Jason, Seth, congratulations. Your boarding axes have earned
you a spot in our finale. Now we're sending you
back to your home forges to recreate an iconic
weapon from history. That weapon is-- Blackbeard's infamous cutlass. Good luck. We'll see you in five days. [foreboding music] SETH: I'm feeling pretty excited
to be back in my home forge. Today I'm going to be making
two different kinds of Damascus. I've never made a weapon
of this caliber this size, and I've never done any kind
of knuckle bow or D-guard. I have a huge chunk
of steel here. That's for sure. The judges really hit on the
handle and weight distribution. I'm going to make sure
the handles aren't too big but they're not too
small, because there will be multiple operators. [heavy metal music] JASON: So it's start
of day one, and I cannot wait to get started on
Blackbeard's legendary cutlass. I've never built anything
like this, not even close, so I'm going to be making
most of it up as I go along. Plan for day one-- I definitely want to have the
blade shaped out, formed out. I want to have the fullers done. I want to have the
rough grind done. So I'm using this guillotine
tool to try and get these fullers forged in. I have no press,
no power hammers. Uh, my power hammer is-- look at that, huh? This is the problem. You get an arm like
that and one like that. SETH: I did the heat treat. Today, I want to
work on the handle. I've never put a guard
together like this ever. Getting all the measurements
right is just guesswork. I'm doing Damascus for
all the handle pieces. I want all of it to be uniform. If something's out
of place or out of whack or out of
tune or out of twist, it's not going to work. It's a lot of steel to
be putting on a handle. Yeah. I hope that the amount
of steel on the weapon won't make it too heavy. Blackbeard just might as
well throw it in the water and use it as an anchor. JASON: It's day three. The blade is out of tempering,
looking really good. But there is a ton
of work to do today, and it's going to be
forging the handle parts. So I'm going to go through
my scrap pile to find steel. It's probably just going to
be some kind of mild steel. And the plan is to take
it one piece at a time and forge it as if I was
forging a jigsaw puzzle. The guard bone's connected
to the knuckle bow bone's connected to the
rear [inaudible] bone. It's going to be a-- an interesting forging process. Even though it's going
to be cheesy and campy, I'm making the clamshell
guard look like clamshell. This morning, uh, got a lot
of grinding to do on the blade and shaping the handle. I want to do a
robust edge on it. I want to keep it thick so it
doesn't get broke up so easily. I've bent my guard out to
get the heat treat right, and now I've got
to bend it back in. We'll see how good my temper is. [clanking] Ooh. [bleep] I just broke my knuckle bow. This is not how to get
into the final day. It's hard. I think it's going to be
a pretty good struggle trying to get it together. What I'm going to do is
shorten out my knuckle bow, get it into-- position to where I need it. Maybe breaking it was
a blessing in disguise. I got to rework the
knuckle bow the way I wanted it, to make it prettier. I like it. My sword is all together. It's all one piece now. It's a cutlass. It's Blackbeard's cutlass. Heavy-- ish. DOUG: Bladesmiths, to test
the lethality of your cutlass, I'm going to inflict
lethal wounds on these ballistic dummies. Jason, you're up first. You ready? I sure hope so, Doug. Let's do this. [heavy metal music] [blade impact sounds] All right, Jason. You've got a very
big handle here. But at least it's
got the swells. It's got an indexing to
where I hold onto it, I can tell where the edge is. The weight that you have in this
weapon is so light in a sense that I can wield it
even around here. You cut the clavicle into
the ribs, all the way through the lungs. And definitely, it will kill. All I ever wanted to hear. Made my day. DOUG: Seth, you're up next. You ready? Let's get some. [heavy metal music] [blade impact sounds] [chuckles] DOUG: All right, Seth. Your sword is forward-heavy
without a balance coming back. I don't know whose shoulder's
going to hurt more, the dummy's or mine. But your weapon, sir, will kill. Thank you. To test the strength and
durability of your swords, I'll be chopping
through these bones and then attacking that peg leg. Now, remember, this test is
not about when your blades do to these targets. It's about what these
targets do to your blades. Jason, you're up.
You ready? Nope. [chuckles] [sighs] [blade impact sounds] The balance of your
weapon is really nice, which is surprising
because you've made a two-handed cutlass. Your blade held up very well,
except for the one little chip. And it's not even a chip. It's a roll. So it didn't blow out. Good job. Thank you, Dave. DAVE: All right. Seth, are you ready? Yes, sir. [blade impact sounds] DAVE: All right, Seth. First up, this thing's a beast. It is probably a pound heavier
than your competitor's sword. Your blade-- I can run
my fingernail down this. I can see a couple
of glinting spots, but it really didn't
take any damage. DOUG: All right, bladesmiths. Let's find out if
there's any edge left. This is the rope cut
and pirate sail slash. To test the edge
of your cutlass, I will cut this rope,
which will raise the sail, and then I will slash the sail. This is all about
what your sword will do to the sail and rope. Jason, you're up first.
Ready? Yes, sir. [blade impact sounds] DOUG: All righty, Jason. Your edge cut through the rope
easily and cuts with every part that the edge met
on this pirate sail. Overall, sir, your
sword will cut. Awesome. DOUG: Seth, how you feeling? Feeling good. Let's go. Let's do this. [blade impact sounds] All right, Seth. What are the chances you
find a very dull spot on the first cut on the rope? But on the second cut, it found
another spot that was sharp. But on the sail, working
a heavy sword like this affects my cuts. Jason, Seth, the judges
have tested your weapons, and they've made
a final decision. And the new "Forged
in Fire" champion is-- Jason, congratulations. You're the new "Forged
in Fire" champion. Seth, unfortunately, your
blade did not make the cut. DOUG: Seth, your weapon
was significantly heavier, and it had a stout edge
that underperformed on the sharpness test. For that reason, we're
sending you home. WIL: Seth, please
surrender your blade. SETH: No regrets, man. I think I made an
exceptional blade, but it is what it is, you know? Elimination's elimination. That's the name of the game. I'm proud of myself,
but I don't feel as good as I would have if I had won. WIL: Jason, congratulations. You are our new "Forged
in Fire" champion, and that's a title that comes
with a bundle of bullion that's worth 10 grand. How are you feeling right now? [chuckles] I mean, come on. That's incredible. Please, present your
blade to the judges. JASON: What? "Forged in Fire" champion? I don't know how to respond
because I never expected to be here, saying that. I don't know. [laughs] What? What do you want from me? [symphonic metal music]
