{"id":1790,"date":"2021-04-06T17:35:53","date_gmt":"2021-04-06T23:35:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ancientpathworkshop.com\/?p=1790"},"modified":"2021-05-02T09:22:54","modified_gmt":"2021-05-02T15:22:54","slug":"four-forged-in-fire-controversies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ancientpathworkshop.com\/2021\/04\/four-forged-in-fire-controversies\/","title":{"rendered":"Four Forged in Fire Controversies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
I’m a fan of the History Channel show Forged in Fire. As of this writing I’ve seen every episode up to and including Season 8 Episode 15. The show is educational and it is in a competition format but it is primarily entertainment<\/strong>. Forged in Fire is not<\/em> a standardized competition. There is an element of luck and chance beyond what you’d see in a standardized competition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some episodes clearly have a stronger group of smiths than others. There are episodes in which the runner up produced a finale weapon far superior as compared to a winner in another episode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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. They could be asked to make an obscure pattern of Damascus they’ve never done before and lose because of that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These and other factors have led to a few controversies over the years. Here are four controversies that have resulted from 8 Seasons of Forged in Fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Spoiler Alert:<\/strong> The following discusses winners and losers in various episodes and contains spoilers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. Josh Smith: The best Smith on Forged in Fire who didn’t Win<\/h2>\n\n\n\n