How It's Made: Season 29
Season 29 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 28.
- 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 29 Progress Shield
Skateboard Wheels, Baklava and Galaktoboureko, CO₂ Scrubbers, Honeycomb Candles
Feb 13, 2017 · 21 min
Liquid polyurethane is coloured, poured into moulds and cured before the finished skateboard wheels are machined and fitted with bearings. Layers of pastry, nuts and syrup become b
Nuno Felt, Drum Crushers, Kimchi, Parquet Floors
Feb 20, 2017 · 21 min
Fine wool fibres are arranged over fabric and agitated until they bind together as lightweight nuno felt. Heavy steel frames and hydraulic mechanisms are assembled into machines th
Wood Watches, Steel Bicycles, Raw Pet Food, Replica Police Lanterns
Feb 27, 2017 · 21 min
Selected hardwood is machined, sanded and finished into watch cases and bracelet links before receiving the movement and crystal. Steel tubing is cut, shaped and joined into bicycl
Thermoplastic Fire Helmets, Basketry Sculptures, Coffee Roasters
Mar 6, 2017 · 21 min
Heat-resistant thermoplastic is moulded into protective helmet shells before liners, shields, straps and identifying trim are installed. Flexible natural materials are woven over s
Office Chairs, Vinobrew, Reconditioned Sander Drums, Lithographs
Mar 13, 2017 · 21 min
Moulded seats, padded backs, adjustable mechanisms, bases and casters are assembled into ergonomic office chairs. A specialty beverage known as vinobrew is prepared, blended and bo
Fireplace Bellows, Calissons, Diving Watercraft
Mar 20, 2017 · 21 min
Shaped wooden boards are joined by flexible leather chambers and fitted with valves and nozzles to create fireplace bellows. Almonds and candied fruit are ground into a paste, form
Artist Brushes, DEF Tank Heaters, Game Tables, Art Glass Wall Sconces
Mar 27, 2017 · 21 min
Carefully selected natural or synthetic bristles are aligned, secured in ferrules and attached to shaped handles to create artists’ brushes. Heating elements and controls are assem
Flying Water Bikes, Throttle Position Sensors, Cinnamon Cordial, Handmade Rasps
Apr 3, 2017 · 21 min
Lightweight frames, pedal-driven propulsion systems and hydrodynamic supports are assembled into water bikes designed to rise above the surface as they gain speed. Electronic sensi
Foosball Tables, Marseille Soap, Laguiole Pocket Knives
Apr 10, 2017 · 21 min
Cabinets, playing fields, rods and moulded figures are assembled and adjusted to create foosball tables. Vegetable oils and alkali are cooked, washed, poured into large moulds, cut
Berets, Pastis, Stationary Bikes
Apr 17, 2017 · 21 min
Wool is knitted into oversized circular forms that are felted, shrunk, dyed and shaped into berets. Anise and other botanicals are blended with alcohol, water and sugar to make pas
Steel Bistro Sets, Letterpress Printing, Bamboo Lights, Asphalt Compactors
Apr 24, 2017 · 21 min
Steel rods and sheet metal are bent, welded and protected with durable finishes to create folding bistro tables and chairs. Raised printing forms are coated with ink and pressed fi
Technological Corks, Zinc Gutters, Traditional Basque Ham, Chisteras
May 1, 2017 · 21 min
Processed cork is purified, ground and compressed into consistent bottle closures designed to reduce natural defects. Zinc sheet is roll-formed and joined into rain gutters; pork l
Pétanque Balls, Biologic Medicines, Asphalt Pavers, Basque Espadrilles
May 8, 2017 · 21 min
Steel hemispheres are formed, welded together, heat-treated, engraved and balanced to produce pétanque balls. Living cells are cultivated under controlled conditions before the res