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- Season 1 1993-12-10
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- Season 22 2021-11-28
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Season 23 Episode
- Season 18 Inside Your Walls
- Season 18 Built by Hand
- Season 18 Swamp Tech
- Season 18 Pocket Tools
- Season 18 Food Trucks
- Season 18 Weird Machines
- Season 18 More Candy
- Season 18 Battle Ready
- Season 18 Stink
- Season 18 Waterproof
- Season 18 Wood
- Season 18 Convenience Stores
- Season 18 Tiny Weapons
- Season 18 Under Pressure
- Season 18 Shoes
- Season 18 Alaska
Modern Marvels - Season 18 Episode 2 Built by Hand
7.97 44 minutes We live in a highly mechanized world in which billions of products are made by machines–but there are some things that can be built only by using an even more sophisticated tool–the human hand. In New Mexico, a pilot who builds his own jet-powered glider takes to the skies–his very life depending on his handiwork. Canoe makers in Montana, and a knife maker in Washington, handcraft items so unique that customers are willing to pay significantly higher prices than if they were machine made. In the farmlands of Central California, craftsmen keep alive the ancient art of weapon making–see their gleaming suits of armor in action, as weekend warriors do battle. Ever wonder how those impressive animal skeletons in museums are constructed? The artists of Skulls International in Oklahoma City share their secrets. And in Hollywood, the Chiodo brothers reveal how handmade special effects have a charm and character that today's computer animators can't duplicate.
