How It's Made: Season 17
Season 17 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of How It's Made Season 16.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 17 Progress Shield
Decorative Sombreros, Salad Dressings & Marinades, Cap Guns, Regenerative Medicine
Apr 1, 2011 · 21 min
Traditional hat bodies are shaped into broad-brimmed sombreros before receiving decorative trim and detailed embroidery. Oils, vinegars and seasonings are blended into salad dressi
Cheese Graters, Hot Sauce, Silver Jewellery, Traditional Mexican Chairs
Apr 8, 2011 · 21 min
Stainless-steel sheets are perforated, sharpened and formed into cheese graters. Peppers and seasonings are processed into bottled hot sauce, silver is shaped, joined and polished
Game Calls, Mayonnaise, Traditional Razor Blades, Butterfly Safety Razors
Apr 15, 2011 · 21 min
Reeds and resonating chambers are carefully shaped to produce game calls that imitate wild animals. Oil, eggs and acidic ingredients are emulsified into mayonnaise; thin steel is h
Corn Tortillas, Crankshafts & Camshafts, Bush Planes, Aluminum Bike Wheels
Apr 22, 2011 · 21 min
Prepared corn dough is portioned, flattened and baked into tortillas. Engine components are forged or cast before being machined and hardened into crankshafts and camshafts; rugged
Folding Kayaks, Piñatas, Garbage Trucks, Ceramic Composite Brake Discs
Apr 29, 2011 · 21 min
Sectional frameworks and waterproof skins are fitted together to create kayaks that collapse for transportation. Paper and cardboard forms are decorated as piñatas, commercial truc
Rolled Wafers, Wood Pellets, Class & Championship Rings
May 6, 2011 · 21 min
Thin layers of batter are baked and rolled while still warm to produce crisp wafer tubes. Dried wood residue is ground and compressed into dense heating pellets, while cast preciou
Speed Skates, Synthetic Rubber, Cocoa Beans, Bulk Chocolate
May 13, 2011 · 21 min
Supportive boots are fitted with long, carefully aligned blades to create speed skates. Chemical ingredients are polymerized and compounded into synthetic rubber, cocoa beans are f
Custom Steering Wheels, Aerospace Fuel Lines, Apple Pies, Household Radiators
May 20, 2011 · 21 min
Metal steering-wheel frames are padded, shaped and hand-covered to suit individual vehicles. Aerospace tubing is bent, fitted and pressure-tested for use as fuel lines; pastry shel
Whips, Automated Pizza Makers, Incense Cones, Scale Turbine Engines
May 27, 2011 · 21 min
Strips of leather are tapered and tightly braided into flexible whips. Automated machines portion dough, sauce and toppings to prepare pizzas; aromatic powders and binders are moul
Heather Gems, Instant Film, Beet Sugar, Electric Roadsters
Jun 3, 2011 · 21 min
Dried heather stems are dyed, bundled with resin and compressed into patterned blocks that can be cut and polished into jewellery. Photosensitive layers and chemical pods are combi
Underwater Robots, Lasagne, Band Saws, Ski & Trekking Poles
Jun 10, 2011 · 21 min
Waterproof housings, cameras, thrusters and electronic controls are assembled into remotely operated underwater robots. Pasta sheets are layered with sauces and fillings to produce
Laminated Wood Beams, Sport Utility Vehicles, Veggie Burgers, Wood Boring Augers
Jun 17, 2011 · 21 min
Selected lengths of timber are coated with structural adhesive, stacked and pressed into strong laminated beams. Vehicle bodies, drivetrains and interiors are assembled into sport
Turbochargers, Enchiladas, Watches
Jun 24, 2011 · 21 min
Precision-machined compressor and turbine wheels are balanced and installed inside heat-resistant housings to create turbochargers. Tortillas are filled, rolled and covered with sa