Forged in Fire: Baby Boomer vs. Gen Z in Final Round (Season 7) | History
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K.O. Boomer! It's new school vs. old school when a baby boomer forges off against generation z to recreate an iconic weapon, the Sword of Goujian, in this clip from Season 7, "Baby Boomer vs Gen Z." #ForgedInFire
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Ok boomer
His handle splitting is a huge disappointment
Creators of the show: it is a very repetitive show! I love the show, but I’d like to see more originality. Everyone is saying the same stuff - because you give them like 2-3 different lines to choose from? I’d like to see their own personalities come out, and perhaps change some of the lines. That’s my advice if you want to stay relevant and new
Ah modern fake Damascus. Really wish they wouldn't use that term. Pattern welding isnt the same nor is it as good.
@@joshportie no one knows how to make proper Damascus anymore the method was lost hundreds of years ago
If the handle hadnt broken, caleb definitely would've won
Undoubtedly.
I've seen a few other smiths use ebony and have it break on them. One even admitted during the construction that they were taking a risk because it is brittle
@@lordbang3r yeah but as long as its fit up well it's not a problem, he just had too much space especially with the off center hole for the tang.
but it did loser. get clapped
But it did break... And that's a failure.
that's the prettiest workshop hands down. Also, the kid's blade was superior.
Far superior.
never saw that nice blade, the first thrust is just too easy
I am Alucard More to a sword than just the blade. Shoddy work on the handle cost him. His blade very well may have been better, but in the grand scheme, that's not enough
That said, the blade is only part of a sword. You can't use a sword consist of just the blade itself. This is perhaps why many famed swordsmiths choose to have someone else to make the fittings.
@@comradeeverclear4063 I agree, but the old man was disproportionately happy about his win and it made me feel cross.
I’d say the younger guy made a better sword despite the crack in the handle
It is unfortunate. 😞
He would have won if the handle didn't crack.
its was really better in my opinion.
Am so sorry for him
I totally agree, it performed far better, had better ergonomics and according to Doug had the balance and weight near perfect
You could tell they really wanted to find a way to finish testing his weapon. Making that shapeless, mediocre blade a champion weapon had to hurt their souls
Imagine Doug running his own show called "Keel or no Keel?"
We can only dream
...followed by Keel of Fortune.
It's keal keep everyone alive
It's cringe
@@Yellow.1844 your cringe
One thing I learned after watching so many episodes of this show is:
DO NOT USE EBONY WOOD, IT CRACKS AND TAKES DAMAGE VERY EASILY.
Or wrapped your handle always . Ancient ppl do it for reasons .. especially Chinese sword or Japanese sword .
Yeah! thought the same. It's always ebony.
Best wood I've used for handles was Australian Eucalyptus (there are variations of this in west coast US) cause it's so dense and able to survive anything; Plus the wood has this beautiful dappled hue!
@@williamlockhartnelson8873 I would say in regards to North American wood, Black Locust and Osage orange(hedgeapple) are two of the best.
I like my wood so it pains me when they make the wrong choice like this. Ebony is so brittle, they should just stick to the classics like oak and ash.
Dude that won looked like he wasn't even trying 😞
I agree, he put almost no effort into the making of the blade or apparently the handle.
did you see how thin it was !?
@@d0sitmatr It honestly looked like he made the handle with the intention of wrapping leather around it or something. Way too thin
Sadly he wasn't. As an ex blade smith (amateur) I can tell he didn't put his heart into it.
At the end of the day, the stronger blade wins, and the kid's handle was just way too weak
Jup It really is one waste of 10K
If doug says "it will kill" instead of "it will keal", he doesn't like the weapon.
Caleb's blade was beautiful, that kid is talented. The lesson he learned was probably more important then the $10,000 check anyway.
Idk about the last part
by the looks of his shop. I dont think that family needs 10k lmao.
@@tpsin713 10k is 10k
"I'm GoNnA dO a DaMaScUs" isnt a total failure this round.
lol, pretty dang true, Damascus is pretty risky I have noticed for rushed builds after watching so much of this show.
Well atleast he did a great job in damascus
The problem was time afterwards. Nailed the billet but had to shortcut the fittings, what a shame.
wereboarder2009 nah... it’s more related to choosing a poor wood for the job.
Soft wood didn’t hold
He spent too long on the damascus so didn't have time to correct his mistake with the handle fittings. So yeah, don't do damascus.
The damage to his hilt made my heart sink. It was undeniably a beautiful blade.
Why does Doug always looks like he was 20 years of stored anger inside him every time he goes to strike a dummy
Cause he does? When I strike my practice pell I still tap into those buried rages. Anything to get the adrenaline pumping :P
Divorce, idk
He gets paid a lot of cash by the History Channel to do so
cause it will keel!!
*Remember what Bruce Lee said?*
"Attack like you mean it, really mean it, but do not anger, because anger cloud your mind."
*Also, Musashi Miyamoto said in the book of five rings:*
"when attack, go with evil intention and do not hold back."
Its ya boi, skinny handle
It's yea boy skinny handle, I'm weak
🤣🤣🤣 ROFL
Caleb should’ve easily won this, stupid handle
Caleb should've put more effort into the handle, stupid Caleb.
@@MansMan42069 your an idiot, the handle had a hair line crack in it. They were looking for any reason to hand that win to the old guy.
@@michaelrevels3572 The handle was off center, he should have just redone the handle with how messed up it was
@@michaelrevels3572 shut up
@@michaelrevels3572 Hairline crack? One more good blow and that handle would have abandoned the sword altogether. It's easy to see that a small handle is better than a broken one.
The older lads guardian angel came and broke that handle no way he would've won otherwise.
Yea. The dude didn't even TRY to make a functional blade. Seeing how skinny his handle was, I already saw that even in my hands, which are most definitely smaller than Doug's, it would have been incredibly uncomfortable to hold.
@@Sp00kq Maybe dude has Donald Trump hands! 🤣
@@Sp00kq The weight is the difference. I'd take a lighter blade that needed work over a heavier blade; it'll make it harder to defend and build speed otherwise.
@@williamlockhartnelson8873 I'd take a sword THAT DIDN'T BREAK.
@John Doe Well, it's meant to be a sword, not a kitchen knife. When your sword fails, there is no "would have."
What is this title?
exactly what I said
Gen Zs dont like to play with BOOMERangs
Hit the nail on the head!
It's from a show called Forged in Fire. the episode is called baby boomers vs Gen Z.
He would've won if he used a different material for the handle. As we've learned ebony wood isnt strong
Well the issue is Ebony Wood is actually quite strong but also ridged. It doesnt like to flex and when impact and vibration hits it it will snap like that. Like they said, once the guard got loose it allowed that energy to move to the grip. It wasnt a poor choice of wood, just real bad luck.
Plus, he pointed out that the hole through the handle wasn't fitting properly to the tang. He should have done another handle that fit more snugly and pinned it.
This really sucks, because this young ladd did an awesome job on his sword, it looked and performed amazing. I wish him all the best in the future, I'm sure he's just learned an extremely valuable lesson.
@@nobodyimportant69 You are exactly right, he should have redone the handle, a sword is more than just the blade, and while his handle size was correct he messed up on the fitting which was sad, because he even noticed it and chose to try and fix it with poxy and a pin.
A micarta handle would have been better and stronger and still had the same look if he used black.
@@VorgaragTV He probably just wanted to get out to the bars for the night, you pay the price
Boomers sword was so a piece of trash and still won.
Boomers doing an awful job, getting the lucky breaks, getting handed something they didn't earn, and then acting like they think they earned it all on their own?
Yeah, that sounds about right, actually.
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Zoomer's handle was so trash it broke.
@Rebel I mean he called it a piece of trash so...
@@dr_ill You're generalizing a lot, don't associate this one dude with all boomers
Insert “Ok, Boomer” meme here
Ok boomer
COVID-19 is the Boomer Doomer
OK,BOOMER
Ok, lucky Boomer
@@AFishBicycle *boomer remover
Uses a millennial, claims its a Gen Z.... but even why
that kid does not look a day over 25 so yes its Gen Z .. Millennial are those born between 1980-90...
They will never understand
Gen y is 1990-2000 Gen z is 2000-now. He could be 19
@Ar Armstrong probably dead
@@imranahmed7891 I'm 27 and peeple assume I'm 17-19 daily. He could easily be over 25
That was painful to watch x.x the dude had a beautiful, well balanced, sharp sword, so unfortunate the handle broke...
I would spend $500 and buy the blade, refit the handle myself over spending $100 on the other one that didn't have the handle issue. The blade was perfect; it was just the fittings that failed.
3:59 “CiRclE”
@Joe Mama cercl
😂😂
Basically he mounted a table knife handle on a sword. He won anyway for his opponent failure.
Bah...
Yea that handle was a horrible idea
@@jbscotchman Worse idea was a handle that breaks.
@@MansMan42069 you say that he meant for the handle to brake
Trying to jump onto the whole boomer meme months too late is actually a very boomer thing to do.
This was probably filmed a little longer back
it’s not just a meme that’s what that generation is called it’s an appropriate title
This isn’t going for the meme my g
I thumbed up for the kid, that blade was amazing, the cuts it made was outstanding.
His future is bright!
i mean they definitely showed him some high honor, they certainly had some respect for his craftsmanship
Who else just watches the videos for the gore and the “It will kEeL”
Me: Has pocket knife sees watermelon “and up first the kill test”
The only time the Damascus holds up, the handle breaks.
It's not the first time someone pulled off Damascus. I think the first was the season 1 crusader sword build.
The Kid, besides having the best looking shop I’ve seen, has pulled off an impressive Damascus blade!
I'd rather work by hand in the old guys shop than in a "showroom shop" like that. Too clean and too sterile for my liking, not enough scrap metal to play around with only brand new stock
@@Lilith-Rose, The kids shop would be better suited as a man cave. So clean you could almost smell the Lysol.
Any Gen-Z kid mastering hand skills and not having his face stuck to a display 24/7 automatically has my respect.
That's real boomer talk.
40 seconds in and I was thinking, why make a thick blade when you can make a layered Damascus blade. And then the Gen Z kid popped up and said “I’m bringing Damascus”❤️😂
I see smiths always ignore handles.that was a 10000 doller sword.
subir sinha your grammar and spelling is worth 5 dollars
BloodyGaming looking at his name it’s safe to assume English might not be his first language. Yet you still understood what he meant
@@StevenJmash best pay the man.
doller lol
@@StevenJmash Do you know that only majority of the world do not have English as the first language?
I came here just to listen " It weel keel " !!😂
I loved Caleb’s blade, i dont always agree with using pattern welding for every blade however the sword of goujian definitely deserved it since the original bronze sword has patterns all across the blade, really is too bad about that handle
That kid had the nicest shop I've ever seen and the most advanced clean machinery in it. His blade was hands down better. Tough break on the handle
Wtf. I can't believe someone unlucky like him. It was the best blade I've ever seen in this show and because of it's handle....
The moment I saw that twisted damascus, I had a good feeling about Caleb's blade. Everyone clearly respected that part. When he gets good at handles he's going to be making masterpieces.
Instead of "forged in fire" it should be called, "Damascus we make"
The fact that they wrote "baby boomer" instead of boomer makes it a thousand times better
Okay I feel like this totally could have continued tho. This would have been fine on a sharpness test.
I want to see a rematch.
Caleb's blade would be able to defend 5 ou 6 blows in the field while Forrest's gets you through a full day in battle. Ultimately, isn't that the the purpose of a sword?
What we hear: You need to forge this blade
What they hear: I need to make *_damascus_*
If you got crappy steel, making it Damascus makes it a lot stronger then just forging it as is.
It removes excess carbon in the steel that would make it brittle. The pattern is just an extra perk.
I can't believe all these ignorant comments from people who have not handled a single sword in their life and claim a cracked handle isn't a big deal. It's one last step before the blade flies out with the tang, and turns into a helicopter of death.
The kid should have just made another handle. The grip he created simply wasn't a proper one to begin with. They are tasked to make weapons, not to supply blade components of weapons. If your computer or phone manufacturer just made a fine CPU with a broken monitor/screen, would you still be able to sit here to type these comments? Get a proper monitor or it's not really a functional piece. When your sword's grip or weapon's shaft is broken, you are done. That's the lesson to be learned here.
It exactly is a catastrophic failure. Go swing a sharp sword at some hard targets with a cracked handle, I dare you. Nobody does that unless they have a death wish. Just because some random idiot create something that fails every day doesn't mean it's not a fail. He already knew it was gonna fail when he made the handle and he STILL went with it. Honestly he deserves to lose. That's not to diminish the accomplishment he's made with the blade. Plenty of famed swordsmiths let someone else to make the fittings, because an expert bladesmith isn't necessarily an expert on working with wood, leather, steel wires. Though I would say an experienced one knows what is acceptable and what is not, so they are at least capable of creating reliable grips, if somewhat plain.
The Damascus blade would have won if his handle did not have extra air space in to, making it hollow, RIP 10,000$
If it wasn’t for that handle, he would’ve won. What a shame but it was a good call for the judges. Best of luck to that kid with future projects.
I wish I could see the actual name of the weapon in the title.
The Sword of Goujian
daggone dude I can see the hurt in that young man's eyes hands down his ladles way Superior better crafted and lost to a technicality
The competion is bigger dit making the best kill meme, than making the best blade
The kid got some skills to make that Damascus blade. Too bad the handle didn’t make it
overall sir, it wil KEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAL
"Instead of bronze, I'm bringing dAMasCuS to the table"
If I had a choice to purchase a blade from either of them I would have purchased from the kid. To me he is the winner.
Also the older guy didn't win with a superior blade, he just capitalized on the faulty handle of his opponent.
Can't say I agree. The handle is a huge importance of a functionality of a sword. If the handle breaks then it is a faulty sword as a whole. The craftsmanship the kid did was remarkable no less and one of the few Damascus actually done right on the show. But the sword itself the old guy made is superior due solely on functionality. But if the kid worked more on the handle or picked a harder wood for the sword it would have been a far superior sword for sure.
The older gent’s sword more closely matched the crude nature of the target sample. Where does an 18 yo kid get the scratch for a shop?
I dunno but crude isn't better. The kid was handed a lucky break with the shop (I would kill for his set up!) but he did produce a better blade.
well instead of student debt he opted for a different kind lol
Most folk drink a coffee in the morning. Doug on the other hand, cuts deep into a boar carcass, usually severing it.
surprised by the lack of ok boomer and it pleases me
Ok boomer
Ok boomer
Ok boomer.
ok doomer
How old Gen X guy is? When does the Gen Z even start?
Boomer: "Guess that judge plays videogames to be able to tolerate all that blood"
Wish these guys would STOP with the Damascus its NOT the ideal steel for a weapon. Regular high carbon steel is perfect if you want to get fancy D2 tool steel.
That sword was a beauty! Lessons learned
Does anyone else miss the episodes where they used to give us a history lesson on the sword? I do.
Coming from an ex amature blade-smith: Tape up the handle and keep going. Its still the same blade. In ACTUAL use as a chopper or tool IRL the handle would have been wrapped in cord or leather if it started to split and it would have been used anyway.
I kinda see why they wouldn't and
I think "forged in fire" is a great show, but i think it may be a bit biased, but that's my own opinion.
The younger smiths blade was FAR superior to his older opponents blade.
The older gentleman didn't even bother to make his blade look nice.
To be fair looks do not equal function, however if you truly take pride in what you do you want it to look as good as your skill can make it, that being said i question the skill and pride of the older smith, but i do not judge him.
Well, he did make a much sturdier handle even though it was not very stable and was simply too small, I can't really judge his sword from the kill test when even both wielders had difficulty wielding it due to the small handle slipping and spinning in their hands. Overall, though I think Caleb should of re did his handle rather than try and add poxy and a pin to fix it.
Agreed, that kids work made his opponents look like hot garbage, I doubt I am in a position to criticise, but as a tradesman, being handed a win for what could almost be written off as bad luck, particularly with a piece that beautiful, I dunno, there's no pride there..
@@VorgaragTV very true. His mistakes cost him the competition.
I just wish (as much as i like the show) "forged in fire" would test weapons a bit more true to what would actually happen if it were used in real life.
The count handle failure as a "catastrophic weapons failure" when infact it was quite common when those kinds of tools were used on a daily basis. A broken handle while inconvenient, was not catastrophic as the user would typically just wrap it and carry on with his/her/their day.
But sadly their rules of competition are what they are.
Good to hear someone elses opinion on it. Glad im not the only one who comes to watch it for more than just the "keel test".
Negative, he should have just made another handle. The grip he created simply wasn't a proper one to begin with. They are tasked to make weapons, not to supply blade components of weapons. If your computer or phone manufacturer just made a fine CPU with a broken monitor/screen, would you still be able to sit here to type these comments? Get a proper monitor or it's not really a functional piece. When your sword or weapon's handle or shaft is broken, you are done. That's the lesson to be learned here.
It's a catastrophic failure, exactly. Go swing a sharp sword at some hard targets with a cracked handle, I dare you. Nobody does that unless they have a death wish. Just because some random idiot create something that fails every day doesn't mean it's not a fail. He already knew it was gonna fail when he made the handle and he STILL went with it. Honestly he deserves to lose. That's not to diminish the accomplishment he's made with the blade. Plenty of famed swordsmiths let someone else to make the fittings, because an expert bladesmith isn't necessarily an expert on working with wood, leather, steel wires. Though I would say an experienced one knows what is acceptable and what is not, so they are at least capable of creating reliable grips, if somewhat plain.
The winner doesn't have a remarkable or phenomenal weapon, but it's reliable. Note when his guard had a crack, he didn't try some hacky way to "fix" it, instead he made another one.
@@isarphenn That's true. But you may have missed the fact that this is a competition. You don't have to good, you don't even have to be better than your competitor. You just have to perform better this one time.
Atleast Caleb actually had a handle. I definitely wouldn't have even accepted the other guys "sword". You can't hold it comfortably. Should've been an instant fail.
So am I the only one who thought this looked like Sokka’s space sword??
Wow imagine losing to a sharpened piece of flat bar because the wood you couldn't control broke, that's gotta hurt
2:19 me at 3 in the mornin
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Caleb had the best sword out of the two hands down. If it wassant for the handle that was gone he would of been the champion no doubt. Forest just got lucky unfortunately. Hands down to caleb for the Damascus
Watching from the Philippines. Haha. Stay safe guys
Dude Caleb’s blade is absolutely gorgeous, too bad the handle cracked otherwise he would’ve won by a landslide
I guess you could say the Boomer had a better "Handle" of the situation.
I think Forrest dodged a bullet here. His handle was too small and his blade took damage. But the decision was fair. the kid's handle broke apart. But he made a high quality blade. He has a good future ahead
EVERYBODY knows that kid would’ve won hands down. unfortunate
"I'm Forged in fire champion" even though HE didn't deserve it. On top of that, ended with a yeehaw really? That's the point where you shut up and walk out quietly knowing you won by default.
Lol, gotta love that tittle...
Gotta love that spelling
Gotta love tittles
Younger kid: “I’m bringing something new to the table. I’m using Damascus.”
Every other smith on this show ever: 🙄
That sucks , his blade was clearly better by far and a handle is such a miniscule issue.
not a miniscule the handle is important how you can use sword like you want without a strong handle imagine in battle you say to your enemie wait my handle is gone can we fight later plz?
The damascus sword was a piece of art. I am very sorry for this young talented guy
thought they was gonna make the z sword from dragonball :^(
That young guy really did well. Awsum blade
one thing that stood out to me on Caleb's blade was the slow motion shot of the last gong hit. no vibrations, no wobbling, blade was impeccable. sucks that his handle split, that was definitely a 10,000 dollar blade
If it was purely off blade that’s a perfect sword
So sad. Caleb's sword was - from a blade's perspective - far superior.
Wil Willis "The weapon you'll be making is the Goujian"
Cuts to Forrest "I'm about to take on the sword Gougen today" 😆
Looks too old to be gen z
How's this competition fair? The rich kid's workshop is way better equipped, his materials of much better quality and expensive.
If the handle is still in one piece you will be the forged in fire champ great work.. Great pattern.. Ur opponent is lucky.. May be at his age u will be the judge in this competition.
Zoomers should fear the boomers. Boomers dont even have to try 😎
Shut
this is the one time I think a broken part of the sword should have been ignored
It's always so sad when the equivalent of a sharpened rebar wins against a true craftwork but unfortunately that's part of the game.
If it weren't for the handle, Caleb would've won.
Then again, the handle is still important and is nonetheless a part of the sword, so it does kinda make sense.
The kids kill test was almost beautiful I loved it
That sucked. THe Gen Zer was winning the competition hands down.
Id say..let that kid come back
Even though he didnt win..he has made a way better sword than his opponent...
Doug just loves it.. he is also a professional Filipino Kali martial artist
I love that even Ben said "it's a gorgeous sword", meaning he was really impressed by how the sword came out from the young blacksmith. it sucks that the handle couldn't handle the impact and broke.
A final-round damascus blade that DIDN’T break during forging or testing 😤😤 sucks about the handle but definitely an honorary champ for accomplishing what he did
It wasn't bronze. Neither are copies of the Guijian sword. They followed different specs, not the specs.of the original. Invalid.
It sucks for Caleb, but to be honest, Forrest looked like he could use the money for improving his shop. His anvil was a railroad track and the belt sander was $75-100 unit from Harbor Freight. Good job Caleb! Keep up the awesome work!
Love the class young man!
Love love love Caleb's work shop. So jealous.