How It's Made: Season 22
Season 22 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of How It's Made Season 21.
- Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
- Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
- Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
Episode Guide
Season 22 Progress Shield
Electric Stand-Up Vehicles, Frozen Fruit, Beer Coasters, Forged Door Handles
Oct 17, 2013 · 21 min
Steel frames, electric motors, rechargeable batteries and upright control systems are assembled into compact stand-up vehicles. Fresh fruit is washed, prepared and rapidly frozen t
Rock Crushers, Fabric Lampshades, Cake Sprinkles, Steam Irons
Oct 24, 2013 · 21 min
Heavy steel housings, powerful drive systems and hardened crushing components are assembled into machines that reduce large rocks to smaller aggregate. Fabric is laminated, cut and
Indy Steering Wheels, Mixed Salad, Wind Turbines
Oct 31, 2013 · 21 min
Lightweight materials are shaped around hand grips and fitted with switches, displays and quick-release hubs to create specialized Indy-car steering wheels. Fresh vegetables are wa
Blast Doors, Lipstick, Artificial Palm Trees, Brass Plaques
Nov 7, 2013 · 21 min
Thick steel plates, internal reinforcement and heavy locking mechanisms are combined to produce doors capable of resisting powerful explosions. Waxes, oils and pigments are blended
Carbon Fibre, Antique Frame Restoration, Railcar Movers, Hood Ornaments
Nov 14, 2013 · 21 min
Synthetic fibres are stretched and heated in controlled furnaces until they become strong, lightweight carbon fibre. Conservators clean and stabilize antique picture frames before
Sawhorses & Toolboxes, Sorbet Pops, School Buses
Nov 21, 2013 · 21 min
Durable moulded and metal components are assembled into portable sawhorses and toolboxes designed for construction work. Fruit mixtures are portioned into moulds and frozen into so
Sanders, Solid Terrain Models, Stucco, High-Speed Roll-Up Doors
Nov 28, 2013 · 21 min
Motors, abrasive pads and dust-control components are assembled into powered sanders. Digital geographical data guides the production of detailed solid terrain models; mineral ingr
Pressed Glass, Pickup Truck Caps, Alpaca Yarn, Utility Knives
Dec 5, 2013 · 21 min
Measured portions of molten glass are pressed into moulds to create precisely shaped decorative and functional objects. Fibreglass shells are moulded and fitted with windows and ha
Life Casting, Downdraft Cooktops, Compression Hosiery, Electric Motorcycles
Dec 12, 2013 · 21 min
Flexible moulding materials capture the contours of a living subject before plaster or resin is poured to create a detailed life cast. Burners and electric heating elements are com
Motorcycle Sidecars, Frozen French Toast, Refrigerator Compressors, Superchargers
Dec 19, 2013 · 21 min
Metal frames and shaped passenger bodies are built, painted and fitted to motorcycles as sidecars. Slices of bread are coated in an egg mixture, cooked and rapidly frozen into prep
Custom Knee Braces, Ductless Air Conditioners, Window Film, Motorcycle Exhaust Systems
Dec 26, 2013 · 21 min
Measurements and moulds of a patient’s leg guide the shaping of supportive shells, hinges and padding for custom knee braces. Heat-exchange coils, fans, compressors and electronic
Solid State Drives, Eye Shadow, Limousines, Dead Blow Hammers
Jan 2, 2014 · 21 min
Flash-memory chips and controllers are mounted on circuit boards, enclosed and tested to create solid-state drives. Pigments and binding agents are blended and pressed into eye-sha
Dragster Tires, Icing, Floating Docks, Spiral Pipes
Jan 9, 2014 · 21 min
Specialized rubber compounds and reinforcing materials are layered, moulded and vulcanized into dragster tires designed to withstand extreme acceleration. Sugar, fats and flavourin