why do contestants bother with damascus? it seems like every episode it's "oh i'm going with damascus so it's super pretty for the judges" then day 3 it just breaks.
Right, I wonder that, too. I have no experience with blades, making or using. I do have experience with martial arts and with competitions. I'd go for the utilitarian route even if I *didn't* have like 120 RUclips clips showing _this exact same situation 120 times._ But hey. I guess they over-estimate themselves or something.
Damascus has a mixed grain structure so is less prone to snapping and is a bit stronger than most mono steel blades as well as show skill in forging think how mixed grain plywood has far less a chance for a break to proliferate through it when planks can easily break in certain directions due to the grain
The fact that they didn’t even want to touch her blade for the sake of safety... “I don’t want to hold back” is his way of saying “The blade WILL malfunction and I don’t want to kill myself”
Things most often said by finalists: 1) "I'm happy to be back in my home forge." 2) "I've never made a blade this long before." 3) "I'm going with damascus because I think it'll impress the judges." 4) "Well, the damascus didn't work, so I'm going with mono-steel."
Yup, and works just fine of mixed correctly. The brass pins that the judge was looking for are a joke compared to the shear strength of good epoxy. Would have taken something on the order of 90 1/8" pins (shear strength of a little over 410 lbs) to even get close to the almost 38000 lbs of shear strength (.5x6" tang). Because this design doesn't have really allow for a traditional pommel, I would consider it completely adequate.
@@PhotoBobBarker THANK YOU, it's bs that they didn't test it even though the handle wasn't pinned. Like I've done WAY worse demos with handles that were glued on and they held up fine
@Interrupting Cow I know what wootz is. Wootz is from india and Damascus is from Turkey/Syria. You are right about americans calling it damascus, which is not entirley true.
Wow why even turn that in? It takes literally half hour to put a pin in it and sand that handle round and smooth. How you gonna glue two pieces of wood together on that blade lmao
A) I believe they have a limited amount of time per day to work, managed by the camera crew following their work. She may well have literally ran out of time. B)There are several historical examples of blades that are glued only. Doesn't mean that they won't hold up. Many Indo-Persian swords were only secured by glue (Tulwar, many Shamshir, Kora, etc.). Traditional Japanese swords are merely secured by a single bamboo pin with no Glu or peening, and a tang that's shorter than the handle. I'm saddened that Doug chose not to test it, because it very well may have held up.
@@Langenschwerte It's not safe to test and a potential liability or injury waiting to happen. Yeah, historical weapons made for warfare could have been secured with only glue, straps, and such, but for a competition like this the safety of the tester and a fair testing environment are required. There have been blades with pinned, riveted, or other styles of well-secured handles that have failed at the tang, halfway through the handle, at the pommel, or along the blade and sent a piece of metal flying. Do YOU wanna be in the room if that glue comes free and an entire blade is sailing across the room waiting to take someone's head off?
@@IronCow8 Do you know how strong modern epoxy is? The amount of epoxy used and it being in a nearly direct shear loading, her handle could have lifted a Greyhound bus and 10 passengers (literally).
@@TheLochs Exactly. And as a totally casual fan with zero blacksmithing experience and zero sword-fighting experience (though years of bare-handed martial arts)...I mean...why even attempt it? Just for the 'wow!' factor by the judges? The judges favor utility > looks 100/100 unless the blades basically tie in terms of all other factors. A nice looking blade or a functional one? I know what I'd take into battle or make if I was going into a test like this...so why do so many smiths still attempt it? Just for pride?
@@MrBrachiatingApe I thinks it's mostly because they want to show they are capable of doing such a task. Altought you are right most people mess up and waste time but I've seen some people pull it of and it pays of as the judges praise it.
@@MrBrachiatingApe they make it all the time but seem to forget the time constraints. I think they really want to impress, but I agree. Go simple, functional and no frills.
I feel sorry for both of them, especially Weslie. I wish the contestants would just go with mono steels and if they want to make it "pretty", put their focus somewhere else when the blade is done.i.e. handles, guards, wraps, etc. I hope she continues making blades!
I think she is contractually obligated to bring something in. Otherwise there would be no show, and they wasted all the time and money on the show production costs.
There are several historical examples of blades that are glued only. Many Indo-Persian swords were only secured by glue (Tulwar, many Shamshir, Kora, etc.). Traditional Japanese swords are merely secured by a single bamboo pin, no glue, no peen, and a tang that's shorter than the handle. I'm saddened that Doug chose not to test it, because it very well may have held up.
A massive amount of credit is due to her for keeping her composure at the end. You can just hear her holding back tears with every word as she thanks the judges for their time, and when she's stuck in front of the camera for the exit interview. The judges made the right call, 100%! But your heart can't help but break for her. For someone like me, in that position, it would have felt like 5 days and a 2-way plane ticket down the drain
@@Meg_Lovegood I have some training and experience in smithing and I can tell you that the first bigger piece is a challenge. It is easy to mess it up. With the stress of a competition that´s doubly so. She outperformed two competitors to get to the final round. So she has some skill.
The battle between them was so much similar... Both : I'm gonna go with Damascus.. Later Both : Nahh... Both : Gonna make a new blade... Both : No time no time..
yeh I was always taught to never drill or grind with gloves. I heard one story about a young guy using a pedestal grinder with gloves on, his thumbs got ripped into the machine because the tips of the glove's thumbs got caught.
@@zacjohnson8404 a guy at my school got caugt in a standing drill press. not sure what to call it in english. but it broke his arm. the only thing keeping the arm attached to the body was a tendon. today he has more titanium than bones in his arm.
What is the obsession these people have with trying to make damascus blades in 4 days? Has there ever been a FiF champion who was told "You're opponent made a blade that matched yours in all of our brutal tests, but that pattern-weld just took you over the edge"?
Congrats Kevin! Way to represent the south! & be an excellent winner because unlike some of the male chauvinist pigs commenting here you were not rude or obnoxious to your teammate which means just as much as winning imo! You sir are not just FF Champ but a true gentleman! Hope this helps your business because work isn’t work if you truly love what you do!
I feel so bad for her. She tried her best given the time and circumstances that she was working with. If she ever sees this, "Keep your chin up!" You have a bright future!
Pirah or pira is a type of Philippine bolo sword or knife characterized by a heavy blade and a wide tip. It superficially resembles a falchion but is much heavier. ... Like other bolos, pirah were commonly used as farm implements, in addition to being used in combat.
Making a katana in the traditional way takes an extremely long time, their skill lies in their ability to master those traditional techniques. It doesn't mean that they make the best swords ever to exist.
The fact that both ran into the same problem on the same day, and had the same solution, but only one came out on top shows which was the better smith.
@@AngelMendoza-um8pm but in only 4 days and for a weapon which is more for hacking than slashing (its pretty thick and wide) a mono steel blade would've been better.
Angel Mendoza every single weld is a source for human error to be a factor. Damascing a blade is 100% for visuals. If damascened steels were even a little better in any way than mono steels, you’d see damascened cutting edges in industry, and i can promise you that you’ll have a hard time finding one. OP is correct, making a damascus steel blade for FiF is always a huge risk for a very small payoff. I have never seen a final where the final desicion came down to the pattern of the steel. It is 100% performance in the tests followed by fit and finish.
No matter what haters say, i love her and her spirit. She did her best, next time she will be wiser enought to not try to forge damascus while in a rush and to make a solid handle in one piece. Btw, her workshop is so clean that i want to live in there.
They are few and far between. Maybe bladesmithing is not appealing to the majority of women. BTW: the skills of the women on the show seem to be above average.
Weslie did a pretty good job with her sword at least she gets to put it on her mantelpiece without it broken in half. I reckon it was very sharp and would have sliced right through.
It's amazing how both messed up their damascus especially after already seeing 6 seasons of what damascus ends up as. Just do a nice spring steel blade and refine it as much as possible. I'm going with Damascus because if it gets to the fine details blah blah. By attempting damascus you already assured it's not gonna go to the fine details 😂
So one contestant is a blacksmith with Sneak 100 disguised as a gamer and the other one is a redhead that is talented and attractive. Two things you'd not expect, but two pleasant surprises none the less.
I'm not an expert, but I think they should be given an extra day so they have a bit more time to make up for mistakes and be able to show their better work
I wanna see a full accounting of how often damascus works out because it feels like it usually loses these time limit competitions even to redone non damascened blades made in less time.
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LOL I AM GAga in my head
So do you guys host a championship contest where all of the winners this season compete for a bigger prize?
No more video of knife or death? ahah That was funny too
This is UNFAIR
@@DONTDISLIKEMYVIDEOS and 0
Contestants: Make mistake
Me who's watched 20 episodes of Forged in Fire: "Pathetic"
"Amateurs"
Haha, only 20 maybe a couple more right now, but may i tell you i have actually watched somewhere around 70. PATHETIC...
I watched every single one since season 2
Me who only has a few hours in a forge: *_pathetic amateur_*
Dude that makes you an expert.... Wait.... That's NOT how this works
That dude is running blacksmith software in a gamer hardware
Underrated comment
@@xenos4070 stolen comment
@@weepingwell Dumb comment
He has an ifunny and bashes the military
Maybe he's dual classes gamer/blacksmith?:P
Contestant: “I make small novelty pocketknives.”
Judges: “You’ll be making a 6’ two handed katana.”
AFishBicycle at least it’s not season 1 where everyone was unsure of anything they were doing. And then first episode was the katana lol.
they know they not gonna make a knife in the final, yet still enter lol
n i c c correct, it was an exaggeration for comedic effect. Woosh/s
6 foot Katana?????
*Sephiroth Intensifies*
@@tjk21504 yes?
“Imma make this blade outta Demascus”..... no you arent
90% of the time they end up trashing the damascus and restart with mild steel , will they ever learn?
@@politeaf740 I know right? I would just start with a mono and turn out a solid well preforming blade than waste time on a pretty one that breaks
Every time lmao
@@politeaf740 y are you not participating show them how to do it stop being a nagging grandma
What i said is just a fact , now you can close your sjw mouth , ty
Kevin is just a bladesmith in a GAMER body suit.. Camouflage level 9999
I was thinking almost the same thing his body does not match a blacksmith
lol
🤣🤣🤣
I am a gamer in a bladesmith suit. then again I also bladesmith.
he would make a great npc
why do contestants bother with damascus? it seems like every episode it's "oh i'm going with damascus so it's super pretty for the judges" then day 3 it just breaks.
Ive posted the same question before on one of these vids. Too much time to make when you have four days. That's my beef with that decision.
especially when the look of the blade usually does not end up being a factor in which contestant wins...
Right, I wonder that, too. I have no experience with blades, making or using. I do have experience with martial arts and with competitions. I'd go for the utilitarian route even if I *didn't* have like 120 RUclips clips showing _this exact same situation 120 times._
But hey. I guess they over-estimate themselves or something.
When they make it right it's just a garanteed win
Damascus has a mixed grain structure so is less prone to snapping and is a bit stronger than most mono steel blades as well as show skill in forging think how mixed grain plywood has far less a chance for a break to proliferate through it when planks can easily break in certain directions due to the grain
The fact that they didn’t even want to touch her blade for the sake of safety... “I don’t want to hold back” is his way of saying “The blade WILL malfunction and I don’t want to kill myself”
“The blade WILL malfunction and I don’t want to keel myself”
Respect waHmen
Brexit Britain What? It’s irrelevant.
3 day's to finish a project, 72 hour's and she couldn't put a pin in? "Oh, i had no time" Shameful.
@@elias_xp95 imagine the blade sliding off the handle while beeing strenght tested,it could come off and stab someone when swang
Once she said, "It's a little warped, but at this point, i'll take it." my immediate thought was 'She is going to lose.' and she lost.
Now its back to the kitchen for her
Well it wasn't the blade that failed, just the fact she should have squeezed more time into pinning the handle together.
@@ThePinkPanth3r yea i also predicted she would lose when she sat and cried
And she lost humiliatingly with her weapon not even tested at all
At that point the competition was over before it had even began
Damascus is one of those things that either signals mastery or overconfidence.
would have rather seen an intricate handle design than wavy lines on the blade that ends up covered in ballistic/pig blood half the time
Things most often said by finalists:
1) "I'm happy to be back in my home forge."
2) "I've never made a blade this long before."
3) "I'm going with damascus because I think it'll impress the judges."
4) "Well, the damascus didn't work, so I'm going with mono-steel."
Everyone talks about Doug saying, "It will keel" but no one talks about the -
"P l e a s e
L e a v e
T h e
F o r g e"
🤣👨🍳🤔😎😅🤭
[Name] C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s, please present your blade to the judges
That'll never catch on
Fact
Will, Doug and J. Nielson are my favorite people from the program.
“Uses glue to hold the sword and handle together”
Yep, glue and a warped sword no wonder it loses
Yup, and works just fine of mixed correctly. The brass pins that the judge was looking for are a joke compared to the shear strength of good epoxy. Would have taken something on the order of 90 1/8" pins (shear strength of a little over 410 lbs) to even get close to the almost 38000 lbs of shear strength (.5x6" tang). Because this design doesn't have really allow for a traditional pommel, I would consider it completely adequate.
@@PhotoBobBarker THANK YOU, it's bs that they didn't test it even though the handle wasn't pinned. Like I've done WAY worse demos with handles that were glued on and they held up fine
@@PhotoBobBarker said a kid
@@Meg_Lovegood was that an attempt to sound clever?... While really just making you look stupid.
"I'm gonna do Damascus steel in my forge barely big enough to forge a fork..."
😂
Right?
😆🤣🤣
6:55 When a girl touches you for the first time...
Ready to chop some pork? :D
You can see him explode internally.
Nick Collins LMAO
Lmfao
lol. 52 years old And I STILL remember that moment!
Forged in fire contestant: "iM gOnnA mAkE damAsCUs."
Damascus bad. Damascus break into bits.
@@oddish4352 CONTESTANT: Im gonna amaze the judges, with my pretty blade
Kevin, a guy that was REALLY studying the blade while we were out partying 😂👍
9:25 Dead pig in background "OHH thank the lords her blade sucked!"
LoL
Dead of realising that is already dead x-o
So WHAT ABOUT THE THUMBNAIL A CLICKBAIT
😂😂
Nice name dude
They got us.
😓😓
No shame
Day 1: "I'm going to go use damascus."
Day 3: "Well, it's looking like I'm going with spring steel . . ."
I was really excited to see a girl in the forge but this is not what I'm expecting. 😂
EOBARD RAM that’s just disrespectful man
I think she panicked, if she remained calm she may have presented a better sword, hopefully, she continues forging and gets better.
Still waiting for a Mandalorian woman to show up
I was expecting that
right, she just ended up proving all the stereotypes and uselessness of women XD
Going for damascus steel in this competition rarely seems to yield anything of benefit
Yeah, they're also confused on what Damascus is... Pattern welded steel is not damascus...
@Interrupting Cow I know what wootz is. Wootz is from india and Damascus is from Turkey/Syria. You are right about americans calling it damascus, which is not entirley true.
@@javanbybee4822 Look up the pattern on an actual Damascus blade from history, it is not the same thing at all
Interrupting Cow I’m just gonna delete my comment as I went against my previous knowledge and oofed up
it broke, it warped.
Judges: still looks pretty through .
Will wears a fedora and still looks like a chad
WTF MY VIDEOS ARE SOOO CRAZY
Alpha Chad Magnum
KING AUTISM TV NO WAY. TOO BAD I WONT CHECK.
@@DONTDISLIKEMYVIDEOS no they're not. They look stupid and gross.
@@DONTDISLIKEMYVIDEOS I'M NOT CRAZY SO I WON'T CHECK THEM OUT
Wow why even turn that in? It takes literally half hour to put a pin in it and sand that handle round and smooth. How you gonna glue two pieces of wood together on that blade lmao
A) I believe they have a limited amount of time per day to work, managed by the camera crew following their work. She may well have literally ran out of time.
B)There are several historical examples of blades that are glued only. Doesn't mean that they won't hold up. Many Indo-Persian swords were only secured by glue (Tulwar, many Shamshir, Kora, etc.). Traditional Japanese swords are merely secured by a single bamboo pin with no Glu or peening, and a tang that's shorter than the handle. I'm saddened that Doug chose not to test it, because it very well may have held up.
@@Langenschwerte I'm guessing it's A) as to make sure no one is cheating
@@Langenschwerte It's not safe to test and a potential liability or injury waiting to happen.
Yeah, historical weapons made for warfare could have been secured with only glue, straps, and such, but for a competition like this the safety of the tester and a fair testing environment are required. There have been blades with pinned, riveted, or other styles of well-secured handles that have failed at the tang, halfway through the handle, at the pommel, or along the blade and sent a piece of metal flying. Do YOU wanna be in the room if that glue comes free and an entire blade is sailing across the room waiting to take someone's head off?
@@IronCow8 A bit of epoxy is objectively stronger than those time tested specialist methods
@@IronCow8 Do you know how strong modern epoxy is? The amount of epoxy used and it being in a nearly direct shear loading, her handle could have lifted a Greyhound bus and 10 passengers (literally).
Incredible how many people start with Damascus and then mess everything up
Its very demanding and with time constraints its a bad idea because Delminations happen all the time.
@@TheLochs Exactly. And as a totally casual fan with zero blacksmithing experience and zero sword-fighting experience (though years of bare-handed martial arts)...I mean...why even attempt it? Just for the 'wow!' factor by the judges?
The judges favor utility > looks 100/100 unless the blades basically tie in terms of all other factors. A nice looking blade or a functional one? I know what I'd take into battle or make if I was going into a test like this...so why do so many smiths still attempt it? Just for pride?
@@MrBrachiatingApe I thinks it's mostly because they want to show they are capable of doing such a task. Altought you are right most people mess up and waste time but I've seen some people pull it of and it pays of as the judges praise it.
@@MrBrachiatingApe they make it all the time but seem to forget the time constraints. I think they really want to impress, but I agree. Go simple, functional and no frills.
Lol
Here for my daily dose of knives breaking in half😂
not today
Knives* just to avoid future errors bud
Lol, Kevin looks so young! I mean when he shook the girl's hand he looked so shy.
Forged in fire has inspired me to make weapons to but i make them out of wood becuase im 12
Daniel Aristondo gotta start somewhere
It will keel tho
Good start bro
When you think your a full fledged bladesmith so you try to talk about damascus in the comment section
Tough ending. She wanted to impress too much in 3 days.
6:19
Did Kevin add a Wii remote strap to his Pira?
lmao
No
Hahaha
Camren Davis well it’s not a wii strap but it serves the same purpose
Kevin didn't add it, Doug did for safety measures
I still canot understand the role of the third judge 😂
They usually share the strength test, depending on what it is. He does a lot with the knife testing in stage 2 as well
Also with only 2 judges it would be harder to reach a veredict.
Impossible to have a tie with 3 judges. All sport/competitions typically have a odd number of judges.
@@Titan_Moss37 got it THX
@@mitchell8003 got it thanks
I feel sorry for both of them, especially Weslie. I wish the contestants would just go with mono steels and if they want to make it "pretty", put their focus somewhere else when the blade is done.i.e. handles, guards, wraps, etc. I hope she continues making blades!
Filipino swords are some of my favorite blades. They're all so unique, yet still practical
She shouldn't have brought it in. No self respecting blade Smith would present a warped blade with a glued on handle.
I think she is contractually obligated to bring something in. Otherwise there would be no show, and they wasted all the time and money on the show production costs.
@Taylor's Pride & Punch glued and pinned. Or secured with a pommel.
You forget she's a woman..
Didnt even look like what its supposed to be
There are several historical examples of blades that are glued only. Many Indo-Persian swords were only secured by glue (Tulwar, many Shamshir, Kora, etc.). Traditional Japanese swords are merely secured by a single bamboo pin, no glue, no peen, and a tang that's shorter than the handle. I'm saddened that Doug chose not to test it, because it very well may have held up.
A massive amount of credit is due to her for keeping her composure at the end. You can just hear her holding back tears with every word as she thanks the judges for their time, and when she's stuck in front of the camera for the exit interview.
The judges made the right call, 100%! But your heart can't help but break for her.
For someone like me, in that position, it would have felt like 5 days and a 2-way plane ticket down the drain
Weslie does not know how to make the handle because of its weird shape, she is not familiar with it.
Wow this handle really looks amazing! That guy definitely has a great knowledge of crafting beautiful things made of wood.
You didn't like the Minecraft handle the girl halfassed, sexist. Haha
I just started laughing when she too failed at Damascus and went mono steel lol
I should hope that, that girl continues blacksmithing
I hope in the long run she has a man show her How to Smith.
@@Meg_Lovegood she doesn’t need a man to show her
@@Meg_Lovegood I have some training and experience in smithing and I can tell you that the first bigger piece is a challenge. It is easy to mess it up. With the stress of a competition that´s doubly so. She outperformed two competitors to get to the final round. So she has some skill.
6:54 he had a big smile on his face when the girl touched him
Let's be honest, he looks like he doesn't get that very often.
"Good luck on you too"
-dies inside a little bit.
Ricky Lahey haha
@@locketom lol, thought the same exact thing 😂
The audio sounds like he nut'd himself too.
I love that he went from killing zombies to a more simple life of judging blades
Me - HA! what an amateur
Me an hour ago - I think I'm gonna make a sword myself, probably glue the handle to the blade...
ME: Oh look at that, a female contestent...neat.
EVERYONE ELSE: DaMAsCuS.
lol
oops wrong comment yours was good though
The battle between them was so much similar...
Both : I'm gonna go with Damascus..
Later Both : Nahh...
Both : Gonna make a new blade...
Both : No time no time..
But one did it correctly
And the other was a girl.
Watch out while drilling with gloves on 5:20 :o
yeah was thinking the same :S
yeh I was always taught to never drill or grind with gloves. I heard one story about a young guy using a pedestal grinder with gloves on, his thumbs got ripped into the machine because the tips of the glove's thumbs got caught.
@@zacjohnson8404 a guy at my school got caugt in a standing drill press. not sure what to call it in english. but it broke his arm. the only thing keeping the arm attached to the body was a tendon. today he has more titanium than bones in his arm.
10-minute episode with 6 minutes of sword making... yeah, the blade's breaking.
This young boy, has a bright future as a smith!
What is the obsession these people have with trying to make damascus blades in 4 days? Has there ever been a FiF champion who was told "You're opponent made a blade that matched yours in all of our brutal tests, but that pattern-weld just took you over the edge"?
Congrats Kevin! Way to represent the south! & be an excellent winner because unlike some of the male chauvinist pigs commenting here you were not rude or obnoxious to your teammate which means just as much as winning imo! You sir are not just FF Champ but a true gentleman! Hope this helps your business because work isn’t work if you truly love what you do!
TGDSHARK team mate
A. They aren't teammates. B. Oh, please. "Male chauvinist pigs". GTFO.
What a shame! Damascus would have been cool AF! Good job both of you!! Good effort!!
Definitely! But with the given timeframe of how they will recreate the weapon that big, going for a Damascus blade is a big risk.
I feel so bad for her. She tried her best given the time and circumstances that she was working with. If she ever sees this, "Keep your chin up!" You have a bright future!
4:10 lmao the sparks bouncing off her shirt
Bruh what were you lookin at when you realized?
@@neppy0021 ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
She has an odd looking kitchen
😆
Doug sees a pig.
Doug: "It will squeeel!"
Ah Ozarks, MO. Awesome. Never expected Missouri on here, let alone a woman blacksmith lol.
Alan Michael Jackson well... we saw how that went
Main Niklas she rushed her second attempt & payed for it
That fedora looks hella stupid
'I wanna make something creative and different, so I'm making the blade out of Damascus steel'......said every finalist ever.
Things we learn from this show: 1. Almost everything keels, 2. DaMasCuS (an alloy of steels)
Rahul Sharma lmaoooo yep
Its actually an alloy of steels not a type
@@robdevenney yessss... sorry I guess my fingers were thinking at that time. Smh.
A warped blade with a glued on handle
Chicks man
@metal_ak4 simp, the boy did the same only as a Man he used the 72 hour's in total and didn't cut corners. You joke
Onan - Son of Judah Brother of Er it’s a hard completion man
Well that's an odd looking sandwich
Pirah or pira is a type of Philippine bolo sword or knife characterized by a heavy blade and a wide tip. It superficially resembles a falchion but is much heavier. ... Like other bolos, pirah were commonly used as farm implements, in addition to being used in combat.
Thanks google
this episode is a lesson to all contestants who want to make a damascus blade
I wasn't expecting a female smith at all but she clearly had the skill to make it to the third round and that's what this is all about.
I want to see a Japanese grandmaster type of dude to go and dominate the show
Making a katana in the traditional way takes an extremely long time, their skill lies in their ability to master those traditional techniques. It doesn't mean that they make the best swords ever to exist.
_"...You have 4 days to make a Flame-bladed Zweihander in your home forge..."_
*Yeah, THAT should go well.* 🤣🤣🤣
"That's a big hog" that's what she said.
The fact that both ran into the same problem on the same day, and had the same solution, but only one came out on top shows which was the better smith.
She was hoping to compete with her handled glued...think about that for a second
inchaoswetrust yea um no not structurally sound
I find it interesting that they both had the same problem with making their swords.
girl - almost crying when her damascus blade fails
dude - powers thru making the new one
Policajt23 people handle stress differently trust me there was more words than shown
I see so many interesting comments about the fat gamer boy and the fact they’re using demascus but I’ve seen no one mention THE GIRL!!
Hes a thicc boi
Why bother with Damascus when you have such a small time frame? Just seems like a way for things to go south super easy
I was wondering about that too. Damascus steel is not easy to handle and a Pira doesnt need it
In their defense, they had 4 days instead of 5 as per past seasons. I had just realized they cut the time when this episode first aired
Damascus if done right can be done quickly and can be stronger than a mono steel blade
@@AngelMendoza-um8pm but in only 4 days and for a weapon which is more for hacking than slashing (its pretty thick and wide) a mono steel blade would've been better.
Angel Mendoza every single weld is a source for human error to be a factor. Damascing a blade is 100% for visuals. If damascened steels were even a little better in any way than mono steels, you’d see damascened cutting edges in industry, and i can promise you that you’ll have a hard time finding one.
OP is correct, making a damascus steel blade for FiF is always a huge risk for a very small payoff.
I have never seen a final where the final desicion came down to the pattern of the steel.
It is 100% performance in the tests followed by fit and finish.
That's the last time they have a female on here lmao
@Taylor's Pride & Punch MuH eQuaLitY
@7:03 Kevins first time being touched by a woman....chills
"Ah, the smell of propane." Hank Hill would be appalled.
Hank loved propane.
No matter what haters say, i love her and her spirit. She did her best, next time she will be wiser enought to not try to forge damascus while in a rush and to make a solid handle in one piece. Btw, her workshop is so clean that i want to live in there.
Never seen a woman on this show in HISTORY's videos.
A woman won the competition a few seasons ago.
season 3 episode 4. specifically the Falcata episode.
They are few and far between. Maybe bladesmithing is not appealing to the majority of women.
BTW: the skills of the women on the show seem to be above average.
When u play Skyrim so much and want to forge a real sword
She didn't have 3 minutes to tig a well joint threw her handle after the glue held? Ok...
Does she have a tig welder?
@@nickbutler9831 she was in a school to teach metallurgy. Looked like they had everything imaginable to use.
"Good luck on you too" idk why that made me wheeze
*later*
Feminist: THIS IS SEXISM
Weslie did a pretty good job with her sword at least she gets to put it on her mantelpiece without it broken in half. I reckon it was very sharp and would have sliced right through.
first time kevins had a girl touch him LOL
But it won't be the last, unlike yourself he's a man.
Dripinggg you don’t have to dirty me like that bro
some one makes fun or Doug
Doug: i will deliver slashing blows to this ballistics dummy
im impressed that the girl still continued ! and she didn't give up wow!! awesome person
It's amazing how both messed up their damascus especially after already seeing 6 seasons of what damascus ends up as. Just do a nice spring steel blade and refine it as much as possible. I'm going with Damascus because if it gets to the fine details blah blah. By attempting damascus you already assured it's not gonna go to the fine details 😂
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That sucks her blade couldn't be tested. She put so much work into that!
Well, Tulwars are made without rivets or pins too... Glue can be pretty tough and distribute the impact better, then a single pin would.
Its best to use both pins and glue
So one contestant is a blacksmith with Sneak 100 disguised as a gamer and the other one is a redhead that is talented and attractive. Two things you'd not expect, but two pleasant surprises none the less.
6:55 not sure if he is excited by getting a “it will keelll” from Doug or being touched by a girl
😂😂😂😂
A Man doesn't care about a little girl, that dude can and probably does better.
Not what i wanted to turn in but im all out of time
-shows up with her hair dyed
I'm not an expert, but I think they should be given an extra day so they have a bit more time to make up for mistakes and be able to show their better work
I was like yeeeaaahhhh way to do it for the girls... then I watched and I was like whooppsss
Neebs Gaming! "Simon Proofed xD"
What time stamp
@@thegingerkingshanks7587 Didnt make the cut here on YT, but i know its in the TV version. :)
Steven De Pauw the best
I wanna see a full accounting of how often damascus works out because it feels like it usually loses these time limit competitions even to redone non damascened blades made in less time.
I've seen the smaller ones win
Back to the kitchen
Bruhhh
b r u h
really dude?
Let's see how master forger Shade will make a blade in 4 days
@@regratteblehammer167 It s a joke. Chill
i was rutting for her to win, i don't see enough female contestants let alone female winners. gotta give her credit for not giving up.
Man, y'all need to leave ma homeboy Kevin alone.
Although the comments are god tier.
Wesley's Pira: You
Kevin's Pira: The guy she tells you not to worry about
IDK why everyone thinks you gotta do Damascus but honestly I've been seeing more broken blades than competition. Sometimes less is more 💯
That reaction at 00.19 was awesome