Danger-Mouse Posted November 20, 2018 Report Share Posted November 20, 2018 Check out "Master of Arms". Pretty much the same show but the contestants sometimes have to make firearms. The first episode features an axe-pistol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walshie Posted November 20, 2018 Report Share Posted November 20, 2018 What channel please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger-Mouse Posted November 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2018 10 minutes ago, walshie said: What channel please? Discovery Channel according to the credits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted November 20, 2018 Report Share Posted November 20, 2018 The judges in Forged in Fire certainly put the finished weapons through some punishing testing. There are some talented Smiths on there. I enjoy watching it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex C Posted November 20, 2018 Report Share Posted November 20, 2018 Theres a young lad called Alec Steel who started out on Youtube but now has a show on History. He's pretty good too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rimfire4969 Posted November 21, 2018 Report Share Posted November 21, 2018 16 hours ago, la bala said: The judges in Forged in Fire certainly put the finished weapons through some punishing testing. There are some talented Smiths on there. I enjoy watching it. Makes me cringe what they do to some of the blades. One of my go to programs, there is certainly a lot of skill out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benthejockey Posted November 21, 2018 Report Share Posted November 21, 2018 it will keeeelllll Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted November 21, 2018 Report Share Posted November 21, 2018 2 hours ago, Benthejockey said: it will keeeelllll 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longstrider Posted November 21, 2018 Report Share Posted November 21, 2018 As a former full-time Custom Knife Maker and BladeSports competitor (Cutting Competitions) I've looked at a couple of these and then switched channels. 90% of what's said is testicles .. 95% of what's done is the same. Cutting technique of the 'Judges' varies from dire to downright dangerous and as for "it will keeeelll", well, so will a pencil, sharpened or not. Having seen one or two of the abominations they've come up with in the past and called 'finished knives' I wouldn't want to be in the same county if they were 'testing' any firearms they might have have made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazooka Joe Posted November 21, 2018 Report Share Posted November 21, 2018 At times I serious doubt the claims of experience of some of the contestants.. .ie: 20-30yrs. Basic metalwork skills are lacking, which most are 1st year metalwork standards. Yet, most of the time there's some real quality items made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harnser Posted November 21, 2018 Report Share Posted November 21, 2018 2 hours ago, Longstrider said: As a former full-time Custom Knife Maker and BladeSports competitor (Cutting Competitions) I've looked at a couple of these and then switched channels. 90% of what's said is testicles .. 95% of what's done is the same. Cutting technique of the 'Judges' varies from dire to downright dangerous and as for "it will keeeelll", well, so will a pencil, sharpened or not. Having seen one or two of the abominations they've come up with in the past and called 'finished knives' I wouldn't want to be in the same county if they were 'testing' any firearms they might have have made. Remember ,they only have 6 hours to hot forge a blade and put a handle on it and told what steel to make it out of . Some of the blades I have seen made in the time period have been very good . Could you have made a forged knife in the time limit . harnser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longstrider Posted November 21, 2018 Report Share Posted November 21, 2018 1 hour ago, Harnser said: Remember ,they only have 6 hours to hot forge a blade and put a handle on it and told what steel to make it out of . Some of the blades I have seen made in the time period have been very good . Could you have made a forged knife in the time limit . harnser Did one in 8 hours that I then won a cutting competition with against a number of other cutters some with bigger, beefier blades than mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martyn2233 Posted November 21, 2018 Report Share Posted November 21, 2018 1 hour ago, Longstrider said: Did one in 8 hours that I then won a cutting competition with against a number of other cutters some with bigger, beefier blades than mine. Well sir why not go on there and show them how it’s done always good watching Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpringDon Posted November 21, 2018 Report Share Posted November 21, 2018 Yes, I’d love to see a British smith go on and win but won’t be holding my breath. I had no idea the contestants were so amateurish - probably could win myself. Just seen the second episode of master of arms. I’d hoped the naff music that plagued the first one would go but no, I could only barely hear the dialog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatchap Posted November 24, 2018 Report Share Posted November 24, 2018 Forged in Fire is a cookery programme for blokes, Produced by the same company that make the dire Chopped cookery programme. Most of the contestants are pretty much skint earning minimum money making cutlery, I make the odd knife or two and have to say I am no expert but some of the abortions they turn out on there is unbelievable, I can hammer a bar out flat, forge a point on it and put an edge on it and call it done, where is the tempering done? you see them quench the blades. I know tempering takes a while and would not make interesting watching but surely they should make reference to it. Would an untempered blade survive some of their ridiculous tests such as being thrust through a car door? Or chopping through cow bones? Not many factory made knives would survive some of their tests. And I like the line "your blade has suffered a catastrophic strength failure please surrender whats left of your weapon.? Not surprised it suffered a failure Why not use it to dig out the pointing on a wall? Chop down a 300 year old oak tree? Leaver out 6" hilti nails from your skirting boards? Its a bit rubbish if I'm honest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
getthegat Posted November 24, 2018 Report Share Posted November 24, 2018 I've caught some of the F.I.F series, though not the one where they make firearms yet. I usually get the end of the program in the early evening just after I get home, American Pickers is straight after it. I love a good blade and as many of you guys have said, the weapons do get seriously tested. A good blokes show with some centuries old skills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazooka Joe Posted November 24, 2018 Report Share Posted November 24, 2018 Quote where is the tempering done? you see them quench the blades. I know tempering takes a while and would not make interesting watching but surely they should make reference to it. Would an untempered blade survive some of their ridiculous tests such as being thrust through a car door? Or chopping through cow bones? Exactly, don't think I've seen any tempering, like I said previously the candidates credentials are some what exaggerated IMO. One recently was trying to drill the pins holes through the tang of the blade he had just hardened & couldn't understand why the drill wouldn't cut.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
das Posted November 27, 2018 Report Share Posted November 27, 2018 On 21/11/2018 at 19:40, SpringDon said: Yes, I’d love to see a British smith go on and win but won’t be holding my breath. I had no idea the contestants were so amateurish - probably could win myself. Just seen the second episode of master of arms. I’d hoped the naff music that plagued the first one would go but no, I could only barely hear the dialog. Typical US show, dialogue always swamped with garbage music and noise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted November 27, 2018 Report Share Posted November 27, 2018 On 24/11/2018 at 12:15, Bazooka Joe said: Exactly, don't think I've seen any tempering, like I said previously the candidates credentials are some what exaggerated IMO. One recently was trying to drill the pins holes through the tang of the blade he had just hardened & couldn't understand why the drill wouldn't cut.. Excactly...............i have yet to see something tempered........... and as for "eet wiiilll keeeil".........makes me chuck up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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