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- Here in The Forge,
we've asked smiths
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to make Damascus
from all kinds of materials.
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- But this time,
we're asking them
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to use something
a little scarier.
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- How am I gonna make this?
Where do I start?
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- This is the Frankenstein
Damascus challenge.
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- My name is Stanley Yee.
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I'm 46 years old.
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I was in the army as a captain
for several years.
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My time in the military
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definitely built up
my tolerance for pressure.
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From extremely
stressful environments
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to long, drawn-out processes
as well.
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- My name is Benjamin Bays.
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I'm 23 years old,
I'm from Downs, Illinois,
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and I've been bladesmithing
for about six years now.
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I first thought
when I was in fifth grade,
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I could make a sword
by melting aluminum cans.
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I learned that that
doesn't work out very well.
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So I would like to say
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I've come a long way since then.
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- My name is Erik Greiner.
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I'm 36 years old
from Lubbock, Texas.
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I've been bladesmithing
for about eight years.
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I was actually born in Namibia,
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the country above South Africa
on the West Coast.
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And when I was one,
we moved to the U.S.
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I have four little girls.
Oldest is 11.
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The youngest is 6.
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They think making knives
is pretty cool.
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- My name is Travis Halling.
I'm 40 years old.
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I've been blacksmithing,
bladesmithing,
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probably about seven,
eight years.
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I'm in the Coast Guard
full-time.
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If I did win,
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I really would like
to get a press
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and save my old dying shoulder.
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- Bladesmiths,
welcome to The Forge.
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The four of you are here
to compete
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in three intense rounds
of bladesmithing competition.
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Now, after each one
of those rounds, I will ask you
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to present your work to our
panel of expert judges here,
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and they are the ones
deciding which one of you
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is leaving here with the title
of "Forged in Fire" champion
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and getting a check for $10,000.
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Now, bladesmiths,
you guys are gonna be happy
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to hear that today,
we want you to make
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your signature blade
in your signature style.
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But there is a catch.
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Gentlemen,
in order to make your blades,
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you are going to need this.
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Bladesmiths, this is
a competition we are calling
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The Frankenstein Damascus
Challenge.
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Sitting here
in front of me are cutoffs
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from competitions
over the past few years.
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Now, every time a smith
has gone to the chop saw,
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somebody has been there
to pick it up.
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Some of this steel was
just excess on great billets.
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Some of it is riddled
with delaminations
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or bad forge welds.
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Your task today is to select
at least three pieces
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from this pile here
to make your Damascus billets.
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- That's just a pile
of crappy steel.
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That's okay.
I can work with that.
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- And when you turn
your blades in,
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make sure they fall
within these parameters.
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Your blade length needs to be
between 13 and 15 inches,
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and those blades
will have to be set up
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for a full tang
handle construction.
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Now, for the three of you
joining us
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in the second round
of this competition,
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you will add handles
to your blades,
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turning them into
fully functioning weapons.
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We will then check
for strength and durability
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in an antler chop.
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And then for edge retention
in a playing card slice.
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All right, guys,
there are only three hours
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on the clock, so good luck.
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Your time starts now.
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Now, these guys have to use
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at least three pieces
from this pile.
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We've got good stuff.
We've got really, really bad.
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There's one chunk in there
that looks like a PayDay bar.
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- But they have way more time
and way less stress
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than the last smith
that abandoned this bar, right?
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- Big pile of junk steel.
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Most of them look like they're
about to just blow apart.
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It's pretty slim pickings.
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- What would be the best
and quickest method
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for these guys?
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- Canister.
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Now, these smiths can find
the best pieces
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that don't have to be that big,
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cut them up, clean them up,
and drop them in that canister.
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And 1095 powder bonds
to stuff really nicely.
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- So I chose canister Damascus.
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I'm a little more familiar
with it,
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and in my experience,
I've run into more trouble
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forging layered Damascus.
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- I've made
a lot of trash-mascus,
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so what I'm gonna try to do is
layer it up and pound it out.
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- Travis is not
setting up to do a canister.
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- If you're going
to stack and weld,
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you have to have
that stack cleaned up,
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stacked nicely where you don't
have a lot of pieces
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sticking off in different sizes,
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and then weld it up.
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- It's shocking
using discarded steel
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because you don't know
why it was discarded.
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I'm thinking canister
on this because I don't
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have to rely
solely on the Damascus.
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I can use the powdered steel.
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I know there's some good steel
in there somewhere.
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Three hours is
a crazy time frame.
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I don't normally do it
this fast,
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but I can get it done.
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- The one and only time
I've done canister Damascus,
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I used White Out,
and the can peeled right off,
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and I'm hoping that this time,
it's gonna do the same.
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- I don't like
seeing that White Out.
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He's buying himself another
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30 minutes
of busting that can off
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if he doesn't do it right
the first time.
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- When I'm cleaning the pieces,
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there's a few cracks
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and cold shuts
that stick out to me,
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so I just start
grinding away on them
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and clean it up best as I can
to get it ready
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to chop up
and put in my canister.
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- I like that
a lot of the bladesmiths
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are not just cleaning the steel,
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but really examine
what you're picking up.
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- Working with a canister,
I need to reach
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some good forging temperatures
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and making sure the scrap pieces
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will forge weld.
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If I start too early,
it could form cracks.
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It could delaminate.
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Hot steel!
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- Look at that can.
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That's the heat you want to see.
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- The steel I selected
so far is working great.
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Nothing disastrous has happened,
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so I'm very happy.
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- So, guys, right now
we've got three smiths
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who've committed to a canister
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and we've got one who's doing
set Damascus pattern.
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- After I get my billet
to forge welding temperatures,
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I choose to set
my welds by hand.
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I'm very familiar with that.
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- Travis is taking a bit
of a risk with not having
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quite as much steel
as the other competitors.
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But if he can pull it off,
it's bumping him ahead.
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Yeah.
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It seems like
it's all consolidated.
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- You see how he's got that
little uneven spot at that tip?
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Lose that.
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Any problem that develops
is gonna start right there.
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- I'm feeling really good.
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All the welds have set,
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so now I have to start
just drawing this billet out.
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- Bladesmiths,
one hour has elapsed.
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You've got two hours remaining.
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Erik at the press
going for his first weld
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on the squaring dies.
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- Really nice.
He had a good heat.
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- Everything's looking solid,
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so I start stretching it out.
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- Now he's just
squishing his can.
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- Yeah.
- It seems a little aggressive.
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- I get done
and get to the handle.
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I look at the edges
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and they're starting to split
open in a couple of spots.
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Looks like he's got
a bunch of cracking
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on the sides of the can.
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- Well, he was going aggressive.
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- There's the chance that
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there is no solid steel
in there.
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- What may have happened is,
when he was
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getting really aggressive
on the press,
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is that he let the heat
drain out of that billet.
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That's when you're gonna get
the metal to actually crack.
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I keep grinding, I'm not
getting any solid steel.
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Starting over.
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Erik's completely restarting.
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- If I kept going
with this billet,
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I don't think
I'd make it to round two.
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I'm choosing
to stick with canister,
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but I'm not gonna go
as aggressive on the press,
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which is where
I screwed up last time.
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- Ben, back on the press
for round number two.
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- I see my can
folding away from my billet,
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so I'm pretty sure
that the White Out worked.
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- He went to the squaring dies
to consolidate it,
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but now he's
drawing it out on Big Blu.
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Is he still gonna be able
to get this can off?
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- Not as easily.
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I may have gone a little bit
too far on Big Blu.
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- Ben is having a hell
of a time peeling this can off.
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Wonder if he's regretting
throwing the White Out in.
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- I'm too far
into this billet to start over,
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so I just gotta work
with what I got.
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- Bladesmiths, you have
one hour and 30 minutes left.
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- So Travis has
that little piece
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at the end of that billet.
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That's just a problem
waiting to happen.
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- I know that the test
is gonna be a chopping test,
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so I stick with what I know.
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I draw out a Bowie that's
gonna have a thicker spine.
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As I'm making the clip portion
of my Bowie knife...
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I notice some
detrimental delaminations,
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and this is not gonna work.
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No.
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We said it was
gonna be a problem.
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He drew that out
without dealing with that,
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and now he's dealing with it.
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He's dealing with it.
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- Delaminations
on the tip of my knife,
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that will be a critical failure.
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I don't have enough material
to cut that portion off.
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I don't know how far
those delaminations go.
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At this point,
this will send me home.
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I need to figure this out
as soon as possible.
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Okay.
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So basically, I figure
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if I flip this thing
upside down,
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I can make a seax.
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If it's on the spine,
it's not on the cutting edge,
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I should not have
a catastrophic failure.
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- He's working the spine
of his blade,
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making sure he doesn't
have delaminations
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running all the way through.
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- This is not the original
knife I wanted to make.
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However,
it is what it is at this point.
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- Erik restarted his billet.
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Instead of just going
really aggressive
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in one position,
he decided to switch
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back and forth,
even hitting up on the end.
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- I'm relieved.
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I do not see any of the cracks
on the edges
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like I did last time.
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It's looking good.
I'm happy with it.
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- Finally.
- Ben.
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Ben was able to get the rest
of that can off his billet,
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but he's got a ton of work to do
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and far less time
than he needs to get it done.
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Meanwhile,
on the other side of The Forge,
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we've got Stanley who's getting
very close to a quench.
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This is pretty early
in the game.
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- Profile,
not exactly where I want it,
251
00:10:38,918 --> 00:10:40,835
but I need to quench this.
252
00:10:40,918 --> 00:10:43,501
Stanley has enough time
to see, "No,
253
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"there's mild steel
across my edge.
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I'll grind that away."
255
00:10:47,043 --> 00:10:50,043
- Not knowing what those
scrap pieces of steel are,
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00:10:50,085 --> 00:10:53,501
quenching could be the source
of warping and cracking.
257
00:10:55,001 --> 00:10:56,668
- All right,
Stanley is in the oil.
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30 minutes left on the clock.
259
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- I don't hear
any pings or anything.
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00:11:00,793 --> 00:11:02,918
Now I have to get
this mild steel canister off.
261
00:11:03,085 --> 00:11:04,710
- Look at Stanley's blade.
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00:11:04,751 --> 00:11:06,584
There's a lot of meat
right behind that edge
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00:11:06,585 --> 00:11:08,145
that I'd really like
to see him address.
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00:11:10,460 --> 00:11:12,876
- I bet right now,
Ben is really wishing he had
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00:11:12,918 --> 00:11:14,710
that extra 30 minutes
that it took him
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to put that can together
in the first place.
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- And that 20 minutes it took
to get the can off.
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- Yeah.
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00:11:21,585 --> 00:11:23,876
As soon as I set it
with my hammer,
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00:11:23,918 --> 00:11:26,960
I see these cracks
forming on one side.
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00:11:27,085 --> 00:11:30,792
That's the last thing
I need on this competition.
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00:11:30,793 --> 00:11:32,709
It's an issue
because I don't want them
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to travel all the way
through my billet,
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00:11:34,710 --> 00:11:36,460
and I do not have
enough time to start over.
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- The fact that it's not
breaking into pieces tells me
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there's some good welds
in there somewhere.
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- Just start grinding away
on those cracks as best I can
278
00:11:43,793 --> 00:11:46,793
and getting most of them out
with my angle grinder.
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I have no idea if I'm
gonna be able to do this,
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but I'm gonna give it a shot.
281
00:11:51,001 --> 00:11:52,835
Clock is ticking
and I need to start
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00:11:52,918 --> 00:11:54,625
getting some progress done.
283
00:11:54,626 --> 00:11:56,168
We're just gonna go for it.
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- At this point,
I am feeling good.
285
00:12:01,626 --> 00:12:03,917
There's no
delaminations anymore.
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00:12:03,918 --> 00:12:05,584
I'm gonna quench this thing.
287
00:12:07,043 --> 00:12:08,376
- Travis has quenched.
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00:12:09,835 --> 00:12:11,710
- Everything seems
fairly straight.
289
00:12:11,793 --> 00:12:13,061
Let's get this thing cleaned up.
290
00:12:13,085 --> 00:12:15,043
I'm looking pretty good
at this point.
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00:12:15,126 --> 00:12:18,001
- Gentlemen, you've got
15 minutes remaining.
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Here we go.
293
00:12:20,960 --> 00:12:22,917
- All right.
- All right, Erik in the oil.
294
00:12:22,918 --> 00:12:24,501
Three down, one to go.
295
00:12:24,585 --> 00:12:26,085
- That'll do it.
296
00:12:26,210 --> 00:12:28,293
I've got a hardened blade.
It looks straight.
297
00:12:28,418 --> 00:12:30,584
Okay, I have something
I can turn in to the judges.
298
00:12:32,418 --> 00:12:33,501
- Yeah, buddy.
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You did it!
300
00:12:34,918 --> 00:12:36,584
- Yours is looking good.
301
00:12:36,585 --> 00:12:39,043
- What's Stanley working on
other than checking out Ben?
302
00:12:39,126 --> 00:12:40,834
- Stanley's working on nothing.
303
00:12:40,835 --> 00:12:43,126
- This is the time
to be grinding the shape.
304
00:12:43,210 --> 00:12:44,352
- Whatever it is he needs to do,
305
00:12:44,376 --> 00:12:46,043
he's got a little bit of time
to do it.
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- I am happy with my blade.
I met the parameters.
307
00:12:49,751 --> 00:12:51,543
I feel I've done enough.
308
00:12:51,626 --> 00:12:53,793
Ben, quench it!
309
00:12:53,876 --> 00:12:55,626
- Stanley's rooting him on.
- Yeah.
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00:12:55,710 --> 00:12:57,668
- That'll have to do.
311
00:12:57,751 --> 00:12:59,231
- Ben's giving it
everything he's got.
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00:12:59,293 --> 00:13:01,460
I love seeing it.
313
00:13:01,543 --> 00:13:03,126
There we go.
314
00:13:03,210 --> 00:13:05,668
Ben has a quenched blade,
and that thing was hot.
315
00:13:05,751 --> 00:13:07,626
- It's kind of straight.
316
00:13:07,710 --> 00:13:12,250
- Five, four, three, two, one.
317
00:13:12,251 --> 00:13:14,251
Bladesmiths,
turn off your machines.
318
00:13:14,335 --> 00:13:16,251
This round is over.
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00:13:16,335 --> 00:13:17,876
- Whoo!
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00:13:18,001 --> 00:13:20,250
- I know my blade shape
is not pretty,
321
00:13:20,251 --> 00:13:23,710
and I know my finish
is far from even close.
322
00:13:23,751 --> 00:13:25,876
I'm just hoping the judges think
323
00:13:25,960 --> 00:13:27,709
that I have
something salvageable.
324
00:13:29,543 --> 00:13:30,876
- All right, gentlemen,
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00:13:30,918 --> 00:13:32,019
in the first three hours
of this competition,
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we gave you
a very difficult task
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00:13:34,001 --> 00:13:35,841
of taking forgotten steel,
smashing it together
328
00:13:35,918 --> 00:13:37,375
into your own
Frankenstein billets.
329
00:13:37,376 --> 00:13:39,085
The time has come
for the judges to take
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00:13:39,168 --> 00:13:41,227
a closer look at your blades
and decide which three of you
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are joining us in the second
round of this competition.
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00:13:43,585 --> 00:13:44,585
Stanley, you're up first.
333
00:13:44,626 --> 00:13:45,793
You ready?
- Yes.
334
00:13:45,876 --> 00:13:48,084
- Please present your work.
335
00:13:50,543 --> 00:13:52,125
- All right, Stanley.
336
00:13:52,126 --> 00:13:54,085
So you did very well
with your canister Damascus.
337
00:13:54,210 --> 00:13:55,917
You were way ahead over there.
338
00:13:55,918 --> 00:13:58,043
You drew it out nicely,
and then you stopped
339
00:13:58,126 --> 00:14:00,292
with 10 to 15 minutes left
to go.
340
00:14:00,293 --> 00:14:02,543
And I say that because, well,
341
00:14:02,626 --> 00:14:04,250
there's so much metal over here,
342
00:14:04,251 --> 00:14:07,168
and there are some
delaminations where the can is.
343
00:14:07,251 --> 00:14:09,001
And, you know,
using that time that you had,
344
00:14:09,085 --> 00:14:10,460
you could have ground that out.
345
00:14:10,543 --> 00:14:12,875
If you move forward,
346
00:14:12,876 --> 00:14:14,543
you definitely have to refine
the handle
347
00:14:14,626 --> 00:14:16,001
and really lighten the blade out
348
00:14:16,085 --> 00:14:18,251
and take out
some of these delaminations.
349
00:14:18,335 --> 00:14:19,793
- Thank you.
350
00:14:19,876 --> 00:14:22,585
- All right, Ben,
please present your work.
351
00:14:25,085 --> 00:14:27,043
- So, Ben, right off,
352
00:14:27,126 --> 00:14:29,667
it's got that great
chopper shape to it.
353
00:14:29,668 --> 00:14:32,876
It's got a handle that's
scaled properly for my hand,
354
00:14:32,960 --> 00:14:36,209
so your profile's
come together very nicely.
355
00:14:36,210 --> 00:14:38,210
You've got a warp in this blade
356
00:14:38,293 --> 00:14:40,460
that's outside of grinder range.
357
00:14:40,543 --> 00:14:42,875
It's something that's gonna
have to be fixed with heat.
358
00:14:42,876 --> 00:14:45,960
So if you move forward,
a lot of cleanup,
359
00:14:46,085 --> 00:14:48,876
but a really good job
of not giving up
360
00:14:49,001 --> 00:14:50,061
and pushing through to the end.
361
00:14:50,085 --> 00:14:51,501
- Thank you.
362
00:14:51,585 --> 00:14:54,625
- Erik, it's your turn.
Please present your work.
363
00:14:55,918 --> 00:14:57,500
- All right, Erik.
364
00:14:57,501 --> 00:14:59,250
Well, first of all,
I got to say nice job
365
00:14:59,251 --> 00:15:00,710
knowing when to start over.
366
00:15:00,751 --> 00:15:02,061
And what you ended up
bringing in,
367
00:15:02,085 --> 00:15:03,376
it looks really good.
368
00:15:03,418 --> 00:15:06,293
The welds
on the faces look really good.
369
00:15:06,418 --> 00:15:10,250
There's a little bit of can
sticking out the side up here,
370
00:15:10,251 --> 00:15:12,293
and some kind
of delamination is visible,
371
00:15:12,418 --> 00:15:14,543
but I think the spine
just needs some cleanup.
372
00:15:14,626 --> 00:15:18,751
Your handle is about an inch,
inch and a half too big.
373
00:15:18,835 --> 00:15:20,876
But I think if you move forward,
374
00:15:20,960 --> 00:15:21,876
you've got a good starting point
375
00:15:21,960 --> 00:15:24,210
to go on from here.
376
00:15:24,293 --> 00:15:25,394
- All right,
last up, we got Travis.
377
00:15:25,418 --> 00:15:27,710
Please present your work, sir.
378
00:15:29,001 --> 00:15:30,876
- All right, Travis.
379
00:15:30,960 --> 00:15:33,209
So you are the only one
who didn't go
380
00:15:33,210 --> 00:15:35,501
with the canister Damascus,
but you found good metal
381
00:15:35,585 --> 00:15:37,959
because, I mean,
this is solid right here.
382
00:15:37,960 --> 00:15:39,792
Now, you do have
some deep hammer marks,
383
00:15:39,793 --> 00:15:41,876
but it's something that
you could probably clean up
384
00:15:41,960 --> 00:15:43,376
if you move to the second round.
385
00:15:43,460 --> 00:15:46,710
But overall,
good job on being able
386
00:15:46,751 --> 00:15:48,376
to give us
a solid piece of steel.
387
00:15:48,460 --> 00:15:50,960
Just a lot of refinement
going on to the second round.
388
00:15:52,876 --> 00:15:54,500
- All right, gentlemen,
389
00:15:54,501 --> 00:15:56,209
you guys all have
a ton to be proud of,
390
00:15:56,210 --> 00:15:57,894
but as you know,
only three of you can join us
391
00:15:57,918 --> 00:15:59,436
in the second round
of this competition.
392
00:15:59,460 --> 00:16:01,584
Now, after deliberating
and discussing every aspect
393
00:16:01,585 --> 00:16:04,710
of your blades, the judges
did make a final decision.
394
00:16:04,793 --> 00:16:06,335
The bladesmith
leaving The Forge is...
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00:16:08,835 --> 00:16:10,500
Stanley.
396
00:16:10,501 --> 00:16:12,186
Unfortunately, your blade
did not make the cut,
397
00:16:12,210 --> 00:16:13,667
and Ben's gonna tell you why.
398
00:16:13,668 --> 00:16:15,917
- Well, Stanley,
you started out this round
399
00:16:15,918 --> 00:16:17,085
really strong, but the blade
400
00:16:17,168 --> 00:16:19,084
that you actually presented
to us,
401
00:16:19,085 --> 00:16:20,376
it starts out refined
at the tip,
402
00:16:20,501 --> 00:16:22,167
and as you move
towards the tang,
403
00:16:22,168 --> 00:16:24,667
it gets less and less refined
and bigger and clunkier.
404
00:16:24,668 --> 00:16:26,625
There was some time you had
towards the end of the round
405
00:16:26,626 --> 00:16:28,386
where some of that
could have been addressed.
406
00:16:28,460 --> 00:16:30,293
Sometimes every minute
in this competition
407
00:16:30,376 --> 00:16:32,436
really, really counts,
and this is one of those times.
408
00:16:32,460 --> 00:16:33,750
And that's the reason
we're letting you go.
409
00:16:33,751 --> 00:16:35,043
- Thank you.
410
00:16:35,085 --> 00:16:36,352
- We want to say
thank you for coming out,
411
00:16:36,376 --> 00:16:37,835
fighting so hard in The Forge,
412
00:16:37,918 --> 00:16:39,727
but unfortunately, your time
in this competition has ended.
413
00:16:39,751 --> 00:16:41,352
I'm gonna have to ask you
to please surrender your work
414
00:16:41,376 --> 00:16:43,710
and step off The Forge floor.
415
00:16:43,793 --> 00:16:46,250
- Looking back,
I probably should have spent
416
00:16:46,251 --> 00:16:47,959
just a little more time
417
00:16:47,960 --> 00:16:50,585
just refining it a little more.
418
00:16:50,668 --> 00:16:54,543
I had every intention
to just have a great time,
419
00:16:54,626 --> 00:16:57,335
meet some amazing smiths.
420
00:16:57,418 --> 00:17:00,293
But for anyone
coming on the competition,
421
00:17:00,376 --> 00:17:02,334
if you've got ten minutes
on the clock,
422
00:17:02,335 --> 00:17:04,876
use that ten minutes.
423
00:17:04,960 --> 00:17:09,543
I will make blades until
the day I can't make blades.
424
00:17:09,626 --> 00:17:11,709
- All right,
gentlemen, congratulations.
425
00:17:11,710 --> 00:17:13,125
The three of you are
joining us in the second round
426
00:17:13,126 --> 00:17:14,584
of this competition,
where you will fix
427
00:17:14,585 --> 00:17:15,959
any issues
that the judges brought up,
428
00:17:15,960 --> 00:17:17,959
refine your blades,
and add handles to them,
429
00:17:17,960 --> 00:17:19,793
turning them
to fully functioning weapons.
430
00:17:19,876 --> 00:17:21,918
Now, as far as
handle materials go,
431
00:17:22,001 --> 00:17:23,602
we are keeping
with the Frankenstein theme.
432
00:17:23,626 --> 00:17:26,417
And in order to complete
your handles, you'll need this.
433
00:17:34,418 --> 00:17:36,250
- What we have here are
more discarded pieces
434
00:17:36,251 --> 00:17:37,727
from handle rounds,
and you will need to use
435
00:17:37,751 --> 00:17:40,210
at least two of them in the
construction of your handles.
436
00:17:40,293 --> 00:17:42,125
- There's not a single piece
big enough
437
00:17:42,126 --> 00:17:44,793
to make a whole scale
on its own.
438
00:17:44,876 --> 00:17:46,293
This is gonna be frustrating.
439
00:17:46,376 --> 00:17:48,334
- All right, gentlemen,
when this round is over,
440
00:17:48,335 --> 00:17:49,852
your blades will go
into the hands of our judges
441
00:17:49,876 --> 00:17:51,602
and they will check
for strength and durability
442
00:17:51,626 --> 00:17:53,293
in an antler chop.
443
00:17:53,376 --> 00:17:54,644
And then we'll check
your edge retention
444
00:17:54,668 --> 00:17:57,210
in a playing card slice.
445
00:17:57,251 --> 00:17:58,584
Gentlemen,
you guys have two hours
446
00:17:58,585 --> 00:18:00,710
to complete your blades,
and that time starts now.
447
00:18:04,251 --> 00:18:06,293
All right, there is a lot
of material on that table,
448
00:18:06,376 --> 00:18:09,210
but not a lot of it
is really all that useful.
449
00:18:09,293 --> 00:18:11,335
- Whatever you pick up,
drop it on the floor.
450
00:18:11,418 --> 00:18:14,293
Because some of these materials
were results of materials
451
00:18:14,376 --> 00:18:18,085
breaking open or breaking
while they were being used.
452
00:18:18,168 --> 00:18:19,376
- I want to try to use
453
00:18:19,460 --> 00:18:21,793
the simplest material
I can find.
454
00:18:21,918 --> 00:18:23,375
I'm looking at cuts.
455
00:18:23,376 --> 00:18:25,096
If there are holes in there,
can I fix them?
456
00:18:25,168 --> 00:18:26,875
So I grabbed
three pieces of wood.
457
00:18:28,668 --> 00:18:31,585
And then I start
to refine my blade.
458
00:18:31,668 --> 00:18:33,394
- Travis immediately listening
to your critiques
459
00:18:33,418 --> 00:18:34,960
and hogging material out.
460
00:18:35,043 --> 00:18:36,709
- I just keep grinding away,
461
00:18:36,710 --> 00:18:39,210
trying to do the best
with what I got at this point.
462
00:18:39,251 --> 00:18:40,876
Come on, baby.
463
00:18:42,710 --> 00:18:44,311
- I decided to go
with three different pieces
464
00:18:44,335 --> 00:18:46,210
because I could not find
two pieces
465
00:18:46,293 --> 00:18:48,835
that were long enough
to fit my entire handle.
466
00:18:48,918 --> 00:18:51,460
Ben said I have delamination.
467
00:18:51,543 --> 00:18:53,376
So while my handle material's
setting up,
468
00:18:53,418 --> 00:18:55,125
I head to the grinder.
469
00:18:55,126 --> 00:18:57,251
I'm giving myself
about 30 minutes
470
00:18:57,335 --> 00:18:59,084
to refine my blade shape.
471
00:18:59,085 --> 00:19:01,209
I'm hoping to start
working on the handle
472
00:19:01,210 --> 00:19:03,042
at about
an hour and a half left.
473
00:19:05,960 --> 00:19:08,710
- Ben's blade, he's got a warp,
which he's gonna have to use
474
00:19:08,793 --> 00:19:10,352
some kind of heat
to straighten that out.
475
00:19:10,376 --> 00:19:11,668
- He's got a lot of work to do.
476
00:19:11,751 --> 00:19:15,043
- I know I need
to fix the warp in my blade.
477
00:19:15,085 --> 00:19:18,292
My goal is to heat
my blade's spine up
478
00:19:18,293 --> 00:19:20,251
and keep my edge cool
so I don't ruin the temper
479
00:19:20,335 --> 00:19:21,543
of the edge.
480
00:19:22,876 --> 00:19:25,876
- And...
481
00:19:25,918 --> 00:19:27,876
- Please be good.
482
00:19:27,960 --> 00:19:30,251
- I'm cranking it just enough
483
00:19:30,335 --> 00:19:32,417
that it doesn't snap
the blade in half.
484
00:19:32,418 --> 00:19:35,375
Think that's as good
as it's gonna get.
485
00:19:35,376 --> 00:19:39,250
- Bladesmiths, you have
one hour and 30 minutes left.
486
00:19:39,251 --> 00:19:42,334
Travis is already working
on fitting up his handle.
487
00:19:42,335 --> 00:19:45,875
- At this point, I start
popping holes in my tang.
488
00:19:45,876 --> 00:19:48,250
I grab what I think
is the right pin stock,
489
00:19:48,251 --> 00:19:50,793
and I just epoxy
the bejesus out of it.
490
00:19:50,918 --> 00:19:52,542
I'm having a good time. It is
491
00:19:52,543 --> 00:19:53,751
Any time you're in The Forge,
492
00:19:53,835 --> 00:19:55,543
it's better
than a day at work for me.
493
00:19:57,751 --> 00:19:59,793
- I want to put a pin
through each of these pieces,
494
00:19:59,876 --> 00:20:02,210
make sure I got a strong
mechanical connection
495
00:20:02,251 --> 00:20:03,501
so it will be less likely
496
00:20:03,585 --> 00:20:05,543
to break off
a piece of material.
497
00:20:05,626 --> 00:20:07,376
I start drilling
through the tang
498
00:20:07,418 --> 00:20:09,835
and I'm able to get
through it real quick.
499
00:20:09,960 --> 00:20:12,876
Starting to put the handle
scales on the handle...
500
00:20:14,543 --> 00:20:16,210
And one of the pins doesn't fit.
501
00:20:16,293 --> 00:20:18,667
- One of the things
Erik has to be careful of is,
502
00:20:18,668 --> 00:20:21,750
his scales are made of three
pieces that are glued together.
503
00:20:21,751 --> 00:20:23,793
You start hammering
on one section of that,
504
00:20:23,876 --> 00:20:25,000
you could pop that glue.
505
00:20:25,001 --> 00:20:26,459
Yeah.
506
00:20:26,460 --> 00:20:29,001
- I have epoxy,
two pins going through,
507
00:20:29,085 --> 00:20:31,917
and the third one does not
go all the way through,
508
00:20:31,918 --> 00:20:35,585
so I stick one pin
on either side of the hole
509
00:20:35,668 --> 00:20:37,459
that's not lining up
in the hopes that I can
510
00:20:37,460 --> 00:20:39,750
get a little bit
of the pin in the hole,
511
00:20:39,751 --> 00:20:42,210
so I can have a bit
of a mechanical bond.
512
00:20:42,251 --> 00:20:44,793
It's not ideal,
but it's what I've got.
513
00:20:44,876 --> 00:20:47,210
I still need
to get an edge on there
514
00:20:47,293 --> 00:20:49,084
and I still need to etch it.
515
00:20:49,085 --> 00:20:53,084
- Bladesmiths, you are down
to the final 45 minutes.
516
00:20:53,085 --> 00:20:56,585
- I'm definitely feeling
some panic right about now.
517
00:20:56,668 --> 00:20:58,876
I grab two pieces of wood
that are long enough
518
00:20:58,960 --> 00:21:00,585
to make two full scales out of,
519
00:21:00,668 --> 00:21:02,751
and I have to get the holes
drilled through my tang.
520
00:21:02,876 --> 00:21:05,168
And then I put
my handle scale on, and...
521
00:21:05,251 --> 00:21:07,043
I did not think
that through right.
522
00:21:07,126 --> 00:21:09,834
Run the pins to the wrong side.
523
00:21:09,835 --> 00:21:12,585
So I have to pull them out
before the epoxy sets.
524
00:21:12,668 --> 00:21:14,585
- Ben's running into
a lot of walls fitting up
525
00:21:14,668 --> 00:21:17,668
his handle scales
with the holes in his tang.
526
00:21:17,751 --> 00:21:20,460
- I start running around,
and it's about half
527
00:21:20,543 --> 00:21:21,894
trying to get
my pin stock through,
528
00:21:21,918 --> 00:21:24,210
and half absolute panic.
529
00:21:24,251 --> 00:21:26,668
- Even if Ben's just got
two pins all the way
530
00:21:26,751 --> 00:21:28,835
through both scales
and filled the rest with glue,
531
00:21:28,918 --> 00:21:30,584
at least we'd have
something to test.
532
00:21:30,585 --> 00:21:32,375
- If I don't get
my handle scales on,
533
00:21:32,376 --> 00:21:33,668
I won't have a handle.
534
00:21:33,751 --> 00:21:35,501
Then I'm out of luck. I'm done.
535
00:21:35,585 --> 00:21:39,293
- This looks a lot more
like panic to me than intent.
536
00:21:39,418 --> 00:21:41,543
- The clock is ticking
and I'm running out of time.
537
00:21:46,251 --> 00:21:47,251
- I think Ben is playing,
538
00:21:47,418 --> 00:21:48,978
"get it done, get it done,
get it done."
539
00:21:49,043 --> 00:21:51,144
- It might be our most
Frankenstein-y blade out there.
540
00:21:51,168 --> 00:21:53,293
Absolutely.
541
00:21:53,376 --> 00:21:54,960
- Thank God.
542
00:21:55,085 --> 00:21:58,209
I finally get my scales on,
but I don't have time to wait
543
00:21:58,210 --> 00:22:01,375
for the epoxy to cure because
I have to get my blade sharp,
544
00:22:01,376 --> 00:22:04,000
finish shaping my handle,
and get an acid etch.
545
00:22:04,001 --> 00:22:06,585
Not giving up paid off
for me last round.
546
00:22:06,668 --> 00:22:09,043
- Bladesmiths,
you have 20 minutes remaining
547
00:22:09,085 --> 00:22:11,043
in this round.
548
00:22:11,126 --> 00:22:12,500
- So at this point, I start
549
00:22:12,501 --> 00:22:14,084
removing material on my handle.
550
00:22:14,085 --> 00:22:17,293
One side is super thick,
the other one is super thin.
551
00:22:17,418 --> 00:22:19,585
My handle is not exactly
where I want it to be,
552
00:22:19,710 --> 00:22:21,417
but I don't want
to reshape this handle
553
00:22:21,418 --> 00:22:23,376
because I'll be taking off
too much material.
554
00:22:23,460 --> 00:22:26,375
However, I think
it'll work for what it is.
555
00:22:29,460 --> 00:22:32,085
- I'm looking
for a nice round handle
556
00:22:32,210 --> 00:22:33,918
that's not too circular.
557
00:22:34,001 --> 00:22:35,602
I want to make sure
it stays in their hand
558
00:22:35,626 --> 00:22:37,210
and doesn't fly off
and hit somebody.
559
00:22:37,293 --> 00:22:40,251
- Erik is showing
some real efficiency.
560
00:22:40,335 --> 00:22:41,811
- I feel like he's gonna have
plenty of time
561
00:22:41,835 --> 00:22:43,543
to get this finished
the way he wanted to.
562
00:22:43,585 --> 00:22:44,959
This will be an intentionally
finished blade.
563
00:22:44,960 --> 00:22:46,418
- Yup.
564
00:22:46,501 --> 00:22:48,001
- I need to get
an edge on this thing,
565
00:22:48,085 --> 00:22:51,376
so I put a nice
apple seed grind on there
566
00:22:51,418 --> 00:22:53,875
so this blade can be
as sharp as it possibly can.
567
00:22:55,251 --> 00:22:59,584
- Five, four, three, two, one.
568
00:22:59,585 --> 00:23:01,043
Bladesmiths,
turn off your machines,
569
00:23:01,126 --> 00:23:02,417
put down your tools.
570
00:23:02,418 --> 00:23:04,001
Second round
of this competition's over.
571
00:23:06,460 --> 00:23:08,335
- The pins didn't go
all the way through.
572
00:23:08,418 --> 00:23:09,960
I did what I could
to hopefully get
573
00:23:10,085 --> 00:23:11,459
my handle attached properly,
574
00:23:11,460 --> 00:23:14,043
but I'm not
100% confident in it.
575
00:23:17,668 --> 00:23:19,269
- All right, gentlemen,
welcome to the strength test,
576
00:23:19,293 --> 00:23:21,460
the antler chop.
577
00:23:21,543 --> 00:23:22,727
Ben, you are up.
Are you ready?
578
00:23:22,751 --> 00:23:24,126
- No, but it doesn't matter.
579
00:23:24,210 --> 00:23:25,835
- You're right. It doesn't.
580
00:23:29,043 --> 00:23:31,750
- I'm pretty concerned that
my knife isn't sharp enough.
581
00:23:31,751 --> 00:23:33,585
The judges get a rusty,
582
00:23:33,668 --> 00:23:35,543
tortured piece of metal to test.
583
00:23:35,585 --> 00:23:37,394
I'm just hoping dumb luck
will carry me through
584
00:23:37,418 --> 00:23:38,751
this time again.
585
00:23:57,418 --> 00:23:59,543
- So, Ben, right off,
the handle's big enough
586
00:23:59,626 --> 00:24:01,750
for my hand,
it fits beautifully.
587
00:24:01,751 --> 00:24:04,917
But as you can see,
when I was hitting that antler,
588
00:24:04,918 --> 00:24:07,001
each hit looks like
it took one chunk out.
589
00:24:07,085 --> 00:24:08,459
I hit it four times.
590
00:24:08,460 --> 00:24:10,376
And you got one, two, three,
591
00:24:10,501 --> 00:24:12,125
and another
small divot here... four.
592
00:24:12,126 --> 00:24:14,626
All I can think is that
this edge is really brittle.
593
00:24:14,710 --> 00:24:16,227
I have a feeling it's just
when you quenched this,
594
00:24:16,251 --> 00:24:17,626
it was really, really hot.
595
00:24:17,751 --> 00:24:19,417
But the feel of it's
really fantastic,
596
00:24:19,418 --> 00:24:20,335
so nicely done.
597
00:24:20,418 --> 00:24:21,835
- Thank you.
598
00:24:21,918 --> 00:24:23,375
- All right, Erik, you're up.
Are you ready?
599
00:24:23,376 --> 00:24:25,125
- Yes, sir.
- Okay, let's do it.
600
00:24:28,210 --> 00:24:29,918
- I'm excited to see
what my blade does,
601
00:24:30,043 --> 00:24:31,710
but I'm nervous
at the same time.
602
00:24:31,835 --> 00:24:34,043
Somebody's beating your knife
against an antler.
603
00:24:34,168 --> 00:24:35,417
It's not natural.
604
00:24:35,418 --> 00:24:37,876
I hope it stays together.
605
00:24:49,960 --> 00:24:52,126
- All right, Erik.
606
00:24:52,210 --> 00:24:54,585
And this is what happens
when you just rely on the glue.
607
00:24:54,710 --> 00:24:56,209
And I can see that you
didn't quite get that hole
608
00:24:56,210 --> 00:24:58,793
through there, so you put
a pin on either side.
609
00:24:58,876 --> 00:25:00,709
Good cosmetics,
but without that pin
610
00:25:00,710 --> 00:25:02,542
stabilizing the handle,
611
00:25:02,543 --> 00:25:05,460
it just blew apart
with the force of those blows.
612
00:25:05,543 --> 00:25:07,710
So you're now
sort of missing a handle.
613
00:25:12,251 --> 00:25:13,460
- All right, Erik.
614
00:25:13,543 --> 00:25:15,543
Because it did break
after two strikes,
615
00:25:15,585 --> 00:25:16,811
we consider this
a catastrophic failure.
616
00:25:16,835 --> 00:25:18,500
We cannot continue testing.
617
00:25:18,501 --> 00:25:19,960
But you are not
out of the fight yet.
618
00:25:20,043 --> 00:25:22,085
In order to continue on,
Travis, you're gonna have
619
00:25:22,210 --> 00:25:24,376
to survive two strikes
on this same brutal test.
620
00:25:24,418 --> 00:25:25,917
Are you ready?
- I think so.
621
00:25:25,918 --> 00:25:28,210
- All right, Dave, take it away.
622
00:25:30,668 --> 00:25:32,750
- Can my knife make two strikes?
623
00:25:32,751 --> 00:25:34,959
I'm really not sure.
624
00:25:34,960 --> 00:25:36,710
I start thinking
about all the delaminations
625
00:25:36,835 --> 00:25:39,501
in my knife,
and hopefully I have
626
00:25:39,585 --> 00:25:46,084
enough material
to absorb the shock of this.
627
00:25:59,001 --> 00:26:00,417
- All right, Travis,
congratulations.
628
00:26:00,418 --> 00:26:02,436
You made it through those
two strikes on the antler.
629
00:26:02,460 --> 00:26:04,876
Now, Erik, you fought hard,
you gave us a good blade,
630
00:26:04,960 --> 00:26:07,084
but due to the catastrophic
failure with your weapon,
631
00:26:07,085 --> 00:26:08,750
at this point in time,
we all want to say
632
00:26:08,751 --> 00:26:10,227
thank you for coming out
and fighting,
633
00:26:10,251 --> 00:26:11,792
but unfortunately, your time
in this competition has ended.
634
00:26:11,793 --> 00:26:12,751
I'm gonna have to ask you
to please step off
635
00:26:12,752 --> 00:26:14,210
The Forge floor.
636
00:26:14,251 --> 00:26:15,501
Thank you.
- See you, guys.
637
00:26:15,585 --> 00:26:17,959
- Thank you, guys.
- Good looking blade.
638
00:26:17,960 --> 00:26:20,085
- Other than the fact
that my handle broke
639
00:26:20,168 --> 00:26:22,126
and now it's
a baby-sized handle...
640
00:26:22,251 --> 00:26:24,710
My handle's about the size
of my kid's hands...
641
00:26:24,751 --> 00:26:26,960
It's always good
for personal growth
642
00:26:27,085 --> 00:26:29,311
to challenge yourself and do
things that are uncomfortable.
643
00:26:29,335 --> 00:26:31,876
I'm happy with what I did
and how I did.
644
00:26:31,960 --> 00:26:34,543
I'm grateful I got to be here.
645
00:26:34,585 --> 00:26:36,376
- Ben, Travis,
gentlemen, congratulations.
646
00:26:36,418 --> 00:26:37,778
You have now made it
into the third
647
00:26:37,876 --> 00:26:39,227
and final round of this
competition,
648
00:26:39,251 --> 00:26:40,959
where you're going back
to your home forges
649
00:26:40,960 --> 00:26:43,710
for four days to build
an iconic weapon from history.
650
00:26:43,793 --> 00:26:45,393
Gentlemen,
you're gonna be building this.
651
00:26:48,960 --> 00:26:50,751
The Crusaders Bible Falchion.
652
00:26:54,210 --> 00:26:57,043
- The Crusader Bible Falchion
traces its origins back
653
00:26:57,126 --> 00:26:59,751
to the illustrated manuscript
called the Crusaders Bible.
654
00:26:59,876 --> 00:27:02,543
It is in these pages that the
unique falchion can be seen.
655
00:27:02,668 --> 00:27:04,585
The sword features
a spatulated tip
656
00:27:04,710 --> 00:27:06,625
with four points
for puncturing armor
657
00:27:06,626 --> 00:27:08,750
and a hook handle
to prevent disarming.
658
00:27:08,751 --> 00:27:11,085
This deadly chopping,
slashing weapon has been
659
00:27:11,168 --> 00:27:14,210
recreated and redesigned
by bladesmiths for centuries.
660
00:27:14,251 --> 00:27:17,084
However, no one knows
if it ever existed
661
00:27:17,085 --> 00:27:19,043
before the paintings
in the Crusaders Bible.
662
00:27:19,126 --> 00:27:21,210
Today, these iconic
illustrations can be seen
663
00:27:21,293 --> 00:27:23,417
in person at the
Morgan Library & Museum
664
00:27:23,418 --> 00:27:24,751
in New York City.
665
00:27:24,835 --> 00:27:26,626
- Now, guys, the ones you build
666
00:27:26,710 --> 00:27:28,210
must fall
within these parameters.
667
00:27:28,293 --> 00:27:29,876
Your blade length
measured from tip
668
00:27:29,960 --> 00:27:31,160
to where the cutting edge ends
669
00:27:31,251 --> 00:27:33,376
needs to be
between 21 and 23 inches,
670
00:27:33,543 --> 00:27:35,334
needs to swell
to a spatulated tip
671
00:27:35,335 --> 00:27:37,001
and feature four points,
672
00:27:37,085 --> 00:27:38,875
and needs to feature
a hooked handle.
673
00:27:38,876 --> 00:27:40,584
- I'm a little bit relieved
674
00:27:40,585 --> 00:27:42,668
that it's not
a 5-foot-long sword.
675
00:27:42,751 --> 00:27:46,293
But then I see the weird
spatula end of the blade,
676
00:27:46,418 --> 00:27:48,084
and I'm starting to wonder
how the hell
677
00:27:48,085 --> 00:27:50,876
I'm gonna shape
a billet into that.
678
00:27:50,960 --> 00:27:52,417
- Well, we're excited
to see what you bring back,
679
00:27:52,418 --> 00:27:53,585
so good luck.
680
00:27:53,710 --> 00:27:55,085
We will see you both
in four days.
681
00:27:55,210 --> 00:27:57,085
- Let's do it.
- All right, right on.
682
00:28:00,335 --> 00:28:02,168
- We're in Kannapolis,
North Carolina.
683
00:28:02,251 --> 00:28:03,043
It is day one.
684
00:28:03,126 --> 00:28:04,876
I do get lonely in the shop,
685
00:28:04,918 --> 00:28:07,126
so I had to bring in
a couple friends.
686
00:28:07,210 --> 00:28:09,875
My wife makes
some amazing artwork.
687
00:28:09,876 --> 00:28:11,917
One of the big reasons
why we hit it off,
688
00:28:11,918 --> 00:28:14,793
going to the junkyard
and finding metal scrap.
689
00:28:14,918 --> 00:28:17,084
So I have never made
anything like this.
690
00:28:17,085 --> 00:28:19,834
This is gonna be
my inner core, this 5160.
691
00:28:19,835 --> 00:28:22,210
And then we're gonna do
Damascus on the outside.
692
00:28:22,251 --> 00:28:25,459
I'm doing Damascus
with a San Mai inner core,
693
00:28:25,460 --> 00:28:29,126
because I think if I keep
a 5160 leaf spring steel core,
694
00:28:29,210 --> 00:28:31,210
it will hopefully stand up
and be resilient
695
00:28:31,251 --> 00:28:32,834
to the judges' tests.
696
00:28:32,835 --> 00:28:35,710
So in The Forge,
they got Big Blu.
697
00:28:35,835 --> 00:28:36,959
I have Little Orange.
698
00:28:36,960 --> 00:28:39,960
It's like taking Big Blu...
699
00:28:40,085 --> 00:28:41,459
actually, it's nothing like
taking Big Blu.
700
00:28:41,460 --> 00:28:42,710
It's a little guy.
701
00:28:43,835 --> 00:28:45,460
It's five tons,
702
00:28:45,543 --> 00:28:47,751
but it's sure as heck's
saving my shoulder and my arm.
703
00:28:47,835 --> 00:28:49,626
At the end of day one,
704
00:28:49,710 --> 00:28:52,460
I have 65 layers of solid steel.
705
00:28:52,543 --> 00:28:54,250
We have way too much material,
706
00:28:54,251 --> 00:28:56,835
but that's really gonna
help me refine my shape
707
00:28:56,918 --> 00:28:59,460
into the rough shape
that we need by tomorrow.
708
00:29:01,710 --> 00:29:03,376
- We're in Downs, Illinois.
709
00:29:03,460 --> 00:29:05,418
I have never made
a blade this big before,
710
00:29:05,501 --> 00:29:06,834
so it's gonna be a challenge.
711
00:29:06,835 --> 00:29:10,918
I plan on making
San Mai 5160 leaf spring
712
00:29:11,001 --> 00:29:13,334
salvaged from
a semi-truck trailer,
713
00:29:13,335 --> 00:29:15,376
and I'll forge that
flat and square.
714
00:29:15,460 --> 00:29:18,625
And then my shells are coming
from wrought iron wagon wheel.
715
00:29:18,626 --> 00:29:21,417
The wrought iron should have
a very pretty wood grain look
716
00:29:21,418 --> 00:29:23,210
by the time I get it
ground down and etched.
717
00:29:23,251 --> 00:29:24,750
There we go.
718
00:29:24,751 --> 00:29:26,084
That's good
wrought iron temperature.
719
00:29:26,085 --> 00:29:28,250
As I'm forging along...
720
00:29:30,793 --> 00:29:32,710
I'm starting to notice
a large crack
721
00:29:32,751 --> 00:29:35,084
forming on one of my pieces
of San Mai.
722
00:29:35,085 --> 00:29:36,834
If I'm not able to address
this crack,
723
00:29:36,835 --> 00:29:38,210
it's gonna take away
724
00:29:38,293 --> 00:29:40,001
some structural integrity
from my blade,
725
00:29:40,085 --> 00:29:42,250
and my blade won't be able
to hold up to the testing.
726
00:29:44,001 --> 00:29:45,543
I don't have time
to make a mistake.
727
00:29:50,835 --> 00:29:51,936
My plan is to keep flexing it up
728
00:29:51,960 --> 00:29:53,626
and forge weld it down.
729
00:29:53,710 --> 00:29:55,543
It should be
welded back together.
730
00:29:55,668 --> 00:29:57,584
Once I put it
on the rest of my steel,
731
00:29:57,585 --> 00:29:59,418
it should hold together.
732
00:29:59,501 --> 00:30:01,251
We're about halfway sealed up.
733
00:30:01,335 --> 00:30:04,960
I see that the crack is
mostly closed up.
734
00:30:05,043 --> 00:30:07,084
So far,
it seems like my billet is
735
00:30:07,085 --> 00:30:08,917
welded tight
and everything's holding up.
736
00:30:08,918 --> 00:30:11,125
I just hope my luck
carries through.
737
00:30:12,626 --> 00:30:14,292
- Day number two.
738
00:30:14,293 --> 00:30:16,126
The blade right now is
just a hunk of metal.
739
00:30:16,251 --> 00:30:17,918
It is ugly.
740
00:30:18,001 --> 00:30:19,210
Get this thing in the forge
741
00:30:19,293 --> 00:30:21,126
and I'm gonna start
drawing this out.
742
00:30:21,210 --> 00:30:22,727
I'm getting to a point
where I'm gonna try
743
00:30:22,751 --> 00:30:24,000
to create this handle.
744
00:30:24,001 --> 00:30:26,043
I basically have to make
a candy cane
745
00:30:26,126 --> 00:30:28,876
or a horseshoe,
start putting a curve in.
746
00:30:29,001 --> 00:30:31,043
I overcompensated
and kind of had it come in
747
00:30:31,126 --> 00:30:32,625
a little closer than I thought.
748
00:30:32,626 --> 00:30:34,710
So as I strike here,
it's gonna push this around
749
00:30:34,751 --> 00:30:36,543
and flatten it out a little bit.
750
00:30:36,626 --> 00:30:39,543
The curl for the handle,
it's not perfect.
751
00:30:39,626 --> 00:30:42,459
I am a little concerned
about the ergonomics of this.
752
00:30:42,460 --> 00:30:44,917
The judges do want
a handle that fits well
753
00:30:44,918 --> 00:30:46,959
in their hand,
but I gotta push through.
754
00:30:46,960 --> 00:30:49,500
I gotta get
this blade quenched today.
755
00:30:49,501 --> 00:30:51,543
I want to keep myself
on the forward progression
756
00:30:51,585 --> 00:30:52,585
that I'm in right now.
757
00:30:55,876 --> 00:30:57,085
I pull it out...
758
00:30:59,626 --> 00:31:01,335
And we are straight.
759
00:31:01,418 --> 00:31:04,460
That's exactly where I wanted
to be at by the end of day two.
760
00:31:04,543 --> 00:31:06,959
- Well, it's day two,
and the first thing
761
00:31:06,960 --> 00:31:10,168
I have to do this morning
is form that spatulated tip.
762
00:31:10,251 --> 00:31:13,751
I'm using a fullering tool,
and I'm hammering my billet.
763
00:31:15,626 --> 00:31:18,376
I've got my blade
mostly to shape and profile.
764
00:31:18,418 --> 00:31:20,751
It's about time that I start
moving on to heat-treat.
765
00:31:23,918 --> 00:31:26,543
So then I pull it out
to inspect it.
766
00:31:26,626 --> 00:31:28,542
My lines are looking okay.
767
00:31:28,543 --> 00:31:31,585
Just by nature of me flying
by the seat of my pants,
768
00:31:31,668 --> 00:31:33,209
I feel like I'm behind schedule,
769
00:31:33,210 --> 00:31:35,001
but I'm hoping
I can just pull something out
770
00:31:35,085 --> 00:31:36,376
and make it work.
771
00:31:38,335 --> 00:31:39,751
- Day four.
772
00:31:39,835 --> 00:31:41,585
Thing's looking really good.
773
00:31:41,668 --> 00:31:44,043
I'm gonna focus on the handle.
774
00:31:44,126 --> 00:31:46,793
So I got both pieces cut out.
My pin's in.
775
00:31:46,876 --> 00:31:48,835
I'm going to start shaping.
776
00:31:48,918 --> 00:31:51,084
I want to make my handle
more ergonomic.
777
00:31:51,085 --> 00:31:53,542
It's just not
right where I want it at.
778
00:31:53,543 --> 00:31:55,460
I think the only way
to really get in here
779
00:31:55,543 --> 00:31:59,876
and do this is
with a lot of hand sanding.
780
00:31:59,918 --> 00:32:01,751
I can only do so much
with the tools I have
781
00:32:01,835 --> 00:32:04,085
to hit this radius
on the inside.
782
00:32:04,168 --> 00:32:05,710
I'm going old school.
783
00:32:05,835 --> 00:32:07,334
I'm going hand sanding on this.
784
00:32:07,335 --> 00:32:09,417
I'm gonna run it
through the grids just to get
785
00:32:09,418 --> 00:32:11,250
that groove
where it needs to be.
786
00:32:11,251 --> 00:32:14,334
The maple that I have
is pretty hard.
787
00:32:14,335 --> 00:32:17,292
I did not know it was gonna be
this much of a challenge.
788
00:32:17,293 --> 00:32:19,335
I put a lot
of heart and soul into this.
789
00:32:19,418 --> 00:32:21,793
I think I'm good with my blade.
790
00:32:21,876 --> 00:32:25,335
I want to hear Doug say
those three little words,
791
00:32:25,418 --> 00:32:27,335
"It will KEAL."
792
00:32:27,418 --> 00:32:29,085
- Day four.
793
00:32:29,210 --> 00:32:32,293
Today, I need to shape my
bolster and handle material.
794
00:32:35,585 --> 00:32:40,210
Decided to just use a rasp
to shape my wood
795
00:32:40,251 --> 00:32:42,210
because it's the only tool
that's gonna
796
00:32:42,293 --> 00:32:43,918
fit in there in a timely manner.
797
00:32:44,001 --> 00:32:45,459
I've got my blade finished.
798
00:32:45,460 --> 00:32:47,876
Now it's time
to get an edge on this thing.
799
00:32:48,001 --> 00:32:49,876
I still feel that it's 50/50,
800
00:32:49,918 --> 00:32:52,585
but I think I was able
to make a pretty blade,
801
00:32:52,668 --> 00:32:55,585
and I'm satisfied
with what I got accomplished.
802
00:33:00,710 --> 00:33:02,894
- Well, Ben, Travis, gentlemen,
welcome back to The Forge.
803
00:33:02,918 --> 00:33:04,376
You guys, it's great to see you.
804
00:33:04,501 --> 00:33:06,561
Now, you just came back
from what probably seemed like
805
00:33:06,585 --> 00:33:08,500
four very short days
where we asked you
806
00:33:08,501 --> 00:33:10,876
to build
the Crusaders Bible Falchion.
807
00:33:11,001 --> 00:33:12,376
Guys, they look beautiful.
808
00:33:12,418 --> 00:33:13,917
They look strong and sharp.
809
00:33:13,918 --> 00:33:15,102
Now, before we get into testing,
810
00:33:15,126 --> 00:33:16,269
we want to hear
about these blades.
811
00:33:16,293 --> 00:33:17,834
Ben, how'd it go for you?
812
00:33:17,835 --> 00:33:19,275
- Overall,
I think it went all right.
813
00:33:20,751 --> 00:33:23,876
I ended up taking
some wrought iron wagon tire
814
00:33:23,960 --> 00:33:25,917
and making a San Mai sandwich
815
00:33:25,918 --> 00:33:27,792
with a truck leaf spring
in the middle.
816
00:33:27,793 --> 00:33:29,543
- Nice.
Now, Travis, how about you?
817
00:33:29,626 --> 00:33:31,426
- Mine went pretty well.
Had a couple hiccups.
818
00:33:32,918 --> 00:33:35,210
I used 1084 and 15n20.
819
00:33:35,293 --> 00:33:37,250
And I did 32 layers on each side
820
00:33:37,251 --> 00:33:39,501
and put a piece
of 5160 in the middle.
821
00:33:39,585 --> 00:33:43,251
The wood is a curly maple that
came out of an old dresser.
822
00:33:43,335 --> 00:33:44,793
- Guys, these blades
look strong.
823
00:33:44,876 --> 00:33:46,584
They look sharp.
They look deadly.
824
00:33:46,585 --> 00:33:48,375
But the best way we know how
to find out which one of you
825
00:33:48,376 --> 00:33:49,686
is leaving here
today as a champion
826
00:33:49,710 --> 00:33:51,585
is by putting them
through a series of tests.
827
00:33:51,668 --> 00:33:53,543
And first off, we've got
a KEAL test with Doug.
828
00:33:55,668 --> 00:33:59,376
- Bladesmiths,
welcome to the KEAL test.
829
00:33:59,418 --> 00:34:01,335
Ben, you're up first.
Are you ready for this?
830
00:34:01,418 --> 00:34:02,835
- I'm not,
but I hope my blade is.
831
00:34:02,918 --> 00:34:04,542
- All right, let's do it.
832
00:34:04,543 --> 00:34:07,085
- I'm feeling pretty good
about my weapon,
833
00:34:07,168 --> 00:34:09,210
but I know
my opponent is bringing
834
00:34:09,251 --> 00:34:11,168
a awesome,
potent weapon as well,
835
00:34:11,251 --> 00:34:12,918
so I'm not sure
what's gonna happen.
836
00:34:34,293 --> 00:34:36,460
- All right, Ben, let's talk
about your weapon here.
837
00:34:36,543 --> 00:34:38,918
What I like about the handle,
it's ovoid enough
838
00:34:39,001 --> 00:34:41,792
to where it fits
my hand perfectly.
839
00:34:41,793 --> 00:34:43,501
Your edge is sharp
840
00:34:43,585 --> 00:34:46,876
and it chopped this pig
not once,
841
00:34:46,960 --> 00:34:48,335
but twice.
842
00:34:48,418 --> 00:34:51,459
Overall, your weapon,
it will KEAL.
843
00:34:53,168 --> 00:34:54,519
Travis, your turn, sir.
Are you ready?
844
00:34:54,543 --> 00:34:56,125
- Ready as I'm ever gonna be.
845
00:34:56,126 --> 00:34:57,585
- All right, let's do this.
846
00:34:58,710 --> 00:35:00,001
- I've hunted some pigs.
847
00:35:00,085 --> 00:35:02,210
They have huge shoulders,
big dense bones.
848
00:35:02,293 --> 00:35:04,085
You hit one of those hard bones,
849
00:35:04,168 --> 00:35:05,543
you could pop a weld,
850
00:35:05,626 --> 00:35:07,585
a delamination,
you can chip a blade,
851
00:35:07,668 --> 00:35:09,917
but let's see
what this thing will do.
852
00:35:36,543 --> 00:35:38,352
- All right, Travis, let's talk
about your weapon here.
853
00:35:38,376 --> 00:35:40,585
First up, I appreciate
854
00:35:40,668 --> 00:35:43,501
the pattern you have
with your Damascus.
855
00:35:43,585 --> 00:35:46,876
Your handle has
a cylindrical feel to it.
856
00:35:46,918 --> 00:35:48,459
It's very smooth.
857
00:35:48,460 --> 00:35:51,042
And because it's
a forward heavy blade,
858
00:35:51,043 --> 00:35:53,001
it rides back here.
859
00:35:53,085 --> 00:35:56,460
There is nothing for me to be
able to get a good retention,
860
00:35:56,543 --> 00:35:59,876
so every strike, I had
to adjust a couple of times.
861
00:36:00,001 --> 00:36:02,500
But your edge is sharp.
862
00:36:02,501 --> 00:36:04,043
It chops deep,
and as you can see,
863
00:36:04,168 --> 00:36:06,293
it chopped
the pig carcass in half.
864
00:36:06,376 --> 00:36:09,876
Overall, your weapon,
it will KEAL.
865
00:36:09,918 --> 00:36:11,584
- Thank you, Doug.
866
00:36:16,251 --> 00:36:17,971
- Bladesmiths,
welcome to the strength test:
867
00:36:18,001 --> 00:36:20,543
the pavilion pole chop.
868
00:36:20,585 --> 00:36:23,209
Not only did we get the crazy
shape of your falchions
869
00:36:23,210 --> 00:36:24,543
out of the Crusader Bible,
870
00:36:24,668 --> 00:36:26,585
we also found
this test in there.
871
00:36:26,751 --> 00:36:28,751
There's a scene in the Bible
where Abraham's forces
872
00:36:28,835 --> 00:36:31,376
are chopping down the tent
poles of their enemies.
873
00:36:31,460 --> 00:36:33,418
So we're gonna do the same thing
874
00:36:33,501 --> 00:36:35,585
and see how your Falchions
hold up.
875
00:36:35,668 --> 00:36:36,727
Ben, you're up first.
You ready?
876
00:36:36,751 --> 00:36:37,793
- As ready as I can be.
877
00:36:37,876 --> 00:36:39,584
- All right.
878
00:37:06,251 --> 00:37:08,460
Well, Ben, first off,
that's a beautiful piece.
879
00:37:08,543 --> 00:37:10,043
I mean, it really captures
the essence
880
00:37:10,126 --> 00:37:11,917
of what's in the Crusader Bible.
881
00:37:11,918 --> 00:37:15,792
The handle is really
well-proportioned for my hand.
882
00:37:15,793 --> 00:37:18,210
I'm just touching the hook
while I have a comfortable grip
883
00:37:18,251 --> 00:37:20,250
on the rest of the handle,
so nice job.
884
00:37:20,251 --> 00:37:22,668
The edge held up great.
885
00:37:22,751 --> 00:37:24,875
All in all, I think
it's a spectacular piece.
886
00:37:24,876 --> 00:37:26,710
Nice job.
- Thank you.
887
00:37:26,793 --> 00:37:29,418
- All right, Travis.
You're up, man. You ready?
888
00:37:29,501 --> 00:37:30,834
- No, but let's do it.
889
00:37:30,835 --> 00:37:32,585
- All right.
890
00:37:32,668 --> 00:37:35,543
- I'm not feeling great,
if I'm being honest with you.
891
00:37:35,585 --> 00:37:38,835
Honestly, like, seeing
Ben's Falchion perform,
892
00:37:38,918 --> 00:37:41,209
I know I'm behind.
893
00:37:41,210 --> 00:37:42,917
I guess we'll see how it goes.
894
00:38:05,751 --> 00:38:09,210
- All right, Travis,
well, your edge held up great.
895
00:38:09,251 --> 00:38:13,543
That being said,
the handle, it's really long
896
00:38:13,626 --> 00:38:16,417
and it kind of curves
from the beginning.
897
00:38:16,418 --> 00:38:18,210
So as I'm trying
to hold up here, you know,
898
00:38:18,251 --> 00:38:20,876
I'm sliding back,
and when I close my eyes
899
00:38:20,960 --> 00:38:23,085
and index exactly
where I want to be,
900
00:38:23,168 --> 00:38:25,210
it's kicked over
by about five degrees.
901
00:38:25,251 --> 00:38:27,584
So I had to compensate for that.
902
00:38:27,585 --> 00:38:30,376
That being said, I really think
you did a great job
903
00:38:30,418 --> 00:38:32,793
of capturing the spirit
of this particular falchion.
904
00:38:32,876 --> 00:38:34,917
Nice job.
- I appreciate it. Thank you.
905
00:38:36,960 --> 00:38:38,834
- All right, bladesmiths.
906
00:38:38,835 --> 00:38:42,210
This is a sharpness test,
the zip line sandbag slice.
907
00:38:44,251 --> 00:38:45,792
Ben, you're up first.
You ready for this?
908
00:38:45,793 --> 00:38:48,792
- Sure.
- All right, let's do this.
909
00:39:10,585 --> 00:39:12,394
- All right, Ben,
let's talk about your weapon.
910
00:39:12,418 --> 00:39:13,960
On the different areas
that you have,
911
00:39:14,085 --> 00:39:17,585
especially on that sweet spot,
it cut cleanly on the bag.
912
00:39:17,751 --> 00:39:20,210
On the lower half over here,
metal and resistance,
913
00:39:20,293 --> 00:39:22,251
but it also cut.
914
00:39:22,335 --> 00:39:24,793
Overall,
your weapon, it will cut.
915
00:39:24,876 --> 00:39:26,210
- I'll take it.
916
00:39:26,293 --> 00:39:27,477
- All right, Travis,
it's your turn.
917
00:39:27,501 --> 00:39:28,701
- Are you ready?
- I'm ready.
918
00:39:28,751 --> 00:39:30,375
- All right.
Let's do this.
919
00:39:52,710 --> 00:39:54,792
All right, Travis,
once again, cutting with this
920
00:39:54,793 --> 00:39:58,042
on the sweet spot,
it cut cleanly on both bags.
921
00:39:58,043 --> 00:40:00,293
Go a bit lower
on this section right here,
922
00:40:00,376 --> 00:40:02,293
it cuts,
but not all the way through.
923
00:40:02,376 --> 00:40:05,085
Overall,
your weapon, sir, it will cut.
924
00:40:05,168 --> 00:40:06,876
- Thank you.
925
00:40:06,960 --> 00:40:09,293
- Well, well, well.
926
00:40:09,376 --> 00:40:10,668
All right, gentlemen,
I gotta say
927
00:40:10,751 --> 00:40:12,436
that this is the kind
of competition we love
928
00:40:12,460 --> 00:40:13,918
to see here in "Forged in Fire".
929
00:40:14,001 --> 00:40:15,750
But at the end of the day,
only one of you guys
930
00:40:15,751 --> 00:40:17,334
can leave here with the title
of "Forged in Fire" champion
931
00:40:17,335 --> 00:40:19,710
and get that check for $10,000.
932
00:40:19,793 --> 00:40:21,335
Today's "Forged in Fire"
champion is...
933
00:40:24,501 --> 00:40:26,876
Ben. Congratulations.
934
00:40:26,960 --> 00:40:28,680
Travis, you were beat out
by just this much,
935
00:40:28,751 --> 00:40:30,543
and Ben's gonna tell you why.
936
00:40:30,626 --> 00:40:32,417
- Well, Travis,
you brought us a Damascus
937
00:40:32,418 --> 00:40:34,542
San Mai blade that was
both beautiful and sharp.
938
00:40:34,543 --> 00:40:35,959
But at the end of the day,
this came down
939
00:40:35,960 --> 00:40:36,918
to your handle design.
940
00:40:36,919 --> 00:40:38,750
It was harder for us to control,
941
00:40:38,751 --> 00:40:40,591
and that affected its
performance in the tests.
942
00:40:40,668 --> 00:40:41,686
And that's why
we're letting you go.
943
00:40:41,710 --> 00:40:43,542
- I completely agree.
944
00:40:43,543 --> 00:40:45,376
- Well, Travis,
I hope you had as much fun
945
00:40:45,460 --> 00:40:47,418
as we had watching you
in the first two rounds.
946
00:40:47,543 --> 00:40:49,126
We want to say
thank you for coming out,
947
00:40:49,210 --> 00:40:50,792
but unfortunately, your time
in this competition has ended.
948
00:40:50,793 --> 00:40:52,061
I'm gonna have
to ask you to please
949
00:40:52,085 --> 00:40:53,085
step off The Forge floor.
950
00:40:53,168 --> 00:40:55,042
Thank you.
951
00:40:55,043 --> 00:40:56,876
- Awesome.
952
00:40:56,918 --> 00:40:58,960
- It was an amazing experience,
953
00:40:59,043 --> 00:41:02,210
but my handle just was not
where it needed to be.
954
00:41:02,335 --> 00:41:04,834
And Ben knocked it
out of the park.
955
00:41:04,835 --> 00:41:07,418
I'm going home, give my wife
a hug and kiss
956
00:41:07,543 --> 00:41:09,460
and tell my boys,
Daddy didn't win,
957
00:41:09,543 --> 00:41:10,876
but that's all right, you know?
958
00:41:11,043 --> 00:41:12,043
He made it here.
959
00:41:12,085 --> 00:41:13,376
That's a prize in itself.
960
00:41:15,543 --> 00:41:16,876
- Well, Ben, congratulations.
961
00:41:16,960 --> 00:41:18,584
That makes you
a "Forged in Fire" champion.
962
00:41:18,585 --> 00:41:20,061
You'll be receiving a check
for $10,000.
963
00:41:20,085 --> 00:41:21,210
Congratulations.
964
00:41:21,251 --> 00:41:22,792
Thank you. All right.
965
00:41:22,793 --> 00:41:24,626
I did not at all
expect that I would
966
00:41:24,710 --> 00:41:27,001
make it to the end,
but here we are.
967
00:41:27,085 --> 00:41:29,543
Every step of the way
of this process,
968
00:41:29,626 --> 00:41:31,875
there's been some sort
of challenge or hiccup
969
00:41:31,876 --> 00:41:34,834
that I've had to deal with,
but I'm just so grateful
970
00:41:34,835 --> 00:41:37,376
I got the opportunity and I won,
971
00:41:37,460 --> 00:41:39,001
so I'm happier
than I could ever be.
972
00:41:39,085 --> 00:41:44,168
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