Forged In Fire

Four smiths have to create a knife from the most mangled mess of a vehicle ever seen on the forge floor; the two surviving smiths return to their home forges to recreate a matched set of curved katars.

Four bladesmiths face double the trouble when they are tasked with forging not one, but two canister damascus knives. After a brutal round of testing, only two smiths move forward to build an extremely challenging Cinquedea sword.

The smiths forge their own version of a ninja blade; the lightest blade earns an extra 20 minutes in the second round; forging the Ninjato Sword.

Four bladesmiths get scrappy when they are given thin sheet metal to forge a knife. After a brutal round of testing, two smiths return home to recreate a razor sharp Serrated Indian Sabre.

The bladesmiths must forge a Saw Back machete out of steel tent stakes; two smiths return to create the Parang Nabur, a deadly Malaysian backcountry tool and weapon.

Four bladesmiths face double the trouble when they are tasked with forging not one, but two canister damascus knives; after a brutal round of testing, only two smiths move forward to build an extremely challenging Cinquedea sword.