A LOT OF PEOPLEHANDLE A FOOTBALL BEFORE IT EVER GETSTO THE FIELD. THEY START WITH COWHIDE....
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A LOT OF PEOPLE
HANDLE A FOOTBALL BEFORE IT EVER GETS
TO THE FIELD. THEY START WITH COWHIDE. FOOTBALLS ARE TRADITIONALLY
MADE OF THIS LEATHER BECAUSE IT WEARS WELL OVER TIME. WITH A DIE, A WORKER CUTS OUT
THE FOUR SECTIONS THAT MAKE UP THE BALL'S SKIN. A STAMPING MACHINE THEN BRANDS
THE SKIN WITH THE COMPANY LOGO. THEY MAY PUT OTHER MARKINGS
ELSEWHERE ON THE BALL, DEPENDING ON THE DESIGN
OF THE MODEL THEY'RE MAKING
HANDLE A FOOTBALL BEFORE IT EVER GETS
TO THE FIELD. THEY START WITH COWHIDE. FOOTBALLS ARE TRADITIONALLY
MADE OF THIS LEATHER BECAUSE IT WEARS WELL OVER TIME. WITH A DIE, A WORKER CUTS OUT
THE FOUR SECTIONS THAT MAKE UP THE BALL'S SKIN. A STAMPING MACHINE THEN BRANDS
THE SKIN WITH THE COMPANY LOGO. THEY MAY PUT OTHER MARKINGS
ELSEWHERE ON THE BALL, DEPENDING ON THE DESIGN
OF THE MODEL THEY'RE MAKING
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A LOT OF PEOPLE
HANDLE A FOOTBALL
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BEFORE IT EVER GETS
TO THE FIELD.
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THEY START WITH COWHIDE.
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FOOTBALLS ARE TRADITIONALLY
MADE OF THIS LEATHER
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BECAUSE IT WEARS WELL OVER TIME.
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WITH A DIE, A WORKER CUTS OUT
THE FOUR SECTIONS
00:00:14.432 --> 00:00:16.023
THAT MAKE UP THE BALL'S SKIN.
00:00:20.666 --> 00:00:24.464
A STAMPING MACHINE THEN BRANDS
THE SKIN WITH THE COMPANY LOGO.
00:00:24.466 --> 00:00:26.864
THEY MAY PUT OTHER MARKINGS
ELSEWHERE ON THE BALL,
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DEPENDING ON THE DESIGN
OF THE MODEL THEY'RE MAKING.
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Movie Summary
Television series that documents how various everyday products are made.
