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How It's Made
Season 21 · Episode 3
Lace, Antique Frame Replicas, Orchids, Unicycle Wheel Hubs
8.321mApril 18, 2013
Thousands of threads are guided through specialised machinery to create complex lace patterns. Ornamental profiles are reproduced, joined and finished as replicas of antique picture frames; orchids are propagated and cultivated under carefully controlled greenhouse conditions; and metal blanks are machined and drilled into hubs for unicycle wheels.
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