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- Hi, I'm Joseph "JoJo" Salyers.

I am 19 years old from
Rutherfordton, North Carolina.

I am a full-time bladesmith
with my dad, Billy Salyers,

who just so happens to be
a "Forged in Fire" champion.

- Billy, you are the "Forged
in Fire" champion.

Good job, brother.

- And so here I am

hoping I can show
the old man up.

- I'm Sherwin Farhang.
I'm 31 years old.

I do cybersecurity, and I'm
a part-time bladesmith.

I got into knife making mostly
as a whim.

I decided to make a knife
for my friend's wedding

and then make
some knives for myself.

- I'm Todd Dedoka, 35,
and I'm from Belvue, Kansas.

I'm a mechanic and a welder.

Both my kids smith with me,
so I'm excited my whole family

can see me
on "Forged in Fire."

- My name is Chris Smith.

I am 41 years old
from Burgin, Kentucky.

I am a refractory brick mason
and a part-time bladesmith.

I thoroughly enjoy
making knives.

It's a lot like a rabbit hol.

There's new materials
coming out all the time,

new tools,
and I just enjoy the challenge.

- Well, bladesmiths,
welcome to The Forge.

Now, today the four of you
are here to compete in the most

intense bladesmithing
competition going.

We've got three rounds
set up for you,

and at the end of each one
I'm going to ask you

to present your work
to our esteemed judges.

These guys here are the ones
who will decide

which one of you is leaving here

with the title
of "Forged in Fire" champion

and a check for 10 grand.
Now, guys, in this forge

the competition is all
about overcoming challenges

and taking calculated risks.

But today it's all about
going big or going home.

What you're building
is completely up to you,

because we want you to build
your signature blade

in your signature style.

But today's competition
you're going to need what is

under that cloth on your anvils
in order to build your blades,

so go ahead
and remove that cloth for us.

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You guys have one 2-foot bar
of mild steel,

a 2-foot bar of 80CrV2,
and 2 feet of 15N20.

Now, gentlemen, your task today

is to use that steel
in front of you

in a competition we're calling
Gomai or Go Home.

We want you to construct
a Gomai billet

that is five layers of steel.

You can choose how you want
to configure them,

just make sure
you have five layers.

- With Gomai
you have to get it right

right off the bat
or you will be doomed

and liable to have
to start over again.

- And, guys,
your signature blades,

we just ask that they meet
these parameters.

Your blade length
measured from tip

to where the cutting edge ends,
it needs to be between

12 and 14 inches.
It needs to be set up

for a through-tang
handle construction.

Now, in the second round
of this competition,

guys, you'll be adding handles
to your blades

turning them into fully
functioning weapons

at which point the judges
will check for strength

and durability
in an oil drum stab and chop.

Then they're going to check
your edge retention

in a candlestick slice.

Guys, you only have 3 hours

in the first round
of this competition,

so work hard, stay sharp,
because your time starts now.

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So with Gomai, guys,
do they need to use

all three of these bars,
or could they technically

do three layers of one,
two layers of another?

- The spirit of a Gomai blade
is, it's similar

to the spirit
of a San Mai blade.

You have something
in the middle...

- Of core.
- And then symmetrical thins

on the outside.
- Okay.

- So what I would do
is two layers of 80CrV2,

one of 15N20, and one of mild
steel on either side.

- I made Gomai three different
times that I can recall.

The tricky thing is, you have
to basically forge each side

the same the whole time,
because if I wind up

with a piece of mild steel
in the center of this,

the blade's not
going to perform,

because it won't harden.

So my game plan is,

I'm going to put the 80CrV2
in the middle,

15N20 on either side of it,

and the mild on the outside
of that so the mild

is not going to be
anywhere near the edge.

So, like, weld the corners up
and can go to the forge.

- I figured coming into
this competition

I'd keep it simple.

I'd try not to use anything

that I haven't
really used before.

So three pieces of mild,
three pieces of hard.

So I'm just not going
to use the 80CrV2.

- So, guys, JoJo is the welder
putting his stack together.

But if you look at his anvil,
80CrV2 is still there.

- That's the best steel
that's out there.

- Yeah, you can still make
a Gomai technically

having 15N20,

two layers of mild
and 15N20 on the outside.

- JoJo's is essentially
the only one

with really any risk
of that mild crossing the end.

- I'm doing this challenge
on the same anvil as my dad,

so we'll see
which Salyers is better.

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- I organized my billet
mild steel, 15N20,

80CrV, 15N20,
mild steel so that no matter

what I have
hardenable steel on the edge.

Now that my steel's in the fire,

I know I have plenty of time
to draw out my design.

I'm designing a clip point

so I can work
through the barrel stab

and a rounded tip
to help with the slice.

- Guys, Todd's at the welder.
He's got five layers.

The core is 80CrV2,
so he's setting up pretty well,

but he's slapping
the MIG weld on there.

He's basically turned it
into a canister.

- Yeah.
We call it anatmospheric,

meaning there's no oxygen
in there.

It's essentially
a canister weld.

- So he won't need to use flux.
- Yeah,

as long as he doesn't blow
any of those welds loose

he's fine
through the entire thing.

- My billet's in the forge
heating up,

so I go over
and design my knife.

I'm making a Bowie knife,
because I'm comfortable

making them,
so I'm pretty confident in i.

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- My billet's up to temperature.

I'm going to run over
to the press to set the welds.

- All right. JoJo's going
fairly aggressive on it.

- If those welds aren't right,
the knife's going

to have delams,
so I want to get this

right before I move on
to anything else.

- That's a nice forge weld.

- Back at home, Dad and I,

we usually play music,
sing, dance, and goof off,

and I'm going to be
no different here.

- Squishy time.

Now the steel's up
to temperature,

I know it's time
to set the welds,

just four
or five taps on either side.

- I'm watching Chris
setting his first weld

with a hand hammer.
- Yeah.

- There's a little bit
more propensity

of weld flaws if you do that,
but it does work.

- I've got my weld set.
I go and start drawing it out.

Solid to me.

- It was up to heat,
and I have to set my welds.

And I go over to the anvil
and just go to work.

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- Ah, it's looking good.

- It sounds pretty solid.

- I take my steel out
of the forge

and I handset my welds,

because I know that if I go
straight to the power tools

I'll split my weld right open.

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- I mean, that thing
looks dead solid.

- Once I'm sure my welds
are set by hand,

I feel pretty happy,

and I go over to the press
to really compress them down.

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- Bladesmiths, you have
90 minutes remaining.

- I'm pretty good
on the forging right now.

I've got a rough profile,

so I really need to get over
to the grinder

and start really getting this
thing looking like a knif.

My design is kind of
a Bowie-esque design.

It also kind of
has some kukri elements.

It's something
that I think looks cool

and also functions well,

so this is what
I'm going to shoot for.

And this thing probably
weighs more

than most swords right now,

so if I can't get a little bit
of material off of this thing,

I could get sent home.

So I'm going to put fullers
on both sides.

- A Gomai with a fuller actually

winds up looking pretty neat.
- Oh, yeah, yeah.

- Especially you get all
the way down to the core steel

on your fuller.

- That's better.

So fullers are done,

and I'm really happy
with what I've got.

- Knowing what the test is,

I am going to make
a harpoon-clipped Bowie knife.

I feel like it won't have any
problem with the stab test.

It should penetrate it
with no problem.

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[bleep].

I see this delamination
at the very end of my bar,

and my heart drops.

I need to cut it off,
so I just go ahead

and cut it at a 45-degree angle
to get my tip started,

and thank goodness it's soli.

- I'm forging my billet out,
and I have way too much steel.

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So I go to the chop saw
and cut it in half.

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- That is not enough steel.
- That's not good.

- Ooh, I'm short. I'm short.

Oh, [bleep].

I think I cut too much off,
and now I'm under parameters,

so I have to try drawing it out

to get to the 12-inch parameter.

Ooh, still a little short.

- Todd's blade looks too thin
in profile to me.

- Go little more.

If I can't forge my billet
to size, then I'm going home.

My billet was getting
pretty thin, but...

There we go.
There we go.

I got to my parameters,
and I was pleased with it.

- Now that I have
my knife shape,

I know that my blade's
too heavy,

and I know a quick way
to remove some steel

is to add fullers,
but I know I need to be careful

so I don't cut right
through the blade.

- Sherwin's putting fullers in.
- Nice.

That's a good thing to do.

- I added some fullers
to my blade.

I know they're not lining up,
but it doesn't really matte,

because
it's a timed competition,

and I'm just trying
to remove weight.

- I've got my profile really
close to where I want it,

so now I can go back
to the forge and heat it up,

try to get it
as evenly as possible.

If I quench too hot, then
it could actually cause cracks

and cause it to be brittle.

- Chris is in the oil.

- And I am pleased.

My blade is straight.

I've got a lot of finish
grinding to do, but I thik

with the time allotted
I shouldn't have any problem.

- All right, guys,
you only have 30 minutes left.

- Time is not on my side
right now.

I need to go ahead and get
this sucker to the quench.

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Hot metal.

- Holy smokes. JoJo quenched.

- Yeah, that's hot.

- I pull it out straight
as an arrow.

Looks pretty good.

- And I'm feeling good
about my blade, so I go ahead

and start to heat
my blade up for the quench.

I'm hoping it doesn't crack,

so I try not to heat it too hot.

- Todd just quenched
on the lower end

of what I would consider right.

- I'm happy with the blade,
so I go to the grinder

and try to get it ground
as much as I can.

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[bleep].

And I notice a crack
on the spine of my blade.

I don't have much time,
so I think I can grind it out

if I make it
to the second round.

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- All right. That was a quench.
- Sherwin's quenched, guys.

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- [bleep]. It's not hardened.

- Okay, Sherwin wasn't happy
with his quench.

He's back in the forge now.

- So my plan now is to requench

at a higher temperature

so that I'm sure
the blade will be hard.

- It's cooking.
It's getting too hot.

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- All right. Sherwin's in
for his second quench.

- I go to file check,
and it's hard, but...

[bleep].

I see a crack opened up
on the spine.

I could chase that crack
and weld it up,

but I don't have
as much as time as I need.

- Five, four, three, two, one.

Bladesmiths, turn off your
machines, put down your blades.

This round is over.

- I'm staring down at my blade,

and I'm hoping the crack
doesn't send me home.

It's making me nervous.

- Well, bladesmiths,
congratulations.

You made it through the first
3 hours of this competition

where you took
three pieces of metal

and turned them
into Gomai signature blades.

But, gentlemen, the time has
come for your first critique,

and unfortunately, at the end
of that, an elimination.

JoJo, you are up first.
You ready?

- I was born ready.
- All right.

Please present your work.

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- All right, JoJo,
that's a monstrous blade.

It's pretty thick.
It's still quite, quite heavy.

If you move forward from here,
that's something to pay

attention to, but in general,

I think you came up
with a great shape. Nice jo.

- All right.
Sherwin, it's your turn.

Please present your work.

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- All right, Sherwin,
the side of your blade

is nice and clean.
I don't see any delaminations.

Your tang is kind of kicked up,

so you have a warp
on your blade here,

but the big concern here is,
you have a crack.

Pretty much goes all the way
down the spine.

Quenching might have caused
the blade's, you know,

the different temperatures
to split open.

So that definitely
has to be addressed

if you move on
to the second round.

- Todd, you ready?
- Yeah.

- All right. Let's do it.
Please present your work.

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- All right, Todd.

So right off kind of
a classic mountain man Bowie.

It's great.
It's a super all-around shape,

but you've got
a spine crack as well.

Leaving this open,
you're leaving all that stress

in that blade,
and it could crack furthe.

So if you move forward,

taking care of this crack
is going to be important.

- Chris, please present
your work.

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- Well, Chris, nice job.

All right? This is
a beautiful-looking blade.

I don't see
any sort of delaminations

or any issues with the weld.

The only issue I have is that
the edge meanders a bit.

It kind of goes in
and out this way just a touch,

but if you move forward
from here,

you still have
some sharpening to do,

so you can refine
that a little bit.

So I think you did a great job.

- Thank you, sir.

♪ ♪

- All right, bladesmiths,

as you guys know,
only three of you can join us

in the second round
of this competition.

The judges talked it over,
and they made a final decision,

and the bladesmith that's not
going to be joining us

in the second round is...

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Sherwin.

Unfortunately, your blade
didn't make the cut,

and Dave Baker
is going to tell you why.

- Sherwin, with that large
crack on your blade, that warp,

there's a lot of work
that's going to have to go

into fixing that blade
in the second round,

more than any of
the other competitors,

and that's why
we're letting you go.

- Well, Sherwin, you fought
hard the entire 3 hours,

so we want to say
thank you for that,

but unfortunately, your time
in this competition has ended.

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

and step off The Forge floor.

- I agree with the judges'
critique,

but I came here on
the competition to have fun,

and I think I accomplished that.

♪ ♪

- Well, bladesmiths,
congratulations.

You guys are joining us
in the second round

of the Gomai or Go Home
challenge.

Now, the first round
was all about the five layers.

And sticking with that theme,

we want you
to add five-layer handles.

♪ ♪

But those layers must include
a guard, a spacer,

a handle, another spacer,
and a pommel or a butt cap.

- A five-layer handle in 2 hours

is a pretty big order.

Getting everything to fit up
right, making it comfortable,

it's going to be a time crunch,

which I'm hoping
that I can pull off.

- When this 2-hour
round is over,

you're going to hand
your blades over to our judges,

who are going to
put them to work

testing for strength
and durability

in an oil drum stab and chop

and then check
your edge retention

in a candlestick slice.

All right, guys, you got
2 hours to fix your blades

and add those handles,
and that time starts now.

♪ ♪

- So how would you guys
make these?

- I'd want things
that are easy to work with,

because you only have 2 hours

to put all these five pieces
or five layers together.

- I don't want yellow.

Going into round two,
the challenging part of this

obviously is the time.

Five pieces in total
that you have to incorporate

in the handle;
that makes it even tougher.

I'm going with the brass
for my guard and pommel,

because it drills a lot easier
than steel does.

- Oh, it looks like Chris
is working on his guard here.

He's got a pretty thin, maybe
an inch-wide piece of brass.

Do you think
that's going to be enough?

- If it's an inch, yeah.
If it's getting more like

3/4, that's really marginal.

- There's a couple little gaps,
but it's not terrible.

♪ ♪

- Todd's got a crack
down the spine.

How do you guys
foresee him fixing this?

- I'd grind the saw
at a half-inch

off the top of that blade.

You get down to where that
crack was really tight together

and just put a bead
of weld down the center of it.

- The crack is the main concern
of the judges,

and I want to get it fixed.

I want a good weld on my
spine, so I clean it up

with the grinder and go weld it.

I'm worried about hurting
the temper of the blade,

but I don't have a choice.

♪ ♪

Got the welds
to where I want them.

I'm feeling good
that my spine is fixed.

I have no time to waste.

- Ben's main problem
with my blade

was that it's a bit of a beast,

so I need to get
this thing taken care of.

- He needs to take those bevels
that were like this

and bring them way up this way

so you can tell the different
parts in the steel.

- I'm going to keep my grinds
clean on my edge,

so that way I don't wiggle
to one side or the other

and allow mild steel
onto my edge,

but all I need to do
is keep track of that edge,

keep it even,
and it should be fine.

It's not pretty, but it'll do.

I have to get this
five-piece handle assembled,

which really worries mem

because I'm running out of time.

- Bladesmiths, you guys have
an hour and 30 minutes left.

- I love the cutting torch.
I use it almost every day.

So I cut out my guard.

♪ ♪

After I cut him out
with the cutting torch,

I clean up my guard and pommel
at the grinder,

and they're looking good.

- Look at the size
of that guard.

- I'm happy with them,
and I'm moving on.

♪ ♪

- Moving onto my handle,
I want to make the guard

and the spacer out of G10,

because they're
softer materials,

and they're easier to work with,

which means they should take me
less time to get fit up.

I'm going to drill four holes
through each of the spacers

and five holes
through the guard,

and then I'm going
to file out the slots,

so that way I can get
a nice fit on my knife.

I don't want to spend
too much time,

because I got
a lot of other stuff to do.

If I'm not able to get
a handle on this knife,

I know my dad's never
going to let me live it down,

so I need to get something done.

Sweet.

♪ ♪

Next piece.
- All right, guys.

You're halfway
through the handle round.

You have 1 hour left.

♪ ♪

- All right,
I like what Chris is doing.

You have a nice, like,

1/4 band
at either end of the blade

and then have a nice piece of
metal material in the middle.

Makes for a good-looking handle.

- Now that the guard
and the handle material

are fit to the tang, it's
time to get to the pomme.

I go to dry-fit everything,

and the pommel will not screw
down enough to tighten up.

Damn it.

Basically, I don't
have enough threads on it.

So I get the tap
and die set back out.

- That tang, it doesn't have

a piece of mild steel
welded on there,

so if that hardenable steel has
retained any hardness anywhere,

you can start a thread

and then have it bind up,
have it snap off.

- And without warning...

What the [bleep] is that?

- Oh, man.

- The threads break off.

[bleep].

I have to get this pommel
attached to the tang.

That's all that's holding
this knife together.

It has to stay together
through this testing for me

to go on any further.

This could very possibly
send me home.

The only plan I have to fix this

is to grind off the threads

that I've already got on there
and weld on some new ones.

♪ ♪

Fingers crossed it's a good,
strong weld

because when they do
the chop test on this

there's going to be enough shock

that it may cause
that weld to break.

- All right, guys.
You only have 30 minutes left.

♪ ♪

- I'm running out of time.

I get my handle
to where I'm okay

with the rough shape of it,

so I decide to move on
and get my blade sharpened.

I just throw a flat edge on it.

I wish I had more time
to put a better edge,

but I don't have any time.

♪ ♪

- Now I've got the handle
where it'll function,

so now I have to concentrate
on getting my blade sharp.

So I am going to put
a convex edge on this blade

to have it as strong
as I can possibly make i.

I feel like it's going to be
a good competitor

in this competition.

♪ ♪

I am pleasantly pleased
with how the edge looks.

The Gomai construction
is perfect.

It looks great.

- Don't stop, guys.
You have 10 minutes left,

- Oh, good grief;
I'm cutting it close.

I have to get some semblance
of a comfortable handle

on this knife.

I've got to sharpen this,

and it's a mad dash
to the end, fellas.

- Five, four, three,
two, and one.

Bladesmiths,
turn off your machines,

pull the blades
on the [indistinct].

This round is over.

- I'm happy that I've got

something to give to the judges.

It's just not what I wanted
to put out, but after 5 hours,

I can say that I have made
a sharp,

gigantic Gomai knife.

♪ ♪

- Bladesmiths, welcome
to the strength test,

the oil drum stab and chop.

To test the strength
and durability of your ede

and tip as well as the overall
construction of your knives,

I will be stabbing and
chopping into these oil drums.

♪ ♪

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

- I guess so.
- Cool.

♪ ♪

- So going into testing
my biggest concern is where

I had to weld that piece
of all thread on the tang,

and I just hope
everything stays together.

♪ ♪

- Chris, you got a
great-looking knife here, man.

I love the shape of it.

The handle
is perfectly proportionate

and really comfortable.
Your tip held up great.

I mean, it's still razor-sharp.

Your edge in the strength test
took a chip,

but in general,
your knife's all in one piece.

It's really,
really well done. Nice job.

- Thank you.

- All right. Todd, you're up.
You ready for this?

- Yeah. Tear it up.
- All right, man.

♪ ♪

- Putting the weld
on the spine of my knife,

I'm a little nervous
about my blade holding up.

When it's metal on metal
anything can happen.

♪ ♪

- Well, Todd, first off,

nice job on fixing this crack
in the spine.

Obviously,
the crack didn't open up.

I don't see it anywhere else,

but you lost the very, very end
of your tip right here.

Your handle is comfortable,
but when I hold this handle,

I'm expecting the point
to be way over here.

That blade is, like,
at 10 degrees off,

but it was like that
before I started. Nice jo.

- Thank you.
- All right, JoJo.

Your turn. You ready?

- Knock yourself out.
- All right.

♪ ♪

- My handle's pretty blocky,

and if my knife hurts
the judge's hand

I'm for sure going home.

I'm really nervous right now.

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

- All right, JoJo.
Your tip is unscathed,

but moving back to your handle,

the shape is just
kind of rudimentary.

It's very rectangular,

so it wasn't
the most comfortable grip.

But what you turned in survived
the strength test

and was a lot of fun to swing,
so nice job.

- Thank you.

♪ ♪

- All right, bladesmiths,
this is the sharpness test,

the candlestick slice.

Now, if you designed
your blades properly,

they should cut cleanly
rather than crushing

or moving
these candlesticks apart.

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

- Yes, sir.
- All right. Let's do this.

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

All right, Chris.
If you look at the cuts here,

it starts off with a nice cut,

and then the rest
just pretty much,

it was just the weight of the
weapon that crushed it throug.

But overall, sir, it will cut.

- Thank you.

- All right, Todd,
your turn, sir. You ready?

- Yes.
- Let's do this.

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

All right, Todd,
in this area here

where we cut,
it cut deeper into candle,

even allowing me
to cut the candle

and then go on to the next one.

Overall, sir,
your weapon, it will cut.

- Thank you.
- All right, JoJo.

Your turn. You ready?

- Absolutely.
- Let's do this.

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

All right, JoJo. Right here
where you see the bevel,

that's exactly where
the cut starts and then ends.

The rest of that is pretty much

just the energy
pushing it forward.

But overall, sir,
your weapon, it will cut.

- Thank you.
- All right, guys,

well, the good news is, is that
all three of your blades

made it through the testing,
but only two of you can join us

in the third round
of this competition.

And the bladesmith
leaving The Forge is...

♪ ♪

Todd. Unfortunately, your blade
didn't make the cut,

and Ben Abbott
is going to tell you why.

- Well, Todd, first off,
I have to commend you

for fixing that huge crack
you had going on

coming into round two,
but at the end of the day

two blades took damage
in the strike test,

and of those two
yours is the less-refined,

and that's why
we're sending you home.

- Well, Todd, we want to say
thank you for coming out.

You're a talented smith,
but unfortunately your time

in this competition has ended.
I'm going to have to ask you

to please step off
The Forge floor.

- Thank you. That was awesome.
- Thanks, Todd.

- Thanks, Todd.

- It was a tough competition.

It was definitely harder
than anything I've done.

I'm going to continue
to bladesmith,

and I'm going to go home

and say hi to the family
and ride my motorcycle.

♪ ♪

- Well, guys, congratulations.

The two of you are joining us
in the third and final round

of this competition.
In this final round,

we're sending you back to your
home forges for four days

to build an iconic weapon
from history.

You're going to be
building this.

♪ ♪

Bladesmiths,
this is the Naga sword.

♪ ♪

- [laughs]

- The Naga sword traces
its origins

back to 16th-century India.

Featuring a broad,
square, chiseled tip,

this weapon was great
at inflicting powerful,

deadly chops in combat.

This rare version
of the Dao sword was reserved

for the highest level
tribal authorities

due to the scarcity of iron
in the area.

While few Naga swords
still exist,

they can be seen on display
in the halls

of the British Museum in London.

- Your blade needs to extend
out 20 to 22 inches,

have a downward-curving edge
that ends in a sharpened,

spatulated tip with a pick.

Now, guys, this entire blade
is made of metal.

That includes your handle
and a 6-to 7-inch guard.

- I have never made anything
like this before,

and it's all metal.

The complexity of this sword
with all of its parts,

the weird shapes
is really my biggest concern.

- Good luck.
We'll see you in four days.

- Let's get it.

♪ ♪

- I'm excited to get started
on this today.

I'm excited to be at home,

and hopefully I can get
a Damascus billet forged out.

Forging the tip on this blade,

it's not something
I've really tried before,

and I'm kind of afraid
it's going to be a challenge.

Looking good.

That's going to be some
pretty tedious forging there

to get it drawn out
that much at the end.

Feeling pretty good.
Got all the parameters met.

It's time to heat-treat
this thing.

Let's hope this goes well.

There was no crazy fireballs

or broken blades
or anything like that.

The quench went great.

Yeah, it's hard.
And I'm pretty happy with it.

♪ ♪

- I'm back in Rutherfordton,
North Carolina,

and I'm ready to get started
on this Naga sword.

The first thing we're going
to do is, we're going to

take all
31 of these pieces of Damascus,

and we're going
to clean them off.

♪ ♪

We'll pull that out
and get it going.

Making my sword out
of Damascus isn't required,

but it adds an extra level
to the blade

that I think will help me out
in the competition.

It's coming along pretty well.

♪ ♪

We've got a solid billet
of Damascus.

I'm happy with
how everything looks,

so we're going to get
to making this thing

into a sword.

♪ ♪

- Day two.

The plan for the day
is to get this thing ground,

take a little weight off of it,

keep it light so it's actually
a usable weapon.

I am stoked. This thing
is going to look awesome.

I got it ground,
ready for etching.

It's going to look good.

The blade etched amazing.

It's time to start thinking
about the handle

and how I'm going to make it.

I feel like
I have plenty of time.

- Morning of day two.

Kind of tired,
but we're in a good spot.

Parameters have been met.

Time to get my blade in the oil.

With Damascus, you have
a bunch of little welds.

Any of those welds
could possibly pop open,

and I might end up
having to start over.

I'm hoping everything
comes out all good.

Hot metal.

♪ ♪

My sword's quenched.
It's pretty straight.

It's okay.

It's the end of day two.

All in all
a very productive day,

a very good day,
and a very hot day.

- It's day four.
Yesterday went good.

I got the handle piece made.
It looks great.

Fits up pretty nice.

So doing some research online
about this Naga sword,

the majority that I saw
had red goat hair

off the pommel of it
just as a decoration.

So I ordered goat hair
off the internet.

I think it's perfect.

♪ ♪

- Morning of day four.

All in all,
my blade's mostly done.

Most of the work I have to do
is aesthetics and sharpening.

That is what you like to see.

My dad was kind enough
to give me something

to test my blade on.

- I present you a challenge
worthy of your skills.

[laughs]

- Finally a worthy opponent.

♪ ♪

Yeah.

Shall go on the wall.
We shall stuff it.

My sword's comfy, sharp.
It's done.

Now it's time to go see
what the judges can do with it.

♪ ♪

- Well, JoJo, Chris, gentlemen,
welcome back to The Forge.

So you just had four days
at your home forges to work

on your very best Naga swords.

And, guys, I got to say,
they look great.

But before we get into testing,
I want to hear about them.

So, JoJo, how'd it go for you?

- It was a fun build.

♪ ♪

The blade itself
is 31 pieces of Damascus.

The handle, the guard,
all of that's mild steel,

and it's all gun blued
to look as pretty as possibl.

- Now, Chris, yours to me
looks like it needs a haircut.

But tell me about the build.

♪ ♪

- Well, it's 23 layers
of 80CrV2 and 15N20.

The guard, handle, all that's
made out of wrought iron

from an old wagon tire.

The handle itself is made
out of black iron pipe.

Got a pommel on the end

so I could put
my beautiful hairdo on it.

[laughter]

- Well, guys,
both your blades look deadly.

They both look sharp,
and they look strong,

but the best way we know
how to find out

which one of you is going to be
leaving here with the title

of "Forged in Fire" champion
and a check for $10,000

by putting them
through a few tests.

And up first, the KEAL. Doug?

♪ ♪

- Bladesmiths, welcome
to the KEAL test.

♪ ♪

To find out what kind of lethal
damage your weapons will do,

I'm going to take your weapons
and put some lethal blows

or chops on this pig carcass.

JoJo, are you ready for this?

- Let's make some pork chops.
- You got it.

- This is going to be awesome.
I'm excited. Kind of nervous,

but I want to see
what Doug can do to this thing.

♪ ♪

- All right, JoJo.

Pork chops you wanted;
pork chops you got.

Most of the weight is
right here in the handle,

so that really lends itself
to a nice balanced weapon.

Your sword's edge
over here chops deeply,

especially that one swing
on the leg,

and overall it will KEAL.

- Awesome.

- All right, Chris,
your turn, so you ready?

- Yes, sir.
- All right. Let's do this.

- I'm a little nervous.
There's a lot of really hard,

dense bones inside of a pig,
and I'm just a little nervous

to see what it's going
to do to my edge.

♪ ♪

- That's what I'm talking about.

- All right, Chris.
The first thing I notice

about this is just how sharp
your edge is ground,

and that lends itself
for very deep cuts.

And I like the throwback
to the '90s

Troll hair right there.

But overall, sir,
your Naga sword will KEAL.

- Thank you, sir.

♪ ♪

- All right, gentlemen,
welcome to the strength tes,

the howdah chop.

Now, those howdahs would be
riding on top of an elephan.

This test is not about
what your Naga swords do

to the howdah but what that
howdah does to your blades.

And, JoJo, you are up first.
You ready?

- I suppose so.
- Okay.

- Dave's going to be striking
my sword against this wood,

and there's a lot of things

that could go horribly wrong
in this test.

My sword could chip.
My sword could break,

and if it does that's it for me.

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

- All right.
So, JoJo, there's no damage.

It's kind of an axe grind
but on a chopper

it works fine.

It held up beautifully in
the strength test. Well done.

- Thank you.

- Chris, you ready to play
with the howdah?

- Yes sir.
- All right.

♪ ♪

- Chris, I'm going to start
back here on your handle.

I like this. It's got a fairly
traditional look to it.

As far as your blade goes,

we have a little bit
of an issue.

Your edge has deflected

over to one side,
but it's still sharp.

Other than that,
I think you did a good job.

Well done.

♪ ♪

- All right, bladesmiths,
welcome to the sharpness test

of jackfruit and rope slice.

♪ ♪

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

- Absolutely.
- All right. Let's do thi.

♪ ♪

- All right, JoJo,
your edge cut nicely

on these jackfruits
and the rope.

Overall, it will cut.

- Thank you.
- All right, Chris.

Your turn, sir. You ready?

- Yes, sir.
- All right, let's do this.

♪ ♪

- [chuckles]

- All right, Chris.
So in cutting the jackfruit,

this section right here
met the jackfruits,

so that includes this area
that took some damage.

You can feel a little bit of a
drag, but it did not affect.

It was able to cut through
the jackfruit and the rope.

Overall, sir, your weapon,
it will cut.

- Thank you.

- Well, bladesmiths,
both your blades tested wel,

but only one of you can go home
with the "Forged in Fire"

champion title
and a check for $10,000.

Our judges have discussed
your blades,

and they made a final decision.

Today's "Forged in Fire"
champion is...

♪ ♪

JoJo.
Congratulations.

Chris, you fought hard.

You brought us
an absolutely stunning blade,

but unfortunately, you didn't
come out on top today.

And Dave Baker is going
to tell you why.

- Chris, I got to tell you
that I am so impressed

with the craftsmanship
you put into that blade,

but there's something going on
in the heat treat on that edge

that let it move more than
an 1/8 of an inch offlin,

and that's a problem that's
going to continue to get worse.

That's why we're letting you go.

- All right. Thank y'all
for having me. Appreciate it.

- Well, Chris,
there's no doubting you

are an extremely talented smith,

but unfortunately, your time
in this competition has ended.

I'm going to have to ask you

to please step off
The Forge floor.

- All right.
Thank y'all for having me.

- Thanks, Chris.
- Thank you, Chris.

It's a beautiful piece.
- Awesome, brother.

Thanks, mate.
- Take care, guys.

Think it all came down to the
heat treatment on my blade.

I'm not sure what went wrong,
but something obviously did.

The experience was great.
I actually kind of proved

to myself that I could make
something like this.

I'd never even thought
about making a sword like this,

so I feel like it's broadened
my horizons a little bit.

- JoJo, congratulations.

That means you are the newest
"Forged in Fire" champion.

Not only that, you are the very
first father-and-son champion

that's ever come through
"Forged in Fire," man.

Congratulations.

- I cannot wait to get home
and tell Dad.

This is going to be super cool,

and he's going to be
just as excited as I am.

- Is this a blade
you'll build again?

- I think I'll make
an extra one.

I need something to show off
at the house.

This is so awesome.

I never thought I'd be here,
and, man, it's just a blessing.

JoJo's the "Forged in Fire"
champion.

Let's go. Up top. Yeah.

♪ ♪

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