Big Giant Swords | show | 2015 | Official Trailer - video Dailymotion

"Irish Mike" Craughwell lives on the island of Martha's Vineyard, where he builds giant custom swords. | dHNfdzF0em9jT1dTc0U

Transcript

00:00 Now, here's a sneak peek at the new series, Big Giant Swords.

00:04 My passion is building humongous swords.

00:07 I'm a welder by trade.

00:11 I used to build bridges and buildings, but I found it terribly boring.

00:15 I started making swords for my own personal amusement.

00:19 A friend put some of my work on YouTube.

00:21 Six million total views later, boom, I'm inundated with requests.

00:27 [GROANS]

00:29 Life is too short to spend it doing something you hate.

00:34 So I want to try and make a living and support my family by making and selling giant swords.

00:39 I don't know whether this is going to work or not.

00:44 It's either going to be a soaring tale of triumph...

00:46 ...or a bitter saga of defeat.

00:49 And that, ladies and gentlemen, is how you make a hernia.

00:54 Big Giant Swords, a brand new series. Premiers Tuesday at 10 on Discovery.