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How It's Made
Season 20 · Episode 13
Gut Strings, Absinthe, Belt Buckles, Lever Locks
10.021mJanuary 24, 2013
Prepared animal intestines are split, twisted, dried and polished into traditional strings for musical instruments. Herbs are steeped and distilled to produce absinthe; metal blanks are cast, stamped or engraved into decorative belt buckles; and precisely shaped levers, springs and bolts are enclosed within the cases of lever locks.
Episodes
- Episode 1Native Healing Drums, Raisins, Stereoscopic Viewers, Ribbon Microphones
- Episode 2Horse Bits, Oat Cereal, Turquoise Jewellery, Electric Scooters
- Episode 3Nail Nippers, Jade Putters, Ice Cider, Water Skis
- Episode 4Stagecoaches, Road Reflectors, Fire Baked Pottery, Custom Motorcycle Tanks
- Episode 5Replica Clay Pipes, Drinking Fountains, Orange Liqueur, Compound Bows
- Episode 6Tissues, Travel Trailers, Slippers, Motorcycle Helmets
- Episode 7U-Locks, Tepees, Croissants, Rolling Luggage
- Episode 8Prams, Factory-Built Homes, Wood Flutes, Bicycle Tires
- Episode 9Thinning Shears, Wagon Wheels, Toaster Pastries, Violin Bows
- Episode 10Cast Iron Tubs, Hopi Kachina Dolls, Mine Truck Engine, Memory Cards
- Episode 11Cycling Shoes, Yurts, Marine Plywood, Oil and Encaustic Paint
- Episode 12Paper Fans, Walnut Oil, Copper
- Episode 13Gut Strings, Absinthe, Belt Buckles, Lever Locks