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- Over the years,
we've seen hundreds of smiths
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walk through our doors
to compete
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for a chance of becoming
a Forged in Fire champion.
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Yeah!
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- But now, for the first time,
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we're going to them.
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- We're scouring
the bladesmithing hotbeds
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of America looking
for the country's best shops
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and their top smiths.
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Just like how barbecue
is different in St. Louis
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than it is in Texas,
blacksmiths have
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unique styles
and techniques that originate
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from the shop they call home.
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Each week, one of our judges
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will travel to one
of the nation's top forges
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to put their local style
to the test
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and handpick
their top bladesmith
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to come back to our home forge,
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where each forge's champion
will battle
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for $20,000 for themselves
and $10,000
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of forging equipment
for their shop.
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- It's anyone's game.
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- This is "Forged in Fire:
On the Road."
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Today, we've traveled
over 800 miles south
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to one of the country's
most prolific
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knife-making regions
with Ben Abbott.
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- America is home to some
of the finest
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blacksmith shops in the world.
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But the forge I chose
combines two
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of the things I love the most,
functionality and beauty.
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Today, we're heading to the
Clay Spencer Blacksmith Shop
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in Brasstown, North Carolina.
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Located in the Appalachians,
knives and tools
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have been relied on
for centuries in this region
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for everything from hunting game
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to harvesting their thousands
of acres of crops
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like cotton and tobacco.
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And today, some of the
country's top metalworkers
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call it home.
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Now three of their top smiths
will compete to represent both
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this shop and me
for a chance at becoming
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a Forged in Fire champion.
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- My name is Jesse Bolding.
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I'm 26 years old.
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And I'm honored to be here.
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My connection to this place is
I get to assist teaching here,
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and I get to do armor classes
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and basic blacksmithing
and stuff.
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I just get to absorb
as much as I can here.
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I want to compete
in "Forged in Fire"
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and represent the shop,
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and I just will give
my best effort.
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- I'm Cole Recchia.
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I'm 28 years old.
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Blacksmithing is my
full-time career.
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I love my job, and I wouldn't
have it any other way.
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About two years ago, the Clay
Spencer Blacksmith Shop
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had a fellowship position open.
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And I feel like my time here
has definitely
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made me a better blacksmith.
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And I'm excited to see
what that means here.
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- My name is Jason Bevans.
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I am 51 years old.
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I've been bladesmithing
since I was 12,
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so I've been doing it for 30...
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35... I'm 51, so 19... no, no, 30...
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39? 39?
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I can't even do math.
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It's a great honor to be here
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at the Clay Spencer
Blacksmith Shop.
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I've known Clay
for years through
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the Appalachian Area
Chapter of Blacksmiths.
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There's a long history
of bladesmithing
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and blacksmithing
in the Appalachian area.
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Yeah, we're definitely
people that take pride
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in making good products.
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- Well, bladesmiths,
blacksmiths, we are extremely
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excited to be joining you here.
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You three have been handpicked
as some of the best smiths
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the region has to offer.
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Today, we're being hosted
by someone who needs
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no introduction to you,
an award-winning metal artist
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and the coordinator here
at the metal shop,
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Elizabeth Belz.
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And judging this competition
is the person
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you'll be representing
in the finals,
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our extremely talented
blacksmith
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and bladesmith Ben Abbott.
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Now, Ben chose this forge
because it's known
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for its ornate blacksmithing,
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so make 'em proud.
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The three of you are here
to compete in
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two rounds
of forging competition.
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Now, there will be
an elimination at the end
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of each one of those rounds,
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including after the final round
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of testing back
at our home forge.
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But whichever one of you
comes out on top,
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you will join us
back at our home forge
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for the final leg
of this tournament.
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Now, in that final round,
you will go up
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against three other smiths
that we pick up
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across America on our travels.
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There are high stakes here.
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If one of you three wins out
in this tournament,
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you will take home
a personal check for $20,000.
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To make the deal
a little bit sweeter,
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this forge will also get up
to $10,000 worth
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of forging equipment
and supplies.
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- I want to give what this
place has given me back to it.
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And with $10,000,
it would help them a lot.
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Like, a hydraulic press.
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Tons of things that could
just be really helpful here.
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- Now we're gonna start off
with a five-hour forging round
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where you're gonna build
a blade from start to finish.
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Now, as you know, this shop
is all about passing down
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historic blacksmithing
knowledge to keep
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that ancient art alive,
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and because of that,
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we want you to build this.
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A traditional
blacksmith's knife,
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a weapon that combines
both ornamental metalwork
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and a functional blade.
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- I have made lots
of blacksmith's knives,
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but I'm kind of intimidated
making a blade
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for these people
because they know
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what to look for,
they know what's good.
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So hopefully,
I don't let them down.
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- Now, what makes this
a blacksmiths knife is
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its integral construction,
meaning that
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both the blade and the handle
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are all forged from
a single piece of metal.
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Your blade length will need
to be between 9 and 11 inches
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from tip to where the cutting
edge ends in a straight line.
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Now, blacksmiths,
because Belz is so well-known
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for ornate metal work,
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we want you
to incorporate artistry
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into your blade handles.
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To make this blade, you've
got one bar of W1 round stock,
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so use it wisely.
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Now, when the five hours is up,
we're gonna start off
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by checking for strength
and durability
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in a blacksmith's tong chop,
then check your edge retention
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in a pumpkin slice.
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You have five hours
on the clock.
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So good luck, and stay sharp.
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Your time starts now.
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- Whoo!
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- Belz, explain to me this setup
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you have here in the shop.
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- Yeah.
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So we have 12 separate coal
forges around the shop.
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- I didn't think about
the fact that these guys
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have to actually start
the coal forges.
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- Some of my favorite parts
about this competition
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are that the coal forge
is not gonna be
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the detriment it often is.
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We do a lot of
these competitions.
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You reveal the coal forge, and
all the contestants are like...
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Come on.
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Another thing I love
about these forges
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is they don't have those
little hand-crank blowers,
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that they sit there
like an organ grinder.
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- Little turbo engines.
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- These all have one blower
outside that
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feeds a lot of these forges
all at the same time.
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- Nowhere near enough paper.
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- Here, he gave me an extra.
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- Thank you, sir.
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- You've got people coming in
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from all over the world, right?
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- Yeah, even blacksmiths
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who have been smithing for years
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come up here to take classes,
which is really great.
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- It probably gets
pretty crazy in here
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when you have a full team of
12 smiths and you're working.
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- Yeah, and my office
is right above them.
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Boy.
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No.
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- I'm very confident
burning coal.
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I've been using it
for years and years.
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And I'm excited to use it today.
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- When we bring smiths
into our shop,
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you always see them
running around confused
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like their pants are on fire.
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- I'm just running around like
one of my cartoon characters,
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like a chicken without a head.
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- I'm digging around
in everything.
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I just can't seem
to find the all thread.
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Is it right in front of my face?
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I feel so dumb right now.
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- But now we've got
three smiths in front of us
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who are very comfortable
in this space.
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And it's really fun
to see them work.
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- But to be fair, sometimes
their pants are on fire.
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- Yeah.
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- Tool's on fire.
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My God.
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- Seems that Cole's coal forge
is the hottest right now.
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- Cole's rolling.
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- I'd be a lot more nervous
at the judge's forge
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than I am here
in the Clay Spencer Shop.
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And I think some
of my experience
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in the shop here
in the past will help me
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as we go into the challenge.
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- So, Ben, why did you choose
this shop?
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- I chose this forge
because of my own work.
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I also take pride in making
things ornate and beautiful,
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and this shop exemplifies that.
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I think whoever wins here
today will represent me well.
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- It's surreal to see Grady,
to see Ben,
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walking around
my old stomping grounds.
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I've got butterflies
in my stomach.
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I'm freaking out. I'm sweating.
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I just want to represent
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Clay Spencer Blacksmith Shop
well.
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Struggling getting
this fire started.
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- With only five hours
to make a blacksmith blade,
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not able to get past
that first hurdle
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of getting your forge lit...
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Got to be frustrating.
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- My students are mad at me.
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I can hear them right now
because I yell at them
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to get their forges
started right,
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and I can't even get mine
started right, right now.
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So stressing in my head
a little bit.
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You got skills, Mr. Cole.
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You're showing me up.
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I see it.
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- I gave him my extra paper.
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- Lots of paper.
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- I know.
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I know.
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- I want Jesse and Cole
to do well
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because they're great guys.
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But I want to do better.
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- Why do blacksmiths prefer
sometimes the coal forge?
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- I mean, if you think about
it, anything in history
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that you saw made out
of iron or steel...
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Huge gates at Versailles
or whatever...
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Was done in a forge like this.
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- I'm starting to sweat
and get hot.
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That's why I got a do-rag.
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I'm bald-headed,
so I got to have something
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keeps sweat out of my eyes.
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No.
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Did Jason's go out?
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- Yep.
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Crap.
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Can't get my fire started.
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I told my friends and family
I would do my best
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to not embarrass myself or them.
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I normally don't have trouble
starting a fire.
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It's kind of embarrassing.
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Lots more.
256
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Lots more.
257
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So here I go, panicking.
258
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I hope the coals start burning.
259
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Burn.
260
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There we go.
261
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So I finally got my fire going.
262
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Hopefully this is the only
embarrassment I will have.
263
00:09:53,001 --> 00:09:55,085
If that's it, then I'm okay.
264
00:10:00,085 --> 00:10:01,686
- We're in the Appalachian
Mountains right now.
265
00:10:01,710 --> 00:10:02,894
Do you think there's
anything about that
266
00:10:02,918 --> 00:10:04,835
that affects
the style of the work
267
00:10:04,918 --> 00:10:06,917
- that comes out of the shop?
- Yeah.
268
00:10:06,918 --> 00:10:09,626
They made farming equipment,
like plow blades.
269
00:10:09,751 --> 00:10:11,459
They made things they needed
to work in the fields.
270
00:10:11,460 --> 00:10:14,667
It was all utilitarian stuff.
271
00:10:14,668 --> 00:10:16,543
- A lot quieter in this forge.
- Shh.
272
00:10:16,668 --> 00:10:18,168
- Typically,
you've got screaming.
273
00:10:22,044 --> 00:10:23,876
That's scared the of me.
274
00:10:24,001 --> 00:10:27,835
How the heck is Cole already
heated and on the hammer?
275
00:10:27,918 --> 00:10:31,043
- Cole has probably
the most experience in coal.
276
00:10:31,126 --> 00:10:33,210
- My first move is
to forge my round bar
277
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into a rectangular billet
278
00:10:34,626 --> 00:10:36,334
so I can more easily
hold on to it.
279
00:10:36,335 --> 00:10:39,084
And then from there, I want
to forge my knife end first.
280
00:10:39,085 --> 00:10:40,585
- What's with
the googly-eyed guy?
281
00:10:42,126 --> 00:10:43,602
- I mean, googly eyes just
make everything better.
282
00:10:43,626 --> 00:10:45,209
- Tend to agree with that.
283
00:10:45,210 --> 00:10:47,000
- Everything is going
pretty well so far,
284
00:10:47,001 --> 00:10:48,584
but I'm definitely feeling
the pressure of the clock.
285
00:10:48,585 --> 00:10:50,875
So I hope I can get it done
in time.
286
00:10:50,876 --> 00:10:53,376
- Bladesmiths,
you've got four hours remaining
287
00:10:53,418 --> 00:10:54,667
to finish your blades.
288
00:10:56,043 --> 00:10:58,168
- We call that
the bladesmith's finger.
289
00:10:58,251 --> 00:10:59,876
- Yeah.
290
00:10:59,960 --> 00:11:02,168
- Jesse's still struggling
to get the coal lit.
291
00:11:04,376 --> 00:11:05,584
Going insane.
292
00:11:05,585 --> 00:11:07,376
It's been a whole hour of me
293
00:11:07,501 --> 00:11:09,543
just wasting time at this fire.
294
00:11:09,626 --> 00:11:11,043
And I can see that
Cole is already
295
00:11:11,085 --> 00:11:12,376
going to the power hammer.
296
00:11:12,460 --> 00:11:14,210
He's got plenty good heat.
297
00:11:14,335 --> 00:11:16,626
And I look over and Jason
has got plenty of good stuff.
298
00:11:16,751 --> 00:11:19,251
I'm stressing I'm gonna be
out of this competition,
299
00:11:19,335 --> 00:11:21,042
and I haven't even put
my foot in the door.
300
00:11:21,043 --> 00:11:22,835
I got to get it started.
301
00:11:27,043 --> 00:11:28,084
- For the first time ever,
"Forged in Fire"
302
00:11:28,085 --> 00:11:29,125
is hitting the road
to find the best
303
00:11:29,126 --> 00:11:30,793
bladesmiths across America.
304
00:11:30,876 --> 00:11:32,793
And today, we're in
Brasstown, North Carolina,
305
00:11:32,876 --> 00:11:35,918
with Ben Abbott,
and the competition is fierce.
306
00:11:36,001 --> 00:11:37,876
Jesse is still fighting
the coal.
307
00:11:37,960 --> 00:11:40,168
The other two smiths are
back and forth
308
00:11:40,251 --> 00:11:42,918
on the power hammer
getting to work.
309
00:11:43,043 --> 00:11:44,876
- I really got to get a move on.
310
00:11:44,960 --> 00:11:47,417
I really got to get started.
311
00:11:47,418 --> 00:11:49,710
I'm hoping and praying
for this to get started.
312
00:11:49,793 --> 00:11:50,835
I'm stressing
313
00:11:51,043 --> 00:11:52,835
I'm gonna be out
of this competition,
314
00:11:52,918 --> 00:11:54,311
and I haven't even put
my foot in the door.
315
00:11:54,335 --> 00:11:55,876
I gotta get it started.
316
00:11:55,918 --> 00:11:57,835
- What's that lever
up on the top of it,
317
00:11:57,918 --> 00:11:59,876
like the on/off switch?
318
00:11:59,918 --> 00:12:01,084
- That controls
the amount of air
319
00:12:01,085 --> 00:12:02,500
they're getting from the blower.
320
00:12:02,501 --> 00:12:04,210
It's the twear.
321
00:12:04,293 --> 00:12:05,977
- Looks like he's using
that now, and it's working.
322
00:12:06,001 --> 00:12:07,376
He's got a good flame going.
323
00:12:07,501 --> 00:12:09,102
- Got a little bit, but I
just hope it doesn't go out.
324
00:12:09,126 --> 00:12:12,085
- You just gotta believe.
325
00:12:12,210 --> 00:12:13,210
- I got fire!
326
00:12:13,293 --> 00:12:14,917
Hooray!
327
00:12:14,918 --> 00:12:16,667
The fire gods blessed me.
328
00:12:16,668 --> 00:12:17,710
I'm so happy.
329
00:12:17,835 --> 00:12:19,334
- All right.
330
00:12:19,335 --> 00:12:21,210
Jesse's fire's up
and running, finally.
331
00:12:21,251 --> 00:12:23,292
- I'm just so glad
that it got started.
332
00:12:23,293 --> 00:12:25,335
I hopefully am gonna keep
this fire too.
333
00:12:25,418 --> 00:12:26,876
- I'm in the races now.
334
00:12:27,001 --> 00:12:28,477
I don't feel like
I'm out of the game,
335
00:12:28,501 --> 00:12:31,251
but I definitely have
a lot of catching up to do.
336
00:12:33,126 --> 00:12:34,709
- Something I really love
about this shop is
337
00:12:34,710 --> 00:12:36,626
that everywhere you look,
338
00:12:36,751 --> 00:12:38,210
you've got things like
the entryway.
339
00:12:38,251 --> 00:12:39,917
You've got the ends
of these beams up here.
340
00:12:39,918 --> 00:12:42,043
Everything is not only
blacksmith themed,
341
00:12:42,085 --> 00:12:44,269
but it seems like a lot of it
was made by the blacksmiths
342
00:12:44,293 --> 00:12:45,626
in the shop itself.
343
00:12:45,751 --> 00:12:46,960
- Yeah.
344
00:12:47,043 --> 00:12:49,000
All of our signage is forged
in the shop,
345
00:12:49,001 --> 00:12:51,959
the toilet paper holders,
the towel holders in the room.
346
00:12:51,960 --> 00:12:53,875
- Toilet paper holders?
- Yeah.
347
00:12:53,876 --> 00:12:54,876
- That'd be my luck.
348
00:12:54,918 --> 00:12:55,793
Hey, I'm here to help.
349
00:12:55,794 --> 00:12:57,084
Make a toilet paper holder.
350
00:12:57,085 --> 00:12:58,543
- You're the plunger guy.
351
00:12:58,626 --> 00:13:00,543
- But how?
352
00:13:00,626 --> 00:13:02,043
- Power hammers are awesome.
353
00:13:02,126 --> 00:13:03,727
Who wouldn't love to take
a piece of steel
354
00:13:03,751 --> 00:13:05,710
and just smash
the crap out of it?
355
00:13:07,043 --> 00:13:09,750
- Jason is starting
with the blade,
356
00:13:09,751 --> 00:13:11,460
drawing back the length.
357
00:13:11,543 --> 00:13:14,417
- The more mass you have after
finishing the blade, the more
358
00:13:14,418 --> 00:13:15,938
options you have to make...
- I got it.
359
00:13:16,001 --> 00:13:17,251
- The handle of your dreams.
360
00:13:17,335 --> 00:13:19,061
- You don't want to work
yourself into a corner
361
00:13:19,085 --> 00:13:22,043
where you have to do
a specific handle style.
362
00:13:22,126 --> 00:13:25,960
- The tests are
we're going to chop some tongs
363
00:13:26,043 --> 00:13:27,876
and slice some pumpkins.
364
00:13:27,960 --> 00:13:30,959
Chopping into tongs
is absolutely scary
365
00:13:30,960 --> 00:13:33,292
because it is metal on metal,
366
00:13:33,293 --> 00:13:36,085
so it is going to do
some damage.
367
00:13:36,210 --> 00:13:39,376
- The tong chop...
That's so mean, Ben.
368
00:13:39,460 --> 00:13:41,834
They put this beautiful
blacksmith's knife together,
369
00:13:41,835 --> 00:13:43,917
and I'm gonnna swing it
as hard as I can
370
00:13:43,918 --> 00:13:46,709
into a pair of tongs.
371
00:13:46,710 --> 00:13:48,418
- Better than a hammer, I guess.
372
00:13:48,501 --> 00:13:50,168
Or torpedo.
373
00:13:57,001 --> 00:13:59,043
- This here is what
you call a KSO...
374
00:13:59,126 --> 00:14:00,376
Knife-Shaped Object.
375
00:14:02,918 --> 00:14:04,876
- I'm a little behind
schedule, I think.
376
00:14:04,918 --> 00:14:07,585
I'm trying to draw out my knife.
377
00:14:07,668 --> 00:14:10,084
And I'm gonna draw out
that tang.
378
00:14:10,085 --> 00:14:13,043
- These guys don't just have to
stand out above the other two
379
00:14:13,126 --> 00:14:15,085
competitors in this forge.
380
00:14:15,168 --> 00:14:17,835
Whichever one of them comes
out on top of these two rounds
381
00:14:17,918 --> 00:14:19,960
is gonna have to come back
to our forge
382
00:14:20,085 --> 00:14:21,750
and battle three other smiths
383
00:14:21,751 --> 00:14:22,751
that we picked up
around America.
384
00:14:22,751 --> 00:14:23,751
- Yeah.
385
00:14:23,793 --> 00:14:25,835
- There's a ton
on the line here.
386
00:14:25,918 --> 00:14:27,394
- I'm doing a lot
of hand hammering because
387
00:14:27,418 --> 00:14:28,917
I don't like to use
the power hammers.
388
00:14:28,918 --> 00:14:29,918
So I'm in my lane.
389
00:14:29,919 --> 00:14:32,043
I'm trying to flourish.
390
00:14:32,168 --> 00:14:33,477
- This doesn't strike me
as a blade
391
00:14:33,501 --> 00:14:36,001
that you can get away with
just drawing out a blank
392
00:14:36,085 --> 00:14:37,542
and grinding a finish.
393
00:14:37,543 --> 00:14:39,085
There is gonna be
a ton of hammer work.
394
00:14:39,168 --> 00:14:40,168
- Yeah.
395
00:14:40,210 --> 00:14:42,085
As a matter of fact,
when I did mine,
396
00:14:42,168 --> 00:14:43,793
it was about 10 minutes
on the grinder.
397
00:14:43,918 --> 00:14:45,376
- Really?
398
00:14:45,418 --> 00:14:47,102
So hammer skills are
pretty important in getting
399
00:14:47,126 --> 00:14:49,084
ahead of the game on this?
400
00:14:49,085 --> 00:14:50,417
- My knife feels good.
401
00:14:50,418 --> 00:14:52,168
I am not as worried now.
402
00:14:52,251 --> 00:14:53,959
I feel like I have a chance.
403
00:14:58,793 --> 00:15:01,043
- My favorite part about this
competition is the handle.
404
00:15:01,168 --> 00:15:02,292
The handle is a blank slate.
405
00:15:02,293 --> 00:15:04,000
You can do anything you want.
406
00:15:04,001 --> 00:15:04,876
And I want to see something fun.
407
00:15:04,960 --> 00:15:06,043
- Yeah.
408
00:15:06,126 --> 00:15:07,293
- What would you do?
409
00:15:07,376 --> 00:15:09,584
I'd put a bug on the end of it.
410
00:15:09,585 --> 00:15:11,460
I know a scorpion isn't
technically a bug,
411
00:15:11,585 --> 00:15:13,959
but a scorpion tail would
be a pretty sweet handle.
412
00:15:13,960 --> 00:15:15,376
- It's an arachnid.
413
00:15:15,418 --> 00:15:16,500
- Go home, Ben.
414
00:15:18,168 --> 00:15:20,168
- So generally, on a
blacksmith's knife's handle,
415
00:15:20,251 --> 00:15:22,918
you would form a taper
and wrap it around.
416
00:15:23,001 --> 00:15:24,210
But for my handle,
417
00:15:24,293 --> 00:15:25,251
I want to do something
a little different,
418
00:15:25,252 --> 00:15:26,709
and I want to slot punch a hole
419
00:15:26,710 --> 00:15:28,459
down the length of the handle
420
00:15:28,460 --> 00:15:32,418
and then drift that out to form
a more ergonomic handle.
421
00:15:32,501 --> 00:15:34,835
- One thing that I don't
like about what Cole is doing
422
00:15:34,918 --> 00:15:36,710
is when you split
that handle in the middle,
423
00:15:36,793 --> 00:15:39,876
it puts part of that handle
above the spine of the blade
424
00:15:39,918 --> 00:15:42,125
and you end up with that
blade that's offset
425
00:15:42,126 --> 00:15:44,209
to where the handle usually is.
426
00:15:44,210 --> 00:15:46,043
- I think this is looking
kind of cool.
427
00:15:46,085 --> 00:15:48,376
- Cole's knife looks like
a half a pair of scissors.
428
00:15:48,418 --> 00:15:50,250
- Yeah. Yeah.
- It really does.
429
00:15:50,251 --> 00:15:52,543
That's exactly what it is.
430
00:15:52,585 --> 00:15:55,042
- I'm wondering if the handle
is decorated or not.
431
00:15:55,043 --> 00:15:56,403
And maybe I'll change
my mind later
432
00:15:56,460 --> 00:15:58,100
and twist it after
it's been heat treated.
433
00:15:58,168 --> 00:16:00,584
But as of now, I'm gonna
leave this as it is.
434
00:16:00,585 --> 00:16:01,918
Which might be a bad idea.
435
00:16:02,001 --> 00:16:03,001
Who knows?
436
00:16:03,085 --> 00:16:04,251
Time will tell.
437
00:16:04,418 --> 00:16:06,335
- Bladesmiths, you have
half the time remaining.
438
00:16:06,418 --> 00:16:09,626
Two and a half hours
till we're finished.
439
00:16:11,710 --> 00:16:14,250
It looks like he left
a little glob at the end.
440
00:16:14,251 --> 00:16:15,543
- Yeah.
441
00:16:15,626 --> 00:16:18,126
- Now that I've got
the blade drawn out,
442
00:16:18,210 --> 00:16:19,418
I'm feeling pretty good.
443
00:16:19,501 --> 00:16:21,376
For the artistic touch,
I'm going to try
444
00:16:21,460 --> 00:16:25,125
to do a leaf on the end
and curl that around
445
00:16:25,126 --> 00:16:27,418
and have the leaf come up
as a guard.
446
00:16:27,501 --> 00:16:29,750
It's important to me
for it to be ornate.
447
00:16:29,751 --> 00:16:32,876
For one, it hopefully shows
off some of my craftsmanship.
448
00:16:32,960 --> 00:16:37,210
And I hope that it will set
me apart from the competition.
449
00:16:37,293 --> 00:16:38,667
- So we got the answer
to the glob
450
00:16:38,668 --> 00:16:40,501
at the end of Jason's handle.
451
00:16:40,585 --> 00:16:42,501
It looks like he's turning it
into a leaf shape.
452
00:16:42,585 --> 00:16:44,085
- Okay.
453
00:16:44,168 --> 00:16:45,584
- So that's a very traditional
blacksmith thing to do.
454
00:16:45,585 --> 00:16:47,126
- Yeah.
455
00:16:47,210 --> 00:16:48,918
- Isn't it just lovely?
456
00:16:49,001 --> 00:16:50,043
So I got my leaf made.
457
00:16:50,085 --> 00:16:51,292
It looks great.
458
00:16:51,293 --> 00:16:54,793
And then I start
folding it around.
459
00:16:54,876 --> 00:16:57,375
Yeah, I got too much.
460
00:16:57,376 --> 00:16:59,126
So now I'm starting to sweat it.
461
00:16:59,210 --> 00:17:00,686
It's like, man,
I put all this time and effort
462
00:17:00,710 --> 00:17:01,626
into making this leaf.
463
00:17:01,710 --> 00:17:03,376
I've lost that time.
464
00:17:03,543 --> 00:17:07,167
But if I leave this leaf,
it's gonna be way too long.
465
00:17:07,168 --> 00:17:09,168
- Jason is cutting that leaf
466
00:17:09,251 --> 00:17:10,876
off the tail of his knife
right now.
467
00:17:11,001 --> 00:17:12,709
- That's not good.
468
00:17:12,710 --> 00:17:15,835
- The artistic add-on has to be
in the final product.
469
00:17:15,918 --> 00:17:18,417
- Yeah.
470
00:17:18,418 --> 00:17:20,477
- I put all this time and
effort into making this leaf,
471
00:17:20,501 --> 00:17:22,001
and now I'm not gonna use it.
472
00:17:22,085 --> 00:17:24,335
So I have to think
of something else
473
00:17:24,418 --> 00:17:26,210
to have that decorative element.
474
00:17:26,251 --> 00:17:28,376
- Can you put that leaf back on?
475
00:17:28,460 --> 00:17:30,102
- I think he needs
to "leaf" it right there.
476
00:17:30,126 --> 00:17:31,126
Come on.
477
00:17:32,418 --> 00:17:33,293
- I didn't know
Doug was on this episode.
478
00:17:33,376 --> 00:17:35,043
Yeah.
479
00:17:35,126 --> 00:17:37,876
- So we got a farrier,
a jeweler, and a welder
480
00:17:37,960 --> 00:17:39,168
walk into a bar.
481
00:17:39,251 --> 00:17:42,000
- Was it a metal bar?
482
00:17:42,001 --> 00:17:43,710
Wow.
483
00:17:45,585 --> 00:17:47,710
Check, please.
484
00:17:47,793 --> 00:17:50,210
- Jesse's transitioning
from that blade section
485
00:17:50,335 --> 00:17:52,335
to the handle,
and he's drawing it out.
486
00:17:52,418 --> 00:17:54,334
- I'm going to make
a single twist
487
00:17:54,335 --> 00:17:55,625
on the back of the spine,
488
00:17:55,626 --> 00:17:57,710
and then I'm going
to wrap it around
489
00:17:57,751 --> 00:18:00,918
decoratively to where
it'll curl up to kind of create
490
00:18:01,085 --> 00:18:02,250
as a guard in itself.
491
00:18:02,251 --> 00:18:04,335
Even though
it's not super flashy,
492
00:18:04,418 --> 00:18:06,625
it's something that
fits parameters
493
00:18:06,626 --> 00:18:08,043
that I know I can do.
494
00:18:08,126 --> 00:18:10,543
- Wonderful,
wonderful, wonderful.
495
00:18:10,626 --> 00:18:12,293
I really like the twist
in Jesse's handle.
496
00:18:12,418 --> 00:18:14,543
It gives that artistic flair
we're looking for,
497
00:18:14,626 --> 00:18:18,751
and he was able to execute it
relatively quickly.
498
00:18:18,876 --> 00:18:21,293
- So it looks like Jason just
heated up a piece of metal,
499
00:18:21,418 --> 00:18:22,602
and now he's heating up the oil.
500
00:18:22,626 --> 00:18:24,043
- It gets thinner
when you heat it,
501
00:18:24,085 --> 00:18:26,210
and it cools things
more rapidly.
502
00:18:26,251 --> 00:18:27,293
- Interesting.
503
00:18:27,418 --> 00:18:29,210
So this is a smart move?
- Yeah.
504
00:18:29,251 --> 00:18:31,543
- It starts to smell like
French fries in here now.
505
00:18:31,585 --> 00:18:32,460
Somebody could have bought some.
506
00:18:32,543 --> 00:18:34,209
We could have us a French fry.
507
00:18:34,210 --> 00:18:36,335
- Jason's making lunch
for everybody.
508
00:18:36,418 --> 00:18:37,418
What are we eating today, Jason?
509
00:18:37,419 --> 00:18:39,959
I got some eyeball stew here.
510
00:18:39,960 --> 00:18:41,126
- Great.
511
00:18:41,210 --> 00:18:42,500
- Jason's famous chili.
512
00:18:42,501 --> 00:18:44,209
- I'm full.
513
00:18:44,210 --> 00:18:45,418
- It's quench time.
514
00:18:45,501 --> 00:18:47,126
I'm getting ready
to harden my piece.
515
00:18:47,210 --> 00:18:49,542
- A good quench and heat treat
is vital for this.
516
00:18:49,543 --> 00:18:51,585
We chop tongs with
these things, you know?
517
00:18:51,668 --> 00:18:54,043
You can't get away
with mediocre heat treat.
518
00:18:54,126 --> 00:18:55,542
- Basically,
anything can go wrong.
519
00:18:55,543 --> 00:18:58,376
And we've just got
to hope for the best.
520
00:18:58,460 --> 00:19:00,125
- Here we go. All right.
Cole's in the oil.
521
00:19:00,126 --> 00:19:01,126
- Yeah.
522
00:19:04,210 --> 00:19:06,210
- I think that's good.
523
00:19:06,293 --> 00:19:08,335
After the quench,
I need to sharpen the blade.
524
00:19:08,418 --> 00:19:10,210
It's a long process,
but it's got to be done,
525
00:19:10,376 --> 00:19:11,917
and it's the most important.
526
00:19:11,918 --> 00:19:13,210
- You know, Grady, I really wish
527
00:19:13,293 --> 00:19:14,561
Cole would focus more
on the artistry aspect
528
00:19:14,585 --> 00:19:16,543
of this challenge...
It's pretty plain.
529
00:19:16,626 --> 00:19:18,876
- At this point, just
making a blacksmith's knife
530
00:19:18,960 --> 00:19:20,001
isn't enough.
531
00:19:20,085 --> 00:19:20,960
All right, bladesmiths.
532
00:19:21,085 --> 00:19:23,210
30 minutes remaining.
533
00:19:23,251 --> 00:19:25,376
- So you have that
decorative element.
534
00:19:25,460 --> 00:19:28,375
Plan B is forge out a finial.
535
00:19:28,376 --> 00:19:29,417
- This is a smart move.
536
00:19:29,418 --> 00:19:30,335
- Yeah.
537
00:19:30,336 --> 00:19:32,210
Very purposeful hammer work.
538
00:19:32,251 --> 00:19:34,126
- I can talk to you
for days about finials,
539
00:19:34,210 --> 00:19:35,668
because I've made
a bunch of them.
540
00:19:35,793 --> 00:19:37,233
I don't have time
to talk about that,
541
00:19:37,335 --> 00:19:39,710
because I've got to get
mine quenched.
542
00:19:39,793 --> 00:19:41,792
I just basically want
to use these hot coals.
543
00:19:41,793 --> 00:19:44,793
And I'm just gonna ride it
back and forth in the coals.
544
00:19:44,876 --> 00:19:46,668
Then it'll be go time.
545
00:19:46,751 --> 00:19:48,292
I'm scared to death
it's gonna crack
546
00:19:48,293 --> 00:19:50,001
or I'm gonna hear a tink
or something.
547
00:19:50,085 --> 00:19:52,501
Hopefully, all those molecules
in the steel and the grain
548
00:19:52,585 --> 00:19:55,668
in the steel will realign
itself and do its magic thing
549
00:19:55,751 --> 00:19:58,250
and, poof, Bob's your uncle,
and there's your blade.
550
00:19:59,543 --> 00:20:03,335
- Jason's quenched too, now.
551
00:20:03,418 --> 00:20:05,043
- So far, I'm good.
552
00:20:05,126 --> 00:20:07,626
Great.
553
00:20:07,751 --> 00:20:10,459
- Jesse is the only smith
left to quench his blade.
554
00:20:13,460 --> 00:20:15,251
- Quenched that blade
way too hot.
555
00:20:15,376 --> 00:20:16,977
When it's that hot
when you go for the quench,
556
00:20:17,001 --> 00:20:21,584
you run a bigger risk
of cracking, warping,
557
00:20:21,585 --> 00:20:22,793
- Whoo!
558
00:20:22,918 --> 00:20:25,250
Now I got to make sure
that all these components
559
00:20:25,251 --> 00:20:26,251
are just right.
560
00:20:29,751 --> 00:20:31,561
- I'm really impressed
with all these smiths today.
561
00:20:31,585 --> 00:20:32,917
I feel really confident
that any one of them
562
00:20:32,918 --> 00:20:35,460
will represent me
and this shop really well
563
00:20:35,543 --> 00:20:37,418
and could win the whole thing.
564
00:20:37,501 --> 00:20:40,417
- Trying to use what little
time I have to make it better.
565
00:20:40,418 --> 00:20:42,084
And I've got, you know,
566
00:20:42,085 --> 00:20:43,584
pretty good-sized sausages here,
567
00:20:43,585 --> 00:20:46,376
so kind of take a peek
over at Ben.
568
00:20:46,418 --> 00:20:48,376
I don't know if my hands
are the same size,
569
00:20:48,418 --> 00:20:51,376
but anyway, I think I'm okay
as far as how the fit
570
00:20:51,501 --> 00:20:53,417
and finish and feel goes.
571
00:20:53,418 --> 00:20:55,459
That'll do, donkey.
572
00:20:55,460 --> 00:20:58,376
It's a great honor to be able
to compete and represent Ben
573
00:20:58,460 --> 00:21:01,543
and the Appalachian region.
574
00:21:03,501 --> 00:21:04,376
- I can't unsee the scissors.
575
00:21:04,460 --> 00:21:06,210
You've ruined it.
576
00:21:06,293 --> 00:21:07,293
- You're welcome.
577
00:21:07,335 --> 00:21:09,710
- It's done.
578
00:21:09,751 --> 00:21:11,436
- Now we're just trying
to put some file marks
579
00:21:11,460 --> 00:21:14,043
along this back side of
the handle to give it
580
00:21:14,126 --> 00:21:17,750
kind of like an artistic flair.
581
00:21:17,751 --> 00:21:20,042
- What do you guys think
of Cole's artistic addition
582
00:21:20,043 --> 00:21:21,084
to his blade?
583
00:21:21,085 --> 00:21:22,085
- Minimalist.
584
00:21:22,126 --> 00:21:23,418
- Yeah.
585
00:21:23,626 --> 00:21:25,625
- The art is in the eye
of the beholder, technically.
586
00:21:25,626 --> 00:21:27,751
- Well, in this case,
it's in the eye of the judges.
587
00:21:27,835 --> 00:21:28,835
- Yeah.
588
00:21:30,585 --> 00:21:32,876
- It is a good way to get
ahead of your opponents,
589
00:21:32,918 --> 00:21:34,394
to make that noise
over and over again.
590
00:21:34,418 --> 00:21:35,543
- Not me.
591
00:21:35,585 --> 00:21:37,668
- Like a mean cricket.
592
00:21:41,501 --> 00:21:46,210
- 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
593
00:21:46,251 --> 00:21:47,710
Bladesmiths, turn off
your machines.
594
00:21:47,751 --> 00:21:52,084
Put down your tools.
This round is over.
595
00:21:52,085 --> 00:21:53,085
- I'm done.
596
00:21:53,086 --> 00:21:54,543
And I'm satisfied.
597
00:21:54,626 --> 00:21:57,543
I am not excited to get
to see this thing tested,
598
00:21:57,626 --> 00:22:00,085
because no bladesmith
wants to see
599
00:22:00,168 --> 00:22:02,251
their blade put through
destructive,
600
00:22:02,376 --> 00:22:04,084
devastating torture.
601
00:22:04,085 --> 00:22:07,585
And all I can do is hope that
it withstands Ben's cutting.
602
00:22:10,710 --> 00:22:12,625
- Bladesmiths,
welcome to the dynamic
603
00:22:12,626 --> 00:22:15,668
strength and sharpness test.
604
00:22:15,751 --> 00:22:17,501
First, to test the strength
of your blades,
605
00:22:17,585 --> 00:22:19,543
I'll be bashing them
into this pair of tongs.
606
00:22:19,626 --> 00:22:21,460
And then to test
the edge retention
607
00:22:21,543 --> 00:22:22,751
and the overall feel,
608
00:22:22,835 --> 00:22:25,501
I'll be cutting
into these gourds.
609
00:22:25,585 --> 00:22:26,293
Jesse, you're up first.
You ready?
610
00:22:26,418 --> 00:22:27,418
- Yes, sir.
611
00:22:27,501 --> 00:22:29,001
- All right.
612
00:22:31,626 --> 00:22:33,335
- I'm horribly nervous.
613
00:22:33,418 --> 00:22:35,168
Knives are absolutely
not intended to be
614
00:22:35,251 --> 00:22:36,626
pounded into tongs.
615
00:22:36,751 --> 00:22:38,626
My heart's absolutely
beating out of my chest.
616
00:22:38,710 --> 00:22:39,917
Is it gonna perform?
617
00:22:39,918 --> 00:22:40,918
Is it gonna chip?
618
00:22:40,919 --> 00:22:42,543
Is it gonna explode?
619
00:22:42,668 --> 00:22:43,948
I'm just freaking out right now.
620
00:22:50,043 --> 00:22:51,686
- My heart's absolutely
beating out of my chest.
621
00:22:51,710 --> 00:22:53,459
I'm nervous.
I'm stressing.
622
00:22:53,460 --> 00:22:55,561
I think the worst-case scenario
is, it's gonna explode.
623
00:22:55,585 --> 00:22:56,811
The handle's gonna be
uncomfortable.
624
00:22:56,835 --> 00:22:58,334
There's so many issues
that I'm just
625
00:22:58,335 --> 00:22:59,735
kind of thinking about
over my head.
626
00:23:01,000 --> 00:23:07,074
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627
00:23:30,585 --> 00:23:31,793
All right, Jesse.
628
00:23:31,918 --> 00:23:33,585
Starting off, it's got
a good look to it.
629
00:23:33,668 --> 00:23:36,418
I mean, it's a classic
blacksmith-looking knife.
630
00:23:36,501 --> 00:23:38,710
Main thing for me, though,
is that the edge,
631
00:23:38,793 --> 00:23:40,875
in the testing,
took a lot of chipping.
632
00:23:40,876 --> 00:23:42,292
It's possible that the steel was
633
00:23:42,293 --> 00:23:44,001
a little too hot
during the quench,
634
00:23:44,085 --> 00:23:45,960
which can do some stuff.
But it held up.
635
00:23:46,043 --> 00:23:47,834
It's just now a serrated knife.
636
00:23:47,835 --> 00:23:50,876
Moving back to your handle,
the soft twists and the curl...
637
00:23:50,918 --> 00:23:51,960
It's cool.
638
00:23:52,043 --> 00:23:53,210
It's really neat.
639
00:23:53,251 --> 00:23:54,500
All in all, it's
all in one piece.
640
00:23:54,501 --> 00:23:55,793
Still straight.
641
00:23:55,876 --> 00:23:56,751
Nice job.
642
00:23:56,835 --> 00:23:57,710
- Thank you.
643
00:23:57,793 --> 00:23:59,113
- All right, Cole.
You're up next.
644
00:23:59,168 --> 00:24:00,293
You ready?
- Yeah.
645
00:24:00,376 --> 00:24:02,418
- All right.
646
00:24:02,543 --> 00:24:03,686
- So I'm seeing
Jesse's knife chipped,
647
00:24:03,710 --> 00:24:05,501
and my heart's starting to beat.
648
00:24:05,585 --> 00:24:06,644
I'm getting a little nervous
'cause I know
649
00:24:06,668 --> 00:24:07,750
there's gonna be
some destruction
650
00:24:07,751 --> 00:24:09,543
when they chop into those tongs.
651
00:24:09,585 --> 00:24:10,667
The edge could chip.
It could crack.
652
00:24:10,668 --> 00:24:11,835
It could fold over.
653
00:24:11,918 --> 00:24:13,835
The handle could break in half.
654
00:24:13,918 --> 00:24:15,750
Really, anything could go wrong.
655
00:24:40,918 --> 00:24:41,918
- All right, Cole.
656
00:24:42,001 --> 00:24:43,835
Well, first off,
looking at this knife,
657
00:24:43,918 --> 00:24:47,876
it's not the most artistic
expression that I've seen.
658
00:24:47,960 --> 00:24:51,293
I wish it had a bit more flair,
a bit more artistry.
659
00:24:51,418 --> 00:24:54,667
Moving on to your blade,
the edge did
660
00:24:54,668 --> 00:24:56,960
end up taking some chipping.
661
00:24:57,043 --> 00:24:59,876
And then back here, there's
actually rolls that I can
662
00:24:59,960 --> 00:25:01,876
get my fingernail underneath.
663
00:25:01,960 --> 00:25:04,626
It did affect the cutting
in the cut test.
664
00:25:04,710 --> 00:25:06,543
As I cut down to the gourds,
665
00:25:06,585 --> 00:25:08,626
I could feel the resistance
pretty rapidly.
666
00:25:08,710 --> 00:25:10,543
But at the end of the day,
nice job.
667
00:25:10,626 --> 00:25:11,835
- Thanks.
668
00:25:11,960 --> 00:25:13,835
- All right, Jason.
You're up next. You ready?
669
00:25:13,918 --> 00:25:15,668
- I'm about to vomit,
but go ahead.
670
00:25:15,751 --> 00:25:17,071
- All right.
This'll be fun, then.
671
00:25:19,001 --> 00:25:21,000
- After seeing Jesse
and Cole's knives
672
00:25:21,001 --> 00:25:22,543
take the damage that they took,
673
00:25:22,626 --> 00:25:24,792
I'm very concerned
that mine will too.
674
00:25:24,793 --> 00:25:25,917
My brain, I'm screaming,
675
00:25:25,918 --> 00:25:27,250
"It's gonna break!
It's gonna break!
676
00:25:27,251 --> 00:25:28,917
I'm sorry."
677
00:25:31,126 --> 00:25:32,792
Here we go, fellers.
678
00:26:00,251 --> 00:26:01,625
- All right, Jason.
679
00:26:01,626 --> 00:26:02,917
That handle is
really cool looking.
680
00:26:02,918 --> 00:26:05,168
I like the offset
square corners.
681
00:26:05,251 --> 00:26:07,710
I like the way that the curl
matches into the front.
682
00:26:07,751 --> 00:26:09,376
And it has the added benefit
of being
683
00:26:09,501 --> 00:26:11,001
comfortable and easy to hold.
684
00:26:11,085 --> 00:26:14,834
The edge...
It took some chipping.
685
00:26:14,835 --> 00:26:17,085
None of these
have rolled in any way.
686
00:26:17,168 --> 00:26:18,960
It's just chipped out.
687
00:26:19,085 --> 00:26:21,835
You know, you put a real fine
edge on it, which is great.
688
00:26:21,918 --> 00:26:25,168
But this is W1 steel going
against tong handles.
689
00:26:25,251 --> 00:26:27,543
Maybe a more robust edge
would have been
690
00:26:27,585 --> 00:26:28,626
the right choice here.
691
00:26:28,710 --> 00:26:30,626
But it's all here.
692
00:26:30,710 --> 00:26:32,001
It looks great.
693
00:26:32,085 --> 00:26:33,043
Nice job.
694
00:26:33,085 --> 00:26:34,835
- Thank you, sir.
695
00:26:35,919 --> 00:26:37,918
I think we all tested equally,
696
00:26:38,001 --> 00:26:40,168
so it's anybody's game
at this moment.
697
00:26:40,251 --> 00:26:43,042
But hopefully, overall,
my design of my handle
698
00:26:43,043 --> 00:26:45,084
will stand out above the rest
699
00:26:45,085 --> 00:26:46,584
and at least keep me
going forward.
700
00:26:50,418 --> 00:26:51,751
- All right, gentlemen.
701
00:26:51,835 --> 00:26:53,750
I've got to say,
it's been an absolute joy
702
00:26:53,751 --> 00:26:55,186
to join you here at the
Clay Spencer Blacksmith Shop
703
00:26:55,210 --> 00:26:56,460
and watch you work.
704
00:26:56,543 --> 00:26:58,210
You're all three
very talented smiths.
705
00:26:58,251 --> 00:26:59,710
But this is a competition,
706
00:26:59,793 --> 00:27:01,561
which means that we can only
take two of you on
707
00:27:01,585 --> 00:27:02,585
to the next leg.
708
00:27:02,710 --> 00:27:05,001
The bladesmith
leaving The Forge is...
709
00:27:07,918 --> 00:27:09,210
Cole.
710
00:27:09,251 --> 00:27:10,500
Unfortunately, your blade
did not make the cut.
711
00:27:10,501 --> 00:27:11,835
And Ben's gonna explain why.
712
00:27:11,918 --> 00:27:14,001
- Well, Cole, watching
you work out there,
713
00:27:14,085 --> 00:27:16,061
it's very obvious to me that
you're a very talented smith.
714
00:27:16,085 --> 00:27:18,835
But all three of these blades
performed about equally
715
00:27:18,918 --> 00:27:21,043
in the testing, so we had
to take a closer look
716
00:27:21,126 --> 00:27:23,043
at the craftsmanship
and the artistry
717
00:27:23,126 --> 00:27:24,043
that we asked for.
718
00:27:24,126 --> 00:27:25,542
And yours fell just
a little short
719
00:27:25,543 --> 00:27:27,084
of that of your opponents.
720
00:27:27,085 --> 00:27:28,960
And that's why
we're letting you go.
721
00:27:29,043 --> 00:27:31,085
- Well, Cole, it's been
an absolute pleasure.
722
00:27:31,168 --> 00:27:32,894
But unfortunately, your time
in this competition has ended.
723
00:27:32,918 --> 00:27:34,227
I'm gonna have to ask you
to please step
724
00:27:34,251 --> 00:27:35,876
off the testing floor.
725
00:27:37,251 --> 00:27:38,571
- I'm proud of the work
I put out.
726
00:27:38,626 --> 00:27:40,376
I think I, you know,
tried my best.
727
00:27:40,460 --> 00:27:41,918
I did what I could.
728
00:27:42,001 --> 00:27:43,793
And ultimately,
it just wasn't up to the cut.
729
00:27:43,876 --> 00:27:45,542
The other competitors
are great blacksmiths.
730
00:27:45,543 --> 00:27:46,960
They're great bladesmiths.
731
00:27:47,043 --> 00:27:49,251
I think that these guys
have a good chance
732
00:27:49,335 --> 00:27:50,415
of winning the whole thing.
733
00:27:50,501 --> 00:27:52,251
I hope they do,
because it would be awesome
734
00:27:52,335 --> 00:27:53,668
to give back $10,000
735
00:27:53,751 --> 00:27:55,876
to the Clay Spencer
Blacksmith Shop.
736
00:27:58,918 --> 00:28:00,668
- Jesse, Jason.
Gentlemen, congratulations.
737
00:28:00,751 --> 00:28:02,626
You guys are moving forward
in the second round
738
00:28:02,751 --> 00:28:04,792
of this competition,
which means that one of you
739
00:28:04,793 --> 00:28:06,625
has the potential
of going all the way
740
00:28:06,626 --> 00:28:08,026
to the final round
of the tournament
741
00:28:08,085 --> 00:28:10,126
and taking home
a check for $20,000.
742
00:28:10,210 --> 00:28:12,376
And this shop right here
will get up
743
00:28:12,460 --> 00:28:15,835
to $10,000 worth of forging
equipment and supplies.
744
00:28:16,001 --> 00:28:17,585
Now, typically, at this point,
745
00:28:17,668 --> 00:28:19,000
I'd be asking you to go home
for four days
746
00:28:19,001 --> 00:28:20,543
to build an iconic weapon
from history.
747
00:28:20,626 --> 00:28:22,043
But because you're blacksmiths,
748
00:28:22,126 --> 00:28:25,542
I want you to build
an iconic tool.
749
00:28:25,543 --> 00:28:27,625
Gentlemen, we want you
to build this.
750
00:28:31,168 --> 00:28:36,959
- I'm freaking out over here.
751
00:28:36,960 --> 00:28:39,001
- Gentlemen, we want you
to build this.
752
00:28:42,585 --> 00:28:44,501
A four-tined pitchfork.
753
00:28:48,876 --> 00:28:50,960
The four-tined pitchfork
was first created
754
00:28:51,085 --> 00:28:52,765
by European farmers
during the Middle Ages,
755
00:28:52,793 --> 00:28:55,501
and remains
a popular agrarian tool
756
00:28:55,585 --> 00:28:57,085
in the Appalachian region.
757
00:28:57,168 --> 00:29:00,210
Featuring long, pointed tines
made for stabbing and pitching
758
00:29:00,251 --> 00:29:02,418
piles of hay,
peasants also discovered
759
00:29:02,543 --> 00:29:04,061
they were sharp enough
to inflict deadly stabs
760
00:29:04,085 --> 00:29:05,667
and thrusts
against the upper classes
761
00:29:05,668 --> 00:29:07,584
during uprisings and riots.
762
00:29:07,585 --> 00:29:11,251
The pitchfork was instrumental
in the 1794 Whiskey Rebellion,
763
00:29:11,335 --> 00:29:13,501
where farmers and distillers
in Western Pennsylvania
764
00:29:13,585 --> 00:29:16,250
raised arms in protest
of a federal whiskey tax.
765
00:29:18,085 --> 00:29:22,376
The overall length will need
to be between 68 and 70 inches.
766
00:29:22,460 --> 00:29:25,585
The width of your pitchfork
needs to be between 5 1/2
767
00:29:25,668 --> 00:29:26,876
and 6 1/2 inches.
768
00:29:26,960 --> 00:29:28,793
And each of those four tines
needs to be
769
00:29:28,876 --> 00:29:32,125
between 11 and 13 inches long.
770
00:29:32,126 --> 00:29:33,876
- Like, what in the world?
A pitchfork?
771
00:29:33,960 --> 00:29:35,584
I am a bladesmith.
772
00:29:35,585 --> 00:29:37,585
I am not a pitchfork-smith.
773
00:29:37,668 --> 00:29:40,460
But now the gauntlet is
thrown down, I have to do it,
774
00:29:40,543 --> 00:29:41,626
and I'll do it.
775
00:29:41,710 --> 00:29:42,710
Here we go.
776
00:29:42,876 --> 00:29:44,236
Let's go home
and make a pitchfork.
777
00:29:46,251 --> 00:29:47,668
- Even though you both represent
778
00:29:47,751 --> 00:29:49,043
Clay Spencer Blacksmith Shop,
779
00:29:49,168 --> 00:29:50,686
you will each go back
to your own home forges
780
00:29:50,710 --> 00:29:52,042
to make this tool.
781
00:29:52,043 --> 00:29:53,894
Now, guys, you're both
extremely talented smiths
782
00:29:53,918 --> 00:29:55,876
and artists, so we
expect two pitchforks
783
00:29:55,918 --> 00:29:57,667
that an angry villager
would be proud to wield.
784
00:29:57,668 --> 00:29:59,251
Good luck, guys.
785
00:29:59,335 --> 00:30:00,686
We'll see you back
at our forge in four days.
786
00:30:00,710 --> 00:30:01,793
- All right, buddy.
787
00:30:05,751 --> 00:30:09,168
- I really like working at the
John C. Campbell Folk School.
788
00:30:09,251 --> 00:30:11,584
It's kind of like
my second home.
789
00:30:11,585 --> 00:30:14,210
But I feel pretty good
coming back to my home forge.
790
00:30:14,251 --> 00:30:16,710
I really hope I represent
Ben Abbott
791
00:30:16,793 --> 00:30:18,710
and the Appalachian area well.
792
00:30:18,793 --> 00:30:20,209
And I hope that my home team
793
00:30:20,210 --> 00:30:22,085
of the John C. Campbell
Blacksmith Shop...
794
00:30:22,168 --> 00:30:24,543
I hope they're really looking
forward to see what I do.
795
00:30:27,501 --> 00:30:29,876
Right now, I'm forging
down in between the tines
796
00:30:29,918 --> 00:30:31,835
and the socket
first, because I feel
797
00:30:31,918 --> 00:30:34,292
like if I do that
and then cut the tines,
798
00:30:34,293 --> 00:30:37,710
I could spend more time
on the tines
799
00:30:37,793 --> 00:30:41,126
and they won't be in my way.
800
00:30:41,251 --> 00:30:43,750
I'm gonna be doing it
out of 5160 spring steel
801
00:30:43,751 --> 00:30:45,793
that we recycled from a car.
802
00:30:45,876 --> 00:30:47,667
I don't know how much material
I'm gonna need,
803
00:30:47,668 --> 00:30:51,001
so I'm gonna use just kind
of all this to start off with.
804
00:30:51,085 --> 00:30:53,085
I definitely don't need
this much,
805
00:30:53,168 --> 00:30:56,501
but I want to try to give me
a little bit room of error.
806
00:30:56,585 --> 00:31:00,043
I don't know exactly if it's
getting to where it's
807
00:31:00,126 --> 00:31:02,501
supposed to be,
but I'm definitely feeling good
808
00:31:02,585 --> 00:31:05,543
about where I am in comparison
to where I started.
809
00:31:09,585 --> 00:31:11,667
- It would be
an absolute honor to represent
810
00:31:11,668 --> 00:31:15,085
the Appalachian area
and the Clay Spencer Shop.
811
00:31:15,168 --> 00:31:20,376
So I've got to figure out
some way to make a pitchfork.
812
00:31:20,418 --> 00:31:24,668
Today, the main goal is
to get the socket made.
813
00:31:24,751 --> 00:31:27,418
I've got to get the seam
on the socket right,
814
00:31:27,501 --> 00:31:30,793
'cause if you don't,
it can split open,
815
00:31:30,918 --> 00:31:33,751
and it could basically come
out of the handle.
816
00:31:33,876 --> 00:31:35,376
It'll look okay.
817
00:31:35,418 --> 00:31:37,269
Whenever it's done, you
won't even be able to see it.
818
00:31:37,293 --> 00:31:39,335
All these welds
will be ground away.
819
00:31:39,418 --> 00:31:41,751
Now that I've got it welded,
next step:
820
00:31:41,835 --> 00:31:43,376
I gotta get these tines cut out.
821
00:31:43,460 --> 00:31:45,835
So it'll be a while.
822
00:31:45,918 --> 00:31:47,668
All right.
It's the end of the day.
823
00:31:47,751 --> 00:31:50,501
I got my goal reached,
and I'm done, and I'm tired.
824
00:31:50,585 --> 00:31:51,792
That's the end.
825
00:31:51,793 --> 00:31:52,913
Ready for tomorrow, day two.
826
00:31:56,876 --> 00:31:58,543
- It's the morning of day two.
827
00:31:58,626 --> 00:32:02,668
My plan for today is I'm going
to establish my pitchfork
828
00:32:02,751 --> 00:32:03,792
to what it should be.
829
00:32:03,793 --> 00:32:05,918
I got to make sure
this is right.
830
00:32:06,001 --> 00:32:07,751
I really want to focus
on getting
831
00:32:07,918 --> 00:32:09,668
the lines equal to each other.
832
00:32:09,751 --> 00:32:11,751
If I have one tine bigger
than the other one,
833
00:32:11,876 --> 00:32:13,376
it's gonna make it awkward,
834
00:32:13,460 --> 00:32:15,501
and I'll have to do
a lot more forging on it.
835
00:32:15,585 --> 00:32:16,793
I like it.
836
00:32:16,876 --> 00:32:19,584
After I get
all of the lines equal,
837
00:32:19,585 --> 00:32:23,668
I want to start chiseling
down and fullering,
838
00:32:23,751 --> 00:32:25,293
spreading out those tines.
839
00:32:25,376 --> 00:32:27,125
Starting.
840
00:32:27,126 --> 00:32:29,834
Push those open just a little.
841
00:32:29,835 --> 00:32:31,000
I don't want
to stretch them too much.
842
00:32:31,001 --> 00:32:33,209
I don't know how far
it'll stretch.
843
00:32:33,210 --> 00:32:37,210
So I want to keep just
doing that nice and slow.
844
00:32:37,251 --> 00:32:40,500
I don't want to overheat it
or even work it too cold,
845
00:32:40,501 --> 00:32:42,625
because I might put
in some stress crack
846
00:32:42,626 --> 00:32:45,543
that I won't be able to see
or know about until later.
847
00:32:45,585 --> 00:32:49,710
It's a slow process,
but I'm getting there.
848
00:32:49,751 --> 00:32:51,061
Feel pretty good
about my progress.
849
00:32:51,085 --> 00:32:52,751
I accomplished a lot, I think.
850
00:32:52,835 --> 00:32:55,876
I feel pretty confident with
all of the things I did today.
851
00:32:55,960 --> 00:32:58,250
Slowly but surely, it
looks like a pitchfork.
852
00:33:00,918 --> 00:33:02,585
- Day three.
853
00:33:02,710 --> 00:33:05,876
Yesterday, I quenched.
854
00:33:05,960 --> 00:33:08,710
I'm really excited about that.
855
00:33:08,793 --> 00:33:10,543
Yeah.
856
00:33:10,585 --> 00:33:14,835
Today, I want to try to make
a snake
857
00:33:14,918 --> 00:33:16,793
out of twisted Damascus.
858
00:33:16,876 --> 00:33:18,584
In the forge we go.
859
00:33:18,585 --> 00:33:20,126
And then I'll have
the snake coming up
860
00:33:20,210 --> 00:33:21,668
and wrapped around the handle.
861
00:33:21,751 --> 00:33:23,751
So that'll be a nice
little decorative touch.
862
00:33:25,668 --> 00:33:27,876
Clay Spencer Blacksmith Shop...
They're mostly known
863
00:33:27,918 --> 00:33:30,001
for ornamental iron works.
864
00:33:30,085 --> 00:33:31,668
Hopefully, I'll make
everybody proud.
865
00:33:31,751 --> 00:33:36,001
And I hope that it will set me
apart from the competition.
866
00:33:36,085 --> 00:33:38,085
Now, I don't like that.
867
00:33:38,210 --> 00:33:40,876
So now that I've got
the shape overall,
868
00:33:41,001 --> 00:33:42,375
it looks like a straight snake.
869
00:33:42,376 --> 00:33:45,001
But I want the snake
to be curled up
870
00:33:45,251 --> 00:33:48,460
and wrapped around the handle.
871
00:33:48,585 --> 00:33:51,085
And it split.
872
00:33:51,168 --> 00:33:52,168
It broke.
873
00:33:52,293 --> 00:33:54,585
By this time,
I'm getting pretty mad.
874
00:34:00,376 --> 00:34:03,001
And it split.
It broke.
875
00:34:03,085 --> 00:34:04,394
Yeah, I'm sitting there
looking at it,
876
00:34:04,418 --> 00:34:06,043
and it looks like
a piece of hot garbage.
877
00:34:06,085 --> 00:34:07,585
Can't do anything with it.
878
00:34:07,668 --> 00:34:10,835
I need something that
can put me over the top
879
00:34:10,918 --> 00:34:13,043
against my competition.
880
00:34:13,085 --> 00:34:14,542
So I start looking at it.
881
00:34:14,543 --> 00:34:17,751
And then I put some bluing
on the pitchfork.
882
00:34:17,835 --> 00:34:19,960
And it makes it look
a little different,
883
00:34:20,043 --> 00:34:21,960
a little better.
884
00:34:22,043 --> 00:34:23,210
That set it off.
885
00:34:23,251 --> 00:34:25,418
I think it looks
really cool now.
886
00:34:29,918 --> 00:34:31,543
- It's the morning of day four.
887
00:34:31,585 --> 00:34:32,918
On day three,
I got the heat treat
888
00:34:33,043 --> 00:34:34,668
and the quench really good.
889
00:34:34,751 --> 00:34:35,793
It's looking okay so far.
890
00:34:35,918 --> 00:34:37,417
Hooray!
891
00:34:37,418 --> 00:34:40,918
I have to get the handle
done today.
892
00:34:41,001 --> 00:34:42,376
Pitchfork has to be artistic,
893
00:34:42,418 --> 00:34:45,584
so I want to do
a fractal burning
894
00:34:45,585 --> 00:34:47,876
because I hope to represent
my home team
895
00:34:48,001 --> 00:34:50,085
of the John C. Campbell
Folk School.
896
00:34:50,168 --> 00:34:52,043
Fractal burning... it's
a little box
897
00:34:52,126 --> 00:34:53,460
with a neon power supply
898
00:34:53,585 --> 00:34:55,917
with essentially,
like, metal nails.
899
00:34:55,918 --> 00:34:58,085
If done right,
it looks really cool.
900
00:34:58,168 --> 00:35:00,876
It's a slow process.
You just turn on the power.
901
00:35:00,960 --> 00:35:02,500
It does its thing.
902
00:35:02,501 --> 00:35:03,835
Don't touch it.
903
00:35:03,918 --> 00:35:04,876
Turn it off.
904
00:35:04,918 --> 00:35:05,793
Move it.
905
00:35:05,876 --> 00:35:07,793
Turn it back on.
906
00:35:07,876 --> 00:35:09,918
I like the build.
907
00:35:10,001 --> 00:35:11,625
Torch and pitchfork.
908
00:35:11,626 --> 00:35:13,876
Hooray!
909
00:35:14,001 --> 00:35:15,710
I really hope I didn't let
my family
910
00:35:15,793 --> 00:35:17,043
at John C. Campbell down.
911
00:35:17,251 --> 00:35:18,561
I know Belz will hit me
with a piece of steel.
912
00:35:18,585 --> 00:35:19,251
I know it.
913
00:35:19,335 --> 00:35:20,750
She's vicious, that Belz.
914
00:35:20,751 --> 00:35:23,584
But I love her.
915
00:35:23,585 --> 00:35:25,960
I need a person beside me
for the photo.
916
00:35:32,085 --> 00:35:33,710
- Day four.
917
00:35:33,751 --> 00:35:36,168
I am just about done.
918
00:35:36,251 --> 00:35:38,001
Everything's looking great.
919
00:35:38,085 --> 00:35:39,710
So time to move on
to the handle.
920
00:35:39,835 --> 00:35:42,043
Okay.
Here we go.
921
00:35:42,126 --> 00:35:43,876
So this thing has
such a good fit,
922
00:35:43,960 --> 00:35:47,043
it's really hard to get in.
923
00:35:47,085 --> 00:35:48,960
Basically forcing
and forcing and forcing,
924
00:35:49,085 --> 00:35:50,792
and it ain't going.
925
00:35:50,793 --> 00:35:52,250
Are you kidding me?
926
00:35:52,251 --> 00:35:54,251
All I can do is
just ram her home.
927
00:35:54,335 --> 00:35:55,792
Just hope it don't break.
928
00:35:55,793 --> 00:35:58,001
Because if it breaks,
man, I'm going
929
00:35:58,085 --> 00:35:59,626
to be in a world of trouble.
930
00:35:59,710 --> 00:36:01,959
And there's no way
I can start over at this point.
931
00:36:05,835 --> 00:36:08,043
It's there.
932
00:36:08,085 --> 00:36:10,084
I got my handle together.
933
00:36:10,085 --> 00:36:11,460
I'm basically done.
934
00:36:11,585 --> 00:36:13,460
So now I gotta test
this thing out.
935
00:36:13,585 --> 00:36:14,960
Enemy watermelon spotted.
936
00:36:15,043 --> 00:36:16,167
Here we go.
937
00:36:17,085 --> 00:36:18,001
That took his head off.
938
00:36:18,085 --> 00:36:19,960
Yah!
939
00:36:20,043 --> 00:36:22,876
I'm really excited to go back
to the Forged in Fire forge.
940
00:36:22,960 --> 00:36:26,835
I feel pretty confident that
whatever they test it on,
941
00:36:26,918 --> 00:36:28,000
it will survive.
942
00:36:35,960 --> 00:36:38,876
- Well, Jesse, Jason, Belz,
welcome to our forge.
943
00:36:38,960 --> 00:36:41,918
After four days of you putting
together four-tine pitchforks,
944
00:36:42,001 --> 00:36:44,126
I gotta say,
they look fantastic.
945
00:36:44,251 --> 00:36:46,019
But we've got to find out
now which one of you
946
00:36:46,043 --> 00:36:48,403
will be going forward into the
final leg of this tournament,
947
00:36:48,460 --> 00:36:50,793
still in the fight for $20,000
to go into your pocket,
948
00:36:50,876 --> 00:36:53,376
and an additional $10,000
worth of forging equipment
949
00:36:53,460 --> 00:36:55,251
to go to Belz and the school.
950
00:36:55,335 --> 00:36:57,167
But before we test your forks,
I want to hear about it.
951
00:36:57,168 --> 00:36:58,543
So Jesse, tell us about yours.
952
00:37:00,085 --> 00:37:01,876
- It's made from 5160.
953
00:37:01,918 --> 00:37:04,543
It's an ash handle with
a geometric bottom on it.
954
00:37:04,585 --> 00:37:06,875
I burned it with doing
some fractal burning
955
00:37:06,876 --> 00:37:08,000
on the bottom as well.
956
00:37:08,001 --> 00:37:09,001
I hope it does well.
957
00:37:09,043 --> 00:37:10,084
- All right.
958
00:37:10,085 --> 00:37:11,085
Jason, how about you?
959
00:37:12,918 --> 00:37:17,043
- I forged mine from a piece
of leaf spring 5160 steel.
960
00:37:17,126 --> 00:37:19,210
And I used hickory for a handle.
961
00:37:19,293 --> 00:37:20,876
I was gonna do some Damascus,
962
00:37:20,918 --> 00:37:21,960
but that didn't go right.
963
00:37:22,085 --> 00:37:23,417
So hopefully it'll hold up.
964
00:37:23,418 --> 00:37:24,625
- The forks look great.
965
00:37:24,626 --> 00:37:26,876
Belz, you ready
to see them tested?
966
00:37:26,960 --> 00:37:28,126
- I'm ready.
- All right.
967
00:37:28,376 --> 00:37:30,296
Gentlemen, I'm gonna hand you
over to Ben Abbott.
968
00:37:34,126 --> 00:37:35,251
- All right, bladesmiths.
969
00:37:35,335 --> 00:37:37,102
Welcome to the strength
and functionality part
970
00:37:37,126 --> 00:37:38,626
of this competition.
971
00:37:38,751 --> 00:37:40,584
I'm gonna start
by taking your pitchforks
972
00:37:40,585 --> 00:37:43,334
and checking the functionality
of them by doing what they do,
973
00:37:43,335 --> 00:37:45,376
putting some hay into a barrow.
974
00:37:45,460 --> 00:37:48,334
Afterwards, I'm gonna test
the angry villager side
975
00:37:48,335 --> 00:37:50,792
of these things
by attacking the sandman.
976
00:37:50,793 --> 00:37:53,460
And then lastly,
I'm gonna test their strength
977
00:37:53,543 --> 00:37:56,167
by bashing them into the side
of this wheelbarrow.
978
00:37:56,168 --> 00:37:57,126
Jesse, you're up first.
979
00:37:57,127 --> 00:37:59,210
You ready?
- Yes, sir.
980
00:37:59,460 --> 00:38:01,167
- Being in
the Forged in Fire forge
981
00:38:01,168 --> 00:38:02,335
definitely feels daunting.
982
00:38:02,418 --> 00:38:04,710
It's a lot.
And I'm, of course, nervous.
983
00:38:04,793 --> 00:38:06,792
I haven't had anything
tested like this.
984
00:38:06,793 --> 00:38:09,043
I don't know how
the heat treat will go.
985
00:38:09,376 --> 00:38:11,542
I don't know if it will explode.
986
00:38:11,543 --> 00:38:12,918
And you never know.
987
00:38:18,168 --> 00:38:19,210
- I'm, of course, nervous.
988
00:38:19,543 --> 00:38:20,769
I don't know how
the heat treat will go.
989
00:38:20,793 --> 00:38:23,126
I don't know if it will explode.
990
00:38:23,210 --> 00:38:25,375
And you never know.
991
00:39:01,210 --> 00:39:03,085
No.
992
00:39:03,168 --> 00:39:05,042
I knew it.
993
00:39:11,085 --> 00:39:12,668
- All right, Jesse.
994
00:39:12,751 --> 00:39:16,501
Man, up until that last hit,
things were going great.
995
00:39:16,585 --> 00:39:17,918
The grain looks great.
996
00:39:18,001 --> 00:39:19,001
It's a nice and tight grain
in there,
997
00:39:19,002 --> 00:39:20,019
so that wasn't any problem.
998
00:39:20,043 --> 00:39:21,251
But I'm guessing on some
999
00:39:21,376 --> 00:39:22,667
of the strikes
in the wheelbarrow,
1000
00:39:22,668 --> 00:39:23,875
just that one interface
1001
00:39:23,876 --> 00:39:25,793
where the socket goes
from being round
1002
00:39:25,918 --> 00:39:27,960
to being flat...
And it has a little bit
1003
00:39:28,085 --> 00:39:29,876
of an elbow underneath there...
1004
00:39:29,960 --> 00:39:32,335
I think that that was enough
of a stress riser
1005
00:39:32,418 --> 00:39:34,000
to cause this fracture.
1006
00:39:34,001 --> 00:39:36,043
- Well, thank you, sir.
1007
00:39:38,918 --> 00:39:41,626
- Jesse, you survived
every one of the strikes
1008
00:39:41,710 --> 00:39:43,168
except for the last one.
1009
00:39:43,251 --> 00:39:46,543
But unfortunately, because
your pitchfork did break,
1010
00:39:46,626 --> 00:39:48,501
it's considered
a catastrophic failure.
1011
00:39:48,585 --> 00:39:50,459
And therefore, we cannot
continue testing it.
1012
00:39:50,460 --> 00:39:52,793
But you're not out
of this fight yet.
1013
00:39:52,876 --> 00:39:54,835
Jason, in order to move forward
1014
00:39:54,918 --> 00:39:56,144
into the final leg
of the tournament,
1015
00:39:56,168 --> 00:39:57,394
you are going to have to survive
1016
00:39:57,418 --> 00:39:59,167
all nine strikes.
1017
00:39:59,168 --> 00:40:00,501
Are you ready?
1018
00:40:00,585 --> 00:40:01,335
- I am now.
1019
00:40:01,585 --> 00:40:03,043
- All right, Ben.
Take it away.
1020
00:40:04,835 --> 00:40:07,626
- So watching Ben take that
pitchfork, I'm sweating it.
1021
00:40:07,710 --> 00:40:09,876
There was a spot
just past the socket.
1022
00:40:09,918 --> 00:40:12,376
I kind of ground it
thin right there.
1023
00:40:12,460 --> 00:40:15,460
And that might
possibly break right there,
1024
00:40:15,543 --> 00:40:19,167
especially seeing Jesse's
break in the same spot.
1025
00:40:19,168 --> 00:40:20,876
So kind of worried.
1026
00:40:57,418 --> 00:40:58,710
- Nice.
1027
00:41:04,168 --> 00:41:06,269
- Well, Jesse, unfortunately
for you, that means your time
1028
00:41:06,293 --> 00:41:07,543
in this competition has ended.
1029
00:41:07,626 --> 00:41:09,334
You will not be joining us
in the final round.
1030
00:41:09,335 --> 00:41:11,500
We want to say thank you for
coming out, fighting so hard.
1031
00:41:11,501 --> 00:41:12,769
But at this point
in time, I'm gonna have
1032
00:41:12,793 --> 00:41:14,250
to ask you to please step
off the Forge floor.
1033
00:41:14,251 --> 00:41:17,125
- Thank you
for letting me be here.
1034
00:41:17,126 --> 00:41:18,460
My pitchfork broke.
1035
00:41:18,543 --> 00:41:20,223
I didn't expect it to break
the way it did.
1036
00:41:20,251 --> 00:41:21,335
But stuff happens.
1037
00:41:21,418 --> 00:41:23,125
And I'm happy to be here.
1038
00:41:23,126 --> 00:41:24,376
I have learned a lot.
1039
00:41:24,418 --> 00:41:26,210
But also, it was
an extremely fun time.
1040
00:41:26,251 --> 00:41:29,876
And I'm rooting for Mr. Jason
in the final round,
1041
00:41:29,960 --> 00:41:32,626
because he has done
such amazing work.
1042
00:41:32,710 --> 00:41:35,210
I think he's got
a great position.
1043
00:41:38,793 --> 00:41:40,376
- Jason, congratulations.
1044
00:41:40,418 --> 00:41:42,417
That means you are one step
closer to a $20,000 check
1045
00:41:42,418 --> 00:41:45,210
to go into your pocket,
and $10,000 in gear
1046
00:41:45,251 --> 00:41:46,543
and supplies to go to Belz
1047
00:41:46,585 --> 00:41:47,977
and the John C. Campbell
Folk School.
1048
00:41:48,001 --> 00:41:49,750
But you've got
a long road ahead of you,
1049
00:41:49,751 --> 00:41:51,269
'cause you've got to get
through three other smiths
1050
00:41:51,293 --> 00:41:52,626
that we picked up
across America.
1051
00:41:52,751 --> 00:41:54,311
Before we send you out,
I want to ask you
1052
00:41:54,335 --> 00:41:55,335
to come up here,
shake our hands,
1053
00:41:55,336 --> 00:41:57,293
and wish you good luck.
1054
00:41:57,376 --> 00:41:59,084
- I'm excited.
1055
00:41:59,085 --> 00:42:01,751
And I think I've said before,
I'm not a pitchfork-smith,
1056
00:42:01,835 --> 00:42:05,418
but I guess I am now because
I've made one, and it passed.
1057
00:42:05,543 --> 00:42:07,751
I'm excited to be the one
moving forward to represent
1058
00:42:07,835 --> 00:42:09,876
Ben and John C. Campbell.
1059
00:42:09,960 --> 00:42:12,834
Hopefully, I'll do them well,
and hopefully, I'll win,
1060
00:42:12,835 --> 00:42:14,751
and we'll all go home happy.
1061
00:42:14,835 --> 00:42:18,668
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1061
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