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Forged in Fire - History channel/Netflix
Posted by MickeyLikesDags21 on 1/8/21 at 2:22 pm70
I used to always pass over Forged in Fire when browsing Netflix but I stumbled onto an episode a few nights ago while channel surfing.... I'm freaking hooked. The first episode I watched had them testing the sharpness of their blades on a hanging ram carcass and I've been running through episodes ever since. I really can't explain why but I can binge watch the hell out of this show. Apparently it's been on for 9-10 season?
Making blades seems like an awesome hobby. I have to imagine this show has gotten a lot of people to try it out.
Making blades seems like an awesome hobby. I have to imagine this show has gotten a lot of people to try it out.
This post was edited on 1/8 at 2:24 pm
re: Forged in Fire - History channel/NetflixPosted by Jcorye1 on 1/8/21 at 2:38 pm to MickeyLikesDags21
I've seen a couple of episodes. It's enjoyable, and an extremely gif'able show.
re: Forged in Fire - History channel/NetflixPosted by gameovergt on 1/8/21 at 3:09 pm to Jcorye1
Your blade will cut
re: Forged in Fire - History channel/NetflixPosted by prostyleoffensetime on 1/8/21 at 3:09 pm to MickeyLikesDags21
I broke my femur one time and this show was running like 3-4 episodes an afternoon. I would have been miserably bored for about a month without it. Didn’t inspire a career change, but was/is a solid watch.
re: Forged in Fire - History channel/NetflixPosted by FrankDrebin on 1/8/21 at 3:13 pm to MickeyLikesDags21
The guy in your GIF might look nerdy but Doug Marcaida is a BMF.
re: Forged in Fire - History channel/NetflixPosted by warlock1974 on 1/8/21 at 3:16 pm to MickeyLikesDags21
I have watched it from the start and really enjoy it.
re: Forged in Fire - History channel/NetflixPosted by CocomoLSU on 1/8/21 at 3:25 pm to warlock1974
Wife and I watched randomly a few years ago and loved it. We watch it a good bit. Plus it’s a good show to just have on in the background.
But it’s incredible some of the weapons they can knock out in a few days with hammers and elbow grease.
But it’s incredible some of the weapons they can knock out in a few days with hammers and elbow grease.
re: Forged in Fire - History channel/NetflixPosted by GreenRockTiger on 1/8/21 at 3:39 pm to MickeyLikesDags21
my kids binged the show during the holidays ...and when they were finished with it, they made their own version of the show
but the "forging" was with aluminum foil and cardboard.
but the "forging" was with aluminum foil and cardboard.
re: Forged in Fire - History channel/NetflixPosted by CaptSpaulding on 1/8/21 at 3:54 pm to MickeyLikesDags21
So, apparently the first episode of this current season was pulled after its first airing, and probably won’t ever air again. As it turns out, the runner up in the episode is a legit arse nazi. Not a “he went to a trump rally once” nazi, but after he went on the show he started selling knives with SS insignias on them, using the shows name to promote them. After it aired, people pointed out that he had SS and Waffen tattoos on his neck that he covered with a bandana when they were in the studio, but you could see a few times when he was in his home forge. And, to top it all off, it was an episode to honor service members (he is apparently a vet as well as a nazi).
It was a huge oversight by their casting department, and really sucks for the other contestants on that episode that won’t ever be able to watch themselves again on TV.
It was a huge oversight by their casting department, and really sucks for the other contestants on that episode that won’t ever be able to watch themselves again on TV.
re: Forged in Fire - History channel/NetflixPosted by Styxion on 1/8/21 at 4:13 pm to GreenRockTiger
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but the "forging" was with aluminum foil and cardboard.
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re: Forged in Fire - History channel/NetflixPosted by MickeyLikesDags21 on 1/8/21 at 4:18 pm to GreenRockTiger
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my kids binged the show during the holidays ...and when they were finished with it, they made their own version of the show
but the "forging" was with aluminum foil and cardboard.
And this is why you have kids. That's hilarious.
re: Forged in Fire - History channel/NetflixPosted by Bard on 1/8/21 at 9:27 pm to MickeyLikesDags21
The wife and I discovered this a while back and went through a binge during the early COVID spike where we watched an episode every evening with supper. We got to around Season 5 before we began slacking a bit. We're almost current now.
What we like most about it is that even though it's a competition and it deals with blades, it's not... cut-throat . (hah!) Seriously, this show consistently has the most camaraderie amongst contestants than any other competition show I've seen. That lends it a very welcomed breath of fresh air when every other show has its contestants doing some sort of weak-assed attempt at trash talk.
Another aspect that helps keep it fresh is that while the challenges all seem the same on the surface (make a blade) they are all very, very different and, if you watch enough, you can actually learn a few things (not enough to compete but enough to grasp some of the basics).
What we like most about it is that even though it's a competition and it deals with blades, it's not... cut-throat . (hah!) Seriously, this show consistently has the most camaraderie amongst contestants than any other competition show I've seen. That lends it a very welcomed breath of fresh air when every other show has its contestants doing some sort of weak-assed attempt at trash talk.
Another aspect that helps keep it fresh is that while the challenges all seem the same on the surface (make a blade) they are all very, very different and, if you watch enough, you can actually learn a few things (not enough to compete but enough to grasp some of the basics).
re: Forged in Fire - History channel/NetflixPosted by kywildcatfanone on 1/8/21 at 9:44 pm to MickeyLikesDags21
I've watched it for a long time. Would love to try forging.
re: Forged in Fire - History channel/NetflixPosted by 50407Tiger on 1/8/21 at 11:19 pm to MickeyLikesDags21
They make a non-stick skillet, works well with a 5 year warranty. Don’t think they would put their name on a truly faulty product.
I got one and made bourbon chicken tonight and the sauce looked like it was hovering over the skillet. It is new, but so far so good.
I got one and made bourbon chicken tonight and the sauce looked like it was hovering over the skillet. It is new, but so far so good.
re: Forged in Fire - History channel/NetflixPosted by TankBoys32 on 1/9/21 at 12:02 am to CaptSpaulding
Thats pretty wild!
re: Forged in Fire - History channel/NetflixPosted by dbuchanon on 1/9/21 at 7:45 am to MickeyLikesDags21
Wife and I watch it all the time, one of her former coworkers was on the show a while back.
re: Forged in Fire - History channel/NetflixPosted by gumbo2176 on 1/9/21 at 8:01 am to MickeyLikesDags21
I have watched many episodes of this show and find it pretty interesting. The panel puts the contestants through a pretty rigorous test to make the blades in the first place and to test their finished product on the show.
Some do quite well while some fail miserably and are eliminated. The true test of the bladesmith's workmanship is when the two are sent back to their home forges to produce the blade the judges have given them to accomplish.
Some of those blades are very nice in look, style and function. Some very talented people out there for sure plying that trade.
Some do quite well while some fail miserably and are eliminated. The true test of the bladesmith's workmanship is when the two are sent back to their home forges to produce the blade the judges have given them to accomplish.
Some of those blades are very nice in look, style and function. Some very talented people out there for sure plying that trade.
re: Forged in Fire - History channel/NetflixPosted by gumbo2176 on 1/9/21 at 8:02 am to MickeyLikesDags21
Delete, double post
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re: Forged in Fire - History channel/NetflixPosted by MickeyLikesDags21 on 1/9/21 at 8:07 am to gumbo2176
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The panel puts the contestants through a pretty rigorous test to make the blades in the first place and to test their finished product on the show.
This is my favorite part of the show. These dudes make a blade in 5-6 hours using random stuff like a pinball table or a chain from a chainsaw. The judges test the strength of it by slamming it into the skull of an animal and THEN test the sharpness by slicing through hanging fish. The fact that these blades are still (for the most part) razor sharp after the rigorous strength test is wild.
re: Forged in Fire - History channel/NetflixPosted by MickeyLikesDags21 on 1/9/21 at 8:07 am to gumbo2176
*double post
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