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The Best Episodes of How It's Made Season 13

Every episode of How It's Made Season 13 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of How It's Made Season 13!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    How It's Made Season 13 Episode 1 - Hammers, Swiss Cheese, Roller Skates, Coloured Pencils
    10.0/10(22 votes)

    #1 - Hammers, Swiss Cheese, Roller Skates, Coloured Pencils

    S13:E1

    Steel heads are forged and fitted with handles to make hammers, cultured milk is processed and aged into Swiss cheese, boots are mounted on wheeled frames to create roller skates, and coloured cores are enclosed in shaped wooden casings to make pencils.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. How It's Made Season 13 Episode 2 - Carbon Fiber Bicycles, Blood Products, Forged Chandeliers, Ballpoint Pens
    10.0/10(24 votes)

    #2 - Carbon Fiber Bicycles, Blood Products, Forged Chandeliers, Ballpoint Pens

    S13:E2

    Carbon-fiber layers are molded and cured into lightweight bicycle frames, donated blood is separated into medical products, heated metal is forged and assembled into chandeliers, and ink reservoirs and writing tips are installed in ballpoint pens.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. How It's Made Season 13 Episode 3 - Swiss Army Knives, Player Piano Rolls, Oil Tankers, Racing Wheels
    10.0/10(25 votes)

    #3 - Swiss Army Knives, Player Piano Rolls, Oil Tankers, Racing Wheels

    S13:E3

    Blades and folding implements are assembled into Swiss Army knives, paper rolls are perforated to control player pianos, large steel sections and storage tanks are assembled into oil tankers, and lightweight metal is formed and finished into racing wheels.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. How It's Made Season 13 Episode 4 - Bowling Balls, Barber Poles, Felt, Radar Guns
    10.0/10(22 votes)

    #4 - Bowling Balls, Barber Poles, Felt, Radar Guns

    S13:E4

    Resin and weighted cores are molded and polished into bowling balls, illuminated rotating cylinders are assembled into barber poles, compressed fibers are processed into felt, and microwave components are calibrated inside radar guns.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. How It's Made Season 13 Episode 5 - Copper Pipe Fittings, Cylinder Music Boxes, Pepper Mills, Hot Rod Steering Columns
    10.0/10(20 votes)

    #5 - Copper Pipe Fittings, Cylinder Music Boxes, Pepper Mills, Hot Rod Steering Columns

    S13:E5

    Copper tubing is shaped into plumbing fittings, pinned cylinders and tuned metal combs are assembled into music boxes, grinding mechanisms are enclosed in pepper mills, and shafts and articulated joints are assembled into custom hot-rod steering columns.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. How It's Made Season 13 Episode 6 - Gears, Leather Watchbands, Vitrelle Dishes, Kitchen Shears
    10.0/10(21 votes)

    #6 - Gears, Leather Watchbands, Vitrelle Dishes, Kitchen Shears

    S13:E6

    Metal blanks are cut and finished into precision gears, prepared leather is shaped and stitched into watchbands, laminated glass is molded and strengthened into Vitrelle dishes, and hardened blades and handles are assembled into kitchen shears.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. How It's Made Season 13 Episode 7 - Pressure Cookers, Mechanical Singing Birds, Oceanographic Buoys, Tank Trailers
    10.0/10(21 votes)

    #7 - Pressure Cookers, Mechanical Singing Birds, Oceanographic Buoys, Tank Trailers

    S13:E7

    Locking lids and pressure-control valves are fitted to pressure cookers, miniature mechanisms animate mechanical singing birds, scientific instruments are installed in oceanographic buoys, and stainless-steel tanks are fabricated and mounted on transport trailers.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. How It's Made Season 13 Episode 8 - Aluminum Boats, Alpine Horns, Luxury Watches
    10.0/10(22 votes)

    #8 - Aluminum Boats, Alpine Horns, Luxury Watches

    S13:E8

    Aluminum sheets and structural supports are formed and welded into boats, selected wood is hollowed and shaped into long Alpine horns, and precision movements, cases, dials and hands are assembled into luxury watches.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. How It's Made Season 13 Episode 9 - All-Terrain Vehicles, Alpine Skis, Laser Cutters, Marble Sculptures
    10.0/10(22 votes)

    #9 - All-Terrain Vehicles, Alpine Skis, Laser Cutters, Marble Sculptures

    S13:E9

    Engines, frames and suspension systems are assembled into all-terrain vehicles, laminated materials are shaped and finished into Alpine skis, optical and mechanical systems are combined into industrial laser cutters, and stone is carved and polished into marble sculptures.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. How It's Made Season 13 Episode 10 - Socket Sets, Leather Shoes, Aluminum Water Bottles, Bike Chains
    10.0/10(21 votes)

    #10 - Socket Sets, Leather Shoes, Aluminum Water Bottles, Bike Chains

    S13:E10

    Hardened steel is forged and machined into sockets and ratchets, prepared leather is cut and formed into shoes, aluminum blanks are shaped into reusable water bottles, and steel links, pins and rollers are assembled into bicycle chains.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. How It's Made Season 13 Episode 11 - Carved Wood Sculptures, Flatware, Cow Bells, Fountain Pens
    10.0/10(19 votes)

    #11 - Carved Wood Sculptures, Flatware, Cow Bells, Fountain Pens

    S13:E11

    Blocks of wood are carved and detailed into sculptures, metal blanks are stamped and polished into flatware, formed sheet metal is assembled and tuned into cow bells, and ink reservoirs, feeds and nibs are fitted into fountain pens.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. How It's Made Season 13 Episode 12 - Olive Oil, Lift Trucks, Seamless Rolled Rings, Ski Boots
    10.0/10(18 votes)

    #12 - Olive Oil, Lift Trucks, Seamless Rolled Rings, Ski Boots

    S13:E12

    Harvested olives are crushed and separated into olive oil, engines and hydraulic lifting systems are assembled into lift trucks, heated metal blanks are rolled into seamless rings, and rigid shells, liners and fastening systems are combined into ski boots.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. How It's Made Season 13 Episode 13 - Professional Cookware, Luxury Inlaid Boxes, High-Efficiency Water Heaters, Scooters
    10.0/10(19 votes)

    #13 - Professional Cookware, Luxury Inlaid Boxes, High-Efficiency Water Heaters, Scooters

    S13:E13

    Layers of metal are formed and finished into professional cookware, decorative veneers are cut and fitted into luxury inlaid boxes, insulated tanks and efficient heating systems are assembled into water heaters, and engines, frames and body panels are combined into scooters.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 13 Ratings Summary

"Hammers, Swiss Cheese, Roller Skates, Coloured Pencils" is the best rated episode of "How It's Made" season 13. It scored 10/10 based on 22 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 4/24/2009. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Carbon Fiber Bicycles, Blood Products, Forged Chandeliers, Ballpoint Pens".