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Gut Strings, Absinthe, Belt Buckles, Lever Locks
How It's Made — Season 20
S20E132013-01-2421m

Gut Strings, Absinthe, Belt Buckles, Lever Locks

Prepared animal intestines are split, twisted, dried and polished into traditional strings for musical instruments. Herbs are steeped and distilled to produce absinthe; metal blanks are cast, stamped or engraved into decorative belt buckles; and precisely shaped levers, springs and bolts are enclosed within the cases of lever locks.

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