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The Forged in Fire judges have a little friendly competition - challenging each other to craft intricate weapons at their home forges in just 2 weeks, in this scene from Season 8, "Judges' Home Forge Battle." #ForgedInFire
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[@shreejithshaji7418]

Hasta la vista baby

[@christophercruz1513]

Please do more of these.

[@jkbethune]

We need Will back.

[@jkbethune]

We want Will back.

[@ozzyosbourne535]

Love this show, never stop making it

[@felixzhu8521]

Ben's blade is absolutely gorgeous

[@brightlightsdarkcity6989]

Ben's is my favorite too

[@davidgeldner2167]

Yeah but he even said it’s a heavy piece. Dave made a basket hilt broadsword in two weeks, and in the same time Jay’s blade...Native Americans used to use those types of jaw bones as clubs to break skulls and other bones...it’s super tough material. They all nailed it.

[@michaelmay5453]

@@davidgeldner2167 This man speaks of the truth.

[@reuk]

It is. Nice pattern there

[@JustinL614]

Are you surprised? Ben is amazing

[@ghost8982]

Its so nice to see them show their skill. Most people forget they have extensive backgrounds and deserve to be judges. This is more proof. So I would like to set a challenge. These 3 make the same weapon to the best of their ability. 2 weeks. And send them to Doug Marcaida for testing. Then on their website, or youtube if possible, have a poll up for the fans to decide who is winner is after Doug gives us his thoughts! Please like this post for them to see it.

[@greenwolf2894]

Brother yes that would be awesome

[@bartonbrevis3831]

I like this idea.

[@Timmothy2012]

except that we didn't actually see them making their blades like we do with the Smiths on the show so how do we know they actually made them

[@LaPtaVerdad]

@@Timmothy2012 cause they are actual legendary smiths??? .-.

[@Timmothy2012]

@@LaPtaVerdad you've never actually seen any of them make anything, it didn't actually show them making these, if you believe that they made them then you're a fool

[@sckwok0z360]

They really need to put a whole episode for Ben's sword. That's truly one of the most amazing sword forging I've ever seen.

[@polymathing]

Agreed! "Alright I'm going to do this incredibly complicated and difficult technique showing off my true artisanship....(cut scene)...okay here I am testing said spectacular blade in a grainy video thanks!"

[@Grizz0220]

Agreed. I haven’t seen a more beautiful sword that that.

[@tnexus13]

You should check out an ex contestants, Ilyas, work on a blade he calls 'The Heretic'. It's documented on the 'That Works' KZbin channel.

[@ShadowOfCicero]

Technically, the three tasks shown here between them were an entire episode originally. Among my favorite lines cut: "I was looking for a replica. I wasn't expecting you to actually copy the Damascus pattern! Not that I'm complaining."

[@TheNighthawk00]

Up next: Wil Willis and Doug battle it out. Only one man may survive.

[@bartonbrevis3831]

Toss in Grady and Bring on the Rookies! (Possibly Master - Apprentice Style).

[@TheSunMoon]

Will it keal Wil Willis? It will keal Wil Willis.

[@theArchitectMan]

It will keal Weal Weallis

[@robertsteward2227]

RIP Wil

[@TzeentchLordofChange]

rip doug ...whiskey whiskey is legit a bad dude

[@shriniwasarunpawar5041]

Gentlemen,your weapons looks sharp and beautiful,but.... WILL IT KEALLLL????

[@matthewatwater4476]

This needs to be an actual episode, but with previous champions as the judges.

[@fredoszone]

Hope they see this and make it happen

[@Axle1007]

That would be epic!

[@drkushajagadeesh6347]

This shows how next level these guys are to all those other Champions. It's no wonder these guys are judged!

[@northernironforge]

I agree, when filming is back to normal, get 3 previous champions as the judges, and get the judges and Jason knight to be the competitors, the normal show but in reverse.

[@CarlosDesmithy]

Will: Champions, welcome back to the Forge. Today you will be.... Judging us. 😁

[@watchdealer11]

Ben's blade was the most beautiful. J's blade had technical perfection. Dave's blade was the most intricate and complex.

[@IIDASHII]

Umm...Ben's Blade was the most intricate, complex, and technical by a wide margin. The other two blades are great, but they dont belong in the same league as the Sutton Hoo, which requires FAR more work and much more technical forge welding. It was about the most insane challenge Dave could have issued outside of a Flamberge with the same patterns.

[@lukepodmore7810]

Technical & complex is pretty much the same thing 🤔

[@watchdealer11]

By "technical", I mean the edge geometry and proportions; when I say "complex", I'm talking about the intricate guard.

[@gotzvonunentberlichingen1452]

@@watchdealer11, the edge retention was insane on that one.

[@willem2099]

@@lukepodmore7810 Accept it's not.

[@d.d5577]

Ben's blade had patterns inside patterns, that sword looks amazing!

[@TheHarryNe1son]

Excellent job by the judges, proving why they are the judges

[@OFFICIALGUSRICHLEN]

If that's not a gaming laptop that Ben has I'll be surprised.

[@Rat_sGrimReaper]

Acer Nitro 5

[@sethharrington305]

Loool

[@akshaianand9383]

I just bought it last week....acer nitro 5

[@MossyNutz]

He has a live stream.

[@ImBransolo]

@@MossyNutz where

[@robdale88]

Love how they are all wearing the same thing after “2 weeks” 🤔😅

[@Dracule0117]

Half the country's been cycling between the same two sets of sweatpants for the last year- why should they be any different? lol

[@andrewgrulke7476]

I had that exact same thought. Maybe instead of taking 6 weeks, they all made them at the same time, and then just recorded the "interaction and challenge" videos and edited them together?

[@robdale88]

@@andrewgrulke7476 I recon so...

[@benmarlo5064]

More like 6 weeks lol

[@abdulmalik053]

I mean they wouldn't have recorded when they decided on doing the challenge... I guess they just decided and later on shot everything on a single day...

[@kurtcraig3421]

that sword ben forged was a work of art

[@bartonbrevis3831]

Absolutely. That is a technical masterpiece he just put together. Eight offset interrupted twist bars with an edge wrap ... dang. That's a win.

[@truthbetold7718]

Everything he makes is a work of art, he is a Master Smith.

[@martynicholls5689]

It's great to see that the judges can perform so well in their own style of challenges. Ben as a former contestant in the show and without a mastersmith degree to my knowledge has never failed to impress considering he had the most complex build by far in terms of the forging process and he is the only one that has never lost a beat the judges competition.

[@siegetech74]

Who beat Dave?

[@charlespangilinan6351]

@@siegetech74 that guy from season 7

[@martynicholls5689]

@@siegetech74 I honestly don't remember, but I know he lost at least once.

[@PistolPete2141]

@@siegetech74 Someone beat him in the Super Champion competition

[@daddalonglegz0]

Ben is the undefeated master. His pieces are true works of art. The guy is insanely skilled

[@madMARTYNmarsh1981]

Wow, Jay is a completely different person around his wife, he smiles like a little kid. Real love!

[@JohnnyJP7]

Ben is so nice. He went easy on Jminator.

[@VR-gs9hd]

I love the humility of these guys. They're clearly all experts but due to some additional knowledge, only J has the legitimate master title. Still, J is visually impressed by the craftsmanship of his colleagues while remaining open to learning new metals and techniques.

[@wolfparty4234]

If this wasn’t the best idea ever created!!! This is EPIC!!!! Great job everyone!!!! Happy Holidays and a safe and happy new year to all!!!!🙏🏻❤️🔥🔥🔥💪🏼👊🏼👊🏼👍🏻🤣🤣

[@lantzelamoureux8482]

I like how they gave Ben the hardest challenge 😂

[@HapaxLegomenon12]

Great getting to see the judges make their own blades! I wish we could have seen a little bit more of them actually doing the making.

[@SomeAustrianGuy_]

I've waited so long. They should do this more often. Especially between these 3.

[@Marcel-eg9bz]

Dave Baker's part of the show is brought to you by: Carhartt Happy new year y'all!

[@ocean8336]

It was so heart warming to see Ben go from competitor to judge. Talk about development

[@helloshawn100]

"I don't wanna break this thing, took forever!" Proceeds to break many weapons made by smiths on the show.

[@marhawkman303]

Well he doesn't WANT to break them, but he has to test them .... brutally and mercilessly. :D Also, those bison jaws... might as well grind them for fertilizer now that J's done with them.

[@yourselfdotcomlol]

This is basically the episode Ive wanted to see. Would like to see the home build footages too

[@jamesspratling2760]

I’ve watched every episode of every season, and this episode was by far my absolute favorite hands down. They are all masters at what they do and it truly showed in this episode. I’ve gotta say, that Ben’s sword was a work of art and was amazed at the detail that went into making that beautiful sword. We need more episodes like this, I’m going to agree with one viewer who said all three make the same thing and have Doug test them all, with one add on, have Jason Knight guest in that episode to join in making it too.

[@bunnybomb9388]

Send them to Doug for "It will keal"

[@bracoop2]

The two sword builds needed to be filmed, they were both something special! I loved them both.

[@deoppressoliber8277]

Doug: “We were this close to greatness. This close!” Imagine if they sent the swords to Doug for testing

[@Sammy-tk4ei]

This is what we have all been waiting for

[@SerchJaDa]

I couldn't believe what Ben Abbott did. It makes me feel like : "I wanna spend all my money, in order to get that sword" From J Neilson, it was like: "Dude, I wanna be his student. Look at that knife" And, David Baker: "Jesus, your weapons deserve to be presented in an international museum. Look at that sword"

[@alexc650]

Sad they didn’t show the forging process like on the show. They have to do this again for real.

[@jkoeberlein1]

Wow Ben's Sutton Hoo sword is freaking amazing. All the knife/swords were very well done.

[@muhammadmujeeb2928]

It's an absolute previlige to watch these pros at work. This show is one of the very few shows where one or more judges don't make one cringe. Highly professional, very likeable and real gentleman.

[@GalenMarekOfficial]

We asked for an episode like this and now we finally get it. Much appreciated, History :)!

[@Ichithix]

Ben's sword is a literal work of art.

[@Pathfinder-Doc]

All three are beautiful blades.

[@sherriweibert3311]

Just wish we could have had a closer look at what they made!

[@swaswj414]

You can in the full episode. It's actually a really good watch. These guys are all dorks.

[@jmoneyfightfan]

Where can I watch the full episode?

[@isaacstall8579]

It’s awesome that we got to know the guys more! After seeing so many episodes of the show I think it is awesome that we can see the work of the people who are judging the blades! Hopefully you guys can do this again. It was very cool.

[@kitpalencar5165]

It's absolutely a joy to see these guys in their home studios. You can tell they're just all really good friends.

[@eytanguler2861]

This is the best show. Judges are also skilled and they compete.

[@scottsmith7845]

All of those blades were beautiful! I enjoyed watching true master Blacksmiths. You should do these kinds of episodes more often. Maybe even forging your own blades after contests do there’s to show that you all can craft just as beautiful, sharp, and durable pieces of weaponry. Love the show and appreciate all the hard work and dedication you all put into your craft.😄

[@mrkiky]

Well David Baker makes them for the presentation before they issue the challenge to the contestants. We don't see them tested but they said they use Dave's weapon to calibrate the tests and make sure they're fair.

[@smudgiebear6451]

Beautiful blades but I especially love Ben's, the pattern in the blade is a work of art

[@m00seknucklejohnson45]

This is now my favorite episode. These guys are even better at home

[@dcross6360]

Could have changed shirts between takes to keep the fantasy alive

[@jiwon4903]

Ben and Dave did change shirts tho; ben's shirt looks similar from the beginning to end, but you can see that the words on the front are different. it just looks that way because they are all black-based shirts. I believe it could be genuine, and it could be that J was too into his work and didn't take a shower for two weeks. Nonetheless, whether the film was taken with a two-week time gap or not doesn't change the fact that they all came up with some amazing blades

[@jeremyhogg3216]

That was cool! I would love to see round 2 with a little more footage of them working!

[@rickphillips7257]

It's good to see these judges compete and show the public their abilities and WHY they are judges !

[@kyngkryss7250]

Amazing. I would love to see some of the forging processes.

[@keithhill8735]

I loved Ben's blade. That thing was beautiful.

[@jspool]

I really appreciated watching these guys do their thing, and honestly, mostly Dave because I knew the least about his smithing skills. That basket hilt was pretty incredible. The only thing I would have hoped for was if you guys would have brought in some fans to do the testing! You guys seem to be holding back a smidge!

[@gabos7892]

Hey History, you forgot the whole Forged in Fire part.

[@rexearianne9117]

I guess I'll just wait for KZbin algorithm to suggest me ' Doug Keel from Home '

[@Scrapla1]

UM MORE OF THESE PLEASE!

[@hazzif2403]

I can't get over the pattern on Ben's blade 💯🔥

[@zapnya]

This is exactly what I wanted to see

[@watchdealer11]

*If you just want to rewatch all the finished blades* Ben 2:50 J 5:48 David 9:28

[@bwxbwx6453]

lad

[@ernestgreen6787]

You guys are awsome Thank you.

[@HISTORY]

Hi Ernest! Thanks for watching #ForgedInFire on KZbin! Make sure to subscribe to never miss a new weapon test!

[@brandonmota15]

It will Keal 😈. Doug should have been included 😂😔

[@rohanshirmard2485]

Doug is no smith

[@rohanshirmard2485]

Doug is a keaLer

[@Fetch26291]

Doug would be who, after all 3 of them make the same sort of blade, send them to for testing.

[@jacrispy3275]

@@rohanshirmard2485 - yeah, but I remember seeing a video of J. teaching Wil & Doug how to smith, helping them make their first knives. So Doug has a _teensy_ bit of experience. Lol

[@J85909266]

Ben went crazy on that pattern welding. What a legend.

[@waynebollentin989]

Honestly I didn't see the same intensity when they tested their own weapons. That said all did a great job, specially Ben.

[@aharder5765]

They are also working with what testing material they have at home plus an extra week and half of forging.

[@jayb8491]

Probably all the edited footage makes it look worse in comparison

[@msa7933]

That's because of the camera angle and all the editing that they do.

[@junnyak47]

Jay always grunts when he is doing the strength test as he puts all his power into it. He didn't grunt at all... just shows he is not giving it his all

[@waynebollentin989]

@@junnyak47 exactly and that's all I was saying.

[@vladtheimpaler9577]

Ben truly deserves to be a judge, how work is amazing.

[@yendub]

If they had sent the weapons to Doug for a kill test, then this would have been perfect.

[@weirdcrunkygremlin1449]

That San-Mai Chopper got me! 😍

[@zidanelionheart]

I love all the judges (even Jason) but I just think it’s too cool that Ben was a normal contestant who went on to win twice and become a judge. He is a total master of the craft and I love how he gets along with everyone. The judges camaraderie is one of my fav parts. I will miss Wil though, he was surprisingly insightful and important for being the voice guy

[@TrojanHorse1959]

Great idea and video with 3 of my 4 favorite guys! Thank you! Now then, more, please!

[@hijonathan]

So you're telling me that no one had a ballistics dummy laying around?

[@declanreilly6611]

Doug must have them all

[@Poggo__Doggo]

I can't be the only person than wants to see more of the judges building and doing things like this

[@thomasherzog2172]

"Its not about what the Judge do to your Blade, but what the Basket do to J. Nielsen."

[@arthurhugh1414]

They are True masters.

[@Aditya-cb1sy]

3:58 Ben just kept that sword look how deep it cut through the wood. That's a monster.

[@jiwon4903]

yeah man it was actually a lot more impressive than cutting through boxes. I wished the tests could be more exotic to push the blades to their full potential, but then again you don't get a pig carcass every day.

[@BB-pg5kl]

Jay's chopper was beautiful!

[@shanecarubbi7864]

It's a cool thing to see the judges get in to a little competition 👍 good work guys 👏

[@Dazeydav]

Absolutely gorgeous work by all 3 of the judges. Gotta love a 300 layer broad sword though, that pattern was amazing

[@somerandomshorts8810]

Hope we get to see Doug wield those blades for the Kill Test.

[@slowbro-]

Ben Abbott's sword is the most intricate one i have ever seen.

[@bandameedivishwateja4216]

David Baker Forever🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@EhlistarsWrath]

Hilarious that Ben used his laptop like a flippin vlog camera 😂 Very professional 😅

[@prajktag7308]

Really loved watching this episode. You all are the best bladesmiths out there. 😊👍

[@themountainman491]

I hope this show goes on forever.

[@Kingkoofy]

Seems like they were holding back on the damage tests a bit..

[@theArchitectMan]

To be fair they don't have a medical team like they usually do when on the show

[@ratedoverr113]

they also didn't have the normal set up. Here they just grabbed anything and loosely tied it to something making it more dangerous.

[@regularjoe4613]

And they did make it so there is a minuscule amount of attachment

[@Billy-dl7yg]

Exactly what I thought, even the strength test ben wasnt putting half as much effot into it as he would have done with a contestants!

[@jiwon4903]

to be fair, wouldn't you do the same if you spent two weeks on it? Plus it would be hard to get stuff like sugarcane all set up, or pig carcasses, or ballistic dummies and etc

[@contentcop]

Dave looks like the kinda guy who collects old cigar boxes.

[@goodhoonter3314]

Nice, a new one for my Forged in Fire binge watching session.

[@katharinecrumpton6314]

Fantastic what a treat. These guys rock. And it's great to see them in there shops. Really needed that with all this crazy in the world right now.

[@nobodyimportant69]

This was a refreshing change of pace. Very well done gentlemen 👍👍👍. Wishing you, your families, and all the Forged In Fire staff a Happy New Year from Toronto, CHEERS 🔥🔥🔥🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺

[@martychang3679]

I really appreciate these animations that show what the smiths plan to do. They’re really well made and the visuals are great so anyone can understand it. Great work.

[@2AChef-n-BBQ]

They all did awesome builds, it's fun to see the judges do their things. Now for a people's choice version🤣

[@tusharpawar1687]

All of the blades were ready!!! They all did the testing at the same time! Look at the time on the digital clock in J's workshop.

[@ningen1980]

HOLD UP! Is it just me. Or does Ben look a bit like Hugh Jackman?

[@CarlosDesmithy]

He looks like a blacksmith from GoT prequel. Which he should absolutely be cast for 😂

[@ningen1980]

@@CarlosDesmithy Great point!

[@slaughteradops4-xbox120]

Huge Ackman

[@ningen1980]

@@slaughteradops4-xbox120 Ack Hugeman

[@davidwood1923]

That was Fun... Thanks for Sharing... Guys

[@stoicspawn3936]

They're all buzzed. I get red like that when I drink Coronas.

[@zepho100]

High blood pressure, as his hands are bluish. He’s such a gent, hope he’s on the meds.

[@nancyptomey2574]

I thoroughly enjoyed this nifty twist on Forged in Fire. I love the show.

[@pukhrajtungaria3193]

Judge to judge- Make a chopper in two weeks Judge to contests- Make a Scottish Claymone in four days NICE

[@stratometal]

These guys are awesome, I love their energy and enthusiasm and them inviting us a bit to their workshops is a nice treat. David Baker is so fun and jolly, his laughter is wonderful. Ben is humble and kind with a warm smile and J is J, always full on no holding back yet also funny. They are so skilled, just masters at their craft.

[@saadaalhuzaym6633]

man ben makes really beautiful blades

[@CarlosDesmithy]

Ben went so easy on J with his challenge. I have a challenge that I think is doable. A 12Inch competition chopper with a different pattern every 4 inches. As well as having 4 different materials in handle construction. Or maybe use this on next champion of champions Episode

[@gideonevans9717]

I can’t believe you guys actually put production value into this

[@jasontanner5886]

Would have been nice to see them Forge the blades.

[@Motoko1134]

their stunt doubles did all the actual work

[@lloydwright9464]

This was a great video, 3 of the best competing and having fun.

[@Timmothy2012]

Kind of feels like a letdown that we didn't actually get to see them making the blades like we do with the regular Smiths

[@Jan_Iedema]

Probably hard to film DIY

[@Timmothy2012]

@@Jan_Iedema no it's not KZbinrs do it all the time.

[@swaswj414]

This was from an actual episode, which does show them doing the forging. Can't fit it all in an 11-minute video, and History seems allergic to putting longer ones. Both J and Dave had to quench twice. Dave accidentally stabbed his ceiling. Ben drew out one of his bars way too far and had to use upsetting to get it back to usable dimensions.

[@Timmothy2012]

@@swaswj414 then make it a longer video 🤦‍♂️

[@swaswj414]

@@Timmothy2012 Then why would you watch the full episodes? History does want to make some money off their work, and you think KZbin will cover that? haha

[@LeninovaPles]

Fantastic.