LastRonin

Love the way it looks

I was watching when it happened. Thought "That can't be real."

I haven't... but then, I'm nowhere near being an old hand. I'm pretty sure I just haven't done enough of them to make that mistake yet.

Speaking of doors... don't try the running shoulder bash: some are stronger than they look, and sometimes, you might not like what is, or isn't on the other side. ( liches, floors... other dimensions... you know, the usual)

You use a Texas Toothpick to pick the venison from between your teeth.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vdXNKYX3CXU Another similar to Thomas'.

Touche Sir Thomas. I guess you could even use that mindset to do the same for guns and bombs... shoot, ANYTHING typically classified as a weapon.

House AC Unit was being replaced at the time.

Chanur!

Is the main delay the decision on what genre/system or the election/volunteering of storyteller/DM/GM?

The hottest I have personally been in... I probably shouldn't have. In the middle of the day in August here on the Alabama Gulf Coast (several years ago), I crawled into an attic to replace the 164 degree F heat detectors that had activated... just from the sun on the black shingle roof in 100+ F weather.

but those tests were done on the swords. The kind of testing to differentiate between functional sword and wall-hanger. Swords are not tools unless your task is killing. The tests they performed with the knives were functional usage tests I have seen before. Puncturing metal and slicing rope... tool functions.

ok... Another series to add to my findit list

Has this faded into antiquity?

I absolutely respect the opinions of everyone posting. I don't agree with all of them and don't expect them all to agree with me. Just ask that thoughtful consideration be given to any point I try to make based on fact or logic (as I try to do for others') instead of off-hand dismissal. While the show does appear to be useless as an instructional course on how to make a quality blade, it could be used in parts as examples of what not to do, and as Steve posted... examples of what can be accomplished within a limited time.

In this show, the show producers ARE the client, and in effect are getting what they ask for. Like the old sign; you can have it fast, good or cheap... Pick two.

I understand where you are coming from, but is this THAT much different from the big blacksmith contest where the competitors have to make a specific style tong within a time limit?

Please note that the posts I am making here are only my opinion (humble or not -grin-), and I am not trying to step on anyone's right to express their own. Spanky: That's the thing though... documentaries are usually either a one "episode" thing, or possibly miniseries. And even with educational networks, they weigh their timeslots based on audience size. This show is a series, so they have to draw a larger audience. But hey, I do hope to see more in depth documentary instructional shows on the smithing crafts, black to white to blade. I just don't fault the show for being what itclaimed to be and not something it wasn't.

I went into it with the understanding that it was an entertainment program hoping to garner as wide an audience as they could, not an educational program that would only be paid attention to by a small portion of the possible viewing audience. How many of you would regularly take time out of your day to watch an educational program about a topic that you had no intention to learn how to do? Just because we are interested in learning more about blacksmithing/bladesmithing doesn't mean enough people are for the network to take up airspace with the idea. The gist of this post being: Don't talk bad about the show for not meeting unrealistic expectations. I had HOPES it would be more informational than it was, but was actually (iintentionally) expecting it to be even less so than it was. I don't mind at all reading where people have put their opinion about whether they liked it or not, just think it's a little overboard to call it crap because it didn't meet your expectations. Hey, at least they are actually showing real forging of real blades and emphasizing funcionality.... not just cutting out and welding together pieces of metal to look like tv/movie/video game "swords", that aren't usable.

I liked it. Of course it had its Hollywood ism ... The "Strength Test". But I think I'll try to watch it... Maybe History channel dot com will show the episodes.

Again. It's doing the "No posts to show". This post didn't make it work, though...

I don't have cable either, but my wife's cousin knows I'm a hobby smith and invited us over to watch it tonight.

Spanky: I will definitely look into that. I knew it was not that good for cold, you need something like wool for that.

Well done! At least you have that in common with the wyrm... Since that is probably how he liked his Knights.

just try not to give them buzz cuts. And don't stray too close to the furnace, they might get bummed if you contaminate their bloom with melted drone.