How It's Made (Season 7)

Season premiere: Friday, June 26, 2009
Season finale: Friday, January 8, 2010

Season 7 Episode 1: "Hammers / Swiss Cheese / Roller Skates / Colored Pencils"
Episode 157
Air date: Friday, June 26, 2009
Writers: Linda Boyle, Lynn Herzeg, Mark David Perry

Prod. code: 7-01
Note: The title card for Colored Pencils is spelled as Coloured Pencils.

Season 7 Episode 2: "Carbon Fiber Bicycles / Blood Products / Forged Chandeliers / Ballpoint Pens"
Episode 158
Air date: Friday, July 3, 2009

Prod. code: 7-02

Season 7 Episode 3: "Swiss Army Knives / Player Piano Rolls / Oil Tankers / Racing Wheels"
Episode 159
Air date: Friday, July 10, 2009

Writers: Linda Boyle, Lynn Herzeg, Mark David Perry

Prod. code: 7-03

Season 7 Episode 4: "Bowling Balls / Barber Poles / Felt / Radar Guns"

Episode 160
Air date: Friday, July 17, 2009
Writers: Linda Boyle, Lynn Herzeg, Mark David Perry

Synopsis: Discover how bowling balls, barber poles, felt and radar guns are made.

Prod. code: 7-04

Season 7 Episode 5: "Copper Pipe Fittings / Cylinder Music Boxes / Pepper Mills / Hot Rod Steering Columns"
Episode 161
Air date: Friday, July 24, 2009

Prod. code: 7-05

Season 7 Episode 6: "Gears / Leather Watchbands / Vitrelle Dishes / Kitchen Shears"
Episode 162
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Air date: Friday, July 31, 2009

Prod. code: 7-06

Season 7 Episode 7: "Pressure Cookers / Mechanical Singing Birds / Oceanographic Buoys / Stainless Steel Tank Trailers"
Episode 163
Air date: Friday, August 7, 2009

Prod. code: 7-07
Note: On the URL screen, the narrator says "questions" instead of "comments".

Season 7 Episode 8: "Aluminum Boats / Alpine Horns / Luxury Watches"
Episode 164
Air date: Friday, August 14, 2009

Prod. code: 7-08
Note: The title card for Aluminum Boats is spelled as Aluminium Boats.

Season 7 Episode 9: "All-Terrain Vehicles / Alpine Skis / Laser Cutters / Marble Sculptures"
Episode 165
Air date: Friday, August 21, 2009

Prod. code: 7-09

Season 7 Episode 10: "Socket Sets / Leather Shoes / Aluminum Water Bottles / Bike Chains"
Episode 166
Air date: Friday, August 28, 2009

Prod. code: 7-10
Notes: The title card for Aluminum Water Bottles is spelled as Aluminium Water Bottles. On the URL screen, the narrator says "questions" instead of "comments".

Season 7 Episode 11: "Carved Wood Sculptures / Flatware / Cow Bells / Fountain Pens"
Episode 167
Air date: Friday, September 4, 2009

Prod. code: 7-11

Video link:
• Flatware: Watch the full segment here (uploaded to the official Science Channel YouTube channel on Wednesday, November 25, 2020)

Season 7 Episode 12: "Olive Oil / Lift Trucks / Seamless Rolled Rings / Ski Boots"

Episode 168
Air date: Friday, September 11, 2009

Synopsis: Discover how olive oil, ski boots and seamless rolled rings are made.

Prod. code: 7-12

Season 7 Episode 13: "Professional Cookware / Luxury Inlaid Boxes / High-Efficiency Water Heaters / Scooters"
Episode 169
Air date: Friday, September 18, 2009

Prod. code: 7-13
Note: This is the last episode to use the Canada and Québec logos during the credits.

Season 7 Episode 14: "Mini GP Motorcycles / Fig Cookies / Tool Boxes / Pipe Bends"
Episode 170
Air date: Friday, September 25, 2009

Writer: Mark David Perry

Synopsis: Explore the secrets behind fig cookies, tool boxes and pipe bends.

Prod. code: 7-14

Season 7 Episode 15: "Western Revolver Replicas / Arc Trainers / Used-Oil Furnaces / Vegetable Peelers & Pizza Cutters"
Episode 171
Air date: Friday, October 2, 2009

Writer: Mark David Perry

Prod. code: 7-15

Season 7 Episode 16: "Metal Golf Clubs / Waffles / Custom Wires and Cables / Train Wheels"

Episode 172
Air date: Friday, October 9, 2009

Writer: Mark David Perry

Synopsis: Discover how metal golf clubs, waffles and train wheels are made.

Prod. code: 7-16
Description:
• Metal Golf Clubs: Golfers use different kinds of clubs for different types of shots. Woods for long distance shots, putters to gently roll the ball into the cup, and irons for everything in between.

Season 7 Episode 17: "Sails / Walnuts / Wheel Immobilizers / Honeycomb Structural Panels"

Episode 173
Air date: Friday, October 16, 2009

Writers: Linda Boyle, Lynn Herzeg, Mark David Perry

Synopsis: Explore the secrets behind sails, walnuts and honeycomb structural panels.

Prod. code: 7-17

Season 7 Episode 18: "Surfboards / Stickers / Sandwich Cookies / Concrete Roofing Tiles"

Episode 174
Air date: Friday, October 23, 2009

Writers: Linda Boyle, Lynn Herzeg, Mark David Perry

Synopsis: Discover how surfboards, stickers and concrete roofing tiles are made.

Prod. code: 7-18

Season 7 Episode 19: "Ski Goggles / Tower Cranes / Porcelain Figurines / Diesel Engines"
Episode 175
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Air date: Friday, October 30, 2009

Writer: Mark David Perry

Prod. code: 7-19

Season 7 Episode 20: "Stuffed Olives / Astrolabes / Western Saddles"
Episode 176
Air date: Friday, November 6, 2009

Prod. code: 7-20

Season 7 Episode 21: "Custom Running Shoes / Axes / Racing Karts / Animatronics"
Episode 177
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Air date: Friday, November 13, 2009

Writer: Mark David Perry

Prod. code: 7-21

Description:
• Animatronics: These animatronics are sure to give trick or treaters a spook! / Meet "Crazy Kristin" and see what it takes to freak out haunted house visitors.

Season 7 Episode 22: "Headphones / Diving Regulators / Reflector Light Bulbs"
Episode 178
Air date: Friday, November 20, 2009

Prod. code: 7-22

Season 7 Episode 23: "Fly Fishing Reels / House Paint / Weaving Looms / Ice Makers"
Episode 179
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Air date: Friday, December 4, 2009

Prod. code: 7-23

Season 7 Episode 24: "Graphite Pencil Leads / Clarinets / Special Effects"
Episode 180
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Air date: Friday, December 11, 2009

Prod. code: 7-24

Season 7 Episode 25: "Air Boats / Onions / 3D Metal Printing / Curved Cabinet Doors"
Episode 181
Air date: Friday, December 18, 2009

Writers: Linda Boyle, Lynn Herzeg, Mark David Perry

Prod. code: 7-25

Season 7 Episode 26: "Retractable Ballpoint Pens / Solar Salt / Tubas"

Episode 182
Air date: Friday, January 8, 2010

Prod. code: 7-26