How It's Made: Season 28
Season 28 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 27.
- 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 28 Progress Shield
Classic Car Gauges, Chocolate Marble Cake, Ghillie Kettles, Condoms
Aug 22, 2016 · 21 min
Ceramic forms are repeatedly dipped in liquid latex before the finished condoms are cured, removed, tested and packaged. Precision mechanisms, numbered faces and pointers are assem
Pasta Dies, Blueberries, Composting Toilets, Surge Arresters
Aug 29, 2016 · 21 min
Metal blanks are precision-machined with shaped openings and inserts to create dies that extrude pasta into different forms. Blueberries are cultivated, harvested, graded and prepa
Angle Grinders, Berry Baskets, Omnidirectional Speakers
Sep 5, 2016 · 21 min
Electric motors, gearboxes, spindles and protective guards are assembled into high-speed angle grinders. Thin wooden components are cut, shaped and fastened into lightweight berry
Cartridge Blades, Chocolate Banana Loaves, Vending Machines, Dive Computers
Sep 12, 2016 · 21 min
Fine strips of steel are hardened, sharpened, coated and mounted in plastic cartridges to create replacement razor blades. Banana-flavoured batter and chocolate are mixed, portione
Ultra-Thin Glass, Pallet Dismantling Machines, Cupcakes, Seamless Stainless Steel Tubing
Sep 19, 2016 · 21 min
Molten glass is drawn into extremely thin, uniform sheets suitable for sensitive electronic and technical applications. Heavy frames, conveyors and cutting mechanisms are assembled
Potash, Leather Bracelets, Wild Rice, Hex Key L Wrenches
Oct 6, 2016 · 21 min
Potassium-rich ore is brought to the surface, crushed and separated to produce potash for agricultural and industrial use. Leather strips are cut, decorated and fitted with clasps
Metal Nail Files, Birch Bark Canoes, Cruiser Boat Hardtops, High-Voltage Circuit Breakers
Oct 13, 2016 · 21 min
Steel blanks are cut, textured, hardened and finished to produce durable metal nail files. Sheets of birch bark are fitted around a wooden framework and reinforced with ribs to cre
Macarons, Pine Needle Baskets, Micrometers
Oct 20, 2016 · 21 min
Almond-based meringue batter is piped, rested and baked into smooth macaron shells before pairs are joined with flavoured fillings. Bundles of long pine needles are coiled and stit
Endoscopes, Megaphones, Uranium
Oct 27, 2016 · 21 min
Miniature optical fibres, cameras, lights and control cables are installed inside flexible tubing to create medical endoscopes. Moulded horns, microphones, amplifiers and speakers
Hollow Disk Pumps, Palm Sugar, Yachts
Nov 3, 2016 · 21 min
Closely spaced rotating disks are machined and installed inside pump housings to move liquids containing delicate or suspended material. Sap collected from palm trees is filtered a
Abalone Collagen, Digital-to-Analog Converters, Embosssed Wood Mouldings, Plier Staplers
Nov 10, 2016 · 21 min
Material from farmed abalone is cleaned and processed to extract collagen for cosmetic and other specialized products. Electronic components are mounted and tested in digital-to-an
Thai Barbecues, Diving Masks and Fins, Bassoons
Nov 17, 2016 · 21 min
Metal sheets are cut, shaped and joined into domed tabletop grills used for Thai-style barbecuing. Tempered lenses, flexible skirts and straps are assembled into watertight diving
Wooden Utensils, Transport Refrigeration Units, Moccasins, Electronic Impact Drills
Nov 24, 2016 · 21 min
Selected wood is cut, carved, sanded and treated to produce spoons and other kitchen utensils. Compressors, condensers, fans and electronic controls are assembled into refrigeratio