These four contestants, all champions from previous seasons, were invited to compete again. (using salvaged material from a 'welded pile' of various metals) (using high carbon steel and wrought iron) (using choice of 3 different metals from a pile of common metal items) Note: Kim is the show's first female contestant.(using metal from a crate of random metals) (using high-carbon chromium steel ball bearing) (using bars of high-carbon steel and the Hada technique) (using high-carbon steel train coil spring) (using choice of a variety of metal objects) The 'S#' and 'E#' ( season and episode numbers, respectively) in parentheses showcases the contestant's previous appearance(s) on the show.Ī contestant's name in angled brackets denotes that person being medically released.Ī name in bold denotes a competing Judge within a particular episode. Ī contestant's name preceded by the numeral 1 signifies the winner.Ī contestant's name preceded by the numeral 2 signifies 2nd place.Ī contestant's name preceded by the numeral 3 signifies 3rd place.Ī contestant's name preceded by the numeral 4 signifies 4th place.Ī contestant's name preceded by the numeral 5 signifies 5th place.Ī contestant's name preceded by the numeral 6 signifies 6th place.Ī contestant's name preceded by the numeral 7 signifies 7th place. Marcaida's younger brother RJ and Kali students filled in for weapons testing while he recovered from the injury. Also during season four, Marcaida injured his right rotator cuff while testing a weapon. Since then, Neilson and Abbott have shared judging duties into season eight. Neilson briefly returned for the first episode of season four (a special with Knight, Baker, and Marcaida) before returning for good in episode eight until Abbott took over for the final three episodes. ABS Master Bladesmith Jason Knight filled in for him from episode three of that season through episode seven of season four. Neilson missed most of season three due to hand surgery. The main judges include Historic Weapons Re-creation Specialist David Baker, Edged Weapon Specialist Doug Marcaida, American Bladesmith Society (ABS) Master Bladesmith James Neilson, and two-time Forged in Fire champion Ben Abbott. Grady Powell replaced Willis for season eight onward. As the host for seasons one through seven, Wil Willis introduced the parameters for each episode. Each weapon is tested and evaluated by a panel of three (sometimes four) judges. The program places four competitors in three elimination rounds to forge bladed weapons. Forged in Fire is an American reality television competition series that has aired on the History channel since its season one premiere episode on Jand is produced by Outpost Entertainment.

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