The remaining two competitors go back to their home forges and make the final weapon in 35 hours and return for a final test. “The blade goes under a sharpness, strength and KEAL test, and then another is eliminated,” he said. Then you finish the blade you started in the first round. You forge a blade, and then there’s one elimination. “Four bladesmiths take on three rounds of challenges. “The idea behind the show is competitive bladesmithing,” said Finch, the son of Jeff and Rebecca FInch. SUBMITTED PHOTOĪ Butler County man had to be sharp as he competed to make a weapon on the History Channel show “Forged in Fire.”Įric Finch, 20, a 2019 Seneca Valley High School graduate and a senior safety major at Slippery Rock University, will compete against three other bladesmiths on the show airing at 9 p.m. Finch will appear in Wednesday’s episode of “Forged in Fire” airing at 9 p.m. Eric Finch, a senior at Slippery Rock University, hammers out a blade.
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