The contestant who survives the elimination rounds and wins the episode’s contest earns $10,000 and the title of Forged in Fire champion.Īdolphson survived, was named the winner and took home the $10,000 prize. Neilson, who has been making knives for more than 20 years, hand-to-hand combat specialist Doug Marcaida, and David Baker, an authority on replicating period-accurate weaponry.
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Former Army Ranger Grady Powell hosts the competition series that sees four master bladesmiths in each episode challenged to forge the swords, which are then tested by a panel of judges consisting of J. He recently had an opportunity to compete on Forged in Fire, a competition set to bladesmithing and blacksmithing weapons from specific time periods and cultures.Īccording to IMDB, Forged in Fire tests some of the best bladesmiths in the industry as they attempt to recreate some of history’s most iconic edged weapons. I made my first Damascus knife and I was just hooked.”Īdolphson’s abilities caught the eyes of the producers at The History Channel, too. “I got hold of a guy who was a two-time champion on the show and took a class with him in Wisconsin.
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In January 2020, Adolphson became serious about his passion and began learning how to make knives, daggers and swords. These are “forever knives” and meant to be handed down for generations.” “I’ve made handles with meteorites and mammoth tusks. It was this part-time forging that opened his eyes to a whole new world of possibilities in the world of bladesmithing.
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I am a welder by trade and have been around metal my whole life.”ĭipping a toe into the knife-making waters, Adolphson began taking an order here and there while working full time as a pipe welder. I’ve always wanted to get into making knives. “Growing up in North Dakota, I’ve always been around hunting and always carried a knife. Understanding the foundational opportunities welding can present for an entrepreneur, Adolphson found himself being drawn to the outdoors for the next chapter in life.
That’s the goal, but I’ll always do some kind of welding in my shop.” Needless to say, he was excited to test his metal against other great smiths in the very same arena that inspired him to take up the hobby in the first place.“I’ve done welding for the past 11 years and knife making kinda caught my eye one day, I’d like to go full time. He’s been so effective, in fact, that he’s been asked to appear on the History Channel’s ‘Forged In Fire’: a televised smithing contest that pits master bladesmiths against each other to forge and test some of the most famous edged weapons in history.Ĭody appeared on the show’s most recent season, where he’s competing for the title of Forged in Fire Champion, as well as a $10,000 dollar grand prize. While his forge at Little Wolf Ironworks has only been making blades for two years, Cody’s already proven to be a cut above, with some of his designs making the cover of knife magazines like Blade. My dad put a welding helmet on me when I was six.” I’ve done metalworking since I was 18 years old. I always had a knife, carried a knife, was interested in them. “I got into blacksmithing because I’m from North Dakota,” Adolphson says, “Born and raised, so naturally I was around hunting and fishing. A welder by trade, Cody Adolphson has been around steel all his life- making his work as a blacksmith second nature.
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