Forged in Fire: Cutting Deeper - Season 2

Season 2

Episodes

Deer Horn Knives
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 of iconic double bladed weapons; enhanced.

Cavalry Saber
Four bladesmiths must transform the barrel of a gun into a lethal knife; after a round of testing, the final two smiths return home where they have five days to forge one of the most legendary blades in combat history, the cavalry saber; enhanced.

The Katzbalger
The competitors must forge two blades in the first round, pushing them to their limits and leading to a hospital trip; after the second round, the two remaining smiths have five days to create a 15th-century combat sword, the Katzbalger; enhanced.

Judges Pick
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 forge a sword that originated in West Africa, the Ida; enhanced.

Makraka
Facing a new twist in the first round, four bladesmiths must forge a karambit, a curved knife that resembles a claw; the final two competitors have five days to forge one of the deadliest weapons in African history, the makraka; enhanced.

Fans' Choice
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 craft a Filipino weapon of war, the Panabas; enhanced.

Judges' Picks Night
The judges pick the best "Forged in Fire'' weapons produced thus far on the series.

Akrafena
Smiths 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 challenge to reproduce a distinctive African sword, the Akrafena.

Fan Choices Night
Fans pick the best "Forged in Fire'' weapons produced thus far on the series.

Talwar
Smiths are tasked with using mystery steel to forge a blade; the smiths fight to the finish amidst injuries and setbacks, but only two make it to the final round; the finalists have five days to recreate the sacred but lethal Talwar sword; enhanced.

Fan Favorites Night
Fans choose their favorite moments from the series, "Forged in Fire.''

The Cinquedea
Four bladesmiths must utilize questionable steel from mining tools to forge blades in their signature styles; ultimately, two smiths survive to forge an intricately designed and deadly Italian sword, the Cinquedea; enchanced; updated.

Zulu Iklwa; The Boar Spear Part 2
Four bladesmiths must use the steel from a suit of armor to create signature blades; after a tense round, only two move on to create a weapon historically used for both combat and hunting -- the boar spear; enhanced; updated.

The Charay
The competitors must demonstrate edged-weapon mastery when they are tasked with turning salvaged junkyard steel into weapons; two smiths forge ahead to the final round to recreate the legendary Charay sword; enhanced.

Sword Breaker Redemption
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 16th-century blade called the Sword Breaker; enhanced; updated.

Second Chances

Champions Night
Competitors forge deadly weapons of war; in the final round, the remaining smiths forge the Japanese Katana; four smiths must combine high carbon steel and wrought iron to forge a functional weapon; the finalists must forge the Ethiopian Shotel.

Tabar
Four bladesmiths must take an ordinary garden lawnmower and use its metal to create one of their signature blades; then, two finalists must create a Tabar, a deadly battle axe from Southern Asia; enhanced.

The Moro Kris
Smiths are tasked with making serrated blades out of the tools on the table in front of them; the final two attempt to forge a Hunga Munga; the smiths must forge weapons using everyday objects; finalists have five days to forge the Moro Kris sword.

Master & Apprentice
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 smiths must forge a Congolese chopper, the Nzappa Zap; enhanced.

Redemption Night
The smiths use an age-old technique to create their signature weapons; then, four new smiths must forge a bayonet blade and engineer it to attach to a rifle; the final two are sent home to forge the legendary African blade, the Zulu Iklwa; enhanced.

Ngombe Ngulu
Bladesmiths must forge blades from a giant elevator cable; only two smiths will return home to recreate the African Ngombe Ngulu, known as the executioner's sword; enhanced.

The Shamshir
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 recreate a deadly saber called the Shamshir; enhanced.

The Kachin Dao
Smiths must use steel from 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 days to forge the Kachin Dao, a deadly headhunting sword; enhanced.

The Shotel
Four bladesmiths are challenged with taking high carbon steel and wrought iron and forging a fully functional weapon; two will move on to the final round, where they will have just five days to make the Ethiopian Shotel.

Khanda
The bladesmiths must create a weapon in their signature style from a large pile of mixed metal welded together; two return home to forge the mysterious Khanda.

The Gladiators' Scissor
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 recreate an ancient Roman weapon known as the Scissor; enhanced.

The Kampilan
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 as the kampilan.

The Kpinga
The bladesmiths are forced to layer a complex Damascus pattern into their signature blades; after an unforgiving round of testing, two smiths are locked in a dead heat to recreate a three-bladed African throwing knife called the Kpinga; enhanced.

Sword Breaker Redemption Night
Smiths forge blades with fire and their bare hands; finalists must create the Scottish Claymore; smiths must create signature blades using a mystery technique; two finalists must reproduce a Japanese Naginata; competitors use steel from a jackhammer.

Fan Selections

The Yatagan

International Championship

Weapons of Japan

Tabar-Shishpar

Weapons of War

Ultimate Champions Edition

The Ottoman Empire

Knights Templar

Roman Era Weapons

Butterfly Swords

Ultimate Champions Night

Fan Favorites Strike Back

Medieval Weapons

Night of Ultimate Champions

The Pandat

The Kpinga

Warrior Weapons

The Rhomphaia

Rookies Edition

The Schiavona

Sica Sword

Jumonji Yari

Greco-Roman Weapons

The Kabyle Flyssa
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