It is among the best finale weapons in the show. Josh crafted an incredible and high performing Kora Sword. He then went on to the finale against then 19 year old wunderkind Liam Hoffman. He made a clinic out of the first 2 rounds. He came into Season 3 Episode 5: The Kora Sword, with 25 years of experience. He was the youngest ABS Master Smith at age 19. Josh Smith: The best Smith on Forged in Fire who didn’t Win

Spoiler Alert: The following discusses winners and losers in various episodes and contains spoilers. Here are four controversies that have resulted from 8 Seasons of Forged in Fire. These and other factors have led to a few controversies over the years. They could be asked to make an obscure pattern of Damascus they’ve never done before and lose because of that. There could also be a fantastic smith, but if they aren’t experienced in using a coal forge and end up on one of the episodes where those are used, they might do very poorly as compared to another smith who would do better in that environment. There are episodes in which the runner up produced a finale weapon far superior as compared to a winner in another episode. Some episodes clearly have a stronger group of smiths than others. There is an element of luck and chance beyond what you’d see in a standardized competition. Forged in Fire is not a standardized competition. The show is educational and it is in a competition format but it is primarily entertainment. As of this writing I’ve seen every episode up to and including Season 8 Episode 15. I’m a fan of the History Channel show Forged in Fire.

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