


All Episodes of Handcrafted America
Browse all episodes of Handcrafted America
Season 1
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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
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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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
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
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
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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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
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
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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