
Forged in Fire
Judge Dave Baker revisits five of the most intense championship rounds featuring the top blades of China to come out of the forge.

Judge Dave Baker revisits five of the most intense championship rounds featuring the top blades of China to come out of the forge.

Dave Baker revisits five of the most intense championship rounds featuring the top long swords to come out of the forge.

In the final round of the Invitational Tournament, the winning farrier, armorer, blacksmith and modern metal worker face off to forge a wakizashi the two finalists must then re-create the nodachi, one of the largest Japanese swords.

Four bladesmiths must harvest materials from a metal sculpture to forge a needle point Damascus blade the remaining smiths return to their own home forges to re-create a sword from the elite classes of Renaissance Europe: the Flamberge Rapier.

Four bladesmiths must forge a signature Damascus blade using steel from tools the smiths that survive two brutal rounds of testing return to their home forges to recreate a multipurpose Medieval weapon of war: the Knightly Poleaxe.

Four bladesmiths must forge a Damascus blade out of something familiar: plate armor the remaining two bladesmiths head back to their home forges to craft an exotic hybrid of pain and protection: the Hooded Katar.

Four bladesmiths are tasked with creating a san mai blade from horseshoes and hoof rasps the remaining two bladesmiths return to their home forges to create a famed weapon of the English Civil War: the mortuary sword.

The ancient Roman pilum is designed to penetrate armor World War II army radios how rockets were first used on the battlefield.

The Revolution has been won, but as warring nations attack America's borders and uprisings threaten from within, Washington builds the new United States up with his bare hands while enduring treachery and personal attacks.

The Revolution has been won, but as warring nations attack America's borders and uprisings threaten from within, Washington builds the new United States up with his bare hands while enduring treachery and personal attacks.

As the American colonies make their final break, their newly minted commander-in-chief realizes he's been handed a nearly impossible task in fighting the most powerful armed force in the world with an undisciplined ragtag group of soldiers.

Sent by the British to deliver an ultimatum, the inexperienced young officer learns a hard lesson about leadership when his failures in the field inadvertently kick off a world war.

The ancient Roman pilum is designed to penetrate armor World War II army radios how rockets were first used on the battlefield.

The Revolution has been won, but as warring nations attack America's borders and uprisings threaten from within, Washington builds the new United States up with his bare hands while enduring treachery and personal attacks.

The Revolution has been won, but as warring nations attack America's borders and uprisings threaten from within, Washington builds the new United States up with his bare hands while enduring treachery and personal attacks.

As the American colonies make their final break, their newly minted commander-in-chief realizes he's been handed a nearly impossible task in fighting the most powerful armed force in the world with an undisciplined ragtag group of soldiers.

Sent by the British to deliver an ultimatum, the inexperienced young officer learns a hard lesson about leadership when his failures in the field inadvertently kick off a world war.

No problem has loomed larger for history's crazy rich than how to keep themselves and their multi-million dollar homes safe and secure these three figures broke the bank on security features designed to prevent break-ins.

The prized possessions of some of history's richest people haven't been castles, jewels, or fine art, but something more exotic, with the ability to bite back meeting the monarchs and millionaires who spent their fortunes collecting wild animals.

The prized possessions of some of history's richest people haven't been castles, jewels, or fine art, but something more exotic, with the ability to bite back meeting the monarchs and millionaires who spent their fortunes collecting wild animals.