Forged in Fire: The Boar Sword MAULS THE COMPETITION in Final Round (Season 6) | History

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The Forged in Fire judges test the lethality, strength and sharpness of two boar swords to see which bladesmith's weapon will make the cut and take home the title in this clip from Season 6, "The Boar Sword".
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[@anukagaha989]

Try khukuri

[@TheGCDesigns]

I love the part when you shove 50 commercials in to the show..... 10 minutes of forging and 20 minutes of commercials.... I remember back when the History channel was quality television.

[@thefighterturgut]

@@TheGCDesigns Try Brave browser for youtube and u can thank me later

[@JD-iu3jz]

"I straightened it!" Doug is awesome

[@theprogram3]

He sounded so happy when he said it too😆 I love Doug

[@GreatNinjaman]

Doug is why I watch Forged In Fire lol

[@jungleinsectspikewall4474]

He was so happy about it aswell

[@Never_heart]

He is this super skilled weapons master that could kill you 100 ways with a pen and you expect him to be super serious and stoic. But in reality is actually a kid in a candy store except with weapons. And I love it

[@randybryant5104]

JD is not going out for Pizza

[@nourmasalkhi9004]

Let it be known! Isaac got a custom "It will keel!" Therefore he is the real winner of this one.

[@corbanstpeter6588]

Yeah his blade is special to. "I straightened it."

[@jamalwashium5387]

Yeah ok there bub

[@OmicronWeaponry]

"it will make bacon and keel"

[@litodito6424]

isacc blade is best if you dont fight anything with armor.

[@AmericanHero911]

"It will keeel" is the real victory and a custom one is like "omg" the finest achievement "It will make bacon and keeel" cool af!

[@zaidshaw8003]

Doug: It will make bacon and keel The boar: *laughs in dead*

[@6shifts602]

😂😂

[@suvechhabose7586]

Lol

[@hemanthsunkara7539]

Yo this comment deserves at least 5k likes

[@arjavrana2668]

😂😂😂

[@chasebh89]

"it will cut" "isaac your blade didnt make the cut" im getting very mixed signals here

[@themandough8180]

Doug can repair blades by simply wielding them GG

[@rudephantom4741]

Mans got 100 in 1 Handed, 2 Handed, and Smithing

[@victorkempe5661]

CR Abasi Skyrim style

[@thugasaurusrex6004]

Hes got a book of mending hidden somewhere lol

[@ogreboi2954]

Thugasaurus Rex bruh I was about to comment that

[@insertusername8450]

It will wieeeeld

[@masterspartan1313]

8:56 best moment of the vid

[@milkiass1608]

Question Mark Man true

[@SacredPistachio]

He sounds so happy XD

[@heroicaknight4735]

I thought it was surprisingly cute hearing Doug say it that way

[@Coramelimane]

that isn't a sword, that's a spear with a sword handle.

[@marcusc9931]

Well, that's how you kill a boar in close combat - stab it, and hope the prongs keep it on the other end of your weapon, away from you.

[@forgedinfiretabarsishpar9192]

No but the design of the boar sword it has the guard so it can protect the person from the stab

[@RandyLeftHandy]

Dumbest weapon they've had them make so far.

[@javierpatag3609]

@@forgedinfiretabarsishpar9192 So it's a boar spear with a sword handle, or a more expensive boar spear (because of the steel).

[@greatshinobi-owl3120]

Coramelimane swordspear

[@zombiewarrior225]

Finally, we got to see all 3 tests. It's been so long

[@logandyer386]

I swear Doug doesn’t even try saying kill 😂

[@DONTDISLIKEMYVIDEOS]

Hey guys, i bet that u love my disgusting content

[@lloyd640]

that's because he doesn't, he has said previously that he says keal (keep everyone alive)

[@javierpatag3609]

He actually says "KEAL": Keep Everyone ALive. It's his mantra from the martial arts and self-defense classes he teaches.

[@ShiningDarknes]

fairly certain after keel became a meme he did stop trying to say kill and switched exclusively to keel

[@coleburick3708]

Logan Dyer 🍇🖊

[@jacobstern4630]

"Isaac your blade didn't make the cut" -Forged in Fire 2020 No actually that's what it DID do. It didn't make the stab

[@corbanstpeter6588]

Big Brain time

[@qaibthai8996]

i can feel their souls leaving theiri body. lol, during the strength test.

[@k.f.kobold7910]

If I were making a deadly weapon that could break and seriously injure someone during the strength tests they do, my soul would peace out, too!

[@Wander1508]

I always silently freak out because i want theyre weapons to be ok, so much time is put into them

[@charlie15627]

His sword was also the only one that stabbed into a brick, repeatedly.

[@tordro1177]

True...

[@charlie15627]

Alex Martin I see sparks once, on the first sword. I see them 3 time on the second.

[@ecstasy1815]

Charlie Harris Not True

[@fishingislife3818]

yrue

[@b_f_d_d]

@@charlie15627 its actually 4 times it sparked not 3

[@clashcosmos4641]

8:22 that's how you explore it

[@bitcodelabs4660]

Very observant, you must be a man with good moral values I suppose

[@bulut6759]

I love how this show is all about creating killing machines yet people here are more wholesome than 99% of other shows

[@smailicabej]

6:16 Doug is the best 😂

[@twanbijpost9050]

from those who have brought you Netflix and Chill, be ready for Bacon and Keeeel

[@thugasaurusrex6004]

I'd buy it. 100% I'd buy that lol

[@corbanstpeter6588]

AWESOME

[@Giuseppe_Paolillo]

"It will straight"

[@davidaward82]

credit where it's due, the second place guy's one was reaching the floor in the strength test, the winners was stopping short and therefore not hitting anything quite so solid.

[@mohdazlanawang7540]

Its amazing that some of these iconic swords are rare and ones i never even heard of existed!

[@georgeglen2904]

I'm not even sure if there's something that Doug can't kill with

[@NuclearRockstarMD]

He could probably kill a dummy with a blade of grass if he felt so inclined

[@mAdfIngers21]

I’m pretty sure he could kill a knight in full armor with a broken toothpick

[@TheBeginnerCraftsman]

There was a time when a single blade did not keel

[@thugasaurusrex6004]

You've got a good point. Doug is... well... Doug

[@Smokey2873]

There was a blade that broke on the first swing of the kill test, sadly he did not say it will not keel.

[@TheBoltimus]

If I had a dollar for every time I’ve heard “The quench is the most critical part”, I could probably set up my own forge

[@RashawnBlue1]

@Abhi Raj 100% definitely the most critical part because its most things can go wrong that can set a person back. If the blade isn't quenched right, the hardness of the blade will come into question lol.

[@anabominationagainstman3597]

I'll help you. The quench is the most critical part The quench is the most critical part The quench is the most critical part The quench is the most critical part

[@tirth5405]

That guy actually forged it AND quenched the entire thing. Winner right there

[@Recoil816]

Knew it was over as soon as dude was only quenching 80% of what he needed to quench. Knew it would pick up a bend.

[@NLSkooch]

Very innovative to put the two forges together to heat treat the entire blade.

[@Eskell1990]

C'mon!! This guys Sword was hiting solid ground!! every iron would have flattened.... i totally disagree with the verdict!

[@AW-zu4kk]

Both are hitting the ground and flattened on the tip. But only 1 is bend... hm.....

[@bonnybonz1189]

"it's not what your blade does to the target but what the target does to your blade"

[@gabrielrognon6238]

From a usage pov if that weapon is made to hunt a charging boar, you can't afford it to flex and bounce of when hitting something hard.

[@chrishubbard64]

@@gabrielrognon6238 And if that charging boar is as solid as multiple layers of sheet metal, you should be bringing a ballista to take it down, not some odd boar sword thing.

[@gabrielrognon6238]

@@chrishubbard64 honnestly peircing a bear fur, leather and skull while he is charging, without breaking your weapon is probably harder than piercing three thin and tense layers of metal

[@a_green_cat]

I love Doug's excitement when he realized he straightened the blade again 😂 wholesome

[@marccorro3513]

I think they should say he lost only because of the tip of the sword. Yes, it bended, but then it fixed itself. Not many swords can do that. Really impressive

[@sirromanov3038]

But repeated bending like that puts stress on the metal, and eventually if you do it enough times, it'll just snap.

[@allaansnackbar4269]

Swords should bend but comeback true not bend and stay bent

[@minecraft-zj1lm]

I love the way Doug said he straightened the blade, but if it wasn't bent from the brick in the strength test, it may have bent on the skin.

[@bwahvtecfishtail]

Watching the beginning I knew he was going to lose when he quenched the blade only and the other guy quenched the whole sword.

[@theoshufelt1286]

"I've never made anything this big, I'm really nervous." -Every round three contestant ever

[@saucexgod_]

8:57 is the cutest thing ive ever seen on this show

[@johannmller3926]

The best reaction I have ever heard XD 8:56

[@BheemNationalist]

I can't even imagine Forged in Fire without "Doug the Mr Kill.."

[@kjd888]

you mean mr keel!

[@Faz895]

@@kjd888HAHAHAAAHAHHHAHAHAHAHA

[@alexdavis1235]

Isaac is a good dude. Smiled the whole way through.

[@SansAziza]

"Hey bro, let me borrow your forge." I'm questioning my friendships now.

[@vysro9770]

The way the red sheet is draped makes it look like Dracula has morning wood.

[@funkkymonkey6924]

They should both be very proud, this is probably the most complicated blade they have featured on this show. (Tell me the other ones they have)

[@twistedpivoter2695]

Isaac lost but i'm still impressed by the quality of his heat treat/quench even though he couldn't do it for the whole blade because of his forge size. I have to say he made some great spring steel here... If he had a big enough forge to heat treat the whole blade, He would have easily won... His blade was extremely sharp even after the strenght test, it bends extremely well and just to say in case you didn't notice, his blade hit the bottom of the strenght test and it still very well bent, i'm surprised it didn't break or get criticaly damaged here...

[@beardofknowledge3792]

Everyone complaining about the strength test doesn't seem to know that each round has very specific specifications for the weapon for testing purposes. Each weapon struck through all three plates, but only one was long enough to reach the floor as well, causing the bend, in a test designed to test the blade's ability to stay functional under stress. Yes, it's impressive that boar sword could puncture so deep, but it also means that, while the blade was good, it likely was a bit longer than his competitors, resulting in this issue. Were the blade an inch shorter, he might have actually won, even with the partial heat treat.

[@gokugoku5092]

First time a Heavier Sword wins, 🙌🏼🙌🏼

[@Static3649]

Nobody: John: *puts away glasses for everything*

[@erikguve3209]

Isaacs sword hit the bottom of the damage test thingy. Therefore suffering more from it. Stupid test🤦‍♂️

[@privatebaldric8767]

From now on, all armor should be made out of "bottom of the damage test thingy". 🤔

[@jacobsalcido6466]

If it was quenched and tempered properly it would have been fine. I could tell it was going to bend there before any tests. It's the thinnest part of the blade and he didnt heat it in his forge

[@Daniel-lg8yo]

You could tell before any of the test that the blade would bend when he didnt heat treat the entire weapon tip to tang

[@josefigueroa3930]

Its not what the weapon does to the target its what the target will do to the weapon

[@sixradakabrad8897]

i love how humble these people are

[@karva1a]

i enjoy how the guy just says "it would kill!😁" with a really steong smile

[@karldoesstuffYT]

I've never seen someone so wholesome and simultaneously menacing

[@privatebaldric8767]

👏

[@lukeburky8344]

Doug gets so excited when he says "it will keel"

[@privatebaldric8767]

They never found the bodies....

[@user-gm4kv2my4u]

Doug: I straightened it! Me: That's what she said! I couldn't resist.

[@TheHed94]

This was so unfair during the strenght test. I mean, Isaacs weapon hit the ground repeatedly and thats why it took the bend. If the other weapon came throught that sheet metal as easily as his, then it would be bent aswell.

[@judgedredd2039]

I doubt that. Issacs blade bent where his heat treat stop. While watching him make the blade and his comments while heat treating I figured if the blade was going to fail that would be where and well it did fail at that point just enough to bend. Now to Isaacs credit I was expecting if it was to fail that it would snap at that point but all it go was a bend which exceeded my expectations. Added not is that hitting and stabbing the dear hide was enough to bend the blade again, true it bent it back but it still ben which show it was soft and the poor blade.

[@Christakisss13]

Dude please watch the video from the begining , he heat treated only the spear thingy. All the rest blade is pure unquenched steel. That's why it bent like that when it hit the bone on the first test

[@CMD140]

Even if they hit it the same way with the other blade. A heat treated blade bends back

[@parkerdalemberte3921]

Chris Avgeris it didn’t bend on that one. Swords flex/bend yes but it went back to normal like all swords do. The judges pointed out the actual bend after it hit the floor

[@parkerdalemberte3921]

Hunter Knight I don’t think you understand the fact that if it didn’t hit the bottom it wouldn’t have bent. For all we know the other guys sword could of bent if it hit the bottom as well

[@das3610]

As soon as the guy didn’t quench the entire blade I knew he wouldn’t win.

[@mbravo1067]

Doug: It’ll keeeeeeeiiiiiilllll!!! Also Doug: It’ll cut.

[@doctordebbie5877]

This man baking blades at the same temperature we bake some food

[@Charely1925]

Am I the only one who thinks Doug says, "It will Keel" the way he does on purpose?

[@joejoelesh1197]

Cool, a thrust centric weapon that FiF will judge based on its ability to hack and swing. Let's slap that pig! Wow! They did far better than I expected after seeing what they did after seeing the Patton pattern saber ep.

[@chicagoted1019]

I always thought that for the final they should give the contestants the tests and let them make a fitting blade to perform the best in the tests, test the smiths themselves

[@larjohnsonrfl6161]

There was something about Johnathan’s style that yelled MARINE.....absolutely awesome competition here and I respect you 100 %

[@Ronin1331]

One of the most professional looking swords, insane work!

[@mvn7182]

"I straightened it!" I swear Doug is a magical being

[@olivierroussin4432]

The flex of the second blade was so impressive, but that shows his weakness

[@Thomas-tc7hp]

8:39 that voice crack tho

[@chickencurry7642]

Every time they try to straighten their blades after a fresh quench my heart stops thinking they're going to break it

[@diggitydawg5924]

“Will make bacon and keel”😂😂😂

[@peacebro9859]

It will make bacon n keeel.. Was waiting for that golden words..

[@malikjan389]

I just watch this video for doug's commentry when he says that it will keeeel

[@madkilla777]

it's funny how john took his glasses off like 4 times in the whole duration of the 3 test XD

[@privatebaldric8767]

My God...

[@supersayiangod6199]

They took off there glasses like 20 times 😂

[@ellopuddin679]

8:57 Never seen a man so happy hahah!!!

[@j4mbajuice43]

Things I’ve learned so far watching this series, 1. It will KEEL 2. Heat treat

[@mezzops1716]

"Will make bacon and It Will Keel" - Doug 2020

[@justanothergamerdude]

First person to quench the entire thing instead of just the blade part.

[@ericsniffle5885]

The joy in the I straightened it awesome

[@davidwood1923]

I Love it... Thanks for Sharing

[@HISTORY]

Hi David! We’re glad you enjoyed the clip! Thanks for being a #ForgedInFire fan!

[@juanramaroto6691]

Seems a bit unfair to me that they judged Isaac for losing the tip. That's because his sword went trought ALL THREE STEEL SHEETS and stabbed several times into the brick (4 times out of 5 hits you can see sparks from hitting the bottom) . Maybe he would have still lost because of the warp, but don't know, I didn't like they did not consider that.

[@myrongaines6022]

Even then, his blade only bent on the final thrust. If it didn't slam into the brick multiple times before that, it probably wouldn't have bent like it did.

[@josefigueroa3930]

Its what the target does to the weapon

[@antoniosalvatore7986]

That's wayyy brutal the sparks at the bottom kind of signify that. It's one thing when they hit a hardwood log or a block of ice. But steel and a brick at the bottom is ridiculous.

[@tami-2604]

8:57 had me dying

[@killshot3254]

1:24 that's dedication😁

[@Vorusen]

..... It will keeeeeeell. haha I love that dude.

[@JimIBobIJones]

Have an academic background in History (with a focus on pre-modern periods) so this has always bugged me: the famous weapon makers in past have always tried to find ways to keep the cutting edge hardened whilst keeping the core softer - whether this is folding carbon steel over iron (e.g. Ulfbert swords & Katanas) or finding ways to affect the grain structure (e.g. wootz steel) - to get a sharp edge without compromising the resilience. Why are modern smiths so obsessed with getting everything hardened? Doesn't that result in a sharper but more brittle weapon? Can an actual smith enlighten me?

[@ledlylknives3924]

There’s a lot that happens to the blades that isn’t shown. The tempering cycle (heating the blade after the quench to specific temp) is what allows the steel to stay sharp while at the same time have flexibility to it.

[@JimIBobIJones]

@Bruce Wayne I don't think that's true when it comes to modern smiths. Industry, yes, clearly so - industrial super steel has far surpassed historical weapon steel. But the modern steels (i.e. tool steels) weapon smiths are using aren't superior to crucible steels and, in the case of true Damascus/wootz, inferior.

[@JimIBobIJones]

@Bruce Wayne The method isn't necessary for Wootz and Damascus - you can study the metallurgy from the steel structure. The crystal lattice structures and the qualities (combining both hardness and flexibility) puts it on par with modern so called "super steels". Various methods have also successfully replicated these steels, as proven by microscopic study of the metallurgical structures that is distinctive these types of steels. But it is hard to determine which of these was the actual method used historically.

[@Zane_Doe]

I could tell at 4 minutes in that John was gonna win this one. His blade is also a work of art.

[@ianvue5594]

5:32 that's the most adorable thing I've ever seen from 2 grown men

[@togoth1]

fun show. Question. Do they talk about the actual history of the blade on the full show?

[@user-nc5zc5lr2n]

At 5:46 my heart skipped a beat

[@BheemNationalist]

8:56 Best of Doug today 🤣

[@nal004]

Each handshake is more intimate than the last

[@mbnick_]

right off the bat I could tell that he had some kind of military background lol

[@BillyVasconcelosmaisbilly]

Viciado demais nessa série

[@Replicant-ru3bw]

Isic is a total chad. He cut a hole in his table and ceiling so he could sharpen it.

[@jungleinsectspikewall4474]

I love weird unique weapons like these

[@xyrilltaroma3596]

Doug knows what time is it even he's not looking at the clock

[@TheQuarterGuy]

"I straightened it! ☺️" 😂

[@thrashermasher7703]

Tbh nicest episode I’ve seen XD fun to watch

[@HISTORY]

Hi! We’re glad you enjoyed the clip! Thanks for being a #ForgedInFire fan!

[@thedoctor6950]

Thats why i am loving it

[@KohiDays]

so is there like a forged in fire museum with all of these blades in them? if so please send a link

[@denu1879]

6:15 - Best part and win here is a Doug's custom keeeeel 🤣👍

[@danielbenington4814]

Bet that Marine is going to get asked to make blades for higher ups that leave their unit all the time or for rewards in the battalion.

[@westy1637]

Seems to me that Isaac's sword/spear went through the sheet metal easier than Johnathan's, so it hit the brick harder, therefore flattening the tip more. Seems unfair that it performed better and eventually lost because of it.

[@corbanstpeter6588]

Best part I straightened it.

[@shriharshpattabhiramakalku3336]

8:58 I straightened it😂😂😂😂😂

[@jayronin6893]

Always faithful, always forwad!

[@BatDance666]

Wish they would add a small paragraph of the blades history and use in the description

[@walrusman86808]

What do you like for breakfast in the morning? "Bacon and Kale"