Episode

How Do They Do It?: Aluminium Cans, Cuckoo Clocks, Paddleboards

Name: How Do They Do It?: Aluminium Cans, Cuckoo Clocks, Paddleboards
Released: 2017-01-06
Duration: 22 min
Cast: Rupert Degas, Robert Llewellyn, Naz Osmanoglu, Jeff Wilburn

How Do They Do It?Season 142017-01-06

Overview

How do they turn used aluminium cans into planes and rockets? Plus, how do they carve the traditional Black Forest cuckoo clock?

Details

Series: How Do They Do It?
Season: Season 14
Episode: Episode 1
Air date: 2017-01-06
Runtime: 22 min

Episode context

Aluminium Cans, Cuckoo Clocks, Paddleboards is Episode 1 in Season 14 of How Do They Do It?. It aired on 2017-01-06. The runtime is 22 min.

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