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- My name is andrew suchka.

I'm from crystal lake, illinois.

People are rooting for me
back at home.

I got a call from my son.

He's a fireman.

And he said the whole
firehouse is rooting for me.

So if I win the 10,000,

I'm gonna throw a big party,
and everybody's invited.

- My name is ben seacrest.

I'm 33.

I'm from
hardeeville, south carolina.

For my main job, I sell shoes.

I would definitely like to prove

That I have
an idea of what I'm doing,

That all this time
that I've invested

In learning parts of this craft,

That I'm actually able
to apply it.

- My name is richard b.

I'm a systems integrator
on the fa team for the navy.

I do a lot of problem-solving.

We need to keep, you know,
air crew and the people

Who are operating
this equipment safe.

I do think that
my problem-solving abilities

Will give me an edge
in this competition.

- My name is cheyenne brown.

I'm 26 years old.

I am from vandalia, illinois.

I'm absolutely ready to compete.

I'm ready to show them that
it's not just a guys' thing.

A lot of people will go,
"no, females need to do this

And guys need to do this."

Shut up. Screw you.
Let's do it.

- Bladesmiths,
welcome to the forge.

Now, in this competition,
there are three rounds.

And at the end of each round,

You'll be asked
to present your work

To our panel of expert judges.

They'll be deciding which one
of you will ultimately be

Leaving here with the title
of "forged in fire" champion,

Along with a check for $10,000.

I don't know about you four,
but for me,

I spent a lot of time
as a kid hunting, fishing,

Hiking, camping,

Going on survival trips
around the world.

And I always found myself
needing something

Very reliable.

Today,
we want all of you to build

Something sturdy, strong,
long-lasting, and sharp.

Now, in order
to make that blade,

You're gonna need this...

What we have here are hundreds

Of high-carbon steel
tent stakes.

This is what you'll be making
your blades out of.

Now, as far as techniques,
that's all up to you.

- Hey, let's forge tent spikes.

I guess it's metal.

- Now, let's talk about what
you're gonna be building.

You're gonna be building this.

Bladesmiths,
this is the sawback machete.

And when you're building yours,

Make sure they fall
within these parameters.

Your blade length needs to be
between 11 and 13 inches.

You need to be set up

For a full tang
handle construction.

Now, by the end of round two,
you will all need to have

Between 8 and 10 inches
of the spine of your blade

Covered in saw teeth.

Moving into the second round
of this competition,

You will add handles
to your machetes,

Turning them
into fully functioning tools,

At which point you'll be
handing them over to the judges

And they'll be checking
for strength and durability

By sawing
and chopping into a tree.

Then we're gonna check
if your edges held up

In a water canteen slice.

All right, bladesmiths,
the four of you

Only have three hours
on the clock

For this first round
of the competition.

So good luck. Stay sharp.

Your time starts now.

- Yeehaw.
- All right, and we are off.

We've got the option
of throwing 'em in the can.

What else could they be doing?

- If you want to be
really creative,

You could flatten those out
and try to stack them up.

But it's gonna be
a pretty thin stack.

So the can's the safe way to go.

Richard's already got
a can on his table.

- I'm working
on a canister damascus billet.

It's the quickest,

The most probability of success.

First thing I have to do
in the round is

Get the tent stakes
to the dimensions

That are gonna fit in the can.

- What I'm hoping to see is,

Once these smiths get
their can in the forge,

They come up to the example,
start taking measurements.

Hopefully, these guys
keep in mind it's a machete.

It's supposed to be thin.

- Cleaning before damascus
is critical

To having any chance of success,

And that's my way I approach it.

If I don't have time
to do it right the first time,

When am I gonna find time
to do it over?

- I don't know,
I must be having flashbacks,

But is that a ray kirk?

Look, right there
what richard's doing.

- As soon as richard came out,

I thought it was
a ray kirk wannabe.

- I have done canister
damascus one other time.

I'm a little nervous
about that, but that's okay.

I'll do what I can.

- You never want the smiths
to rush in this competition,

But whoever gets
a billet going first

Is way ahead of the game.

- I started making blades
by watching "forged in fire"

With my wife, amber.

My wife asked me
to make her kitchen cutlery.

I have a paring knife
that I made for her,

And she uses it
every single day.

I need to make sure

That powder settles
down at the bottom.

And if I don't,

Then I'm probably gonna
have voids.

If I have voids in my canister,

Then I'm gonna have
big holes in my steel,

And that is no good.

- I am choosing canister
due to the fact that I believe

It will be
the safest route to go.

- So now it looks like
the question is,

To use white out
or not to use white out.

- That's gonna be the big thing.

That could be a game changer
in this challenge.

- I have never used
white out in my canister.

I was always taught
just to grind it away.

- In this challenge,
I might opt to remove the can

Because the machete is
actually a very thin blade,

And you don't want
a bunch of steel

Like you want
on large or thick knives.

It doesn't have that thickness.

- I actually am
a stay-at-home mom.

I have two wonderful children.

They are age four and seven,

And they're the light
of my life.

- Andrew is the only one
who used white out.

- I decided to use white out
because it lines

The inside of the canister,

And then the metal billet
should come out easier.

White out is risky because
if I don't do it right,

I may not be able
to get the can off.

- Richard's going to the press.

- Go, go, go.

I am going to set
my welds three times

'cause the worst thing
that you can do

With damascus
is have unset welds.

You open that can up and powder
and clumps of stuff fall out.

- Richard's can's pretty bright,

But it could be hotter.

- It's really, really hard
to overheat a canister.

- Yeah.

- So on the third pass,
and I feel it's behaving

Like a solid piece of metal
in the canister,

Not loose stuff.

So good welds.
Happy with that.

- Bladesmiths, you only have
two hours remaining.

Cheyenne's going
for her first press.

- It is not super hot.

- I am waiting for it
to get it back up to heat,

And it feels like
it's taking forever.

I feel like that I'm, well,

Waiting for my own
kid's childbirth.

- The thing is, patience is key.

You put it there,
let it get hot.

- I'm rushing around.

I'm moving way too fast,
getting ahead of myself.

And I burned myself.

- Looks like cheyenne
burned her finger.

- Not that hard to do out there.

- Oh, no.

- I have to hurry up
and get it taken care of

Because I need
to keep working on this blade.

- So her having spent time
with the medic

Really might have helped her
with that heat.

- But that's not
a recommended strategy, folks.

- All that is going
through my mind is,

How is my metal
doing in that forge?

- Oh, look at that.

That's what we should be seeing.

That downtime she had
seeing the medic,

Look how hot that bar is.

That's gonna consolidate
any weld problems

That she has at this point.

- Now that I've set my welds,

I head straight to the grinder

So that way, I can check and see

If I have solid steel
underneath it.

If this goes wrong,
I am in trouble.

- Hey, guys, why is ben spending

So much time in the grinder?

- I think he's actually
grinding the can away

Before he works on the blade.

- Okay.

The welds look pretty good.

And now it's time to start
drawing it out on big blue.

- My steel is compressed
to how I like it.

And now I need
to cut off the canister

Because I used white out.

- If andrew does this properly,
it might take him

Ten more minutes to knock
that can off on the outside.

If he doesn't,
if he's welded that can in,

If the white out
didn't work for him,

He could be banging
on that thing

For the next 30 minutes.

- It's sticking to the billet.

Son of a bitch.

- It is not moving at all.

- Right now is a nice time
to use a small pry bar,

As opposed to using
a hammer and chisel.

- I'm really getting worn out.

At this point,
so much time has passed,

I won't be able to start over.

I have to do whatever I can
to get the canister off.

- Get it! Get it!

- Finally, it pops off.

I'm looking at the clock.

The pressure's now on me

Because there's
absolutely no time

To make another blade.

- Richard's billet's
not looking too bad.

- Now that I'm getting my
billet close to the thickness,

I decide to use
the angle grinder

To cut in the tip
and cut in the handle.

- I mean,
the idea behind a machete is,

It's a super basic utility tool.

They're very thin,
about 1/8 of an inch

In thickness,
but if you look, I mean,

It's got a 1/4 inch bevel on it.

- The decision to cut them in
is not my normal way,

But it saves me time,

And at this point,
I need to do that.

About time.

- Bladesmiths, you are down
to the final 60 minutes.

- Shaping my blade is
extremely difficult

Because I need
to not only get the shape

Right to the standard,

I also have to add
a saw blade on the back.

- Cheyenne's already working
on the saw teeth

On the spine
of her blade right now.

- Right now, my blade is thick.

It needs to be thinner.

It needs to be lightweight
and strong at the same time.

Right now,
I have the strong part,

But I don't have
the lightweight.

- Ben put salt on his blade.
- For what reason?

- Salt melts at 1,475,
perfect quench temperature.

- That's awesome.

- Now that my salt's melted,

It's time for me
to go into the quench.

I get a giant fireball
in my face.

It was pretty hot.

- Boom. All right.
Ben in the oil.

- It looks straight.

Thank god.

But my blade is extremely thick.

I need to head
straight to the grinder.

- All right, andrew's blade
is screaming hot now.

- Yeah, it's plenty hot.

- What happens when you go
past that critical temperature?

- You're actually increasing
the grain size,

The structure of the blade,
and that gives

Basically larger surfaces
for the blade to fracture on.

- Holy moly,
that was a hot blade.

- When I pull it out of the oil,

It looks pretty good.

I file test the blade,
and it skates right across,

So I have
a perfectly hard blade.

- There you go.
Not bad.

So richard just quenched.

- I pull out my billet,
and there's a warp.

- It's not a good time
to have a warp.

- Given the time left,
I don't have any options

For correcting this warp.

I can correct the warp
in round two.

It's just my only option
at this time.

This warp could send me home.

- All right,
cheyenne's quenched.

- The file skates off the blade.

I want to scream at the top
of a mountain that I did it.

And I'm ready to move on.

- It's still very, very thick.
- And heavy.

- I have my sawblades.
I have my parameters.

Now I just have a thick blade.

- Bladesmiths,
you have 15 minutes left!

- The clock's running down
and I got to remove

As much meat as I possibly can.

And I'm hoping to get it etched.

I don't want to turn in a blade

That still has mild steel
on the edge.

- Ben's in the acid now.

- It's tough to see, though.

I feel like I'm in a great place

Now that I've etched the blade
and I know

That I have no mild steel
on the edge of my blade.

Whew!
- Looks good.

- I don't know.
I got something.

- All right, andrew's putting
his saw teeth in now too.

Going a different route
with the angle grinder.

- That works.

- Once I got the sawback
on the spine of the blade,

I see
there's not much time left,

So I'm gonna do as much
as I can on the grinder.

As I'm grinding my blade,

I could see a crack
towards the tip

And another crack in the middle.

- Oh, whoa!

- I believe that the quench
is what went wrong.

I quenched it
a little bit too hot,

And then that caused the cracks.

If I make it to round two,

I think I could address
these issues.

Hopefully, this is not
enough to send me home now.

- Five, four, three, two, one.

Bladesmiths,
turn off your machines.

Put down your tools.

The first round
of this competition is over.

- Way to go, man.
- Yeah, man, you too.

- I can't believe
that I just did

A canister damascus machete
in three hours.

I'm not sure if this is gonna
get me to the next round,

But I hope it does.

- All right, bladesmiths,
well, you all made it

Past the first three hours
of this competition,

So congratulations.

But the time has come

For the judges
to critique your work

And decide which one of you
will not be joining us

In the second round.

All right, andrew,
you're up first.

Please present your work.

- All right, andrew.

Your shape,
pretty much a machete.

It's got a little bit
of a curve to it.

But the part that really
worries me is the cracks.

You got here.
You got delaminations up here.

When you quenched,
it was just way too hot,

And it caused issues.

But overall,
you did a great job.

- Great. Thank you, sir.

- All right, ben,
please present your work.

- All right, ben.

First up, I like the shape

That you have
with the blade here.

It has a nice look
for a machete.

But the thing
that gives me pause is

The thickness of that spine.

The good thing is, I do not see
any delaminations or cracks.

Just needs to lose
a lot of the weight,

And also,
you're gonna have to start

Putting that sawback
back over there.

Good job.
- Thank you, sir.

- Richard, how you feeling, sir?

- Feeling good.
- All right.

Please present your work.

- All right, right off,
when I look at this,

I see the profile
that I was expecting to see.

So well done on that.

But the biggest issue
that this blade has

Is that warp.

Now, there's a lot of ways
to take care of this

In a second round,

And if you move forward
in the second round,

I think that's one
of the most important things

You can do for this blade is
to get that straightened out.

But I think it's doable.

Nicely done.
- Thank you, sir.

- Cheyenne,
please present your work.

- All right, cheyenne, let's
talk about your machete here.

You have a nice profile
of a machete.

The thing here, though, is,

It is a very thick blade,
making it very heavy.

A lot of this has to be removed

To make it much lighter
and wieldable

If you move forward.

- Well, bladesmiths,
you all did a great job.

But unfortunately,
only three of you are gonna be

Joining us in the second round
of this competition.

Our judges have
discussed your blades

And they made a final decision.

The bladesmith
leaving the forge is...

Andrew.

Unfortunately,
your blade didn't make the cut,

And dave baker is
gonna tell you why.

- Andrew, you did
a great job removing that can,

But your blade developed
some problems.

Both delaminations, cracks,

And that puts into question

The structural integrity
of that blade.

That's why we're letting you go.

- I understand, sir.

- Well, andrew, unfortunately,

Your time in this competition
has ended.

I'm gonna have to ask you
to please surrender your work

And step off the forge floor.

Thank you so much.

- I feel pretty disappointed.

I probably could have done
a better job.

But at the end of the day,

There were cracks
and delaminations in my blade.

I'm sure if you struck
that knife on something,

A hard surface,
it probably would break.

- Well, ben, richard,
cheyenne, congratulations.

The three of you are
joining us in the second round

Of this competition.

Now, in the second round,
in addition to adding handles

To your blades,
you'll need to make sure

You have the 8 to 10 inches
of sawback on the spines.

Now, as far
as handle materials go,

This is a competition
about the wild.

So all
the manufacturing materials

In the pantry are
completely off-limits.

Now, what you're
allowed to use is this.

The lightly burned firewood
here.

Now, to keep things interesting,

We're gonna put a little bit
of a twist on this round.

Machetes are a blade
that needs to be light

And easily wieldable
for a long period of time.

That is why we also have
a weight parameter

In this round.

Your blades will not be tested
if they exceed

A pound and a half
at the end of the second round.

- I feel like my blade weighs,

Like, 7 pounds or something.

I have no idea
how much it weighs.

I have to get it
under a pound and a half.

It's pretty nerve-racking.

- Now, when the second round
is over,

The judges are gonna test
your blades for strength

And durability by sawing
and chopping into a tree.

Then we're gonna check
if your edges held up

In a water canteen slice.

All right, bladesmiths,
you have two hours

On the clock
for the second round.

So good luck.

Your time starts now.

So what are you guys thinking?

About 50/50 grinder,
then handle work?

- Maybe 70/30.

I mean, we're talking
about slimfast over here.

That's a lot of grinding.

- My blade is at 3 pounds
right now,

And I still have to add
a handle and penstock.

I'm gonna start hogging
material off like crazy.

- Holy smokes.

Cheyenne just weighed
her blade, guys.

It is over 4 pounds.

- Wow.
- Wow.

- That's a lot of weight
to remove

To get down
to a pound and a half.

So I lean into the grinder
with all my might.

- There you go.
There you go!

- Get it!

- There is a shower of sparks.

- You can see a big change
in cheyenne's blade,

But that thing is still thick.

- Of the three,
who would you say has

The least amount
of catch-up work to do

Before they start
doing their handle?

- Well, I would have said
richard right off the bat,

But he's still got
to straighten that blade out.

- I'm at, like, 3 1/4 pounds.

So yeah, lose a little better

Than half the weight
of this blade.

My ordering of the steps
is all predicated

On the thought that it will
be easier to correct the warp

On a thin blade
than a thick blade.

So get the weight off,
and then adjust the warp.

- I've been on the grinder
a while,

And it's looking a lot closer

To the weight
that I need to get under.

But I need to make sure
I get a handle on this,

So I'm gonna go
take care of that right now.

- All right,
ben is off the grinder.

Over to the bandsaw.

Gonna start cutting up
his handle scale.

- The fact that it's burnt,

I'm really not
too worried about,

As long as the inside
isn't cooked up.

If it's not, I think I can do
all right with this.

- Ben's setting himself up
to be able

To turn a finished blade in.

- So now that I have
my handle glued together,

I still need to go back
to the grinder

And start removing more material

To try to get down
under my pound and a half.

- Bladesmiths,
you have 60 minutes remaining.

- My blade's 2 pounds still,

And I need to try
to do time management

'cause I also have to put
the handle on her,

Adding a little bit more weight.

- Cheyenne is getting
the pinholes in her tang,

Trying to get her handle
all set up.

But she still has
a long way to go

Getting down
to the pound and a half.

- Drilling into the tang,
it's skating.

It is taking way too much time.

So I keep adding the oil to it,

Trying to lubricate it
a little bit.

Thankfully, I'm able
to put two holes in it.

But that is my last worry.

I need to get this weight off

And get these handle scales on.

- There is still a massive warp
in richard's blade.

- So what's richard doing
at the welder?

- Not a clue.

- So the reason I am
going to use the welder

For corrections work is,

I have two edges
to pay attention to.

I have the knife edge
and I have the saw blade edge,

And I don't want to detemper
either one of those, right?

So what I'm trying to do
is put in a bead.

It's gonna cool and contract

To pull my blade
back to a straight.

- I have no idea
why richard did that

And what it's
supposed to accomplish.

- The welding is not
having the effect

That I want it to have.

Ah.

But that's why we make plans,

So we have something
to deviate from.

- I have no idea
what richard was thinking.

- At this point, I have added
enough weld material and heat

To detemper the center
and replaced

Some of that hardenable steel
with mild steel.

And I can probably get away
with pulling on it in the vise.

- Ooh.
- What do you think he's doing?

Oh, my good god almighty!
- Ouch, ouch, ouch, ouch, ouch!

- I am pulling very hard
on this knife,

But given the time left,
I don't have any options.

- Oh!
- Oh, boy.

- Ah!
- No.

- I still have a warp,

Not as severe,
but it's still there.

At this point, though,
you can't play spin the blade.

- Bladesmiths, you have
30 minutes left before testing.

- Ah!
We're at weight!

- Ben just weighed everything.

He is right at
the pound and a half,

And he's still throwing sparks,
so he's good.

- And he's working
on the saw teeth.

- I've never put
saw teeth on anything,

But I'm gonna try
this scalloped idea.

I don't know
if that's gonna cut,

But we're gonna try.

- Ben's doing the serrations.

He actually needs to get
those gullets thin enough

Where they're sharp,
where they'll cut.

- What's concerning to me is,
I don't know

How functional
the saw teeth will be.

That makes me nervous whether
I'll be sent home or not.

- I'm not really going for
the strongest handle possible.

I'm just going for a handle
that is able to be usable.

- She might not be hitting
that weight yet,

But she's not slowing down
and she's not giving up.

- No. Not at all.

- At this point, honestly,
I said screw it.

I have the handle on
and I'm running back over

To the grinder
while it's still wet.

The biggest thing is,
will I have enough time

To be able to take
all this weight off?

- My teeth are not pretty,
but I'm at the point

Where I need to get
that handle on.

- You guys are gonna be seeing
a sticky mess of a handle.

- At least it won't fly
out of anybody's hands.

- Two minutes left!

We are cutting it
about as close as I've seen.

- We got two smiths that are
definitely in survival mode.

- Five, four, three, two, one.

Bladesmiths,
turn off your machines.

Put down your tools.

Second round
of this competition is over.

- The handle,
it's a block of wood.

The only possible way

To round three for me
at this point is

Somebody else's failure,
probably.

- Bladesmiths,
welcome to our strength test.

I'm gonna take your machetes

And try to saw
the top of the log.

And then I might give it
a few taps here and there

To see how your edge holds up.

But first things first,
we got to see

If you made
the weight parameter.

Ben, you ready to check?

- I'm ready to go.
- All right, let's do it.

- I'm pretty sure I'm
under weight on my machete,

But there's always
a little bit of doubt,

So we'll see what happens.

- All right, ben,
you're at 1 pound, 7 ounces.

- Oof.
- Just under the limit.

Good job.
- Okay. Thank you.

- Now you wanna see
what it'll do?

- Tear it up.
- That's what I do.

Yeah.

- All right, ben, you survived.

Good job.

Your sawback here is
almost more like serrations,

But it cut in both directions.

Good job there.

Your edge is still good
for the most part.

You did take some damage.

You know, one piece of your
edge actually curled over,

But everything's still tight.

Nice job.
- Thank you.

- It's always fun for the
second guy, right, richard?

- Yeah, it's not getting
any lighter.

Let's go.

- 1 pound, 1 ounce.

You ready to see what it'll do?

- That's why I came.
- Same reason I'm here.

- Any of the judges
are gonna hate that handle.

I don't like it myself.

But I still want to see
how this blade performs.

I mean, I still want
to see j. Try and break it.

I am hopeful
that they will test it.

- All right, richard,

Not the most comfortable handle
I've ever held.

You got a lot of gapping,
but nothing came loose.

You still got
quite a warp in there,

But it didn't get any worse.

I have to ask, though,
what was the deal

With all the mig welding?

- My intention with the welding
was to warp it

Back to a straight.

- So you were trying
to do that heat

On one side so it pulled
the steel straight?

- Right.
- That's what we were guessing.

- Mm-hmm.

- All right, well,
everything stayed together.

You survived. Good job.
- Thank you.

- How you feeling, cheyenne?

- Not too confident.

- I'm gonna do it anyway.
- Right.

- I have a little bit of hope

Due to the fact
that I was grinding

More of the blade off.

But I also have that feeling
in the back of my head

Saying that you don't
have it yet.

- Oof.

All right, cheyenne,
you're at 2 pounds, 4 ounces,

Which is well over
our weight parameter.

- Well, cheyenne, this is never
how we want to see a smith go,

But unfortunately,
due to the parameter failure,

We cannot test yours fairly
against the competition.

So at this point, your time
in this competition has ended.

I'm gonna have to ask you
to please step off

The forge floor.

- Thank you.
- Thank you, cheyenne.

- Honestly,
I'm very proud of myself.

I showed a lot of people that,
"hey, I can do this."

I'm going to go home to my kids,

Tell them
that this is not the end,

That this is only a part
of the beginning.

And we're going to show them
what mommy can still do.

- Ben, richard,
gentlemen, congratulations.

You will be joining us
in the third

And final round
of this competition.

We are sending you back
to your home forges

For four days building this
iconic weapon from history.

The parang nabur.

- The parang nabur
traces its roots

All the way back
to 19th-century malaysia.

Resembling a modern machete,

This sword features
a sturdy curved blade

Ending in a wide tip,
making it a versatile tool

For everyday tasks
like clearing brush

And butchering animals
while also being

A formidable slasher
during combat.

This fierce weapon
remained popular

Throughout southeast asia
through the second world war

And was most notably used
by guerrilla fighters

On the island of borneo

Against their japanese occupiers

During the jesselton revolt
in 1943.

- Now, bladesmiths,
this blade features

A 20-to 22-inch curved blade,

And it needs to feature
a stirrup guard,

A rear quillon,
and a flared handle.

- A parang nabur?

I have no idea what that is.

And now I have to make one?

Okay.

- You have four days
in your home forges

To build your very best version
of this blade.

One of you will ultimately
leave here with the title

Of "forged in fire" champion
and a check for $10,000.

So, gentlemen, give it your all.

We will see you in four days.

- Good luck, man.

- It's day one
of the home forge.

I'm here in st. Matthews,
south carolina.

My biggest challenge is gonna be

Probably keeping it straight

And getting the curve
that I want into the sword.

So I'm deciding to go
with a mono steel 80crv2 blade.

I'm just more comfortable

With how I'm gonna be able
to heat-treat that,

And I want it
to perform really well.

Yeah, that should work.

I am pretty on schedule
for my sword at this point.

I still have some weight
to shave off,

But I'm gonna call it a day.

Okay.

- We're back at my home forge

In prince frederick, maryland,

And today,
we're building a parang nabur.

1084, 1075.

On this build,
I'm actually gonna go

For, like, 200-layered
ladder-pattern damascus.

So yeah,
it's quite hot down in there.

I have not made
a sword like this before,

But I'm looking forward to it.

It's gonna be a cool build,

And being able
to survive testing

Is gonna to be a challenge.

I feel at the end of day one,
I'm exhausted.

I'm falling behind.

And what that means

For the rest
of the competition is,

I am using up time
on fit and finish,

And it's gonna
come down to that.

Ok, come on.

- Day two.

It's time.

The quench is one of the most
nerve-racking parts.

If that goes wrong,
then I'm gonna lose

An entire day's worth of work.

Hopefully I don't hear
any pings or pops

Or developments of cracks.

I'm kind of screwed
if this doesn't work.

It looks straight.

So I still have
quite a bit of work.

I'm gonna go ahead and move
forward with my guard.

- Day two.

I'm doing
a modified ladder pattern.

I'm cutting grooves
into my blade.

This is gonna make
a really cool pattern

Once I etch it.

The quenching process
is critical.

If you quench too hot,

You're likely to have
cracks develop.

Okay, we're there.

We are at the end of day two,

And I got done
what I needed to get done.

That is, get to a quenched
and hardened blade.

So I am ecstatic and worn out.

- It's day four, and I have

Quite a bit of work
to do this morning.

I need to get
my handle finished out,

And I also would like
to test it today too.

Well, we have
a mechanical connection.

I've been working on this handle

For, like, two hours now.

I have got to get it
glued up right now.

All I really have to do now

Is put an edge on it
and test my blade.

Yeah, that was
a pretty clean cut.

I guess I'm good.
I don't know.

- Going into the last day,
I am starting on the quillon

And fitting the handle up.

I feel that's the highest
risk item at this point.

I have to lose
this little point here

So it doesn't hit
anybody's fingers.

What I wanted to get done today
was the perfect weapon.

What I actually got done today
was a weapon,

But I do have a finished blade.

- Ben, richard, gentlemen,
welcome back to the forge.

Now, guys, we gave you
four days at your home forges

To build your very best
parang naburs,

And, guys, they look beautiful.

I want to hear about them.
So, ben, how'd it go for you?

- Went pretty well.

I made a mono-steel 80crv2 blade

And a maple handle
and a forged guard.

- Richard, how'd it go for you?
- It went great.

It's a three-steel damascus,
1095, 1075, and 15n20

With a red heart handle
and a steel quillon.

- Guys, both your blades
look strong.

They look sharp.
They look deadly.

The best way our judges know
how to find out

Which one of you will be
leaving here with the title

Of "forged in fire" champion
and that check for $10,000

Is by putting them
through a series of tests.

We've got a strength test,
we have a sharpness test,

But up first, the keal.

- Bladesmiths,
welcome to the keal test.

Your parang naburs
look beautiful,

But it's time to find out
if they're deadly.

To find that out,
I'm gonna take your weapons

And deliver
some slashes and blows

On this ballistics dummy.

Ben, you're up first.
You ready for this?

- Yeah, let's go.

The first thing that I noticed

With the ballistics dummy
is that it doesn't have, like,

Chain mail or armor on it,
so I'm excited about that.

- All right, ben,
let's talk about

Your parang nabur right here.

First up, the bounce
you have on this blade

Allows for velocity
and full control.

Your edge is sharp,
and I'm able to put

Deep cuts
into this ballistics dummy.

Overall, sir, your weapon,

It will keal.

- Thank you.

- Richard, ready to have fun?

- Oh yeah.
- All right, let's do this.

- Looking forward to it.

This is really gonna test
the edge of my blade.

If I did not hit
the heat treat on here,

It's gonna roll.

But I am confident
in my heat treat.

It is what it is
with the time I had.

- All right, richard, let's
talk about your blade here.

That piece that you have here
at the end of your guard

Digs into my hand
on every strike.

As you're swinging with this,
it rides up

And it catches my finger
right there.

But the edge
and the lightness of your blade

Delivers very deep cuts
into this ballistics dummy.

Overall, sir, your weapon,

It will keal.

- All right, gentlemen,

It's time for the strength test,

The dreaded terracotta pot chop.

Ben, you're up first.

Are you ready?
- Break some pots.

Okay. All right.

All right, ben,
as far as the blade

Holding up in this test,

I really can't feel
any deflection

On the edge at all.

Really strong blade.

Good job, ben.
- Thank you.

- All right, richard, your turn.

- Let's do it.
- Okay.

- So going into my strength test

With ben's blade having taken
no damage,

I'm nervous,

But I have to trust
in what I've done.

But I know I have to get
through it with no edge damage.

- So, richard,
issue I have is that

The handle's a little bit
on the small side,

And that one fishtail point

Is right there
where it hits my finger.

Other than that,
your blade held up beautifully.

Nicely done.
- Thank you, sir.

- All right, bladesmiths.

This is the sharpness test,
the pumpkin slice.

Now, to find out
how sharp your weapons are,

I'm gonna take your weapons
and try to cut

Through these pumpkins.

Ben, you're up first.
You ready?

- Yeah.

- All right, ben,
your edge is sharp

Because every cut was so clean.

Overall, sir, your weapon,

It will cut.

- Thank you.

- All right, richard,
your turn, sir.

You ready?
- Oh, yeah.

- All right, let's do this.

All right, richard,
so once again,

Your handle construction
here with the guard,

It still has a protrusion

That just keeps on bumping
into my pinky,

But your edge,

Every cut that it made
was nice and clean.

Overall, sir, your weapon,

It will cut.

- Thank you, sir.

- Gentlemen, you guys started
this competition

With tent stake machetes,

And you ended
with two beautiful swords.

I wish I could give
you guys both the win,

But in this competition,
only one of you is gonna

Leave here with the title
of "forged in fire" champion

And a check for $10,000.

Today's "forged in fire"
champion is...

Ben. Congratulations.

Richard, you fought hard,

You brought us
a beautiful blade,

But unfortunately,
it didn't make the cut.

And doug's gonna tell you why.

- Richard,
you have a lot to be proud of.

That's a beautiful
looking blade.

But it came down to your handle.

That one hotspot made it
very difficult to wield,

And with continued use,
that's gonna be an issue.

- Understand.

- Richard, unfortunately,

Your time in this competition
has ended.

I want to say thank you
for coming out here.

But at this point,
I'm gonna have to ask you

To please step off
the forge floor.

- It's been
a fantastic experience.

Thank you, gentlemen,
for having me.

Dang.
- Thank you, richard.

- Ben won.

I fully agree
with the judges' decision.

You know, function over beauty.

The handle hotspot
compromised function.

I have learned so much
from this experience,

So no complaints.

- Ben, congratulations.

That makes you today's
"forged in fire" champion.

You just got a check
for $10,000.

Congratulations.

- Somehow, someway,
I just won "forged in fire."

I don't know.

- You have plans
for the money yet?

Mortgage.

- Not a bad place
to put 10 grand.

- No. No, it's not.

I'm grateful for the people
that have taught me,

And I can't believe it still.

I really can't.

My name is ben seacrest,

And I'm the next
"forged in fire" champion.

It's pretty sweet.

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