Episode
Forged in Fire: Tournament Championship (Nodachi)
Overview
In the final round of the Invitational Tournament, the winning farrier, armorer, blacksmith and modern metal worker face off to forge a wakizashi; the two finalists must then re-create the nodachi, one of the largest Japanese swords.
Details
- Series
- Forged in Fire
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 34
- Air date
- 2018-10-31
- Runtime
- 42 min
Episode context
Tournament Championship (Nodachi) is Episode 34 in Season 5 of Forged in Fire. It aired on 2018-10-31. The runtime is 42 min.
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Episode 33: Tournament Round 4 (Modern Metalworkers) - The Flamberge Rapier
Four bladesmiths must harvest materials from a metal sculpture to forge a needle point Damascus blade; the remaining smiths return to their own home forges to recreate a sword from the elite classes of Renaissance Europe: the Flamberge Rapier.
Episode 35: Slasher Edition (Grim Reaper's Scythe)
Four bladesmiths must create signature slasher blades, each using a different type of metal; the two finalists return to their home forges to recreate the Grim Reaper's scythe.
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Episode 36: Steel Takedown Bow
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Episode 31: Tournament Round 2 (Armorers) - The Hooded Katar
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Episode 37: Bardiche
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Episode 30: Tournament Round 1 (Farriers) - The Mortuary Sword
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Episode 38: The Pipe Tomahawks
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Episode 29: The Landsknecht Sword
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Episode 39: The Ring Hilted Sword
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Episode 27: Hollywood Edition (Hattori Hanzō Katana)
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