Gabriel James 90 Posted September 10, 2017 It's My privilege and honor to announce that I was blessed with the opportunity to compete on Forged in Fire. For those of you who do not know, I will be in this Tuesday's Episode on the History channel at 9pm EST. Regardless of the outcome I made 3 lifelong friends and had the time of my life with these Smiths roaming around NYC. Tune in and Cheer for your local Nerd on national TV The experience was nothing but awesome all the way around. Th:D 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alex Middleton 211 Posted September 13, 2017 Congrats on the win! Beautiful sword! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeb Camper 585 Posted September 13, 2017 I was routing for you! Glad you won! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Donnie 2 Posted September 13, 2017 Congratulations on your win. Well done, sir. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gabriel James 90 Posted September 13, 2017 thanks alot guys. I got my Bachelors degree in knife making from this very forum. Thanks all to have answered questions and guided me along the way. I at least was competant enough to fake the funk and pull out a "W" hahaha! here are a few pics of the final weapon 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wes Detrick 477 Posted September 13, 2017 Are there bigger pictures of that hamon? Don't hold out on me Gabe! And congrats on your win! Hope that yours winnings do some good things in your life 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JeffM 57 Posted September 13, 2017 Nice work Gabe good to see you pull out a win....On the more humorous side of things the pommel in your hand looks like you're holding a big set of balls....LOL Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ScottWright 16 Posted September 13, 2017 Awesome sword Gabe. It was a really great contest and I'm glad to see you won! Enjoy your fame! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gabriel James 90 Posted September 13, 2017 8 hours ago, Wes Detrick said: Are there bigger pictures of that hamon? Don't hold out on me Gabe! And congrats on your win! Hope that yours winnings do some good things in your life I have a cell phone video i took haphazardly before i had to crate it up. But the compression makes it just look like blah. It looks decent on my phone.... idk I should have went for a very high contrast hamon, instead of a subtle one, oh well Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gabriel James 90 Posted September 13, 2017 again thanks alot guys! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JJ Simon 123 Posted September 13, 2017 Congratulations. You've come a long way in a short time. Your efforts show. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gabriel James 90 Posted September 14, 2017 thanks very much JJ, time to get busy. Tons of room for improvement! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Timothy Artymko 39 Posted September 14, 2017 Congratulations Gabriel! I can't watch it (don't have tv) but I can say that I wish I could. Awesome to here of another fellow forumite showing the tv world what real knives are And that's a fantastic sword and the hamon is beautiful! It's really too bad that you don't have better pictures. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gabriel James 90 Posted September 14, 2017 Quote i dont normally say this publicly but i dont have cable either, i just download the torrent right off of KA and put it on my 4TB storage hard drive to watch whenver i want Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Don Abbott 63 Posted September 14, 2017 Congratulations from another cable-less member. The sword looks great. Is there any way to get to these Season 4 FiF episodes anywhere? History.com always keeps them locked. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Doug Adams 7 Posted September 14, 2017 Congratulations Gabe! Enjoyed watching the show. You did a great job. Doug Jn. 3:16 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Karim 60 Posted September 14, 2017 Yeah great job, just realized it was you. enjoy ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gabriel James 90 Posted September 15, 2017 i torrent them from a site, PM me and ill give you more instructions on how to get them. I got a few screen grabs if that helps any? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Pierce 50 Posted September 17, 2017 Just watched the show, congratulations on the win!! Cutting silk like that after going through two bones, sweet. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gabriel James 90 Posted September 17, 2017 Thanks! i got another screen grab, not sure if these screen shots are any better than my pics. I got a snap of Dave mokume bolsters too Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grpaavola 29 Posted September 18, 2017 Man, Congratulations! I am starting to think that maybe, just maybe this site should turn into a guild of some type. I know I wouldn't be half the bladesmith I am now without it! Keep on keepin' on Gabe! -Gabriel 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Charles du Preez 335 Posted September 28, 2017 Just aired in the U.K. Congrats Gabe. I've been avoiding this thread until the episode aired here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jason McEntee 57 Posted October 7, 2017 Watched the "cutting deeper" replay of your episode the other night. Congrats on the win! It was fun watching you work. I sort of know Josh from a blade group on Facebook...seems like quite the interesting character in person... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gerhard Gerber 200 Posted January 4, 2018 Hi Gabe Congrats on winning, I love the show and I have re-watched all 4 seasons several times! Could you perhaps clear up whether you temper the blades inbetween rounds one and two? Will mentioned "now that your blades have been tempered" somewhere in season 4, and this is something that has very much bothered me throughout. I know opinions are mixed, I know it's "reality" TV with everything that goes with it, but I've learned a lot, and at the very least been inspired to try new things and improve. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
