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The Best Episodes of How It's Made Season 17

Every episode of How It's Made Season 17 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of How It's Made Season 17!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    How It's Made Season 17 Episode 1 - Decorative Sombreros, Salad Dressings & Marinades, Cap Guns, Regenerative Medicine
    10.0/10(24 votes)

    #1 - Decorative Sombreros, Salad Dressings & Marinades, Cap Guns, Regenerative Medicine

    S17:E1

    Traditional hat bodies are shaped into broad-brimmed sombreros before receiving decorative trim and detailed embroidery. Oils, vinegars and seasonings are blended into salad dressings and marinades; moulded toy components are assembled into cap guns; and regenerative-medicine researchers combine living cells with supportive structures to produce replacement tissue.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. How It's Made Season 17 Episode 2 - Cheese Graters, Hot Sauce, Silver Jewellery, Traditional Mexican Chairs
    10.0/10(19 votes)

    #2 - Cheese Graters, Hot Sauce, Silver Jewellery, Traditional Mexican Chairs

    S17:E2

    Stainless-steel sheets are perforated, sharpened and formed into cheese graters. Peppers and seasonings are processed into bottled hot sauce, silver is shaped, joined and polished into jewellery, and wooden frameworks with leather seating are handcrafted into traditional Mexican chairs known as equipales.

    Director:Unknown
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  3. How It's Made Season 17 Episode 3 - Game Calls, Mayonnaise, Traditional Razor Blades, Butterfly Safety Razors
    10.0/10(20 votes)

    #3 - Game Calls, Mayonnaise, Traditional Razor Blades, Butterfly Safety Razors

    S17:E3

    Reeds and resonating chambers are carefully shaped to produce game calls that imitate wild animals. Oil, eggs and acidic ingredients are emulsified into mayonnaise; thin steel is hardened, ground and coated to make razor blades; and precision components are assembled into butterfly-opening safety razors.

    Director:Unknown
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  4. How It's Made Season 17 Episode 4 - Corn Tortillas, Crankshafts & Camshafts, Bush Planes, Aluminum Bike Wheels
    10.0/10(20 votes)

    #4 - Corn Tortillas, Crankshafts & Camshafts, Bush Planes, Aluminum Bike Wheels

    S17:E4

    Prepared corn dough is portioned, flattened and baked into tortillas. Engine components are forged or cast before being machined and hardened into crankshafts and camshafts; rugged airframes are equipped for bush flying; and aluminium rims, hubs and spokes are assembled into lightweight bicycle wheels.

    Director:Unknown
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  5. How It's Made Season 17 Episode 5 - Folding Kayaks, Piñatas, Garbage Trucks, Ceramic Composite Brake Discs
    10.0/10(21 votes)

    #5 - Folding Kayaks, Piñatas, Garbage Trucks, Ceramic Composite Brake Discs

    S17:E5

    Sectional frameworks and waterproof skins are fitted together to create kayaks that collapse for transportation. Paper and cardboard forms are decorated as piñatas, commercial truck chassis receive hydraulically operated refuse bodies and compactors, and fibre-reinforced materials are heated and machined into high-performance ceramic composite brake discs.

    Director:Unknown
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  6. How It's Made Season 17 Episode 6 - Rolled Wafers, Wood Pellets, Class & Championship Rings
    10.0/10(20 votes)

    #6 - Rolled Wafers, Wood Pellets, Class & Championship Rings

    S17:E6

    Thin layers of batter are baked and rolled while still warm to produce crisp wafer tubes. Dried wood residue is ground and compressed into dense heating pellets, while cast precious-metal blanks are polished, engraved and fitted with stones to create class and championship rings.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. How It's Made Season 17 Episode 7 - Speed Skates, Synthetic Rubber, Cocoa Beans, Bulk Chocolate
    10.0/10(21 votes)

    #7 - Speed Skates, Synthetic Rubber, Cocoa Beans, Bulk Chocolate

    S17:E7

    Supportive boots are fitted with long, carefully aligned blades to create speed skates. Chemical ingredients are polymerized and compounded into synthetic rubber, cocoa beans are fermented and dried after harvesting, and roasted beans are ground, refined and blended into bulk chocolate.

    Director:Unknown
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  8. How It's Made Season 17 Episode 8 - Custom Steering Wheels, Aerospace Fuel Lines, Apple Pies, Household Radiators
    10.0/10(18 votes)

    #8 - Custom Steering Wheels, Aerospace Fuel Lines, Apple Pies, Household Radiators

    S17:E8

    Metal steering-wheel frames are padded, shaped and hand-covered to suit individual vehicles. Aerospace tubing is bent, fitted and pressure-tested for use as fuel lines; pastry shells are filled and baked into apple pies; and pressed metal panels are welded and finished as household radiators.

    Director:Unknown
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  9. How It's Made Season 17 Episode 9 - Whips, Automated Pizza Makers, Incense Cones, Scale Turbine Engines
    10.0/10(17 votes)

    #9 - Whips, Automated Pizza Makers, Incense Cones, Scale Turbine Engines

    S17:E9

    Strips of leather are tapered and tightly braided into flexible whips. Automated machines portion dough, sauce and toppings to prepare pizzas; aromatic powders and binders are moulded and dried into incense cones; and miniature compressor and turbine components are machined, balanced and assembled into working scale engines.

    Director:Unknown
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  10. How It's Made Season 17 Episode 10 - Heather Gems, Instant Film, Beet Sugar, Electric Roadsters
    10.0/10(20 votes)

    #10 - Heather Gems, Instant Film, Beet Sugar, Electric Roadsters

    S17:E10

    Dried heather stems are dyed, bundled with resin and compressed into patterned blocks that can be cut and polished into jewellery. Photosensitive layers and chemical pods are combined into instant film, sugar is extracted and crystallized from sliced beets, and battery packs and electric drivetrains are installed in lightweight roadsters.

    Director:Unknown
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  11. How It's Made Season 17 Episode 11 - Underwater Robots, Lasagne, Band Saws, Ski & Trekking Poles
    10.0/10(18 votes)

    #11 - Underwater Robots, Lasagne, Band Saws, Ski & Trekking Poles

    S17:E11

    Waterproof housings, cameras, thrusters and electronic controls are assembled into remotely operated underwater robots. Pasta sheets are layered with sauces and fillings to produce lasagne; toothed steel strips are welded into continuous band-saw blades; and lightweight tubes receive grips, baskets and hardened tips to become ski and trekking poles.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. How It's Made Season 17 Episode 12 - Laminated Wood Beams, Sport Utility Vehicles, Veggie Burgers, Wood Boring Augers
    10.0/10(19 votes)

    #12 - Laminated Wood Beams, Sport Utility Vehicles, Veggie Burgers, Wood Boring Augers

    S17:E12

    Selected lengths of timber are coated with structural adhesive, stacked and pressed into strong laminated beams. Vehicle bodies, drivetrains and interiors are assembled into sport utility vehicles; plant-based ingredients are mixed and formed into veggie burgers; and spiral steel flights are shaped and attached to shafts to create wood-boring augers.

    Director:Unknown
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  13. How It's Made Season 17 Episode 13 - Turbochargers, Enchiladas, Watches
    10.0/10(17 votes)

    #13 - Turbochargers, Enchiladas, Watches

    S17:E13

    Precision-machined compressor and turbine wheels are balanced and installed inside heat-resistant housings to create turbochargers. Tortillas are filled, rolled and covered with sauce to prepare enchiladas, while tiny gears, springs, dials and cases are assembled and regulated to produce mechanical watches.

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Season 17 Ratings Summary

"Decorative Sombreros, Salad Dressings & Marinades, Cap Guns, Regenerative Medicine" is the best rated episode of "How It's Made" season 17. It scored 10/10 based on 24 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 4/1/2011. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Cheese Graters, Hot Sauce, Silver Jewellery, Traditional Mexican Chairs".