JASON KNIGHT: Bladesmiths.
I will be testing the strength and durability of your blades'
tip, by attempting to drive it through this steel plate armor.
Are you guys nervous?
MIKE: Very.
JASON KNIGHT: Allen, you're up first.
Allen, you still have a tip there.
It's good news.
That is good news.
I'm impressed with how thin this tip is,
and you don't have any issues there.
So, well done.
Thank you.
Mike?
You ready?
Yes, sir.
MIKE (VOICEOVER): I'm thinking, please, please, don't break.
Don't break.
Just go through it.
You know?
[chuckles]
Mike, my biggest concern was the blade coming apart
where you had to re-weld it.
MIKE: Yeah.
But it held up.
Good deal.
Clayton.
Ready?
I am.
JASON KNIGHT: Clayton, it's like I didn't even hit it.
My concern was that you used Burrow
material for your handle.
And you burned it through.
I've never seen that stay together, except for today.
All right
Well done.
Thank you.
DOUG MARCAIDA: Bladesmiths.
To see how sharp the edge of your blade is,
I will attempt to cut through all
these apples with one slice.
Allen, you're up first.
Well, Allen.
Because of your edge geometry being uneven, it did
want to lift up on the cut.
But it's a sharp blade.
All right.
DOUG MARCAIDA: Mike, you're up next.
[exhales]
DOUG MARCAIDA: Mike, there's a slight delamination that sticks
out a little bit right there.
Being uneven, it did want to lift through the cuts.
But nonetheless, the test is about the sharpness of
your blade, and it cuts, sir.
Clayton, you're up next. You ready?
I am.
- Whoa. - All right.
Whoa.
DOUG MARCAIDA: Clayton, the edge geometry
you have definitely made it easy to wield the blade,
complemented by the handle.
It's a good fit.
This blade definitely cuts.
Thank you.
WIL WILLIS: Bladesmiths, the judges
have made their final decision.
It's time for one of you to leave the forge.
Mike, your weapon did not make the cut.
DAVID BAKER: Mike, first up.
I want to thank you for showing that even when
you have a catastrophic blade failure,
you can find ways to fix it.
But the time it took for you to take care of those problems
wasn't applied to taking care of those first-round issues,
that delamination.
That's why we gotta let you go.
Thanks for the kind words.
Mike, please surrender your weapon.
MIKE: I tried my best, but it wasn't good enough.
But that teaches you how to survive.
There is a Russian saying, [speaking russian]
which means, survive against all odds, which I did.