How It's Made S19E8 — Bamboo Bicycles, Chainsaw Art, Breath Mints, Manual Motorcycle Transmissions
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How It's Made•Season 19•Episode 8

Bamboo Bicycles, Chainsaw Art, Breath Mints, Manual Motorcycle Transmissions

7.3/10 · 21 votesJun 7, 201221 min

Ranked #5 of 13 in Season 19•+0.1 vs season avg

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Selected bamboo tubes are dried, treated and joined to form lightweight bicycle frames. Artists transform large logs into sculptures with chainsaws; flavouring and sweeteners are mixed, compressed and finished as breath mints; and precision-cut gears and shafts are assembled into manual motorcycle transmissions.