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How It's Made
Season 21 · Episode 5
Tea, Roof Finials, Artificial Flowers, Alloy Wheels
9.021mMay 2, 2013
Fresh tea leaves are picked, withered, rolled, oxidized and dried to develop their flavour and aroma. Decorative roof finials are shaped and finished to withstand the weather; fabric petals and leaves are cut, coloured and assembled into artificial flowers; and molten alloy is cast, machined and coated to produce lightweight vehicle 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