How It's Made Season 32 Episode 9 Compression & Extension Springs, Micro Drill Bits, Skiffs, Painted Glass Backsplashes ( Air Date 2019-03-10 ) Genre Documentary category. Overview "Computer-controlled machinery coils and shapes steel wire into compression and extension springs before heat treatment and finishing. Carbide blanks are diamond-ground into extremely small drill bits, lightweight composite layers are vacuum-infused to form fishing skiffs, and low-iron glass is cut, tempered and coated on the reverse to create painted backsplashes.".