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Axe throwing is fun. Forged in Fire is fun. So when the two were combined in Season 7, Episode 13 “Frankish Throwing Axes” you know it’s going to be fun.<\/p>\n

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Season 7, Episode 13: \u201cFrankish Throwing Axes\u201d (S07 EP13)<\/h1>\n

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No axes appear in the first two rounds of this barbeque themed competition. The smith’s make camp knives from salvaged steel from a barbeque. The parameters also called for a bottle opener on the knives. Though not required to do so each smith initially tried to make canister damascus but not all of them were successful.<\/p>\n

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Finale Weapon: A Matched Pair of Frankish Throwing Axes<\/h1>\n

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Smiths will often say that it is challenging to forge a matching set of anything. A pair of matching Frankish Throwing Axes were no different.\u00a0These axes have a long bit, an s-curved top and handles that curve away from the hammer poll.<\/span><\/p>\n

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One of the smiths made beautiful axe heads, the curve of the handles is also excellent from an aesthetic perspective. The hickory handles were charred which I don\u2019t like but they still look excellent and the dark handles provide a stark contrast to the bright heads. The leather overstrike guard is a nice touch. The fully polished heads and the decorative grinds are also outstanding.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The other smith, while I appreciate he did not burn the handles, did not nail the aesthetics of the axe heads nor in my opinion the design. The width of the axe heads from the top to bottom seems too narrow. The edge seems angled too low relative to the handle as well. I do think the handles look good and without actually holding them I can only say they look comfortable but as Ben Abbot pointed out, the palmswell is not ideal for a throwing axe.<\/span><\/p>\n

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A Frankish Throwing Axe with characteristic s-curved head<\/p>\n

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However, both axes performed well in all the tests.<\/p>\n

As with other episodes like \u201cThe Pipe Tomahawks<\/a>\u201d and \u201cViking<\/a>\u201d the strength test is throwing the axes, which I enjoy. Although Ben is my favorite judge, I do think David Baker throws a better axe!<\/p>\n

This was a great episode because the weapons of both smiths performed well and it came down to some of the finer details and design considerations.<\/p>\n

Axes in the episode<\/strong>: finale weapon Frankish Throwing Axes<\/p>\n

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Axe throwing is fun. Forged in Fire is fun. So when the two were combined in Season 7, Episode 13 “Frankish Throwing Axes” you know it’s going to be fun.Season 7, Episode 13: \u201cFrankish Throwing Axes\u201d (S07 EP13)No axes appear in the first two rounds of this barbeque themed competition. The smith’s make camp knives […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1431,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"\n

I like the show Forged in Fire and I like axes. So I keep tabs on which episodes of Forged in Fire feature an axe. In well over one hundred of episodes of the show there have only been 16 so far in which an axe makes an appearance. Episode 31 of season 7 \"Titanium Smackdown\" is a Forged in Fire Episode featuring an axe<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A Horseman's Tabar with wooden haft<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Season 7, Episode 31: \u201cTitanium Smackdown\u201d<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

No axes appear in the first two rounds of competition. They did things a little backwards from usual, with smith's being charged with forging titanium handles before creating a blade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finale Weapon<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The finale weapon is the Horseman's Tabar: a one handed Indo-Persian axe. The example Tabar in the show looks a little janky to me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Horseman's Tabar, according to the show, is a weapon used by Indian Calvary from the 16th-18th centuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I don\u2019t believe in metal handles on axes. It was a parameter and for a weapon it probably makes sense. Also a parameter was a hidden dagger in the haft that doubled as a pommel for the axe and the handle of the dagger. On the one hand it is kinda cool. I also get that it is historically accurate, but it seems impractical and I wouldn\u2019t want a dagger falling out of my axe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I liked the clean lines of the first competitors Tabar. I thought the judges would complain about what looked like a thin and round handle but they did not mention it so it must have indexed okay and been grippy enough. The axe blade did take some damage on the strength test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The other competitor seemed to lack on the fit and finish front. I appreciate the thought of doing a leather wrap on the handle to try to make it index better. I normally don\u2019t like a wrapped handle like that on an axe because it makes it impossible to slide your hand down the axe handle in a two handed strike, but since the Horseman\u2019s Tabar was probably only used as a one handed weapon this is a mute point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Judge Ben Abbot pointed out he actually didn\u2019t align the wrap with the head so it wasn\u2019t indexed right. Judge Doug Marcaida actually complained the handle slipped in his hand. So the wrapped handle was good idea that was not executed effectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While both smiths put together functional Tabars, as it often the case on Forged in Fire, the competition came down to handle design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Axes in the episode<\/strong>: finale weapon Horseman's Tabar<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, I maintain a complete listing of Forged in Fire Episodes with Axes<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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