How It’s Made

Saturday, February 21

NASCAR Car Bodies; Hurley Sticks; Tube Power Amplifiers

Season 23 • Episode 9

NASCAR car bodies; hurley sticks; tube power amplifiers; thermal coffee pots.

Saturday, February 21

Pasta Dies; Blueberries; Composting Toilets

Season 28 • Episode 2

Exploring how items like pasta dies, blueberries, composting toilets and surge arresters are made.

Saturday, February 21

Aerospace Fasteners; Cactus Pear Puree; Lab Reactors

Season 30 • Episode 12

Aerospace fasteners; cactus pear puree; lab reactors.

Saturday, February 21

Foosball Tables; Marseille Soap; Laguiole Pocket Knives

Season 29 • Episode 9

How foosball tables, Marseille soap and Laguiole pocket knives are made.

Saturday, February 21

Rubber Balls, Motion Chairs, Montreal Smoked Meat, & Motorized Scooters

Season 30 • Episode 11

Rubber balls; motion chairs; Montreal smoked meat; motorized scooters.

Saturday, February 21

Leather Basketballs, Flood Gates, Wood Panel Canvases and Shoelaces

Season 30 • Episode 1

The host explains the making of leather basketballs, shoelaces and floodgates for public use.

Saturday, February 21

Spiral Stairs, Pita Bread, Exhaust Headers, and Molded Limestone Artwork

Season 30 • Episode 7

Spiral stairs; pita bread; exhaust headers; molded limestone artwork.

Saturday, February 21

Guitar Pickups, Heated Furniture, Water Well Cylinders, Nonconductive Tools

Season 32 • Episode 6

How guitar pickups, heated furniture, water well cylinders, and nonconductive tools are made.

Saturday, February 21

Tin Whistles; Horn Products; Formula F Race Cars

Season 32 • Episode 11

The processes of making tin whistles, horn products, and Formula F race cars.

Saturday, February 21

Laptops; Panettone; Saxophones

Season 31 • Episode 2

Laptops; panettone; saxophones.

Sunday, February 22

Wood Toys; Retro Toasters; Laboratory Furnaces

Season 27 • Episode 9

We find out how everyday items such as wood toys, retro toasters and aerogels are manufactured.

Sunday, February 22

Combination Squares; Farmed Shrimp; Ball Valves

Season 27 • Episode 10

Find out how combination squares, farmed shrimp, ball valves and string trimmers are made.

Sunday, February 22

Carbon Fibre; Antique Frame Restoration; Railcar Movements

Season 22 • Episode 5

Discover how carbon fiber is produced; how antique frames are restored.

Sunday, February 22

Chinese Style Furniture; Electrical Switches; Thai Fish Sauce

Season 27 • Episode 11

Learning how Chinese-style furniture, electrical switches and Thai fish sauce are made.

Sunday, February 22

Canvas Wall Tents; Peace Pipes

Season 19 • Episode 3

A look into how canvas wall tents, cannons and breakfast cereal are made.

Sunday, February 22

Robotic Hunting Decoys; Canned Tomatoes

Season 19 • Episode 4

An insight into how robotic hunting decoys, tinned tomatoes, scoreboards, and lassos are made.

Sunday, February 22

Turf Grass; Beef Jerky

Season 19 • Episode 5

Turf grass; beef jerky; wood chippers; bowling pins.

Sunday, February 22

Multi-tools; Jojoba Oil

Season 19 • Episode 6

An insight into the production processes of items including multi-tools, jojoba oil and marionettes.

Sunday, February 22

Cufflinks; Blueberry Turnovers

Season 18 • Episode 10

Cufflinks; blueberry turnovers; dashboards; pottery.

Sunday, February 22

Pharmaceutical Blister Packs; Deli Slicers

Season 18 • Episode 11

Learn about the manufacturing of blister packs, deli slicers, oysters and weather vanes.

Sunday, February 22

Top and Bowler Hats; Solar Water Heaters

Season 18 • Episode 12

Top and bowler hats; solar water heaters; sticky buns; electrostatic speakers.

Sunday, February 22

Turntables; Steam Engines

Season 18 • Episode 13

Turntables; steam engines; playground equipment; non-stick cookware.

Sunday, March 1

Race Car Oil Tanks; Plaster Moldings; Lemongrass Oil

Season 27 • Episode 12

Learning how race car oil, plaster moldings, lemongrass oil and fly tying vices are made.

Sunday, March 1

Coconut Shell Charcoal; Dial Indicators; Wet Downdraft Tables

Season 27 • Episode 13

How coconut charcoal, dial indicators, wet downdraft tables and bassoon reeds are made.

Sunday, March 1

Pasta Dies; Blueberries; Composting Toilets

Season 28 • Episode 2

Exploring how items like pasta dies, blueberries, composting toilets and surge arresters are made.

Sunday, March 1

Angle Grinders; Berry Baskets; Omnidirectional Speakers

Season 28 • Episode 3

Learning how angle grinders, berry baskets and omnidirectional speakers are made.

Sunday, March 1

Fish Decoys; Film Digitization

Season 19 • Episode 7

An insight into how everyday items such as fish decoys and concrete light poles are made.

Sunday, March 1

Bamboo Bikes; Chainsaw Art

Season 19 • Episode 8

Bamboo bikes; chainsaw art; breath mints; manual motorcycle transmissions.

Sunday, March 1

Dinnerware; Reservoir Air Tanks

Season 19 • Episode 9

Dinnerware; reservoir air tanks; frosted cereal; fossils.

Sunday, March 1

Clay; Pitted Prunes

Season 19 • Episode 10

How do they make clay, pitted prunes, spurs and polyurethane tyres?

Sunday, March 1

Tires; Cheesecake; Globes

Season 9 • Episode 1

Solid tires; cheesecake; canoe paddles; globes.

Sunday, March 1

Boomerangs; Barbecues; Strobe Lights

Season 9 • Episode 2

Boomerangs; barbecues; pinball machines; strobe lights.

Sunday, March 1

Wooden Bowls; Chainsaws; Stackable Potato Chips

Wooden bowls; chain saws; stackable potato chips; jet compressor blades.

Sunday, March 1

Steel Wool; Slot Machines

Season 9 • Episode 4

Steel wool; ranges; carved candles; slot machines.

Sunday, March 8

Cartridge Blades; Chocolate Banana Loaves; Vending Machines

Season 28 • Episode 4

Cartridge blades; chocolate banana loaves; vending machines; dive computers.

Sunday, March 8

Ultra-Thin Glass; Pallet Dismantlers; Cupcakes

Season 28 • Episode 5

How ultra-thin glass, pallet dismantlers and cupcakes are made.

Sunday, March 8

Potash; Leather Bracelets; Wild Rice

Season 28 • Episode 6

Learning how potash, leather bracelets, wild rice and hex key L-wrenches are made.

Sunday, March 8

Metal Nail Files; Birch Bark Canoes; Cruiser Boat Hardtops

Season 28 • Episode 7

Learning how metal nail files, birchbark canoes and cruiser boat hardtops are made.

Sunday, March 8

Tasers; Canned Soup

Season 19 • Episode 11

Tasers, canned soup, jaw harps and mouth bows and diving boards.

Sunday, March 8

Navajo Rugs; Crude Oil

Season 19 • Episode 12

Navajo rugs; crude oil; kaleidoscopes; titanium dental implants.

Sunday, March 8

Space Pens; Reef Aquariums

Season 19 • Episode 13

Space pens; reef aquariums; metal caskets; composite bike wheels.

Sunday, March 8

Native Healing Drums; Raisins; Stereoscopic Viewers

Season 20 • Episode 1

Native healing drums; raisins; stereoscopic viewers; ribbon microphones.

Sunday, March 8

CCD Semiconductors; Airline Meals

Season 9 • Episode 5

CCD semiconductors; airline meals; paper cups; trumpets.

Sunday, March 8

Padlocks; Synthetic Leather

Season 9 • Episode 6

Padlocks; hair clippers; wooden shoes; synthetic leather.

Sunday, March 8

Racing Shells; Pedal Steel Guitars

Season 9 • Episode 7

Racing shells; stainless-steel sinks; leather; pedal steel guitars.

Sunday, March 8

Swords; Pontoons; Fuses

Season 9 • Episode 8

Swords; pontoons; grandfather clocks; fuses.