Episode

How Do They Do It?: Fire Gloves, Enamel

Name: How Do They Do It?: Fire Gloves, Enamel
Released: 2017-03-10
Duration: 22 min
Cast: Rupert Degas, Robert Llewellyn, Naz Osmanoglu, Jeff Wilburn

How Do They Do It?Season 142017-03-10

Overview

How do they fabricate fire gloves for emergency services personnel? Plus, how do they create the enamel that is used in bake-wear around the world?

Details

Series: How Do They Do It?
Season: Season 14
Episode: Episode 20
Air date: 2017-03-10
Runtime: 22 min

Episode context

Fire Gloves, Enamel is Episode 20 in Season 14 of How Do They Do It?. It aired on 2017-03-10. The runtime is 22 min.

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