Making Stuff
Making Stuff is a show about how things are made. Hosted by an animated robot, this series explores what goes into making the things we use and consume in our everyday lives.
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Flour
January 24, 2013
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Hot Air Balloons
January 23, 2013
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Ice Cream
January 22, 2013
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Paper
January 21, 2013
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Ballet Shoes
January 18, 2013
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Perfume Production
January 17, 2013
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Perfume Design
January 16, 2013
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Cutlery
January 15, 2013
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Fancy Cakes
January 14, 2013
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Ice Sculptures
January 11, 2013
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Plywood
January 10, 2013
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Skateboards
January 9, 2013
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Textile Weaving
October 26, 2012
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Wooden Table
October 25, 2012
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Carillons
October 24, 2012
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Cuckoo Clocks
October 23, 2012
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Pottery
October 22, 2012
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Outdoor Billboards
October 19, 2012
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Super Bakery
October 18, 2012
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Snow Park
October 17, 2012
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Soap Cakes
October 16, 2012
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Velvet Finishing
October 15, 2012
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Pizza
October 12, 2012
Gears orders his own creation of toppings on a pizza for a special friend. Anything goes when robots are at the pizzeria.
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Alpine Skis
October 11, 2012
Skis are not just wooden boards but multi layers that flex and provide strength. Gears gets dizzy counting the layers.
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Bagpipes
October 10, 2012
The pipes are calling and Gears wants to know how that sound is made. Wiz shows how the bag keeps the air flowing while the piper takes a breath.
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Prosthetic Limbs
October 9, 2012
Wiz and Gears visit a friend in hospital who is getting a new prosthetic leg after an accident. Now he is good as new!
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Fireworks Show
October 8, 2012
How do you create a fireworks extravaganza? Gears and Wiz see how it is designed and set up.
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World's Longest Skating Rink
October 5, 2012
It's a canal, no it's a skating rink! The world's longest skating rink has Gears donning his skate and enjoying the winter.
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Outback Cookies
October 4, 2012
Cookies for everyone! Gears and Wiz visit a factory that makes cookies and biscuits that people with food allergies can enjoy.
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Watches
October 3, 2012
Wiz uses his powers to shrink himself and Gears down to the size of a watch spring! Hundreds of pieces make up a wristwatch.
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Bells
October 2, 2012
After molten bronze is poured into a huge mold, Gears is surprised to learn bells can be fine-tuned to sound perfect.
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Sandcasting
October 1, 2012
Gears and Wiz are amazed to see how sand becomes a mold to make a church bell.
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Acoustic Guitars
September 28, 2012
Gears and Wiz are intrigued to discover accoustic guitars are made with a lot of glue.
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Ship's Ropes
September 27, 2012
Using centuries old equipment, Gears and Wiz twist yarn into rope for historic sailing ships.
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Jam Donuts
September 26, 2012
Wiz uses his x-ray vision to see how the jam gets into the donuts.
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Surfboards
September 25, 2012
By seeing how surfboards are made, Gears is inspired to catch a wave!
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Marionettes
September 24, 2012
Gears and Wiz are enchanted by delightful fantasy characters when they visit an artist's studio to make marionettes
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Xylophones
September 21, 2012
Stamping, spraying, tuning and testing. Gears and Wiz hammer things out at the Xylophone factory.
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Sweet Snails
September 20, 2012
In go the ingredients, out come coiled up pastries. Gears and Wiz travel the line to see the dough become a tasty treat.
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Pre-Built Houses
September 19, 2012
A house that comes in a box? Gears and Wiz go from factory to seaside to watch a house unfold in a day.
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Art Brushes
September 18, 2012
Gears and Wiz see the old-fashioned way to turn bristles into brushes...with your teeth! And it's the final kiss that makes the difference.
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Umbrellas
September 17, 2012
Sticks, ribs and a fabric cover come together to make an umbrella. Gears and Wiz see what makes these handmade ones so special.
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Hats
September 14, 2012
Brims, brows and bands. From stamped pieces of material Gears and Wiz see how hats come together for fashion and shade.
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Hot Tubs
September 13, 2012
Is it a giant teacup or a bathtub? Gears and Wiz find out about gelcoat, fibreglass and outdoor bathing heated by wood fire.
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Wooden Shoes
September 12, 2012
From blocks of wood come handcrafted footwear. Plenty of cool tools amaze Gears and Wiz as they watch Dutch Klompen take shape before their eyes.
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Glockenspiels
September 11, 2012
Cutting, sanding, spraying, and tuning blocks of wood to make a beautiful sound. Gears and Wiz strike the right note with the Glockenspiel.
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Pretzels
September 10, 2012
Twists and turns and a little mustard as Gears and Wiz visit the bakery and see just how giant Pretzels are made.
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Wigs
September 7, 2012
Things get hairy at the wig factory as Gears and Wiz find out how involved it is to make a beautiful realistic hairpiece.
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Hammocks
September 6, 2012
Metres and metres of cord gets woven and strung to create the perfect place to spend a lazy summer afternoon. Gears and Wiz get into the swing of it at the Hammock factory.
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Candles
September 5, 2012
Turn blocks of wax and paraffin into lovely pillar, votive and tapered candles ready for any occasion. Gears and Wiz are burning to find out how each type are made.
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Brooms
September 4, 2012
Gears and Wiz get swept up in the excitement of seeing straw and a stick turned into a broom.
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Wind Turbines
September 3, 2012
You can make electricity from wind turbines, but how do they build them? Gears and Wiz watch a turbine being put together.
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Honey
March 22, 2011
Our adventurers have no fears of the bees that build the combs and fill them with honey. What they are amazed to discover is how that honey gets out of the hive and into the jars.
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Violins
March 21, 2011
A Stradivarius design emerges from two blocks of wood, as Gears and Wiz visit a violin maker's workshop. Fiddle or violin, no matter the name, the sound is amazing.
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Bricks
March 18, 2011
Gears and Wiz find out how bricks are made. Mixed, shaped, and baked and no two bricks are the same shape.
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Glass blowing
March 17, 2011
The art of glass blowing is revealed to Wiz and Gears when they visit a workshop and see silica sand become molten glass. Who would guess glass can stretch, bend, twist and snap?
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Kite
March 16, 2011
Wiz and Gears go to a kite making factory, where gorgeous colourful works of art are painted an sewed into flying masterprieces.
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Mountain Bike
March 15, 2011
Wiz and Gears watch how they build and paint mountain bicycles.
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Pickles
March 14, 2011
Wiz is astonished to discover that Gears' favourite sandwich topper started out as a cucumber. See how they become a rhapsody in brine!
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Banjos
March 11, 2011
It's not the Grand Old Opery, but Gears and Wiz love the country sound that emerges from a simple banjo. Skin and strings are key to making it happen.
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Sausages
March 10, 2011
Gears and Wiz seek out the makers of yummy sausages to find what gives them flavour and texture.
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Cheese
March 9, 2011
Wiz and Gears visit a cheesemaker and see what goes into making their favourite lunchtime snack.
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Canoes
March 8, 2011
Gears and Wiz visit a master canoe builder and see how cedar canoes are built the same way as they were more than one hundred years ago.
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Cherry Jam
March 7, 2011
Watch the delicious cherry jam making process, from the cherry tree to the jam jar.
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Potato chips
March 4, 2011
Gears and Wiz follow potatoes right from the fields to the machine that turns them into crunchy, golden crisps.
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Binoculars
March 3, 2011
How can you see things far away? Gears and Wiz go into a ,clean room, where binoculars are assembled and learn about magnification.
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Neon Signs
March 2, 2011
Visit a studio where glass tubing becomes bright neon signs. Words or pictures, they light up the night.
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Maple Syrup
March 1, 2011
Gathering sap from trees and boiling it down is a sweet adventure when Gears and Wiz visit a 'sugar shack'.
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Multi-tools
February 28, 2011
Seeing how the ingenious parts are stamped out and polished, Gears and Wiz watch a Swiss Army multi-tool assembled and some of the other amazing models.
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Markers
February 25, 2011
Dense fibre sticks (tampons) are assembled in a plastic tube, injected with ink and capped. Gears and Wiz follow the process in the assembly machine.
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Plastic people/worlds
February 24, 2011
Amazingly detailed playworlds begin with ideas submitted by children. Gears and Wiz watch the ideas come to reality as plastic toys that spark kids' imagination.
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Watercolour paint
February 23, 2011
The compound is mixed and coloured in a big machine and squeezed out. Gears and Wiz see it punched into pastilles and put into plastic trays.
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Music Box
February 22, 2011
A tune is played from a cylinder flicking the reeds on a metal plate. Gears and Wiz see how the cylinders are made with all the tiny pins and put into beautiful wooden boxes.
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Accordion
February 21, 2011
Gears and Wiz find out how many parts go into making up this complicated instrument. Reeds, keys and chords have to be tuned just right to get sound.
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Ice Skates
November 22, 2010
Wiz and Gears follow the boot construction process and see the blades getting attached to make hockey skates.
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Hockey Stick
November 19, 2010
Every goaltender needs a stick, so Gears and Wiz see how the best goalie sticks are made from foam, fibreglass and wood.
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Feather pillows
November 18, 2010
Gears and Wiz get dizzy watching the feathers get washed and sorted for filling pillows. Who will win the pillow fight?
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Binoculars
November 17, 2010
How can you see things far away? Gears and Wiz go into a ,clean room, where binoculars are assembled and learn about magnification.
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Picture Books
November 16, 2010
Wiz loves story books, so Gears takes him to see a printing and binding plant that produces copies by the thousands. Printing, folding, gluing, even SEWING!
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Baseball bat
November 15, 2010
A block of wood is turned as Gears and Wiz learn what a lathe is, and how only certain wood can become a big-league bat.
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Model Trains
November 12, 2010
Gears and Wiz learn about electro-plating with zinc as parts for a model train are made and assembled. They get to play station master at a giant train set.
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Guitars
November 11, 2010
Rock on! Gears and Wiz see how a simple slab of wood gets cut, shaped, glued and wired up to make an electric guitar.
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French Horn
November 10, 2010
All the tubes and valves are hand built in the horn factory. Gears and Wiz learn about annealing and how the bell is made on the horn with a lathe and some serious hammering on an anvil.
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Brass Horn
November 9, 2010
Gears and Wiz learn about annealing and how the bell is made on the horn.
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Playground Equipment
October 1, 2010
Machines bend and weld steel pipes to build a playground. Gears and Wiz follow the ladders, corkscrews and poles into the paint shop and see them get baked with shiny colours.
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Kayak
September 30, 2010
Polyethylene pellets are baked in a mould to become a kayak. Gears and Wiz see what appears to be an oversized BBQ turn out a boat that even a kid can paddle.
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Rubber Boots
September 29, 2010
Gears really wishes he had feet when he and Wiz meet the rubber boot making machines! Colourful designs and fancy liners create puddle stomping fun.
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Colouring pencils
September 28, 2010
Big mixers stir the compound for leads, then rolled into thin sticks. Gears and Wiz see how they are waxed so they will write and discover how they are put into wooden cases that get painted and packaged.
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Pasta
September 27, 2010
Flour, water and sometimes eggs get mixed and rolled, stretched and cut into many different noodles. Gears and Wiz learn how to make spaghetti and lasagna.
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Sleeping Bags
September 24, 2010
Camping out is fun, especially in a cozy sleeping bag. Gears and Wiz watch a team of super seamstresses turn high-tech fabric and insulation into a dandy sleeping bag.
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Chocolate Truffles
September 23, 2010
These yummy treats are made by a master chocolatier as Gears and Wiz cheer for their favourite type of decoration: crushed peppermint candy.
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Harmonica
September 22, 2010
Thin sheets of metal are mounted on a 'plate' and vibrate to make sound. Gears and Wiz discover how drawing and blowing air over the metal reeds makes a sound.
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Bread
September 21, 2010
Gears and Wiz discover how flour, yeast, and water can make many delicious varieties of bread including their favourite baguettes.
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Plastic Trucks
September 20, 2010
Gears and Wiz encounter a crazy octopus-like machine with many hoses that feeds an army of plastic injection moulders in the toy factory. Plastic pellets are shaped into all the parts to make toys that look just like the real thing.
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Tools & Dies for toys
September 17, 2010
Heavy steel dies are used to produce plastic parts in an injection mould. From the 3-D computer model to the factory floor, Gears and Wiz marvel at the precision needed to make the moulds for all the toy parts.
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Croissants
September 16, 2010
Gears and Wiz visit the best bakery in Montréal to see how flaky croissants are made with French flour and fresh butter.
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Stickers
September 15, 2010
Computers, presses, inks and paper run at high speed to turn out stickers and labels. Gears and Wiz see how colours are added step by step to create an image.
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Gelato
September 14, 2010
Mango purée, mango juice and mango pulp are mixed and frozen to create the icy Italian treat. Gears and Wiz learn what ,stabiliser, does to ice crystals.
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Jigsaw Puzzles
September 13, 2010
Gears and Wiz visit a laser machine that makes the most diabolical puzzles ever with crazy shapes and amazing pictures.
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Coins
September 10, 2010
A visit to Canada's Mint reveals how coils of steel are turned into the laminated coins we use everyday. Wiz is puzzled by all the steps. Is it money YET?
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Drums
September 9, 2010
Wiz and Gears find themselves in the drum factory where veneers and thin layers of wood are glued together to form the shell, then the hardware and skin is attached and tuned. Gears learns what a snare is and Wiz gets a special paint job.
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Teddy Bears
September 8, 2010
Wiz falls in love with the cuddly toys as Gears meets someone familiar when he learns how teddy bears are made.
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Apple Cider
September 7, 2010
Picking apples from trees, sorting, washing and mashing to extract the juice, Gears and Wiz discover old-fashioned apple cider is made by fancy high-tech machinery.
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Peanut Butter
September 6, 2010
From giant bulk bags of raw nuts, to creamy smooth spread, Gears and Wiz see all the machines that sort, roast, crush and package peanut butter.
