Well Colton, Kevin, congratulations, guys.
The two of you are going forward in the third and final round
of the young guns competition.
Now bladesmiths, we want to send you back to your home forges
for four days to build this.
NARRATOR: The German long sword.
The German long sword traces its roots
back to 14th century Europe.
This two handed weapon was powerful enough
to deliver deadly blows and its double edged blade
inflict deep wounds and slashes against any enemy
that came across its path.
The massive blade was so powerful that skilled warriors
had to train extensively in the art of long sword
fencing to master its strength.
While this weapon was no longer used in combat,
long sword fencing is practiced around the world today.
Both of you should be on your A-game and bring
back your very best work.
Because at the end of the day, only one of you
is going to be leaving here with his second "Forged
in Fire champion" title and a check for $10,000.
Bladesmiths, good luck.
We will see you in four days.
My name is Kevin Burgess.
I am 22.
I'm from Nacogdoches, Texas.
I am currently a full-time college student
and a part-time bladesmith Last time I was here it was a blast
but I was about as entertaining as watching paint dry.
I decided that if I was going to come back on here,
I was going to try and show people that I do
have somewhat of a personality.
Ah, that's a really long blade.
If I mess up on a measurement then it's all over.
So it's just kind of check it constantly, see where I am,
see whether or not I've hit parameters
and just keep on going from there.
It's about to go into heat treat.
Just straight up, straight into the oil.
I'm noticing that towards the tip it just
barely kicks off to the side.
At this point, that blade is a spring
and it just keeps on going back to exactly
where it was and I can't seem to get it to go back straight.
I couldn't get it out and I just got to live with it.
But it does hurt my chances at winning.
I'm going to add little cubic zirconium
diamonds to the handle.
Cool.
I'm pretty worried about the warp will send me home
but I'm hoping that my attention to detail on the handle
might be able to carry me to a win.
My name's is Colton Arias.
I'm 20 years old and I'm from Nebraska.
When I first won "Forged in Fire," I was 18 years old.
I was barely legal.
But now I'm back.
I'm 20 years old and about 20 pounds heavier.
So I've grown physically into a larger human
and I've also grown my skills in bladesmithing.
From experience, I know the greatest challenge
with any long sword build, especially if I'm doing it out
of Damascus, is going to be keeping it straight
and making sure the temper and the heat treat
are spot on so it does not break.
Plenty of things can go wrong when you're clenching a sword.
It could crack.
It could warp.
It could fracture.
Let's hope none of that happens because everything
is riding on this quench.
Awesome.
Perfect.
This thing is massive.
In a build like this, a million things can go wrong.
If you make one false step or try to rush it too much
you could ruin the whole thing in the last step
or in the first step.
I'm completely done with the sword.
Fit and finish.
It's damn near perfect.
That's a legendary sword.
Young "Forged in Fire" champions,
welcome to the kill test.
To find out what kind of lethal damage
your German long swords will do, I'm going to take your weapon
and deliver some lethal blows on this pig carcass.
Colton, you're first.
Ready for this?
Do it.
[music playing]
All right, Colton, let's talk about your German long sword.
Every slice was a very deep slice.
Overall, the balance, the feel of your sword it will KEAL.
Kevin. Your turn.
You ready?
You know it.
[music playing]
All right, Kevin, those are very deep cuts,
almost cut through the pig on the first strike.
Now earlier, prior to this, you had a little bend at the tip
but it didn't get any worse.
Overall, your weapon, sir, it will KEAL.
Thank you very much.
Doug almost went through my pig on the first slice.
I was really kind of [clicks tongue] yeah.
But it was not quite enough to distract him
from the warp in the sword so he did end up noticing that
and that could be what sends me home.
Bladesmiths, welcome to the strength test, the throne chop.
In order to test the strength of your edge
as well as the overall construction
of your German long swords, I'll be
bashing them into this throne.
Colton, you're up first. You ready for this?
Let's do it.
All right.
[music playing]
All right, Colton this is a great looking blade, man.
I like your Damascus pattern.
It's still nice and straight, didn't
take much damage beyond a slight glinting so well done.
Thank you.
All right, Kevin, you're up, man.
You ready? - You know it.
All right.
[music playing]
All right, Kevin, well your sword, it's all in one piece.
Again, the slightest of glinting on the edge from contact
with the wood, but nothing I would call damage.
You had a slight warp to it coming in.
That hasn't changed.
It's the same.
All in all, you know, I think you
did a good job on your grinds.
The weight is good and it held up great in strength test.
Nice job.
Thank you very much.
All right, young guns, this is a sharpness
test, the cowhide bag slice.
Colton, you're up first.
You ready for this?
Let's do it.
Let's do this.
[music playing]
All right, Colton, your edge cuts cleanly.
It's razor sharp.
In thrusting, drawing it back, and cutting,
the balance is good.
And overall, sir, it will cut.
Thank you.
Kevin, your turn. You ready?
You know it.
Let's do this.
[music playing]
All right, Kevin, your edge, razor sharp.
It cut cleanly all through the bags.
And overall, your weapon, it will cut.
Thank you.
Bladesmiths, throughout this competition,
you both have amazed us tremendously.
But as you know, only one of you can go home with the win.
The judges have talked it over and they made a final decision.
The bladesmith going home with a check
for $10,000 and his second "Forged in Fire" champion title
is--
Colton.
Congratulations.
Kevin, you fought hard and you brought us a beautiful blade
but unfortunately, your time in this competition has ended.
I'm going to have to ask you to please
step off the forge floor.
Peace.
It turns out that I am not going to be the two-time youngest
champion but losing to Colton, he's an amazing smith,
does amazing work and I'm glad it was him
and not somebody else.
Well, Colton, that means you are the youngest two-time
"Forged in Fire" champion and you got yourself
another check for $10,000.
Congratulations.
Being the youngest two-time "Forged in Fire"
champion feels amazing.
I mean, this is probably one of the closest competitions
that I have seen and to come out on top, it just feels great.
Really, really well done.
My name is Colton Arias and I'm the youngest two-time
"Forged in Fire" champion.