Forged In Fire

Just watched episode one of season 3, that was a good episode and some tight competition.

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Just watched the first episode of the new season

Congrats to all

As for Doug M testing the swords

He might be hell on wheels with a karambit but he might as well of slapped the pig with his purse :)

He only had the right angle on the one that went thru

The others he slapped the blade
 
Good episode. Thought the final tests were a little uneventful and only two instead of three. It's like they blew the budget last week.
 
I just caught an episode of this show on Demand. I only have cable for football season lol. I liked the show, but I agree with most of the other comments on here. They need to reduce the tv drama, and focus more on what the guys are doing, and why they are doing it. I am a novice(at best) and I am all for something that will bring this craft to new people. My dad has been a ferrier for many years, so I grew up around a forge, banging out horseshoes and such. But other types of black smith work or blade work never really crossed my mind. Then one of our customers, mentioned he would like to borrow one of our forges to try his hand at making a knife. That got my interest, and when we got home that evening, I jumped on the internet. About a year later, I am still a novice, and I love this way of life. I have always liked pounding hot metal, and now I get to make more than just horseshoes.
 
Salem Straub said:
We are hired according to the laws governing fair play. There is a lot effort made to ensure that. They do not make winners, and it may surprise you to know that while speech and content are edited, the actual actions that take place are left pretty darn intact...
When I won, and when I lost, I felt each time as if I had done so entirely on my own merits. From what I can see, so did everyone else.
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That's good to hear,
because the time I was in a reality TV program reinforced that there is little to nothing real, about reality TV.
 
Rhinoknives1 said:
That's good to hear,
because the time I was in a reality TV program reinforced that there is little to nothing real, about reality TV.
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I think it all depends on the show. Some shows just have to make some changes or do some things (allowing chefs to reheat food etc) in the interest of production to misleading (like the majority of survival shows) while others are 100% faked (almost every non-competition show).

I highly doubt we are dealing with Pawn Stars/Bear Grylls/Real Housewives levels of fake.
 
Latest show is my least favorite of the series. The decisions came off as completely arbitrary.
 
First 2 episodes of season 3 seemed to have less drama. I didn't think the tests were very good, I would like to have seen maybe 3 tests of each blade instead of 2.
 
Schwifty said:
Does a blade that doesn't cut really beat a blade that doesn't bash terra cotta?
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I'd normally agree with you but the sword that won did cut the tatami mats halfway and didn't bend when it hit something hard. I'd have to assume that if you're using a sword in real life you'd probably hit a bone or armor. A sword that cuts well enough and doesn't bend/break is just a little better than one that cuts well but bends the first time it encounters resistance.

I also have to believe the knives played a part. The one knife from Dave was far and away better than the others' and that probably gave him some leeway.
 
That's an interesting thought. I wonder if they take in the first piece into consideration when making the final judgement.
 
So I watched the latest episode and it was obvious that neither really knew what a butterfly sword/knife was and neither actually made a pair. Most custom knifemakers seem to have very little historical knowledge of edged weaponry beyond what they have read in the last couple of issues of Blade. This is something that was actually made and used in San Francisco gold rush days so it has an American history too. When I first started going to gun/knife shows in the early 70's original pairs of butterfly knives were still common. They should both fit in the same sheath flat against each other. Neither of these makers seemed to understand the concept. I think the judges should have made more of the historical details part of the contest.
 
Even a bad episode of FIF is better than most of the other shows out their....they have my support
 
I just watched it and I thought it was good

I love Jason as a judge

Many don't know this but Jason won the very first Forged in Fire Pilot that never aired

It was the Gladius that I sold for him at the Blade show two years ago to one of my favorite collectors :)

I would love to see Jason come back at the end and compete
 
Sidehill Gouger said:
So I watched the latest episode and it was obvious that neither really knew what a butterfly sword/knife was and neither actually made a pair. Most custom knifemakers seem to have very little historical knowledge of edged weaponry beyond what they have read in the last couple of issues of Blade. This is something that was actually made and used in San Francisco gold rush days so it has an American history too. When I first started going to gun/knife shows in the early 70's original pairs of butterfly knives were still common. They should both fit in the same sheath flat against each other. Neither of these makers seemed to understand the concept. I think the judges should have made more of the historical details part of the contest.
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The winners swords were asymmetrical and could be held in one hand. The bevels of each sword were on opposite sides so they laid flat against each other.
 
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