Forged Down Under | Ep 3 | Part 1 | Viking | Battle of the Blacksmiths Australia

"Forged Down Under" is filmed in Queensland, Australia, at the Savage Custom Creative workshop. Savage Custom Creative specializes in knife making and blacksmithing classes. Our goal is to get as many people interested in and participating in our hobby.

"Forged Down Under" was created to showcase the Australian talent we have in the knife making and blacksmithing community and hopefully get more people interested in our hobby! We also aim to make the industry more friendly, as we're all here to help each other.

Each episode is split into two videos - Part 1 & Part 2. Each episode has a theme and is made up of 3 rounds. Contestants receive a challenge that they must start in round 1 and finish in round 2. Each round is judged based on a rubric and the final score from both round 1 & 2 combined, will decide who moves on to round 3, where they will get a new and more advanced challenge. The winner of round 3 will become a "Forged Down Under" champion.

"Forged Down Under" is unique, as we only give the contestants a theme to follow, and the creativity of how they interpret the theme is wholly up to them. This creates a much more fluid and entertaining approach. Sometimes, giving fewer guidelines is better, as contestants have to battle the urge to overcomplicate the build in a time-constrained environment.

Our judging is also different. We judge the contestants on a rubric for Round 1, based on three categories, with a 1-5 points scale per category, per judge. Then, in Round 2, we judge them on a more complex rubric of five categories. This gives the contestants who think about their approach a more strategic path. If you're smart, you can guarantee high points in a couple of categories or maybe aim for an average across all categories.

We hope you enjoy our show, "Forged Down Under"!

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OUR LINKS
Facebook:   / forgeddownunder  
Instagram:   / forgeddownunderofficial  
TikTok:   / forgeddownunderofficial  
Patreon:   / forgeddownunder  

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JUDGES
Shane Savage - https://savagecustomknives.com/
Geoff Nordling - https://www.knifeshopaustralia.com.au/ &   / northchild_customs  

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CONTESTANTS

Cameron Cudahy
Longdog Forge

Nathan Butcher
Northern Iron Forge
Instagram:   / northern_iron_forge  
Facebook:   / northernironforge  
TikTok:   / northernironforge  
YouTube: ‪@northernironforge‬
https://www.northernironforge.com.au/

Richard Morgan
Hartland Forge
Instagram:   / hartland_forge  
Facebook:   / hartlandforge1  

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SPONSERS
KnifePrint - Use Code "FDU25" for a discount! - https://knifeprint.com/

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Checkout The ForgeCast for a great Australian Blacksmithing & Knife Making podcast   / theforgecastpodcast  
https://theforgecast.simplecast.com/

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PRODUCTION
Videographer - The Ipswich Photographer - https://www.theipswichphotographer.com/
Sound Recordist - Tim Pitot Audio - https://www.timpitotaudio.com/

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