The Best How It's Made Documentaries

How Things Work - 120 free documentaries about how it's made.

Start with How Disc Golf Discs Are Made (MVP Manufacturing Tour) - Smarter Every Day 301 (33 min, Smarter Every Day), then How Carburetors are Made (Basically Magic) - Holley Factory Tour (30 min, Smarter Every Day). All 120 documentaries here are free to watch from their makers' official uploads. To read deeper, the top-rated book on how it's made is The Way Things Work Now by David Macaulay.

How Disc Golf Discs Are Made (MVP Manufacturing Tour) - Smarter Every Day 301 (33 min, Smarter Every Day)
How Carburetors are Made (Basically Magic) - Holley Factory Tour (30 min, Smarter Every Day)
Sleepytime Essentials | How It's Made (66 min, Science Channel)
All Things Glass! | How It's Made (54 min, Science Channel)
How Golf Balls, Clubs, Carts, & Tees Are Made | How It's Made (25 min, Science Channel)
How Everything GLASS Is Made! | How It's Made (71 min, Science Channel)
Fishing Reels, Lures, Lines, & More | How It's Made (31 min, Science Channel)
All About Baseball | How It's Made (20 min, Science Channel)
Dragster Tires, NASCAR Engines, Carburetors, & Much More | How It's Made (65 min, Science Channel)
How Glass Bottles, Fiber Optics, Solar Panels, & More Are Made | How It's Made (30 min, Science Channel)
How Binoculars, Telescopes, Space Pens, & More Are Made | How It's Made (20 min, Science Channel)
Why Fast Food Got So Expensive (19 min, Wendover Productions)
Products Exploding With Color! | How It's Made (60 min, Science Channel)
How the Best Foods and Snacks Are Made | How It's Made (76 min, Science Channel)
Halloween Special | How It's Made (45 min, Science Channel)
Bundt Pans, Cutlery, & Other Kitchen Items | How It's Made (45 min, Science Channel)
How Pencils, School Buses, Ballpoint Pens & More Are Made! | How It’s Made (35 min, Science Channel)
How Barber Poles, Road Signs, Neon Signs & More Are Made | How It's Made (35 min, Science Channel)
The Manufacturing of a Mass Psychosis - Can Sanity Return to an Insane World? (17 min, Academy of Ideas)
Art Supplies 🎨 How It's Made (60 min, Science Channel)
The Most Popular Segments! | How It's Made (61 min, Science Channel)
How the Building Blocks of a Home are Made | How It's Made (63 min, Science Channel)
How to Make Even More Delicious Foods! | How It's Made (75 min, Science Channel)
How the Best Desserts Are Made | How It's Made (70 min, Science Channel)
Things You'll Find Around the Office! | How It's Made (174 min, Science Channel)
How Peanut Butter, Walnuts, Almonds & More Are Made! | How It’s Made (20 min, Science Channel)
Playing Cards, Lottery Tickets, Slot Machines & More | How It's Made (61 min, Science Channel)
Computers, Circuit Boards, Flash Drives & More | How It's Made (25 min, Science Channel)
How Clarinets, Bagpipes, Pianos, & More Are Made | How It's Made (35 min, Science Channel)
Oddly Satisfying Manufacturing Processes! ⚙️😌 How It's Made (69 min, Science Channel)
How Even More Delicious Foods are Made PART 3 | How It's Made (66 min, Science Channel)
All Types of Tools and Hardware | How It's Made (75 min, Science Channel)
Pots, Pans, Stoves and More! | How It's Made (75 min, Science Channel)
How Coffee, Coffee Machines, Espresso Machines & More Are Made! | How It’s Made (40 min, Science Channel)
Javelins, Mountain Bikes, Table Tennis Tables, & More | How It's Made (50 min, Science Channel)
Skateboards, Shuttlecocks, Diving Boards, & Other Sports Equipment | How It's Made (55 min, Science Channel)
How Yachts, Paddle Boats, Boat Propellers & More Are Made! | How It’s Made (30 min, Science Channel)
How Movie Magic Is Made | How It's Made (30 min, Science Channel)
Learn the Secret Behind Irresistible Food Creations | How It’s Made (20 min, Science Channel)
Gooey Goopy Goods 🫟 | How It’s Made (25 min, Science Channel)
How It's Made for the Holidays! | How It's Made (65 min, Science Channel)
How Microphones, Loudspeakers, Guitar Amps, and More are Made 🎤 How It’s Made (20 min, Science Channel)
Everyday Minutiae Pt. 1 | How It's Made (59 min, Science Channel)
Shoes, Shoes, & Even MORE Shoes | How It's Made (70 min, Science Channel)
Shoes, Shoes, & More Shoes! | How It's Made (46 min, Science Channel)
How Fireworks, Apple Pie, Pools & Gas Barbecues Are Made! | How It’s Made (20 min, Science Channel)
Squishy, Stretchy & Oddly Satisfying 🫟 How It’s Made (61 min, Science Channel)
Dream Cars: Porsche 911 & Porsche 918 Spyder | How It’s Made (28 min, Science Channel)
How Everything in Your Kitchen is Made! | How It's Made (64 min, Science Channel)
Random Things Around the House | How It's Made (60 min, Science Channel)
It's Spring Cleaning Time! | How It's Made (100 min, Science Channel)
Diving Helmets, Reef Aquariums, Fish Decoys, & More | How It's Made (31 min, Science Channel)
How Mannequins, Marionettes, Crash Test Dummies, & More Are Made | How It’s Made (29 min, Science Channel)
How Snowmobiles, Trucks, & Other Vehicles Are Made! | How It’s Made (19 min, Science Channel)
How Footballs, Whistles, Artificial Turf, & More Are Made | How It's Made (34 min, Science Channel)
Back to School Lunch Snacks 🎒How It's Made (63 min, Science Channel)
How Medical Equipment Is Made! 🩹🩻 | How It's Made (65 min, Science Channel)
Even More Delicious Desserts! | How It's Made (46 min, Science Channel)
Pies, Pastries & More | How It's Made (60 min, Science Channel)
Miscellaneous Items & Processes, Vol. 2 | How It's Made (64 min, Science Channel)
Replicas & Miniatures | How It's Made (58 min, Science Channel)
Behind The Best Products for Gamers and Hobbyists | How It's Made (80 min, Science Channel)
Man-Made Products From Natural Sources (70 min, Science Channel)
The Clothes We Wear | How It's Made (64 min, Science Channel)
How Basketballs, Shoelaces, Mascot Costumes, & Megaphones Are Made | How It's Made (19 min, Science Channel)
Mankind's Greatest Inventions! | How It's Made (65 min, Science Channel)
St. Patrick’s Day Edition 🍀🍺🌈 | How It's Made (36 min, Science Channel)
Everything Made of Wood! | How It's Made (55 min, Science Channel)
See How These Super Sharp Objects Get Made | How It's Made (51 min, Science Channel)
Massive Machines | How It's Made (24 min, Science Channel)
Making The Products That Help Save Lives | How It's Made (81 min, Science Channel)
How It's Made: Everything Oceanic 🌊 Science Channel (90 min, Science Channel)
What We Use at Work | How It's Made (75 min, Science Channel)
How We Build The Things We Hear | How It's Made (70 min, Science Channel)
How Conga Drums, Steel Drums, Snare Drums, and Drumsticks Are Made | How It's Made (25 min, Science Channel)
How these impossibly thin cuts are made (10 min, Steve Mould)
Why Chinese Manufacturing Wins (11 min, Wendover Productions)
Do We Really Need To Make This? 🤔 How It's Made (28 min, Science Channel)
Building the Perfect 4th of July! | How It's Made (75 min, Science Channel)
How Everything Made of Glass Is Made PART 2 | How It's Made (55 min, Science Channel)

Top-Rated Books About How It's Made

The Way Things Work Now by David Macaulay (4.3/5) - View on Amazon
Stuff Matters by Mark Miodownik (4.2/5) - View on Amazon
The Toaster Project by Thomas Thwaites - View on Amazon
Factfulness by Hans Rosling (4.4/5) - View on Amazon