Forged in Fire - panabas

[Battara]

Good for you Ron!

I am aware of the limitations of the show, but I still find it interesting and entertaining.

[Kmaddock]

I really enjoy the show
I can sit down with my eight year old son, (he loves meat) and 6 year old daughter.
We discuss the weapons, appraise what is going wrong, discuss Damascus steel
(We even used a ham and cheese sandwitch to see the process for real)
Overall I feel it brings knowledge of making things by hand to a generation of screen watchers.
Having them in my workshop making plywood swords and trying them out in destructive testing has come from the show.
The delight when they recognise one of my sword types been produced on the show is great, we go up into my storage area and bring it down to discuss if it would win against the competitors.
I would like though to see more of the home shop productions as the 5 days are really condensed.

I have however never made a blade so I might not see all the incorrectness in what is going on.

Regards

Ken

[kronckew]

Originally Posted by Battara

Good for you Ron!

I am aware of the limitations of the show, but I still find it interesting and entertaining.

in spite of my comments i watch it too, better than a lot of the other garbage on at the times it is.

do wish they'd smarten up a bit and look for more historical accuracy rather than glitzy fantasy work (i shuddered at that 'winning' war hammer with the dragon bits that fell off).

the 'iron and fire' series is a LOT better and shows real and useful skills.

[Kmaddock]

Here are my two Forged in Fire fans with their favourite weapons

[Lee]

Well, these katars do not have grips too narrow for the hands of their appreciative wielders! Delightful picture!