Straight Razors, Black Pudding, Steering Wheels, Inorganic Pigments

8th October 2010 21 mins Season 16 Episode 2

Steel blanks are shaped, hardened, ground and carefully honed into straight razors. Blood, fat, grain and seasonings are prepared for traditional black pudding; metal frames are padded, covered and equipped to become steering wheels; and mineral ingredients are processed into stable inorganic pigments used to colour manufactured products.

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Season 16 · Episode 3

Cast Iron Cookware, Biodiesel, Clothes Hangers, Stone Wool Insulation

Molten iron is poured into moulds, cleaned and finished to create durable cast iron cookware. Vegetable oil is chemically converted and purified into biodiesel, clothes hangers are shaped and assembled for strength and balance, and molten rock is spun into fibres before being compressed into fire-resistant stone wool insulation.

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