How It's Made: Season 20
Season 20 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 19.
- 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 20 Progress Shield
Native Healing Drums, Raisins, Stereoscopic Viewers, Ribbon Microphones
Nov 1, 2012 · 21 min
Traditional 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
Horse Bits, Oat Cereal, Turquoise Jewellery, Electric Scooters
Nov 8, 2012 · 21 min
Metal 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
Nail Nippers, Jade Putters, Ice Cider, Water Skis
Nov 15, 2012 · 21 min
Stainless-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
Stagecoaches, Road Reflectors, Fire Baked Pottery, Custom Motorcycle Tanks
Nov 22, 2012 · 21 min
Wooden bodies, undercarriages, suspension systems and wheels are handcrafted into traditional stagecoaches. Optical elements are moulded into road reflectors that return light towa
Replica Clay Pipes, Drinking Fountains, Orange Liqueur, Compound Bows
Nov 29, 2012 · 21 min
Clay 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
Tissues, Travel Trailers, Slippers, Motorcycle Helmets
Dec 6, 2012 · 21 min
Wood 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
U-Locks, Tepees, Croissants, Rolling Luggage
Dec 13, 2012 · 21 min
Heavy 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
Prams, Factory-Built Homes, Wood Flutes, Bicycle Tires
Dec 20, 2012 · 21 min
Metal frames, suspension components, wheels and upholstered bodies are assembled into traditional prams. Houses are constructed in factory-controlled sections before being transpor
Thinning Shears, Wagon Wheels, Toaster Pastries, Violin Bows
Dec 27, 2012 · 21 min
Steel 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
Cast Iron Tubs, Hopi Kachina Dolls, Mine Truck Engine, Memory Cards
Jan 3, 2013 · 21 min
Molten 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;
Cycling Shoes, Yurts, Marine Plywood, Oil and Encaustic Paint
Jan 10, 2013 · 21 min
Supportive 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
Paper Fans, Walnut Oil, Copper
Jan 17, 2013 · 21 min
Decorated 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
Gut Strings, Absinthe, Belt Buckles, Lever Locks
Jan 24, 2013 · 21 min
Prepared animal intestines are split, twisted, dried and polished into traditional strings for musical instruments. Herbs are steeped and distilled to produce absinthe; metal blank