Forged in Fire announced on 31st August 2016.
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(This article originally appeared in the Wednesday, August 7 issue of the Demopolis Times.Dave Baker tasks bladesmiths with creating his favorite weapon: a Scottish dirk, in this clip from Season 5, Episode 10, "The German Halberd".#ForgedInFireSu. “Beware of anybody with a fat cane,” he said, unsheathing his cane sword. The final note that Butts gave during his speech was a warning that he learned the importance of first-hand while competing. “Victoria has supported me no matter what crazy idea I have,” he said. Many others also brought desserts to the event.īutts took a special moment to thank his wife for her support and enthusiasm for his passions. Elizabeth Hale also designed the event’s invitations. Ben Mayton had a strong hand in the viewing party being held at Shack 33 and contributed to its rental. Daryl Kirkham opened Linden Ace Hardware well past regular operation hours while Butts crafted his cane sword. Skibo Holman is the physical therapist whose weeks of shoulder therapy treatments allowed Butts to compete. Mitchel and Melanie Hale – his father- and mother-in-law – supported Butts in his career and passions for the past decade and contributed to renting Shack 33.
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Trent and Lynn Hale – his brother- and sister-in-law – initially introduced Butts to “Forged in Fire” and contributed to the event’s catering. “Those are three guys that are going to be friends of mine probably for the rest of my life,” he said.Īt the viewing party, Butts stood before the crowd and thanked a long list of people that made his competing and the party to celebrate his achievement possible. “I’ve never been so honored in my whole entire life to have that many people come out and share this moment with me,” he said.īutts has kept contact with the three other bladesmiths that were on the episode, and they were texting each other leading up to the premiere. The moment his win aired on television was shared with about 100 friends and family at a viewing party at Soggy Bottom Lodge’s Shack 33 on July 31. “It was important to me to come home and build those things in a proper manner,” he said. When he came home, he recreated his karambits and cane sword to perfection. However, winning was not enough for Butts. “That’s the one spot where I was terribly scared that things may not turn out very well for me,” he said.īutts won “Forged in Fire” following praise for his cane sword and the blade of his competitor’s sword breaking during testing. During transit, anything could have happened to the pommel that could have cost him the win, such as it rotating or becoming off-center. He had just glued the pommel with epoxy before being instructed to begin packing it for shipment. The worst moment of the competition came in the final moments that Butts was working on the sword. During the challenge, he could also be seen running to the two karambits displayed for reference to make sure he was getting the correct form, though he did receive criticism for the handles being one-and-a-half to two inches too long, even after he shortened them when given the chance to refine. Going in, Butts had a strategy of using an hour at the end of the first round to dedicate just to sanding and then spending the final half hour quenching. Up until the blades were unveiled at the start of the round, Butts didn’t even know what a karambit was. The first challenge gave the competitors four hours to create a pair of karambits. There are four contestants that are eventually whittled down to one winner across two challenges. “No one can ever be waiting on us, so we run like the wind,” he said about his days creating special effects for movies.
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He understood how slowly things move behind the camera, and how, once he had a task before him, there was no time to wait.
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With a background in the movie industry, applying his skills in carpentry, blacksmithing and pyrotechnics to special effects, Butts was able to get in the right mindset.