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How It's Made

How It's Made

A look behind the scenes at how everyday things are manufactured. Typically each episode includes three to four products featured, with a mix consisting of common items such as jeans, aluminum foil and cereal, and less predictable ones like wax figurines, braille typewriters and pinball machines.
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  • Basque pelota balls; pallet trucks; dumplings; brass faucets.

  • Basque pelota balls; pallet trucks; dumplings; brass faucets.
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  • Laptops; panettone; saxophones.

  • Exploring the production processes of everyday items, including spinning reels, plasma protein therapies, 3D cups and stainless steel beer kegs.

  • Steamer baskets; three-wheel scooters; pre-fabricated conservatories; copper cookware.

  • Mountain bike tires; leaf and debris vacuums; canned meat; fillet knives.

  • Mountain bike tires; leaf and debris vacuums; canned meat; fillet knives.
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  • Rice cookers; concealment furniture; promotional origami; hedge shears.

  • Glass faucets; fire truck ladders; antique clock restoration; barbecue utensils.

  • Glass faucets; fire truck ladders; antique clock restoration; barbecue utensils.
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  • Educational robots; boxing belts; boat radar mounts; European-style radiators.

  • Cotton; rodeo roping chutes; Asian noodles; rotary engines.

  • Cotton; rodeo roping chutes; Asian noodles; rotary engines.
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  • Sleeper rigs; pecans; steel pulleys; acetate eyewear.

  • Sleeper rigs; pecans; steel pulleys; acetate eyewear.
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  • Find out how wood slat baskets, bells, and gyroscopic stabilizers are made.

  • Find out how wood slat baskets, bells, and gyroscopic stabilizers are made.
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  • DeLorean restoration; bison fiber; shuffleboard tables; friction-forged knives.

  • DeLorean restoration; bison fiber; shuffleboard tables; friction-forged knives.
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  • Explores the production processes of leather overnight bags, horse exercisers, air hockey tables and copper sculptures.

  • Explores the production processes of leather overnight bags, horse exercisers, air hockey tables and copper sculptures.
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415 episodes will be broadcast over the next two weeks

    Barber Chairs, Sewage Pumps, Bimini Boat Tops, Diesel Filters
    Car Tires; Silk; Art Restoration
    Electric Stand-Up Vehicles; Frozen Fruit; Beer Coasters
    Rock Crushers; Fabric Lampshades; Cake Sprinkles
    Indy Steering Wheels; Mixed Salad; Wind Turbines
    Blast Doors; Lipstick; Artificial Palm Trees; Brass Plaques
    Carbon Fiber Bicycles; Blood Products
    Sawhorses and Toolboxes; Sorbet Pops; School Buses
    Sanders; Solid Terrain Models; Stucco; High-Speed Roll-up Doors
    Pressed Glass; Pickup Truck Caps; Alpaca Yarn; Utility Knives
  • Barber Chairs, Sewage Pumps, Bimini Boat Tops, Diesel Filters

    More everyday items are put under the microscope as we discover how barber chairs, sewage pumps, bimini boat tops and diesel filters are made.
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  • Car Tires; Silk; Art Restoration

    An insight and expert analysis into the production process for car tires, silk, art conservation and scuba tanks.
    Upcoming
  • Electric Stand-Up Vehicles; Frozen Fruit; Beer Coasters

    Examine how electric stand-up vehicles, frozen fruit, beer coasters and forged door handles are manufactured.
    Upcoming
  • Rock Crushers; Fabric Lampshades; Cake Sprinkles

    An insight into the production process for rock crushers, fabric lampshades, cake sprinkles and steam irons.
    Upcoming
  • Indy Steering Wheels; Mixed Salad; Wind Turbines

    How Indy steering wheels, mixed salad and wind turbines are made.
    Upcoming
  • Blast Doors; Lipstick; Artificial Palm Trees; Brass Plaques

    Blast doors; lipstick; artificial palm; brass plaques.
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How It's Made

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A look behind the scenes at how everyday things are manufactured. Typically each episode includes three to four products featured, with a mix consisting of common items such as jeans, aluminum foil and cereal, and less predictable ones like wax figurines, braille typewriters and pinball machines.

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Lynne Adams, Mark Tewksbury, Lynn Herzeg, June Wallack

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  • An insight into the production processes for cast iron stoves, ultralight aircraft, snow groomers and rubber bands.
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