Episode guide
Forged in Fire: Season 4
23 episodes · premiered Apr 11, 2017
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- Episode 1: Judges Pick Apr 11, 2017 · 42m The judges pick past bladesmiths to represent them; first, the smiths must use steel from N.Y.C. streets to forge signature blades. In the final round, the competitors have five days to…
- Episode 2: Deer Horn Knives Apr 11, 2017 · 42m Four bladesmiths tee up for a never-before seen challenge, harvesting steel from a vintage golf club to forge signature blades. In the final round, the remaining smiths must forge a pair…
- Episode 3: The Katzbalger Apr 18, 2017 · 42m For the first time ever, the competitors are challenged with creating not one, but two blades in the first round. After a grueling second round, the two remaining smiths have just five…
- Episode 4: Makraka Apr 25, 2017 · 42m 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. The…
- Episode 5: Fans' Choice May 2, 2017 · 42m Chosen by fans, four bladesmiths return for a second shot at victory. The smiths must use their best forging techniques to make a signature blade using barbed wire; the final two smiths…
- Episode 6: Akrafena May 9, 2017 · 42m Bladesmiths are tasked with forging a Kukri, the signature blade of master smith and judge, Jason Knight. After two rounds of mishaps and mischief, two smiths forge ahead in the final…
- Episode 7: Talwar May 16, 2017 · 42m 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. All four smiths fight to the finish…
- Episode 8: The Cinquedea May 23, 2017 · 42m 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. Ultimately, two smiths survive…
- Episode 9: The Charay Jun 6, 2017 · 42m The competitors must demonstrate edged-weapon mastery when they are tasked with turning salvaged junkyard steel into a weapon. Two forge ahead to the final round to recreate the legendary…
- Episode 10: Sword Breaker Redemption Jun 13, 2017 · 42m Four competitors return to the forge for a second chance; they must forge their signature blades using recycled steel from a jackhammer. Then, the finalists must recreate a distinctive…
- Episode 11: Master & Apprentice Jul 11, 2017 · 42m Masters compete alongside their apprentices as they take turns on the forge floor, fusing their skills to forge a cleaver using the arduous jellyroll technique; in the final round, the…
- Episode 12: Ngombe Ngulu Jul 18, 2017 · 42m Four bladesmiths must forge blades from a giant elevator cable; two finalists return home to recreate the African Ngombe Ngulu, known as the executioner's sword.
- Episode 13: The Shamshir Jul 25, 2017 · 42m Four competing bladesmiths are tasked with forging a bowie knife that will require a d-guard in the second round; only two manage to make it through to the final round where they must…
- Episode 14: The Kachin Dao Aug 1, 2017 · 42m Smiths must use steel from old nautical equipment to forge-weld their signature blades, while being forced to do it using a metal inlay technique; then, the two finalists have just five…
- Episode 15: The Gladiators' Scissor Aug 8, 2017 · 42m With a variety of steels to choose from, the smiths are forced to create a canister Damascus billet from which they must forge a dagger; only two enter the final round where they must…
- Episode 16: The Kampilan Aug 22, 2017 · 42m Four bladesmiths head to a scrap yard to create their signature blades using harvested metal and a coal forge; in the final round, the smiths must re-create a fearsome battle weapon known…
- Episode 17: The Kpinga Aug 29, 2017 · 42m The smiths are forced to layer a complex Damascus pattern into their signature-style blades; broken blades fall throughout two challenges and an unforgiving round; finalists must recreate…
- Episode 18: The Yatagan Sep 12, 2017 · 42m The competition shifts into high gear when the smiths are tasked with turning the rusted steel from a 1971 Mercury Cougar into their signature blades in just three hours; the finalists…
- Episode 19: International Championship / The Spadroon Oct 3, 2017 · 42m Four of the top smiths from around the world compete in an international championship; two smiths return home empty handed, while two go on to recreate the Spadroon, a weapon that…
- Episode 20: Tabar-Shishpar Oct 10, 2017 · 42m Smiths are asked to forge blades from pipe wrenches; two competitors advance to the final round during which they must recreate a rare axe-mace hybrid known as the Tabar-Shishpar.
- Episode 21: Ultimate Champions Edition Oct 17, 2017 · 42m Five returning champions must earn a spot at one of the four anvils; the four remaining smiths are given cubes to forge blades in the infamous canister Damascus challenge; then, the…
- Episode 22: Knights Templar Oct 24, 2017 · 42m Four brave smiths are thrown for a loop when they must forge together rusty chain mail and high quality steel to produce Knights Templar Crusader Daggers in Round 1.
- Episode 23: Viking Edition Oct 31, 2017 · 42m Four brave competitors march into a dry moat where they must resurrect old swords and forge them into a Viking Seax, using the time-tested coal forge. With hammers in full swing and…