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How It's Made
Season 9 · Episode 11
Scalpels, Oil Paints, British Police Helmets, Ice Axes
10.021mMarch 23, 2008
Surgical steel is shaped and sharpened into scalpels, finely ground pigments are combined with oil to make artists’ paint, reinforced plastic and fabric are formed into traditional British police helmets, and aluminum and steel components are shaped into mountaineering ice axes.
Episodes
- Episode 1Solid Tires, Cheesecake, Canoe Paddles, Globes
- Episode 2Boomerangs, Barbeques, Pinball Machines, Strobe Lights
- Episode 3Wooden Bowls, Chainsaws, Stackable Potato Chips, Jet Compressor Blades
- Episode 4Steel Wool, Ranges, Carved Candles, Slot Machines
- Episode 5CCD Semiconductors, Airline Meals, Paper Cups, Trumpets
- Episode 6Padlocks, Hair Clippers, Wooden Shoes, Synthetic Leather
- Episode 7Racing Shells, Stainless Steel Sinks, Leather, Pedal Steel Guitars
- Episode 8Swords, Pontoons, Grandfather Clocks, Fuses
- Episode 9Bumpers, Lighting Gels and Camera Filters, Steam-Powered Models, Candy Canes
- Episode 10Umbrellas, Outboard Motors, Silver Cutlery, Tape Measures
- Episode 11Scalpels, Oil Paints, British Police Helmets, Ice Axes
- Episode 12Bacon, Snowblowers, Luxury Cars
- Episode 13Automatic Transmissions, Silver Miniatures, Hot Air Balloon Baskets, Darts