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How It's Made
Season 21 · Episode 10
Customized Knee Replacements, Leaf Springs, Lavender Essential Oil, Rivets and Rivet Tools
9.521mJune 6, 2013
Medical scans and computer models guide the production of customized knee-replacement components designed for an individual patient. Steel strips are cut, heat-treated and curved into vehicle leaf springs; harvested lavender is steam-distilled to extract its essential oil; and metal blanks are formed into rivets alongside the tools used to install them.
Episodes
- Episode 1Rubber Gloves, Soap Carvings, Aircraft Cabinets, Motorcycle Brake Locks
- Episode 2Powder Horns, Handcrafted Molds, Pierogi, Inner Tubes
- Episode 3Lace, Antique Frame Replicas, Orchids, Unicycle Wheel Hubs
- Episode 4External Hard Drives, Frozen Shrimp, Thai Rice Boxes, Paper Towels
- Episode 5Tea, Roof Finials, Artificial Flowers, Alloy Wheels
- Episode 6Gel Caps, Playground Spring Riders, Frozen Pancakes, Natural Rubber
- Episode 7Paper Umbrellas, Coal, Aircraft Seats, Cremation Urns
- Episode 8Aluminum Canoes, Wooden Stave Bowls, Wheelchair Accessible Vans, Marimbas
- Episode 9Indy Car Seats, Paper Flowers, Stand-by Generators
- Episode 10Customized Knee Replacements, Leaf Springs, Lavender Essential Oil, Rivets and Rivet Tools
- Episode 11Cast Iron Stoves, Ultralight Aircraft, Snow Groomers, Rubber Bands
- Episode 12Barber Chairs, Sewage Pumps, Bimini Boat Tops, Diesel Filters
- Episode 13Car Tires, Silk, Art Conservation, Scuba Tanks