How It's Made: Season 24
Season 24 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 23.
- 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 24 Progress Shield
Saunas, Wheelchair Lifts, Dioramas
Sep 25, 2014 · 21 min
Selected wood is milled, joined and fitted with benches, heaters and controls to create home saunas. Steel platforms, drive mechanisms and safety systems are assembled into wheelch
Oil Lamps, Chocolate Mints, Underfloor Heating, Pillows
Oct 2, 2014 · 21 min
Metal or glass reservoirs are fitted with wicks, burners and protective chimneys to create oil lamps. Mint-flavoured centres are formed and coated with chocolate; heating cables or
Upright Pianos, Flags, Wet/Dry Vacuums, Medieval Axes
Oct 9, 2014 · 21 min
Wooden cases, soundboards, strings, keys and intricate action mechanisms are assembled and regulated to create upright pianos. Fabric is printed or sewn into flags; motors, filters
Skeletal Replicas, Ice Buckets & Servers, Dining Chairs, Inground Pools
Oct 16, 2014 · 21 min
Moulds taken from anatomical models are used to cast individual bones, which are finished and articulated into skeletal replicas. Metal vessels are shaped and insulated to make ice
Automatic Sliding Doors, Gin, Firearms Restoration
Nov 6, 2014 · 21 min
Glass door panels are mounted on powered tracks and connected to sensors and safety controls to create automatic entrances. Neutral spirits are redistilled with juniper and other b
Scuba Lights, Interchangeable Sandals, Race Car Simulators, Fibreglass Doors
Nov 13, 2014 · 21 min
Powerful lamps and batteries are sealed inside pressure-resistant housings to create lights for underwater use. Replaceable uppers are fitted to reusable sandal soles; controls, di
Wood Windows, Woven Cashmere Fabric, Plastic Recycling Machines, Architectural Glass
Nov 20, 2014 · 21 min
Seasoned wood is cut and joined into window frames before receiving glazing, seals and operating hardware. Fine cashmere fibres are spun and woven into fabric; shredders, separator
Gas Barbecues, Mattress Pads, Ear Prostheses
Nov 27, 2014 · 21 min
Metal fireboxes are fitted with burners, valves, cooking grates and ignition systems to create gas barbecues. Layers of padding and fabric are quilted and edged into mattress pads,
Recycled Skateboards, Braided Pastry, Construction Trailers, Vises
Dec 4, 2014 · 21 min
Reclaimed material is processed, shaped and finished into new skateboard decks. Strips of filled dough are interwoven and baked into braided pastries; steel chassis receive insulat
Plasma Gems, Special Effects Snow, Piano Restoration
Dec 11, 2014 · 21 min
Discarded glass is melted and reshaped into colourful decorative gems. Paper, polymers and other lightweight materials are processed into convincing artificial snow for film and te
3-Wheel Electric Bikes, Skin Cream, Patio Heaters, Wood Spoke Wheels
Jan 1, 2015 · 21 min
Three-wheeled bicycle frames are equipped with electric motors, rechargeable batteries and control systems. Oils, water and active ingredients are emulsified into skin cream; burne
Old West Holsters, Underwater Video Housings, Soy Beverages, Pet Nail Trimmers
Jan 8, 2015 · 21 min
Thick leather is cut, moulded, stitched and decorated to produce holsters patterned after those of the Old West. Camera enclosures are machined, sealed and pressure-tested for unde
Wood Garage Doors, Sand & Salt Spreaders, Animatronic Dinosaurs
Jan 15, 2015 · 21 min
Wooden sections are cut, joined and finished before being fitted with hinges, tracks and lifting hardware to create garage doors. Hoppers, augers and rotating mechanisms are mounte