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So frustrating to see it cut so perfectly only to have the shaft break vs. the youngster's poorer performing blade on that huge shaft.

FIF is tough on weapons, no doubt.
 
His blades were incredible. The friction folder was magnificent , the jumanji blade was pure genius. The only thing that failed was selecting the rake handle for a shaft.

I feel bad for him. He does fantastic blade work. The wood selection did him in.

He will be selected to return as a fan favorite Im sure.
 
Yeah, it's a shame his beautiful metal work was undone by a stick. His friction folder was very impressive and his jumonji yari would have won if the shaft hadn't broken.
 
Pride cometh before a fall.
Should have tested the handle against a tree, wack turn a 1/4 turn and wack again and so on.
A native American I know makes his own bows, he never shapes the bow. the tree or limb defines it. If you cut through the grain to shape the wood it will split there, the blade maker knows steel but does not know wood.
 
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If you look over the show in slow motion I see the cutting head decelerate as it cuts through the spine while the lower haft is still being driven. The stress on the joint in the middle snaps the shaft.
 
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hso said:
If you look over the show in slow motion I see the cutting head decelerate as it cuts through the spine while the lower haft is still being driven. The stress on the joint in the middle appears to pry the shaft apart.
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Looked to me like it broke straight across in the middle of the rake handle. He was holding it well above the splice.
 
My initial thought was that it broke at a joint/splice but on the DVR it's clear that it broke in the middle of a wood section with no joint/splice.

I went back to triple check and there's no joint/splice at the point of the break. In fact, it broke directly under the forward hand of the wielder such that he was able to partially hold the two pieces together after the break.

So no issues with weak joints/splice or worksmanship. The shaft just wasn't strong enough.
 
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So no issues with weak joints/splice or worksmanship. The shaft just wasn't strong enough.
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Yep

I was going to watch it again, but Fuad put up pics and an explanation on his site.
http://www.acremetalworks.com/ForgedInFire.html

The Break
Here's a Photo of the actual break. I saved it as a
reminder that no matter how much time and
thought you put into something, there are always
incalculable variables. As you can see this is not the
joint that I made.
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Incredibly beautiful work. That’s how life goes though, sometimes you do everything right and put your pride on the line just to find a weak point that’s not your fault. I can’t wait for the next go-round because he will certainly be asked to come back for a second chance, maybe it will be something less awkward than a monstrosity of a friction folder.
 
Chatted with Fuad.

He had picked through the available handles and selected the straightest clear grain ash he could find and tested a few for strength and flexibility before picking one and using it.

I got to handle the rehafted yari and the balance and blade were perfect. I've seen his work and that's what I'd expect.
 
here is a better copy of the episode.

I like fuad's attitude on the show and he made some beautiful stuff. I'm glad he is a member here. He is exactly the kind of guy I expect to find on thehighroad.
 
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He'll be testing for his Master Smith shortly.

His pieces are selling so briskly he's having to struggle to keep the requisite pieces for testing.
 
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