Brian, tell the judges about your weapon.
I really like how it turned out.
I was able to put a few of my own personal touches
on the handle.
The five stars represent the smiths in the competition.
Matt, tell us about your blade.
I had a rough time this week.
I broke it on day three in my own testing,
but I had 14 hours left.
I made a blade I'm pretty proud of out of some [inaudible]
spring.
All right, gentlemen.
This is my favorite part of this competition.
Up first, the kill test. Doug?
[music playing]
Bladesmiths, to see what kind of lethal damage
your weapons will do, we'll take your sword
and deliver hacks and slashes on this big carcass.
Brian, you're up first.
Are you ready for this?
Absolutely.
I really like how the blade turned out,
but I'm super nervous.
Depending on where you hit that blade, you know,
it can always snap apart.
[music playing]
Phew.
All right.
Brian, let's talk about your blade.
First up, your edge is razor sharp.
It lacerated easily through bones, through the spine.
The one issue here is that you have a very blocky handle.
Aside from that, it will kill.
Good job.
Thanks.
Matt, ready to chop?
I've been ready.
Let's do this.
MATT: I'm really nervous.
But as long as this blade doesn't wrap around in a circle
and hug this pig, I'm in good shape.
[music playing]
OK, Matt.
Its balance and weight is very forward for a chopper.
But your edge is sharp enough to lacerate into the carcass.
It did chop the spine.
It did chop bone.
This will kill. - Thank you.
Gentlemen, this is a strength test.
To test the strength and durability of your edge,
I'm going to chop into these huge logs 10 times.
Remember, this test is all about what happens to your weapons,
and not what happens to the logs.
Brian, you're up first.
Are you ready?
I think so, yeah.
All right.
[music playing]
Well, Brian, your edge held up perfectly.
There's no bending, no warping, just still razor sharp
all the way down.
Man, it was fun to swing.
Well done.
Thank you. Matt, you're up.
Are you ready?
Give it a try.
I'm a little anxious that it's going to kink or bend.
Don't chip, don't break, don't chip, don't break.
[music playing]
Ah.
Well, Matt, there's so much forward weight
that it actually bent that way.
On the plus side, your edge held up beautifully.
I mean, there's no problems with that edge at all.
It's still very sharp.
But this [inaudible] in it, it's significant.
[music playing]
Bladesmiths, you both brought in some pretty extraordinary,
historic weapons.
But in this arena of competition,
there can only be one "Forged in Fire" champion.
Brian, congratulations.
You are the new "Forged in Fire" champion.
Thank you.
Matt, unfortunately, your blade did not make the cut.
Matt, your blade is impressive.
We saw that it could kill.
But unfortunately, in the strength test,
it took a significant bend, and it's for that reason
we have to let you go.
I understand.
Matt, please surrender your golok.
Even with losing, at the end of the day,
I don't feel like I really lost because I went way
further than I ever expected.
I don't know enough about it yet that I
can make that perfect blade.
So you know, I'll keep learning.