I’m a sucker for reality shows like How It’s Made or Dirty Jobs, the kind that take reveal the creation process behind everyday items. Man at Arms: Reforged is a show that hits a the same button, and just the other week, the show crossed over a milestone: the 100th episode mark.

If you haven’t seen Man at Arms: Reforged, you can check out the entire run on YouTube. The premise is incredibly simple: every other Monday, a team of blacksmiths at Baltimore Knife and Sword craft a sword (or sometimes a shield or other weapon) from scratch, sometimes based on user suggestions or simply what the team wants to make.

The show first debuted in February 2013, and featured blacksmith Tony Swatton of Burbank California’s Sword and the Stone. That…

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