- Bladesmiths, this
the fuel can stab.
I'm gonna use your knives to stab holes in these fuel cans
five times.
Remember, it's not what your knives do to the fuel cans
but what the fuel cans do to your knives.
Raleigh and Kelly, you're up first.
Are you ready? - Yes, sir.
Yes.
We're really excited for the toughness test.
We fixed that point on it.
It's definitely stabbier.
And we're really excited to see what's gonna happen.
[intense music]
[THUMPING FROM KNIFE PUNCTURES ON CANS]
Raleigh, Kelly, this is quite a knife.
It's got a nice point for penetration.
But there's some chipping here.
The very point is still as sharp as it was when you made it.
But there's no denying that was a little chip on the edge here.
Joe, Casey you guys are up. You ready?
Oh, yeah.
Let's do it.
CASEY: This is what me and Joe live for, making knives
is testing them to destruction.
JOE: What's the use of makin' somethin' if you can't
find out where it's limits are?
[intense music]
[THUMPING FROM KNIFE PUNCTURES ON CANS]
Well, Joe, Casey, your edge held up perfectly.
But this handle hurts.
What I ended up with was a position that made my pinky
take a lot of the force.
The holes just needed to be closer together and a little
taller. But that edge, it's perfect.
- Thanks. - Thank you.
Mark, Jessica, you ready?
Indeed.
Ben's ready to test our blade.
We know we've got that cracking in there, something
that we did not address.
It's to the gods now.
[intense music]
[THUMPING FROM KNIFE PUNCTURES ON CANS]
Well, Mark, Jessica, your edge held up beautifully.
And those surface cracks we saw in round one held together.
Well done on the handle.
This is the only one that I could get my hand all the way
in and hold it with strength.
And it allowed me to penetrate very deeply.
Overall, very well done.
That's quite a trench knife.
DAVID BAKER: All right, bladesmiths,
to test the sharpness of your blade,
this is all about with your blades due to these fire hoses.
Raleigh, Kelly you ready?
Yes, sir.
[intense music]
[thud of hose being slashed]
[choow]
All right, Raleigh, Kelly, you made a sharp knife.
There was no resis-- well, I can't
say there was no resistance by the mark on my little finger
right there.
My little finger is being pushed so far back
by that webbing right there.
If that were a little bit further forward,
it might actually be almost comfortable.
All right, Joe, Casey, you're up.
You ready? - Oh, yeah.
Let's do it. DAVID BAKER: OK.
[intense music]
[thud of hose being slashed]
Good job.
Thanks.
DAVID BAKER: Joe, Casey, beautiful, sharp edge.
I love the look of this.
That little finger is murder.
Man, I wish you had spent a little bit more
time grinding out that ring.
All right, Mark, Jessica, you ready.
Yes. Indeed.
DAVID BAKER: OK. [intense music]
[thud of hose being slashed] - Oof.
Oh.
That is incredibly sharp.
I actually was through the hose before I realized I'd hit it.
And those surface cracks haven't opened up
or affected the performance of your blade at all.
Let's get to your handle.
I can adjust this anyway I want.
The finger holes are big enough.
There's height in them.
Good job. - Thank you so much.
Thank you.
WIL WILLIS: All right, bladesmiths.
The judges have completed their deliberation.
And they've made a final decision.
It's time for one of these teams to leave The Forge.
The team leaving The Forge is--
[intense music]
--Raleigh and Kelly.
Your blade did not make the cut.
Raleigh, Kelly, you guys brought so much energy and fun.
It's not an easy challenge.
But at the end of the day, there's
only one blade here that hurt the user and took edge damage.
It's for this reason your team is gone home.
WIL WILLIS: Kelly, Raleigh, please surrender your blade.
I don't like it.
I don't like it when I don't know how to do somethin'.
I'm goin' home.
I'm gonna make some of them trench knives.
And I'm gonna be, like, the queen trench knife maker?
What do ya think, Kel?
I think that I am just gonna to work on regular knives.
[intense music]