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Forged in Fire Season 8 Episodes
Season 8 Episode Guide
45 Episodes 2020 - 2022
Episode 1
Veteran's Knife Special
Wed, Nov 18, 2020 40 mins
Four bladesmiths with ties to the military are tasked with re-creating four unique blades co-designed by distinguished vets, all using different techniques, during a grueling three-hour forging competition.
Episode 2
The Deadly Vajra-Mushti
Wed, Nov 25, 2020 40 mins
Four smiths get rolling when they are tasked with making canister Damascus from tubes. After a couple of intense rounds in the forge, two competitors head back to their home forges to recreate a deadly and unique Indian weapon: the vajra-mushti.
Episode 3
The Legendary Sword of Saladin
Wed, Dec 2, 2020 58 mins
Four smiths are in for a twist when they are tasked with forging signature blades from either a large suspension cable or thin piano wire. After two intense rounds that come down to the wire, two return home to recreate the legendary Sword of Saladin, one of the sharpest blades in the world.
Episode 4
M1905 Springfield Bayonet
Wed, Dec 9, 2020 58 mins
Four smiths must rely on their math skills to determine the amount the steel needed to make their signatures blades. After a couple of calculating rounds, two smiths return home to build the intricate M1905 Springfield Bayonet.
Episode 5
The Giant Sword of William Wallace
Wed, Dec 16, 2020 63 mins
Four bladesmiths are faced with a gigantic challenge, scaling down a nine-foot-long dagger to exactly a fifth of its size. After a couple of intense rounds of putting their skills and calculators to the test, two competitors earn the right to return to their home forges and craft the largest sword in the competition's history: the William Wallace sword. While two smiths will enter the final testing arena, only one will emerge victorious with $10,000 and the title.
Episode 6
Forged in Fire Christmas
Wed, Dec 23, 2020 63 mins
Four smiths must salvage steel from Santa's sleigh to forge signature blades. After two rounds, only two smiths return home to recreate the iconic sword carried by general George Washington during the American Revolution.
Episode 7
The Massive Maguro Bocho
Wed, Jan 6, 2021 63 mins
Four bladesmiths get cooking when they are tasked with forging a cleaver using only the steel from meat hooks. After two rounds of slicing and dicing, two smiths head back to their home forges to create the Maguro Bocho, a massive tuna knife.
Episode 8
Teeth of the Tegha
Wed, Jan 13, 2021 63 mins
Four bladesmiths get revved up when they are tasked with forging signature blades from a burnt-up car. With no usable leaf spring, the smiths race to salvage the best steel to make their blades. After a couple of rounds of burning rubber, two are sent home to recreate the Serrated Tegha Sword.
Episode 9
Headhunters Revenge
Wed, Feb 17, 2021 63 mins
Four smiths get to choose their forging method and materials. But there's a catch. Each technique comes with its own clock for the round. After a brutal round of testing, the two surviving smiths are tasked with creating the Headhunter Axe in only 3 days.
Episode 10
Russian Special Forces Spetsnaz
Wed, Feb 24, 2021 63 mins
Four bladesmiths are in for a hands-on challenge when they are tasked with forging pry bar knives. Then, after a grueling round of testing, two smiths return home to forge a pair of Spetsnaz shovels, famously wielded by Russian Special Forces.
Episode 11
Machete of the Amazons
Wed, Mar 3, 2021 63 mins
For the first time, the judges give the competitors the opportunity to choose their own challenge. However, the bladesmiths must work together to agree on the parameters before starting the round. After an intense bout of testing, two return home to recreate the fearsome Dahomey Machete, famously wielded by an all female army.
Episode 12
San Mai Mystery
Wed, Mar 10, 2021 63 mins
Four smiths are blindsided when they must choose from a selection of mystery steel to create san mai blades. However, that isn't the only unknown. The clock will be off, leaving the smiths to rely solely on time calls for guidance. After a surprising round of tests, the last smiths standing will select between two weapons to forge at home.
Episode 13
Second Chance Tournament: Part 1
Wed, Mar 24, 2021 63 mins
For the first time, eight former competitors head back into the arena for an epic tournament. However, before making it to the main event, they go head to head against another smith.
Episode 14
Second Chance Tournament: Part 2
Wed, Mar 31, 2021 63 mins
The Second Chance Tournament continues with two final duels. Up first, two runner-ups compete to prove they have what it takes to be in the number one spot. Then, two smiths whose blades failed to make it to testing will go head-to-head.
Episode 15
Second Chance Tournament: Finals
Wed, Apr 7, 2021 40 mins
The Second Chance Tournament concludes with the four remaining smiths engaged in a final battle. After two challengers are eliminated, the remaining smiths head back to their home forges to take on a complex weapon from the Forged in Fire vault.
Episode 16
Memory Game
Wed, Apr 14, 2021 63 mins
Four smiths are tasked with recreating a complicated blade after looking at it for 20 seconds.
Episode 17
Forged in Fire: WWE Edition
Wed, Apr 21, 2021 63 mins
Four smiths go head-to-head in a forging battle. The two surviving smiths build the Bastard Sword.
Episode 18
Arctic Forge
Wed, Apr 28, 2021 63 mins
Four smiths need to recreate the Ulu using steel from a giant block of ice. Then the remaining smiths are tasked to forge a blade for the Northern Long Seax.
Episode 19
Civil War Battle
Wed, May 5, 2021 58 mins
Four smiths must create the battle-tested Arkansas Toothpick knife out of either a massive cannonball or small grapeshots.
Episode 20
Casino Challenge
Wed, May 12, 2021 63 mins
The stakes are high when the forge floor is transformed into the Forged in Fire Casino. Four smiths must leave it all up to chance and allow the Wheel of Forging to determine their challenge in this competition. After the smiths press their luck in a brutal round of testing, two smiths risk it all one more time att he wheel to determine their final weapon. Two smiths will leave it all out on the floor but only one will hit it big as Forged in Fire Champion, taking home a jackpot of $10,000!
Episode 21
Deadly Duo
Wed, May 19, 2021 63 mins
Four smiths need to make a single blade using the san mai and layered damascus techniques; Later on, the remaining smiths need to recreate the Ginunting Swords used by the Philippine Marine Corps.
Episode 22
Fire and Water
Wed, May 26, 2021 63 mins
In this special competition, Forged in Fire pays homage to Korean bladesmithing by challenging four smiths to recreate the Hwando sword and attempt the dreaded water quench. After achieving this delicate balance between fire and water, two smiths advance to the final round where they must recreate the fearsome Korean Woldo. Two smiths will test their battle-ready Woldos, but only one will emerge victorious with $10,000 and the title of Forged in Fire champion.
Episode 23
Sledgehammer Showdown
Wed, Jun 9, 2021 63 mins
Four smiths have to make knives out of 10lb sledgehammers. Then, the two surviving smiths return to their home forges to recreate another iconic pounder -- the Polish War Hammer.
Episode 24
Medieval Mystery Sword
Wed, Jun 16, 2021 63 mins
Four smiths won't know what material they're working with until they open up a crate and discover one of any number of salvaged metals inside.
Episode 25
Pick Your Poison
Wed, Jun 23, 2021 63 mins
Four smiths must make a difficult decision at the start, that could help them later. Because the more difficult round one challenge they choose, the easier their round two will be. After an intense round of testing, the smiths that choose correctly return home to make the intimidating Burmese Dha. The swords will then be put through their paces to determine which smith made the best decision and will walk away with $10,000 and the title.
Episode 26
Forge of Fear
Wed, Jun 30, 2021 63 mins
The bladesmiths crafts knives out of old torture devices. The surviving smiths recreate the Axe from The Shining.
Episode 27
The Terrifying Tuareg Takoba
Wed, Jul 7, 2021 60 mins
Four smiths turn a pile of rusty old nails into a pristine knife. After their weapons are hammered in testing, the two surviving competitors return home to recreate the terrifying North African Tuareg Takoba.
Episode 28
Barrel Full of Mystery
Wed, Jul 14, 2021 63 mins
In this challenge, four bladesmiths are faced with a tough decision. They get to pick their mild steel out of the barrel to make a san mai blade, but the easier the mild steel they choose, the more difficult their high carbon steel will be. The two smiths who chose wisely and survive the testing then return home to recreate an iconic sword from medieval history: the Belgian Walloon Sword.
Episode 29
Armed Forces Tournament Part 1
Wed, Jul 21, 2021 63 mins
Four U.S. service members redeploy to the forge floor in one five-hour battle. Up first is the Champions Duel where two "Forged in Fire" winners battle it out. Next, the Sergeants Duel, pits a sergeant from the Army against a sergeant from the Air Force.
Episode 30
Armed Forces Tournament Part 2
Wed, Jul 28, 2021 63 mins
Four U.S. service members redeploy to the forge floor to go head to head in one five-hour battle. Up first, it's the Champions Duel where two Forged in Fire winners battle it out.
Episode 31
Armed Forces Tournament Finale
Wed, Aug 4, 2021 63 mins
The remaining smiths face the final challenge to make a military-style weapons from an old bazooka.
Episode 32
Judges Takeover: Doug Marcaida
Wed, Dec 8, 2021 123 mins
In this special Judge's Takeover competition, the challenge is set by the inimitable Doug Marcaida.
Episode 33
Young Guns Challenge
Wed, Dec 15, 2021 60 mins
Four of the youngest champions return to compete in the Young Guns Challenge. These talented 20-somethings are tasked with turning trampolines and skateboards into fully functional knives.
Episode 34
Judges Takeover: Ben Abbott
Wed, Dec 15, 2021 123 mins
Four smiths must recreate the billhook knife; the remaining two must recreate the Sutton Hoo Sword.
Episode 35
The Dark Side
Wed, Dec 29, 2021 58 mins
In this competition, it's all about the dark side of history and the bloody weapons that come along with it. Four smiths are tasked with making a knife out of the gruesome guillotine, which beheaded thousands during the French Revolution. The two bladesmiths that survive the testing with their necks intact then have to return home to recreate an even more ghoulish weapon of death: the Executioner's Sword.
Episode 36
Judges Takeover: J. Neilson
Wed, Dec 22, 2021 123 mins
Four smiths are challenged to make something from the mind of J Neilson. All aspects of the challenge and all the tests have been hand-picked by J himself. The two surviving bladesmiths then return home to recreate another weapon hand selected by J: the Maguindanao Kris.
Episode 37
Damascus 500
Wed, Jan 5, 2022 60 mins
Four smiths hit the fast track in a race to make a damascus blade with the highest layer count. And the stakes could not be higher, the winner will get extra time in round two, and the loser with the lowest layer count will get eliminated. The two smiths who reach the finish line, and survive an intense round of testing, will push the pedal to the metal in one final round where they will return home to recreate the Mesopotamian Sickle Sword.
Episode 38
Judges Takeover: Dave Baker
Wed, Dec 29, 2021 123 mins
In this Judge's Takeover competition, every aspect of the challenge is decided by Dave Baker, renowned Hollywood weapons maker. Four smiths must recreate one of Dave's favorite weapons: the Bone Daddy Fantasy Seax. After surviving an intense round of tests, also chosen by the historian himself, the remaining two smiths then return to their home forges to make the very weapon that inspired Dave to start bladesmithing: the Fantasy Broadsword.
Episode 39
The Firangi Sword
Wed, Jan 5, 2022 58 mins
Four bladesmiths are given just one simple parameter: impress the judges. In a single five-hour round, they can make any blade they want from start to finish but, the smith who wows the judges the most gets to completely bypass the rigorous round of testing and go straight to the final challenge. The most impressive smith and one other who survives the testing will return home to recreate the Indian Firangi Sword.
Episode 40
200th Episode: Fan's Choice
Wed, Jan 5, 2022 123 mins
It's the 200th competition. All the challenges, the weapons and the tests are voted on by fans.
Episode 41
Beat the Unbeaten: Round One
Wed, Jan 12, 2022 123 mins
Three smiths go head-to-head-to-head in a single 5-hour round. Then, their blades are put through an intense round of testing where only one will earn the opportunity to face off against Ben Abbott.
Episode 42
Beat the Unbeaten: Scrap Steel Challenge
Wed, Jan 19, 2022 60 mins
Three smiths face off in a single 5-hour round where they make a signature blade out of scrap steel from past Forged in Fire competitions.
Episode 43
Beat the Unbeaten: Broken Blade Revenge
Wed, Jan 19, 2022 63 mins
Three smiths who suffered broken blades at the hand of Ben Abbott hope to rewrite history in a single 5-hour round.
Episode 44
Beat the Unbeaten: Back for Revenge
Wed, Jan 26, 2022 63 mins
Competitor turned Judge Ben Abbott remains undefeated in the forge, but soon that could all change. In the fourth part of this five-episode series, two of the smiths who faced Ben in his very first competition are back to seek their revenge in a single 5-hour showdown. Only one earns the opportunity to rewrite history and go head-to-head again with Ben.
Episode 45
Beat the Unbeaten: The Final Showdown
Wed, Feb 2, 2022 63 mins
In this final battle, competitor turned Judge Ben Abbott still remains undefeated in the forge with a record of 8-0, but two smiths handpicked by Doug and Dave want to change that. After a tough 5-hour forging round, their weapons must survive an intense round of testing where only one will earn the opportunity to face off against Ben Abbott.
