Forged in Fire

It's judge against judge when all four judges pick a past bladesmith to represent them in the ultimate battle for supremacy.

Four bladesmiths tee up for a never-before-seen challenge when they must harvest the steel from a vintage golf club to forge their signature blade.

The competitors are challenged with creating two blades in the first round. As the bladesmiths are pushed to their limits, this leads to another first--a hospital trip.

Four bladesmiths face a new twist in the first round when they learn they can't forge any blade in their own style, they must forge a karambit, a curved knife that resembles a claw.

In a Forged in Fire first, fans voted online to bring back four of their favorite craftsmen for a second shot at victory.

After two dramatic rounds of mishaps and mischief of forging a Kukri, two of the four original bladesmiths forge ahead in the final challenge to reproduce a distinctive African sword, the Akrafena.

A new group of competitors face the unknown when they are tasked with using odd shapes of mystery steel to forge a blade in their signature style.

Four bladesmiths are welcomed to the forge with a curveball--they must utilize questionable steel from mining tools to forge a blade in their signature style.

The competitors must demonstrate edged-weapon mastery when they are tasked with turning salvaged junkyard steel into a weapon. Pressured by the ticking clock, each smith turns in a finished blade in their signature style.

Four previous competitors return to the forge for a second chance. The competitors must forge their signature blade using only the recycled steel from a jackhammer.

It's double the competitors and double the heat in this first ever team challenge. Masters compete alongside their apprentices as they are forced to take turns on the forge floor.

Four bladesmiths are given the challenge to forge blades from a giant elevator cable. The two that move to the final round are challenged to recreate an African execution sword called the Ngombe Ngulu.

Four competing bladesmiths are tasked with forging a bowie that will require a d-guard in the 2nd round. In the final round, the two remaining must recreate a deadly sabre called the Shamshir.

Four bladesmiths must use steel from old nautical equipment.

Four bladesmiths must create a canister Damascus billet from which they must forge a dagger. Only two enter the final round where they must recreate an ancient Roman weapon known as the Scissor.

Four bladesmiths go to a scrapyard to create their signature blade using only harvested metal and a coal forge. After two rounds, the two remaining must recreate a fearsome battle weapon, the Kampilan.

The bladesmiths find the odds stacked against them when they are forced to layer a complex Damascus pattern into their signature style blade.

The competition shifts into high gear when the smiths are tasked with turning the rusted steel of a 1971 Mercury Cougar into their signature blade in just three hours.

Four of the top bladesmiths from around the globe compete in the first ever Forged In Fire International Championship.

Four bladesmiths must forge blades in their signature style from pipe wrenches. Only two smiths advance to the final round where they must recreate a rare axe-mace hybrid, known as the Tabar Shish-par.

Five former champions return for a competition unlike any other and must earn a spot at one of the four anvils to compete for the Ultimate Champion of Champions.

Four smiths must forge together rusty chain mail and high quality steel to produce Knights Templar Crusader Daggers. Two make it to the last round and must recreate the Knights Templar Crusader Sword.

Four bladesmiths must resurrect old swords and forge them into a Viking Seax using the time-tested coal forge. In the final round, the remaining two must recreate a pair of deadly Viking War Axes.