A notable test for round three's fireman's axe was the "Horror Door Chop" strength test. After testing, Zach (Doug's pick) is sent home while Nicholas (Dave's pick) moves on to challenge Ben Abbott in the final round. The host states one set of criteria concerning blade or blade/tang length, and often a second set for a feature that must be incorporated, such as serrations or a fuller groove. from $42.95. Kim Stahl 4. In the third round (level 3), the last remaining smith and the competing judge are given eight hours to create a fully functional example of a particular weapon type in the Forge, including handle fitting and grinding/sharpening/polishing. In this special episode, Forged In Fire brought back four of the series youngest bladesmiths to ever win the competition. The main judges include Historic Weapons Re-creation Specialist David Baker, Edged Weapon Specialist Doug Marcaida, American Bladesmith Society (ABS) Master Bladesmith James Neilson, and two-time Forged in Fire champion Ben Abbott. 1. Shortening of the working time from five days to four in the third round. In another "Beat the Unbeaten" challenge, three contestants (each with broken blades in previous episodes) build their signature blades in a single 5-hour round, using bandsaw blades, chainsaw blades, springs, ball bearings, and roller bearings. The winner of the single 5-hour round gets to decide the final round's blade style and technique. Weapons testing takes place in the Forge, with the losing pair going home. Zechariah does not meet the forge welded blade parameter as he only forge welds a bolster to his otherwise mono steel blade. The techniques each must use is randomly spun on the "Wheel of Forging". In honor and celebration of the show's fans and its 200th competition milestone, four bladesmiths fabricate weapons from fans' votes on various aspects of Forged in Fireblade type and design, materials, forging techniques, challenges, and tests. Not revealing the purpose of the blade in the first round. The one with the lowest score gets sent home. Burt Foster is the ABS Master Smith who performed J. Neilson's Master Smith rating test. This week's "Judges Takeover" features J. Neilson, who challenges the smiths to recreate his serpentine push dagger designed and fabricated specifically for the episode. For the handle round, Dave's parameters include adding a button guard and an antler crown. As the show's sign of respect and gratitude for the participant's effort, time, and labor that went into making each weapon, non-winning blades are returned to the competitors after the respective episode has aired.[12]. Handle parameters: full tang with a mosaic pin and lanyard hole. The series has a host (formerly Wil Willis for the first seven seasons, currently hosted by Grady Powell) and a three-judge panel consisting of J. Neilson (Jason Knight during portions of season 3 and 4; Ben Abbott during portions of season 4th, 5th, 6th and remaining in the 7th season), David Baker, and Doug Marcaida: experts in weapon making, history and use. The episode relived five showdowns between championship hunting blades, bows and spears made by some of the forge's bladesmiths. Healy says that the inspiration for Forged in Fire came from his and other developers' love of food competition shows such as Chopped and Iron Chef. In this special episode, the Judges; J, Dave, Doug, and Ben have a change not only to critique contestants blades, but create their very own challengein the Judges Takeover. Results: 1. Craig Camerer 2. For the 8-hour final round against Ben Abbott, Caleb chooses the 2-handed Chinese warsword with an S-shaped guard and a pierced pommel, among other parameters. Results: 1. 3 talking about this. Four champions from previous episodes were invited to participate in this episode. Each pair was required to alternate who worked on the blade at any given time. To accommodate for this, the forges and power tools were made available in both rounds, a first for the show. This episode featured contestants eliminated from previous episodes returning for a chance at redemption. Requiring the smiths to forge a blade of a specific style in the first round. The smiths go through the "Pick of the Barrel" Challenge: a barrel with five different sources of mild steel (chains, pry bars, hammers, railroad spikes and horseshoes) attached to iron poles sticking out of the barrel. In the "Perfect Timing" challenge, smiths must choose between different forging techniques, each with its own time limit. Gomes was charged with arson and reckless endangerment, and one of the show's contestants, Kim Stahl, warned other fans, "Not every episode outlines all the procedures that were followed." Which, fair, but we're not sure how you can watch Forged in Fire and think you can make a sword using a barrel in your backyard. [233], 1. The smiths are tasked with forging their signature blades in a single 5-hour round. Those who make it to the final round must create a sword of death. Each episode was two hours long (made up of 2 older one-hour episodes), highlighting blade themes such as "Revolutionary War Swords" and "Curved Blades", etc. Privacy Policy. During the 5 hours, rusted scrap steel (dumped from a rusted bucket) must be gathered and prepared, forged, tempered, quenched, and finished with a functional edge and handle. The "Case American Heroes Knife Series" consists of the "Lamb Hunter" SGM Kyle Lamb, Army; "The Hambone" SGT Clint Romesha, Army; "The Skinner" Kevin Holland, Navy & Army; "Recurve Utility #6" Harry Bologna, Navy. The filming takes place in a studio in Brooklyn. Jesse Overton 3. In a typical episode, the four smiths are presented with a quantity of steel that they must use in the first round to forge a blade in a style of their choosing. Although she hasn't taken home the top prize, Rae Lynn Vander Weide became a bit of a local celebrity in her hometown of Turlock, Calif. after getting on the show, too. As the winner, Brent chooses to recreate the Ida sword for the 8-hour final round. Only one member of each pair was allowed to work at any time, trading off every 30 minutes in the first two rounds and every day in the third. Also during season four, Marcaida injured his right rotator cuff while testing a weapon. And the last Smith will get 15 minutes deducted from their time. Some of the special parameters for the round include: materials must be sourced from the pile of scrap steel, any forge welding technique can be used, blades cannot be mono steel, 13- to 15-inch length, fully functional, and ready for testing after 5 hours. The smiths have to recreate their blades in an "arctic forge" in 27 degrees fahrenheit. Jon Nagel (Battalion S3 Operations Officer; 1. These Champions age range from 18 as the youngest and 20 as the oldest to victory. Once again, these "Young Guns" will test their bladesmithing skills in The Forge and possibly be a two-time Forged In Fire Champion, a title first held by judge Ben Abbott. [] Then I did a phone interview, which led to a video chat interview. Scott Bragg. They also will get to chose the weapon from the Forged In Fire vault to build, again using a high amount of Damascus layers and a stunning pattern. In the fifth and final installment of the "Beat the Unbeaten" series, two bladesmiths (both with previous appearances on the show) compete by forging signature blades. As the host for seasons one through seven, Wil Willis introduced the parameters for each episode. [19], In the city of Cohoes, New York near Albany, a man, inspired by the series, tried to forge a piece of metal over a fire in a barrel near his home. The winner of the testing segment gets to pick the weapon style and forging technique. Season five's episode numbering starts at zero.[61]. Results: 1. The winning weapons, regardless of whether or not the pieces are completed, are handed over to production. To keep with the mystery theme, the contestants not only have to figure out for themselves what kind of steel they have, but also have to contend with an "invisible clock" for the first round, only relying on time callouts from Grady. They had to drift the required hole in the knife and do a wrap to secure their scales. The judges J. Neilson, Dave Baker, and Doug Marcaida, were in the "hot seat" as fans asked them questions about the show, their personal lives, and bladesmithing techniques. On each episode, three previous Forged in Fire champions return to compete for an opportunity to face one judge (Neilson, Baker, or Abbott) and win another $10,000. The judges may, at their discretion, choose not to subject a weapon to a particular test if it is sufficiently cracked or flawed. First up was Doug Marcaida who trained U.S. and Philippines RECON Marines with a Filipino Ginunting knife which the "Kortada" is designed from. Almost 10 years before the show aired on the History channel, Potter graduated from Hockaday with no intention of becoming a blacksmith. This episode followed the same structure as the "Ultimate Champions Edition" in Season 4, with five smiths who were inspired to take up the craft after watching the show. For these tests, the weapons are used to chop/slash/stab objects that include ropes, ice blocks, animal bones/carcasses, and metal plumbing pipes. Jarrett. Garrett Elting (Marines) (S6 E12 & S8 E30), 4. Chris Farrell (S1 E2); Recurve Persian Chopper, 2. On April 17, 2018, a spin-off series titled Forged in Fire: Knife or Death premiered on History. Anything found in the handle "pantry" is open to the smith's taking as well. Jesse Hu ($5,000) 2. She made waves after the victory and has launched a successful smithing business, which you can check out on social media here. As the second competition within the "Beat the Unbeaten" Ben Abbott series, this episode showcases a new set of three bladesmiths tasked with building their signature blades in a 5-hour round. The competing judge is announced at the start of the third round; if he wins, the prize is donated to the charity of his choice. Kurt Komyati (S9 E13), Event 5 Results: 1. Indicates the year of ceremony. ET. The "Ultimate Champions Edition" (Season 4) and "Rookies Edition" (Season 5) each featured five smiths instead of four. But that's because my knowledge comes solely from fantasy films and Middle Age-period TV shows. Nicholas chooses the Spatha sword, using 1095 and 15N20 steel in a twist-and-stack Damascus technique. The smiths were required to forge a particular type of blade at their homes and bring those weapons to the studio for a preliminary test. This is because the show is filmed in New York, and New York knife laws state that it is illegal for a weapon to be manufactured on television unless . The parameters decided on were: Results: 1. Forged in Fire is an American competition series that airs on the History channel and is produced by Outpost Entertainment, a Leftfield Entertainment company. All Sorts of Fire TV Stick Models on Sale, Starting at $20. Josh Hardman 3. Sadly, only one person walks away with the prize money and that's the first place contestant. The episode pays tribute to some of the most iconic terrifying horror scenes in cinematic history. Then two more smiths whose blades failed to make it to testing compete to get their weapons into the hands of the judges. Gregory McClure 3. Scan this QR code to download the app now. Yes, two! In the final round, weapons are tested in the "forge of mystery" which contains various mysterious materials for testing. Forged in Fire is an American competition series that airs on the History channel and is produced by Outpost Entertainment, a Leftfield Entertainment company. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Results: 1. Rita's "Man Catcher" earned high praise from the judges after she beat out Justin Harrington, Chuy Talavera, and Cory Miller to earn the top prize. Forged in Fire (2015- ) Full Cast & Crew See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro Series Directed by Series Cast Series Produced by Series Music by Series Film Editing by Series Casting By Series Production Design by Series Art Direction by Shane Glover . [1], Neilson missed most of season three due to hand surgery. "I don't want to shoehorn in female character for . Judges: Ben Abbott, David Baker, Doug Marcaida. A lot of the weapons even decorate the walls of the studio/shoot locations as judges decide who did the best job during that episode. For the first round (level 1), the three smiths each brought one weapon to the Forge in a style of their choosing and created at their home forges, and submit them for testing by Doug Marcaida. This time, some of the best bladesmiths and toughest American warriors battle it out in four head-to-head duels. 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