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Post by Miranda on Feb 27, 2017 12:54:54 GMT
I spotted this whilst looking for Vikings so recorded it, out of curiosity. I do love to watch a blacksmith work so a competition sounded interesting.
Basically, it's 3 bladesmiths per programme making a knife and then a bigger weapon. It's to the clock and.... it's a bit odd. It's a Hell's Kitchen kind of set up but without the screaming and swearing. But oh man the music is horrendous! I am trying to block it out so I can watch but..... oy oy oy.
They also have a test for the weapons which is a ballistic dummy. It's a torso on a pole and is made of materials with the same weight and viscosity as a human body. And the second test was to make a katana which was tested on the dummies. I'm only glad they used green liquid to show bleeding, not red. Serious disembowelment! Which is good really cos it reminds you of the purpose of the blade.
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