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The Best Episodes of Handcrafted America

Every episode of Handcrafted America ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Handcrafted America!

Host Jill Wagner travels the country to seek out talented artisans who continue to make products the traditional way...with their own two hands. In every...
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Best Episodes Summary

"Clocks, Chairs and Blacksmithing" is the best rated episode of "Handcrafted America". It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 3/1/2016. This episode scored NaN points higher than the second highest rated, "Quilt Maker, Rifles and Stone Carver".

  • Clocks, Chairs and Blacksmithing
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    #1 - Clocks, Chairs and Blacksmithing

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/1/2016

    Host Jill Wagner travels the country on a quest to find talented craftsmen who still make incredible items by hand. First, she travels to Traverse City,Michigan, to meet Nathan Bower, an award winning clock maker who makes skeleton clocks with exposed inner workings. Next, she is off to Woody's Chair Shop in Spruce Pine, North Carolina, where she helps owner and seventh generation woodworker Scott Woody build traditional chairs without glue or nails. Finally, she heads northwest to Cle Elum, Washington, to help female blacksmith Maria Cristalli bend, twist, and shape iron bars into beautiful and functional items.

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  • Quilt Maker, Rifles and Stone Carver
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    #2 - Quilt Maker, Rifles and Stone Carver

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 3/8/2016

    Host Jill Wagner travels the country on a quest to find talented craftsmen who still make incredible items by hand. Her first stop is Bastrop, Texas, where young quilter Maura Ambrose is fanatically dedicated to the traditions of hand sewing quilts and dying fabrics. In the hills of Morganton, North Carolina, Jill meets gunsmith Bobby Denton who creates elegant replicas of flintlock long rifles. Finally, Jill travels to Elgin, Illinois, to hang out in the workshop of acclaimed artist Walter Arnold, one of the few stone carvers in the United States who apprenticed in the marble carving studios of Italy.

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  • Glasses, Bicycles and Books
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    #3 - Glasses, Bicycles and Books

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 3/15/2016

    Host Jill Wagner meets a glass blower who makes colorful drinking glasses; a bicycle maker has a seven-year waiting list; a book publisher prints books on his 100-year-old printing press.

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  • Leather Wallets, Guitars and Shoes
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    #4 - Leather Wallets, Guitars and Shoes

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 3/22/2016

    Host Jill Wagner meets a fifth-generation leatherworker, a celebrated guitar maker and an architect who gave up designing buildings to make shoes

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  • Bladesmithing, Woodworking and Leather Bags
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    #5 - Bladesmithing, Woodworking and Leather Bags

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 3/29/2016

    Host Jill Wagner meets husband-and-wife bladesmiths who forge their own knives, a master woodworker and a talented leatherworker who makes handbags worthy of the red carpet.

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  • Wood Pens, Leather Boots and Doors
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    #6 - Wood Pens, Leather Boots and Doors

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 4/5/2016

    Host Jill Wagner travels to Illinois to meet a couple who fashions pens from reclaimed wood; in California, she hangs out with a custom cowboy boot maker; Wagner visits a New Mexico business, where vintage doors get a new lease on life.

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  • Sgrafitto Ceramics, Wood Tables and Steampunk Lamps
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    #7 - Sgrafitto Ceramics, Wood Tables and Steampunk Lamps

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 4/12/2016

    Host Jill Wagner visits a New Jersey ceramicist who scratches designs into pottery; in Wisconsin, she meets a woodworker who makes wood flow like fabric; Wagner watches a Minnesota lamp maker make new lamps from old machine parts.

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  • Woven Rugs, Sunglasses and Billiard Tables
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    #8 - Woven Rugs, Sunglasses and Billiard Tables

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 4/19/2016

    Host Jill Wagner visits a Minnesota weaver who makes rugs with geometric designs; in San Francisco, she learns how to make handcrafted sunglasses; in New Jersey, Wagner meets a man who left a career in engineering to make billiard tables.

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  • Stained Glass, Baseballs, Footballs, and Jewelry Boxes
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    #9 - Stained Glass, Baseballs, Footballs, and Jewelry Boxes

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 4/26/2016

    Host Jill Wagner meets a Minnesota artist who makes stained-glass panels; in New Jersey, she visits an entrepreneur who makes vintage baseballs and footballs; Wagner helps a Wisconsin woodworker make intricate jewelry boxes.

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  • Millinery, Longbows and Surfboards
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    #10 - Millinery, Longbows and Surfboards

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 5/3/2016

    Host Jill Wagner visits the Milwaukee studio of husband-and-wife hat makers; in California, Wagner meets two artisans who use exotic woods to make precision longbows and surfboards.

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  • Denim Jeans, Wood Marquetry and Metal Bedframes
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    #11 - Denim Jeans, Wood Marquetry and Metal Bedframes

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 5/10/2016

    Jill visits a North Carolina clothing designer who makes custom blue jeans; in Boston, Jill learns how to create elaborate designs using thin sheets of wood veneer; in Oregon, she meets a man who makes custom steel bed frames.

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  • Silver Flatware, Aviaries and Fly Fishing Rods
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    #12 - Silver Flatware, Aviaries and Fly Fishing Rods

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 5/17/2016

    Jill Wagner visits a Massachusetts silversmith who makes heirloom flatware; in North Carolina, Jill meets a craftsman who builds amazing aviaries; in Oregon, Jill learns how to make traditional bamboo fly rods.

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  • Outdoor Furniture, Flutes and Handmade Paper
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    #13 - Outdoor Furniture, Flutes and Handmade Paper

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 5/24/2016

    Jill Wagner visits a North Carolina woodworker who turns whiskey barrels into rustic outdoor furniture; in Boston, artisans turn precious metals into world-class flutes; in Oregon, Jill transforms old rags into fine handmade papers.

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  • Dad's Favorites
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    #14 - Dad's Favorites

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 5/31/2016

    Host Jill Wagner seeks out artisans who make handcrafted products designed to appeal to men, including bamboo fishing rods, writing pens, baseballs, footballs, hunting knives, outdoor furniture, and more.

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  • Glass Chandeliers, Garden Tools, Western Saddles
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    #15 - Glass Chandeliers, Garden Tools, Western Saddles

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 10/21/2016

    Host Jill Wagner visits an Arizona glass blower who creates colorful chandeliers; in Oregon, Jill meets a craftsman who makes iron garden tools; in California, Jill visits a leather maker who carves exquisite saddles.

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  • Metal Spurs, Hiking Boots, Backpacks
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    #16 - Metal Spurs, Hiking Boots, Backpacks

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 10/28/2016

    Host Jill Wagner visits a Texas metal worker who makes cowboy spurs; in California, Jill meets a custom hiking boot maker; in Oregon, Jill meets a family from Mexico making durable backpacks from all-American materials.

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  • Kayaks, Door Knockers, Rocking Horses
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    #17 - Kayaks, Door Knockers, Rocking Horses

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 11/4/2016

    In New York, Jill Wagner meets an award-winning kayak builder; in Arizona, Jill learns how a craftsman makes Old World-style brass door knockers; in Texas, the grandson of a saddle maker carves incredible wood rocking horses.

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  • Violins, Yarn and Golf Putters
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    #18 - Violins, Yarn and Golf Putters

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 11/11/2016

    In New York, Jill Wagner meets a violin maker whose instruments are played around the globe; in California, Jill visits a sheep farm where wool is spun into yards of yarn; in Arizona, she improves her golf swing with a custom brass putter.

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  • Cuckoo Clocks, Baseball Bats, Work Gloves
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    #19 - Cuckoo Clocks, Baseball Bats, Work Gloves

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 11/18/2016

    Jill Wagner travels to Wisconsin to meet an award-winning cuckoo clock maker; in Maine, Jill helps hand turn custom baseball bats from native hardwood trees; in Oregon, she visits one of the last leather work glove makers in the country.

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  • Pianos, Cowboy Hats, Tin Coffee Pots
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    #20 - Pianos, Cowboy Hats, Tin Coffee Pots

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/25/2016

    Jill Wagner meets a cowboy hat maker living in an Old West town in Arizona; in Maine, Jill visits a piano maker with a passion for the sound of old wood pianos; in Wisconsin, she meets a tinsmith who makes authentic 1800s coffeepots.

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  • Rocking Chairs, Banjos, Fishing Hoop Nets
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    #21 - Rocking Chairs, Banjos, Fishing Hoop Nets

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 1/6/2017

    In Arkansas, host Jill Wagner meets a woodworker who whittles stately rocking chairs; in Tennessee, she meets a man who produces classic 1930s banjos; in Indiana, Wagner visits a fourth generation fishing hoop net maker.

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  • Brooms, Copper Kitchenware, Hawaiian Drums
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    #22 - Brooms, Copper Kitchenware, Hawaiian Drums

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 1/13/2017

    In Arkansas, Jill Wagner visits a man who turns broomcorn into handmade brooms; in Tennessee, Jill meets a craftsman who makes copper and antler kitchenware; in Hawaii, she meets an artisan who crafts traditional Pahu drums from coconut trees.

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  • Willow Furniture, Skis, Cutting Boards
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    #23 - Willow Furniture, Skis, Cutting Boards

    Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 1/20/2017

    Host Jill Wagner gathers willow and learns how to turn it into custom furniture; in Colorado, Jill helps make custom, handcrafted skis; in Arkansas, Jill meets a father and son who craft end-grain cutting boards using an innovative technique.

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  • Leather Chinks, Koa Chess Sets, Weathervanes
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    #24 - Leather Chinks, Koa Chess Sets, Weathervanes

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 1/27/2017

    Jill Wagner visits a father-and-son team in Tennessee who make leather riding chinks; in Hawaii, Jill meets one of the only woodworkers in the world turning Koa chess sets; in New Hampshire, she visits a coppersmith who crafts custom weather vanes.

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  • Belt Buckles, Music Boxes, Pocket Knives
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    #25 - Belt Buckles, Music Boxes, Pocket Knives

    Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 2/3/2017

    In Colorado, host Jill Wagner meets a team of Western belt buckle makers; in Vermont, Jill visits a maker using modern technology to revive the distinct sound of 19th-century music boxes; in Indiana, she meets a knife-making legend.

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