Calling forgers/Bladesmiths for a new TV show

Went up another rung on the ladder on this thing. I can report that, after a 50-minute skype interview, I was definitely baited into more than the one minute of required boastful comments and swarthy chest-beating that you see in the character intros for a competitive reality show. I did say that if I make it to the end I will forge a beta titanium sword that will "dazzle" the judges.

"You do realize that they will make you forge steel?" she said.

Basically gonna take one 2.5-lb ball peen hammer and dent the hell out of their anvil with it. My pitch was that although my forging "techniques" are completely based on hammering ti and that will be a detriment, being accustomed to the sheer intensity that it takes to make a blade from it will be an advantage.

I'm so screwed! :D
 
Maybe I missed it when I was browsing this thread, but what is the name of the TV show?
 
I light my forge by blowing lightning bolts out of my ass, forge with hammer fists and double axe handles and do my jimping with my teeth. WHO WANTS SOME!!!

:D
 
Just to settle some worries, this is not a reality TV show. This is a serious competition set up by folks who know what they're doing, not a bunch of yahoos looking for cheap humiliation and laughs. If it was, I certainly wouldn't have gone anywhere near it and I certainly wouldn't have posted all over the place looking for people who wanted to participate.
 
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My concern was in their saying you would have about an hour to forge a finished knife. That, and wanting to follow you around your home shop for a day or two while you make an exquisite work of art. Those statements implied a lack of understanding about the process of making a forged blade/sword.

With my recent hand problems and the knee still healing, I will watch with interest....... maybe next time.
 
Trust me, it's been thoroughly explained and shown what it takes as well as time frames. That being said there are time limits but, no one is doing a finished knife in an hour, that whole idea is just completely incorrect as well as unreasonable. No worries there.
 
Yes, it sounded pretty reasonable to me when the TV people were explaining it, as if they knew that the knife-maker people were a bunch of salty bastids who didn't have too much time to wank around with nonsense.
 
Mecha said:
Went up another rung on the ladder on this thing. I can report that, after a 50-minute skype interview, I was definitely baited into more than the one minute of required boastful comments and swarthy chest-beating that you see in the character intros for a competitive reality show. I did say that if I make it to the end I will forge a beta titanium sword that will "dazzle" the judges.

"You do realize that they will make you forge steel?" she said.

Basically gonna take one 2.5-lb ball peen hammer and dent the hell out of their anvil with it. My pitch was that although my forging "techniques" are completely based on hammering ti and that will be a detriment, being accustomed to the sheer intensity that it takes to make a blade from it will be an advantage.

I'm so screwed! :D
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If you're going to dent an anvil, better put on some weight, skinny:D
 
David Stifle said:
If you're going to dent an anvil, better put on some weight, skinny:D
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Never underestimate the power of a nerd forging a diamond-section blade! :D Here's the face of my main hammer, the Meteor, a 2.5 lb ball-peen:

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Rick Marchand said:
I'm pretty sure you don't have a main hammer anymore. Rust in peace, Meteor.
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Aye ya, I found it buried in the dirt by an old barn, a ball of rust, like a little hammer-shaped meteor. Cleaned it up and found that it comes down at the anvil like a meteor as well. It still gets used for punching in maker's marks on each blade.

The chips on the underside aren't mine, just the cracks. :(
 
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