Forged in Fire: HEAVY DUTY War Hammer WRECKS the Final Round (Season 2) | History

jeff craig congratulations you both made  it through to the forged and fire final   and you're both one step  closer to a check for 10 000   in the first two rounds of competition you forge  a weapon in your signature style now we're sending   you back to your home forges where you will forge  an iconic weapon from history the war hammer   nice the warhammer is a medieval weapon developed  in the 14th century they came about primarily as   a response to advanced armor technology by this  time the armors had created suits of plate armor   that was so hard and smooth that swords would  bounce off them the warhammer could deliver its   full force to the target and do serious damage  without having to penetrate the armor its steel   head with a spike on one side had a handle  that varied in length but was generally just   long enough to be wielded with one hand the spiked  end could be used for hooking the target's legs   reins or shield or used as an armor-piercing  device as the use of body armor declined so did   the need for the warhammer however it can still be  seen today in the popular film trilogy the hobbit   and has lent its name to the board game warhammer  good luck blade smiths we'll see you in five days i'm happy to be here at the home  forge i'm in my element i know what   all my tools are i know how to use my tools so  being here at home is a big advantage for me it takes a lot of steel to make the  mount of damascus that i'm going to make   the plan for the day is we can get my damascus  made i'm gonna take the two dissimilar metals   i'm gonna heat them up in my forge  get everything hot i'm gonna flux them   keep the oxygen out of there so the scales  doesn't form then i'm gonna beat them together   i'm feeling a little nervous  right now making this damascus   i can get a bad weld i get a bad weld  in it though everything i've done so far   is ruined it's not a serviceable weapon at  that point i'd have to scrap it and start again i'm halfway through day two and i'm  getting the horns on the ram's head now   i'm bending the horns down so i have like a very  organic curve to it i run out of oxygen on my oxy   acetylene torch i'm not exactly where i want to  be on the horns the hammer head it's starting to   wear on me i'm just going to have to come  in the morning focus and hustle and make   sure i'm doing things right don't make any  mistakes i don't have any room for that right i read rock and roll yesterday was a busy  day for me i got the damascus forge for my head   and i've got it squared to about the right  dimensions hammerhead's gonna start taking   shape for me today the langlets are pretty  much gonna lock everything in that is cool i'm looking at these sharp corners in these  slots and i know that i'm going to have a   problem with this if i try to full quench  it where i put the langlet pockets in there   that can crack it's thinner than everything else  i could literally end up with two pieces of hammer   i'm gonna do a differential heat treat  on it i'm gonna try to harden the front   and harden the back but leave the middle soft   if i crack the hammer while i'm quenching  it that could be disastrous for me yesterday i was able to get the hammer  head finished with all the detail   get it quenched and today  i'm getting into the handle my plan is to add some upholstery rivets down  the sides and the front and back of the handle   it's gonna be a mix of unique decorative work   and traditional style warhammer  with the spike and the hammerhead pretty happy with that gentlemen the warhammer  was primarily a close quarters weapon but it was   devastating to anything it went up against which  occasionally was a castle door so i'm going to   take several strikes against this oak door to  see how well the pick on your weapon penetrates   craig you ready i'm ready well craig this really felt great in my hands  it's got a nice balance to it your pick i don't   see any real distortion on it the shape of your  pick with that nice drop hook to the end of it   really penetrated well and you could see when  i got it in that door how hard it was to remove   yeah nicely done appreciate it  beautifully executed thank you   so jeff your turn you ready  we'll smash it all right so we started losing pieces i can tell that  they're on there only decoratively so i was   able to continue on good thing head's still right  and tight all right the way your pick leans out   towards the front gave a lot of penetration i was  really able to just blow parts out of this door   nicely designed well executed thanks bladesmiths  now it's time for the kill test warhammers have   been known to deliver piercing blows into armor  and crush the person behind it i will deliver   strikes at this ballistic dummy that's  wearing armor then we can see how much   lethal damage your warhammer can give craig  you're up are you ready i'm ready let's do it craig love the balance of this blade no  indentations now let's see how much damage   we put on the dummy no visible broken bones  but it definitely did pierce the skin nice   this will definitely kill nicely done sir thank  you jeff you're up next are you ready yes sir well jeff looks like the other line j did break  off do you know what this is still very sturdy   but let's see how much damage is done internally he's got some broken ribs right here broken  bones throughout it went all the way through   and even through armor you pierce the  skin and you cause some internal damage   jeff your weapon will kill awesome good job  thank you gentlemen this is the strength test   the warhammer was a favorite on the  medieval battlefield so i'm going to   take your warhammer and to test its strength  and durability i'm going to take several blows   against our stone wall and see how much of this  i can move craig you're up all right let's do it wow that that held up really well and that's  pretty much a hole i could crawl through   that'll work perfect so the handle what i do like  is i could swing it one-handed but with two hands   i could generate a heck of a lot of energy  beautiful job excellent excellent thank you jeff   you're up let's knock it down it's long and when i was swinging it was  way out in front of me as opposed to being   close and in control shot some sparks off right  seen that all in all a good performance great   craig jeff you were given five days at your  home forge to fabricate war hammers and they   both performed very well in our weapons tests  but there can only be one forged empire champion   craig you are the forged  empire champion congratulations   thank you jeff your weapon did not make  the cut please surrender your warhammer   i respected the judge's decision if i knew what  i knew now i would have changed some things craig congratulations you were the forest  and fire champion it was a fun challenge   craig you will also be receiving a check  for 10 000 i'm just stoked it's crazy   this experience it was a grueling process you  know i got to do something that i really enjoyed   and i'm really passionate about i came here for  my son i mean it doesn't get any better than that you

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Length: 10min 17sec (617 seconds)

Published: Sat Dec 12 2020