It's ironic that the Craftsmen were victorious not because of their superior fabrication skills but due to their deeper understanding of the problem and how to solve it. It's not clear from the clip, but he's hardening the tool steel tip to a point higher than the base metal hardness. Hard enough for the top to penetrate the base and form a dimple, but soft enough not to go bouncing out from the shock of dropping. Such is the stuff dreams are woven...