Forged in Fire: The Makraka Sword OBLITERATES the Final Round (Season 4) | History
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This weapon like "celurit" from madura Indonesia
Make a keris from indonesia
In Indonesian like Clurit, tradional weapon from East Java, Madura Island.
Can you guys do a video on the making of the sword 🗡 of Ertugal and Osman Ghazi would be make your show hugely popular if you did so.
Imagine getting killed by a question mark
it would definitely leave you puzzled
haha omg lol
ROFL 🤣🤣🤣
Akash Mukherjee huh
@@jakobwidh4851 rolling on floor with laughter ROFL
I had a great time doing this show. I highly recommend it if you get a chance to participate. I actually made three blades that week. One of 1095, one of 1075 and the final was 5160. I spent a little over 20 hours start to finish on the final blade. The quench oil I had was fine for little blades, just wasn't fast enough for a big 10xx series sword. The final weight was 2.41lbs or 1.09kg. The research I did showed it should weigh 2.5 lbs 1.13kg, so I was close. Craig's blade was very light and quick. It was sweet. I have no problems with the results of his win. My blade was not up to my normal fit and finish. I used up 11 days vacation and had great time. They paid for the flights and hotel and I got to take my blade home. No paychecks for runner up.
Paul, you did an amazing job. Congratulations!
@@robotospy Paul, you did a great Job, my issue with the show is that they ask participants to make weapons with no specs, and if both make it through all the test, then they will let one go because one weapon may be heavier than the other. This is crazy.
I have 2 questions for you, if you dont mind me asking. 1. Why do they take the defeateds weapon that hey made with their own materials? 2. How long between tests of the blade did you guys have to stand there?
@@GarlicBreadJesus They will give you enough material to build the project. You don't have to use it. I think I got 1095 and some G10. I used 5160 and micarta. Starting in season 4 the runner up gets to keep their blade they made. In the final, it pretty much took all day.
@@paulbrown9549 Hey Paul! Thank you for sharing your experience on Forged in Fire! I have a question for you if you don't mind my asking: Through the first two rounds, the show cuts to contestants speaking about their feelings "in that moment". Do they actually pull you aside to say what's going on, or are those interviews recorded after the action? I figure it has to be after, particularly during the timed section, so do they ask to act like you're back in that moment (of question)? I hope that's not too confusing. Thank you
Finally. A brief history of the weapon just like in the show
Right!!
Older episode
Because they want you to watch the show, not the KZhead video.
They tricked me with that, usually that means one of them breaks and they still want to pad it out to 10 minutes. Glad to see that and both blades making it through all the tests
I'm fairly sure they thoroughly read the top comments.
Doug as a doctor: Doug: You have cancer of the bowel Patient: Is it serious? Doug: It will keeeel
Can you cut it out with a makrakar ?
I thought it would heeeeeeeel
Omg 😂😂
Underated
Why do I say that in an Eric cartman voice
"this is a blade used to decapitate" Keel test with headless dummy. Man wtf
Yep, who does that? :(
Bro was hoping to see head roll 😓
Probably deemed to graphic and hence the watermelon :)
@ArtisanTony Have you seen any other episodes of the show? Decapitation wouldn’t be considered too violent, it’d actually be really cool.
@@tuckrex2038 I am talking from google's point of view lately. :) I personally would not have a problem with it.
Judge: it has Weig- Everybody: Yeah you lost
A master swordsman couldn't cut a watermelon with a sword that cut through a shield!? I call bullsh!t
@@cybern9ne He is a small blade master, not a swordsman, he works almost exclusively with small knives and kerambits. Maybe also something light and fast like machetes or parangs, but these swords are weird, and definitely not anything larger. You can see in the slow-mos on the mannequin cuts that he had a hard time keeping the blades level for a clean side cut, this is likely why his cut on that first watermelon was so bad. Even so, Krosis was right, as soon as a judge says a blade has weight they are done. The only exceptions are if the other blade breaks or the weapon was SUPPOSED to have some heft, even then it is questionable.
@@cybern9ne i think 'how effective in actual warfare' is the top virtue in that competition. If it's too heavy, maybe soldier's burned out in very fast time.
The issue, as it was said, was the horizontal slice, which, if your blade is heavy, is harder to control
@@cybern9ne It has rope inside
Everyone on this show uses a special quench tank and my man here is using a Brute trash can. LOL XD
His $70,000 budget obviously ran short on the last item to purchase.
Shape of the blade makes sourcing an oil drum a pain. It's a one-off project, so make-do is the trick.
Try to name a knife or sword you can’t quench in that trash bin though...
@@yesbutnotreallyy3294 Rapier...
Adapt and overcome...he had to use a leaf spring from a truck lol sometimes all the money and technology can't overcome low tech skill.
If you try to rob Doug's house; in the darkness you will hear: I will keel
"these shields can withstand enormous amounts of force" *shield literally shatters on the first touch* lmao
Zulu shields do the same thing. 😂 Honestly wonder how people must have felt using them in real life knowing how little they actually help.
1) They're much cheaper and easier to manufacture than metal shields, so if you're not the richest people in the world, you could still get your army reasonably equipped. 2) The fire-hardened wood is extremely hard. It absorbs much of the sword's strike which does offer considerable protection. If you look, the sword only penetrated 4-5 inches into the edge even with repeated strikes. It's not perfect, but it's much better than going in with no shield and taking that 4-5 inch strike into your arm or ribs. 3) They're much lighter to carry than metal shields. If you've got an army that needs to move light and fast and still have energy to fight when it gets to the battlefield, this is a big advantage. Ask any Marine whose been on a 30 mile ruck march with a full pack. Unlike in video games, weight matters.
I mean if you think about it, having a sword stick into your shield and get stuck instead of just glancing off could give you a serious advantage. Throughout history, it was considered a feature of wooden shields. The sword digs in just enough to get stuck for enough time to give you an opportunity to counter. It wouldn't go deep enough to hit the guy behind the shield and the shields themselves were simple and cheap enough to be treated as a consumable.
@@kma3647 Fallout and Skyrim: You WOT M8?!
@Abraham Johnathan I would agree. I also strongly suspect that it was mostly for protection from ranged weapons. I've heard that when covered in pitch, a softer shield (like cow hide or hippo leather) is rather effective at stopping some firearm projectiles.
Every single other contestant: uses a file to check heat treat This guy: "aw shucks I'll just hit something with it!"
Couldn’t figure out why someone with $75,000 worth of equipment wouldn’t temper his blade before tempering!
It was a good call. It was probably hard enough to skate a file but he wouldnt have discovered the bad spot until it was too late.
@Gabriel Afonso they run the file across the steel to hear the sound it makes and if the file digs in letting them know if they've reached the desired hardness.
The file is to test the hardness after it's quenched. If the file skates off rather than biting in it means the blade is harder than the file and the quench process worked. Steel will be very brittle at that point though so the blade is then tempered by heating it up to a specific temperature which loses a little bit of the hardness in exchange for significant toughness Figure it probably had been tempered before he whacked it one and it's just the editing. Does seem to have a different pair of shoes on.
RandyLeftHandy what bad spot? The blade wasn’t tempered! The blade has very little toughness after a quench. Hitting a log with a hard, brittle blade is not a “good call”!
After so many times seeing heat treats I finally understand how it sounds when a blade is accurately heat treated.
😆 same
A file going over a hardened steel should sound like a blade being pulled from a scabbard in movies. You know, the famous "Shwing!" Otherwise, it sounds like a metal scratching a rock.
I really loved how humble that blacksmith was towards the work of African smiths.
"they can do it in a 3rd world country and I can't do it with 70000 $ equipment 😂
Lol if you believe they made better blades you are insane
@@johnmick4980 why? iron forging has been a thing in africa since 2,500 BC, they knew what they were doing
@@prometheus705 no
@@johnmick4980 Here's a fact I think you'll find interesting. The Far East (East Asia and Southeast Asia) generally developed ironworking LATER than sub-Saharan Africa. Even China, the EARLIEST ironworking civilization in the Far East, reached its own Iron Age around 600 to 500 BC. By then, a good number of sub-Saharan African societies and civilizations had already developed ironworking as far back as 2000 BC. Meanwhile, the rest of the Far East wouldn't reach its own Iron Age until centuries after China, and therefore centuries after sub-Saharan Africa. Societies like Japan, Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Burma, Indonesia, and the Philippines generally reached their Iron Age in the late 1st millennium BC or thereafter. Also instances of carbon steel based on complex preheating principles were found to be in production around the 1st century AD in northwest Tanzania.
Can you guys keep adding the educational information for each weapon? It's a real nice treat to hear about their history.
Doug: it's heavy Me: nah you lost bro.
"Swords were often used to remove limbs and decapitate enemies" Doug keels by stabbing a headless, limbless dummy. Where is that rolling head?
The level of sportsmanship and respect between competitors on this show is always so consistently high. It’s really rewarding to see two people supporting and congratulating each other even when they are competing.
“First I’m gonna go for a Damascus blade” dude must not have watched the show before
If they pull it off, they tend to win though.
Yup, Damascus steel guys tend to win if they do it right
You never know. 😄Might have a surprise White Walker challenge.
Especially since pattern welded steel doesnt count as bloody damascus
@james belcher but still shows much more skill if you can do it in such a short amount of time
And again @6:30 when Doug said it’s heavy he was saying you lose. Every heavy weapon loses unless the other suffers a catastrophic failure
>Good luck teammate >We got this! Sounds like friendship, not like tournament
The way these two guys behave when they're side by side make them look like that couple of old friends you always see having a beer and a chat at the local bar after a day's work before going home.
That evil little grin that appears on Doug's face when he says the blade will cut or kill
Both had difficulties and drawbacks. The fact that there are no catastrophic failures, it really shows how good these guys are
Who else loves it when Doug says: " It will Keeeeaallll"
He probably got a few speeding tickets getting that quench oil
8:43 Wtf was that Swing. It was like hes was trying to push the blade threw the Melon.
The previous horizontal made him extra conscious.
The first time I think the judge was biased.
It’s heavier, meaning he can’t control the swing as nicely
@@RabbitWhiteThe he started almost at the melon tho...
@@RabbitWhiteThe I read a comment from Paul below somewhere and he said it weighed 2.41lb or around 1.1Kg compared to a historical weight of 2.5 lb. He said Craigs was around 1.5 lb. The judges also never gave weight as reason why he didn't win, but rather sharpness. I personally think he swung with poor conviction as to not cut all the way through the melon.
Those two encouraging each other literally the friendliest competition
*Uses damascus for his blade* Blade: Breaks at first swing xD
Sorry but 😐 who says xD. Like if your friend says wanna hang out you just say sure xD
it was not forged well correctly
Also Damascus doesn’t make the structure worse
@@jakobwidh4851 And you commented twice on a KZhead video, probably don't have much friends
Furqan ul Haq ok whatever I skip to the kill test anyways
I like that one day, the strength test is "I'm gonna hit these rocks here with your blade 20 times", and others it is "I'm just gonna hit this thin piece of wood three times and call it a day".
Sometimes they hammer it into a steel nail, sometimes they like "will it die to clay"
Ice block chop by J is the most extreme strength test.
Your blade survived falling from orbit, but will it be able to cut this balloon
That’s because every blade is different. Some blades are stronger than others, and so they need different tests
Sjoed14 06 true curved swords are better at cutting/slashing things where as straight sword are very good for stabbing.
Doug's psychopathic smile at 5:58 gets me every time. the joy he has when he finds a new toy lmao
you got me bro
"They took no prisoners..." *shows video of people being taken prisoner.
i'm pretty sure they not only took prisoners but sold them afterwards lol
@@Lthethird "oNlY wHiTe PeOpLe KePt SlAvEs"
@@greenapple9477 just trying to support black owned businesses and this is all the thanks we get
Me: Watermelon test is silly, what CAN'T cut a watermelon ? Test: FAILS CUTTING WATERMELON Me: Amazing test, obviously weapon is trash
Love the historical background introduction of the show. It is why it's called the "History Channel"! Forging swords are hard. Forging a sword with extreme curvature and a number of parameters so unconventional is another kind of beast of a challenge!
What I wish they did was go over the specifications of the blade for the viewers. I've seen a few blades disqualified because of rules I didn't know about. It was a real letdown.
@@kralik394 Me, too. An explanations of all the specifications should be incredibly useful to the viewers not familiar with functional swords.
Unconventional to European experience. Bleeding out wasn't a priority for European weapons damage. In Africa bleeding out occurred faster due to expanded blood vessels and blood being closer to the skin.
@@hainleysimpson1507 Are you a regular viewer of the InfoWars?
I've watched enough forged in fire that I instantly was worried for the contestants when I saw how curvy the blade was lol
When my friend is white : "That's ma kraka"
When my friend is black: "That's my bike"
6:35
Virtual Martini wtf 😂
Gabriel Afonso I'm pretty sure they were joking, you are too, right?
Virtual Martini bruh 😂😂😂
the most important thing "it will kill >:D" I always giggle when he does that
I’m loving these titles lol The Makraka sword OBLITERATES the competition with FACTS and LOGIC!
I love the essence of what makes these African swords, they're so different.
Judges -The purpose of blade to reach around shields . Also judges lets smash it against a shield
_"A dangerous tribe that invaded and conquered..."_ _"...Took no prisoners when defending their resources". *PICK ONE*
That’s what I thought
My choice is.......... yes
Well they Conquered, so obviously theyd have to defend their Stuff against the native rebels trying to take back the Stuff they unwillingly gave them. What'd you expect? If i stole your TV it is per defenition then mine until someone Else takes it back, so when you came to take your TV back i would try to defend my New property, or run away, but lets not worry about the details.
Lmao why pick one? Both are possible at the same time... you can invade others while being invaded by others too. Lol
it’s a good change ! Giving the brief of the weapons. ❤️
I like these two already. Heading out of the forge "good luck to you" - "we got this, man." That's why I love forged and fire. Not qualitatively the best smithing show but haven't seen a contender who wasn't a great sportsman
That little history show was really fitting for such a show I hope they do the other episodes similarly like this one 🙂👍
"It's a sickle shape sword." Yeah...sickle.
How much damascus steel you want? Everyone: Yes!
" Doesn't it get you some guy in a 3rd world country can make stuff like this and it will withstand battles, and I got 70 thousand worth of equipment and I can't do it?" It all comes down to skill honestly. You could have the most basic tools and still be able to produce extraordinary equipment. I know this is different but this is the best example I've got. In the Philippines there are gunsmiths out there that make master quality 1911 handguns. All they have to work with is literally just sheet metal, scrap metal, and the most basic tools. And some of those guys are so good that gun companies like Smith and Wesson hire them as gun crafters.
Freddie B in tha place 2 be i think you’re overlooking things like, time frame, stress and they never done a weapon like this.. The Gunmakers and Swordmakers with no tools on the other Hand, have no real pressure and have crafted the weapon hundred of times.
@@Albeavier didn't want to put all of it in a comment but okay. It's freaking illegal where they are and 80% of the time they make them for really dangerous gang members.
@@Albeavier and this show proves that time frame and stress are not an issue if you have great skill. I've seen episodes where people have scrapped their weapons on either the last or second to last day. And still have turned in weapons that win them the forged in fire championship.
Love the little quick history check in the beginning!! That’s what I’ve been wanting for every episode
Really love how are you including the history of the swords
Do these more it's never gets boring
White Friends: "Sup Bro?" Black Friends: " Sup Makraka"
Its 1 a.m. and I laughed WAY too hard at this. Thank you
@@GLF426 im glad you enjoyed it as much as me 😂
🤣🤣 took me a minute to get this.
3:44 that flick was so clean.
These 2 are my New Fav Competitors ! So down to earth. They just want to live and let live and enjoy their skills and lives.
Them: I'm gonna make a damascus ---- Days later: 🤪🙄😬😶
the moment he said one blade was waaay lighter than the other....i knew the winner
I like the way Doug say, " it will keel"
It would be amazing to see international participants on this show.
8:42 You can clearly see Doug doesn't take the same backswing as the first blade.
Yeah i seen that pretty suspect!
I think because the 2nd blade is heavier
Because its heavier
He knows it's heavier from the first test. You don't take the same backswing how can you call it an equal test.
@@KeronMahon you dumb lol its heavier but its not 200 pound blade its probably like 5 lbs more wow what a big diff he voluntarily slow is movement so they can have something ez to eliminate him. they both had a pay check for joinng the show nobody win more its all lie from television wake the heck up sleepers
"Overall, your Makraka will 'kkiiellll'!"😁
4:26 I love that they added the musical background while he was striking the store to check to see if it was hard 😂 👌 my man's emotions or up the roof once he heard how hard it was.
Finally they gave some history of the weapon :D! They listened
Me when i see a weirdly curved blade: lemme guess, africa
You see those warriors from hammerfell? They've got curved swords. Curved. Swords.
And sabres are... Curved swords
Double points if it somehow manages to be more phallic than swords in general
Came here for my daily dose of "IT WILL KEEL"
please keep doing them with the short history of the weapon
Great episode, cheers from Poland.
Should've let those blacksmiths fight each other with their blade to know who is the best.
imagine if the winner gets to eliminate the loser with the weapon they made
Love that little history tid bit of the weapon. Also loved the Deadliest Warrior name drop which is where you can see David Baker make a few cameos since he made the weapons for that show
Very Close Competition... Again. Thanks for Sharing
Judge: "The advantage of this sword was the ability to reach around shields and hit the guy behind it." Contestants (think): "Oh. So we're going to have a handling or accuracy test?" Judge: "So in the next test I will beat this sword against a shield to test its durability."
0:45 Am I crazy for seeing a phallus on that thing? Do I need help?
I think that was intentional. Looks like it has a head AND balls
@Spark Zuckerbum 0:45 there you go 🤣😂
It was done intentionally
That was a beautiful piece of craftsmanship
Flawless Blades of Makraka
It looked like he barely even tried to swing on Paul's horizontal watermelon cut lol then criticized him 😆
I thought the same thing, he got robbed there. The sword was heavier apparently so probably it is harder to side cut. But he shouldn't loose points because the guy testing it isn't very strong and can't swing the blade with adequate force. Easily would of cut that watermelon. Maybe it was not the deciding factor after all though.
to put it in other words, the tester/judge's just trash at testing and don't even know how to swing properly, I've seen him swing swords improperly and always hitting the side not the sharp edge.
Doesn't matter, he was already out because his piece was heavier than the other. Even if it did cut nicely they would have kicked him out just for that.
You can see how he deliberately messed up the watermelon test with the second sword. Big throw
He twisted his wrist mid way. I saw it easily.
Lessons Forged in Fire teaches: - Never use ebony - Lightness is king - When in doubt, Leaf Steel
“Had to get the oil from Springfeel!” Think you can handle that😂
Did anyone else see how the 2nd guy when Doug hit the melon he hit it wayyy lighter then he did with the 1st guy?
about the 1st guy's sword he did say it is one of the lightest he has ever picked up, while the 2nd guy's sword is mentioned to be heavy.
@@madmilk2753 True but the weight different couldn't have been that much different right?
Xander Poulin I mean I don’t doubt either of us have sword experience, so rather than say you are wrong I think it’s safe to say you can’t understand the difference unless you wield a sword.
@@vitolucchese4768 I've wielded many a sword but you are right haha unless I swing it myself I couldn't know, good day sir :D
The way Doug says "It will keel" looks so sinister.
Thanks 🌹🌹🌹
Watching you From Sudan 🇸🇩 zande tribe are living in South Sudan ❤️❤️❤️❤️🌹🌹🌹 love you guy's
"It will keel you and peel your skin"
I as many others would like to see a Kaskara sword competition
The Kaskara is just a basic long sword. Kinda boring imo.
@@uppity-ape i think you don even bother to learn about the history and how are those swords are made you don't know what im talking about ....
@@nickronin9618 You're talking about the Sudanese long sword, right? I know what a Kaskara is... It's a cool weapon, sure, but I think Africa has more interesting and unique weapons to showcase. The Kaskara is just a normal long sword, and everyone's already seen those a billion times over.
Craig had a grin at the end just before the winner was announced cause he heard Doug say " your opponents weapon is a little on the heavy side"
I’ve watched a lot of these videos and this weapon is one of few that legit make me wince when I see it swung. Ouch!
He should have quenched in mammal blood. That's the secret most dont know about. Shhhhh.
that was the weakest strength test ever
Here I thought the sharpness test that was weak. Cutting a watermelon?
It's pretty much the same test that broke the guy's first sword, so...
@@mfree80286 shhhhh...don't tell them, they are pretending to be smart 🤣😂🤣😂
These types of weapon is used here for reaping paddy. Just a bit short
I don't remember a heavier blade ever winning? Always go light and you have an edge 👍🇬🇧
The dummies were so scared of Doug's maraka keeeeel test they decapitated themselfs 😂👌 beautiful blades
Feel like he didnt use as much force with the second guys weapon because there weapons were so identicle and they had to make one of the guys lose
Nah. It's logical due to the 2nd blade being heavy it didn’t cut the horizontal melon that easily. And the 1st blade felt sharper the all three of the rounds.
When a judge says "It's heavy", you're going to lose
I love the way he say.."it will kill"😈😈😈
I feel like sometimes it also depends on the strength u put into a swing, that horizontal swing he did didn’t seem as strong as he did the first time
Maybe because of the weight of the sword. The way he described how the heavier sword feels made it sound a lot like an axe. If you ever use an axe you will find that swinging it horizontally is pretty hard but swinging it down is very powerful.
Because it was heavier
yea that was rigged. he shoulda just said he liked the light one better instead of botching up the swing, trying to push cut the watermelon.
Heat treated and tested?! Wtf?! Heard of tempering?!?!
Don't be discouraged Paul, at your age it's okay if things sometimes don't get hard
Dude that's dope 🤣
Especially the way those blades are designed. You can’t tell me that was an accodent
I love Forged In Fire!!!
Almost every episode "so, for this blade, I decided to go with a Damascus style" Damascus is overused and outdated, and it's not even the hysterical way to make Damascus considering the way is lost. Damascus is no long unique and cool, every time I see a sword with the description "Damascus steel" I don't want it
Does anyone else love they way he said “ it will kill”
Beautiful weapon, I'd love a sword like that.
His "test" at 3:53 was so unexpected I spit some of my drink out
Wow that's one wicked sick blade