Episode guide
How It's Made: Season 19
13 episodes · first aired Apr 19, 2012
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- 1 Garden Forks, English Toffee, Paint Chip Cards, Bundt Pans Apr 19, 2012 · 21m Steel is shaped, welded and fitted with handles to produce sturdy garden forks. Sugar and butter are cooked and cooled into English toffee; carefully matched paint samples are applied to…
- 2 Pewter Flasks, Potato Salad, Hydrogen Fuel Cells, Engineered Wood Siding Apr 26, 2012 · 21m Pewter components are formed, joined and polished into traditional pocket flasks. Potatoes are cooked, cut and blended with dressing on an industrial production line; membranes, plates and…
- 3 Canvas Wall Tents, Peace Pipes, Shredded Wheat Cereal, Cannons May 3, 2012 · 21m Heavy canvas is measured, cut and sewn into weather-resistant wall tents. Stone bowls and wooden stems are shaped into ceremonial peace pipes; cooked whole wheat is drawn into fine…
- 4 Robotic Hunting Decoys, Canned Tomatoes, Scoreboards, Lassos May 10, 2012 · 21m Moulded animal bodies are equipped with motors and remote controls to create moving hunting decoys. Tomatoes are sorted, peeled and sealed in cans for heat processing; electronic displays…
- 5 Turf Grass, Beef Jerky, Wood Chippers, Bowling Pins May 17, 2012 · 21m Grass is cultivated in prepared fields before being cut into strips and rolled for transport. Lean meat is sliced, seasoned and slowly dried into beef jerky; heavy steel frames, feed…
- 6 Multi-Tools, Jojoba Oil, Marionettes May 24, 2012 · 21m Blades, pliers and other implements are stamped from steel, hardened and folded into compact multi-tools. Jojoba seeds are processed and pressed to extract their liquid wax, while wooden…
- 7 Fish Decoys, Film Digitization, Cylinder Stoves, Concrete Light Poles May 31, 2012 · 21m Wooden fish decoys are carved, balanced and painted to attract fish beneath the ice. Motion-picture film is cleaned and scanned frame by frame into digital files; sheet steel is rolled and…
- 8 Bamboo Bicycles, Chainsaw Art, Breath Mints, Manual Motorcycle Transmissions Jun 7, 2012 · 21m Selected bamboo tubes are dried, treated and joined to form lightweight bicycle frames. Artists transform large logs into sculptures with chainsaws; flavouring and sweeteners are mixed…
- 9 Dinnerware, Air Brake Tanks, Frosted Cereal, Fossils Jun 14, 2012 · 21m Clay is formed, glazed and fired to produce matching pieces of dinnerware. Steel sections are shaped, welded and pressure-tested as tanks for vehicle air-brake systems; cooked grain is…
- 10 Clay, Pitted Prunes, Spurs, Polyurethane Tires Jun 21, 2012 · 21m Raw clay is excavated, crushed, analysed and blended into a consistent material for industrial use. Dried plums are softened, mechanically pitted and graded; metal is shaped and decorated…
- 11 Tasers, Canned Soup, Jaw Harps & Mouth Bows, Diving Boards Jun 28, 2012 · 21m Electronic circuits, batteries and probe cartridges are assembled and tested to produce conducted-energy devices. Soup ingredients are cooked, portioned into cans and sterilized; metal…
- 12 Navajo Rugs, Crude Oil, Kaleidoscopes, Titanium Dental Implants Jul 5, 2012 · 21m Wool is cleaned, spun and dyed before being woven by hand into traditional Navajo rugs. Crude oil is brought to the surface and separated from water and gas for transportation; angled…
- 13 Space Pens, Reef Aquariums, Metal Caskets, Composite Bike Wheels Jul 12, 2012 · 21m Pressurized ink cartridges and precision ballpoint tips are assembled into pens designed to write in extreme conditions. Glass or acrylic panels, lighting and filtration equipment are…