How It's Made S20E08 · Prams, Factory-Built Homes, Wood Flutes, Bicycle Tires

Overview

Metal frames, suspension components, wheels and upholstered bodies are assembled into traditional prams. Houses are constructed in factory-controlled sections before being transported for final installation; selected wood is bored, shaped and tuned into flutes; and layers of rubber, fabric reinforcement and steel beads are moulded and vulcanized into bicycle tires.

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1. 1 1. Native Healing Drums, Raisins, Stereoscopic Viewers, Ribbon Microphones2012-11-01 · 21mTraditional wooden drum shells are fitted with prepared hides to create Native healing drums. Grapes are dried, cleaned and sorted into raisins; paired images and viewing lenses ar
2. 2 2. Horse Bits, Oat Cereal, Turquoise Jewellery, Electric Scooters2012-11-08 · 21mMetal components are shaped, polished and joined to produce horse bits suited to different styles of riding. Oats are cleaned and processed into breakfast cereal; pieces of turquoi
3. 3 3. Nail Nippers, Jade Putters, Ice Cider, Water Skis2012-11-15 · 21mStainless-steel components are formed, hardened and sharpened before being joined into precision nail nippers. Jade is cut and polished for use in distinctive golf putters; the con
4. 4 4. Stagecoaches, Road Reflectors, Fire Baked Pottery, Custom Motorcycle Tanks2012-11-22 · 21mWooden bodies, undercarriages, suspension systems and wheels are handcrafted into traditional stagecoaches. Optical elements are moulded into road reflectors that return light towa
5. 5 5. Replica Clay Pipes, Drinking Fountains, Orange Liqueur, Compound Bows2012-11-29 · 21mClay is pressed into moulds, dried and fired to reproduce historic smoking pipes. Metal housings, valves and cooling systems are assembled into drinking fountains; orange peel, spi
6. 6 6. Tissues, Travel Trailers, Slippers, Motorcycle Helmets2012-12-06 · 21mWood pulp is transformed into thin sheets of soft paper before being cut, folded and boxed as facial tissues. Insulated walls, plumbing, electrical systems and furnishings are inst
7. 7 7. U-Locks, Tepees, Croissants, Rolling Luggage2012-12-13 · 21mHeavy steel is bent, hardened and coated to form the shackle of a secure U-lock. Fabric coverings are measured and sewn to fit the supporting poles of tepees; layers of yeast dough
8. 8 8. Prams, Factory-Built Homes, Wood Flutes, Bicycle Tires2012-12-20 · 21mMetal frames, suspension components, wheels and upholstered bodies are assembled into traditional prams. Houses are constructed in factory-controlled sections before being transpor
9. 9 9. Thinning Shears, Wagon Wheels, Toaster Pastries, Violin Bows2012-12-27 · 21mSteel blades are shaped, toothed, hardened and sharpened to produce hair-thinning shears. Wooden hubs, spokes and rim sections are fitted together and reinforced to make wagon whee
10. 10 10. Cast Iron Tubs, Hopi Kachina Dolls, Mine Truck Engine, Memory Cards2013-01-03 · 21mMolten iron is cast into heavy bathtubs before the surfaces are cleaned and coated with durable enamel. Cottonwood roots are carved and painted into traditional Hopi Kachina dolls;
11. 11 11. Cycling Shoes, Yurts, Marine Plywood, Oil and Encaustic Paint2013-01-10 · 21mSupportive uppers are shaped and bonded to rigid soles equipped for bicycle-cleat systems to make cycling shoes. Collapsible lattice walls, roof poles and protective coverings are
12. 12 12. Paper Fans, Walnut Oil, Copper2013-01-17 · 21mDecorated paper is cut, folded and mounted on slender ribs to create folding fans. Shelled walnuts are ground and pressed before their oil is filtered and bottled, while copper-bea
13. 13 13. Gut Strings, Absinthe, Belt Buckles, Lever Locks2013-01-24 · 21mPrepared animal intestines are split, twisted, dried and polished into traditional strings for musical instruments. Herbs are steeped and distilled to produce absinthe; metal blank