How It's Made: Season 9
Season 9 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 8.
- 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 9 Progress Shield
Solid Tires, Cheesecake, Canoe Paddles, Globes
Jan 13, 2008 · 21 min
Rubber compounds are molded into puncture-resistant solid tires, dairy ingredients are blended and baked into cheesecake, selected wood is shaped and finished into canoe paddles, a
Boomerangs, Barbeques, Pinball Machines, Strobe Lights
Jan 20, 2008 · 21 min
Curved pieces of wood are shaped and balanced into returning boomerangs, metal bodies and burners are assembled into outdoor barbecues, mechanical and electronic systems are combin
Wooden Bowls, Chainsaws, Stackable Potato Chips, Jet Compressor Blades
Jan 27, 2008 · 21 min
Pieces of hardwood are turned and finished into bowls, engines and cutting chains are assembled into chainsaws, processed potato dough is formed and fried into uniformly stackable
Steel Wool, Ranges, Carved Candles, Slot Machines
Feb 3, 2008 · 21 min
Steel rods are drawn and shaved into fine steel wool, galvanized steel and cooking components are assembled into kitchen ranges, layers of colored wax are cut into decorative candl
CCD Semiconductors, Airline Meals, Paper Cups, Trumpets
Feb 10, 2008 · 21 min
Light-sensitive semiconductor components are manufactured for digital imaging devices, prepared dishes are portioned and packaged as airline meals, coated paper is formed and seale
Padlocks, Hair Clippers, Wooden Shoes, Synthetic Leather
Feb 17, 2008 · 21 min
Laminated steel bodies, shackles and locking mechanisms are assembled into padlocks, electric motors and cutting blades are installed in hair clippers, blocks of poplar are carved
Racing Shells, Stainless Steel Sinks, Leather, Pedal Steel Guitars
Feb 24, 2008 · 21 min
Lightweight composite materials are formed into racing shells, stainless-steel sheets are pressed and finished into sinks, animal hides are cleaned, softened and tanned into leathe
Swords, Pontoons, Grandfather Clocks, Fuses
Mar 2, 2008 · 21 min
High-carbon steel is cut and finished into replica swords, aluminum sections are formed and welded into boat pontoons, wooden cases and weight-driven movements are assembled into g
Bumpers, Lighting Gels and Camera Filters, Steam-Powered Models, Candy Canes
Mar 9, 2008 · 21 min
Formed steel and energy-absorbing materials are assembled into automotive bumpers, dyed polyester is processed into lighting gels and camera filters, miniature boilers and mechanic
Umbrellas, Outboard Motors, Silver Cutlery, Tape Measures
Mar 16, 2008 · 21 min
Fabric canopies and collapsible frames are assembled into umbrellas, engines and marine drive systems are combined into outboard motors, sheets of silver are stamped and polished i
Scalpels, Oil Paints, British Police Helmets, Ice Axes
Mar 23, 2008 · 21 min
Surgical steel is shaped and sharpened into scalpels, finely ground pigments are combined with oil to make artists’ paint, reinforced plastic and fabric are formed into traditional
Bacon, Snowblowers, Luxury Cars
Mar 30, 2008 · 21 min
Pork bellies are cured, flavored, cooked and sliced into bacon, engines and rotating augers are installed in snow blowers, and hand-finished bodies, engines and interiors are assem
Automatic Transmissions, Silver Miniatures, Hot Air Balloon Baskets, Darts
Apr 6, 2008 · 21 min
Gears, clutches and hydraulic controls are assembled inside automatic transmissions, silver is formed and detailed into precisely scaled miniatures, wicker is woven around metal fr