Awesome. Love that show.

And thanks for the spoiler, jerk... :-)
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That looks like a cool show. Will check it out. Good luck to your friend's son!
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Bummer that the OP included a spoiler.

I’m having a group over to learn some forging today. Fun times.




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I love this show, never knew blade smithing could be so interesting until I started watching it

There aren’t many of them, but I always root for the guys who forego the power hammer and work it out with old fashioned muscle and sweat like they did ages ago

It’s also funny how often people make one of two mistakes that sends them packing... making it too heavy, or not giving it a comfortable handle
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Is John the huge guy in a black kilt?
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John was the guy that won; he's the bald guy. Knew him instantly; my buddy Mac has the same head.

I was really impressed with his planning and execution. Especially in the final round; I don't think I've ever seen anyone make two swords in advance, in case one didn't work out. And his reasoning to make the sword heavier than he would've normally, because he knew that the testing would involve something like that gas can puncture test.
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It was a beautiful Kopis no doubt, dude definitely is top shelf... the judges praised him throughout the process

Love the design of that ancient weapon, it’s one of the best looking blades of all time... and John killed it
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