How It's Made: Season 21
Season 21 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 20.
- 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 21 Progress Shield
Rubber Gloves, Soap Carvings, Aircraft Cabinets, Motorcycle Brake Locks
Apr 4, 2013 · 21 min
Ceramic hand forms are coated with liquid rubber, cured and stripped to produce flexible protective gloves. Blocks of soap are cut and sculpted into intricate decorative figures; l
Powder Horns, Handcrafted Molds, Pierogi, Inner Tubes
Apr 11, 2013 · 21 min
Animal horns are cleaned, heated, shaped and polished before being fitted with plugs and pouring spouts for use as traditional powder horns. Craftspeople produce precision moulds f
Lace, Antique Frame Replicas, Orchids, Unicycle Wheel Hubs
Apr 18, 2013 · 21 min
Thousands of threads are guided through specialised machinery to create complex lace patterns. Ornamental profiles are reproduced, joined and finished as replicas of antique pictur
External Hard Drives, Frozen Shrimp, Thai Rice Boxes, Paper Towels
Apr 25, 2013 · 21 min
Disk drives, control electronics and connection ports are installed inside protective enclosures to make external hard drives. Shrimp are sorted, cleaned, peeled and rapidly frozen
Tea, Roof Finials, Artificial Flowers, Alloy Wheels
May 2, 2013 · 21 min
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; fabr
Gel Caps, Playground Spring Riders, Frozen Pancakes, Natural Rubber
May 9, 2013 · 21 min
Gelatin is prepared and formed into matching capsule halves before the finished gel caps are inspected and packaged. Moulded figures are mounted on heavy coil springs to create pla
Paper Umbrellas, Coal, Aircraft Seats, Cremation Urns
May 16, 2013 · 21 min
Slender bamboo pieces are joined into folding frames and covered with decorated paper to make traditional umbrellas. Coal is excavated, transported, crushed and sorted; lightweight
Aluminum Canoes, Wooden Stave Bowls, Wheelchair Accessible Vans, Marimbas
May 23, 2013 · 21 min
Sheets of aluminum are formed and joined around supporting ribs to create lightweight canoes. Angled wooden staves are glued into hollow forms and turned into bowls; vans receive l
Indy Car Seats, Paper Flowers, Stand-by Generators
May 30, 2013 · 21 min
A racing driver’s body is measured and moulded to create a closely fitted seat that provides support and protection inside an Indy car. Paper is cut, coloured and shaped into reali
Customized Knee Replacements, Leaf Springs, Lavender Essential Oil, Rivets and Rivet Tools
Jun 6, 2013 · 21 min
Medical scans and computer models guide the production of customized knee-replacement components designed for an individual patient. Steel strips are cut, heat-treated and curved i
Cast Iron Stoves, Ultralight Aircraft, Snow Groomers, Rubber Bands
Jun 13, 2013 · 21 min
Molten iron is poured into moulds, cleaned and finished before the heavy castings are assembled into wood-burning stoves. Lightweight structural components are joined into ultralig
Barber Chairs, Sewage Pumps, Bimini Boat Tops, Diesel Filters
Jun 20, 2013 · 21 min
Steel frames, hydraulic lifting mechanisms, padding and upholstery are assembled into adjustable barber chairs. Motors and impellers are enclosed in corrosion-resistant housings to
Car Tires, Silk, Art Conservation, Scuba Tanks
Jun 27, 2013 · 21 min
Different rubber compounds are mixed and assembled with reinforcing fabric, steel belts and tread before being moulded and vulcanized into car tires. Fine filaments are unwound fro