Episode
Forged in Fire: The Tizona of El Cid
Overview
Four smiths must face the music when they are tasked with creating San-Mai blades from musical instruments.
Details
- Series
- Forged in Fire
- Season
- Season 7
- Episode
- Episode 8
- Air date
- 2019-11-06
- Runtime
- 42 min
Episode context
The Tizona of El Cid is Episode 8 in Season 7 of Forged in Fire. It aired on 2019-11-06. The runtime is 42 min.
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Episode 7: The Musketeer Rapier
Four smiths are tasked with transforming bits and pieces of old damascus steel into fossil damascus signature blades.
Episode 9: Military Tribute
In honor of Veteran's Day, four bladesmiths pay tribute in a special military themed competition, forging their blades from the biggest salvage yet--a panzer tank.
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Episode 10: Revolutionary War Spontoon
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Episode 5: Halloween Edition
In this frighteningly special Halloween competition, four smiths shiver to the bone as they salvage steel from the corpses of broken, decaying blades, and turn it into a zombie killer.
Episode 11: The Barbarian Spatha
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Episode 4: The Rock-Throwing Crossbow
Four bladesmiths honor the forge’s legendary power hammer Big Blu by ripping it apart and forging competition choppers.
Episode 12: Family Edition
Two families go head-to-head in an all-out battle not only against another household, but also each other. Loyalties will be put aside as the smiths fight forge welds, the heat, and the clock to make a canister Damascus blade from odd pieces of high carbon steel. After a fierce round of tests, the two remaining competitors return home to recreate the rapier inspired by Inigo Montoya from The Princess Bride. Which smith will be there breadwinner and bring honor to their name with the title of Forged in Fire Champion along with the $10,000 prize?
Episode 3: The Jian Sword
Four smiths get thrown into the mix when they must Frankenstein a blade from one knife and combine it with a different weapon’s handle.
Episode 13: Frankish Throwing Axes
Four smiths get ready for the ultimate showdown when they are tasked with forging a camp knife out of steel harvested from a barbecue. Temperatures run high as they must first figure out what steel is high carbon and what is mild. After their blades are grilled to perfection and have gone through an intense round of testing, only two smiths advance to their home forges to recreate a pair of Frankish Throwing Axes.
Episode 2: General Patton's Sabre
In a Forged in Fire first, four bladesmiths are tasked with forging a parameter specific blade shape in just two hours. To add more fuel to the fire, the smiths are unaware of the weapon they’re making and how it will be tested.
Episode 14: A Very Forged Christmas
It's the most wonderful time of year in the Forge! Four Merry bladesmiths gather around the fire to spread holiday cheer. Using gifts of high carbon steel along with some mild steel, the smiths must use the San Mai technique to forge their way onto the judges' nice list. Will our wise men be impressed by the gifts they are given, or will they turn into Scrooges? After a round of Yuletide testing, two smiths get to spend a White Christmas at their home forges where they must recreate the Nutcracking English blade; the 1796 Light Cavalry Sword. Which smith will return with a blade that brings the judges so much Christmas joy that they'll earn the title of Forged in Fire Champion, and a check for $10,000?