Forged in Fire: Cutting Deeper
Season 2.

1. Deer Horn Knives

Air date: 2017-04-18 · 60 min

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.

2. Cavalry Saber

Air date: 2017-04-23 · 60 min

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.

3. The Katzbalger

Air date: 2017-04-25 · 60 min

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.

4. Judges Pick

Air date: 2017-04-30 · 60 min

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.

5. Makraka

Air date: 2017-05-02 · 60 min

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.

6. Fans' Choice

Air date: 2017-05-09 · 60 min

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.

7. Judges' Picks Night

Air date: 2017-05-14 · 180 min

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

8. Akrafena

Air date: 2017-05-16 · 60 min

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.

9. Fan Choices Night

Air date: 2017-05-21 · 180 min

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

10. Talwar

Air date: 2017-05-23 · 60 min

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.

11. Fan Favorites Night

Air date: 2017-05-25 · 180 min

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

12. The Cinquedea

Air date: 2017-06-06 · 60 min

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.

13. Zulu Iklwa; The Boar Spear Part 2

Air date: 2017-06-11 · 180 min

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.

14. The Charay

Air date: 2017-06-13 · 60 min

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.

15. Sword Breaker Redemption

Air date: 2017-06-18 · 60 min

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.

16. Second Chances

Air date: 2017-06-27 · 60 min

17. Champions Night

Air date: 2017-07-04 · 180 min

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.

18. Tabar

Air date: 2017-07-09 · 180 min

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.

19. The Moro Kris

Air date: 2017-07-11 · 120 min

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.

20. Master & Apprentice

Air date: 2017-07-18 · 60 min

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.

21. Redemption Night

Air date: 2017-07-22 · 180 min

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.

22. Ngombe Ngulu

Air date: 2017-07-25 · 60 min

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.

23. The Shamshir

Air date: 2017-08-01 · 60 min

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.

25. The Kachin Dao

Air date: 2017-08-08 · 60 min

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.

26. The Shotel

Air date: 2017-08-13 · 60 min

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.

27. Khanda

Air date: 2017-08-20 · 60 min

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.

28. The Gladiators' Scissor

Air date: 2017-08-22 · 60 min

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.

29. The Kampilan

Air date: 2017-08-29 · 60 min

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.

30. The Kpinga

Air date: 2017-09-12 · 60 min

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.

31. Sword Breaker Redemption Night

Air date: 2017-09-19 · 180 min

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.

32. Fan Selections

Air date: 2017-09-26 · 180 min

33. The Yatagan

Air date: 2017-10-03 · 60 min

34. International Championship

Air date: 2017-10-10 · 60 min

35. Weapons of Japan

Air date: 2017-10-12 · 60 min

36. Tabar-Shishpar

Air date: 2017-10-17 · 60 min

37. Weapons of War

Air date: 2017-10-19 · 60 min

38. Ultimate Champions Edition

Air date: 2017-10-24 · 60 min

39. The Ottoman Empire

Air date: 2017-10-26 · 60 min

40. Knights Templar

Air date: 2017-10-31 · 60 min

41. Roman Era Weapons

Air date: 2017-11-02 · 60 min

42. Butterfly Swords

Air date: 2017-12-03 · 60 min

43. Ultimate Champions Night

Air date: 2017-12-11 · 60 min

44. Fan Favorites Strike Back

Air date: 2017-12-18 · 60 min

45. Medieval Weapons

Air date: 2017-12-26 · 60 min

46. Night of Ultimate Champions

Air date: 2018-01-07 · 60 min

47. The Pandat

Air date: 2018-02-12 · 60 min

48. The Kpinga

Air date: 2018-02-13 · 60 min

49. Warrior Weapons

Air date: 2018-03-04 · 60 min

50. The Rhomphaia

Air date: 2018-03-11 · 60 min

51. Rookies Edition

Air date: 2018-03-20 · 60 min