How It's Made (2001)

Protective lenses are formed, tinted and coated before being fitted into flexible ski-goggle frames. The episode also follows the fabricati…

Compact racing motorcycles take shape as their lightweight frames, engines, suspension and controls are assembled. Fig filling is enclosed…

Metal components are cast, machined and finished to create non-firing replicas of historic Western revolvers. The episode also reveals how…

Measurements of a runner’s feet and movement are used to create individually fitted shoes, with custom-shaped components joined to supporti…

Golf-club heads are cast or forged, shaped and fitted to carefully selected shafts. Waffle batter is portioned and baked between patterned…

Computer-designed fabric panels are cut, joined and reinforced to create sails able to withstand changing wind loads. Walnuts are cracked,…

Foam blanks are shaped into surfboards before being reinforced with fibreglass and resin and given a smooth final finish. Printed designs r…

Olives are sorted, pitted and filled before being preserved and packaged. Metal discs are engraved and assembled into working astrolabes ba…

Miniature speaker drivers, wiring and cushioned housings are assembled into headphones. Precision valves, diaphragms and seals are combined…

Lightweight metal is machined into precisely balanced fly-fishing reels and fitted with smooth drag mechanisms. Pigments, binders and addit…

Graphite and clay are blended, extruded into slender rods, fired and treated to produce smooth, durable pencil leads. Seasoned wood is dril…

A flat-bottomed hull, powerful engine, large propeller and protective cage are combined to build an airboat capable of crossing shallow wat…

Injection-moulded pen bodies are fitted with ink refills, ballpoint tips, springs and retracting mechanisms. Salt water is concentrated in…