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.

Four smiths make a knife out of a guillotine; the remaining two must fashion an Executioner’s Sword to win $10,000 and the title of champion.

In this first-ever pay-to-play competition, smiths must fork over forge funds to use the necessary tools; after two smiths are left bankrupt, the remaining two return home to re-create the…