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Handcrafted America (2016 – 2017)

2016 • 3 seasons • TV-G
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Handcrafted America — Season 1

14 episodes · Mar 1, 2016

1. Clocks, Chairs and Blacksmithing
Mar 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 w…

2. Quilt Maker, Rifles and Stone Carver
Mar 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 sewin…

3. Glasses, Bicycles and Books
Mar 15, 2016 · 30m

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.

4. Leather Wallets, Guitars and Shoes
Mar 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

5. Bladesmithing, Woodworking and Leather Bags
Mar 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.

6. Wood Pens, Leather Boots and Doors
Apr 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.

7. Sgrafitto Ceramics, Wood Tables and Steampunk Lamps
Apr 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.

8. Woven Rugs, Sunglasses and Billiard Tables
Apr 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.

9. Stained Glass, Baseballs, Footballs, and Jewelry Boxes
Apr 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.

10. Millinery, Longbows and Surfboards
May 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.

11. Denim Jeans, Wood Marquetry and Metal Bedframes
May 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.

12. Silver Flatware, Aviaries and Fly Fishing Rods
May 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.

13. Outdoor Furniture, Flutes and Handmade Paper
May 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.

14. Dad's Favorites
May 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.