Four bladesmiths are floored when they must craft a signature blade from a massive piece of elevator cable.

Four bladesmiths must create signature slasher blades, each using a different type of metal to contend with. After two grueling rounds, the two finalists return to their home forges to recreate the Grim Reaper's scythe.

Four bladesmiths return to the Middle Ages when they are tasked with forging a Crusader's Dagger from a thick rod of W1 steel.

In one of the toughest competitions to date, four bladesmiths must start from the ground up, building their own coal forges using materials scavenged from a storage unit.

Four bladesmiths are challenged with forging a canister Damascus knife using only steel wool and 1095 powder. If that wasn't difficult enough, they must also forge a gut hook into their blades.

Four bladesmiths must forge judge Ben Abbott's favorite blade, the Celtic Ring Knife, using the San Mai technique.

In this first half of a two-part Road to Redemption competition, seven past competitors who fell short return to the forge.

In the second half of the Road to Redemption competition four former smiths remain, each competing for a second chance to become a Forged in Fire Champion.