: How come forging doesn’t seem to have improved since the metal ages ?

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I’m a huge fan of “forged in fire” and it seems to me that technology hasn’t done a great job of improving this craft. I mean except for things like a power hammer, how is it possible that we’re not able to control a quench.

There are so many “castrophical failures”from what seems to be competent bladesmith. I don’t understand how in 2020 there are still variable in that process that we are unable to control.

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I’m french so sorry in advance if there are error in the text.

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> how is it possible that we’re not able to control a quench.

We are, when we’re not being filmed for a Television show that needs drama to be entertaining. There are several liquids used for quenching in modern smithing, and very effective methods of maintaining quench temperature.

> I don’t understand how in 2020 there are still variable in that process that we are unable to control.

Artificial limits placed on the smiths by the creators of the show.

One of my neighbors was on the show. He compared it to being asked to build a house, on a time limit, with access to only what you’d find in a Junior High School’s wood shop.

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