How It’s Made

How It's Made - Science Channel

Science Channel

Series

2001

TVG

Science

Documentary

How-to

A behind-the-scenes look at the manufacturing processes of various products — a mix consisting of common products such as jeans, aluminum foil, and cereal, and less predictable ones like wax figurines, braille typewriters, and pinball machines

Upcoming TV Airings

The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.

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.

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