March 13, 2018 • 42m
Five novice smiths must earn their way into the competition because one smith will be sent home before the forge lights up; the tw...Read more
March 20, 2018 • 42m
The bladesmiths begin on a farm where they must harvest steel from farming tools, then use coal forges to make their signature bla...Read more
March 27, 2018 • 42m
The smiths must forge a signature blade out of a 50-caliber flintlock pistol; despite giving it their best shot, it becomes a stru...Read more
April 3, 2018 • 42m
Smiths must forge functional friction folders and find the critical junction where skill meets resiliency; two finalists must recr...Read more
April 10, 2018 • 42m
Parts from a salvaged cannon are used to make signature blades, and in the end, two smiths re-create the North African Kabyle flys...Read more
April 17, 2018 • 42m
Four master smiths compete alongside their apprentices to forge an iconic weapon of warfare: the trench knife; each team must work...Read more
April 24, 2018 • 42m
Four bladesmiths must kick their skills into gear when they’re tasked with forging blades out of steel from a chain and a sprocket...Read more
May 1, 2018 • 42m
Four blade smiths find the devil is in the details when they must combine two or more steels to forge J. Nielson's favorite blade,...Read more
May 8, 2018 • 42m
Four bladesmiths test their mettle in a rock quarry, where they're tasked with making blades using only harvested steel and coal f...Read more
May 15, 2018 • 42m
The pressure is on as the Smiths are tasked with forging Dave Baker’s favorite blade, the Scottish Dirk. Can they master the diffi...Read more
May 22, 2018 • 42m
The smiths are forced to harvest steel from motorcycles to forge blades in their signature style, but things don't go according to...Read more
May 28, 2018 • 42m
In a special military themed episode, four bladesmiths, all veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces, dive into the fray when they are ta...Read more
May 29, 2018 • 42m
Four bladesmiths are pushed to their limits when they each must forge a signature blade from small springs of steel. Wonky welds a...Read more
June 5, 2018 • 42m
Four bladesmiths must figure out how to hack it when they are tasked with crafting a hatchet from pieces of odd shaped steel. Afte...Read more
June 12, 2018 • 42m
The bladesmiths must make their signature blades out of only drill bits and a chunk of mild steel, but untwisting the bits and com...Read more
June 19, 2018 • 42m
The bladesmiths are forced to make canister Damascus using nuts and bolts, and the twists and turns of the challenge may be more t...Read more
June 26, 2018 • 42m
Four blade smiths must forge a Marine K-Bar all-purpose knife from multiple small blocks of steel. Ultimately, two smiths manage t...Read more
July 3, 2018 • 42m
Four smiths must forge a multipurpose weapon from old rescue tools; after narrowly escaping elimination, two smiths head back to t...Read more
July 17, 2018 • 42m
Four bladesmiths are tasked with forging a signature blade from a bicycle. After major setbacks and time-consuming failures, each ...Read more
July 24, 2018 • 42m
Four bladesmiths are tasked with forging friction folders from a huge steel coil; in the final round, the two remaining smiths hea...Read more
July 31, 2018 • 42m
The bladesmiths must forge a signature blade from W2 and a giant industrial-sized nut. Then, they face two unforgiving strength te...Read more
August 7, 2018 • 42m
The bladesmiths are tasked with creating their signature blade out of a massive ball bearing. Ultimately, two smiths return to the...Read more
August 14, 2018 • 42m
Four bladesmiths are taken out of the forge and transported to the great outdoors, where they struggle to forge a blade in the noo...Read more
August 21, 2018 • 42m
Episode 24 of Season 5 premiered on August 21, 2018
August 28, 2018 • 42m
Four bladesmiths must forge a fully functional serrated knife using steel from hand scissors; the remaining two competitors return...Read more
September 4, 2018 • 42m
Four bladesmiths take a shot at forging a signature blade from the steel rings of a whiskey barrel. They must quickly adapt when t...Read more
September 12, 2018 • 42m
Four bladesmiths pay homage to Hollywood; a survival knife; the final two smiths return home to re-create one of the most famous s...Read more
September 19, 2018 • 42m
The bladesmiths are tasked with creating a signature Damascus blade out of three different steels of different thicknesses; the tw...Read more
September 26, 2018 • 42m
Four bladesmiths must craft a signature blade from a massive piece of elevator cable; the final two competitors return home to re-...Read more
October 3, 2018 • 42m
Four bladesmiths are tasked with creating a San Mai blade from horseshoes and hoof rasps; the remaining two bladesmiths return to ...Read more
October 10, 2018 • 42m
Four bladesmiths must forge a Damascus blade out of something familiar: plate armor; the remaining two bladesmiths head back to th...Read more
October 17, 2018 • 42m
Four bladesmiths must forge a signature Damascus blade using steel from tools; the smiths that survive two brutal rounds of testin...Read more
October 24, 2018 • 42m
Four bladesmiths must harvest materials from a metal sculpture to forge a needle point Damascus blade; the remaining smiths return...Read more
October 31, 2018 • 42m
In the final round of the Invitational Tournament, the winning farrier, armorer, blacksmith and modern metal worker face off to fo...Read more
November 7, 2018 • 42m
Four bladesmiths must create signature slasher blades, each using a different type of metal; the two finalists return to their hom...Read more
November 14, 2018 • 42m
Four bladesmiths are tasked with forging a Crusader's dagger from a thick rod of W1 steel; the final two smiths must create Robin ...Read more
November 21, 2018 • 42m
Four bladesmiths must build coal forges using materials scavenged from a storage unit and forge signature blades without any power...Read more
December 12, 2018 • 42m
Four bladesmiths are challenged with forging a canister Damascus knife using only steel wool and 1095 powder; the final two head h...Read more
December 19, 2018 • 42m
Four bladesmiths must each forge judge Ben Abbott's favorite blade, the Celtic ring knife, using the San Mai technique; the final ...Read more