How It's Made: Season 8
Season 8 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 7.
- 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 8 Progress Shield
Photographs, Fur Tanning, Welding Electrodes, Electric Violins
Jan 2, 2007 · 21 min
Photographic images are developed and printed, animal hides are processed and finished into fur, metal rods receive specialized coatings to become welding electrodes, and tradition
Glass Bottles, Hacksaws, Ice Hockey Goalie Masks
Jan 9, 2007 · 21 min
Molten glass is molded and cooled into bottles, hardened steel is cut and toothed into hacksaw blades, and layers of composite material are shaped, reinforced and decorated to make
Lacrosse Sticks, Frozen Fish Products, Flashlights, Paintbrushes
Jan 16, 2007 · 21 min
Frames and netting are assembled into lacrosse sticks, fish is prepared and frozen for commercial sale, electrical components are enclosed in portable flashlights, and natural or s
Deep-Cycle Batteries, Tins, Optical Lenses
Jan 23, 2007 · 21 min
Lead plates and electrolyte are assembled into rechargeable deep-cycle batteries, sheets of metal are formed and joined into decorative or storage tins, and precisely formulated gl
Horseshoes, Dishwashers, Graphite Fly Rods, Frozen Pizzas
Jan 30, 2007 · 21 min
Steel is shaped and finished into horseshoes, pumps, racks and controls are assembled into dishwashers, graphite composite material is formed into lightweight fly-fishing rods, and
Pistons, Paint Rollers, Parachutes, Chimneys
Feb 6, 2007 · 21 min
Metal blanks are cast or forged and precisely machined into engine pistons, absorbent material is formed around cylindrical paint-roller cores, strong lightweight fabric is cut and
CO2 Cartridges, Pretzels, Scissor Lifts, Skating Rinks
Feb 20, 2007 · 21 min
Small steel cylinders are formed, tested and filled with compressed carbon dioxide, shaped dough is boiled and baked into pretzels, hydraulic systems and crossed supports are assem
Pro Hockey Sticks, Bronzed Baby Shoes, Treadmills, Handheld Computers
Feb 27, 2007 · 21 min
Composite materials are formed into professional hockey sticks, children’s shoes receive conductive coatings before being electroplated with bronze, motors and moving belts are ass
Motorcycles, Clay Pipes, Drum Sticks, Whistles
Mar 6, 2007 · 21 min
Engines, frames and control systems are assembled into motorcycles, clay is molded and fired into smoking pipes, selected wood is shaped and balanced into drumsticks, and metal or
Handcuffs, Caulking and Joint Compound, Propane Tanks, Forensic Facial Reconstruction
Mar 13, 2007 · 21 min
Hardened metal components are forged and assembled into handcuffs, chemical ingredients are blended into caulking and joint compound, steel cylinders are formed and tested as propa
Fur Coats, Hearses, Outdoor Lighting Fixtures, Golf Tees
Mar 20, 2007 · 21 min
Prepared fur pelts are matched, cut and sewn into coats, production vehicles are lengthened and customized into hearses, weather-resistant components are assembled into outdoor lig
Fishing Reels, Miniature Houses, Kitchen Mixers
Mar 27, 2007 · 21 min
Gears, spools and housings are assembled into fishing reels, small-scale building materials are crafted into detailed miniature houses, and motors, controls and attachments are com
Manhole Covers, Range Hoods, Artificial Logs, Snowmobiles
Apr 3, 2007 · 21 min
Molten iron is cast into heavy manhole covers, sheet metal and ventilation components are assembled into range hoods, combustible materials are molded into artificial fireplace log