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How It's Made
Season 24 · Episode 10
Plasma Gems, Special Effects Snow, Piano Restoration
10.021mDecember 11, 2014
Discarded glass is melted and reshaped into colourful decorative gems. Paper, polymers and other lightweight materials are processed into convincing artificial snow for film and television, while an ageing piano is dismantled so its case, soundboard, strings, keys and mechanical action can be repaired and restored.
Episodes
- Episode 1Saunas, Wheelchair Lifts, Dioramas
- Episode 2Oil Lamps, Chocolate Mints, Underfloor Heating, Pillows
- Episode 3Upright Pianos, Flags, Wet/Dry Vacuums, Medieval Axes
- Episode 4Skeletal Replicas, Ice Buckets & Servers, Dining Chairs, Inground Pools
- Episode 5Automatic Sliding Doors, Gin, Firearms Restoration
- Episode 6Scuba Lights, Interchangeable Sandals, Race Car Simulators, Fibreglass Doors
- Episode 7Wood Windows, Woven Cashmere Fabric, Plastic Recycling Machines, Architectural Glass
- Episode 8Gas Barbecues, Mattress Pads, Ear Prostheses
- Episode 9Recycled Skateboards, Braided Pastry, Construction Trailers, Vises
- Episode 10Plasma Gems, Special Effects Snow, Piano Restoration
- Episode 113-Wheel Electric Bikes, Skin Cream, Patio Heaters, Wood Spoke Wheels
- Episode 12Old West Holsters, Underwater Video Housings, Soy Beverages, Pet Nail Trimmers
- Episode 13Wood Garage Doors, Sand & Salt Spreaders, Animatronic Dinosaurs