Transformation often requires hard work and sacrifice. Like the forging of a blade from the raw material of the cold steel to the blazing edge that emerges from the fire. Life is Forged in Fire. On this episode of The Gentlemen’s Brotherhood, we are joined by Alex Ruiz, one of the celebrated bladesmiths featured on the TV show Forged In Fire. Alex earned the title of Champion on Season 5 of the show. Listen to our insightful conversation that reveals some interesting behind the scenes looks as well as some lessons we can forge out of the fire. Article "Waiting for the Quench" by Alberto Mella https://thegentlemensbrotherhood.com/blogs/blog/waiting-for-the-quench Table of content 00:00 Intro 00:34 The Panel 01:57 Bladesmithing 09:30 Mentor 18:00 Confidence 30:30 Apprentice 38:00 On Challenges 42:42 On Flaws and Vulnerability 46:33 We are Metal 48:30 End Credits Equipment used: Did you like the quality of our video, here are some of the tools and services we use and recommend*. Video Camera: Canon EOS M50 https://amzn.to/3tkazRD Lense: Canon EF-M 22mm https://amzn.to/3yNCbA3 Audio Microphone Main: ATR2100 https://amzn.to/3zNbmxb Microphone (directional): Audio Technica AT875R https://amzn.to/3DOEuq4 Audio Interface: Behringer U-phoria UMC404HD https://amzn.to/3DPQSq0 Lighting Key Lights: Neewer NL660 https://amzn.to/3jSpdwJ Back Light: Neewer LED https://amzn.to/3BEIFmq *Affiliate links disclosure: Links to products or services included in this post may be affiliate links which may result in us receiving a small commission from your purchase. This will not affect the price you pay for said products/services. Know that this negligible compensation will never sway our opinion or integrity. Connect with Alex Ruiz here: Web- https://volundrforge.com/ Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/volundr_forge/ Connect with The Gentlemen's Brotherhood here: Web- https://TheGentlemensBrotherhood.com/ Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/thegentsbro/ LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/onesgallery/ Podcast-https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... We hope we have earned your Subscription If you would like to support our efforts to help men become 21st century gentlemen, please consider supporting our work through Patreon. To unlock an exclusive selection of perks including early access to our content and your name in the credits of future videos, please visits: https://www.patreon.com/JuanSepulveda Thank you! Executive Producer: Toby Purisima Producers: Jennifer S. Angel Rodriguez Supporters (Baron & Viscount Level) Andrew Rizzitello Angel Rodriguez Guillaume Durand Jaime Molinar Jennifer S. John Beninate Kelvin Justice Kris Kirby Marty Dagoberto Driggs Matt Smith Pat Watson Scott Sherman Toby Purisima Tommy Abrahamsen Wes Latchford Special thanks to our team: Alberto Mella Bill Strutner Joe McMillen Khristopher Rodriguez Rusty Valle Tamesh Bahadur Taylor Nauta Music: Billy Mays III [Infinite Third] https://www.youtube.com/c/InfiniteThird Joey Pecoraro https://www.youtube.com/joeypecoraro TrackTribe https://www.youtube.com/c/TrackTribeMusic Photo Credits: Vincent Gonzalez Caleb Royer