Colt and Scott, in this competition
we were inspired by history's legends.
Now we ask that you continue to be inspired by history's
legends as we send you back to your home
forge to make one of these.
Excalibur!
It's actually not Excalibur.
The sword in the stone is a medieval broadsword.
Good luck, bladesmiths.
We'll see you in four days.
SCOTT: Today, I'm making a European broadsword.
I'm going to do two types of twisted masses
going opposite directions and a linear bar for the center.
I am very happy to be back home.
I know that I have all the proper tooling to do stuff very
quickly, but I think it's going to be
a very challenging competition.
It's the end of day one.
I got the twisted masses done.
I've got to cut them to size and then clean up the edges
that I'm going to reweld.
That's where it's at right now.
I'm feeling pretty nervous going into the clench,
really hoping I don't get any warps or cracks.
Oh, [BLEEP].
COLT: It's taken a warp.
I'm really struggling here.
I'm bending it, seeing if it will straighten.
I'm heating it up with a torch and trying
to drop water droplets on it to see if I
can set it back into shape.
I finally get this warp out by taking my pair of tongs
and pushing down on the sword.
That straightened it out a little bit.
Trying to fix the warp really set me back,
but tomorrow I'm going to come in with a fresh mind
and see what I can get done.
SCOTT: Yesterday was really productive.
I got the three bars of Damascus put
together, forged out to a sword, and then I got it ground down.
Today's most important thing is getting that heat treat done.
If I can get it done early, I can focus on the handle
for the rest of the build.
It's pretty straight, and it definitely heat treated.
I'm just going to clamp it while it cools.
I thought I had the heat treat right,
but unfortunately after I pull it out,
it's got a nice warp in it.
Oh, [BLEEP].
It looks like I might have to heat treat again.
The one difference is I'm going to use my quench tank
as my temper oil.
I'm going to get the oil up to the same temperatures
as I would the oven, to about 450 degrees,
then hold my sword in it for at least 10 minutes
so it gets a nice soak.
Pull it out of the quench, and it comes out almost perfect.
All I have to do tomorrow is fit and finish,
guard, handle, pommel.
COLTON: The theme of day three is handles and guards.
All that needs to be done is etching
and sharpening on the blade.
I'm going to acid etch the blade now, let it
sit in there for a few minutes.
So the top of the blade is not hardened as much
as I would like it to be.
I want to make sure that it's not
going to take a bend or a set.
It seems to have held up pretty well,
so the last thing I need to do is the handle.
It's the end of day three.
I have the finished blade.
I've got the guard fit up.
The handle is shaped like I want it.
All I have left to do is the pommel, and it's done.
SCOTT: Beginning of day four, I'm ready to get
the sword finished.
First I need to get the holes drilled
on the guard and the pommel.
And that's all I need.
It's looking pretty good.
End of day four, this broadsword is built,
and I am ready to go have dinner with my wife.
All right, bladesmiths, welcome to the kill test.
It's time to get medieval on your broadsword.
I'm going to take your weapons, deliver some slashes and blows
on this ballistics dummy.
Colton, you're up first.
You ready for this?
Yeah.
Let's have fun.
COLTON: I'm feeling confident about my sword,
but I really don't know what could go wrong.
I've never made a sword before.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
That thing was sharp.
DOUG: All right, Colton, first up, I really appreciate
the balance you have with this because it's
easy to wield with forward slashes, back hands,
and thrusting with it.
Your edge is sharp.
Now your handle, it's just a little bit too tall
for me in the tense of it's wider here.
But I can still get a good grip on it,
and more importantly, this sword, with its balance,
it will kill.
Thank you.
All right, Scott.
It's your turn, sir. You ready?
Yes, sir.
DOUG: Let's do this.
I'm ecstatic to see Doug playing with my sword
because it's exciting to see what
it can do to the human body, what it's built for.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
All right, Scott.
First up, that is beautiful to look at.
Thank you.
DOUG: Now the wire wrap does give me some kind
of contours to hold onto.
Every slice-- or should I say chop--
dug deep into this ballistics dummy.
Overall, the kind of weapon and damage you can do with this,
it will kill.
Thank you.
All right, gentlemen.
It's time for the strength test.
Now to test the strength and overall construction
of your blades, we have the battering-ram chop.
Colton, you're up first.
You ready? - All right.
OK.
I'm worried that my blade is almost too light.
I made this blade for slicing, not chopping trees down.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
So Colton, there's some definite issues
in the heat treat.
Right here at the guard, you picked up a bend,
and it's not a warp.
This sword is now bent.
And also up here where the sword is the thinnest
right at the end of the fuller.
It's a beautiful piece, but that's a major problem.
That's severe.
Does it feel like it could continue testing?
I wouldn't.
I mean, it's like a gun barrel that's already curved.
I don't want to fire something like that if it's not extreme.
If it's here, it's one thing, but it's all the way.
It starts at the handle.
Yeah, I mean, it's already failed as far as I'm concerned.
I'm seeing the judges talking, and it's nerve wracking.
All right, Colton, there's a problem with your blade.
The judges have given your blade a vote of no confidence.
In other words, it held together,
but it's not safe to move forward in testing.
That doesn't mean that you've lost this competition.
Scott, your blade still has to hold up in this strength test.
Dave?
SCOTT: I am very nervous.
I am very, very nervous.
I don't know how it's going to do.
All I can do is trust that I built it correctly.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
So right off, Scott, everything's solid and tight.
All in all, I think you did a great job.
Nicely done.
Thank you.
Colton, unfortunately for you, this means that your blade
doesn't make the cut, and you cannot be the "Forged in Fire"
champion.
For that reason, I'd like to invite you to shake our hands,
shake Scott's hand, and then please leave the forge.
Come on forward, my friend.
How old are you?
18.
Hey, man, the world's yours.
I knew the bend could have possibly happened.
He outperformed me, and that's OK with me.
I can be outdone.
Good job.
Thank you.
I might not have worn "Forged in Fire,"
but I have learned so much as a bladesmith,
and I have grown as a person doing this competition.
Scott, congratulations.
You are the "Forged in Fire" champion,
and that is a title that comes with a check for $10,000.
Good job, my friend.
[APPLAUSE]
Thank you.
Come on forward.
Excellent. - Thank you.
SCOTT: I won.
My blade survived.
I feel ecstatic, amazed, however you want to say.
I hope that by doing this, I can go full-time bladesmithing.