The first 2 knives experience catastrophic failure but you don’t get to move on just yet. Your blade must survive at lease 3 seconds beneath the plasma torch, are you ready?
I got a machete for Christmas and the blade folded after accidentally hitting rocks. 😭😭😭😭 it truly took a keeeeeeel to my blade 😭😭😭 but I almost always pretend I'm a judge and I know just a bit more about forging than I probably ever would know.
That's the point of the test, to see if it can hold it's edge after use. I see this comment on every single one of these videos and people just can't seem to wrap their head around why they do the tests
The kid made the best knife, both in performance, and looks!! That kid has a really bright future as a blade smith, it's very rare to see such a good knifemaker at that age, with that little experience. Well done boy, you have my respect!!!
@@kraexyst7233 Not true wootz damascus with carbide layers and nanotubes; it's just pattern-welded. Doesn't necessarily improve performance and actually may cause delamination.
That third guy had the advantage on the strength test with having that pointed end handle where the hammer couldn't transfer as much energy into each blow and then the judge angled the blade upward on the cut test so much he had less material to slice through due to the arc of the tomatoes. Not sure if any of that would have made a difference in final judgement, but it's something to keep in mind.
That's the whole point of having the strength test before the sharpness test. It's to see how well the knife was heat treated. A good heat treated blade will withstand the punishment and stay sharp. If the heat treat is not as good, then it gets dull or will take damage or break. In a combat situation, or even in utility use, a blade has to be able to take a beating and still be able to get the job done.
Jay: "today i will swing your blades viciously against this light saber!" 5mins later: "catastrofic failure" Jay's desapointed face "your handle is rounded :< and your corners are sharp U_U"
Bernard Canete Really? So your telling me when I make a knife. I don’t keep it? I thought they surrendered their weapons cuz of money. They can sell them
@@a_random_person5651 wait my bad. The contestents that lost get to keep their weapon. But the winners weapon is vaulted and kept on display. Thats why u see weapons on the walls
I say this specific round was fair, his knife happened to be too soft and caused his edge to dull. It is likely a tempering issue as the other competitors had less of this problem. Nobody in the competition eliminated here should feel ashamed. They made beautiful and functioning knives, but it is a competition and losing here just means the others were better, not that you were bad.
@@KONE3 He won the episode I saw, the final round they had to make a spiked shield. If he has appeared on more than one episode, then that I'm not sure.
There is a lot of hate on the strength tests which I don't get. No if you had a knife to use as a weapon in combat you wouldn't likely use it in that way. However you would be repeatedly stabbing into people wearing a variety of clothing and body armour which would dull in an equivalent way. Even in the most polite of battles I don't expect any force would allow an opponent to stop and sharpen their knives before continuing. Your weapon goes blunt, you get keeled.
If he had sliced fast on Jeffrey's knife it would have cut through easily but I felt like he voluntarily cut slow I believe it's just to not to disappoint. Young people but it didn't really seem fair
Damascus patterned steel can be made. There is a difference, patterned it just layers of steel welded and folded to give the look. Proper Damascus steel is still a lost art.
