Episode guide
How It's Made: Season 16
13 episodes · first aired Oct 1, 2010
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- 1 Millefiori Glass Paperweights, Road Salt, Nutcrackers, Car Doors Oct 1, 2010 · 21m Slices of brightly patterned glass cane are arranged and fused within clear glass to create millefiori paperweights. The episode also follows the processing of road salt for winter…
- 2 Straight Razors, Black Pudding, Steering Wheels, Inorganic Pigments Oct 8, 2010 · 21m Steel blanks are shaped, hardened, ground and carefully honed into straight razors. Blood, fat, grain and seasonings are prepared for traditional black pudding; metal frames are padded…
- 3 Cast Iron Cookware, Biodiesel, Clothes Hangers, Stone Wool Insulation Oct 15, 2010 · 21m Molten iron is poured into moulds, cleaned and finished to create durable cast iron cookware. Vegetable oil is chemically converted and purified into biodiesel, clothes hangers are shaped…
- 4 Needles and Pins, Architectural Mouldings, Locomotives, Clothespins Oct 22, 2010 · 21m Fine metal wire is straightened, cut, pointed and finished to manufacture needles and pins. Decorative profiles are reproduced as architectural mouldings, heavy structural and mechanical…
- 5 Filigree Glass, Fish Food, Motor Homes Oct 29, 2010 · 21m Fine strands and rods of coloured glass are heated, arranged and fused into the intricate patterns of filigree glass. Nutritional ingredients are ground, blended and formed into fish food…
- 6 Surgical Instruments, Ketchup, Double-Decker Buses, Walking Sticks Nov 5, 2010 · 21m Medical-grade steel is forged or machined, polished and inspected to create precise surgical instruments. Tomatoes are cooked, strained, seasoned and bottled as ketchup; large chassis and…
- 7 Audio Vacuum Tubes, Light Bars, Wood Model Aircraft, Metal Snare Drums Nov 12, 2010 · 21m Delicate electrodes and control grids are assembled inside glass envelopes that are evacuated and sealed to form audio vacuum tubes. Optical modules, wiring and housings are combined into…
- 8 Kitchen Accessories, Central Vacuums, Papier-Mâché Animals, Hydraulic Cylinders Nov 19, 2010 · 21m Metal, wood and plastic components are shaped and finished into practical kitchen accessories. Motors, filters and collection housings are assembled into central vacuum systems; layers of…
- 9 Clay Liquor Jugs, Poultry Deli Meats, NASCAR Engines Nov 26, 2010 · 21m Clay is formed into traditional liquor jugs before the vessels are dried, glazed and fired. Poultry is prepared, seasoned, formed and cooked into uniform deli meats, while specially…
- 10 Digital Dentistry, Nail Clippers, Poster Restoration, Canola Oil Dec 3, 2010 · 21m Digital scans and computer-guided equipment are used to design and manufacture precisely fitted dental restorations. Steel is stamped, hardened, sharpened and assembled into nail clippers…
- 11 Dial Thermometers, Hummus, Spent Fuel Containers, Straw Sombreros Dec 10, 2010 · 21m Temperature-sensitive mechanisms are connected to calibrated faces and protective housings to produce dial thermometers. Cooked chickpeas are blended with tahini, oil and seasonings to…
- 12 Tequila, Waterbeds, Flip Flops, Silver Dec 17, 2010 · 21m Blue agave hearts are cooked, crushed, fermented and distilled to produce tequila. Sheets of flexible vinyl are cut, heat-sealed and fitted with valves to form waterbed mattresses; moulded…
- 13 Composite Propane Cylinders, Salsa, Water-Pumping Windmills, Dragsters Dec 24, 2010 · 21m Lightweight liners are wrapped with resin-impregnated fibres, cured and pressure-tested to create composite propane cylinders. Vegetables and seasonings are cleaned, chopped, blended and…