Your weapons look fantastic.
It's time to see how they hold up in our weapons test.
We're gonna lead it all off with a kill test.
Doug?
Bladesmiths, to see what kind of lethal damage
your weapon will do, we'll take your bagh nakh
and deliver multiple slashes, and thrusts,
and claw at this big carcass.
Josh, you're up first.
You ready for this? - So ready.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
[INAUDIBLE] I want to thank you.
All right, Josh, first up, it's comfortable.
My three fingers in the middle allow
me to grasp on to the claws easily,
and not feel that it's gonna impede
my movement with the hand.
The clawing is very deep.
Your slashes cut deep into this pig carcass.
Overall, your bagh nakh will kill.
Good job.
Thank you.
HOST: All right, Chad, your turn.
You ready? - Yes, sir.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
All right, Chad, first off, the handle--
it's on the thinner side.
There's a little bit of movement there.
But the positions where you have the claw is secure.
It's safe.
They're razor sharp.
On the lacerations there, the slicing--
it cuts deeply.
Overall, your weapon will kill.
Thank you.
Ben?
Bladesmiths, to test the strength and durability
of your bagh nakh, I'm gonna be clawing and stabbing
away at these logs.
Remember, this test is all about what happens to your blades,
not what happens to the log.
Josh, you're up first. You ready?
I'm ready.
I'm nervous about the strength test.
I'm worried about the tip, because the tip is
the thinnest part of the blade.
There's a chance of a fracture.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
Well, Josh, the claws held up very well.
There's no mark on them that they've ever even seen a tree,
but you lost your tips.
Yeah.
BEN: The first one went as I started
to pry, but the second tip--
it cracked as soon as I stabbed in.
I liked the feeling of these in my hands.
They were comfortable to wield.
But you know, you can't deny that they're not there anymore.
Chad, you're up next. You ready?
Yes, sir.
After seeing Josh's tips break, I'm nervous.
It might happen to mine.
If you didn't get your heat treat just right,
they're gonna break.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
Well, Chad, you lost one of your tips.
The other one was scaring me.
But it's in one piece.
It held up well.
I like that you did Damascus.
I like the pattern of it.
It's really pretty.
Overall, well done.
Thank you.
Bladesmiths, what started as a round
one nuts and bolts challenge came down to these bagh nakh.
Both of you put in an incredible amount of work.
Unfortunately, in this arena of competition,
there can only be one "Forged in Fire" champion.
Chad, congratulations.
You are a new "Forged in Fire" champion.
Good job.
Josh, unfortunately, your bagh nakh did not make the cut.
Josh, you brought us a matched pair of beautiful knives--
very sharp and comfortable in the hand.
But unfortunately, in the strength test,
yours took more damage.
And that's why I had to let you go.
I understand.
Josh, please surrender your weapons.
JOSH: I'm a little discouraged, a little disappointed,
but I'll bounce back.
I'm really proud to make it this far.
To me, it's real acknowledgment that I
have a skill set for this.
And I'm gonna keep pursuing it, keep getting better,
learn from my mistakes.