All right, bladesmiths, the kill test.
Doug? [music playing]
The sword to see what kind of lethal damage
your weapons will do.
I will take your sword and deliver lethal cuts and stabs
on this ballistics dummy.
All right, Derek.
Ready for this?
I think so.
I'm really looking forward to see how the blade performs.
But at the same time, I'm nervous about the blade
catching in a rib and snapping.
Come on, baby.
My heart is in my throat right now.
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Oh my gosh.
All right, Derek.
Let's talk about your blade right here.
It is light.
It is pointy.
It is sharp.
Your weapon will kill. DEREK: Thank you.
Good job.
Bob, it's quite something to follow up with.
You ready?
That's what I came for.
My heart is just pounding.
I mean, I have confidence, but you don't really know because I
haven't done any tests.
I didn't even stab a watermelon.
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Nice work.
All right, Bob.
The point is sharp enough to deliver
a straight thrust all the way through this ballistics dummy.
Your weapon, sir, will kill.
Thank you.
Bladesmiths, welcome to our strength test, the flex test.
What I want to do is take each of your smallswords
and bend them 45 degrees in both directions.
And if you nailed your heat-treated construction,
everything should stay true.
How are you feeling, Derek? - Go ahead.
MAN: All right.
Stood up.
Well, Derek, I'm very impressed.
This sucker went 45 degrees both ways.
Great job. - Thank you.
Bob, you ready?
Yeah, I think so.
Now, I'm really worried.
I had to forge it out in one day.
I had to assemble it all in the same day
to get everything put together just
so I could turn in a sword.
I mean, I'd already broken one, so I knew it could be brittle.
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Each degree that it's going, I'm going,
is it going to break here?
Is it going to break here?
Agonizing. OK.
Come back now.
Then you go to the other side.
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Well, Bob, good news is your blade didn't break.
What a relief.
Didn't spring back to true, but it did come most of the way
back.
Overall, nicely done.
Thank you.
Bob, Derek, both of your finale weapons
were strong, deadly, and sharp.
However, there can only be one "Forged in Fire" champion,
and that champion is--
Derek, congratulations.
You are the "Forged in Fire" champion.
Bob, unfortunately, your smallsword
did not make the cut.
Bob, you made a beautiful sword.
But during that strength test, your blade
took a bend that set that didn't straighten out,
and that's why we're letting you go.
I understand.
Please surrender your blade.
Oh, I absolutely agree with the judges' decision
that Derek did have the better blade.
I may not have been called "Forged in Fire" champion,
but I gained so much more valuable experience
that it's immeasurable.