561 00:21:53,429 --> 00:21:54,605 Caleb. Congratulations. 562 00:21:54,689 --> 00:21:57,015 Now, Chris, you fought extremely hard. 563 00:21:57,108 --> 00:21:58,525 We want to thank you for that, 564 00:21:58,684 --> 00:22:00,352 but unfortunately your blade didn't make the cut. 565 00:22:00,436 --> 00:22:01,937 And Doug's going to tell you why. 566 00:22:02,021 --> 00:22:03,197 - Chris, first up, I have to commend you 567 00:22:03,281 --> 00:22:04,856 on that first challenge. 568 00:22:04,941 --> 00:22:06,775 But at the end of the day, just the multiple cracks 569 00:22:06,859 --> 00:22:08,193 you still hand on the spine, 570 00:22:08,286 --> 00:22:10,120 the delaminations to the ricasso, 571 00:22:10,205 --> 00:22:12,614 and your edge was the only one that took a chip on it, 572 00:22:12,698 --> 00:22:14,375 for those reasons, you didn't win today. 573 00:22:14,459 --> 00:22:16,034 - Fair enough. 574 00:22:16,119 --> 00:22:17,369 - Well, Chris, it was a pleasure watching your work. 575 00:22:17,453 --> 00:22:18,879 And we want to say thank you for your time here. 576 00:22:18,963 --> 00:22:21,048 But unfortunately, your time in this competition has ended. 577 00:22:21,132 --> 00:22:22,132 I'm going to have to ask you to please step off 578 00:22:22,217 --> 00:22:23,884 The Forge floor. 579 00:22:23,968 --> 00:22:25,043 - It's pleasure working with you, man. 580 00:22:25,136 --> 00:22:26,211 - Good luck, brother. Good luck. 581 00:22:26,304 --> 00:22:27,712 - Thank you. - Thanks you, Chris. 582 00:22:27,797 --> 00:22:29,631 - I'm feeling pretty down. 583 00:22:29,724 --> 00:22:31,883 In hindsight, I would have welded the cold shuts 584 00:22:31,968 --> 00:22:33,310 and some of those delams. 585 00:22:33,395 --> 00:22:35,053 But I'm glad my blade didn't break. 586 00:22:35,146 --> 00:22:36,972 I'm glad my handle didn't break. 587 00:22:37,056 --> 00:22:39,400 I'm just happy to have been here and hope to 588 00:22:39,484 --> 00:22:40,475 maybe one day get to the finals. 589 00:22:40,560 --> 00:22:42,227 ♪ ♪ 590 00:22:42,311 --> 00:22:43,812 - Well, Caleb, congratulations, man. 591 00:22:43,896 --> 00:22:45,239 That means you are joining us in the final round 592 00:22:45,398 --> 00:22:46,907 of this competition, where you get a chance 593 00:22:46,991 --> 00:22:48,158 to get some revenge on Ben Abbott 594 00:22:48,243 --> 00:22:49,818 in a competition of your choosing. 595 00:22:49,902 --> 00:22:50,819 How are you feeling? 596 00:22:50,903 --> 00:22:52,737 - I feel great. I'm excited. 597 00:22:52,822 --> 00:22:55,666 I'm going against the reigning 6 and 0 champin 598 00:22:55,750 --> 00:23:00,504 Ben Abbott, and this is going to be a real challenge. 599 00:23:00,588 --> 00:23:01,997 - In this final round of competition, 600 00:23:02,081 --> 00:23:04,341 you will choose the weapon and the technique. 601 00:23:04,426 --> 00:23:06,585 Are you going to choose to do a can in the final round? 602 00:23:06,678 --> 00:23:09,012 - Absolutely not. - Absolutely not. 603 00:23:09,097 --> 00:23:10,514 - He broke my blade last time, 604 00:23:10,598 --> 00:23:12,674 and it's time for me to break his win streak. 605 00:23:12,758 --> 00:23:13,600 6 and 0 is no more. 606 00:23:17,605 --> 00:23:19,940 - Caleb, man, congratulations; you just came off a huge win 607 00:23:20,024 --> 00:23:22,609 against two formidable opponents. 608 00:23:22,694 --> 00:23:26,029 Now, not only do you have the chance at redemption here 609 00:23:26,114 --> 00:23:28,273 but revenge as well, because you're going against the man 610 00:23:28,357 --> 00:23:30,284 who knocked you out of this competition last time 611 00:23:30,368 --> 00:23:31,618 and broke your blade, 612 00:23:31,703 --> 00:23:33,695 our undefeated judge, Ben Abbott. 613 00:23:33,779 --> 00:23:36,123 ♪ ♪ 614 00:23:36,207 --> 00:23:38,533 - Yeah, Caleb is a relatively young smith, 615 00:23:38,618 --> 00:23:40,294 but he's got a lot of talent. 616 00:23:40,378 --> 00:23:43,046 He's definitely going to be difficult to beat. 617 00:23:43,131 --> 00:23:44,465 Nice job, brother. - Thank you. 618 00:23:44,549 --> 00:23:45,799 - How are we feeling, Ben? 619 00:23:45,884 --> 00:23:48,135 - Feeling pretty good, ready to go. 620 00:23:48,219 --> 00:23:50,137 - Now, there's a lot at stake here. 621 00:23:50,221 --> 00:23:51,805 Ben, you're going up for your seventh 622 00:23:51,890 --> 00:23:54,141 "Forged in Fire" champion title. 623 00:23:54,300 --> 00:23:56,218 Caleb, you're here to take home your first 624 00:23:56,302 --> 00:23:58,303 and get a check for $10,000. 625 00:23:58,387 --> 00:24:00,305 Now, here's how it's going to work, gentleman. 626 00:24:00,389 --> 00:24:01,890 In this final round of competition, 627 00:24:01,974 --> 00:24:04,902 you guys are building a blade that Caleb chose 628 00:24:04,986 --> 00:24:08,906 in an eight-hour-straight bladesmithing competition. 629 00:24:08,990 --> 00:24:10,815 And you chose this... 630 00:24:10,900 --> 00:24:13,827 ♪ ♪ 631 00:24:13,912 --> 00:24:15,579 The Chinese war sword. 632 00:24:15,663 --> 00:24:18,999 - Oh. 633 00:24:19,083 --> 00:24:21,585 - The 17th-century Chinese war sword was used in battles 634 00:24:21,744 --> 00:24:25,589 starting in the Qing dynasty through 20th century. 635 00:24:25,673 --> 00:24:27,582 Primarily used by peasant armies, 636 00:24:27,675 --> 00:24:30,001 this large two-handed weapon fatally slashed 637 00:24:30,086 --> 00:24:33,013 and chopped through more than 3,000 Japanese forces 638 00:24:33,097 --> 00:24:34,756 during World War II. 639 00:24:34,849 --> 00:24:36,675 This deadly blade previously appeared on season 640 00:24:36,759 --> 00:24:38,093 seven of "Forge in Fire," 641 00:24:38,186 --> 00:24:39,928 where both smiths struggled with the weight 642 00:24:40,012 --> 00:24:42,022 and size of this massive sword. 643 00:24:42,181 --> 00:24:43,857 But in the end, one smith's weapon 644 00:24:44,016 --> 00:24:47,686 fell victim to the dreaded ice block. 645 00:24:47,770 --> 00:24:49,437 - When you're building your Chinese war swords 646 00:24:49,531 --> 00:24:51,615 make sure they fall within the following parameters. 647 00:24:51,699 --> 00:24:55,452 Your blade length needs to be between 24 and 26 inches. 648 00:24:55,537 --> 00:24:56,861 Need to have an S-shaped guard 649 00:24:56,946 --> 00:24:59,373 and a handle between 10 and 12 inches. 650 00:24:59,457 --> 00:25:02,292 Now, that is not including your pierced pommel. 651 00:25:02,451 --> 00:25:04,545 - What were you thinking? 652 00:25:04,629 --> 00:25:06,046 - So you know what you're going to be building, 653 00:25:06,130 --> 00:25:07,714 but Caleb also had the opportunity 654 00:25:07,799 --> 00:25:10,625 to choose what technique you can use to build your blades. 655 00:25:10,710 --> 00:25:11,793 You're gonna be doing this. 656 00:25:11,877 --> 00:25:15,389 ♪ ♪ 657 00:25:15,548 --> 00:25:17,724 Caleb wants you both to use random pattern 658 00:25:17,883 --> 00:25:20,310 Damascus steel to make your blades. 659 00:25:20,395 --> 00:25:21,895 Now, Caleb, because this is your second shot 660 00:25:22,054 --> 00:25:23,972 at the "Forged in Fire" champion title, 661 00:25:24,056 --> 00:25:25,974 we're going to raise the bar a little bit. 662 00:25:26,058 --> 00:25:29,060 Ben, you get the chance to put a twist on this competitin 663 00:25:29,145 --> 00:25:31,563 and add a parameter that both of you guys must follow. 664 00:25:31,647 --> 00:25:33,231 So what are you thinking? 665 00:25:33,316 --> 00:25:38,579 - Let's go with a minimum layer count of 125. 666 00:25:38,663 --> 00:25:41,248 - 125 layers. All right. 667 00:25:41,332 --> 00:25:44,167 - Caleb has chosen something difficult for us to do, 668 00:25:44,252 --> 00:25:47,329 so if he's that confident in his skills, 669 00:25:47,413 --> 00:25:50,332 let's push it to a place where I'm confident in my skills 670 00:25:50,416 --> 00:25:51,758 and up the layer count. 671 00:25:51,843 --> 00:25:53,335 - As you've noticed, Doug and Dave 672 00:25:53,419 --> 00:25:54,919 are not going to be joining us in this round. 673 00:25:55,004 --> 00:25:57,180 It's just going to be the two of you and me observing. 674 00:25:57,265 --> 00:25:58,599 Now, when that time runs out, 675 00:25:58,683 --> 00:26:00,175 Dave and Doug are going to join us again 676 00:26:00,268 --> 00:26:02,936 and put your blades through some multi-target tests. 677 00:26:03,021 --> 00:26:05,430 Doug's going to start off with a dynamic KEAL test 678 00:26:05,514 --> 00:26:07,357 on a ballistics dummy 679 00:26:07,442 --> 00:26:10,193 and then move on to a cowhide bag. 680 00:26:10,278 --> 00:26:12,279 Then Dave's going to check your strength and sharpness 681 00:26:12,363 --> 00:26:16,608 on a bamboo forest chop and a sugarcane slice. 682 00:26:16,692 --> 00:26:18,118 You guys have eight hours on the clock 683 00:26:18,202 --> 00:26:20,612 to complete your very best blades. 684 00:26:20,705 --> 00:26:22,781 Good luck. Your time starts now. 685 00:26:22,865 --> 00:26:24,366 ♪ ♪ 686 00:26:24,450 --> 00:26:28,119 Oh, boy, oh, boy. This one is very difficult. 687 00:26:28,204 --> 00:26:31,048 And if you saw Ben's face when I revealed that blade, 688 00:26:31,132 --> 00:26:32,466 he's not too excited about it. 689 00:26:32,550 --> 00:26:35,543 - Mine, mine, mine. 690 00:26:35,628 --> 00:26:36,887 - I do have the upper hand right now 691 00:26:36,971 --> 00:26:38,555 picking out the blade. 692 00:26:38,640 --> 00:26:40,807 But unfortunately, Ben wanted to add a twist 693 00:26:40,966 --> 00:26:43,551 and make 125-minimum layer count. 694 00:26:43,636 --> 00:26:45,562 Thanks, Ben. 695 00:26:45,647 --> 00:26:47,481 I've got roughly 34 layers. 696 00:26:47,565 --> 00:26:49,557 It's a really, really meaty billet. 697 00:26:49,642 --> 00:26:50,984 That way, when I draw it out, 698 00:26:51,143 --> 00:26:52,644 I can cut at least four or five pieces, 699 00:26:52,728 --> 00:26:54,562 and I'll be well over the layer count. 700 00:26:54,647 --> 00:26:56,907 ♪ ♪ 701 00:26:57,066 --> 00:27:00,327 - Caleb's got the largest stack I've seen in this forge yet. 702 00:27:00,411 --> 00:27:03,413 - I'm feeling pretty nervous right now going against Ben. 703 00:27:03,498 --> 00:27:05,490 There's a reason why he hasn't lost yet. 704 00:27:05,574 --> 00:27:09,077 ♪ ♪ 705 00:27:09,161 --> 00:27:10,337 - This sword is huge. 706 00:27:10,496 --> 00:27:13,331 I mean, it's 4 inches tall at the tip. 707 00:27:13,416 --> 00:27:17,094 It's just a big, big monster. 708 00:27:17,253 --> 00:27:20,847 My plan is to start with two billets that are really tal. 709 00:27:21,006 --> 00:27:22,924 That's going to be my first stack. 710 00:27:23,017 --> 00:27:26,010 So I stack up my billets with two pieces of a 80CrV2, 711 00:27:26,095 --> 00:27:28,430 one of 15N20, and one of 1095. 712 00:27:28,514 --> 00:27:31,775 And then I repeat that pattern four times with the 80CrV2 713 00:27:31,859 --> 00:27:35,103 double ups on top and bottom. I really like 80CrV2. 714 00:27:35,196 --> 00:27:38,273 It's a real tough steel that holds an edge well. 715 00:27:38,357 --> 00:27:40,367 Coming into these five competitions, 716 00:27:40,451 --> 00:27:41,693 I was kind of looking at it like, 717 00:27:41,777 --> 00:27:44,371 "Well, you know, if I just win one 718 00:27:44,530 --> 00:27:46,873 I still have a majority winning streak." 719 00:27:46,958 --> 00:27:49,617 And now I've won two, and I am not about to lose this one. 720 00:27:49,702 --> 00:27:53,463 ♪ ♪ 721 00:27:53,548 --> 00:27:55,707 - Soon as my billets are at welding temperature, 722 00:27:55,800 --> 00:27:57,709 I'm just going to set the welds. 723 00:27:57,802 --> 00:27:59,377 - Caleb is taking a risk right now. 724 00:27:59,470 --> 00:28:01,880 He's got a massive tower going on, 725 00:28:01,973 --> 00:28:03,974 and any pressure going side to side 726 00:28:04,058 --> 00:28:08,219 is going to potentially tip that whole thing over. 727 00:28:08,304 --> 00:28:09,971 - It's extremely important to be patient right now. 728 00:28:10,055 --> 00:28:12,733 If I just give it all it's got and compress it, 729 00:28:12,817 --> 00:28:14,058 it could crack the rest of the billet. 730 00:28:14,143 --> 00:28:17,979 ♪ ♪ 731 00:28:18,063 --> 00:28:20,148 - Once I know the welds on both billets are set, 732 00:28:20,241 --> 00:28:21,816 then I take the first billet and start drawing it out. 733 00:28:21,901 --> 00:28:23,401 ♪ ♪ 734 00:28:23,486 --> 00:28:28,490 My goal is to get two billets that are 20 inches long. 735 00:28:28,583 --> 00:28:31,001 Because each billet I want to get four pieces 736 00:28:31,085 --> 00:28:32,410 that I can stack up. 737 00:28:32,495 --> 00:28:34,329 But before I stack up my final billet, 738 00:28:34,413 --> 00:28:36,164 I just want to quickly double-check my math. 739 00:28:36,248 --> 00:28:38,842 I've got two billets of 18. 740 00:28:38,926 --> 00:28:40,177 Then I'm going to combine those together 741 00:28:40,336 --> 00:28:42,170 to make a billet of 36. 742 00:28:42,254 --> 00:28:44,765 I'm going to draw that out and multiply it by four. 743 00:28:44,849 --> 00:28:46,841 So I need an extra layer. I'm short. 744 00:28:46,934 --> 00:28:48,685 So I'm going to have to put one more layer in there 745 00:28:48,770 --> 00:28:51,095 just to get past that mistake. 746 00:28:51,189 --> 00:28:52,847 What I was thinking was, two layers 747 00:28:52,932 --> 00:28:55,942 was actually two layers of the same metal put together, 748 00:28:56,027 --> 00:28:57,268 and that's one layer. 749 00:28:57,353 --> 00:28:59,196 [Bleep]. Glad I did that. 750 00:28:59,280 --> 00:29:01,689 In a spectacular display of irony, 751 00:29:01,774 --> 00:29:04,868 the parameter that I set has now put me behind Caleb. 752 00:29:04,952 --> 00:29:08,121 So I'll add six more layers just to be sure. 753 00:29:08,206 --> 00:29:11,875 Problems like this are what can cost me this competition. 754 00:29:11,959 --> 00:29:14,202 I have a little billet for six layers, 755 00:29:14,286 --> 00:29:16,871 then I've got two billets with 18 layers. 756 00:29:16,956 --> 00:29:20,291 I'm going cut those two big billets into four each 757 00:29:20,376 --> 00:29:22,043 and then stack it all together, 758 00:29:22,127 --> 00:29:24,462 draw that out, make the sword. 759 00:29:24,547 --> 00:29:26,881 - I've got 34 layers. 760 00:29:26,966 --> 00:29:30,477 So I'm just going to get four stacks at five inches lon. 761 00:29:30,636 --> 00:29:33,805 And that'll give me about 136 layers. 762 00:29:33,889 --> 00:29:35,890 And that way, I can go ahead and get welded up. 763 00:29:35,975 --> 00:29:37,392 ♪ ♪ 764 00:29:37,476 --> 00:29:38,902 - Caleb's got that final forge weld together, 765 00:29:39,061 --> 00:29:42,146 and he is at the point of drawing out an actual sword. 766 00:29:42,231 --> 00:29:45,575 So it's fair to say he is ahead of Ben at this point. 767 00:29:45,660 --> 00:29:47,160 - I realize that Ben's blade 768 00:29:47,319 --> 00:29:48,903 is probably going to be flawless. 769 00:29:48,988 --> 00:29:52,740 It usually always is, because he hasn't failed yet. 770 00:29:52,825 --> 00:29:54,242 And I have to keep that in mind 771 00:29:54,326 --> 00:29:57,671 that I stay on top of my game the entire time. 772 00:29:57,830 --> 00:29:59,914 - So I'm starting the final restack. 773 00:29:59,999 --> 00:30:02,175 I feel frustrated, because I was hoping 774 00:30:02,334 --> 00:30:05,837 I could have been doing this an hour ago. 775 00:30:05,921 --> 00:30:07,681 I've eaten up a lot of my time 776 00:30:07,765 --> 00:30:09,850 trying to make up for arithmetic errors, 777 00:30:09,934 --> 00:30:13,678 but it does feel good getting this final billet 778 00:30:13,762 --> 00:30:17,432 ready to forge out my final shape and make it look good. 779 00:30:17,525 --> 00:30:19,776 - Bladesmiths, you guys are halfway through. 780 00:30:19,861 --> 00:30:23,780 You have four hours remaining. 781 00:30:23,939 --> 00:30:26,283 - I've got my pierced tip, my blade is forged to shap, 782 00:30:26,367 --> 00:30:27,868 and it's about time for me to get ready 783 00:30:27,952 --> 00:30:30,194 to go into the heat treat. 784 00:30:30,279 --> 00:30:32,280 There's a lot of material there that could decide 785 00:30:32,364 --> 00:30:34,532 to warp or potentially crack. 786 00:30:34,617 --> 00:30:37,368 So I'm pretty nervous going into this quench. 787 00:30:37,453 --> 00:30:38,461 ♪ ♪ 788 00:30:38,621 --> 00:30:40,046 - Caleb's now quenched. 789 00:30:40,131 --> 00:30:41,798 - I don't actually see any warps. 790 00:30:41,957 --> 00:30:43,541 Right now, I'm feeling good, and I'm feeling confident. 791 00:30:43,626 --> 00:30:46,794 ♪ ♪ 792 00:30:46,888 --> 00:30:49,556 - Now that I've got this blade shaped and profiled, 793 00:30:49,640 --> 00:30:51,308 I've got to get this thing quenched. 794 00:30:51,467 --> 00:30:52,884 Otherwise, I will not have time to do the rest of it. 795 00:30:52,968 --> 00:30:56,220 ♪ ♪ 796 00:30:56,305 --> 00:30:58,640 - Both of our smiths are now quenched. 797 00:30:58,724 --> 00:31:00,224 - And there it is. 798 00:31:00,309 --> 00:31:01,818 There's a warp. 799 00:31:01,903 --> 00:31:03,403 - Uh-oh. 800 00:31:03,562 --> 00:31:05,155 - Ben's found a bend in his blade. 801 00:31:05,239 --> 00:31:06,823 Now, this is a pretty dangerous point 802 00:31:06,908 --> 00:31:10,160 where their blades could snap in two. 803 00:31:10,319 --> 00:31:14,331 - I'm doing a thing I've seen many times as a judge, 804 00:31:14,415 --> 00:31:17,500 and I've seen it snap so many times. 805 00:31:17,585 --> 00:31:20,003 - Ahh! 806 00:31:20,087 --> 00:31:20,921 [together] Ohh! 807 00:31:21,005 --> 00:31:22,923 - [bleep]. 808 00:31:23,007 --> 00:31:25,833 - But I know I cannot show up to this testing 809 00:31:25,918 --> 00:31:27,085 with a warped blade. 810 00:31:27,169 --> 00:31:29,337 That has sent people home. 811 00:31:29,430 --> 00:31:30,838 - If anything goes wrong now, he's going to have to 812 00:31:30,932 --> 00:31:34,676 completely start over with only three hours left. 813 00:31:34,769 --> 00:31:37,261 - This could be the thing that gives me my first loss. 814 00:31:37,346 --> 00:31:40,941 I'm--I'm just nervous. 815 00:31:44,853 --> 00:31:45,946 If he loses one competition, 816 00:31:46,030 --> 00:31:47,948 he will no longer be the unbeaten. 817 00:31:48,032 --> 00:31:51,192 - If I push too hard, I could snap this blade in two. 818 00:31:51,285 --> 00:31:53,361 ♪ ♪ 819 00:31:53,454 --> 00:31:55,121 I'll take it. 820 00:31:55,206 --> 00:31:57,615 My blade is straight, I'm really excited about that, 821 00:31:57,708 --> 00:32:00,293 but I'm just running out of tim. 822 00:32:00,452 --> 00:32:02,963 - You have two hours to complete your blades. 823 00:32:03,122 --> 00:32:04,631 - "Let's make Chinese war swords." 824 00:32:04,715 --> 00:32:07,384 - I'm sorry. - We got eight hours. 825 00:32:07,468 --> 00:32:09,552 - So both Ben and Caleb have their general 826 00:32:09,637 --> 00:32:11,963 profiles ground in, but they really need to start 827 00:32:12,047 --> 00:32:14,549 focusing on the handles and the finish work. 828 00:32:14,633 --> 00:32:17,218 ♪ ♪ 829 00:32:17,302 --> 00:32:18,812 - Right now, everything's starting to come together, 830 00:32:18,896 --> 00:32:21,064 but there's very, very little time left. 831 00:32:21,148 --> 00:32:24,234 And I need to get this handle wrapped. 832 00:32:24,318 --> 00:32:25,893 This handle is very, very big, 833 00:32:25,978 --> 00:32:28,146 so I'm gonna try to wrap a quarter of the top 834 00:32:28,239 --> 00:32:29,313 and the last quarter of the bottom 835 00:32:29,407 --> 00:32:31,074 and leave the middle section shown. 836 00:32:31,158 --> 00:32:32,575 For me to beat Ben, 837 00:32:32,660 --> 00:32:33,994 it's really going to have to come down 838 00:32:34,153 --> 00:32:35,903 to what I do within these last 45 minutes. 839 00:32:35,988 --> 00:32:38,415 ♪ ♪ 840 00:32:38,574 --> 00:32:42,326 - I want to put a little piece of artistic flair on this one. 841 00:32:42,420 --> 00:32:44,004 This is a Chinese war sword. 842 00:32:44,163 --> 00:32:45,922 Let's put a Chinese dragon on this thing. 843 00:32:46,007 --> 00:32:47,081 - What you making? 844 00:32:47,174 --> 00:32:49,509 - It's a dragon. 845 00:32:49,668 --> 00:32:51,094 - Fancy. 846 00:32:51,178 --> 00:32:53,921 - I think it looks really good. 847 00:32:54,006 --> 00:32:55,515 - You're both looking great, but you only have 848 00:32:55,599 --> 00:32:58,426 30 minutes left. 849 00:32:58,510 --> 00:33:00,595 - Right now, I'm going to start grinding my edge, 850 00:33:00,688 --> 00:33:02,689 getting it sharp. 851 00:33:02,773 --> 00:33:04,107 I'm looking over at Ben's blade, 852 00:33:04,266 --> 00:33:05,767 and he has just produced 853 00:33:05,851 --> 00:33:08,111 this absolutely immaculate piece of work. 854 00:33:08,270 --> 00:33:09,529 - Caleb, you feeling good? 855 00:33:09,613 --> 00:33:11,531 - [laughs] Not compared to that. 856 00:33:11,615 --> 00:33:13,274 - [laughs] 857 00:33:13,367 --> 00:33:15,201 - But I feel I've got a nice sharp blade, 858 00:33:15,286 --> 00:33:17,195 and I can't wait to see how mine 859 00:33:17,279 --> 00:33:18,946 and his blades fare during this test. 860 00:33:19,031 --> 00:33:22,450 ♪ ♪ 861 00:33:22,534 --> 00:33:24,118 - I'm trying to make this sword look as 862 00:33:24,203 --> 00:33:25,787 historically accurate as I can, 863 00:33:25,871 --> 00:33:30,374 and a lot of the historical examples I've seen have Ito, 864 00:33:30,468 --> 00:33:33,878 some Katana handle wrap material. 865 00:33:33,962 --> 00:33:35,213 There's not a lot of time left. 866 00:33:35,297 --> 00:33:37,724 I have to wrap as fast as I can. 867 00:33:37,883 --> 00:33:40,060 So far, in an eight-hour competition, 868 00:33:40,144 --> 00:33:42,303 this is the best thing I've made. 869 00:33:42,387 --> 00:33:44,647 ♪ ♪ 870 00:33:44,807 --> 00:33:49,319 - Five. Four. Three. Two. One. 871 00:33:49,403 --> 00:33:51,729 Bladesmiths, put down your blades. 872 00:33:51,814 --> 00:33:54,315 This eight-hour challenge is ove. 873 00:33:54,399 --> 00:33:56,493 Well done! - [laughs] 874 00:33:56,652 --> 00:33:58,912 - Jeez Louise. - Ohh. 875 00:33:58,996 --> 00:34:01,823 - I'm looking at this sword, and I'm feeling good with it, 876 00:34:01,907 --> 00:34:04,492 and I'm confident that it'll hold up during these tests. 877 00:34:04,576 --> 00:34:07,754 ♪ ♪ 878 00:34:07,838 --> 00:34:09,247 - Doug, Dave, guys, welcome back. 879 00:34:09,340 --> 00:34:11,332 You missed a heck of a competition. 880 00:34:11,416 --> 00:34:13,510 It was a close race. 881 00:34:13,594 --> 00:34:14,836 Doug, what are your thoughts on Blue? 882 00:34:14,929 --> 00:34:16,763 ♪ ♪ 883 00:34:16,847 --> 00:34:18,172 - There's so many facets when you're looking 884 00:34:18,265 --> 00:34:19,265 at this weapon. 885 00:34:19,424 --> 00:34:21,425 It's forward-heavy, but it's not bad, 886 00:34:21,519 --> 00:34:22,844 because it's a two-handed weapon. 887 00:34:22,928 --> 00:34:25,847 But that handle, I mean, to have half of it wrappe, 888 00:34:25,940 --> 00:34:28,525 it doesn't make sense, but that's on how it performs. 889 00:34:28,609 --> 00:34:29,692 That remains to be seen. 890 00:34:29,777 --> 00:34:32,186 - Okay, let's move over to Gold. 891 00:34:32,271 --> 00:34:34,531 ♪ ♪ 892 00:34:34,615 --> 00:34:37,775 - Yeah, right off the bat, the look is finished. 893 00:34:37,868 --> 00:34:39,777 The handle wrap is complete. 894 00:34:39,870 --> 00:34:42,947 The blade, with all its layers, are standing out really nicely. 895 00:34:43,040 --> 00:34:44,782 We'll see how it plays with test, 896 00:34:44,867 --> 00:34:47,451 but just picking it up, you immediately know 897 00:34:47,536 --> 00:34:50,288 that you can make this blade move and control it. 898 00:34:50,381 --> 00:34:52,132 - You guys ready? - Looking forward to it. 899 00:34:52,291 --> 00:34:54,375 - Let's do this. - Let's bring the smiths in. 900 00:34:54,459 --> 00:34:59,722 ♪ ♪ 901 00:34:59,807 --> 00:35:02,642 Caleb, Ben, you had a very difficult build to do, 902 00:35:02,801 --> 00:35:05,228 and you made it through in just the nick of time. 903 00:35:05,312 --> 00:35:07,147 But the stakes are very high. 904 00:35:07,231 --> 00:35:09,566 Ben, you're going for your seventh win in this Forge. 905 00:35:09,650 --> 00:35:11,392 And, Caleb, you're trying to knock them off his pedestal 906 00:35:11,485 --> 00:35:13,644 going for your first "Forged in Fire" champion title 907 00:35:13,729 --> 00:35:15,321 and a check for 10 grand. 908 00:35:15,406 --> 00:35:17,240 In order to find out which one of you 909 00:35:17,399 --> 00:35:18,816 is taking home the title today, we're going to put your blades 910 00:35:18,909 --> 00:35:20,994 through a few multi-target tests. 911 00:35:21,078 --> 00:35:23,404 And up first, Dynamic KEAL with Doug. 912 00:35:23,488 --> 00:35:27,742 ♪ ♪ 913 00:35:27,835 --> 00:35:31,245 - All right, bladesmiths, two beautiful swords, 914 00:35:31,338 --> 00:35:33,915 but now it's time to find out how lethal they are. 915 00:35:33,999 --> 00:35:35,750 This is the Dynamic KEAL test. 916 00:35:35,834 --> 00:35:37,001 ♪ ♪ 917 00:35:37,085 --> 00:35:39,012 Shall we begin? 918 00:35:39,171 --> 00:35:41,431 - Let's do. - All right, let's do it. 919 00:35:41,590 --> 00:35:42,840 - I'm nervous right now. 920 00:35:42,925 --> 00:35:44,759 If my blade gets stuck up on some bone, 921 00:35:44,843 --> 00:35:47,511 that could really get caught up in the cowhide bag slice 922 00:35:47,596 --> 00:35:49,597 and just wouldn't cleanly cut through it. 923 00:35:49,681 --> 00:35:56,529 ♪ ♪ 924 00:36:18,043 --> 00:36:19,293 - Holy cow. 925 00:36:19,378 --> 00:36:25,299 ♪ ♪ 926 00:36:25,392 --> 00:36:27,894 - All right, gents. On this Blue Anvil weapon, 927 00:36:27,978 --> 00:36:30,647 when you pick it up, it's got that forward weight, 928 00:36:30,731 --> 00:36:33,816 but being a two-handed sword, it actually is comfortable. 929 00:36:33,976 --> 00:36:37,070 Now, in terms of the edge, well, pretty much demolished 930 00:36:37,154 --> 00:36:38,071 this ballistics dummy. 931 00:36:38,155 --> 00:36:40,815 Overall, it will KEAL. 932 00:36:40,899 --> 00:36:45,486 ♪ ♪ 933 00:36:45,570 --> 00:36:47,989 - Caleb's blade performed really well. 934 00:36:48,073 --> 00:36:50,825 If my blade takes a bend when Caleb's did not, 935 00:36:50,918 --> 00:36:51,417 it's over for me. 936 00:36:55,247 --> 00:37:00,551 ♪ ♪ 937 00:37:27,955 --> 00:37:29,038 - All right, guys, right off the bat, 938 00:37:29,123 --> 00:37:32,625 I mean, it is a light weapon to wield. 939 00:37:32,784 --> 00:37:34,711 The edge is very sharp, and in every cut, 940 00:37:34,795 --> 00:37:36,296 it was very deep. 941 00:37:36,455 --> 00:37:39,040 Overall, this weapon, it will KEAL. 942 00:37:39,124 --> 00:37:46,389 ♪ ♪ 943 00:37:46,548 --> 00:37:48,049 - All right, gentlemen, 944 00:37:48,133 --> 00:37:49,726 it's time for the dynamic strength test. 945 00:37:49,885 --> 00:37:53,062 We've got bamboo and cane in our bamboo forest over here. 946 00:37:53,147 --> 00:37:55,723 Blue weapon is up first. You both ready? 947 00:37:55,816 --> 00:37:56,891 - Let's do it. 948 00:37:56,975 --> 00:38:03,823 ♪ ♪ 949 00:38:40,852 --> 00:38:44,030 ♪ ♪ 950 00:38:44,114 --> 00:38:46,440 - All right, so the Blue Anvil sword, 951 00:38:46,533 --> 00:38:49,610 it's a heavy piece, and it's very forward-weighted. 952 00:38:49,694 --> 00:38:51,871 Edge held up nice when I run my finger down i. 953 00:38:52,030 --> 00:38:53,956 There's one spot that I can feel something, 954 00:38:54,041 --> 00:38:56,125 but literally have to run my fingernail 955 00:38:56,284 --> 00:38:57,785 down that edge to feel it. 956 00:38:57,878 --> 00:39:01,122 All in all, held up beautifully. Can't complain. 957 00:39:01,206 --> 00:39:08,054 ♪ ♪ 958 00:39:49,671 --> 00:39:51,264 ♪ ♪ 959 00:39:51,348 --> 00:39:53,433 - All right, as far as the edge goes, 960 00:39:53,517 --> 00:39:55,926 no damage whatsoever. 961 00:39:56,019 --> 00:39:57,270 The decorative touches are nice, 962 00:39:57,354 --> 00:39:58,771 but what I really like about this blade 963 00:39:58,856 --> 00:40:01,015 is its functionality. 964 00:40:01,099 --> 00:40:03,017 All around, good blade. Really nicely done. 965 00:40:03,101 --> 00:40:10,199 ♪ ♪ 966 00:40:10,284 --> 00:40:12,359 - Bladesmiths, this has been an awesome competition, 967 00:40:12,453 --> 00:40:14,612 but the time has come for us to find out if, 968 00:40:14,705 --> 00:40:16,956 Ben, you're going to remain undefeated. 969 00:40:17,040 --> 00:40:18,458 Or if, Caleb, you're going to be first one 970 00:40:18,542 --> 00:40:20,209 to take down the champ 971 00:40:20,294 --> 00:40:21,619 and go home with the title of "Forged in Fire" champion 972 00:40:21,703 --> 00:40:24,547 and get a check for $10,000. 973 00:40:24,631 --> 00:40:27,300 Now, our judges had quite the discussion, 974 00:40:27,384 --> 00:40:30,052 but they came up with a common decision. 975 00:40:30,212 --> 00:40:33,547 The winner of today's "Forged in Fire" competition is... 976 00:40:33,632 --> 00:40:37,134 ♪ ♪ 977 00:40:37,219 --> 00:40:38,561 Ben Abbott, you have done it again. 978 00:40:38,645 --> 00:40:40,146 Congratulations. 979 00:40:40,305 --> 00:40:41,731 Now, Caleb, you built a beautiful, 980 00:40:41,890 --> 00:40:43,390 strong, and sharp blade. 981 00:40:43,475 --> 00:40:45,568 But unfortunately, it didn't make the cut toda. 982 00:40:45,652 --> 00:40:46,986 And Dave Baker is going to tell you why. 983 00:40:47,145 --> 00:40:48,571 - Caleb, you gave us a great blade 984 00:40:48,655 --> 00:40:51,574 and a real performer. But what this came down to was 985 00:40:51,658 --> 00:40:53,993 the final craftsmanship of the blade. 986 00:40:54,152 --> 00:40:56,403 Ben's blade with that dragon and pattern 987 00:40:56,497 --> 00:40:59,240 and the handle wrap was just more impressive. 988 00:40:59,333 --> 00:41:00,917 - Absolutely. 989 00:41:01,001 --> 00:41:02,502 - Now, Caleb, it's been an honor watching you work. 990 00:41:02,586 --> 00:41:04,328 But unfortunately, at this point, 991 00:41:04,412 --> 00:41:05,671 I'm happy to ask you to please step off 992 00:41:05,756 --> 00:41:07,507 The Forge floor. 993 00:41:07,591 --> 00:41:08,999 - Thank you, Ben. - Good fight, man. Good fight. 994 00:41:09,084 --> 00:41:10,009 That was awesome. - Thank you so much. 995 00:41:10,093 --> 00:41:11,502 - Thank you all. - Good job, Caleb. 996 00:41:11,586 --> 00:41:13,346 - This competition was super tough, 997 00:41:13,505 --> 00:41:16,507 so I'm proud of what I've produced today. 998 00:41:16,591 --> 00:41:18,259 Ben might have beat me twice now. 999 00:41:18,343 --> 00:41:19,769 He broke my blade the first time, 1000 00:41:19,853 --> 00:41:21,929 and then he beat me fair and square the second time, 1001 00:41:22,022 --> 00:41:24,598 but I'll have to get my revenge at some point. 1002 00:41:24,683 --> 00:41:26,192 ♪ ♪ 1003 00:41:26,276 --> 00:41:28,027 - Ben, that's it, man. 1004 00:41:28,111 --> 00:41:30,354 You are now 7 and o in this Forge. 1005 00:41:30,438 --> 00:41:31,605 - Holy cow. - Congratulations, buddy. 1006 00:41:31,698 --> 00:41:33,774 - Jeez Louise. 1007 00:41:33,858 --> 00:41:36,610 Oh, my God; I just won another competition 1008 00:41:36,703 --> 00:41:38,862 am now 7 and 0. 1009 00:41:38,956 --> 00:41:40,531 This is phenomenal. It's-- 1010 00:41:40,615 --> 00:41:43,709 I'm almost kind of starting to get used to winning this thing. 1011 00:41:43,868 --> 00:41:46,036 - Among all your blades that I've ever wielded, 1012 00:41:46,129 --> 00:41:47,797 I'd say this is the best one. 1013 00:41:47,956 --> 00:41:49,623 - Thank you so much. 1014 00:41:49,716 --> 00:41:51,208 The only issue now, of course, is that every tie 1015 00:41:51,293 --> 00:41:54,053 I win I'm more and more, and more afraid of a loss.